FRIENDS OF MATTHEW RUSIKE CHILDREN'S HOME
Become a member (Contact our Secretary) We ask for a £10 annual subscription. Now we are a registered charity, the Charity Commission allows donations to be Gift Aided but requires that we list our "Members" and "Supporters" separately. "Supporters” are those who send donations, often raised through specific events they have organised or who send in personal donations spontaneously, as events dictate. “Members” are the same as “Supporters” but also register with us and pay an annual “members” fee of £10 per person which confers the right to vote at the “AGM” and any “Extraordinary” meetings.
Make a donation or set up a standing order (Contact our Treasurer)
Gift Aid your donation (Contact our Treasurer) or send in the Gift Aid form to our Treasurer
Sponsor a child (Contact our Treasurer)
Send a gift card 1 2 (Click to download to print and / or customise to suit your needs)
We have available on loan several videos/Dvds about the Home and the work in the communities These are useful for giving talks or showing at fundraising events. Contact the Chairman or Secretary There are also lots of ideas for an event and instructions on how to download photographs to support your fundraising event.Buy our Christmas cards (Contact our Chairman) See our available designs below.
Become an involved 'Friend' and join us at the next AGM
General Information (Contact our Chairman)
All donations are valuable
There has been no Government help since 2002. The Friends of MRCH now contribute to 80% of the daily running costs of the Home.
Funds sent to the Home by FoMRCH cover particular needs:
Food: the children live on a very meagre diet. Your donations could help add protein, fruit and vegetables.
Clothing: in particular school uniforms. Children are not allowed to attend school without them.
Medical care: even basic medicines are out of their
reach. It costs £41 per
month per child for drugs. There
are 11 children receiving anti retroviral treatment for HIV/Aids at £41 per
month In
September 2008 an 8 year old boy was diagnosed with cancer of the brain and
urgently needed an operation. We were able to send US$2000 immediately to pay
the surgeon and nurses. He later needed a second operation which we were also
able to send money for but he later died. Thank you to those people who sent donations to
FoMRCH.
Extra staff: There are now 50 staff working at the home, 3 of them covering the Community Childcare programmes in Gweru, Bulawayo and Chinoyi Districts. The extra staffing means that Care staff are able to have some time off.
The most effective way for you to give is via our treasurer who is in constant contact with the home, monitoring current needs. £2000 are now being sent to the Home every 2 weeks.
Christmas CardsEach year we sell Christmas cards, chosen especially for FoMRCH. Over the first 6 years card selling alone has raised a total profit of £11,000, all of which has been sent directly to the Home. We now sell around 10,000 cards each year. A big thank you to everyone who helped by buying and/or distributing cards.
The silver reflective holographic foil has been very popular so we decided to use it for a second year for designs 11 and 12. The images here only give you an idea of what they will look like in real life when the light catches them.
A pack of 10 cards costs £3.99. We have managed to maintain this low cost for several years! Regular supporters will automatically be sent 5 packs of the current designs (styles 11 and 12) unless a different order is requested. Mixed packs containing 2 each of 5 designs are also available. Please contact our Chairman to place or alter your order.
Any designers who would like to donate a design to be considered in future please contact our Chairman.
New this year
| Three Kings - style 13 | Music - style 14 | ||
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Additional designs
| Peace on Earth - style 12 | Mary & Jesus - style 11 | Mary & Joseph - style 9 | Shepherds - style 8 | Mother and child - style 6 | Nativity - style 4 | |
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