Jolly Good - Pro Bono Australia
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d 2013 Gift Giving Guide Jolly Good
Transcript of Jolly Good - Pro Bono Australia
Gift Giving GuideJolly Good
d Welcome to Pro Bono Australia’s annual ‘Jolly Good’ Not for Profit Christmas Guide.
From the popular Oxfam ‘Unwrapped’ collection – delivering 40 totally unexpected gift ideas to help transform the life of a person living in poverty – to a multitude of delights from Australia’s emerging social enterprises. And everything in between.
The Guide includes some newcomers and some well- known favourites offering alternative, ethical, practical, sustainable or unusual yuletide gifts.
From the Pro Bono Australia Team
Merry Christmas
Z oo
h
Make this christmas a bush christmas! When you buy a Bush Heritage WILDgift, you are making a real difference to conservation in Australia. Each gift represents an important area of conservation work right across our reserve network.
For each gift purchased, you’ll receive a beautiful gift card describing the thoughtful contribution you’ve made.
W https://wildgifts.bushheritage.org.au/
World Vision Gifts offer a more meaningful Christmas gift alternative. Popular gifts from World Vision include piglets, chickens and eggs, and goats, with the recipient receiving a card with a photo of the gift that will be provided. And for the first time World Vision Gifts are available to purchase on Facebook, smartphones and tablets.
There are 43 gifts available that range in price from $5 for school pencils to $1,425 for clean water for a community. W www.worldvision.com.au/gifts
Do you really need another pair of socks or cufflinks? Or are you stuck for Secret Santa gift ideas? Give or receive a gift that means so much more this Christmas – a donation to Cancer Council NSW.
It’s really easy to get involved. Pledge your Christmas to Cancer Council NSW by asking your friends and family for donations instead of gifts. Cancer Council NSW will provide you with everything you need, including donation cards that you can distribute to your guests. W http://doyourthing.com.au/give-a-gift-for-cancer
Know someone who has always wanted to get up close and personal with the special “residents” at the zoo? Then take a look at the experience packages at Zoos SA.
Adopt an animal, get up close with some of the animals in behind the scenes experiences or purchase a Zoos SA Membership for unlimited entry to Adelaide and Monarto Zoo.
Not only will it be an unforgettable experience but it will help protect some of the world’s most incredible animals! W http://www.zoossa.com.au/getting-involved/ animal-adoption
Give a gift that means the Earth… A gift that will go towards providing the tools and resources Earthwatch scientists and volunteers need to conduct important conservation research and outreach in critically threatened ecosystems around the world.
By buying an earthwatch Christmas donation gift card, you will assist the research of an Earthwatch project, including research into the climate change effects on rainforest species and Himalayan bee and butterfly research. W www.earthwatch.org.au
WILDgift
Digitally printed on FSC certified stock, using biodegradable toner.
Bush Heritage Australia T: 1300 628 873 (1300 NATURE) E: [email protected] W: www.bushheritage.org.au
gifts are virtual gifts that support Bush Heritage’s conservation work and are a way for those passionate about the Australian bush to
play an active role in its preservation for future generations.
Each WILDgift makes a lasting difference to the Australian bush.
Bush Heritage is a national non-profit organisation that protects Australia’s biodiversity and natural landscapes. We do this by buying
back the bush and supporting others to care for their land.
You’ve been sent a
gifts
Jolly Good
warm Christmas cheer to a cause in need.
Causes
Joyspreader Charity Gifts
They say it’s the thought that counts, yet putting those thoughts into action is what really changes lives. Joyspreader Charity Gifts do just that – they fund a range of life-changing programs which give Aussie kids in need the chance they need.
The Smith Family’s range fund real life- changing programs to support the education of disadvantaged Australian children. $50 will give a child their own toys and books to unwrap on Christmas Day. W www.thesmithfamily.com.au/joyspreader
Spread the Christmas joy across the country to disadvantaged rural kids with a Christmas gift donation to the Country Education Foundaton (CEF).
CEF helps disadvantaged rural school leavers achieve their education and career goals. CEF want to give country kids the same opportunities as city kids – and it’s an investment in the future of rural Australia.
A donation as little as $20 will help buy text books, trade tools or course equipment. Once CEF has received your order, they will send a greeting card to give to your loved one, representing the gift you have chosen.
Education changes lives, families and communities. W www.cef.org.au
You can stop Malaria in its tracks or train young leaders in South Asia this Christmas with Baptist World Aid Australia. The international aid organisation has gifts that are “both an expression of compassion for the poor and support for our Christian partners”. Buyers will be making a donation to the community development project of which that gift is a part. Gifts range from $10 gift to “Stop Malaria in its tracks” to $4750 to train young leaders. W www.baptistworldaid.org.au/get-involved/be- generous/the-little-book-of-big-gift-ideas/
Bring some joy to disadvantaged children this Christmas Day through Simply Giving - an online toy drive for charities.
Each toy, ranging from action figures and remote control cars to hobbycraft kits to play tents, that you choose to donate comes with a token of appreciation - either a gift card certificate or origami - which you receive via email. Charities that use Simply Giving include Barnardos Australia, Mission Australia, Vinnies and Anglicare. W http://www.simplygiving.com.au/
Gift of Education
Christmas Toy Appeal
Many donation gifts w ill come with a
small card or item. Better yet, make it fun
and give your special someone a small
token to represent the impact of the gift
in their name.
The Gift of Light
Brighten the lives of many people living in East Timor and with a gift from the Alternative Technology Association (ATA). East Timor is one of the poorest countries in our region. At present, only 20 per cent of the population has access to mains electricity. Give the Gift of Light this Christmas by making a tax-deductible donation: $50 buys a solar panel, $250 buys a whole solar system or donate an amount of your own choosing. W www.ata.org.au/ipg
Let’s embrace the “giving” part of Christmas this year and give something that will make a difference in the lives of kids living in poverty! Gifts of Compassion lets you give a gift such as a toothbrush or a mosquito net on behalf of your loved ones to children in developing countries. Be creative and match your Gifts of Compassion gift with a small Christmas gift of your own! Gifts of Compassion are an initiative of Compassion Australia, a Christian child development and child advocacy ministry. W www.giftsofcompassion.com.au
For an extra special gift that will make a real difference to women in Victoria experiencing hardship, make a Christmas donation to WIRE - a frontline support service for women. All Christmas donations come with a Thank You Christmas Card that can be posted or emailed to them on your behalf in time for the holiday season. To take part, call Kate Whiting on 9348 9416 (Option 6) with your friend or loved one’s mailing or email address. W www.wire.org.au
For people who have it all, make a life- changing difference on their behalf for people living in poverty with HabitatGift Postal and E-cards. They also represent a tax-deductible donation towards Habitat’s projects in the Asia-Pacific region including housing, water and sanitation. Habitat also has Christmas cards and hampers with 40c per card and 10 per cent per hamper donated to Habitat’s projects. W www.habitat.org.au/habitatgifts W www.charityhampers.com.au/habitat
ChildFund can deliver the Christmas gifts you have chosen to children in countries such as Kenya, Cambodia and Honduras, so they can have a better future! In three easy steps you can give special and affordable gifts to children on behalf of your friends and family. Childfund can deliver them directly to those in need and you’ll get a beautiful e-card or blank gift card to share the gift with friends and loved ones. Gifts range from Newborn Kits to Warmth Packs. W www.childfund.org.au/gifts
Help Room to Read celebrate with the Gift of Literacy this Christmas.
Since commencing operations in 2000, Room to Read has supported more than 7.8 million children. With some support Room to Read can: $25 puts new books in the hands of 25 children; $50 fills two shelves of a library with great books; $100 field tests new book manuscripts. W www.roomtoread.org/holiday E [email protected]
Gifts of Compassion
Compassion AustraliaAlternative Technology Assoc.
Childfund Room to Read
Habitat for Humanity Australia
available allows you to pick a cause that
matters to your special someone and
tailor your gift to their passions.
Gourmet Hampers and Gift Packs
For the perfect gift this Christmas, shop online at Kommercial Kitchen for gourmet gift ideas, from just $26.50.
Kommercial Kitchen, part of Not for Profit organisation Karingal, is proud to support and employ people with a disability in their hospitality and food services.
There are seven popular hampers and gift packs to choose from or customise your own. All products – including jams, chutneys, relishes and cordials – are handmade using traditional recipes and locally sourced ingredients. W http://www.kommercial.org.au/online-store/ store/category/christmas-hampers-2013 P (03) 5245 1746
Kommercial Kitchen
Pregnancy Help Australia
For a distinctive piece of jewellery with meaning, why not take a look at Pregnancy Help Australia’s pendant? Pregnancy Help Australia engaged a local silversmith to design and craft this pendant, which is engravable on the reverse side and available in silver or bronze.
The gift comes with free express shipping Australia wide. As each piece is custom made, allow 10 working days from order to despatch.
All funds raised will assist Pregnancy Help Australia to continue its work with mothers and their families throughout Australia. W http://www.phapendant.com.au/
W
Jolly Good After that special something? These unique
items are gifts you won’t find in a regular shop -
with social impact included!
Zoos Victoria Shop
For a gift that’s a little “wild” and also helps protect animals, take a look at the wide range of gifts from Zoos Victoria. There’s gifts including Beads for Widlife – a beaded piece which helps the people of Kenya establish a reliable income, Endangered Species Eco Wedge Crayon set or even the Erst Wilder Red Dove Brooch. There’s also Zoos Victoria Memberships and Adopt an Animal gift with proceeds to help Zoos Victoria fight wildlife extinction.
W http://shop.zoo.org.au/shop/
Zoos Victoria
Wares
Give the gift of a lifelong love affair with the natural world, and help to create a generation of compassionate leaders and future environmental stewards.
An innovative product designed for use in schools, the Nursery in a Box is a fun, active, hands-on learning experience.
The Nursery in a Box is a robust, reusable product that contains all that is required for children to grow their own native plant butterfly garden in a mini-shadehouse! It’s compact, user-friendly and the kids love being involved in the process of growing! W http://thegreeningproject.org/wordpress/what-we-do/nursery-in-a-box/
Nursery in a Box The Greening Project
Vision Australia
Keep your gifts practical this Christmas and buy large and extra large print 2014 calendars or a large print 2014 diary from Vision Australia.
These products are unique and are the perfect gift for anyone who has a vision impairment.
The calendar and diary features artwork by artists within the Vision Australia community. W www.visionaustralia.org/shop
1800 422 077
Calendar / Diary Family Planning Queensland
Want to make a real difference to frontline family services this Christmas? Then visit Family Planning Queensland’s online shop which offers practical gifts and supports the organisation that provides sexual and reproductive health and education services throughout Queensland.
Top gifts include a quality umbrella and the award-winning, colourful storybook “Everyone’s got a bottom” – a book for parents and carers that helps gently start conversations about personal safety with children aged 3 to 8.
All proceeds benefit the frontline services of Family Planning Queensland. W http://shop.fpq.com.au/
FPQ Gifts STREAT Cookbook
Would-be Masterchefs and foodies will love STREAT’S gorgeous new 160-page hardcover cookbook filled with delicious recipes created by its head chef Rob Auger.
Bursting at the seams with beautiful art and dripping with delicious flavours, STREAT’s cookbook makes for the perfect gift for anybody with a passion for food and social justice.
All profits go into their hospitality training program to improve the lives of young homeless people in Melbourne. W http://www.streat.com.au/shop/cookbook
STREAT
wares Not for Profits and social enterprises
are offering a great range of gifts of their own this christmas
season, both special and practical.
Animal lovers will love a gift from Edgar’s Mission’s online shop that are not only cute and quirky but promote kindness to animals and raise funds for the farm animal sanctuary.
All of the gifts are ethical and organic, from organic tees to dairy-free chocolate and even their Christmas cards are printed on recycled paper and use veggie ink! W http://www.edgarsmission.org.au/product-category/all/#
Christmas Gifts Edgar’s Mission
Be immersed in the beauty of the ocean every day with a calendar of photographs of marine wildlife around Australia and beyond from the Australian Marine Conservation Society.
Photographs include whale sharks from the west, dancing butterfly and anemone fish from the Coral Sea, and penguins and elephant seals from the South Pole. Ho, Ho, Ho!
Each calendar comes with hard cardboard backing and is made from recycled stock. All profits go back to the sea!
It’s the Christmas gift that keeps on giving! By buying The Big Issue Christmas subscription, you will not only gift someone a great read every fortnight, but also support homeless and disadvantaged women employed to pack and dispatch the magazine subscriptions. It’s just $49 for a four-month subscription. W www.thebigissue.org.au W http://www.isubscribe.com.au/The-Big-Issue- Magazine-Subscription-Subscription.cfm.
Amazing Oceans 2014 Calendar
Australian Marine Conservation Society The Big Issue
For the fashionista, fashion label Willow is offering the “Willow for Igniting Change Infinity Knot” bracelet– designed by Willow and hand- crafted by local artisans in Cambodia. The bracelets are made of recycled land mines and bullet casings.
In addition to empowering and supporting the Cambodian artisan communities that created the bracelets, 100 per cent of the proceeds will be distributed to the Igniting Change Foundation and the Oasis Youth Support Network. W http://www.willowltd.com/willow-for-igniting- change-infinity-knot-bracelet/w1/i1029620/
Willow
A calendar or subscription is a jolly
good gift that lasts a whole year!
A Very ASRC Christmas Catalogue Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
Social Traders
The Wilderness Society
For a wide selection of beautiful, quality gifts that are locally made, fair trade and ethically sourced, take a look at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre’s A Very ASRC Christmas Catalogue 2013.
Gifts range from cookbooks to jewellery, toys to DVDs–there’s even wrapping paper and cards!
By choosing to purchase your Christmas gifts through the ASRC you are making a difference to the lives of some of our community’s most vulnerable people, many of whom are living below the poverty line. 100 per cent of the proceeds will go directly to the ASRC to help provide critical services to asylum seekers. W http://issuu.com/a_very_asrc_christmas/docs/a_very_asrc_christmas_catalogue
Looking to splurge on quality, luxury gifts that’ll give you a clear conscience? Then take a look at The Good Gift Shop, Not for Profit Social Traders’ online gift store, that encourages people to support social enterprises. Gifts range from bottles of wine and luxury soap to kids’ dress- ups and toys. There’s even a two-night Great Ocean Getaway that helps wildlife conservation. The social enterprises that have gifts available include 100 Story Building and Who Gives A Crap. W http://goodgift.org.au/
Show how much you care with an Oxfam Unwrapped gift that goes towards Oxfam Australia’s “life-changing work around the world”. The international development organisation has become a popular source of gifts for the Christmas season in recent years.
Each gift is a real item that Oxfam uses to fight poverty. And all Unwrapped gift recipients receive a clever card explaining how their gift helps others.
Oxfam Shop also offers hundreds of unqiue hand-crafted gifts and decorations. W www.unwrapped.oxfam.org.au. W http://www.oxfamshop.org.au/christmas
For those passionate about the Australian Wilderness, take a look at The Wilderness Society’s new online shop. This Christmas, The Wilderness Society has collated a selection of gifts.
Look at their Combo Gifts section and you will find a special deal, which gives you up to 20 per cent discounts on a whole range of ethical products from cruelty-free cosmetics to hiking gear!
The Wilderness Society–one of the largest and longer-established ENGOs in Australia–has been campaigning diligently on “behalf ” of Australian Wilderness for almost 40 years. W http://www.shop.wilderness.org.au/
Unwrapped | Christmas Catalogue
‘good’ gifts will help you find the perfect present
for that special someone.
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d Welcome to Pro Bono Australia’s annual ‘Jolly Good’ Not for Profit Christmas Guide.
From the popular Oxfam ‘Unwrapped’ collection – delivering 40 totally unexpected gift ideas to help transform the life of a person living in poverty – to a multitude of delights from Australia’s emerging social enterprises. And everything in between.
The Guide includes some newcomers and some well- known favourites offering alternative, ethical, practical, sustainable or unusual yuletide gifts.
From the Pro Bono Australia Team
Merry Christmas
Z oo
h
Make this christmas a bush christmas! When you buy a Bush Heritage WILDgift, you are making a real difference to conservation in Australia. Each gift represents an important area of conservation work right across our reserve network.
For each gift purchased, you’ll receive a beautiful gift card describing the thoughtful contribution you’ve made.
W https://wildgifts.bushheritage.org.au/
World Vision Gifts offer a more meaningful Christmas gift alternative. Popular gifts from World Vision include piglets, chickens and eggs, and goats, with the recipient receiving a card with a photo of the gift that will be provided. And for the first time World Vision Gifts are available to purchase on Facebook, smartphones and tablets.
There are 43 gifts available that range in price from $5 for school pencils to $1,425 for clean water for a community. W www.worldvision.com.au/gifts
Do you really need another pair of socks or cufflinks? Or are you stuck for Secret Santa gift ideas? Give or receive a gift that means so much more this Christmas – a donation to Cancer Council NSW.
It’s really easy to get involved. Pledge your Christmas to Cancer Council NSW by asking your friends and family for donations instead of gifts. Cancer Council NSW will provide you with everything you need, including donation cards that you can distribute to your guests. W http://doyourthing.com.au/give-a-gift-for-cancer
Know someone who has always wanted to get up close and personal with the special “residents” at the zoo? Then take a look at the experience packages at Zoos SA.
Adopt an animal, get up close with some of the animals in behind the scenes experiences or purchase a Zoos SA Membership for unlimited entry to Adelaide and Monarto Zoo.
Not only will it be an unforgettable experience but it will help protect some of the world’s most incredible animals! W http://www.zoossa.com.au/getting-involved/ animal-adoption
Give a gift that means the Earth… A gift that will go towards providing the tools and resources Earthwatch scientists and volunteers need to conduct important conservation research and outreach in critically threatened ecosystems around the world.
By buying an earthwatch Christmas donation gift card, you will assist the research of an Earthwatch project, including research into the climate change effects on rainforest species and Himalayan bee and butterfly research. W www.earthwatch.org.au
WILDgift
Digitally printed on FSC certified stock, using biodegradable toner.
Bush Heritage Australia T: 1300 628 873 (1300 NATURE) E: [email protected] W: www.bushheritage.org.au
gifts are virtual gifts that support Bush Heritage’s conservation work and are a way for those passionate about the Australian bush to
play an active role in its preservation for future generations.
Each WILDgift makes a lasting difference to the Australian bush.
Bush Heritage is a national non-profit organisation that protects Australia’s biodiversity and natural landscapes. We do this by buying
back the bush and supporting others to care for their land.
You’ve been sent a
gifts
Jolly Good
warm Christmas cheer to a cause in need.
Causes
Joyspreader Charity Gifts
They say it’s the thought that counts, yet putting those thoughts into action is what really changes lives. Joyspreader Charity Gifts do just that – they fund a range of life-changing programs which give Aussie kids in need the chance they need.
The Smith Family’s range fund real life- changing programs to support the education of disadvantaged Australian children. $50 will give a child their own toys and books to unwrap on Christmas Day. W www.thesmithfamily.com.au/joyspreader
Spread the Christmas joy across the country to disadvantaged rural kids with a Christmas gift donation to the Country Education Foundaton (CEF).
CEF helps disadvantaged rural school leavers achieve their education and career goals. CEF want to give country kids the same opportunities as city kids – and it’s an investment in the future of rural Australia.
A donation as little as $20 will help buy text books, trade tools or course equipment. Once CEF has received your order, they will send a greeting card to give to your loved one, representing the gift you have chosen.
Education changes lives, families and communities. W www.cef.org.au
You can stop Malaria in its tracks or train young leaders in South Asia this Christmas with Baptist World Aid Australia. The international aid organisation has gifts that are “both an expression of compassion for the poor and support for our Christian partners”. Buyers will be making a donation to the community development project of which that gift is a part. Gifts range from $10 gift to “Stop Malaria in its tracks” to $4750 to train young leaders. W www.baptistworldaid.org.au/get-involved/be- generous/the-little-book-of-big-gift-ideas/
Bring some joy to disadvantaged children this Christmas Day through Simply Giving - an online toy drive for charities.
Each toy, ranging from action figures and remote control cars to hobbycraft kits to play tents, that you choose to donate comes with a token of appreciation - either a gift card certificate or origami - which you receive via email. Charities that use Simply Giving include Barnardos Australia, Mission Australia, Vinnies and Anglicare. W http://www.simplygiving.com.au/
Gift of Education
Christmas Toy Appeal
Many donation gifts w ill come with a
small card or item. Better yet, make it fun
and give your special someone a small
token to represent the impact of the gift
in their name.
The Gift of Light
Brighten the lives of many people living in East Timor and with a gift from the Alternative Technology Association (ATA). East Timor is one of the poorest countries in our region. At present, only 20 per cent of the population has access to mains electricity. Give the Gift of Light this Christmas by making a tax-deductible donation: $50 buys a solar panel, $250 buys a whole solar system or donate an amount of your own choosing. W www.ata.org.au/ipg
Let’s embrace the “giving” part of Christmas this year and give something that will make a difference in the lives of kids living in poverty! Gifts of Compassion lets you give a gift such as a toothbrush or a mosquito net on behalf of your loved ones to children in developing countries. Be creative and match your Gifts of Compassion gift with a small Christmas gift of your own! Gifts of Compassion are an initiative of Compassion Australia, a Christian child development and child advocacy ministry. W www.giftsofcompassion.com.au
For an extra special gift that will make a real difference to women in Victoria experiencing hardship, make a Christmas donation to WIRE - a frontline support service for women. All Christmas donations come with a Thank You Christmas Card that can be posted or emailed to them on your behalf in time for the holiday season. To take part, call Kate Whiting on 9348 9416 (Option 6) with your friend or loved one’s mailing or email address. W www.wire.org.au
For people who have it all, make a life- changing difference on their behalf for people living in poverty with HabitatGift Postal and E-cards. They also represent a tax-deductible donation towards Habitat’s projects in the Asia-Pacific region including housing, water and sanitation. Habitat also has Christmas cards and hampers with 40c per card and 10 per cent per hamper donated to Habitat’s projects. W www.habitat.org.au/habitatgifts W www.charityhampers.com.au/habitat
ChildFund can deliver the Christmas gifts you have chosen to children in countries such as Kenya, Cambodia and Honduras, so they can have a better future! In three easy steps you can give special and affordable gifts to children on behalf of your friends and family. Childfund can deliver them directly to those in need and you’ll get a beautiful e-card or blank gift card to share the gift with friends and loved ones. Gifts range from Newborn Kits to Warmth Packs. W www.childfund.org.au/gifts
Help Room to Read celebrate with the Gift of Literacy this Christmas.
Since commencing operations in 2000, Room to Read has supported more than 7.8 million children. With some support Room to Read can: $25 puts new books in the hands of 25 children; $50 fills two shelves of a library with great books; $100 field tests new book manuscripts. W www.roomtoread.org/holiday E [email protected]
Gifts of Compassion
Compassion AustraliaAlternative Technology Assoc.
Childfund Room to Read
Habitat for Humanity Australia
available allows you to pick a cause that
matters to your special someone and
tailor your gift to their passions.
Gourmet Hampers and Gift Packs
For the perfect gift this Christmas, shop online at Kommercial Kitchen for gourmet gift ideas, from just $26.50.
Kommercial Kitchen, part of Not for Profit organisation Karingal, is proud to support and employ people with a disability in their hospitality and food services.
There are seven popular hampers and gift packs to choose from or customise your own. All products – including jams, chutneys, relishes and cordials – are handmade using traditional recipes and locally sourced ingredients. W http://www.kommercial.org.au/online-store/ store/category/christmas-hampers-2013 P (03) 5245 1746
Kommercial Kitchen
Pregnancy Help Australia
For a distinctive piece of jewellery with meaning, why not take a look at Pregnancy Help Australia’s pendant? Pregnancy Help Australia engaged a local silversmith to design and craft this pendant, which is engravable on the reverse side and available in silver or bronze.
The gift comes with free express shipping Australia wide. As each piece is custom made, allow 10 working days from order to despatch.
All funds raised will assist Pregnancy Help Australia to continue its work with mothers and their families throughout Australia. W http://www.phapendant.com.au/
W
Jolly Good After that special something? These unique
items are gifts you won’t find in a regular shop -
with social impact included!
Zoos Victoria Shop
For a gift that’s a little “wild” and also helps protect animals, take a look at the wide range of gifts from Zoos Victoria. There’s gifts including Beads for Widlife – a beaded piece which helps the people of Kenya establish a reliable income, Endangered Species Eco Wedge Crayon set or even the Erst Wilder Red Dove Brooch. There’s also Zoos Victoria Memberships and Adopt an Animal gift with proceeds to help Zoos Victoria fight wildlife extinction.
W http://shop.zoo.org.au/shop/
Zoos Victoria
Wares
Give the gift of a lifelong love affair with the natural world, and help to create a generation of compassionate leaders and future environmental stewards.
An innovative product designed for use in schools, the Nursery in a Box is a fun, active, hands-on learning experience.
The Nursery in a Box is a robust, reusable product that contains all that is required for children to grow their own native plant butterfly garden in a mini-shadehouse! It’s compact, user-friendly and the kids love being involved in the process of growing! W http://thegreeningproject.org/wordpress/what-we-do/nursery-in-a-box/
Nursery in a Box The Greening Project
Vision Australia
Keep your gifts practical this Christmas and buy large and extra large print 2014 calendars or a large print 2014 diary from Vision Australia.
These products are unique and are the perfect gift for anyone who has a vision impairment.
The calendar and diary features artwork by artists within the Vision Australia community. W www.visionaustralia.org/shop
1800 422 077
Calendar / Diary Family Planning Queensland
Want to make a real difference to frontline family services this Christmas? Then visit Family Planning Queensland’s online shop which offers practical gifts and supports the organisation that provides sexual and reproductive health and education services throughout Queensland.
Top gifts include a quality umbrella and the award-winning, colourful storybook “Everyone’s got a bottom” – a book for parents and carers that helps gently start conversations about personal safety with children aged 3 to 8.
All proceeds benefit the frontline services of Family Planning Queensland. W http://shop.fpq.com.au/
FPQ Gifts STREAT Cookbook
Would-be Masterchefs and foodies will love STREAT’S gorgeous new 160-page hardcover cookbook filled with delicious recipes created by its head chef Rob Auger.
Bursting at the seams with beautiful art and dripping with delicious flavours, STREAT’s cookbook makes for the perfect gift for anybody with a passion for food and social justice.
All profits go into their hospitality training program to improve the lives of young homeless people in Melbourne. W http://www.streat.com.au/shop/cookbook
STREAT
wares Not for Profits and social enterprises
are offering a great range of gifts of their own this christmas
season, both special and practical.
Animal lovers will love a gift from Edgar’s Mission’s online shop that are not only cute and quirky but promote kindness to animals and raise funds for the farm animal sanctuary.
All of the gifts are ethical and organic, from organic tees to dairy-free chocolate and even their Christmas cards are printed on recycled paper and use veggie ink! W http://www.edgarsmission.org.au/product-category/all/#
Christmas Gifts Edgar’s Mission
Be immersed in the beauty of the ocean every day with a calendar of photographs of marine wildlife around Australia and beyond from the Australian Marine Conservation Society.
Photographs include whale sharks from the west, dancing butterfly and anemone fish from the Coral Sea, and penguins and elephant seals from the South Pole. Ho, Ho, Ho!
Each calendar comes with hard cardboard backing and is made from recycled stock. All profits go back to the sea!
It’s the Christmas gift that keeps on giving! By buying The Big Issue Christmas subscription, you will not only gift someone a great read every fortnight, but also support homeless and disadvantaged women employed to pack and dispatch the magazine subscriptions. It’s just $49 for a four-month subscription. W www.thebigissue.org.au W http://www.isubscribe.com.au/The-Big-Issue- Magazine-Subscription-Subscription.cfm.
Amazing Oceans 2014 Calendar
Australian Marine Conservation Society The Big Issue
For the fashionista, fashion label Willow is offering the “Willow for Igniting Change Infinity Knot” bracelet– designed by Willow and hand- crafted by local artisans in Cambodia. The bracelets are made of recycled land mines and bullet casings.
In addition to empowering and supporting the Cambodian artisan communities that created the bracelets, 100 per cent of the proceeds will be distributed to the Igniting Change Foundation and the Oasis Youth Support Network. W http://www.willowltd.com/willow-for-igniting- change-infinity-knot-bracelet/w1/i1029620/
Willow
A calendar or subscription is a jolly
good gift that lasts a whole year!
A Very ASRC Christmas Catalogue Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
Social Traders
The Wilderness Society
For a wide selection of beautiful, quality gifts that are locally made, fair trade and ethically sourced, take a look at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre’s A Very ASRC Christmas Catalogue 2013.
Gifts range from cookbooks to jewellery, toys to DVDs–there’s even wrapping paper and cards!
By choosing to purchase your Christmas gifts through the ASRC you are making a difference to the lives of some of our community’s most vulnerable people, many of whom are living below the poverty line. 100 per cent of the proceeds will go directly to the ASRC to help provide critical services to asylum seekers. W http://issuu.com/a_very_asrc_christmas/docs/a_very_asrc_christmas_catalogue
Looking to splurge on quality, luxury gifts that’ll give you a clear conscience? Then take a look at The Good Gift Shop, Not for Profit Social Traders’ online gift store, that encourages people to support social enterprises. Gifts range from bottles of wine and luxury soap to kids’ dress- ups and toys. There’s even a two-night Great Ocean Getaway that helps wildlife conservation. The social enterprises that have gifts available include 100 Story Building and Who Gives A Crap. W http://goodgift.org.au/
Show how much you care with an Oxfam Unwrapped gift that goes towards Oxfam Australia’s “life-changing work around the world”. The international development organisation has become a popular source of gifts for the Christmas season in recent years.
Each gift is a real item that Oxfam uses to fight poverty. And all Unwrapped gift recipients receive a clever card explaining how their gift helps others.
Oxfam Shop also offers hundreds of unqiue hand-crafted gifts and decorations. W www.unwrapped.oxfam.org.au. W http://www.oxfamshop.org.au/christmas
For those passionate about the Australian Wilderness, take a look at The Wilderness Society’s new online shop. This Christmas, The Wilderness Society has collated a selection of gifts.
Look at their Combo Gifts section and you will find a special deal, which gives you up to 20 per cent discounts on a whole range of ethical products from cruelty-free cosmetics to hiking gear!
The Wilderness Society–one of the largest and longer-established ENGOs in Australia–has been campaigning diligently on “behalf ” of Australian Wilderness for almost 40 years. W http://www.shop.wilderness.org.au/
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