
For every coffee and cupcake sold at Alowishus Delicious today $1 will be donated to Cafesmart to support Street Smart β Action against Homelessness.
Staff will be dressed in yellow to mark the event and manager Amy Baldwin said it wasnβt the first time theyβd be taking part.
βWe have done it for a while,β Amy said.
βIt kind of complements our pay it forward program we do where our customers can pay forward a sandwich for someone who is in need.
βWe heard of it quite a fair few years ago and we thought it was really cool.β
In previous years the funds raised in Bundaberg were given to Edon Place for hygiene packs for local women who had experienced domestic violence.
Alowishus Delicious is participating for the eighth year in a row and is encouraging the community to get on board and grab a coffee or a hot drink this Friday.
This year for CafΓ© Smart Alowishus will be:
β’ Contributing $1 for every hot drink they sell on the day, and encouraging customers to match the donation with a dollar of their own.
β’ Staff will be dressing up in yellow for the day
β’ Delicious yellow cupcakes will be for sale and a $1 donation will be made for each one sold.
Alowishusβs social media photos have been used in much of Cafesmartβs print and online promotional material.
They even won a prize in the photo competition in 2017. You can see a sample here.
StreetSmart Australia CEO Adam Robinson said one in every 200 people in Australia were homeless.
βMost people want to do something about it, and to help people that are struggling in their own community,β Mr Robinson said.
βCafeSmart is really a grassroots movement that is giving people a vehicle to effect some change and positively impact peopleβs lives.β
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