2018 Archives

NEW RAFFLE WITH $500K OF PRIZES

By Friends of MithraDecember 26, 2018Comments Disabled

Friends of Mithra supercharges fundraising with Play For Purpose. 100% not-for-profit raffle raising funds for charities across Australia. A minimum of 50% of the ticket price helps support charitable projects for Friends of Mithra. There is $500,000...

INDIAN HIGH TEA – MELBOURNE STYLE

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INDIAN HIGH TEA – MELBOURNE STYLE

By Friends of MithraDecember 20, 2018Comments Disabled

On Sunday 16 December, Friends of MITHRA’s Melbourne-based committee members hosted an Indian Afternoon Tea. The event was attended by over 50 friends and family and held at St John’s Parish Hall In Heidelberg, in the north-east suburbs of Melbourne....

SHE DARED TO DREAM BIG

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SHE DARED TO DREAM BIG

By Friends of MithraDecember 18, 2018Comments Disabled

[This is a cherished memory of Sr Mary Theodore by her niece, Lyn Gazal, Melbourne] A new aerogramme had arrived from India. The thin blue paper folded into an envelope with the familiar black typed address…The Asmar Family. These letters arrived every...

THANK YOU & HAPPY CHRISTMAS

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THANK YOU & HAPPY CHRISTMAS

By Friends of MithraDecember 14, 2018Comments Disabled

MITHRA provides hope for some of India’s most disadvantaged children, providing love, care and rehabilitation for youngsters with disabilities from poor families in Chennai. This Christmas you can be the difference that ensures these children have a...

MORE THAN WE COULD HAVE IMAGINED

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MORE THAN WE COULD HAVE IMAGINED

By Friends of MithraDecember 12, 2018Comments Disabled

Rostrevor College, Adelaide, has had a tradition on its Indian pilgrimages, of undertaking service at a variety of places. One of these special places, dear to our hearts, is MITHRA Rehabilitation Centre in Chennai. On the sign as you enter is a famous...

LOVE & AFFECTION BURN BRIGHTLY

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LOVE & AFFECTION BURN BRIGHTLY

By Friends of MithraDecember 08, 2018Comments Disabled

On Thursday, 6th December, the whole MITHRA family and friends gathered around the tomb of Sr Mary Theodore to commemorate the occasion of her 97th Birthday Anniversary. As prayers, readings and reflections were shared, it was obvious that love and affection...

CHALLENGING & REWARDING

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CHALLENGING & REWARDING

By Friends of MithraDecember 07, 2018Comments Disabled

Mr Dave Gardiner, Deputy Principal of Ambrose Treacy College, Brisbane, reflects on his recent visit to MITHRA: “Chennai was our first port of call and specifically MITHRA Rehabilitation Centre was our first place of learning. Ten students and three...

CONQUERING THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS

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CONQUERING THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS

By Friends of MithraDecember 01, 2018Comments Disabled

Congratulations Nick Lux, Greg Adnams & Mark Reynolds. Nick tells us: “Today I successfully completed a 170km ride through the Snowy Mountains as part of the L’Etape Australia. It’s fair to say, it was pretty tough (3,000kms of vertical climbing)...

FIRST STOP MITHRA

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FIRST STOP MITHRA

By Friends of MithraNovember 30, 2018Comments Disabled

After twelve months preparation ten Year 11 students and three teachers from Ambrose Treacy College, Brisbane, headed off on the school’s inaugural India Immersion. As the dust settled from the frantic last days of assignment deadlines, exams and biology...

CONGRATULATIONS & THANK YOU

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CONGRATULATIONS & THANK YOU

By Friends of MithraNovember 26, 2018Comments Disabled

In a little over two years, a band of loyal Australian supporters has generously raised enough money to pay for the construction of a new flood-proof dormitory complex for the female residents in MITHRA Rehabilitation Centre, Chennai, India. Despite a...