MEMBERS of a not-for-profit organisation from around Australia are gathering in Ballarat this May.<\/p>\n
Ryder-Cheshire aims to help relieve suffering experienced by people around the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is small organisation which supports a school in India for children with intellectual disabilities and a health clinic in Timor-Leste,\u201d said Ballarat secretary Trish Twaits.<\/p>\n
\u201cLocally we support the shower bus and the soup bus. I got involved about 10 years ago and I wanted to give back a little for society.<\/p>\n
\u201cI liked the ethics of the group as everything is raised goes to the charities.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Ballarat support group was started in 1964 when one of the national founders visited Ballarat and more than 800 people met in the Civic Hall.<\/p>\n
This year will be the local Ryder-Cheshire branch\u2019s turn to host the biannual conference at the Air Force Association clubrooms at Ballarat Airport.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s to get people together across the different states in Australia and to grow the organisation,\u201d said Ms Twaits.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year in particular we have schools in Ballarat who support us, and we are having them as our guests to give a little talk about each school and what they do to raise money.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope it renews everyone\u2019s connection with Ryder-Cheshire and gives them the knowledge of where we are going in the future and what we are planning to do.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MEMBERS of a not-for-profit organisation from around Australia are gathering in Ballarat this May. Ryder-Cheshire aims to help relieve suffering experienced by people around the world. \u201cIt is small organisation which supports a school in India for children with intellectual disabilities and a health clinic in Timor-Leste,\u201d said Ballarat secretary Trish Twaits. \u201cLocally we support […]<\/p>\n