Volunteer Opportunity!

Exciting news everybody! Cue the trumpets! Raise the flags! Huzzah!
Alright, there's a volunteering opportunity available which I think netball fans will absolutely LOVE :)

Now I've posted about Beyondblue before, but I'll just tell you a little about them. You all know that this blog, is something Lindy and I started because after seeing so many people around us believe in the worst, we wanted them to believe in the best. It didn't matter if they were close friends or strangers, we wanted to raise self-esteem, raise hopes and raise some smiles! I don't know if we've achieved that yet, but Beyondblue definitely has. It is a charity group that is involved with helping people overcome depression, but they also prepare friends of those suffering from this illness on what to do.

Maybe we overlook depression sometimes in favour of more serious illnesses like cancer, but the truth is depression hurts just as many people - and like cancer, depression can kill. Even worse, it's so easy to hide that you never know who is in pain and who isn't. It could be affecting one of your close friends right at this moment - how scary is that?

Although this isn't a superhero, lifesaving event, if anything, Lindy and I have learnt that it's the little things that eventually count! So here's the lowdown from Sam Walker, event coordinator for Beyondblue:

"Through our partnership with Netball Australia beyondblue is lucky enough to be involved with the 2011 Netball Festival of the Stars & Round 6 match between NSW Swifts & Queensland Firebirds in Sydney on Sunday 20th March 2011.

Netball’s Festival of Stars is a fun and exciting family event that features a celebrity charity match. The event is a joint venture by Network Ten and ANZ Championship and will be held at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre on Sunday 20 March 2011. Netball’s Festival of Stars will again raise funds and awareness for beyondblue and National Breast Cancer Foundation. Network Ten Commentator Luke Darcy will captain the beyondblue team and the game will be broadcast on ONE. This will be followed by the state versus state battle as the NSW Swifts take on the Queensland Firebirds.
 
beyondblue will be utilising this association to hand out resources to the large crowds expected to attend the event and further promote our message and awareness to this key audience.

We are currently looking for 6 volunteers to help for a 4hr shift. Each volunteer will be given a ticket to watch this expected sold out event after they finish their role."

So if you have a love for netball, want to help out and spread Beyondblue's message and are free on the 20th of March (Year 12's you are FORBIDDEN TO GO as it is the day before exams start!) , email us at happinessequalsbracket@gmail.com  before Sunday and I'll forward you all the details you need!

Always remember, Happiness Equals Bracket =)