by John Freund, CM | Sep 4, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A creative idea from Australia – St Vincent de Paul Society’s online tool can help households save up to $700 off annual electricity bills. HOUSEHOLDERS can save up to $700 a year on their electricity and gas bills by using a new online tool to select the...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 13, 2013 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
Young people from St William’s Parish, Grovely, will each wear at least one item bought from St Vincent de Paul Society stores to a formal dinner at the end of August. The idea of a Vinnies Vamp Up dinner surfaced at the InsideOut 2013 youth retreat at Camp...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 9, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A paper mache homeless man highlights plight of homeless in Australia during Homeless Person’s Week. The scene caught the eye of passers-by and made them think!The following story by John Gass from the Australian site My Daily News Meradith Callan of Tomewin...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 30, 2013 | Vincentian Family
According to AD News St Vincent de Paul, Unilever top Global Effies Index. In doing so it finds itself in some very elite company. Unilever is the most effective marketer in Australia while St Vincent de Paul Society is the most effective brand, according to the 2013...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 23, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Would you believe that 1,110 CEO’s slept out in the cold and raised 5.3 million dollars to accompany the more than 50,000 homeless women and 25,000 youth under the age of 18 as they struggle to make the journey out of homelessness. Well, it is a fact of the 2013...