Supporters

Edmund Rice Camps Townsville is supported by a number of Funding Partners and many individual donors.

Funding Partners

We have four Funding Partners:

Catholic Diocese of Townsville: Edmund Rice Camps Townsville is an official agency of the diocese, and is supported with funding from the diocese. The ERCT Coordinator is an employee of the diocese, and the ERCT office is located in the Diocesan Centre in Stanley Street, Townsville.

The Christian Brothers: The Christian Brothers are the orginators of Edmund Rice Camps and have a special relationship with ERCT, providing funding, support, training and a close relationship which ensures that Edmund Rice Camps Townsville continues to embody the spirit of the movement.

St Vincent de Paul Society: The SVDP has a special relationship with ERCT and funds children to come on camps. We work with SVDP to ensure that families in need can benefit from the opportunity of our camps for kids.

Sisters of Mercy: The Sisters of Mercy are supportive of the diocese's efforts to assist young people to discover and live their vocation, and see Edmund Rice Camps as a valuable way of doing this.

Planned Giving

We have a planned giving scheme, in which people are given an annual set of envelopes to put in the collection plate each week at church. (This option is only available in the Townsville/Thuringowa region.) You can also opt to give by credit card.

Other Donations

We are always happy to receive other donations, and indeed receive some very generous contributions from individuals.

How You Can Become A Supporter

The following form may be printed out and returned to us. Please select the option which most suits the way you would prefer to give.

• Donation Form (74k)

For more information on how your contributions can help Edmund Rice Camps, see the page in this website on Donations.