Tag: brethren charity

‘Thank you’ Lunch For Griffith’s Healthcare Heroes

The hard-working doctors, nurses and staff from Griffith Base Hospital and nearby St Vincent’s Private Community Hospital have been treated to lunch by the Rapid Relief Team (RRT). The lunch was to thank the fantastic hospital staff in Griffith for their hard work and dedication in caring for the local community. RRT Local Team Leader […]

RRT Tamworth support Aged Care Expo

Four volunteers from the Rapid Relief Team Tamworth have served up more than 70 burgers to aged care service providers at an expo to bring carers and patients together to access services throughout the region. The event, which was supported by the Benevolent Society, gave families, patients and carers the opportunity to connect with around […]

RRT Supports RUOK Day

The Rapid Relief Team has served up almost 1,700 meals at RUOK Day events around the country, including at Leeton Public School, Warwick High School and Scottsdale High School, where students and teachers took time to check in on each other on the National Day of Action for suicide prevention. RRT volunteers had their signature burgers rolling […]

Rapid Relief Team EU Deliver Their Largest Collaborative Event Effort to Date

In July, volunteers from the Rapid Relief Team (RRT), the charitable arm of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church in Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands and France supported Team Rynkeby, a European charity cycling team that raises funds for children with critical illnesses. The Tour de Paris event sees over 2,000 participants divided into 64 teams, ride 1,300 kms starting in Denmark and finishing in Paris. RRT’s four teams of 100 volunteers helped fuel and refresh […]

RRT Collaborates with Qizzle to support students

Students at schools across New Zealand have been provided with affordable stationery kits through a collaboration between Qizzle and the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) to support families with the cost-of-living crisis. Qizzle is matching an RRT donation to provide the discounted stationery kits to students in low decile schools. The kits come with all the […]

RRT supports Multi-Agency Agricultural Exercise

Volunteers from the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) in Leeton supported VRA Rescue in their first- ever multi-agency rescue operation, bringing together six combat agencies. On Saturday 15th June, 100 participants took part in an Agricultural Rescue Training Mission at the Yanco Ag College in Leeton. The agencies included VRA, Police, Fire, SES, Ambulance, the Australasian […]

The Grace Trust gift £15k for CPR machine

The Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Rutland local air ambulance service has received a generous £ 15,000 donation from The Grace Trust. The money came from The Grace Trust, which is funded by donations from businesses and individuals, most of whom are members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. It will be used by the Derbyshire, Leicestershire […]

Rapid Relief Team launches response to Hurricane Beryl

In the wake of Hurricane Beryl, the Rapid Relief Team (RRT), the charitable arm of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, mobilized a formidable force of 70 volunteers to provide critical aid and support across several affected regions in the Caribbean. The coordinated efforts spanned multiple islands, offering much-needed relief to communities reeling from the Category […]

Horsham members join Great British Spring Clean

Rusper is a village and civil parish located in the Horsham District with a population of over 2,000 people. The Horsham District Council is dedicated to providing a range of public services to the local residents and businesses. As part of this, they recently carried out a ‘Great British Spring Clean!’ involving litter picking and […]