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In Search of Sanuk July Project Update
Lots happening as always, but I wanted to take a minute and give a short update on the projects I’m working on and where I hope they’ll go next. Sponsoring Kids from Poor Communities We just had seven girls from the Yommorat community finish a dramatherapy course we sponsored with your help. Each of the [...]
Continue reading...Momentum to Provide More Scholarships for Kids in the Slum
11 May 2011
I hope enjoyed the pictures and video from our graduation in the last post. This week we feel like proud parents as our scholarship kids get ready to begin their classes this weekend. The girls are excited and we’re anxious to get them going. In general, the parents and the communities have been supportive of [...]
Continue reading...Sanuk My Saturday Graduates
14 April 2011
Last month we ended our almost two year adventure taking volunteers into two poor communities in Bangkok. The project started when we had the idea to help build a community garden, but found out the residents were more interested in having their children study English. Still determined to help, we recharted our course and began [...]
Continue reading...Creating Girl Power With Sanuk Scholarships
8 March 2011
Girl Power! Or at least that’s what we’re hoping to give to some of our underprivileged girls we’ve met in Bangkok. We had the idea to give scholarships to some of the young girls we teach on Saturdays; happily, this idea just happened to coincide with V-Day. We were more than happy to have all you fine people [...]
Continue reading...Sacrificing An Entire Weekend in Bangkok
21 December 2010
Sometimes it’s a struggle to get a few people together for a few hours during Saturday’s English Teaching Program. So I’m still a bit stunned that one volunteer donated her last weekend in Bangkok to helping me. You may remember Pam from the recent guest post, well she showed back up in Bangkok last weekend [...]
Continue reading...Donating Clothes and Used Goods in Bangkok
26 October 2010
Hey everywhere I’ve enjoyed a few days off this month from our teaching project, but things are getting cranked up again soon. It’s been a tough time lately, especially for the refugee families we’ve been helping because of increased pressure to have them arrested and detained. Here’s a quick note about an opportunity in Bangkok [...]
Continue reading...Learning to Walk Again
20 September 2010
I wanted update everyone on Usna, the bright little girl who lost her leg a tragic accident in her community. Thanks for all your messages and encouragement about Usna. I’m really appreciative of everyone who donated to help support her during this tough time. The rehabilitation process for amputees is quite long. I must admit [...]
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16 July 2011
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