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Melinda J. Irvine

Melinda J. Irvine is an Australian copywriter, poet and blogger living between the Philippines and Australia. Mel is an adopted mum to Jerry, a little boy she met in 2015 while volunteering after Typhoon Yolanda. All the money she earns as a copywriter and from this website, get her one step closer to legally adopting Jerry plus helping other disadvantaged kids go to school.

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Category: Giving Back

giving back to the children.

Activism Children Giving Back

No Fixers Allowed

By Melinda J. Irvine9 September 20189 September 2018
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Activism Children Giving Back

Talking About Tuberculosis (TB)

By Melinda J. Irvine1 September 20181 September 2018
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Activism Giving Back

Everyday Ironies

By Melinda J. Irvine22 August 201822 August 2018
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Family Giving Back

Under the Mango Tree

By Melinda J. Irvine26 May 2018
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Children Giving Back

Ronalin’s Hat

By Melinda J. Irvine13 March 2018
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Children Giving Back

Here Kitty Kitty

By Melinda J. Irvine7 March 20187 March 2018
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Giving Back Parenting

A Little Boy and His Orange

By Melinda J. Irvine13 January 201813 January 2018
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My Favourite Photo of 2017

By Melinda J. Irvine3 January 20183 January 2018
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Family Giving Back Parenting

Adopting Jerry

By Melinda J. Irvine15 October 201718 October 2017
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Activism Environment Giving Back

Educating Disadvantaged Kids With ‘Chasing Coral’

By Melinda J. Irvine12 September 2017
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Replay: World Literacy Day Livestream

By Melinda J. Irvine10 September 20179 February 2018
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Activism Books Giving Back

Rehearsals Started for Literacy Day Celebrations

By Melinda J. Irvine4 September 20179 February 2018
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Books Giving Back Women

Join Us Live with Dr June Perkins and the Children of Botongon

By Melinda J. Irvine3 September 20174 September 2017
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World Literacy Day in Purok 4

By Melinda J. Irvine20 August 201721 August 2017
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Giving Back Little Poems Poetry

Panicked

By Melinda J. Irvine5 May 20179 May 2017
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Giving Back Parenting

The Greatest Place in the World

By Melinda J. Irvine24 January 201724 January 2017
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Her Dream of Medical School

By Melinda J. Irvine6 November 20162 December 2016
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Forty-one Kids

By Melinda J. Irvine22 October 20169 February 2018
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Activism Giving Back

How to keep kids safe from harm?

By Melinda J. Irvine27 September 201629 September 2018
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Books Giving Back

The Poetry of Ink

By Melinda J. Irvine12 August 201612 August 2016
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What are those ladies laughing at?

By Melinda J. Irvine9 August 20169 August 2016
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Giving Back Poetry Verse

The Land of Birthdays

By Melinda J. Irvine5 August 201612 August 2016
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Happy Birthday Baby Roseann

By Melinda J. Irvine5 May 20165 August 2016
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this is why i own a TV

By Melinda J. Irvine8 April 201613 October 2016
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Art Giving Back

Please don’t throw your garbage into the sea

By Melinda J. Irvine2 March 20161 February 2019
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Giving Back Photo Essay

Free creative activities for impoverished children

By Melinda J. Irvine26 February 201629 June 2016
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Giving Back Parenting

Tuition and employment

By Melinda J. Irvine19 February 201618 December 2016
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Rebuilding the children’s playground

By Melinda J. Irvine16 February 20166 August 2016
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Giving Back Parenting

Decisions

By Melinda J. Irvine15 February 201618 December 2016
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Bunkhouse Children’s Christmas Party

By Melinda J. Irvine22 December 20152 September 2016
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Giving Back Parenting

Finding Jerry

By Melinda J. Irvine16 December 201518 December 2016
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Free Verse Giving Back Poetry

Choices

By Melinda J. Irvine16 December 201513 August 2016
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Finding sponsors for little boys

By Melinda J. Irvine6 December 20158 October 2016
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Free Verse Giving Back Poetry

Smile for a sack of rice

By Melinda J. Irvine3 November 201518 December 2016
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Enough is enough

By Melinda J. Irvine1 November 20153 November 2015
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Returning

By Melinda J. Irvine30 October 2015
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Remembering Eugene

By Melinda J. Irvine29 August 20155 December 2016
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Market Day for Neda

By Melinda J. Irvine5 May 201512 November 2015
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Christmas in April

By Melinda J. Irvine23 April 201512 November 2015
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Humanitarian Aid Work

By Melinda J. Irvine17 February 201522 March 2017
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Islas de Gigantes

By Melinda J. Irvine27 December 201414 November 2015
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A Pinoy Christmas

By Melinda J. Irvine25 December 201414 November 2015
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Christmas celebrations in Sawa (Basay) Western Samar

By Melinda J. Irvine24 December 201430 November 2015
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Relief aid in Marabut, Western Samar

By Melinda J. Irvine21 December 201414 November 2015
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Giving Back People

My son is dead

By Melinda J. Irvine21 December 201414 November 2015
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Tacloban City

By Melinda J. Irvine12 December 201414 November 2015
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Tiny children who are sick break your heart

By Melinda J. Irvine10 December 201412 November 2015
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Giving Back People

Livelihood for a Filipino widow

By Melinda J. Irvine10 December 201414 November 2015
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This little Filipino girl needs a sponsor

By Melinda J. Irvine10 December 201414 November 2015
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School in a tent

By Melinda J. Irvine9 December 201430 November 2015
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Return to Estancia (just in time for Typhoon Ruby)

By Melinda J. Irvine9 December 201430 November 2015
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Could you give up your woolies animal cards?

By Melinda J. Irvine13 November 201417 February 2015
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Oil still on the shoreline in Botongon, Estancia

By Melinda J. Irvine10 July 201426 November 2015
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Another fire in the Estancia public market

By Melinda J. Irvine5 July 201412 November 2015
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Please don’t get the chairs from this ‘room’!

By Melinda J. Irvine1 July 201425 November 2015
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Fishing boats donated to local community

By Melinda J. Irvine19 June 201417 February 2015
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Rewards for gifted students with financial difficulties

By Melinda J. Irvine19 June 201417 February 2015
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Blackboards for typhoon damaged classrooms

By Melinda J. Irvine18 June 201425 November 2015
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The 5/6 loan

By Melinda J. Irvine16 June 201417 March 2015
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Living in a bunkhouse

By Melinda J. Irvine11 June 201426 November 2015
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School supplies for bunkhouse kids

By Melinda J. Irvine10 June 201426 November 2015
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Reunited with the bunkhouse kids

By Melinda J. Irvine10 June 201426 November 2015
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Her business was spared from the market fire … but what is the cost?

By Melinda J. Irvine4 June 201417 February 2015
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Estancia public market burned out again

By Melinda J. Irvine4 June 201417 February 2015
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Oil spill victims

By Melinda J. Irvine2 June 201418 November 2015
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Health advisory ways to cope with an oil spill

By Melinda J. Irvine1 June 201417 February 2015
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Please help my baby …

By Melinda J. Irvine31 May 201430 November 2015
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Taking action against injustice: the stories of 25 women (part 2)

By Melinda J. Irvine28 May 201430 November 2015
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The stories of 25 women (part 1)

By Melinda J. Irvine27 May 201430 November 2015
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This little girl is sick, but it is actually her father who is dying

By Melinda J. Irvine26 May 201414 November 2015
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Ask for help? Yikes …

By Melinda J. Irvine12 May 201417 November 2015
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Don’t give money to people …

By Melinda J. Irvine7 May 201430 November 2015
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Heading South (liberated from possessions)

By Melinda J. Irvine2 May 201417 November 2015
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Are you from Canada?

By Melinda J. Irvine1 May 201417 November 2015
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Sometimes you hear a story and it changes …

By Melinda J. Irvine30 April 201417 November 2015
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Canada, Canada, Canada …

By Melinda J. Irvine30 April 201417 November 2015
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You are never alone in the Philippines …

By Melinda J. Irvine30 April 201417 November 2015
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Melinda J. Irvine

Melinda J. Irvine is an Australian copywriter, poet and blogger living between the Philippines and Australia. Mel is an adopted mum to Jerry, a little boy she met in 2015 while volunteering after Typhoon Yolanda. All the money she earns as a copywriter and from this website, get her one step closer to legally adopting Jerry plus helping other disadvantaged kids go to school.

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