Greetings to our many friends and supporters.Welcome to our July issue of The Red Feather, the RCA Newsletter. In this issue, we feature articles about volunteers and volunteering, news from Raphael and Klibur Domin, as well as Ryder-Cheshire happenings in Australia, New Zealand and Russia, and celebrate the wonderful work our homes and volunteers do […]
Month: August 2025
Walkathon
Mount Blowhard Primary School held their annual Walkathon raising money for their sponsored student at Raphael. It was a hot day. Dorothy and l joined the students, teachers and parents to walk the 4.5 kms to the top of Mt Hollowback. This year they were raising money to support a new student at Raphael as […]
Bina Day
Bina Day at Ballarat Grammar Junior School is always an exciting and eagerly awaited occasion. On 17 May, Rachel McKay, Dorothy Carpenter, and I had the privilege of representing Ryder-Cheshire at this annual event.From the moment we arrived, we were warmly welcomed by Julian Hopkins (Deputy Head of Junior School), Mark Warwick (Principal), and the […]
Klibur Domin Tuberculosis Program (TB)
Klibur Domin’s goal is to provide contribution to the efforts of Timor-Leste Ministry of Health to achieve a rapid decline in incidence and mortality (death) due to TB while moving on track to achieve reduction in the incidence of TB (all forms) by 70% by 2025 and 90% by 2035 then hopefully ending TB in […]