Month: June 2025

Vale

Marilyn Bradford Marilyn, with her husband, Len, became supporters of Ryder-Cheshire after their two daughters, Gillian and Hilary, attended Ballarat Clarendon College. At that time, the College sponsored several residents at Raphael in India. The Junior School is still a generous donor for projects at Raphael, as you may read in another part of this […]

Congratulations

Congratulations

Anthea Swann OAM Anthea has been honoured for her service to community with a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours. She was one of the first volunteers to go to the newly formed Ryder-Cheshire Home, Klibur Domin in Timor-Leste. She has held many positions in Ryder-Cheshire both at […]

Raphael Volunteer Jamie 

Raphael Volunteer Jamie 

  In November I had the pleasure of being back at Raphael for my thirteenth year volunteering. This time I was given the task of helping to write the progress reports for the sponsors which was a fun and an interesting challenge. It meant I was able to work closely with another volunteer, interview staff […]