The name “Fuzzies Foundation” comes from a short story “The Warm Fuzzy Tale” by Claude Steiner, which tells us that human wellbeing comes from spreading warm fuzzies. Embracing the spirit of that story I named my hobby farm Fuzzies Farm. Later somebody announced they would call me Fuzzy and in time that became my adopted name.

In 1979 I established the Fuzzies Investment Trust. Over the years the trust has accumulated sufficient funds to buy a house in Windsor Gardens. The rents from that house go to the Fuzzies Foundation which funds projects to leave a better world.

Through a lifetime of volunteering I have discovered that service to a greater cause than the self is the best way to create wellbeing in my own life. Now that I am in my senior years I have more interest in leaving a legacy than accumulating more money and possessions.

Applying my experience, my spare time and my skills fills my life with meaning, provides deeper connections with others, spreads warm fuzzies and gives me joy.

The three projects described below are the best I could think of to leave a better world. I am open to other suggestions.

The book “Making Adelaide Rich and Famous” explains how Adelaide can become an internationally known World capital, attracting people, money, resources and knowledge from around the planet. In addition to writing the book, I am seeking to build a supporters network and to initiate a wide ranging discussion which will lead to Adelaide adopting the concept and making it happen.

The objective is to complete the statement;             “Adelaide World Capital of ……..”

Whichever word or words are chosen to complete the statement, they must position Adelaide in the coming future where, as has happened in the past, human society re-organizes in response to fundamentally transformative technologies. All this, and my suggested solution is explained in the book.

To date the supporters network includes;

I am looking to expand the network, launch the book and commence the public discussion. Any help with enlisting other supporters and with promoting discussion is most welcome.

Co-housing has not only an architect’s plan but also a social plan and an environmental plan. It reduces construction and operating costs and creates communities which are healthier, happier and environmentally more sustainable. Co-housing future proofs its inhabitants by strengthening social bonds, reducing living costs and increasing resilience.

In 1973 I was a partner in Adelaide’s first co-housing project containing 13 houses, known as Elder Mews located on the corner of Angas and Frome streets in the city of Adelaide. My lived experience of co-housing convinced me this was the best way to organize human habitats.

In 2016 I founded the Co-housing Association of South Australia (COHASA) to encourage and promote the co-housing concept. COHASA defines Co-housing as “Two or more people living independently while sharing certain facilities”. This can range from two people sharing one house to 20 or more houses sharing certain facilities. There are many thousands of Co-housing projects around the World, and the concept also has a foothold in Adelaide with Christie Walk in Sturt Street and Aldinga Arts Eco-village being two local examples.

I have built one co-housing community at Windsor Gardens which houses 12 + people and am involved in setting up another project. Enquiries welcome.