Friends of Mithra

A MAN OF ACTION

By Friends of MithraFebruary 11, 2018Comments Disabled

Mark Krasenstein is a man of action; some would call him a “projects man”. Since 2014 Mark has dedicated one month each year visiting MITHRA from Perth. Barely does he land in MITHRA, when he has drawn up his “TO DO” List. Mark’s passion at...

AN INTERNATIONAL HONOUR

Events

AN INTERNATIONAL HONOUR

By Friends of MithraJanuary 11, 2018Comments Disabled

Order of Australia recipient Helen Mahoney has been honoured for “tugging on the conscience” of Indians and Australians through her work supporting a rehabilitation centre for children with disabilities. The Indo-Australian Association, based in...

INSPIRED BY DEDICATED WOMEN

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INSPIRED BY DEDICATED WOMEN

By Friends of MithraJanuary 07, 2018Comments Disabled

In the closing years of her life, Sr Mary Theodore’s deepest prayers were answered – three religious Sisters from Kochi came to Mithra to carry on her work with the most marginalized children of Chennai. During their recent time at Mithra, one of...

THE END IS IN SIGHT

Fundraising

THE END IS IN SIGHT

By Friends of MithraDecember 26, 2017Comments Disabled

Brick by brick, the new dormitory for the girls at Mithra is slowly making progress. As donations are made, the small team of bricklayers are building the walls on the first level. (The photos show the progress by late December.) In 2017, with the generosity...

MEMORIES | HONEYMOON AT MITHRA, 2014

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MEMORIES | HONEYMOON AT MITHRA, 2014

By Friends of MithraNovember 06, 2017Comments Disabled

My husband Patrick has always spoken so fondly of his first visit to MITHRA in 1997 as a student of Rostrevor College, in Adelaide, so when we decided to go to India on our honeymoon in 2014 I made sure a stop in Chennai was on the itinerary! Not having...

MITHRA DELIVERS ITS MISSION OF HOPE

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MITHRA DELIVERS ITS MISSION OF HOPE

By Friends of MithraNovember 04, 2017Comments Disabled

On Saturday 23 September 2017, Jon Franzin, Principal, Claire Formby, Speech Pathologist and I flew to Chennai, India to see how we might establish a relationship between 2 special schools: Edmund Rice Special Education Services and Mithra Rehabilitation...

ACHIEVING SO MUCH DESPITE ADVERSITY

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ACHIEVING SO MUCH DESPITE ADVERSITY

By Friends of MithraNovember 02, 2017Comments Disabled

Recently, I had the privilege of visiting Mithra Rehabilitation Centre as part of an Edmund Rice Special Education Services (ERSES) immersion. Mr Jon Franzin (Principal of St Edmund’s College and St Gabriel’s School), Mrs Dianne Hooke (Head of Campus...

Autographed Cricket Bats Auctioned For Mithra

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Autographed Cricket Bats Auctioned For Mithra

By Friends of MithraNovember 01, 2017Comments Disabled

The Australian Consulate General Chennai hosted the visit of Gideon Haigh, a popular and acclaimed independent journalist who has written for more than 30 years about cricket. Haigh has contributed to more than a hundred newspapers and magazines, and...

FRIENDS OF MITHRA REACH MILESTONE

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FRIENDS OF MITHRA REACH MILESTONE

By Friends of MithraOctober 22, 2017Comments Disabled

Today a Newsletter was sent to all Friends of Mithra supporters announcing that AUD$145,000 had been raised and sent to Mithra to contribute to the construction of the new Girls’ Dormitory. The Newsletter stated: “In June this year we were able to...

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TRANSFORMATION

Guests

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TRANSFORMATION

By Friends of MithraOctober 17, 2017Comments Disabled

During the first week of the October holidays I led an immersion trip to Chennai, India where we had the privilege to engage with and be part of the Mithra Rehabilitation Centre, a Special Day and Boarding School for students with disabilities. It was...