GRACE THIRD WORLD FUNDGTWF is providing a new electricity generator for the Home which will enable power to be available on site during the regular scheduled cuts! [Aug-08]
Following the death of Rev Else in May, the charity committee has elected Mr Ray Richardson of Peel, Isle of Man to take on the leadership role of GTWF. [Jul-08]
Whilst in the island to speak at Rev Elses's funeral, Grace Childrens Home Manager Timothy Babu has enjoyed Manx hospitality with us and taken away much to tell the children back in India! [Jun-08] .
With sadness we announce the death of our founder and chairman Rev Matthew F Else who passed away on 18 May 2008. Please bear with us while we update the web site. The work continues. [May-08]
Old News...
New arrival at the GCH
Some of the young lads living in the Grace Children Home have been selected to join the pool for the Andhra Pradesh state basketball team!
Buy a buffalo!
Presentations around the UK
Successful operation in Chennai
A big thankyou to AFD Software of Ramsey, Peel Charity Shop, Gaiety Theatre, Manx Radio, the Isle of Man Government, Blythswood Care and the many churches around the UK who continue to contribute to the work in India.
-- Grace Third World Fund
Grace Third World Fund has a long and illustrious history of fundraising events. The precedent for these was a rather hard act to follow. With the added organisation of Mr Adrian Tickle, then of Manx Airlines, a "Jet Pull" was carried out raising in the region of £6,000! See the fundraising history download below for more details.
There have been so many events over the years that we have decided to put together a chronological record of them. Click here to download the full archive in PDF format. Click here for FREE Adobe Reader to open the file.
On this page though is a taster of what's been happening in 2007 and what is shortly to come. When we hold an event we often ...
Following the Gaiety's recent production of Thoroughly Modern Millie, which was enjoyed by members of the Grace Third World Fund, we were kindly invited to collect for the charity after one of the evening performances.
The generosity of the local theatre-going public extended to a sum in excess of £300 being raised for GTWF in about a 10 minute period!.
This year we are set to return to the Royal India again and have even secured their services for 2 nights running.
