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 […]
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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 […]
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 donated cash from businesses and individuals, most of whom are members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. It will be used by the Derbyshire, […]
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 […]
Stop Food Waste Day
One in seven people in the UK faces hunger because they don’t have enough money, which has been proven to have adverse effects on overall health. Many charitable organisations work to bridge the gap for those in need by offering food and necessities in times of crisis. Based in Scotland, Glenrothes Foodbank is one of […]
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 […]
OSG Students Join Kids Against Hunger to Make a Difference
On Wednesday, May 2nd, OneSchool Global (OSG) students and faculty from the San Francisco campus of OneSchool Global (OSG) teamed up with Kids Against Hunger to prepare meals for children in need. Volunteers packed 1,980 food bags, each containing six meals, for a grand total of 11,880 meals at the Pleasanton headquarters of Kids Against […]
RRT Food Boxes supporting storm recovery
The Rapid Relief Team (RRT), in partnership with the City of Gold Coast, supplied 200 food boxes to support residents experiencing the double blows of the cost-of-living crisis and the aftermath of the devastating Christmas and New Year storms. With the assistance of the City’s Disaster Recovery Grant Program, RRT has provided Food Boxes to […]
PBCC Torbay donate a defibrillator
The local Plymouth Brethren congregation in Torbay recently donated a defibrillator following a tragic incident on the Moors. Air and land ambulances were called to part of the Dartmoor National Park in Devon following an emergency callout. Witnesses said a young man had been watching the sunset at Haytor Rocks Beauty Spot before suffering a […]