Registered charity 1120944
The December newsletter is now available. There is a wonderful report of a young man’s experience of living in care and using his talents to now help vunerable people in another country.
There is also fantastic news about all the extra support the Friends have been able to undertake at the Home this year on your behalf. Thank you for all to the extra funds that have been raised this year.
The 2014 christmas cards are now available. The Flyer contains all the information you need regarding those designs from previous years that are still available to order. Please note members-you will continue to receive 5 packs of mixed designs unless you alter your order.
If you have never had cards from us before you will need to send me your order using the style numbers on each card or asking for mixed packs.
Selling cards has raised a significant profit each year which goes directly to the MRCH Organisation, so your support is greatly appreciated. A huge thank you to all of you who buy cards every year.
Please contact the Chairman with your order as soon as possible, particularly if you want something different from the standard order.
The September newsletter is now available. There is an interesting update on many aspects of life at the Home with great news that the generator has now been installed and around the same time the Home’s water system has been updated.
This extended newsletter also has a report on Rev. Margaret Mawire’s visit to the UK and check out Nick Garrett’s report on his Mega Marathon fundraising event.
Please also note that this years Christmas Card packs are now available from the Chairman. You can see the latest Flyer detailing the designs available. Mixed packs will be sent out in the early autumn unless you specify differently.
A warm welcome to our new Treasurer, David Graaff, we look forward to him working with us for the benefit of MRCH and the children of Zimbabwe.
“My family has a long standing connection with MRCH, my parents knew the Rev Matthew Rusike and his wife when they started taking in street children in the 1950s and they both supported the charity through the rest of their lives. There is a slide show on You Tube of a visit I made to the home with my mother in 2003.”
David created an informative video of her trip to the Home in 2002.
After 18 years, our Treasurer Paddy Coles, who is a founder member of our organisation, has stepped down. He has been a stalwart of the committee and was instrumental in our becoming a registered charity. More recently Paddy was involved in getting our Virgin Just Giving registration established, raising the profile of our charity.
Our sincere thanks for all the dedicated work and commitment he has shown, spreading the word about MRCH. We look forward to his continued involvement and guidance as a valued member of the committee.
The June version of our newsletter has been issued early so that you can see the details of Rev. Margaret Mawire’s fundraising visit. Take a look at the itinerary to see if she is going to be visiting near you. If you wish to attend any of these events, please contact the Chairman for further details.
Also in the Newsletter is the fantastic news that a new generator is up and running at the Home. Well done to all those involved in the fundraising for this fantastic bit of kit. It has already made a huge change to the Home.
The March newsletter is now available with an update from Margaret about progress at the Home.
Rev. Margaret Mawire will be visiting the UK later this year to raise awareness about the Home and to support fundraising activities when at speaking events. She will be here for 3-4 weeks in June. If you feel able to offer accommodation or indeed wish to host a meeting for Margaret to speak at please get in touch soon. We are starting to plan her trip now.
Cricketer, singer and Christian, Henry Olonga, is speaking at St Stephen’s Church, Waterloo Rd, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2SW for a fundraising evening in aid of the Home on 26th April (7:30pm for 8pm).
The proceeds go towards purchasing a generator for the Home.
Tickets are £10, include a light refreshment and are available from
Tickets: Tonbridge Christian Book Centre,9 Quarry Hill Parade, Tonbridge, TN92HR or Tel: 01732 364897 or www.tcbconline.co.uk
David and Wayne will be driving an elderly Mercedes Benz the 2,700 miles from London through Morocco and the Western Sahara to the Mauritanian border in West Africa.
The plan is to get sponsorship for the journey and to sell the car in the no-man’s land on the Mauritania border. All donations will go direct to FoMRCH, and the value of the vehicle when it sells will be David’s contribution. Wayne will be sharing the driving and navigation (and tent). Thank you and good luck guys.
