HOST A BAKE is a powerful community campaign that raises funds, sparks conversations and helps build support for The Place of Courage.
Whether you host at home, at work, at school or in your community, your event will help create a permanent public memorial honouring victims and survivors of domestic and family violence.
Every bake raises funds.
Every conversation raises awareness.
Every introduction helps build the support needed to bring this important memorial to life.
Registration is free and includes a complimentary Host a Bake Kit.
Host a Bake. Start a conversation. Help build The Place of Courage.
In 2026, 37 women and 12 children have already lost their lives to domestic and family violence.
We cannot change the past, but we can choose how we remember.
The Place of Courage is being created as a permanent public memorial to honour victims and survivors of domestic and family violence, ensuring their lives and stories are never forgotten.
Help us build a place of remembrance, reflection, learning and hope for generations to come.
WHY HOST A BAKE SALE?
- Helen Oxenham, OAM, founder, Spirit of Woman and the women of Christies Beach baked to pay rent for South Australia’s first women’s refuge.
- Suffragettes held bake sales to show home roles didn’t limit political activism.
- During the Civil Rights Movement, Georgia Gilmore and Black women sold pies to support the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
- Bake sales in the 1970s helped fund the American Equal Rights Amendment.
Baking is Tradition for Transformation:
We invite you to continue the tradition
- Because conversations change culture
- Because communities create safety.
- Because your baked treats can raise critical funds for healing, prevention, and justice.
Register Now
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No matter the size of your bake sale, every bit counts!
It can be anywhere!
☕ Morning tea with friends or colleagues
🏫 School bake sale
🏠 Backyard gathering
🏢 Office afternoon tea and cake
🍰 Picnic at a local park
☕ Stall at your local café / community market
Every bite shared, every cup poured helps raise vital funds to build The Place of Courage - South Australia's public tribute to victims and survivors of domestic and family violence.
All proceeds go toward building The Place of Courage - a place of remembrance, honour and hope.
How to get involved
1.Register Now
Register now to host your bake/ tea as an individual or as a group and get our ‘Host a Bake’ kit free to get going
Invite your friends/ colleagues/ community/ to join you on the date.
Your Bake will spark the conversation
for change!
2.Set up your table
Use our free resources:
1. Host a Bake flyer
2. Poster
3. Social media tile
Sharing why you are hosting a bake sale with your purpose, will make all the difference!
3.Raise funds to
Honour lives
Share why you're hosting - with your guests, your team, or your community.
Ask if anyone knows a business owner, community leader, or philanthropist who should be part of building Place of Courage.
4.Start a conversation
Be a Courage Connector
Not everyone can host a bake or make a major gift — but almost everyone knows someone who can help.
If you introduce us to a person, business, or organisation that goes on to support Place of Courage, we'll recognise you as a Courage Connector - with
Courage Connector certificate
Website acknowledgement
Invitation to construction milestone events
Invitation to Founding Supporter events
Know someone who should be part of this?
[ Let us know : helen@spiritofwoman.com.au ]
Bake Sale
Be part of the conversation
Follow Spirit of Woman on social media & share posts.
Facebook – @spiritofwoman1
Instagram – @spiritofwomanadl
LinkedIn – @the-place-of-courage
TikTok – @spiritofwoman
Support pathways
If you are experiencing family violence, concerned for your safety, or in an emergency situation please call 000 for urgent police assistance.
