Under the Philanthropy Portfolio, UNSW Business Society aspires to engage the student body by promoting the wellbeing of students and the greater community. Through the opportunities for students to volunteer, fundraise, donate and ultimately develop their personal and professional capacities, and give back to the wider community.
On Sunday, the 8th of May, the UNSW Business Society’s internal committee members participated in the Wings for Life World Run organised by Red Bull and the Wings for Life Foundation.
The annual philanthropic event seeks to raise funds towards research into curing spinal cord injury. We are happy to announce our team was able to raise over $1215 towards the meaningful cause.
To find out more, visit: https://www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com/ or follow them on Instagram @wflworldrun
On Thursday, the 14th of April, the UNSW Business Society held ‘Phil’ Good Day’, in support of the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Emergency Flood Appeal.
Our event offered the UNSW student community a range of activities and goods from our stall, as well as a special appearance from a few fluffy friends.
In under three hours, the Philanthropy portfolio was able to raise a total of $370 for the disasters which had recently impacted Australian wildlife across South-East Queensland and Northern NSW. The funds raised directly supports environmental rescue partners and vets in order to nurse injured animals and repair wildlife facilities damaged by the floods.
To find out more about WWF, visit: https://www.wwf.org.au/
On Saturday, the 26th of March, the UNSW Business Society Board team visited Monika’s DoggieRescue in Ingleside in support of Philanthropy’s first trimester theme surrounding animal awareness.
Our team volunteered for dog-walking with the rescue dogs, allowing us to make a tangible contribution to our local community. Collectively we were able to contribute $280 in support of the organisation’s purpose.
Monika’s Doggie Rescue is a registered local charity that believes in saving and re-homing as many cats, dogs and other pets as we can from the council pounds.
To find out more, visit: https://doggierescue.com/ or follow them on Instagram @monikadogrescue
During last year’s Christmas, the UNSW Business Society’s newly instated board team took part in Operation Christmas Child by Samaritan’s Purse.
We were able to collectively raise $468 to fund our shoebox packing. The team packed multiple shoeboxes consisting of toys, hygiene items, school supplies and fun gifts.
The Operation Christmas Child project has delivered gift-filled shoeboxes to over 168 million children in more than 100 countries, providing relief to those affected by war, poverty, natural disaster, famine and disease.
To find out more, visit: https://samaritanspurse.org.au/
For this year’s O-Week, the UNSW Business Society supported the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) to speak out for a world where forests, rivers, people and wildlife thrive.
Through your generous donations, the Business Society stall was able to raise $340. As part of the ACF’s ‘Save our Big Backyard’ Giving Day, our donation had been generously matched by the ACF and its supporters for a total of $680.
The ACF is Australia’s national environmental organisation focused on ensuring the protection of our natural environment and unique ecosystem.
To find out more, visit: https://www.acf.org.au//
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