Stuart Kettell raises money for the Macmillan Cancer Support, a group that offers patients help with every aspect of their lives after diagnosis. He has now completed his eighth charity fundraising event by climbing up Wales’ highest mountain, Mount Snowdon, all 3,560 feet of it , on his hands and knees while pushing a brussel sprout with his Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Charity’
Sweet charity
Tuesday, May 13th, 2014
New Zealanders rightly refuse to be awed by wealth. But just as we condemn the excesses of capitalism, so we should give credit to those who selflessly put their money to good use. They are opposite sides of the same coin. In any case, philanthropy is not the preserve of the very rich. On the Read more
Pope Francis prompts increased charitable giving in US
Tuesday, March 18th, 2014A US survey of donors to Catholic activities shows Pope Francis is prompting increased giving. Hispanic donors are the group most likely to have increased their giving. Continue reading
NZ second most giving country in world
Friday, December 6th, 2013New Zealand has been named the second most giving country in the world, largely thanks to more Kiwis giving up their time to help others. The results of the World Giving Index survey – organised by the UK-based Charities Aid Foundation – reveal that New Zealanders are second only in giving to Americans, and tied Read more
Advent: Good news for the poor?
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013
As Christians we are often heard complaining about the ‘commercialisation’ of Christmas. And yet most of us would admit that, despite the frenetic pull towards consumerism, there is also an underlying ‘good will’ effect at this time of year which is mindful of those less well-off and puts a human face on poverty. There will Read more
Catholic Trust helps Dunedin’s free Servants Health Centre
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013
A charitable trust operated by the Catholic church is making a small but useful contribution to Dunedin’s Servants Health Centre by paying for two part-time receptionists. The Servants Health Centre is providing a valuable service with a team of volunteers including GPs and practice nurses volunteering their services for free. GP and clinic founder John Arnold says Read more
With Pope Francis, will the Church become just another charity?
Friday, May 31st, 2013
In June 1973 Juan Perón, the 77-year-old former Argentinian president, came home to Buenos Aires from exile in Franco’s Spain after an absence of 18 years. That same year Father Jorge Bergoglio of the Society of Jesus became the head of Argentina’s Jesuits at the age of 36. One day he would become pope. Perón Read more
No papal bonus for Vatican employees
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013In a break with tradition, Pope Francis has decided not to issue the special bonus that Vatican employees normally receive when a new Pope is elected. Instead, the Pope who has said he wants a “poor Church, for the poor” has decided that extra money will be given to charity. In 2005, some 4000 Vatican Read more
Evangelisation is greatest work of charity, says Pope
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
The greatest work of charity is evangelisation, Pope Benedict XVI declares in his Lenten message for 2013, in which he cautions against the tendency to reduce the term “charity” to solidarity or simply humanitarian aid. Preaching the Gospel, the Pope says, is actually the greatest act of charity, since it involves “the highest and the Read more
Girls’ locks get the chop for charity
Friday, December 14th, 2012A group of girls have cut off their ponytails and donated their hair to a charity that will see their locks turned into wigs for women living with cancer. Ten students from St Mary’s Catholic school in Tauranga sat in front of their peers yesterday and had 20cm of their hair cut off for the Read more