My parents strove to set our feet on the 'right path' in life. Some of it took, some of it didn't.
One of the 'stickiest' life lessons for me was that I have an ongoing obligation to contribute in a positive way to the community in which I live.
Late last month a real estate flyer landed in our letter box. Luckily I looked at it before I tossed it in the recycling.
Our local real estate agency was identified as a collection point for an Australian initiative running this month called Share the Dignity (and the link to the website is here).
Simply put it says that 'No woman should suffer the indignity of choosing between eating or buying sanitary items.'
We were asked to provide new and unopened sanitary items (pads, tampons, cups, reusable pads, incontinence products) for those in need. It also reminded me that on any given night in my country 1 in 200 people are homeless and that most of them are women and children. Family violence is the number one reason that people present to homeless services.
Regular readers will know that homelessness and family violence are causes dear to my heart.
So I contributed. Of course. And plan to do so again before the end of the month.
I know I said I would post more balloon photos this week. I lied. Next week. I promise. And here is a taste...
One of the 'stickiest' life lessons for me was that I have an ongoing obligation to contribute in a positive way to the community in which I live.
Late last month a real estate flyer landed in our letter box. Luckily I looked at it before I tossed it in the recycling.
Our local real estate agency was identified as a collection point for an Australian initiative running this month called Share the Dignity (and the link to the website is here).
Simply put it says that 'No woman should suffer the indignity of choosing between eating or buying sanitary items.'
We were asked to provide new and unopened sanitary items (pads, tampons, cups, reusable pads, incontinence products) for those in need. It also reminded me that on any given night in my country 1 in 200 people are homeless and that most of them are women and children. Family violence is the number one reason that people present to homeless services.
Regular readers will know that homelessness and family violence are causes dear to my heart.
So I contributed. Of course. And plan to do so again before the end of the month.
I know I said I would post more balloon photos this week. I lied. Next week. I promise. And here is a taste...
