OzHarvest is a non-profit organization that collects excess food from restaurants/events and…read moredelivers to people in need. I have been a volunteer with OzHarvest for a couple of months and I am loving it ! Everyone I met through my volunteering is cool, funny, full of love and warmth. Lisa & team do a great job in organizing various events to promote OzHarvest or rescuing more food :) The process to becoming a volunteer is simple. Just click on their website, contact them. Lisa will invite you to their office for a quick chat, fill up a simple form and you are good to go !

This was not my experience, but that of my Partner, and he came home so ebullient, I have sat him…read moredown and made intensive enquiries about his Corporate experience with them. He gave it a hands down 10 stars out of 5! Mal and his team had organised a three day conference, and they wanted to finish on a high note. They decided that volunteering would provide that outlet. One of the experiences Oz Harvest offer, is, for groups or Corporations to pay $175.00 (+ GST) a head to have a three hour cooking and tasting experience. The group of 24 people showed up and were divided into teams, each team was assigned a chef, who instructed them in hygiene, basic knife skills, basic commercial kitchen skills ("Hot Behind" no knives in the sink, etc.) Each team had a different menu to cook. A team may have 1 to 4 dishes to prepare over a three hour period, using ingredients that would otherwise have been put to waste, but will now be distributed to the homeless. (Pretty cool, Huh?) Mal said that there was a huge amount of laughter and camaraderie generated during the experience, and they prepared about 250 meals that afternoon. They also got to sample what they had made once they had finished. They kept the apron that they were given, and most people bought the Oz Harvest Cook Book, that has recipes from just about every Chef and Celebrity Chef you have ever heard of. I know I said I did not need another cook book, ever, but I am so glad Mal's colleague gave him one! The purchase of the book provides 120 meals. (Go on..Jump on the website and buy one, you know you want to!) Mal said it was one of the most thoroughly "Feel Good" things he has ever done in a team building exercise. I would encourage any of you to suggest this activity if you ever have input into Team Building activities. Obviously, of course, you can just volunteer for all other sorts of things, that do not require you paying anything!

This is a fun class for those who thought they couldn't meditate. I've been going to classes for…read morethe past to months & every class is different offer unique tools to leave to relax & relieve stress. We Learn breathing exercises, simple Visualisation & affirmations to help lead a more peaceful life. Great friendly teachers in an intimate & cosy atmosphere!