Thank You For your generous donation. From Meg’s Children Committee Contact Details: Mark Lynch (President): 0448 263182 Bridie Guy: 0450 884 625 Elyse Lynch: 0401 756 871 Trish Ryan: 0418 999 917 Chrissy Lavis: 0418 612 674 a: e: w: PO Box 5098, LAVINGTON DC NSW 2708 [email protected] megschildren.org Meg’s Children NEPAL HOW CAN YOU HELP Find us at Megs Childrens Home. ABN 73 117 095 329 Education is a basic right for all children... Meg’s Children Nepal is an Australian not for profit charitable trust, established in 2005. Our goal is to support and enhance the lives of 20 Nepalese children who do not have family to cater for their basic needs. We also provide shortterm and emergency care for at-risk children. Since the establishment of the Megs Children trust we have worked hard and ensured that the children and their carers are provided with a stable and loving home, that their needs are met in terms of health and nutrition, and most importantly that the children receive a good education. The children will receive ongoing support and training in whatever path they choose to follow into adulthood. Meg’s Children Nepal is supported by a small committee of dedicated volunteers, and managed in Nepal by a small team of young and committed Nepalese carers Bikash, Nanda and Bibechana. Importantly, there are no management fees or other hidden charges, so every dollar donated goes directly to support the children and their carers in Nepal. This money covers expenses that include rent and utilities, food and school fees, as well as a stipend paid to the children’s carers. As the children become older the trust is also covering college fees and training courses, supporting the children in their chosen paths. As a sponsor, the difference you make will mean more than you think- you will be helping create lasting change in children’s lives. Meg In 2005 Trish Ryan – a nurse and mother of four grown up children – travelled to Nepal and volunteered in a small orphanage in Bugmati, on the outskirts of Kathmandu. The orphanage that Trish found herself in was under corrupt management, and the 20 children who lived there were suffering from persistent health problems, mostly related to malnutrition and poor hygiene. The facilities were extremely poor, and supplies were frequently inadequate – the staff were often forced to beg on the streets. On her return to Australia Trish called a public meeting in her local farming community, and a small committee was formed. Fundraising activities commenced almost immediately, and the committee established a charitable trust to support the children from the Bugmati orphanage. Meg’s Children Nepal was named by our committed Nepalese carers in memory of Meg Ryan, Trish Ryan’s oldest daughter who passed away in 2003 as a result of complications from Spina Bifida. Meg had always taken a great interest in education, and had worked as a teacher’s aide at primary schools in Albury and in Mullengandra. When Meg passed away at age 23, she was studying for a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) at Charles Sturt University. Meg’s Children NEPAL Yes, I want to support Meg’s Children Nepal. Name: Address: Phone: Email: I would like to receive the Meg’s Children Newsletter and advanced notice of upcoming events. I will make a regular monthly donation by Electronic Funds Transfer of: $8 to pay for a child’s schooling for 1 month, $35 which will feed a child for 1 month, $50 will pay college fees for further education of our older children for 1 month, Other $......................... ($10 minimum) I will make a one off donation of $........................ All payments can be made either: • by direct deposit to Meg’s Children Trust, St George Bank, BSB 112 879, Account Number 057217665. • or attaching a cheque/money order payable to Meg’s Children Trust. ABN 73 117 095 329