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Re-Stash Craft Appeal – Australia

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Gifford, Miriam Bain and Micky Hasted…
With so many South East Queenslander?s losing a little or the lot in the recent floods,
the girls decided to run this appeal to get the local crafters back into the swing of things
to start creating again.
“We are looking for donations, anything to do with craft. From scrapbooking to fabrics,
buttons to thread, anything to help these beautiful and strong creative souls get back
into their studios to start their creative journey again” Says Liesa
Donations are being taking at The Handmade Expo on the Saturday 19th February
between 8am-2pm at the Ipswich Turf Club…

Crafters who need these items to get back into their creative spaces can then rummage
through the items at either Handmade Heaven in the Old Flour Mill or Mimmi?s at Forest
Hill the week following the market.
“We don?t want anyone to be shy, this Appeal is open to anyone creative and anyone
who was flood affected a little or a lot” says Micky.
“The donation response has been amazing” said Miriam “You can really see that
handmadies stick together and really help each other out when in need”
“Handmade is Love and that is what we are seeing from Handmadies all across
Australia, with donations even being sent up from South Australia” Liesa said.
So, if you have a craft supply donation, head on down to The Handmade Expo and
drop it off and if you need craft supplies, be sure to drop into Handmade Heaven or
Mimmis the week following the market.
The girls are also taking gold coin donations at the front gate with all money going to
the Ipswich Mayors Community Fund.

Comments

  1. Is it possible to organize drop points with relief agencies in each state for craft supplies please?

  2. Is there an address we can mail things to? I’m not close enough to donate in person but I’d like to be a part of the effort. Thanks!

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Celebrating Terry Fox Day

In our continuing exploration of lesser known holidays, let’s take a look at Terry Fox Day, which is probably one you know if you’re Canadian. 

Terry Fox was a Canadian athlete who had a leg amputated at age 18 because of cancer and then did a cross-country run to raise awareness and funding for cancer research. He was born July 28, 1958, and the first Monday in August is celebrated as Terry Fox Day in Manitoba. 

Fox is considered a kind of folk hero in Canada despite the difficulties of traveling across Canada on foot (no one on his team spoke French, for example, the weather was often bad and cars would force him off the road) and the low number of donations at the beginning of his run. He ultimately had to end his run after 143 days and 3,339 miles, or 5,373 km, because his cancer had returned and spread to his lungs, but he raised $1.7 million, and a telethon a week after he ended his run raised $10.5 million. 

Check out some Terry Fox quotes collected by My Little Desire. You can learn more in this video from CBC Kids, and listen to the Terry Fox song illustrated by a first grade class. 

 Twinkl has a bunch of Terry Fox related activities in both English and French, including an activity pack with a maze and word search, a coring challenge, a fact sheet and coloring page.

Most of the resources I could find were at Teachers Pay Teachers, but you can learn more about the activity pack for grades 1-3 that Mrs. Bremer’s Class has made, which tells his story and has kids write things they learned and discuss why they think he is a hero. 

Creative Classroom Core has a few paid resources include writing activities, reading comprehension and a Terry Fox fact book. 

That Fun Reading Teacher has a K-2 singalong with a differentiated reader and activity to teach kids about him. 

You can also celebrate Terry Fox Day by talking about what makes a person a hero and who the kids in your home or classroom think of as heroes. And if you’re Canadian, there are Terry Fox runs in more than 650 communities in September, so you can make plans to participate or cheer on the runners to remember his legacy.