Already a great ‘doer’ in her everyday life, Liz tells us how she used her love of crafts to take on the challenge of knitting, sewing, and stitching her way through two months of ‘All made up’! Continue reading
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The Dunwich Dynamo – A First Timer’s Story
Last Saturday I did an all-nighter, staying up until 10am after an intense night of fun. We’d started the evening in London Fields and the party was huge – roughly 2,000 of us. However, instead of standing in the usual midst of thrift-shop-mannequin hipsters, my fellow comrades were each equipped with energy bars, a helmet, attire varying in degrees of appropriateness, and a bike. Continue reading
A BIG Green Week
The bathtub, the bikes, the cafetiere, the buzz of busy brains, and the odd wingback chair…
Thirty-three Wadeston Street may not be the most conventional office, but the inside space hums with activity, and none more so than from The DoNation desks! Continue reading
From Greenwich to Santiago
On Tuesday 25th June, 2013, Sila Sobrado will leave her London home to embark on an 11 week, (76 days in total), 1977km walking expedition, and needs all you Doers to pledge your DoAction support! Continue reading
Embracing spring veg
The lovely Kirsty pledged not one, but two DoActions to lower her impact on the environment. She even managed to persuade her family that meat-free meals can be pretty tasty. Continue reading
Splashing about with sustainable fish
It’s not always easy being a conscientious shopper. And for those of us who have pledged Fish Food, sustainable fish shopping can be a murky underwater minefield. Mackerel is sustainable, right? Well, actually, it’s not so sustainable anymore. And never EVER buy cod. Except sometimes that’s ok too. Continue reading
Fishing for fitness come rain or shine
The Strongman Run is notoriously tough. Climbing five metre obstacles, swimming through freezing cold pools, running through live electricity cables and wading through mud are just some of the delightful tasks that the lovely FishingForFitness are going to have to contend with. We caught up with them to find out how the training is going. Continue reading
Vegging out for Climate Change
Aoife lets us know how her quest to cut down her meat intake went…and how people’s faces looked when she explained she was doing it for climate change, not animal rights! Continue reading
Lexy Does Fantastic unplastic
Lexy determinedly pledged Fantastic unplastic while her friend Nick peddled his way across Australia. Read on to find out how her pledge helped her overcome her shyness, meet the milkman and change her habits for good… Continue reading
Interview with a Doer: Shem
Shem’s impressive training regime has inspired friends and family to take on some pretty exciting pledges – even a website for Start Sharing. He tells us how The DoNation has engaged his supporters to change their habits and how he fuels his training with peanut butter granola bars and tasty-sounding halloumi bread… Continue reading
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