Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia
PAST EVENTS & TRAINING
21 JUL 2025 Networking at the new SSO Conference
24 JUN 2025 A great board meeting with some of our new board
24 JUN 2025 A great board meeting with some of our new board
We seized the opportunity at the new SSO Conference to connect, collaborate, and champion better support for youth in the Northern Beaches.
24 JUN 2025 A great board meeting with some of our new board
24 JUN 2025 A great board meeting with some of our new board
24 JUN 2025 A great board meeting with some of our new board
Spark continues to shine bright with a new board member and lots of great progress on key initiatives!
17 JUN 2025 Welcome new Community Director
24 JUN 2025 A great board meeting with some of our new board
27 MAY 2025 A Huge Thank You to Dee Why Grill’d!
We are beyond excited to announce that the powerhouse Melissa Neilsen-Gerber has joined the Share the Spark Board as our new Community Engagement Chair!
27 MAY 2025 A Huge Thank You to Dee Why Grill’d!
27 MAY 2025 A Huge Thank You to Dee Why Grill’d!
We are incredibly grateful to Grill’d Dee Why for their amazing support throughout May with their Local Matters program!
8 MAY 2025 A Heartfelt Thank You to the Bei Loon Dragon Boat Club!
Huge THANK YOU to the amazing Bei Loon Dragon Boat Club for hosting a wonderful wine tasting last night at Bar Elvina to raise money for Share the Spark.
6 MAY 2025 Share the Spark Training Day for New Mentors
Empowered mentors spark empowered journeys. Training gives them the confidence and tools to ignite real change. Thank you to our participating Mentors!
25 MAR 2025 Attending the LiFE Awards NSW
1 FEB 2025 Our Spark Board get ready for a fun Sun Run
1 FEB 2025 Our Spark Board get ready for a fun Sun Run
We felt incredibly honoured to attend the LiFE Awards (Life is For Everyone) for NSW Suicide Prevention as proud representatives of Share the Spark.
1 FEB 2025 Our Spark Board get ready for a fun Sun Run
1 FEB 2025 Our Spark Board get ready for a fun Sun Run
1 FEB 2025 Our Spark Board get ready for a fun Sun Run
A huge congratulations to our three dedicated board members - Oliver, Gus, and Dangar - who proudly sported their Share the Spark tees and powered through to the finish line.
18 JAN 2025 Firing Up the Grill for a Great Cause!
1 FEB 2025 Our Spark Board get ready for a fun Sun Run
18 JAN 2025 Firing Up the Grill for a Great Cause!
The scent of sizzling sausages filled the air at Bunnings Balgowlah as the Share the Spark team hosted a classic Aussie sausage sizzle, bringing the community together for a great cause.
12 NOV 2024 A great board meeting with some of our new board
13 MAY 2024 Our Founder receives the Volunteer Award from Dr. Sophie
12 NOV 2024 A great board meeting with some of our new board
Spark is shining bright with several new board members adding heaps of new energy to our amazing team!
11 NOV 2024 Interviewing our new Marketing Director
13 MAY 2024 Our Founder receives the Volunteer Award from Dr. Sophie
12 NOV 2024 A great board meeting with some of our new board
Big smiles all around as we welcome our new Marketing Director, Venkat Krishnan to our board.
13 MAY 2024 Our Founder receives the Volunteer Award from Dr. Sophie
13 MAY 2024 Our Founder receives the Volunteer Award from Dr. Sophie
13 MAY 2024 Our Founder receives the Volunteer Award from Dr. Sophie
Our Founder Kimberly Clouthier was chuffed to receive this award from Federal Member of Parliment Dr. Sophie Scamps.
2 FEB 2024 Spark Tank Winners with their Mentor
17 JAN 2024 One of our First Spark Tank Winners Succeeds Big
13 MAY 2024 Our Founder receives the Volunteer Award from Dr. Sophie
2023 Spark Tank winners Georgia and Ivy hash out their business plans and product pivot with their mentor Tom.
17 JAN 2024 One of our First Spark Tank Winners Succeeds Big
17 JAN 2024 One of our First Spark Tank Winners Succeeds Big
17 JAN 2024 One of our First Spark Tank Winners Succeeds Big
Rebecca McCash pitched her business idea at our first Spark Tank in 2019, today she is celebrating its success and blogs about her journey here.
23 NOV 2023 Inspiring Conversations interviews Kimberly
17 JAN 2024 One of our First Spark Tank Winners Succeeds Big
17 JAN 2024 One of our First Spark Tank Winners Succeeds Big
Listen to the podcast and find out the inspiring background of our founding director Kimberly.
6 SEPT 2023 Spark's Board meets at Pittwater RSL
21 OCT 2023 An Amazing Spark Tank Event at Pittwater RSL
21 OCT 2023 An Amazing Spark Tank Event at Pittwater RSL
This tireless crew of volunteers ensures Spark keeps running to provide free mentoring to youth on the Northern Beaches.
21 OCT 2023 An Amazing Spark Tank Event at Pittwater RSL
21 OCT 2023 An Amazing Spark Tank Event at Pittwater RSL
21 OCT 2023 An Amazing Spark Tank Event at Pittwater RSL
We had five outstanding teams present their ideas, and a few of them will be changing your future! Shout out to Dr. Sophie who opened the event.
27 AUG 2023 Winners in the Beach to Beach Run
21 OCT 2023 An Amazing Spark Tank Event at Pittwater RSL
Dangar, our Director of community, and the McCutcheon family showed their support for Spark at the 2023 Beach to Beach run.
8 JUN 2023 National Leadership Forum Panel Selection
We were pleased to be part of the selection committee for the National Leadership Forum youth award sponsored by Dr. Sophie!
5 MAY 2023 Youth Expo at Narrabeen Sports High
Our multitalented mentor Martin and our Ambassador Eddie were showing students how to create their own sparks at our expo booth. We even had a queue!
6 APR 2023 Unicorns donate to Share the Spark
Once again this dear circle of friends made a major donation to Share the Spark in honor of our founder's birthday. You folks ROCK!
27 MAR 2023 NB Rotaract Club and Deputy Mayor with Spark
27 MAR 2023 NB Rotaract Club and Deputy Mayor with Spark
Northern Beaches Roteract, the younger arm of Rotary, along with Deputy Mayor Sue Heins, were eager to hear about Share the Spark.
4 MAR 2023 SparkFounder interviewed with Tony of RNB
27 MAR 2023 NB Rotaract Club and Deputy Mayor with Spark
Kimberly Clouthier, Spark founder, told her story to Tony Butera on Radio Northern Beaches.
12 JAN 2023 Spark Youth Ambassador Eddie meets Dr. Sophie
12 JAN 2023 Spark Youth Ambassador Eddie meets Dr. Sophie
Our Spark Ambassador Eddie started off the year by spreading the word to our local MP. Well done Eddie for opening those doors.
13 OCT 2022 Spark Tank -Youth Business Pitch Event
13 OCT 2022 Spark Tank -Youth Business Pitch Event
12 JAN 2023 Spark Youth Ambassador Eddie meets Dr. Sophie
Spark Tank 2022 was an amazing success at Glen Street Theatre. We gave away over $15,000 cash plus coaching and over $10,000 in prizes!
20 SEPT 2022 Crowdfunding Success for Spark Tank
13 OCT 2022 Spark Tank -Youth Business Pitch Event
20 SEPT 2022 Crowdfunding Success for Spark Tank
Our Sparks successfully raised over $15,000 to give away to the winners of our Spark Tank event to use as seed funding for their great business ideas.
1 AUG 2022 Spark Tank Judges and Mentor training
13 OCT 2022 Spark Tank -Youth Business Pitch Event
20 SEPT 2022 Crowdfunding Success for Spark Tank
We had a wonderful bunch of talented and caring folks attend our mentor training sessions in August and September.
16 DEC 2021 Spark Tank Teams select their logos
4 NOV 2021 Our last (hopefully) virtual board meeting
16 DEC 2021 Spark Tank Teams select their logos
Relax Brand Design donated 6 branding packages worth over $3000 each for our winning Spark Tank teams. The logos they developed are amazing!
8 NOV 2021 Spark Tank Event - Streamed Live
4 NOV 2021 Our last (hopefully) virtual board meeting
16 DEC 2021 Spark Tank Teams select their logos
Six amazing teams competed live for over $40,000 in cash and prizes. Thanks for the support from NB Council, Relax brand design and Sevenmile!
4 NOV 2021 Our last (hopefully) virtual board meeting
4 NOV 2021 Our last (hopefully) virtual board meeting
4 NOV 2021 Our last (hopefully) virtual board meeting
We held our final board meeting and AGM for 2021 online again, but next year we are keen to be face to face again!
25 AUG 2021 Volunteer Training Workshop - Youth Communication
25 AUG 2021 Volunteer Training Workshop - Youth Communication
25 AUG 2021 Volunteer Training Workshop - Youth Communication
Our new mentors are eager to help the Northern Beaches youth! This intake boasts 10 video game designers from Wargaming!
18 AUG 2021 Volunteer Training Workshop - Suicide Prevention
25 AUG 2021 Volunteer Training Workshop - Youth Communication
25 AUG 2021 Volunteer Training Workshop - Youth Communication
We follow the SAFE Talk program and each new mentor received a training certificate after participation. We had 21 for this class!
5 AUG 2021 Virtual Board Meeting, Welcome Pix!
25 AUG 2021 Volunteer Training Workshop - Youth Communication
19 OCT 2020 Virtual Volunteer Training - Using Spark Tools
We welcome our new President, Pix Jonasson, to our board on yet another virtual board meeting due to lockdown.
19 OCT 2020 Virtual Volunteer Training - Using Spark Tools
19 OCT 2020 Virtual Volunteer Training - Using Spark Tools
19 OCT 2020 Virtual Volunteer Training - Using Spark Tools
We use evidence-based tools that show clear measures of success and help our young people get where they want to go.
12 OCT 2020 Volunteer Training - Youth Communication
19 OCT 2020 Virtual Volunteer Training - Using Spark Tools
5 OCT 2020 Virtual Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention
We focus on listening skills to ensure our mentees are heard! We have lots of fun exercises during the traing that bring out the best in everyone.
5 OCT 2020 Virtual Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention
19 OCT 2020 Virtual Volunteer Training - Using Spark Tools
5 OCT 2020 Virtual Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention
Our training went virtual during COVID. But the engagement was high and the new mentors are really great!
7 MAY 2020 Board Meeting - Our first virtual one
Due to COVID restrictions we could not meet in person, but our first virtual Zoom meeting was actually quite productive!
3 MAR 2020 Volunteer Training - Youth Communication
No, they didn't wear the same clothes - this is a photo from the week prior, but our Youth Communication workshop was also great fun!
25 FEB 2020 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention
25 FEB 2020 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention
More amazing mentors joined our ranks! They are now prepared to help young people and the local community combat suicide.
29 OCT 2019 Spark Tank Event - Live in Avalon
25 FEB 2020 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention
Six teams of young people competed for over $4000 by pitching their great start-up and community ideas to a panel of successful local business leaders.
6 AUG 2019 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention
6 AUG 2019 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention
This training was for our registered Passionate Professional volunteers. (Please contact us if you would like to become one!)
13 AUG 2019 Volunteer Training - Youth Communication
6 AUG 2019 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention
This training was for our registered Passionate Professional volunteers. (Please contact us if you would like to become one!)
25 June 2019 Panel Talk - Empowering youth
24 MAR 2019 Youth half-day Mindfulness Intensive
25 June 2019 Panel Talk - Empowering youth
A passionate panel of health experts spoke about specific day to day things that may provoke depression and suicidal thinking in young people and then provide simple actionable tips to prevent it. These were not your 'Google top ten tips', but instead the nitty-gritty of why we think and act the way we do.
3 APR 2019 Adult Mindfulness 4-week course
24 MAR 2019 Youth half-day Mindfulness Intensive
25 June 2019 Panel Talk - Empowering youth
This Mindfulness workshop series, led by Scott Moran, was designed for parents to reduce anxiety and stress, to improve emotional stability, creativity and happiness, and to be less attached to outcomes and more mindful of what's unfolding in theirs and their children’s lives. It took place over four Wednesdays in April .
24 MAR 2019 Youth half-day Mindfulness Intensive
24 MAR 2019 Youth half-day Mindfulness Intensive
17 MAR 2019 Adult half-day Mindfulness Intensive
This Mindfulness Intensive half-day workshop, led by Scott Moran, was designed as an introduction and exploration of mindfulness techniques that young people can use to improve and strengthen the relationship with themselves and their family.
17 MAR 2019 Adult half-day Mindfulness Intensive
21 FEB 2019 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention
17 MAR 2019 Adult half-day Mindfulness Intensive
This Mindfulness Intensive half-day workshop, led by Scott Moran, was designed as an introduction and exploration of mindfulness techniques that parents can use to improve and strengthen the relationship with themselves and their family.
28 FEB 2019 Volunteer Training - Youth Communication
21 FEB 2019 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention
21 FEB 2019 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention
This training was for our registered Passionate Professional volunteers. (Please contact us if you would like to become one!)
21 FEB 2019 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention
21 FEB 2019 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention
21 FEB 2019 Volunteer Training - Suicide Prevention
This training was for our registered Passionate Professional volunteers. (Please contact us if you would like to become one!) On completion participants earned SuicideTalk certification.
Further a life
Your support and contributions will enable young people to reignite their SPARK for life and explore their dreams for the future. Your generous donation will fund our mission to prevent youth suicide by connecting young people at risk with passionate professionals who can help them find new purpose and meaning.
Share the SPARK is a registered Australian charity and all donation gifts over $2 are tax deductible.
