2018- My Year in Review

I am very happy with what me, my family and my community have done this year. It has been a great year. I have learned so many things, met so many wonderful people that help our wildlife, become more confident with my conservation talks, learned how to sew & set up a market stall to promote my cause and have had lots of fun along the way.  The people in my community are amazing- they are generous and willing to help when I have put out the call for things. This is just a quick summary of everything we have done this year. Thanks to my family & community for making this all possible.    Libby

                                   MY 2018 FUNDRAISING TALLY- $10,392.10                                                          Money donations made tally- $8,746.00  Money raised and spent for Goods tally- $1,749.40 
                                                                                                                                                 ($141.30 added from 2017 with $38.00 left to donate from 2018)

In 2018 I........
  • Shifted my focus back to fundraising for Koala Conservation/Rescue/Research/Rehabilitation
  • Started making my own items to sell including my custom t-shirts with my motto
    No Voice is too little
    No Hands are too small
    To Help SAVE OUR WILDLIFE
  • Hosted my first Wildlife Exhibition in my home town of Diamond Creek
  • Was awarded a Pride of Australia Award from News Corporation
  • Was featured as the face of the 2018 Pride of Australia Nominee campaign
  • Hosted my first online auction with All Creatures Great and Small raising $500 for the Adelaide Koala Hospital
  • Spoke at 2 Primary Schools about what I do
  • Arranged for Melbourne Water to come to my community and showcase the importance of litter in our creeks
  • Participated in Clean Up Australia Day
  • Planted trees and bushes in my community at a local reserve
  • Began my Roadside Campaign about injured or dead wildlife on our roads
    STOP - When Safe
    CALL- For help or advice
    CHECK- for a pouch or joey
    RESPECT - our wildlife
  • Had 4 local businesses selling my up-cycled shopping bags for me

    I continued to make and have made, rescue pouches which were once again sent all over Australia. I collected blankets, towels, sheets and cot blankets to create these and donated the towels. I collected groceries for wildlife to donate to shelters in need. I made rescue kits to sell to my community to encourage and prepare them to stop and check deceased wildlife.  I attended LOTS of markets, festivals and events where I spread my message on ways our community can help wildlife. 

    Groups I have donated money to:
  • Ian (a rescuer in the Grampians Vic) $50.00
  • Pam Turner from Wildwood $100.00
  • Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors $2,000.00
  • Adelaide Koala Hospital $500.00
  • Sydney Wildlife $176.00
  • Janet Murray- Macarthur Victoria $3,210.00 plus scales worth $350 and critical care worth $55
  • Dutch Thunder Wildlife Shelter- SAVE OUR KOALAS PROJECT $2,660.00 plus $50 to the shelter and $55 for critical care