tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38908940764225712322024-03-04T23:49:34.060-08:00The Deluminators- The Sydney Chapter of the Harry Potter AllianceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09552076007393139849noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890894076422571232.post-11833733044028209572017-04-24T18:08:00.000-07:002017-04-24T18:08:25.921-07:00Watch This Space!Hello friends and followers of the Deluminators,<br />
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This is just a little update post to let you know super cool things are coming your way! And yes, WE STILL EXIST! We've been working really hard this past year on lots of cool projects, we just haven't been updating the blog.<br />
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We are very excited to announce that our blog is getting a major makeover! We getting a new format and we will be positing regularly. 2017 is shaping up to be a spectacular year and we've got so many cool projects planned! So, <b>watch this space!</b><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09552076007393139849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890894076422571232.post-77821187850578148452015-10-01T21:20:00.002-07:002015-10-02T18:41:27.181-07:00Dear Deluminators<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dear Deluminators</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Thank you for teaching me what I am truly capable of.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Thank you for introducing me to new and exciting people.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Thank you for showing me what teamwork, real teamwork, looks like.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Thank you for your message that age is no barrier to helping people.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Thank you for your message that age is no barrier to starting something great.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Thank you for the stress that was always unfounded.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Thank you to my Vice Presidents and sisters, Zoe and Sasha.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Thank you for 9,512 books for the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Thank you for $12,000 for the Hornsby Kuringgai Womens Shelter.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Thank you for 150 bags for the homeless of Sydney.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Thank you for 600 flowers, real or paper, for Esther Day.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Thank you for mittens for Koala burn victims.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Thank you for looking after neglected animals.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Thank you for everything you gave me every second I was blessed to be your President. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">On the 1st February 2014, Zoe, Sasha and I sat on a rug in Chatswood with an impossible dream and a packet of lollies. We had faith that people would show up, faith that this could be something special, faith that we might actually be able to make a different to the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">They say that the test of any successful creation is if it can exist without you. I think its fair to say that The Deluminators is about to pass that test.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I cannot imagine a more capable, talented, passionate, dedicated or truly humble person than Tess Watterson to take on the role of Deluminators President. I am genuinely excited to see the amazing new heights that she will lead The Deluminators to.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">As I began compiling all of the Deluminators resources of the last two years into a comprehensive folder of information for the new executive team (Tess, Skyler and Riley), I couldn’t help reflecting on the mass of instructions that I had left accompanying the resources.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">It is hard to let go of a creation that you have spawned, least of all one that has taught you so much and helped so many. It was with this mindset that I left such detailed notes on navigating everything from the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits </span>Commission<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> register, to our registered domain name to the Facebook Page.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Realistically, I knew that my notes will be of help in the early stages of the leadership change, but that things will inevitably change beyond the way I ran </span>things<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> Whilst the part of me that feels incredibly possessive over The Deluminators is frightened by this idea, the rest of me wholeheartedly relishes the potential.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Sometimes change is just what is needed to unlock something even greater!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I see greatness ahead for The Deluminators!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">As I so often repeat when talking about the mindset of giving: in order to be sustainable, charity must go both ways. Completely selfless charity merely drains one party and helps another, inevitably fading away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I have grown immensely through this experience, and owe so much of who I am today to The Deluminators.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In case I haven’t said it enough in this blog post, Thank you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Now Dear Tess,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I wish you all the best, I am so excited for future of The Deluminators with you holding the Elder Wand.</span><br />
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August 3<span style="font-size: 8px;"><sup>rd</sup></span> is a very special day for me, for the Deluminators and for many people around the world. Esther Day is a day that celebrates the life of Esther Earl who died from cancer when she was aged 16. Though she lived a short life, she lived a full one. Her family created the charity This Star Won’t Go Out after her death in 2010 in order to provide support and financial help to families and children going through the same thing they did. </div>
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“Before her death, author and friend John Green told Esther that he and his brother Hank wanted to celebrate her birthday as long as there were vlogbrothers videos, and that the videos on that day could be about whatever she chose. After some reflection, Esther decided she wanted it to be a day to celebrate love for family friends. So since 2010, August 3<span style="font-size: 8px;"><sup>rd</sup></span> or Esther Day has become a holiday that reminds us to verbalize our love for friends and family, the important people in our lives who we might not remember to say “I love you” to very often.” – This Star Won’t Go Out </div>
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Last year we hosted Project Lily on Esther’s Day, giving out free flowers and postcards. This was such a fun experience and - I felt - was one of the most rewarding projects we hosted last year. So of course, when at the beginning of the year, we were discussing what projects and campaigns The Deluminators should run, Esther’s Day was put at the top of the list. </div>
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A month before the event everyone was frantically getting ready. I was emailing Sydney Harbor Foreshore, Sean and Johnny were getting the postcards ready, Laura was making her beautiful bookmarks and everyone else was whipping out their origami skills to make pretty paper Lilies and Lotuses. We had fun craft days and thoroughly enjoyed making the flowers. We hit some hiccups when learning how to make them, but eventually we got the hang of it and they turned out really beautiful. We were aiming at making 200 flowers, but ended up with 300! This was an extraordinary effort by everyone, especially since not of us were origami connoisseurs. </div>
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The excitement was palpable on the day of the event. We all arrived at Darling Harbour bright and early to set up. The weather was amazing, the flowers looked cool and we were ready to spread the love! </div>
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I would like to thank the following Deluminators for all your help in this event – you are awesome! <i>Sean, Chris, Tess, Laura, Skyler, Joanna, Riley and Johnny! </i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09552076007393139849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890894076422571232.post-49118686689036885982015-07-21T00:13:00.003-07:002015-07-21T00:17:48.452-07:00Packages for Homeless 2015Going into last weekend and our P4H distribution date, I found myself feeling what I can only describe as drained. School and a variety of other factors were making my life incredibly stressful, and I was not in the most positive of moods. Needless to say, the notion of the very exhausting weekend ahead of me was not overly enticing.<br />
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However, something that John Green said in a vlog that I happened to watch the day before our distribution day, reminded me that I did in fact wish to wake up at 5am on Saturday morning (despite how horrible that sounded).<br />
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"<i>Hank, as you know, for a long time in my life I would get to a point where I felt overwhelmed and exhausted, and then I would fall into this spiral where I would do less and less and less, and then eventually I would be doing nothing, but I would still feel overwhelmed and exhausted. Because the thing is, I didn't just stop doing the things that drained </i><i>me, I also stopped doing everything else. I stopped functioning completely"</i><br />
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<i>"This is the thing that instead of draining me, fills me up" - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KDmXQDd1S4">John Green</a></i><br />
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Whilst the thing that was filling me up wasn't touring with the cast and crew of the movie version of my bestselling book - I did see where John was coming from. It is important to do the things that make you remember why you exist.<br />
Ultimately, being a part of The Deluminators does make me feel good about myself, and I am so thankful for it so often.<br />
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I have spent a lot of time over the past 18months of running The Deluminators, wondering whether it is selfish to enjoy charity work. Wondering if it should always be tough and trying, because it should be entirely 100% selfless.<br />
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However to reference another one of the massive inspirations in my life, Kim and Kath from The Possibility Project, in order for charity to be sustainable, it must go both ways.<br />
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The way I see it, the people I handed packages to last Saturday helped me just as much as I hope I helped them. Every single one of our members is gaining confidence and skills in areas they might never have experienced otherwise. The Deluminators is an experience for us as well, that's what makes it possible for us to keep going.<br />
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On that tangential, mildly self-focused point, I would like to return to what this campaign is actually about - helping the homeless population of Sydney.<br />
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When The Deluminators were still little more than a group of eight young people meeting in the cold on a drizzly Sunday in Darling Harbour with a registration for Accio Books and a dream, we came across Packages for Homeless. They were a group of like-minded, kind, talented and vastly more successful people, who were creating active change in the community.<br />
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Australian Nerdfighters' P4H created 300 backpacks full of necessities for people on the streets of Sydney and Melbourne, and to us Deluminators (still struggling to reach 2,000 books) they became one of our main driving inspirations.<br />
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So when winter 2015 came around (a year after their successful campaign) I approached Caitlin (one of the main members of P4H, and a fellow Deluminator) and asked if they were planning on reviving the campaign for another year. I was pleasantly surprised at the result of our conversation. What followed was a discussion that resulted in a new plan for 2015, a joint campaign.<br />
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In retrospect, the main thing that jumps to mind when I think of P4H, is spreadsheets. Lots and lots of spreadsheets. Coordinating around seven collection points, plus donations from businesses and knitting groups is a feat that was doomed to fail from the start. What would inevitably result would be several columns on the spreadsheet being updated at the same time, and us ending up with double what we needed of certain items, and not enough of others.<br />
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Regardless of the troubles we encountered, we succeeded in the end. With the help of a few very generous donors, we collected enough money at the end of the campaign to fill in all of the gaps in our spreadsheet, and we successfully had the right amount of each item.<br />
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I would like to thank all of our incredible donors, without whom we would never have achieved our goal.<br />
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Universal Store<br />
ZAP Variety Chatswood<br />
Eastern Road Village Pharmacy<br />
NSTE<br />
Clancy's<br />
White Glo<br />
Ju Ju<br />
Poncho Poncho<br />
Coca-Cola Amatil<br />
Sylvania Library Knitting Group<br />
Carmex<br />
Girl Guides Australia<br />
Knitting in Public<br />
Makers Loft<br />
Hornsby Leo's<br />
Cronulla High School<br />
Coles Turramurra<br />
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Our packing day on the 11th of July passed with all the drama that could be expected. We lost a phone, ran out of forks (I blame the spreadsheet) and became fully exhausted, all in all, a successful day. It was an amazing feeling to see all of our hard work beginning to come together as we looked around the room and saw all of the items we had brought together from every far corner of Sydney. Items which would be able to help some of the people most in need within our city.<br />
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Many people have asked me whilst I was telling them about our campaign, if we needed a permit to give items to people on the street. It was a question that truly made me realise how off the grid people who are homeless often become, below the recognition of the authorities beyond dispersing them as soon as it gets light. The stigma surrounding people going through tough times will only be destroyed once we begin to recognise everyone as possessing the same humanity as ourselves.<br />
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In case you were wondering, we found the phone. Please like and share this Facebook post concerning what happened there. It's a story that truly should be told:<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/thedeluminators/posts/946543375408784"><br /></a><i>"Today was the big day. The day where months of hard work, countless emails and phone calls, collection points and unhealthy stress would pay off as we distributed the 150 backpacks full of necessities that our hard work had culminated in.</i><br />
<i><br /></i><i>However after only being half way through what will be a long and exhausting day of distributions, my faith has been restored in humanity beyond what I had anticipated heading into this campaign.</i><i>Last week, when packing the backpacks in a 'highly organised' production line, one of our members' phone went missing. We scoured the room, and to our dismay realised that it must have ended up in one of the packs. We searched and searched, but came up empty handed. We were at a loss.</i><br />
<i><br /></i><i>So then it came as the most amazing surprise when on George Street at around 9am this morning, after handing out a backpack to an incredibly grateful man on the street, something happened that would shift the mood of our entire day. The man had abandoned all of his belongings and come running panicked down the street to find us, the phone had been in his bag.</i><br />
<i><br /></i><i>It's not every day that you get to experience such pure goodness. Not every day that people get to show that no matter how tough their circumstances, they will still strive to do the right thing. My faith has officially been restored in humanity. Not only because our member, Riley, no longer has to buy a new phone, but because this campaign we are running is not only giving some people going through tough times some much-needed assistance; but it is helping to remove the stigma surrounding homeless people amongst our peers.</i><br />
<i><br /></i><i>Every grateful smile, happy story and well-wishes I have received today has made this campaign (and possibly my entire involvement in The Deluminators) worthwhile.</i><br />
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The day itself was one of the most physically exhausting, yet mentally rewarding days of my life.<br />
We all woke up around 5am in order to get to Wynyard station (our meeting point) in time for our 6-6:30am start. Some of us caught the train, some of us travelled to Willoughby to load our cars full of the 150 backpacks that had been cluttering our member Skyler's living room for a week.<br />
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Sometimes I wish Australia's reputation for being a hot country would persist into 5am in the dead of winter, because I was cold. Not to mention the thousands of people sleeping rough across Sydney due to issues of homelessness...hence why we came armed with lots and lots of hand-knitted scarves. <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/comment/im-grieving-for-a-stranger--a-homeless-man-i-found-lifeless-after-a-cold-night-20150721-gigtmh">Winter is no time to be sleeping outside.</a><br />
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From 6-8am we handed out bags in Woolloomooloo, Wynyard and Hyde Park.<br />
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At 8 we paused for a well-earned breakfast at Pancakes on the Rocks. Nothing warms you up quite like maple syrup soaked bacon and egg pancakes.<br />
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From 9am-1pm we handed out bags in George Street, Pitt Street, Martin Place, Circular Quay and Chatswood.<br />
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At 1, we allowed ourselves another break to do a stocktake of the bags and possibly go home to reboot (maybe take a nap).<br />
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From 6-8pm we handed out bags in Wentworth Park, Central Station and Prince Alfred Park.<br />
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15 hours and some very sore backs later, the bags were distributed. What a day!<br />
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I can honestly say that prior to this weekend, I saw what we were doing as incredibly confronting and nerve-wracking...not so much anymore. The smiles of gratitude we received throughout the day speak volumes more than I could ever express in words. We shared hope and care, not just toothbrushes, scarves and baked beans. We showed that we as young Australians wanted to help, and the amazing people we met understood and valued that.<br />
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The man we met in Woollomooloo who was blind, missing both legs and on his way back to hospital<br />
The man on George Street with such pure integrity to hand back a phone.<br />
The women in Prince Alfred Park sharing a tent in the heart of winter.<br />
The man who's name was also Sean.<br />
The woman and her aunt sticking together.<br />
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Everyone has their story, none is more important than any other. I am so thankful for the stories that were shared with me this past weekend.<br />
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As people trying to live in this fast-paced world, we often adopt tunnel vision so that we can get on with our lives. Even the kindest and most generous people in the world will often walk past people begging, simply because they can't spare the money. It is amazing to suddenly then be in a situation where you can see someone on the street and know exactly what to do...hand them a pack. Nothing beats that sense of purpose. Once we rid ourselves of the pointless guilt (not being able to finish your meal, and thinking of the starving children in Ethiopia) we can start to make tangible change in the world.<br />
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Thank you to all of the members who dedicated their time to sending countless emails (often with absolutely zero luck), collecting donations and distributing packs<br />
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<i>Christine Wilson, Caitlin McColl, Alex Bertulis-Fernandes, Skyler Kennedy, Joanna van Zeller, Liz Lyon, Olivia Lyndon, Laura Davies, Jonny Anthony, Riley Robey, Tess Watty, Alex Nielsen, Emily Stav, Jharna Chamlagai, Jim Southwell, Natalie Hoskins, Tammy Tan, Morgan Baynash, Lauren Wilhlem, Tim Kelly</i><br />
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Thank you to everyone who made this campaign possible. It has done far more good than the tangible benefits of the packs themselves.<br />
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I hope it has repercussions into the future for everyone who was involved in any capacity - I have certainly been changed by it.<br />
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SeanAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09552076007393139849noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890894076422571232.post-39761245750030120072015-05-15T23:26:00.003-07:002015-05-15T23:26:36.560-07:00The Deluminators Visit Monika's Doggy Rescue #2Hello readers,<br />
<br />On Saturday May 9th, a few of our members visited Monika's Doggie Rescue at Ingleside to volunteer. Getting to Ingleside wasn't the easiest of trips and problems with public transport definitely didn't help. With one member lost, and an apparent fallen tree blocking one of the roads, the day wasn't exactly turning out how I would've liked . Nevertheless, everyone eventually arrived (and all members were thankfully accounted for).<br />
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<br />The amount of people who were already at the shelter; out walking dogs and talking to Monika's volunteers, was staggering. Obviously we couldn't resist going over and looking at all the adorable dogs that were out the front, and watch the dogs who were being leashed up for their walk with a volunteer.<br />
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<br />After a month of back and forth emails between Rachel and myself, it was great to finally meet her in person. Rachel is an extremely kind, enthusiastic and appreciative individual who is the customer service coordinator at the shelter. A group of us were spoken to by Rachel and another volunteer on the purpose and work done by the shelter, along with their appreciation for the general public who volunteer their time. Personally, there were two stand out pieces of information that Rachel told us. Firstly that there are at least 100 dogs currently looked after by the shelter, and secondly that the bedding of every single dog is washed every single day. Now I really understood why laundry was such a big issue for them.<br />
<br />Following our conversation we split into smaller groups and waited for the dogs we were going to walk. One by one the dogs were brought out and accompanied by lots of "Aww"s. After getting some photos and giving plenty of pats, we set off on our walks at segmented times.<br />
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<br />I was handed Russell, a 3 year old Sheltie x Kelpie. He was a very energetic and strong dog who didn't mind in the slightest when I was out of breath from jogging with him. When passing other members on the way, it was easy to see the personalities of the other dogs - those who didn't mind taking their time, to those who couldn't keep still. It was rewarding to see that not only the dogs were enjoying themselves, but my fellow Deluminators were too.<br />
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<br />Once the groups had arrived back from our half hour walks, we headed around to the back of the shelter to help with the washing. We folded up and placed the well loved bedding into their separate piles whilst observing the nearby dogs.<br />
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<br />As our time at the shelter came to an end, Rachel kindly gave us Doggie Rescue calendars and magazines, as well as offered us a beautifully finished "Footy Dogs" book. We took some last photos and sadly said goodbye to the dogs. I thanked Rachel again for her effort in organising us a date and time, and told her the Deluminators will be back in the future to volunteer again.<br />
<br />It truly is incredible what Monika's Doggie Rescue does. I had looked through their magazines a few times when I was younger, and it was so fulfilling being able to help out in person. It was such a joy to see the life in these dogs eyes and know that here they are safe, cared for and loved by volunteers and the public alike. It was exciting to see that whilst we were there, a couple of dogs were adopted by a loving family.<br />
<br />I would like to thank the following Deluminators for their dedicated time, patience and effort. There is no way this could've happened without your support.<br />
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<br />Em Robey<br />Liz Lyon<br />Tess Watty<br />Joanna van Zeller<br />Alex Bertulis-Fernandes<br />Chris Wilson<br />James Reading<br />Emily Stav<br />and my mum, Jo.<br />
<br />Finally, please see Alice's blog for more information on the importance of MDR and ways you can personally help the shelter. The blogs also talks about the first time the group volunteered at the shelter. <br />
<br />http://thedeluminators.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/hello-readers-and-friends-mad-cow-of.html<br />
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<br />Thank you from me,<br />
Laura Davies.<br />
<br />There's no doubt that Hermione would approve as well :)<br />xx<br />
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Saturday 7<sup>th</sup> of February gave us a chilly summer morning
in Sydney. So when it came to starting the Deluminators’ first campaign of the
year - Care of Magical (Australian) Creatures- we were glad to be greeted into
the nice warm home of new recruit Steph. The goal of the day was to sew makeshift
pouches for marsupials who had lost their parents in bushfires, and mittens for
koalas whose poor paws had been burnt by the fires, as part of the
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Project Pouch aims to provide pouches (made from 100%
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As the day heated up, more members arrived to help, and we soon had a steady production line of cutting, pinning, and sewing.<br />
By the end of the day, we’d made 36 tiny mittens for koala
burn victims (36? BUT LAST YEAR, LAST YEAR THERE WERE 37) and 8 pouches for orphaned
marsupials.<br />
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While we set out with an unofficial goal of making 100 items, we
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quite early on and consequently had to hand-sew the rest, and also the fact
that very few of us even knew how to sew to begin with.<br />
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promising start to a great year! Not only did we help some tiny Australian
marsupials, but most of us learnt the important life skill that is sewing,
which I have no doubt will be useful for future projects :)<br />
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Picnic rugs and chips were laid out and after a hearty game of Ninja Destruction (Sorry Wizard Destruction-congratulations Jim), we began our meeting; 21 members strong, the most we have ever had in attendance.<br />
On this beautiful summer's day, we welcomed new and old to discuss our campaigns from 2014, what we can do different and better in 2015 and where this year's campaigns are taking us. All to the peaceful backdrop of bagpipes and a street sweeper.<br />
As our organisation is developing, so too is the confidence of our members who are bringing forward wonderful campaign concepts that we can't wait to get started on! After presenting, discussing and voting, we are pleased to announce this year's campaigns.<br />
We look forward to partnering with schools this year to spread our wings and create Deluminator subgroups in Sydney high schools. We also look forward this year to working with the Hornsby Leos; a junior Lyons Club on their month to month projects.<br />
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Headed by our wonderful Christine, we will be making cotton pouches for baby marsupials who have been orphaned by natural disasters and gloves for koalas who have had their paws burnt during bushfires. On these working bee days, Joanna will also be coordinating the making of reusable female sanitation products to send to communities all over the world where women are forced to miss school as a result of not having proper sanitation.</div>
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Every three months we will encourage our members and friends to donate blood in the name of The Deluminators and build up our Red Cross tally. We also look forward to collaborating with the Calendar Fighters; a Nerdfighter subgroup who are creating an 18 month calendar, featuring the Deluminators to sell to raise funds for the Harry Potter Alliance and future Australian Nerdfighter events.</div>
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Gorgeous Olivia, along with her committee will be contacting hospitals, refugee centres and mental health institutions to present them with the Deluminator program when our members, armed with Harry Potter books, will bring the magic of the wizarding world to these communities in reading, performance and art.</div>
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We plan on spreading the love around Sydney. Offering serenades, origami roses and cranes and free hugs in the city, Alex has quite the event ahead of her. After hearing numerous touching stories about how we affected some incredible change last year with our stall, we wouldn't dream of not re-creating the love sharing.</div>
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Our second Yule event comes in the form of a music festival. Complete with live entertainment, a sausage sizzle, markets and a hugging circle, keep your weekends free because this is a must attend event.</div>
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As per usual, none of this is possible without the creativity and hard work of our amazing members. 2015 is shaping up to be a spectacular year and we can't wait to get the ball rolling!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09552076007393139849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890894076422571232.post-19873796683354204222014-12-14T23:53:00.001-08:002014-12-15T00:09:29.283-08:00The Yule season is upon usMusic, Food, Decorations, Phone Calls, Guest Speakers, Prizes, Sponsors, Silent Auction, Dessert, Merchandise, Tokens, Wine, Soft Drink, Material and Dinnerware.<br />
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The past three months of life as a Deluminator have existed with little else.</div>
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When Zoe, Sasha and I begun brainstorming potential campaigns this time last year, when 'The Deluminators' still could have been called 'Bertie Botts Every Flavour Team' and the three of us were our only members - this Yule Ball was already whirring away in our minds.</div>
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It figures then, that irrespective of circumstance or practicality - this ball was going to happen. Incidentally, when we arrived at our monthly meeting in late September, still exhausted from the logistical nightmare of Project Lily, and with a depressingly dry bank account - it was pointed out to us that we were insane to suggest a fundraising ball.<br />
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The Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women's Shelter has been in the works for well over a year now to combat a specific need in the Hornsby area. After it's official opening on Thursday 4th December, it is now beginning its transformative work in supporting homeless women who have been victims of domestic violence.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #ea9999;">The night is Saturday December 6th 2014.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #ea9999;">The full moon hangs discreetly in the sky behind the heavy rain clouds that obscure it.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #ea9999;">Rain is falling thickly on the roof of Ku-ring-gai Town Hall - an historic building to serve as your Hogwarts for the night.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #ea9999;">Deluminators members have been setting up the hall for 7 hours.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #ea9999;">Energy levels are low.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #ea9999;">It's 7pm.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #ea9999;">You are about to arrive.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #ea9999;">Surrounded by over 150 other guests.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #ea9999;">You are immediately opened up to the hauntingly beautiful sound of Hannah Robinson's acoustic set. Hannah captures the atmosphere and amplifies it, setting a tone for a fantastic night to come.</span></i><br />
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Hannah kindly donated 20% of the proceeds from CD sales toward the shelter, an offer we are incredibly grateful for.<br />
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With Wands made by Christine Wilson.</div>
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House Wristbands made by Jharna Chamlagai</div>
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Snitch and Dirigible Plum Earrings made by Maddy Carr</div>
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Limited edition House Posters designed by Jonny Anthony</div>
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Full Moon Earrings donated by Ravish Designs</div>
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PRODUCTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ON OUR ETSY STORE WITHIN THE COMING WEEK. STAY TUNED!</div>
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<i><span style="color: #ea9999;">You then spend some time enjoying our 22-piece silent auction table, notably containing Mrs Weasleys house Scarves, A Fox Sports behind the scenes experience, Arbonne luxury Spa Set and film packs from Transmission Films.</span></i></div>
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The competition is tense, but Vivi comes out on top as the winner.</div>
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She wins a lovely box of fresh Cherries donated by the Princes Street Fruit Shop Turramurra ... as well as a surprise serenade by the talented Barkershop Quartet.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #ea9999;">It then becomes time for a delicious Hogwarts Feast, with bread rolls from Bakers Delight Hornsby, salad from Salad Servers and some delicious beef from Bassets Catering. You pile your plate high from the buffet table and head back to your seat at your house table, enjoying a classic Hogwarts meal with friends.</span></i><br />
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John Lockyer from the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women's Shelter helps qualify the money raised on the night in terms of what it will mean for homeless women in the Hornsby region. Giving weight to the night and a sense of purpose to the money raising that is at the core of the event. John makes us all feel lucky for the lives we lead, and the hope we have within us - hope that we can use, like with a Deluminator, to redistribute to those who need it most.<br />
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Despite not being much of a Harry Potter fan, John gratefully accepted the theme. Choosing to dress up as Severus Snape. We love his effort.<br />
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We were honoured also that Kim Pearce from the Possibility Project offered to speak to us on the night. Kim ties all of the ideas we had been discussing, and the tangible results John had shared into a feeling of connectivity amongst our guests. She speaks of the giving atmosphere within the hall and encourages us to support the shelter in every way we can. She inspires us all, and humbles everyone through her words on the importance of the occasion through her universal message of community.<br />
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Thank you to Set by the Sea, for their fantastic improvised acoustic set. When you discover that the acoustics of a hall can't handle a drum kit 2hrs before an event, it takes a lot of talent to still be able to go on and perform. It takes even more to go on and perform as superbly as they did.<br />
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For an indie rock band with no wizard rock experience, they pulled off excellent renditions of 'Save Ginny Weasley', 'Granger Danger' and 'Do the Hippogriff'. We are your biggest fans.<br />
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Thank you Stephen Bobb, Alex Bobb, Sam Moschatos and Tom Bonnell.<br />
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Campaigns where all of the hard work pays off, where all of us Deluminators can sit down at the end of the day and say 'we did that'. We are a group of people joined together by a common purpose, a group of people who most likely would never have met if not for this organisation. It is so amazing to be able to look back and realise that you don't need to be old and experienced to start changing the world; because we are.</div>
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What I feel at the end of campaigns such as this ... is pride.<br />
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Pride in the Deluminators, pride in our members, but more importantly - pride in the world we live in.</div>
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Through planning the event, we had countless organisations and people offering to sponsor costs of the night. 156 people bought tickets to come to our Yule Ball. Many of them strangers to us, most of them blindly trusting that we were genuine. The world may have a lot of issues, dark wizards may still be at large, but I trust in the goodness of humans. I trust in their desire for a better world.</div>
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This final figure is amazing, but it goes further than that. Money is one thing, mentality is another. The Deluminators are creating a mentality amongst ourselves, our peers and all those we touch through our campaigns. A mentality that says social change does not need to be hard, it can merely be a direction through which you direct your passions and your self.</div>
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In the last few months, we have been extremely blessed with the existence of Jonny Anthony in The Deluminators world. First as a friend, then as a member and now our Artistic Director (hilariously inside joke name to come). Jonny has designed logos, invitations, thank you cards, page headers and is currently dreaming up wonderful ideas for decorating the Ku-ring-gai Town Hall for our upcoming event: Luna's First Annual Yule Ball. Did I mention he's donating all of his time and artwork?</div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">The Deluminators had the
opportunity to do something very unique and special on August 3rd. We
negotiated with Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, called insurance companies,
printed gorgeous postcards, flyers and purchased some dazzling coloured roses
from Kelvin Hall's Floral Design. Why? Because we wanted to celebrate the love
and hope of Esther day by reflecting on the love in our own lives and passing
it on to strangers.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">‘Esther day’ is a day introduced
by author and video blogger John Green. John is a person we admire very much in
our passion for the Harry Potter Alliance and also in our lives as Nerdfighters.
In 2010, he had the great pleasure of getting to know the beautiful soul of
Esther Earl who was very ill with cancer at the time of their meeting and whom
he dedicated his bestselling novel 'The Fault in Our Stars' to. A few weeks
before Esther passed away in 2010, John told her that he and his fellow video blogger
and brother, Hank Green would make videos about whatever she wanted every year
on her birthday (August 3rd). Esther decided that she wanted the day to be
about celebrating love for family and friends, a day for people to tell the
people they love that they love them, especially if they find that difficult on
a regular day. Or as John puts it, ‘a Valentine’s day for the rest of love’.
And so Esther day was born! And what a blessing it is.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">The HPA celebrates Esther day in
different ways throughout different chapters. Our idea for the day was to set
up a stall in the middle of our beautiful city, beside the harbour and give away
free flowers and postcards expressing beautiful messages and encouraging people
to pass on the love. We dubbed the campaign 'Project Lily' in reference to the flowers we passed on, and Lily Potter's undying love. Thankfully, August 3rd found itself to be a day of
sunshine and cool breezes. We set up our abundant stall with 300 (let's forget
the 4 that broke in the car) roses. They were yellow, dappled orange, peach and
bright pink. How happy they looked! We fanned out the gorgeous green postcards
and draped signs and paper people holding hands from every visible vertical and
horizontal surface. We hoped to receive donations on the day also if people
were willing, to go to 'This Star Won't Go Out', the charity founded by
Esther's parents that seeks to lighten the financial burden of families with
sick children in order to give them more quality time with each other. The
stall looked magnificent and we were so excited to have the chance to make a
small difference in somebody's day. A difference that could lighten their
perspective in one moment, which could lead to another, which could reassure
them of love and of their place in this world.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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stall was hesitant, but once she understood that the roses were free, and we
were actually offering love from our heart to hers, her entire face lit up. It
was evident that she felt special and appreciated and it all became worth it.
Throughout the day people reacted vastly differently to our offerings of love.
The majority of people accepted our offering with graciousness and promised to
pass it on. Some highlights from the day include several toddlers who took
roses and seemed to understand the gesture in the clearest and most beautiful
way. They immediately turned to the parent accompanying them and passed the
flower on with a smile.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">We were overwhelmed by the number of people
deliberately returning to our stall to empty their coin pockets. One woman
cried, another fervently promised us she would remember Esther, several thanked
us for making their day. Throughout the afternoon and into the night, pictures
appeared on Instagram using the ‘AUSestherday hashtag, thanking us for the gift
and wishing everyone a happy Esther day. A favourite among these was from a
lovely guy who had been working at his own job not far from where we were. He
was looking a little lonely and lost so we had approached him and offered him a
yellow rose. He posted the picture of the rose later that day with the hashtag
‘#daymade’. Ours certainly was!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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From coin donations on the day
alone, we raised nearly $200 for TSWGO. We hope that donations will continue to
come in through our Indiegogo page, so we will have a lovely donation to give
to TSWGO by the end of the month. Most importantly however, we were fortunate
enough to spread a tonne of love!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">We truly hope all of you out
there had as special an Esther day as we did. We loved laughing, chatting and s<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>miling with strangers who needed the same affection as we
all do. Thank you for your continuing belief and support. NEVER doubt your
power to make a difference in someone’s day; it could be the difference that
alters them for the better.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Much love and all the gorgeous
roses in the world, <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Sasha <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09552076007393139849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890894076422571232.post-13010732542986702362014-08-10T00:36:00.001-07:002014-08-10T01:13:40.753-07:00A Blog of Gratitude, by Rabbi Nicole Roberts<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">(A Deluminator would surely come up with more catchy title than
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;"><br />I want to say “thank you” to three of the most inspiring people with
whom I’ve crossed paths in the past few months:</span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">Sean Landis, Sasha Landis, and Morgan Baynash.</span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">Earlier in the year I witnessed their
efforts to collect books and promote literacy in less privileged
communities.</span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">I watched them schlep
said books around our synagogue into vehicles barely big enough to hold them.</span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">And I heard that Sean was now speaking
to groups of kids in other parts of Jewish Sydney about his efforts to “fight
world suck.”</span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">So I invited Sean to
come address our group of North Shore Temple Emanuel teenagers and </span><i style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">b’nai mitzvah</i><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;"> students, so that he could
shed some light for us on what all the fuss was about.</span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">Next thing I knew, our congregation was
gifted with not just one, but THREE (count ‘em, three!) Deluminators coming to
address our group, along with an awesome PowerPoint presentation and a series
of really fun YouTube videos about their amazing work.</span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">These three Deluminators shared with us
the story of how they created a Sydney Chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance
where there wasn’t one before.</span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">They told us how they had applied their passion for reading to </span><i style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">tikkun olam</i><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">—repairing the world.</span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">And most importantly, they conveyed how
much fun they’ve had in the process of doing all this, inspiring each of us to
contemplate what it is we are passionate about, to embrace our inner nerd, and
to put our unique talents to use in spreading more “awesome” to people and
places in need.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">So thank you, you three amazing Deluminators, for your awesomeness
and nerdiness, of course, but also for your determination, your energy, your
passion, your professionalism, your commitment, your compassion, your social
conscience, your kindness, your cheerfulness, and your time.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">Thank you for your presentation, which kept us all engaged for the
entire hour, and made us laugh and want to get involved. </span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">Thank you for being “social entrepreneurs,” who didn’t just sit back
and lament the lack of a Harry Potter Alliance here, but took the initiative to
create one yourselves.</span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">THIS IS A
UNIQUE AND PRECIOUS TRAIT, and it makes me so proud to know you and be part of
your congregation.</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;"><br />Thank you for thinking creatively.</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">Thank you for using your passions for </span><i style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">good</i><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">, and making social action </span><i style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">fun</i><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">.</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">Thank you for inspiring our NSTE teens to follow your lead.</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">Thank you for collecting 9,512 books for communities in need.</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">Thank you for the blood you gave, for Project Lily, and for Esther
Day.</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">Thank you for sharing the awesome that’s in your souls.</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 36pt;">Thank you for the light you spread, to a world so desperately in
need.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br />Rabbi Nicole Roberts</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09552076007393139849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890894076422571232.post-31540845667878720922014-07-17T02:37:00.000-07:002014-07-17T02:37:23.517-07:00Care of Magical Creatures<div class="MsoNormal">
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Mad Cow of the Deluminators here to discuss my ‘pet’
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As Sirius Black, good guy and part-time dog himself, once
said – “Judge a man not by how he treats his equals but by how he treats his
inferiors”. We concur. Now I’m not convinced ‘inferior’ is the word to describe
the non-human, but at the same time we do hold a position of superiority over
them. We have great power and responsibility, and frankly in a lot of areas we
haven’t done amazingly with either of those things. When it comes to the
unacceptable circumstances in which we’ve put our furry/feathery/scaly pals, we
Deluminators are passionate about using our own power to counteract some of the
damage. </div>
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We decided to start local, because unfortunately help is
needed in our own backyard, where so many animals are neglected, abused,
abandoned, and killed. (*Note, no animal-harming happens in our actual own
backyards. Only happy animals live in those. But the bad stuff does happen
closer than you’d think.) I’d heard of Monika’s Doggie Rescue but never knew
just how much amazing work it does in our region and how many ways I as an
individual could help out. So I decided to gather a couple of equally
enthusiastic reps and pay the shelter a visit to discuss what we could do, and
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When we arrived and heard the surprisingly not-annoying
sound of a few hundred barks at once, one of us had to take a moment to
breathe, another took a moment to cry, and the third was yelling at everyone to
get out so he could get to the puppies. We also established the joint
understanding that any dog, regardless of age, was a puppy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our excitement levels did not decline,
and we were probably very obvious first-timers. But the volunteers at the
shelter were friendly and appreciative of our help, and with a well-organised
system for dog walkers it was clear that the safety and comfort of the animals
was priority. The excitement of being in the company of multiple dogs aside, it
was genuinely enjoyable to take a stroll along the quiet roads surrounded by
fields and the valleys beyond.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As
the dogs investigated every shrub (and puddle) they came across, and while we
all sat down for a while in the sunshine, it was clear they loved getting out
and having a bit of an adventure. Even if there was nothing else we could do,
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But there WAS more we could do, so after puppy-walking we
stayed back to help with laundry and discuss future projects with a head
volunteer. One of the things we hadn’t thought about was the huge task that
laundry presents to Monika’s, as they provide clean blankets and towels for the
dogs daily. This is another task I’d recommend volunteers asking about when
they visit; it’s a sizeable job that needs to be done and is made a lot easier
with more people working at it. Other than that, we saw a lot of ways we could
be helping at different levels – MDR is grateful for donations of things like
food, treats, blankets and even sweaters in these colder months (for the little
dogs, not the volunteers). As well as this, fundraising is a main way we as a
larger group can really make a difference with this organisation. In addition
to the constant cost of caring for as many rescued dogs as possible, they are
currently working at such costly tasks as building more weather-proof shelter
for the animals. Discussion started immediately for us into all the possibilities
for animal-meets-magic-themed fundraising opportunities. Watch this space for
those plans!</div>
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Hanging out with the pups, seeing their individual
personalities and how happy they were to be with people, it was difficult to
wrap our heads around the fact that without Monika’s they would be ‘death row
dogs’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I couldn’t help
thinking of how my own dog – whom I adopted through PAWS, another awesome
organisation we hope to help in the future – would have been the same. The
volunteers from PAWS were informed that she would have no place in a pound and
would have to have been euthanized. She was perfectly healthy, sweet-natured
and beautiful – but the fact that she was a large dog, primarily black (an
actual trend!), and already six meant she didn’t make the cut. This information
itself was a shocking insight into the situation of animal shelters and the
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NSW alone. Upon hearing this, many blame the institution, but the fact is that
pounds simply don’t have the resources to accommodate for the sheer number of
animals abandoned and surrendered every day. Seeing the dogs at Monika’s, I was
comforted by the knowledge that they were at least safe from that threat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doggie Rescue commits to the rescued
dogs for the rest of their natural <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>lives if not adopted. But
as well as immense dedication by volunteers, this demands an incredible
monetary cost – which is completely reliant on donations, as they receive no
government funding. Help from volunteers like us is entirely necessary to help
keep these animals safe, whether already at the shelter or waiting on death row
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difficult to know where to begin. So we’re starting here and seeing how far we
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information about the importance of desexing pets, as well as the devastating
repercussions of puppy farms and store-sold animals. Tell everyone and anyone
who’ll listen to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ADOPT DON’T SHOP</b> (a
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hugely altered by the creative work of individuals, spreading the word and
enacting change that only escalates and grows. Knowing that the possibilities
are endless, and that the power of good people is all the magic we need, we are
excited to see what we can do for those who truly rely on us. </div>
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Three Deluminators: Liz, Sash and I went down to the Chatswood Red Cross Blood Bank to make our first ever donations today and kick off our Unicorn Blood Drive.<br />
As an official team on the Red Cross Blood Service, any Deluminator or friend of a Deluminator can donate blood/plasma/platelets and add it to our online tally.<br />
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This way we can see the count of lives helped by Deluminator donations over time. Though only three of us went to donate today...many more are yet to donate and will be doing so in the next few months.<br />
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As I sit here now, still in my pyjamas at midday and home from school...because apparently limited sleep, stress over organising the logistics of a book drive and a total of 24hrs of lugging heavy boxes around a storeroom over 3 days...is not the formula to a healthy immune system; all I can notice is the absence of books in this room.<br />
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Maybe its because I have spent the past few days in a warehouse with thousands upon thousands of them and haven't been able to look in a direction without a book in it for days, or maybe its because I am a nerd, and the first thing I notice upon entry into any room is whether or not there are books in it.</div>
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Mischief Managed to our first campaign, and an amazing effort from all :)</div>
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Due to the sheer amount of things that have been happening in relation to Accio Books since day 1, it has been difficult to write a blog post talking about any one thing...because there are simply so many things to say...and very little time to say them in. So now, I will attempt to piece together all the amazing experiences that have culminated in our final count of over 9,000 books.<br />
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As a relatively new chapter beginning our first campaign, our sights were not originally too high. We had discussed in awe the amazing achievement of Edmonton Potterwatch last year in collecting 7,000 books but knew that realistically we could not expect that much. Still, not wanting to be un-ambitious we decided on a 2,000 book goal, still believing we would be lucky to reach that amount. How wrong we were.<br />
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We allowed ourselves a month to collect books - and stored them all in our downstairs room as they came in. What started as a small pile soon grew - with our first major donation form Barker College giving us over 1000 books. After putting flyers in the letterboxes of people on our street, we received many donations turning up mysteriously on our front porch. Everything from Disney to fact books about snakes - we received books with titles so strange they made you wonder about the author. It was an amazing feeling to be able to walk down stairs and see that many books at once - no feeling compares.<br />
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After the allotted month of collections had transpired, we found ourselves with around 3,500 books in the downstairs of our house. Next step...was sorting them. Harry Potter style, we organised a sorting ceremony and 14 members spent the entire day at our house sorting books, packing them in boxes, labelling each box with its genre and the amount of books inside it, before hauling it upstairs for the courier.<br />
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Exhausted and in need of some entertainment, we settled down to watch the first Harry Potter movie: quoting it the entire way and having long debates as to inaccuracies in the adaptation and our opinions on certain events and characters.</div>
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However despite the fact that Accio books was 'officially' over, books kept rolling in. We received a MASSIVE donation from Jennifer in Newcastle who dropped off her books a week later. A local, Ellie dropped off almost a hundred books in near perfect condition, and Laura gave us the largest amount of popular teen fiction we had ever gotten in the same donation.</div>
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After another donation of over 400 books from the attendees at Cook for Good, we had reached a total of just over 5,000 books.</div>
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This brought us to the event that we had been anticipating for weeks...the HUGE Booktopia Clearance sale that would leave us with our largest donation yet, as well as a significant donation to contribute to The Deluminators' funds for future campaigns.</div>
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As a thank you for our members and us working as staff at their clearance sale (wearing our own t-shirts and promoting all the way) - we would receive 10% of the sales, as well as any books that did not sell.<br />
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So The Deluminators collectively rolled up their sleeves from 8am-5pm on Saturday and Sunday of last weekend and worked tirelessly without complaint. Unpacking boxes of books, restocking shelves, directing customers. Despite aching feet and sore muscles, we had members coming in both days - and we cannot be thankful enough to all those amazing people.<br />
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Things had been running smoothly for so long that it was about time we hit a bump. The ALNF informed us that they had too much general fiction and only needed childrens and teenage fiction because their storage facilities were running at full capacity. As far as problems go, this was a great one to have - at least the ALNF had plenty of books to give to remote communities. So we simply changed our plan of attack and only packed up the childrens and teenage fiction left over from Booktopia's sale.</div>
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We managed to also get onto another organisation, <a href="http://www.footpathlibrary.com.au/">The Footpath Library</a> - a charity that distributes literature to the homeless around Australia. They were in need of more non-fiction and self-help books - genres that were in huge supply following the warehouse sale.</div>
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And then it was with weary happiness that we were informed that the Footpath Library could accept another 10 boxes of mens fiction - so we hurried down to the warehouse to rescue some more books before they were moved back into storage or thrown away. Having some fun as we packed and labelled, leaving the books in a secure state for the courier the following week.</div>
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Though I miss being in a room so full of books that it is possible to lose sight of all the other people in it despite there being about a hundred. I am glad that we have achieved what we set out to do, supplying those within Australia without the access to literature that we take for granted. As I stood in that warehouse, surrounded by thousands of books - all i could think of was Liesel from the book thief, and how much she would have given to see so many books - hopefully we have given the Liesel's within Australia a chance similar to that which she got upon entering the Mayor's house.</div>
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On a final note, this week in Australia is known as reconciliation week. The anniversary of the week in which the 1967 referendum was passed, allowing Aboriginal people to finally be counted in the census, the Mabo Case, one of the first successful fights for land rights in Australia's history, and also a time of year that we remember the national apology promise made by Kevin Rudd in 2008. This is a week where people around the continent are encouraged to consider the vast indigenous population within Australia - and the wrongs that were done in our past. It is a chance to right old wrongs and seek a better future. What a fitting time in which to donate 6,899 of the books we collected, to reducing the education gap in Australia through the ALNF's 'Share a Book Endeavor'. I encourage you all to consider the implications of reconciliation this week and help our beautiful country move toward this better future.</div>
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It naturally took a lot of time for the idea to sink in, that we were actually doing enough good that what we had to say could be beneficial to others. As far back as I can remember, guest speakers have always been such interesting and amazing people, to be one myself seemed obscene and rather ridiculous.<br />
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The more I got to know Ruth, the co-founder of this charity, the more I began to understand the areas in which our charities met middle ground and what made what I had to say relevant to their aims. Kids Giving Back was started by Ruth and Carole under the same philosophy that we had started The Deluminators with, that they wanted people - especially the next generation - to understand that what they did could directly help people in need. That they have the power to do good, outside of a gold coin donation. In the years since they begun, Kids Giving Back has run many different events, they organise family trips to volunteer abroad, hold book drives and many other endeavors. The event however, that I had the honour to speak at, is known as 'Cook for Good'.<br />
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Cook for Good is an event that Kids Giving Back holds regularly at the 'Big Kitchen' in Bondi - where young kids / teenagers / their families come in and spend the day cooking and packaging meals for the homeless. They then go out and give the meals directly to homeless shelters and places in need. The recipients of Sunday 25th May's meals were:<br />
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• <b>Wayside Chapel Cafe</b> provides low cost meals and beverages to the homeless and other community members. While the Cafe's meals are not free, they are extremely affordable. This is consistent with the Wayside philosophy of a <i>hand up</i> rather than a <i>handout</i>. <a href="http://www.thewaysidechapel.com/nomad-cafe.php" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.thewaysidechapel.<wbr></wbr>com/nomad-cafe.php</a></div>
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• <b>Jewish House</b>, a non-denominational safe haven open to any member of the public in need. Jewish House assists in a wide range of circumstances, ranging from someone requiring a counselling session to requiring a bed and a roof over their head. <a href="http://www.jewishhouse.org.au/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.jewishhouse.<wbr></wbr>org.au/</a></div>
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• <b>Oasis<span style="color: #040704;"> </span>Youth Support Network</b> provides a place of safety and care where young people can find refuge in the inner city. <a href="http://salvos.org.au/oasis/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://salvos.org.au/<wbr></wbr>oasis/</a></div>
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Due to the amazing work that this organisation does, it was with some nerves that I addressed the group of teenagers and their families and told them of what The Deluminators does, of the power of the written word and its ability to translate to the real world.<br />
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Thank you so much to Ruth and everyone who attended Cook for Good on May 25. It was an amazing experience and I am so thankful for this incredible opportunity<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09552076007393139849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890894076422571232.post-28157398369189864392014-05-09T20:16:00.003-07:002014-05-27T20:09:41.571-07:00Thank you Cronulla HighOne of the most amazing and rewarding parts of running such a wide and multi-faceted campaign such as Accio Books is the opportunity to get involved with people who you otherwise, never would have been in contact with.<br />
It is with immense pride that I thank Cronulla High School for their wonderful role in our collection. It is amazing to have student and faculty alike, joining together in our cause. This book drive truly will change lives. Our aim from the start was to supply books to remote indigenous, refugee and marginalised communities in Australia so that everyone within our country can have the same chance at an education and a chance to better themselves. How fitting is it then, that schools such as Cronulla high, band together for our common goal of education.<br />
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We are at Cronulla High School and recently participated in the HPA's The Deluminators' Book Drive. Sian, year 8, writes: I<i> personally was surprised at the effort put in by students, parents and teachers. The enthusiasm of all the participated was astounding. I'd like to thank my teachers and the school for bringing this opportunity to our school. This was a great experience for all involved, as in total Cronulla High donated 407 books. These books covered all ages from bedtime stories to five hundred page biographies.</i><br />
<i>I loved the experience of participating in the book drive as well as counting all the books, seeing what people had donated and taking photos as the collection progressed.</i><br />
Kirra, year 8, writes: <i>This is a great program, which I hope has collected lots of books for the people who need them. Thanks to all in our school that put in load of effort to make the book drive a success.</i><br />
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Our book drive is in its final stages. I am truly honoured to have spent so much time with such committed people during this campaign.<br />
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By this point in the establishment of the chapter I am unsure exactly who you are, and though I assume you are simply other Deluminators members curious as to how i will report the things you already know are happening - I am holding out for the off-chance of someone completely new reading this post and being interested by what I am saying.<br />
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When we first begun planning for Accio Books, one of my original thoughts was to bring the book drive to my school. I have watched over the years as countless fundraisers have been implemented by various Houses or SRC committees - all aimed at raising money, and frankly that annoyed me.<br />
Whilst the essential foundation behind a charity is often the gathering of money, the inability for these campaigns to connect with the actual reason that they were collecting money baffled me. It was simply a case of taking $2 out of our school accounts and letting us wear mufti...without anyone being much aware of the process.<br />
Going all the way back to December last year, this is why I wanted to start a Sydney Chapter. I have always known that I wanted a chance to imagine better for the world, and try and improve the standards of living for so many, yet I never connected with any school campaign because people simply didn't want to know...because it didn't affect them. After three years of struggling with this idea, I came across the HPA and it is everything I could have dreamed it would be. We are not just a group of Harry Potter Nerds with free time. We are a demographic of people who legitimately care about the issues we are fighting for. Yet at the same time we are using a medium through which more young people can feel passionate - and understand the achievements and goals of our endeavours.<br />
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So obviously, nothing gave me greater pleasure than being able to approach my new Head of School and ask him if I could bring Accio book to Barker. With slight apprehension that he would think it was some sort of joke, i waited. The response I received could not have been better. I was given permission for 9 speeches in assemblies from K-12 over the course of the week. The front page of the School Newsletter was dedicated to me and the book drive. And 3 different rooms around the school were left for me to set up collection points.<br />
(Though there was a slight problem when i fell sick for the last two days of the week and had to find friends to fill in for 3 speeches - thank you to all those amazing people for stepping up with only a script and a vague idea of your friends nerdy charity)<br />
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Now here I am, sitting two weeks later surrounded by a pile of books higher than my seated head. And more than half of them are from Barker alone.<br />
In my four years at this school, never have i felt more proud of my peers or my friends for making such a conscious effort to help out people in need.<br />
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946 Books!!!!!<br />
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And that is not including all the people that have told me they are bringing in more books next term, or that they had too many books to bring into school in one day, so they will drop them at my house.<br />
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Though actually getting all the books from the school was a struggle. I didn't exactly think through the logistics beforehand and only brought 5 suitcases. A problem that wasn't helped by the fact that it was bucketing rain and my mother has a bad back and so couldn't help.<br />
An hour and a half - a very sore neck from holding an umbrella beneath my chin - and a car boot-ful later. All the books were safe and dry.<br />
I met up with Zoe back at home, who helped me count all the books - we counted out around 800. And after I had left home to go out that night and Zoe had already made a facebook status, she uncovered another suitcase. Oh well - at least it's more books.<br />
Thank you to everyone who donated from Barker, you are all amazing!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09552076007393139849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890894076422571232.post-24566760110580809952014-03-21T17:02:00.003-07:002014-05-27T20:15:18.446-07:00Summoning 2,000 BooksWe are only a few days away from the launch of 'The Deluminator's' First <i>Accio Books</i> drive.<br />We have cemented links with the 'Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation', our charity of choice who will be receiving all of our Book donations. The ALNF's 'Share a Book' endeavour allows our books to be sent to different indigenous community libraries throughout Australia where they are shared with the people, in an attempt to bridge the literacy gap in Australia.<br />
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We all know how important literacy is, and thanks to the generous offer of a rumpus room in Turramurra - we now have a location in which to store and sort all of these incredibly beneficial books.<br />
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We are in the process of organising collection points situated all across Sydney, in Schools, Preschools, Synagogues, Churches and Workplaces as well as flyers in local shopping centres and Universities.<br />Our goal to reach 2,000 + books by the end of April is becoming a more solid reality thanks to all the effort everyone has put in.<br />What a great way to kick off what will hopefully be a long run for the deluminators<br />
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Unicorn Blood drive is quietly working away back stage, with a group of Deluminators going in to give blood next week.<br />Care of Magical Creatures Pound day is also very close to being a reality thanks to our Chapter Organiser, Alice<br />The Dobby Project (A knitting event) has also been taken up by the amazing Sasha in order to supply clothing to the homeless and to disadvantaged people throughout the cold months of the year<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09552076007393139849noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890894076422571232.post-32711746759627319002014-03-01T23:36:00.001-08:002014-05-29T03:35:02.777-07:00Let the light begin<span style="background-color: #444444; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 16.309091567993164px;">What an amazing meeting!!! Planning the Accio Books Campaign and the Unicorn Blood Drive with our incredible team. Amazing new logo design by one of our very talented chapter members - can't wait to start using it to advertise our chapter - maybe even chapter t-shirts?? New positions given out (our media representative, now formally known as The Mad Cow) and looking forward to Care of Magical Creatures Day. Information about all these events and campaigns coming soon!!!</span><br />
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After all the planning and recruiting of the past month, our interest meeting has now come and gone...and what a turnout. It was great to meet many of those who had expressed interest in becoming a Deluminator - and we are looking forward to meeting the rest that couldn't come today.<br />
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It seemed that nerdfighteria was smiling down on us when Hank Green appeared on the giant TV screen above our meeting place halfway through the meeting. Talk quickly turned to vlogbrothers and John Green following this excitement.</div>
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Though we spent a fair deal of the morning discussing Harry Potter and our favourite fiction, there were even tears as the conversation went on to discuss Molly Weasley and her love for her children and Harry - we eventually got on to discuss the Harry Potter Alliance and what we aim to do as a chapter. With more members, our ideas are growing in number and complexity and we are looking forward to meeting the rest of the chapter and starting to plan our first campaign. Whether it be a unicorn blood drive, an apparating library, a care of magical creatures pound day...we dont know yet. But no matter, we now know we are finally making our own steps to fight world suck.</div>
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That's all for now<br />
Feeling very accomplished and excited - Sean, Sasha and Zoe<br />
We solemnly swear, that we are deluminators<br />
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We are looking for all people of all ages, no matter how insignificant and powerless you may feel....Wasn't Harry 17 when he defeated the most powerful dark wizard of all time? Wasn't Katniss 16 when she begun a rebellion that overthrew the capitol?<br />
Watch our promotional video, like it and us on facebook, share it with your friends and most importantly....LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT TO JOIN!<br />
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