Leonard Cheshire was born into a long-established legal family. His father was Vinerian Professor of Law at Oxford University, and the author of four textbooks on English Law. As a child, Leonard was not troubled by ambitions of greatness. ‘What do you want to be?’ he was once asked. ‘Just an ordinary man – like […]
Ryder-Cheshire
Vale Dennis Sleigh
Dennis Sleigh was a loyal supporter of the ACT Foundation from the late 1980s including as President, until it wound up not long after Dennis was posted away to the position of Principal of the Catholic School in Temora, NSW. Dennis and his wife, Margaret, who was National Treasurer for 16 years then turned their […]
Vale Dennis Sleigh
Anyone who was involved with Ryder Cheshire round the turn of the century, will remember Dennis Sleigh. Dennis was a loyal supporter of the ACT Foundation from the late 1980s including as President, until it closed not long after Dennis was posted to the position of Principal of the Catholic School in Temora NSW. Dennis […]
From the Volunteers’ Co-ordinator
Residents in both our overseas homes, Raphael in India and Klibur Domin in Timor-Leste, love it when volunteers arrive. As a volunteer you will find it hard to resist the smiles and attention you are given. There are many benefits as well; the experience will give you a sense of purpose, create new social networks, […]
From the President’s Desk
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 […]
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 […]
Uma Garton Klibur Domim
Sandra and Lola are two former Klibur Domin (KD) Uma Garton resident students who graduated at the end of 2020 from the local Immaculate Heart of Mary School (IHMS) at Tibar. They now live in Dili where they are furthering their careers. Lola and her brother Antonio both lived at KD since they were toddlers […]
Barbara Cottage Raphael
Barbara Cottage is an assisted living project for young girls who have special needs. The cottage was renovated in 2009 with funds received from Patrick Coleman in Australia. Patrick’s wife, Barbara, spent many years at Raphael working with Leonard Cheshire and Sue Ryder. Barbara came out to work with them in 1961. When she returned […]