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Win this beautiful ladies Amethyst & Diamond Gold Dress Ring

September 9, 2020 by Living Voice

Amethyst & Diamond Gold Dress Ring
Amethyst & Diamond Gold Dress Ring

$5 COULD HAVE THIS ON YOUR FINGER valued at $2,000

Win this beautiful ladies Amethyst & Diamond Gold Dress Ring. The prize comes with a Certified Certificate of Jewellery Valuation.

The raffle will be drawn in time for Christmas and would make a beautiful gift for someone you love!

Living Voice – Teen Organ Donor Awareness is a not-for-profit organisation educating teenagers and parents about organ donation.

We are pleased to announce the winner of the $2,000 Amethyst and Diamond Gold Cluster Ring is Kristie Tatton of Eastwood, NSW 2122, ticket number 466724.

Thank you for supporting the Living Voice – Teen Organ Donor Awareness 2020 Fundraiser

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Teenagers and Technology

December 4, 2019 by Living Voice

Depending on your interests and desires, the internet can be a blessing or a curse. The internet was created as a collaboration tool, to make it easier to share information. This information highway, as we now call it, has plenty of things to do. Just like in the real world, the internet is a reflection of how people think and act. But is it time well spent?

The internet reflects the real world in a big way. Michio Kaku, a popular physicist, says that the internet does not change human behaviour. Most people understand this to mean that the way people are offline is the same way they are online. The thing about the internet is that it magnifies behaviour. It uses to be smaller groups of people making decisions, now it can be in the millions. Thinking of the internet this way as a teenager can bring up interesting ideas. One is that they can make many more friends. Another is that they can abuse people without fear of reprisals. The positive idea of making friends is good, but also shallow. The negative idea of being able to abuse others is not good and should be avoided.

For teenagers that feel like the internet controls them, this can be avoided, ironically, by using friends and family. A true friend is one that you can talk to about anything. They should be able to correct you, even if you are a teenager. The internet is a true time-killer if there is no worthy goal to accomplish. Life is made up of time. Spending hours swiping and swiping endless photos of the latest cat GIFs is not the best way to spend a life. YouTube videos of silly people can give a smile, but when it comes down to it, those same videos cost dearly in terms of life lost.

Teenagers think they will live for many more years. Fortunately, this is mostly true. Losing a day or an afternoon cruising the web seems like nothing to a young person who believes they have lots of years ahead. Yet thinking ahead can be a better plan. The internet has become a place where people meet, buy and sell, learn, and many of the other things that we use to do face to face. Yes, we have video calling now, but that can never take the place of going out to a restaurant with that same person. The internet is superficial when it comes to cultivating personal relationships. The real world is, well, real. The real world has no such limitations on growing a relationship or making a true friendship.

On the flip-side, the internet can be a great place to learn. Video games are one of the most popular things to do online these days. But video games are created by programmers. This is one of the most profitable jobs to learn these days. Learning to code along with the “big guys” is a great way to spend a day or longer. It provides a future, it provides direction. It makes good money as well.

Using the internet to enrich instead of to steal hours of life is a much better plan. Using the gaming example, why not create a gaming club that learns to code the next big multiplayer game? If two heads are better than one, then three or ten are even better. Creativity can flow between gamers who are also having good friendship. It could also end up changing the world for the better.

 

The best way to predict your future is to invent it.

Abraham Lincoln

Teenagers and Technology

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Living Voice – Teen Organ Donor Awareness Inc. Inaugural Dinner

November 29, 2019 by Living Voice

On November 14th, 2019, Living Voice – Teen Organ Donor Awareness Inc. held our Inaugural Fundraising Dinner at the Blue Mountains International Management Hotel School – Torrens University – Leura. The dinner was a great success raising $11,188.88 after costs.

The auction of the original Vote 1 Bill Heslop T-Shirt that was worn by Gabby Millgate’s character, Joanie Heslop, in the iconic Australian movie Muriel’s Wedding sold for $1,025 through Bid for Good on eBay for charities.

The funds raised from the dinner will allow us to continue to educate teenagers and parents about organ donation and encourage family conversation.

Today, only 8.1% of young adults between the ages of 16 and 25 are registered donors.

Thank you for your support

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Inaugural Dinner

June 4, 2019 by Living Voice

Living Voice - Art Competition 2019
Living Voice – Art Competition 2019

Living Voice – Teen Organ Donor Awareness Inc. inaugural dinner on Thursday 14th, November 2019 at the Blue Mt’s. International Hotel Management School at 1 Chamber Street,  LEURA NSW 2780

For further information contact teens@livingvoice.com.au

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Living Voice – Art Competition 2019

June 4, 2019 by Living Voice

Living Voice - Art Competition 2019
Living Voice – Art Competition 2019

The Living Voice Art Competition is free to enter and is open to artists aged 15 to 24.

Theme: Teen Organ Donation Awareness

You may create your artwork in any medium, but 100% of the work entered must be your own creativity and must be related to teen organ donor awareness. 

The winning artwork will replace the artwork on the home page of livingvoice.com.au

The winner of the final 30 entries selected will be announced at the Living Voice – Teen Organ Donor Awareness Inc. inaugural dinner on Thursday 14th, November 2019 at the  Blue Mt’s. International Hotel Management School at 1 Chamber Street,  LEURA NSW 2780

PLEASE NOTE: there is a limit of 100 entries.

To enter you must fill in the entry form to receive a number for your entry. Closing date for entry is October 1st, 2019

To view prize details and conditions of entry go to https://www.livingvoice.com.au/art-comp-2019/

For further information contact teens@livingvoice.com.au

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Winner of the Living Voice – Raffle

January 1, 2019 by Living Voice

The winner of the Living Voice – Teen Organ Donor Awareness Inc, the raffle was ticket number 39 held by Mrs. Roslyn Wade, LEURA, NSW 2780.

Roslyn won three nights luxury accommodation staying at the Riverside Post Office Boutique Accommodation on the Macleay River, Smithtown, NSW 2440

We wish to thank you for supporting the fundraiser that allows us to continue to educate teenagers about organ donation and the importance of sharing their wishes with their family.

President

Karen West

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