September 2024 | Newsletter No.85 | #SmileyNews

International Day of Charity

by Cheyanne Bryan

Happy International Day of Charity and the first newsletter of September!

This day seeks to promote global solidarity, support for charitable causes, and increase social responsibility on a global scale, all things that we we drive for at Smiley News.

Charities around the world are helping to ease the hardship that many people experience and lessen the impact these things have on people's lives.

Share with us your favourite charities or better yet, find out ways you can help in your neighbourhood.

– Cheyanne Bryan, Editorial and Research Assistant (cheyanne@smileymovement.org)

Our top 5 positive news stories this week:

South Korean climate activists win case against government's "unconstitutional" climate goals.

16 types of insects have been approved by Singapore as food for humans.

Lego plans to make half of plastic bricks from renewable materials by 2026.

Textile material made from potato plants could offer the fashion industry a sustainable avenue.

Costal vegetation and kelp forests store more carbon than initially thought.

International day of charity with Leila Hashemi

Today is International Day of Charity, a day that is dear and near to us at Smiley News. We spoke to Leila Hashemi on changing trends and how to give back.

ChaChing introduces an easy way to give to charity

Digital shopping platform, ChaChing, is teaming up with Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity) to introduce a new in-app donation feature.

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Disabled activist Claire Lomas tragically passes away

Claire Lomas MBE, fundraiser, motivational speaker and former event horse rider has sadly passed away.

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"We want exclusivity" - Why ex-Paralympian, Sophia Warner created the Superhero Series Triathlon

“We don’t want inclusivity, we want exclusivity.” Sophia Warner tells Smiley News.

Recently Sophia Warner hosted the 2024 Superhero Series Triathlon event, an inclusive day event for people with disabilities. Over the course of the day, it featured three flexible challenges for participants to take part solo or in a team.

Sports have been a “running” theme in Sophia’s life, beginning in her early years, where she started off in community fitness groups, before progressing to championships and later to being a Team GB Paralympian in London 2012.

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