Yayasan Rumah Rachel was established!
We are pleased to announce that on October 12th 2006, Yayasan Rumah Rachel (“Rachel House Foundation) was officially established.
Our grateful thanks to Didi Dermawan and his team at Dermawan & Co. for making the “almost impossible” possible, and for patiently guiding us through the many unfamiliar territories. Most of all, we are grateful for Didi’s generosity and tireless support to all of us at Rachel House.
Placed on our Board, we have been blessed with a group of trustees and advisors who have offered their time freely to support and direct the work of Rachel House. The Trustees and Advisors were chosen, first and foremost, for their integrity and generosity of spirit followed by their passion in our vision that NO CHILD SHOULD DIE ALONE.
Our very first office in Kapuk
We have an office!! A 300-sqm shop house located in Kapuk has been generously offered to us by PT Mandara Permai. We are truly grateful for their generosity and kindness.
With this office we will be able to, for the first time, gather our team together and operate from one location! A relieve for all of us, as we have for the past 10 months been “camping” from YCAB’s offices. Having said that, I have no doubt however, that Wulan and Ernie will have tremendous separation jitters when the time comes for us to finally leave YCAB’s offices – which have been a wonderfully warm, supportive and welcoming home for all of us!!
Renovation of the office will begin soon under the guidance of the talented architect Ong Santoso, who has generously offered his time and creativity to the project.
First fundraising event – by Chris and Bernice Franck!
A huge thank you goes out to Christopher and Bernice Franck for choosing to contribute Chris’ 40th birthday celebration to Rachel House. And what a celebration it was!!
Chris and Bernice told us that Rachel House “is a natural cause for us to support”. Because as parents we are moved by its focus on terminally ill children and making their precious shortened lives worth living by surrounding them with care, dignity and love. And also because this is the story of a great friendship between two special people. One whose human qualities and spirit embodies Rachel House’s values; and another who founded Rachel House to make a difference for those who are the most innocent as well as to keep her dear friend’s qualities and spirit alive. And finally, because we are so blessed as individuals in our own lives and so blessed to have been touched by the friendship between Rachel and Lynna.
The evening raised over S$ 6,000 from friends and families who attended the Carnival party, where clowns, pop corn and marshmallow filled the evening with glee and joy. How appropriate for Rachel House’s very first fundraising to be from friends and families, where some can even testify how their lives had been touched by Rachel Malcomson’s life, and the joy she radiated through adversity!
We would like to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt thanks to the generous contributions from Chris and Bernice’s guests.
Inaugural Charity Ball at the Ritz Carlton Indonesia
Finally, on the eve of the inaugural charity ball on December 7th 2006 at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Jakarta, we would like to say thank you to all our friends and families, our dedicated volunteers who have given us their time, support, encouragement, guidance and advice through the last 18 months. Without you, Rachel House would not have been possible.
From what was born out of a dream and a conviction 18 months ago, we are now just steps away from setting up our first operation – the first purpose built children’s hospice in Indonesia.