History
The world and everything
in it is continually changing which proves to us that there
is nothing permanent under the sun, and that perfect happiness
is not to be expected but in another life.
(Rice to Mother Mary Knowd, 2 Nov. 1833)
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The first two 'Edmund Rice' camps took place at Parade College
in Melbourne, Australia, in January 1981. These first camps catered
for two groups of children: one for at-risk boys from Melbourne,
and another camp for refugee children who had escaped with their
families from Communist Vietnam.
The first Edmund Rice Camp in Tasmania took place in January 1985,
and the first beyond Australian shores was held near Dunedin,
New Zealand in May 1991.
Edmund Rice Camps Today
Relatively autonomous Edmund Rice Camps organizations are now
active in every state of Australia as well as in New Zealand,
South Africa, Ireland, England, and the United States. Camps funded
by these permanent groups have taken place in Kenya and Tanzania,
and the first Edmund Rice Camp in Kolkata, India took place at
the end of November 2006. As of October 2008, ERC Tasmania was
fundraising to support a similar initiative in Ghana.
(The above is a slightly edited version of
the entry in Wikipedia) |
