With the very successful AGM and Biennial Conference behind us it is time to stiffen our resolve and focus firmly on the task of raising funds to support our two overseas homes. Sponsorships have for many years been the mainstay of our fundraising and the launch of a new RCA Sponsorship Drive, with the enthusiastic […]
Ryder-Cheshire
Sue Ryder
1967 Sue Ryder Foundation magazine extract from The Times Newspaper There are two ways of getting to the village of Cavendish in Suffolk. You may journey there across a landscape that still retains the dream-like quality of eighteenth-century painting of the English School; where every bend of the road reveals a Constable in situ, and […]
Don Sinclair House
Don Sinclair House Ryder-Cheshire Victorian Homes Foundation Inc in Ivanhoe first opened its doors forty years ago in 1981. Over the years the Victorian Homes have been the “Home away from Home” for hundreds of residents and their carers providing comfortable short-term accommodation while they attend hospitals in Melbourne for medical treatment. Dr Donald Sinclair’s long association with […]
CONGRATULATIONS Neville
CONGRATULATIONS Neville In the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in June this year Neville Gilbertson was awarded an OAM. He was awarded for his community service in Mount Gambier particularly for his work in Ryder-Cheshire and Rotary. Neville, ably assisted by his wife, Kaye, has been actively involved with the Mount Gambier Ryder-Cheshire Homes since their beginnings. He was […]
Klibur Domin Pigs – Exciting News!
Klibur Domin’s Director maun Joaquim Soares has posted photos onto his Face Book page of recently donated gifts from the New Zealand Ambassador of some pigs and sows. Now after nine months two of the sows have given birth to many piglets. This is so very special and wonderful for Klibur Domin. New Zealand Embaixador suporta ona ami […]
KD Playground
Playground update
Vale Patrick Lewis
Vale Patrick Lewis We were greatly saddened to learn of the death of Patrick Lewis on 11 August, 2021 at the age of 90. Patrick was a stalwart of the NSW Ryder Cheshire Foundation and had been an active member of our committee for twelve years. Patrick’s first encounter with the Foundation was through Barbara […]
New Zealand Support for Klibur Domin
New Zealand Support for Klibur Domin Embassy praises food initiative To help reduce the reliance on both imported packaged goods, and foods from other parts of the country, Klibur Domin received a grant from the New Zealand Embassy in Dili to establish additional facilities to grow more food on-site. New Zealand’s […]
Harmony Day at St Joseph’s PS Elsternwick
Harmony Day at St Joseph’s Primary School Elsternwick WOW! Harmony Day proved a wonderful way to end our first term of 2021. The children had a marvellous time setting up and running their class stalls and an even better time roaming the school, engaging in a range of activities, games and shopping experience To […]
Bina Day
Bina Day Bina and gone! Ballarat Junior Grammar School got there, after watching multiple weather websites and apps over the lead-up days, the school was able to forge through and undertake a successful Bina Day. Observing the students take responsibility for their stalls, manage money, select purchases carefully and communicate and cooperate is such a […]