Many organisations would love to find ways to help people in need but don’t know where to start. Here’s a cracker of an idea to get your team helping others!

thevenueshop.com | Ultimate Conferences + Events has teamed with an Australian charity, the m.a.d.woman foundation, which can offer special events to enable teams to build stronger relationships with each other while making a difference to the community.

Your team will be able to help brighten the lives of people doing it tough with special m.a.d.woman hands-on Christmas for a Cause activities – it’s a great activity for mid-year Christmas in July events as well as towards the end of the year.

Participants can choose from a variety of activities, including making Christmas crackers, gifts and cards, all while using a variety of materials, including many rescued before going to landfill.

You’ll help put smiles on the faces of people who often don’t have much to smile about when the festive season comes about.

The m.a.d.woman team also offers a range of other hands-on unique socially responsible corporate team building activities to support people doing it tough that can run throughout the year.

m.a.d.woman projects have seen more than 7500 people help around 300,000 others. From small groups to large teams, m.a.d.woman events connect people with each other and with their communities, helping people and projects in need.

These events are a great way to combine helping others with social events and create opportunities for teams to find ways of working together while providing tangible and meaningful outcomes.

thevenueshop.com | Ultimate Conferences + Events has recently, and very proud to have helped raise nearly $17,000 to support the work of the charity at the recent International Women’s Day Luncheon event for 300 people on 8 March in Melbourne.

If you would like to have your team make a difference, email sales@thevenueshop.com.au or call 1300 843 836.

About the m.a.d.woman foundation

The m.a.d.woman foundation helps support Australia’s most vulnerable and needy people. m.a.d.woman programs and projects support people experiencing homelessness, fleeing domestic violence, seeking asylum, facing physical and mental health issues, surviving natural disasters and more. The charity provides care packs to people facing social disadvantage, financial constraints or lack of access. These may include clothing, personal items or other gifts.

The charity creates opportunities for people to connect with each other and their communities while making a difference. It addresses issues such as social inclusion while creating tangible outcomes that positively impact society and the environment.

In seven years, m.a.d.woman has been joined by around 7500 people to help more than 300,000 people facing social, physical, mental or financial disadvantage.

Before gaining full charity status, m.a.d.woman was the winner of the National 2011 Telstra Business Award for being the most socially responsible business in Australia. Its Founder, Melina Schamroth, was also co-named 2009 RMIT Communicator of the Year with acclaimed human rights activist The Hon. Michael Kirby. Melina was named one of the 40 Most Inspiring Women over 40 in Australia by Prevention Magazine. She was also awarded The CEO Magazine Executive of the Year for Community Contribution.

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Contact: sales@thevenueshop.com.au or call 1300 843 836