Dear All, Trust this finds you and your loved ones well. VACD Australia 2016/17 AGM: The Annual General Meeting of VACD Australia was held on Monday, 30th October in Sydney.  For Felix Stephen's annual report to the VACD Australia Board, please control click on the following link: Annual Report 2017 The VACD Mission Statement has been updated to read as follows: Our Goal VACD’s goal is to enrich the lives of children with disabilities in some of the poorest provinces of Sri Lanka because of...

It’s wonderful to be back home after a hectic albeit rewarding 4+ weeks self-funded tour in sultry Sri Lanka, during which we met like-minded individuals who were willing to support VACD in various ways.  While being sincerely grateful to all of them, in the interests of brevity given below are only some of the key people who have extended their support to our mission, with brief details of how they will do so: 1. Establishment of a VACD centre in Welimada is now confirmed, with our...

Dear All, Trust this finds you and your loved ones well. Volunteers to Assist Children with Disabilities Ltd. (VACD) is a charity that is overseen by 65 likeminded volunteers offering their skills and services in various capacities and 4 administrative staff. 90% of all our revenue is directly deployed towards projects and programs that benefit VACD registered children and families. We are registered as a not for profit, non-government, limited liability institution with the Australian...

Trust this finds you and your loved ones well. ETSY RipplesGifts: I am delighted to invite you to visit ‘RipplesGifts’, an online store at Etsy, which is a global E-marketplace for handmade and vintage items by following the link below that will take you directly to the shop: https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/RipplesGifts This is my own initiative to raise funds for VACD’s ongoing programs and projects. Notwithstanding the number of hours I spend to get these items ready (which I really enjoy) and...

Dear All, A most wonderful new year to all of you and trust this finds you at your very best. Ladies & Gentleman, Please Raise Your Glasses!!!... VACD is five years old: We are delighted to have reached  and crossed the 5-year anniversary since VACD was established in Bandarawela, Sri Lanka on the 27th of December 2011. We owe our deepest gratitude and thanks Dr.  Kumuduni Cooray – Paediatric Consultant who inspired and encouraged us to start our charity, our  founding...

Dear All, May this find you all at your very best. It’s wonderful to be back in Oz after the heat and humidity of Colombo and the relative cool hills of Bandarawela, where we had numerous positive meetings with key people within a space of three rather hectic weeks. OUTCOMES OF MEETINGS IN SRI LANKA: We are pleased to report briefly on the outcomes of meetings with corporates, government officials, medical personnel and individuals, which were all intended to gather support for our proposed...

Dear All, May this find all of you and your loved ones at your very best. VACD FINANCIALS: Our financial accounts for the Australian financial year 2015/16 ending June 2016 have been signed off and will be posted on the “Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission” (ACNC) portal shortly. Our analysis show that around 87 cents of every Dollar received benefited our VACD children and their families directly and indirectly.  The balance 13 cents was absorbed by legal and...

Dear all, Hope this finds all of you and your loved ones at your very best. We have attached the VACD Factsheet for your ready reference. End of 2015/16 Financial Year in Australia With the 30th of June, the end of the 2015/2016 financial year in Australia fast approaching, we take this opportunity to gently remind you of VACD’s  Deductible Gift Recipient status (DGR) that gives you an opportunity to offer financial support for our projects and programs and receive a tax rebate from the...