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CategoryA collection of our favourite Awesome Foundation funded projects from Newcastle and around the world. Awesome Newcastle is a chapter of The Awesome Foundation. The Awesome Foundation was created in 2009 and has provided over $2.2m in grants via 114 chapters in 26 countries.
Awesome Newcastle March is friends, fashion and fundraising
Last night another spectacular Awesome Newcastle came and went in the Young Street Hotel in Carrington. We munched and mingled in the Pool Room, welcoming back some familiar guest board members including Adrienne Donnelly of Organised By Adrienne and Alex Brennan of Hunter iF. First time guest board dog Wolfgang also..
EOY Awesome Newcastle is family and friends!
Last night we celebrated our final Awesome Newcastle of the year, this time at a sweet new venue for us, The Young Street Hotel. It was a fab location and vibe in their inviting beer garden. As this was an End- Of-Year Awesome Newcastle, we brought back three our fantastic finalists from the year, and we also brought..
Chatter and Cheer! Awesome Newcastle October
Last night the Awesome Newcastle crew returned to The Edwards for great drinks and fantastic ideas from the community. We welcomed five guest board members including returning Claire Wheeler (and previous Awesome Newcastle winner) of Kid Biz Academy and media and comms professional Chad Bennet. This month we had thre..
Awesome September is Sentimental
It felt like new beginnings and yet also sweet nostalgia as our board gathered for the first time in many years in The Edwards Beer Garden last night for Awesome Newcastle. Prior to the tragic fire, The Edwards was a regular go-to location for many special Awesome Newcastles. It’s nice to return again.
We welcomed..
Awesome Newcastle June is joyous and juicy!
Last night’s Awesome Newcastle warmed our hearts yet again. We all arrived at The Criterion Hotel in Carrington to have a few drinks and learn about great ideas and people in the community.
We welcomed three guest board members. Mel Histon of Got Your Back Sista returned for another round of Awesome, and first tim..
Awesome Newcastle April is Sports, Science and Stories
April’s Awesome Newcastle went off without a hitch last night at the Criterion, a cheerful catchup before the Easter holiday. It was a special evening as we welcomed Lauren Devine on as a permanent board member! Lauren’s been a guest member for Awesome Newcastle many times, and we are stoked to have her on full time…
November Awesome is Open-To-The-Public
Last night we were thrilled to host our end-of-year Awesome Newcastle in the Criterion’s Main Bar. As is tradition, for the last Awesome Newcastle of the year we bring back three outstanding finalists and ask them to pitch again. We also open the night up to the public, so they can watch the fun and see how it’s done..
Awesome October Parties and Persists
It was a rainy start to a strange but stellar Awesome Newcastle at the Criterion last night in Carrington. We were down a few board members (and hundred bucks).* We had a finalist bail at the last minute, but we are grassroots group and we persevere regardless.
We welcomed one wonderful guest board member to Aweso..
Awesome September is full of joy
We had an absolute ball last night at the Criterion in Carrington for September’s Awesome Newcastle. We welcomed all our generous board members and fabulous finalists and enjoyed each other’s wonderful company.
Last night our guest board members included: Matt Field of Music People, Maria Jose of Art Thinking, marke..
Awesome August is Amazing
Last week we gathered together again at The Criterion to give away another round of no-strings-attached cash, $1000 to be exact.
This month we were thrilled welcomed three guest board members, James MacDonald of NewyTechPeople, Scott McShane of Life Without Barriers and Mel Histon, Got Your Back Sista.
We had thre..