Get writing – The Frugal Feast Writing Prize
4 November 2015
Deadline extended until midnight Friday 11 December! Each year, YWCA Canberra fundraises to support our Lanyon Food Hub, an emergency food relief program that provides free, nutritious food to young people and their families in need in the Tuggeranong region. This year, we’re aiming to raise a huge $15,000 with our annual Frugal Feast appeal […]
Kate Lundy inspires at Round The World Breakfast
7 May 2015
On Tuesday 21 April, we were excited to host our annual Round the World Breakfast to celebrate World YWCA Day, at The Lobby Restaurant in Parkes. World YWCA Day is recognised every year across 120 countries. The Round the World Breakfast provides an opportunity for YWCAs to come together to honour the contributions of women […]
A phenomenal response to The Frugal Feast
23 December 2014
The past several weeks have been amazing – we can not believe the response we’ve had to our Frugal Feast fundraising appeal, and to be honest, we’re still reeling from it! When we were developing the campaign for The Frugal Feast, we were really thinking about what it must be like to weather the festive […]
The Frugal Feast – a smorgasbord of activities and awareness raising
24 November 2014
We’ve just had the most extraordinary week! Between 17 – 21 November, we learnt self defence, shared sandwich stories, advocated, cooked a feast on a budget, and experienced a wonderful spoken word performance – as part of The Frugal Feast! The Frugal Feast is raising food and financial donations for our Lanyon Food Hub. The […]
The Frugal Feast – Meet Mitch from Dark Carnival
12 November 2014
This month, we’re raising funds for our Lanyon Food Hub through The Frugal Feast – a recipe book, and a week of fundraising activities that will engage the community and provide new and exciting ways for you to get involved and make a difference this festive season. Our week of activities runs from 17 – […]
The Frugal Feast – Meet Caterina Giorgi of For Purpose
12 November 2014
This month, we’re raising funds for our Lanyon Food Hub through The Frugal Feast – a recipe book, and a week of fundraising activities that will engage the community and provide new and exciting ways for you to get involved and make a difference this festive season. Our week of activities runs from 17 – […]
Eat, Pay, Love – a new way to show your support this Anti-Poverty Week!
4 September 2014
V Spot Café is hosting an Eat, Pay, Love dinner as part of Anti-Poverty Week in Canberra! The profits from the evening will be donated to YWCA Canberra to support our Lanyon Food Hub. An Eat, Pay, Love dinner means you can enjoy a restaurant meal with no set prices. Guests are asked to pay […]