Cate the charity crafts lady
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Non-Profit |
| Occupation | Craftsperson, charity fundraiser, volunteer worker |
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Introduction | I love to raise funds for charity by making and selling my craftwork and love to help others to do so as well. I am a CWA (Country Womens Association) member which is like the Womens Institute in Britain. I am the President at my local branch and was Treasurer the previous three years. I'm the webmaster of my CWA group, which incorporates five branches. I have a number of years of scientific training under my belt ie Chemistry and Aquatic Biology formally, but informally much more. I run "Crafters for Charity", a group where members donate their crafts for me to sell with ALL the proceeds going to charity, currently to The Fred Hollows Foundation, www.hollows.org but also we've also donated funds to American Red Cross, Unicef and Habitat for Humanity. We've now raised $70,000+ for charity since our small beginnings in the year 2000. Click on "My Web Page" in my Profile info for more about "Crafters for Charity" through our "Crafters for Charity" e-mail list with Yahoo!-Groups. |
| Interests | crochet, beading, knitting, cardmaking, computer art, the natural world, plants, wildlife, science, charity fundraising, craft markets, crafts, Australia, cricket, bush walking, Country Womens Association of Victoria, my nephews and nieces, crafting with children. |
| Favorite Movies | Action, adventure, comedy, some sci-fi, Star Wars, Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones, Will Smith, Katherine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, Judy Davis, Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp, and lots more. |
| Favorite Music | Classical, jazz, rhythm and blues, rock, hard rock, Hip Hop and lots more. |
| Favorite Books | I've read alot of craft books, lol, This summer I have reread Tolkien's, Hobbit, and Richard Bach's "One" plus a few new books including "Hello from the Gillespies" a book by an Australian author which I loved. |
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