Gift of Happiness Foundation Founder/Director successfully appeals for support to feed abandoned & orphaned kids on Christmas Day 2015!
Here is a direct copy of the Crowd-Funding appeal made in late November 2015.
Target for funding was reached by 15th December 2015 - Thank you to all who contributed!
Target for funding was reached by 15th December 2015 - Thank you to all who contributed!
I am founder of a state registered charity in Thailand. We serve around 1,000 very poor migrant children with clothing, toys, educational supplies and bedding every month, mainly in northern Thailand. As a professional Circus Entertainer I also give the children and teachers a high quality comedy performance that always leaves them with a wonderful happy and life-long memory that no-one can ever steal from them.
This is really a personal appeal. Please read my little story about why I need your help this Christmas time.
I am just one of millions of people who've been left alone in this world, and just like so many others, I always have a difficult time coping with the festive season. But through my work with the charity, I have made connections with several orphanages where the kids try to celebrate Christmas as best they can without much support from adults except for their house mothers and orphanage trustees who are often unable to afford anything special or different for them to eat on Christmas Day.
In past years I have always given toys and clothing to children in need or visited hospitals and clinics to perform comedy shows in my role as a “Clown Doctor”. It is my intention to do much the same again this year and I have already collected a large amount of clothing and toys to give the kids, and this year I want to give them a little extra something special...
Fact is...
I probably don't have too many more Christmases left in my life to do this...So...With a little help, I know I can really make a lot of abandoned and orphaned children very happy on this Christmas Day. I will also leave them with something to sustain that happiness for the rest of their lives and long after mine is finished.
On 23/12/15, I will drive for 7 hours from Bangkok to Mae Sot, Thailand with two truckloads of goodies and some brand new cooking equipment, plates, pots-n-pans, plus loads of food.
On 24/12/15, I will be visiting two remote migrant communities to give essential clothing, toys and a couple of fun interactive comedy shows.
On 25/12/15, I plan to cook a big Christmas day meal at a small home for 107 abandoned and orphaned children located next to the Thai/Burma border. I will also give the kids even more much needed toys and clothing.
Helping me do all this is simple and not expensive!
I need money to buy food and cooking equipment so I can cook the big meal on Christmas Day and I need to pay the costs of a driver/translator and worker to help me physically handle around 1.5 tons of essentials that I want to give the kids.
It will cost at least $1500 USD to buy enough food and bulk catering cooking equipment for me to get this job done properly. I will also very much appreciate anything over that amount to help me pay the drivers salary, accommodation and fuel costs for two trucks.
Any amount of money you can contribute to this fund is greatly appreciated. It is extremely difficult for me to cover expenses from the small pension I receive. Our charity is totally out of funds for this project since all money in the charity account is allocated to another aid and show giving project, also in north Thailand starting 07/12/15 to 11/12/15.
I am determined to make it happen for those kids on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, so please dig deep into your Christmas savings to help me reach my target.
Thank you.
This is really a personal appeal. Please read my little story about why I need your help this Christmas time.
I am just one of millions of people who've been left alone in this world, and just like so many others, I always have a difficult time coping with the festive season. But through my work with the charity, I have made connections with several orphanages where the kids try to celebrate Christmas as best they can without much support from adults except for their house mothers and orphanage trustees who are often unable to afford anything special or different for them to eat on Christmas Day.
In past years I have always given toys and clothing to children in need or visited hospitals and clinics to perform comedy shows in my role as a “Clown Doctor”. It is my intention to do much the same again this year and I have already collected a large amount of clothing and toys to give the kids, and this year I want to give them a little extra something special...
Fact is...
I probably don't have too many more Christmases left in my life to do this...So...With a little help, I know I can really make a lot of abandoned and orphaned children very happy on this Christmas Day. I will also leave them with something to sustain that happiness for the rest of their lives and long after mine is finished.
On 23/12/15, I will drive for 7 hours from Bangkok to Mae Sot, Thailand with two truckloads of goodies and some brand new cooking equipment, plates, pots-n-pans, plus loads of food.
On 24/12/15, I will be visiting two remote migrant communities to give essential clothing, toys and a couple of fun interactive comedy shows.
On 25/12/15, I plan to cook a big Christmas day meal at a small home for 107 abandoned and orphaned children located next to the Thai/Burma border. I will also give the kids even more much needed toys and clothing.
Helping me do all this is simple and not expensive!
I need money to buy food and cooking equipment so I can cook the big meal on Christmas Day and I need to pay the costs of a driver/translator and worker to help me physically handle around 1.5 tons of essentials that I want to give the kids.
It will cost at least $1500 USD to buy enough food and bulk catering cooking equipment for me to get this job done properly. I will also very much appreciate anything over that amount to help me pay the drivers salary, accommodation and fuel costs for two trucks.
Any amount of money you can contribute to this fund is greatly appreciated. It is extremely difficult for me to cover expenses from the small pension I receive. Our charity is totally out of funds for this project since all money in the charity account is allocated to another aid and show giving project, also in north Thailand starting 07/12/15 to 11/12/15.
I am determined to make it happen for those kids on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, so please dig deep into your Christmas savings to help me reach my target.
Thank you.
We have now added two more locations to give aid and shows on the 26th December 2015. Please follow this news page for details to be published by the end of Dec 2015.
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