Pink Ribbon Breakfast Campaign 2017
This October, come together with friends, family or colleagues and raise funds for life-changing breast cancer research – the best way to stop breast cancer taking the people we love.
Get involved this October by:
For more information, visit: https://pinkribbonbreakfast.gofundraise.com.au/
National Safe Work Month is held in October each year. It aims to build awareness of work health and safety and encourage discussion about the importance of WHS issues.
Since Safe Work Australia’s inception, there has been a steady decline in the rate of work-related fatalities and workers’ compensation claims. However, its still long way to go. There’s still work to be done.
Get involved this October by:
For more information, visit: https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/news-and-events/news/national-safe-work-month
Girls’ Night In is a fun, simple way for women to raise funds and awareness for women’s cancer research, prevention programs and support services while getting together with friends.
Around 65 women are diagnosed with a breast or gynaecological cancer in Australia… Every. Single. Day.
Get involved this October by:
For more information: https://www.girlsnightin.com.au/
Liptember is a campaign dedicated to educating the community on women’s mental health whilst raising funds towards specific women’s mental health research and support programs.
“Gender differences occur particularly in the rates of common mental disorders – depression, anxiety and somatic complaints. Unipolar depression, predicted to be the second leading cause of global disability burden by 2020, is twice as common in women.”
Get involved this September by:
For more information, visit: https://www.liptember.com.au/
World Alzheimer’s Day, September 21st of each year, is a day on which Alzheimer’s organizations around the world concentrate their efforts on raising awareness about Alzheimer’s and dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, a group of disorders that impairs mental functioning.
“Dementia is a type of Alzheimer’s disease. Currently, there are more than 413,106 Australians living with dementia which is the second leading cause of death!”
Be a part this September by:
For more information, visit: https://www.worldalzmonth.org/
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia is asking Australia to get involved and help create awareness and raise the much needed funds to help in the fight against prostate cancer.
“Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men in Australia with 20,000 diagnosis and close to 3,300 deaths each year.”
Become a part this September by:
For more information, visit: http://www.prostate.org.au/get-involved/events/find-an-event/prostate-cancer-awareness-month-2017/
Big Heart Appeal is an initiative to target heart disease in Australia. Heart disease is the number one killer of Australians. The Heart Foundation is leading the fight against heart disease, but they need your help.
“Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the term used for heart, stroke and blood vessel diseases. It’s the leading cause of death in Australia with 45,600 deaths in Australia in 2011.”
Get involved this September by:
For more information, visit: https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/campaigns/big-heart-appeal
This World Suicide Prevention Day is an initiative to take a minute to change lives with as many suicide prevention awareness raising events as possible being held in Australia on or around World Suicide Prevention Day.
“The World Health Organization estimates that over 800,000 people die by suicide each year – that’s one person every 40 seconds.”
Participate this September by:
For more information, visit: http://wspd.org.au/
White Balloon Day is Australia’s largest campaign dedicated to preventing child sexual assault. Now in its 21st year, White Balloon Day unites communities, businesses, schools and organisations annually to break the silence on child sexual assault and make a commitment to protecting Aussie kids.
“A shocking statistic that equates to 1 in 5 Aussie kids suffering some form of sexual assault before their 18th birthday.”
Get involved this White Balloon Day:
For more information, visit: https://whiteballoonday.com.au/
Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week (5 – 11 September) is a national campaign that aims to create a more inclusive and accessible community for everyone. We’re raising awareness about what it means to have a spinal cord injury – and that people who have a spinal cord injury are involved in all aspects of life and are contributing to the community in so many different ways.
“Around 12,000 people in Australia today have a spinal cord injury (SCI).”
Get involved this September by:
For more information, visit: https://www.sciaw.com.au/