Created 4186 Hours of Employment and Counting!
Welcome to Volume 6 of the Worthy Cause Chronicles!!
We've just gotten through our toughest month yet - thank you to everyone in the community that banded together to keep Worthy Cause here and the impact alive! Looking ahead you can expect us at Finders Keepers and our annual Bake-a-thon
Interested in something particular? Here's the highlights
Our Impact
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- 86 hours of training? That's triple last January!!
- Special Thanks to Flowers across Melbourne
- Upcoming events: Finders
- Keepers Market
- Bakeathon incoming!!
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Key Updates
Restarting with the New Year: Jumping into January
We started off the year with quite the turbulent month in January. A domino effect of repair issues at Preston put Worthy Cause at risk of closure. However, thanks to the generosity from our community and the 71 donors who donated to our emergency fundraiser we're happy to say that the program is still going strong.
In fact, despite the cafes needing to be closed for renovations, we switched into a small coffee cart operation which generated 86 hours of employment training this January - triple the amount from last year! This January was really the start of new beginnings and we're ready to take on what comes next with our supporters by our side
If you have anything you'd like to give all donations are going towards helping us keep our 15 participant target and towards paying participant wages - so every dollar directly helps
Flowers Across Melbourne
Speaking of supporters! Flowers Across Melbourne and Flowers Across Australia donated 10% of their January sales to Worthy Cause - an amazing $1000 donation. This has been truly vital in keeping us going and we'd love to show our support in return for a similarly amazing cause.
If you're looking to keep the Valentine's atmosphere of love going strong, Flowers Across Melbourne have got you covered with next day delivery for bouquets and flower arrangements of all types
Upcoming Events
Find us at Finders Keepers Market!
Finders Keepers is a community market celebrating hand-crafted goods and small independent business. If you're in the North Melbourne area make sure to come visit to have a chat, learn a bit more about us or grab one of our gourmet cookies - handmade by our program participants!
Location
Meat Market, 3 Blackwood St, North Melbourne VIC 3051
Dates & Times
Saturday, 22nd March | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday, 23rd March | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
We're also looking for keen volunteers to help us run the stall. You'll get to meet amazing people, take part in Finders Keepers and also contribute to a great cause! If you're interested sent through an message on any of our social platforms or send an email at hello@worthycause.com.au
Worthy cause Bake-a-thon
Due to our cafe renovations we've updated our annual Bake-a-thon to take place at the end of May! If you previously couldn't make it this is a great opportunity to participate in a fun weekend-long bake sale event.
If you have a team or are trying to form one - make sure to leave a comment below to express your interest.