Get your mates together on a weekend to help with a community project. Talk to your Council about painting a fence to cover graffiti, establishing a community garden or building some playground equipment. Friends that play together, stay together. Everyone wins!...
If you like the sound of your own voice, then offer your services to literacy programs. Volunteer to read to elderly people in retirement homes, patients in hospitals or help with reading programs at a school. Brighten someone's day doing what you love to do - with...
Get on your hobby horse. Knit a scarf, jumper, booties or bonnets, sew up a storm or get busy with hammer and nails. Whether creating clothing for homeless people, toys for children or crafts to sell or give at Christmas, there are always people in need who will...
You don't have to bleed yourself dry for charity, but when it comes to giving blood, every drop helps. Donating blood is an easy way to make a difference if you fit the criteria. Take it a step further by registering to become an organ donor. From corneas to kidneys,...
Before you discard used stamps, check to see if you can donate them to a charity. Some charities and organisations use stamps to help raise money, so tear off the corner of your envelope, collect and pass them on to a worthy cause. #ActioninAugust #makeadifference...
Search the Net to find community food halls, city missions or soup kitchens in your city that provide meals to homeless and needy people. You can volunteer your cooking skills or help distribute food. #ActioninAugust #makeadifference #madwomanfoundation
Whether drowning your sorrows, having a liquid lunch or a night on the turps, be a responsible drinker and save your corks! Recycled cork can be used for flooring, boards and inners for hockey and cricket balls. Some community groups collect corks for fundraising and...
Host a party where everybody brings clothes, accessories, books or household items they no longer need and spend the afternoon trading and scoring new goods. Shopping has never been cheaper or easier! #ActioninAugust #makeadifference #madwomanfoundation
Adjust your printer settings to print in grey scale, using draft settings. Always preview before printing and move margins to make sure stray sentences don't cause you to print an unnecessary additional page. Print on both sides of paper too. #ActioninAugust...
Add an extra can to your trolley each time you shop for donating to a food drive, local charity or community food hall. You probably won't even notice the extra few cents on your receipt. Lots of charities make calls for cans during the holiday season - this year you...