[Edited extract from public address]
This year will be the 8th annual Mitzvah Day in Australia. Affiliated with Mitzvah Day International which was launched in the UK in 2008, the movement has grown so that in 2017, over 40,000 people in 24 countries participated. Last year in Australia, we had 60 volunteer groups organising 80 diverse activities that took place around Australia (but mostly in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney) and involved over 3,000 people.
How it works
Organisations or individuals develop a Project they will perform on Mitzvah Day. Examples include collect-a thons, packing care packs for Aboriginal communities in remote areas, cooking and distributing meals for residents of public housing; a “Bra drive” for the Uplift Project; wrapping Christmas presents for donation to children living in women's refuges from family violence; beach clean-up; concerts at local nursing homes; preparing floral bouquets for nursing home residents and visiting seniors with the volunteers’ furry friends (dogs) for a pat, play and conversation!
All Projects registered on our website are sent a Welcome Pack and free merchandise including our distinctive green t-shirts to wear on the day, stickers plus support from us.
Mitzvah Day brings the community together, young and old and from many diverse backgrounds. On Mitzvah Day we aim to reduce hardship and poverty, help the environment and bring joy through volunteering with an emphasis on supporting existing charities and building stronger communities
MORE:
Mitzvah Day Organising Committee
Kerryn Lowe
Mob: 0417 007 204
Website: www.mitzvahday.org.au
Bringing a little joy, reduce hardship and help the environment
Mitzvah Day is an annual event where individuals and groups of all ages and abilities, around Australia and internationally, join together to spend one day volunteering in a variety of activities (that we call Projects) within their communities.
Groups and individuals organise their own Projects which are varied and chosen and organised entirely by each volunteer group.This year will be the 8th annual Mitzvah Day in Australia. Affiliated with Mitzvah Day International which was launched in the UK in 2008, the movement has grown so that in 2017, over 40,000 people in 24 countries participated. Last year in Australia, we had 60 volunteer groups organising 80 diverse activities that took place around Australia (but mostly in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney) and involved over 3,000 people.
How it works
Organisations or individuals develop a Project they will perform on Mitzvah Day. Examples include collect-a thons, packing care packs for Aboriginal communities in remote areas, cooking and distributing meals for residents of public housing; a “Bra drive” for the Uplift Project; wrapping Christmas presents for donation to children living in women's refuges from family violence; beach clean-up; concerts at local nursing homes; preparing floral bouquets for nursing home residents and visiting seniors with the volunteers’ furry friends (dogs) for a pat, play and conversation!
All Projects registered on our website are sent a Welcome Pack and free merchandise including our distinctive green t-shirts to wear on the day, stickers plus support from us.
Mitzvah Day brings the community together, young and old and from many diverse backgrounds. On Mitzvah Day we aim to reduce hardship and poverty, help the environment and bring joy through volunteering with an emphasis on supporting existing charities and building stronger communities
MORE:
Mitzvah Day Organising Committee
Kerryn Lowe
Mob: 0417 007 204
Website: www.mitzvahday.org.au