Advent of Change
Alexandra Kinsey • 2 November 2019
Treat the world and save your teeth this advent!
Photo from Women and Home 2019.
We LOVE Advent of Change!
Before you ask, we are not being paid to say this, we just love it and want to spread the message.
They are non- profit with a mission- to create a fair, equal and sustainable world.
We bought the advent calendar
last year, and we are getting another one this year (when we get paid).
Nothing got us into the Christmas Spirit more than opening up a door and revealing the charity that you helped and what your money is doing.
Calendars are Eco friendly, plastic free, sustainable and recyclable.
There are FOUR different ones this year, one
for children
and a
standard one, every door donating 50p to the charity of that day; or there is a
premium one which donates £1 a day. There is now also a wall calendar which donates £1 a month. The final awesome one we have just seen is an accessible calendar in Braille!
They list the charities they support (i won't put spoilers here).
Go on- treat the world and save your teeth.
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