THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED WITH OUR FESTIVE SEASON CARE PACKS! With the help of so many people, in the past few weeks, the team at our tiny m.a.d.woman Foundation has distributed a record number of gifts – a massive 32,900! We’ve supported hundreds and...
We asked and you answered!! Last week we put out an urgent call to help us create care packs for 30 young women and 30 young men aged 19-23. The young adults came unaccompanied to Australia about five years ago, many are orphans. We were asked for help to do something...
An incredibly proud moment as the m.a.d.woman Foundation handed over several thousand gifts to @LifeWithoutBarriers. We were thrilled to be able to provide gifts bags for babies and children living with disabilities, in foster care and seeking asylum. We also provided...
Thank you to 18 very kind staff members at St Francis Prinary School in Nathalia, Victoria, who decided to forgo their Kris Kringle gifts this year. Instead they donated money to us at the m.a.d.woman Foundation. Your generosity is helping us make a difference to some...
A few weeks ago we put out a call for fabric for some volunteer sewists in Canberra. We were very excited to receive a gorgeous box of drawstring bags made from donated fabric and the stash of these lovely women, Jan and Alice. Thank you! Looking forward to the next...
And while we are on the subject of generous bag donations, a huge thanks to the lovely Susan Lloyd and Sewing for Charity Australia for two boxes of bags (and cool fidget spinners) that were sent to us. We’re so grateful for your support going contributions to helping...
What did we do today? We put together hundreds and hundreds of gifts into packs for a special Christmas party at Brotherhood of St Laurence. The packs are for 170 women, men and kids of all ages facing disadvantage this festive season. It’s just one of the projects...
WE DID IT!! Today we finished packing nearly 4000 gifts into beautiful handsewn drawstring bags for a special party for more than 260 Melbourne children in foster care this weekend. Our Founder Melina (centre) was thrilled to hand over the special packs to George and...
CONGRATULATIONS to the lucky raffle winners of the m.a.d.woman Foundation raffle! 1st prize – Kate Blake (A week at Eden Health Retreat – $3950) 2nd prize – Sue Brobender (House of Flameless voucher $450) 3rd prize – Mel McGhie (NYX...
