As the charitable arm of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, RRT supports frontline workers and emergency services by providing food, donations and other resources, as well as hosting events for the community. This week, the Rapid Relief Team has served up more than 800 meals at the Boys To The Bush community engagement day in […]
Tag: Care and Compassion
Rapid Relief Team Puts Smiles On Faces At Albury Kids Camp
Rapid Relief Team volunteers have rolled up their sleeves to brighten the days of seriously ill children by serving up more than 170 meals at Country Hope’s annual children’s holiday camp in Albury. The “Time Out for Life” camp gives children diagnosed with serious illness and their siblings an opportunity to get involved in activities […]
Leeton Rapid Relief Team supports Child Protection Week
The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) has put on a BBQ lunch for more than 150 people in Leeton as part of a Mission Australia event to raise awareness of Child Protection Week. Around ten members of the local Leeton RRT served up the team’s signature burgers, sausage sandwiches and chicken wraps to the public at […]
RRT Hosts Lunch For Dandenong Hospital Heroes
The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) has celebrated the hard work and care of the wonderful nurses and staff at Dandenong Hospital by cooking up more than 800 meals for them. Federal Member for Bruce, the Hon Julian Hill MP, and City of Greater Dandenong Councillor Mayor Lana Formoso attended the BBQ event in which 15 […]
RRT Supports Great Aussie Hike
Walking the path to better mental health. Rapid Relief Team (RRT) volunteers served food to around 150 walkers who took part in the Great Aussie Hike in the Blue Mountains to support mental health. The Great Aussie Hike brings people together through outdoor adventure, exercise, and camaraderie, with funds raised to support the mental health […]
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 […]
Life-changing baby warmer for Starship Hospital
Starship Hospital’s life-changing care for newborn babies has been boosted by a new $50,000 Infant Warmer, donated by the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church’s Rapid Relief Team. The state-of-the-art equipment, which provides light and warmth during resuscitation, will be put to use in the Hospital’s Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Rapid Relief Team New Zealand Director […]