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Launceston Dentist Donates to Help Homeless Residents

July 5, 2016 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell Leave a Comment

Shekinah House co-founder Louise Cowan accepts a $500 donation from Prospect Family Dental owner Dr Bing Lee.

After opening its doors late last year, Prospect Family Dental is acknowledging the overwhelming support from the Launceston community by making a donation to a local homeless charity.

Over the past two months dental surgery owner Dr Bing Lee has been contributing a percentage of the business’s fees to a donation fund until it reached $500. He then used the power of the Launceston community to help him decide which charity to choose.

“Our Facebook page hit 1,000 likes in April and we wanted to thank our valued patients for their support so we decided to make a donation to our community’s favourite charity,” Dr Lee said.

How to Crowdfund Your Business

November 26, 2015 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell Leave a Comment

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I presented a workshop on crowdfunding for business for Business & Employment in Launceston last night and I wanted to share my slides and also the questions you must answer before you get started.

Once upon a time it was difficult to find the money needed to start a business or fund a project if you hadn’t saved it yourself or didn’t have an existing relationship with a bank.

So what other funding options are there if you want to get started in business but don’t have all the funds saved? There are no interest loans, like NILS, small business grants, funding and assistance from the government and crowdfunding.

You may have heard the term crowdfunding, especially in reference to people who are trying to raise money to share their project or business with the world, and wondered how it might work for you.

Launceston Woman Raises Thousands for Breast Cancer Research

October 16, 2015 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell Leave a Comment

In just over two weeks Trevallyn resident Johanna Baker-Dowdell will be swapping the rocky terrain of Cataract Gorge for the Lares trek en route to Machu Picchu to raise money for breast cancer research.

Johanna, 40, and her friend Annalisa Holmes, 44, have been training and fundraising for most of this year for Trek Towards a Cure in Peru this November.

“It’s hard to believe that after almost eight months of training, planning and fundraising we’re so close to leaving now,” Johanna said.

Launceston Screening of Overfed & Undernourished for Breast Cancer Research

June 11, 2015 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell Leave a Comment

Two Launceston residents are bringing groundbreaking film Overfed & Undernourished to town as a fundraising event for NBCF (National Breast Cancer Foundation) on June 22.

Overfed & Undernourished follows overweight boy Liam as he works with his aunt and uncle (executive producers and Queensland chiropractors Anthony and Kate Golle) to turn his health around and regain his zest for life after family tragedy.

Juice Plus co-owner Celine Egan, from Blackstone Heights, is hosting the film screening to help Trevallyn resident Johanna Baker-Dowdell and her friend Annalisa Holmes reach their fundraising goal for Trek Towards a Cure in Peru this November.

Launceston Business Women Raise Awareness of Ovarian Cancer with Morning Teal Event

February 6, 2015 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell Leave a Comment

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Launceston-based women’s business networking group Empowered Mums is honouring two women with ovarian cancer and raising funds and awareness about the disease with a special event next week during Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

Two members of Launceston Empowered Mums Business Network have been touched by ovarian cancer through their mothers. It is more common than many realise, with 1,4001 women diagnosed with ovarian cancer and more than 1000 of those dying from the disease each year.

Empowered Mums’ Morning Teal event will be held on Wednesday, February 11, between 10am and 12pm at the Tailrace Centre, Riverside.

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Help Lockyer Valley Flood Victims Reach for the Stars

February 17, 2011 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell Leave a Comment

“Only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars.” ~ Persian Proverb

Weeks after the floods that devastated Queensland’s Lockyer Valley, residents are finding the strength to look up to see the stars, not look down towards the mud, buoyed by the support of their families, friends and strangers who have banded together to help.

Launceston Dentist Donates to Help Homeless Residents

How to Crowdfund Your Business

Launceston Woman Raises Thousands for Breast Cancer Research

Launceston Screening of Overfed & Undernourished for Breast Cancer Research

Launceston Business Women Raise Awareness of Ovarian Cancer with Morning Teal Event

Help Lockyer Valley Flood Victims Reach for the Stars

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