Jason Hulbert: St Vinnies - Wood for Good

St Vinnies runs many initiatives around Victoria (and Australia wide), one of which I am involved with which is the famous "Soup Van". Every night the Vans go out no matter what the weather to feed the less fortunate on the streets, in the boarding houses and in some housing commission flats.  There are multiple teams across the state servicing different designated areas/regions. What many do not see (or are aware of) is the army behind the scenes prepping the food for the van teams, keeping records and ordering the stocks and run the organisation itself like a well organised machine.  However, like many charities, it not only relies on the volunteers to provide the human resources, it also relies on money either by way of donations, charity events or via its retail arm.

Winter is a time where many people may buy wood for their log burner to keep warm. St Vinnies has come up with a novel way to not only sell a product that keeps you warm from re-purposing wood off cuts, but also help it run its various programs around Victoria from profits made. 

Completely natural - made from Radiata Pine and Victorian Ash Hardwood waste timber that would otherwise end up in landfills, saving trees from unnecessary felling

In this episode I talk to Jason Hulbert (VIC BDM of St Vinnies) about what this initiative is and why you too should consider buying Wood for Good.

Also the promo link attached…