Annual HAPPINESS Report!
Gift of Happiness Foundation has now published it's annual activities report for 2017.
It's ready to download or read online just beneath the Founders (Must Read) message...
It's ready to download or read online just beneath the Founders (Must Read) message...
Quick summary of GoHF aid giving in 2017.
Projects produced in 2017 = 66 major aid giving projects + weekly hand-outs of goods to the poor.
Number of beneficiaries in 2017, rising from Jan to Dec = 1,300 up-to 1,500 people per month.
Schools/orphanages etc served in 2017 = 93 locations + 255 BKK Street kids & Slum dwellers.
Value of goods & aid given to the poor in 2017 = ฿-3,285,600,00 ($-104,219.23-USD Exr-Feb 2018)
Number of beneficiaries in 2017, rising from Jan to Dec = 1,300 up-to 1,500 people per month.
Schools/orphanages etc served in 2017 = 93 locations + 255 BKK Street kids & Slum dwellers.
Value of goods & aid given to the poor in 2017 = ฿-3,285,600,00 ($-104,219.23-USD Exr-Feb 2018)
Please take a few minutes to read about us & our Founders message before seeing the full report. Thank you.
Gift of Happiness Gives Freely and “Unconditionally” to
the Most Vulnerable People in Thailand!
We are a non-profit, non-religious organisation and have no affiliation with any political parties or extremist groups. Gift of Happiness Foundation maintains strong child protection policies and procedures.
The founder of our properly regulated, registered charity and all the board of Trustees, all volunteers and paid staff are screened to ensure that they meet the legal and ethical requirements for engaging with vulnerable people in Thailand, and our organisation strives to provide a safe, secure environment for all the people we serve.
The founder, our Committee of Trustees, administrators and all volunteers are totally unpaid and receive no other financial or in-kind benefits held by the charity. Transparent audited accounts and legal documentation are maintained by SAS Legal Group, Bangkok.
The idea of starting this charity was born in 1992 by British and Swedish born Circus performers, Mr and Mrs Eddie & Charlotte Haworth when they were proprietors of a small Circus company producing traditional “Slapstick Comedy” shows and providing Circus skill training programmes at the University of Liverpool, Everyman Theatre, Liverpool’s, Toxteth Leisure Centre and at schools for disadvantaged children in Merseyside and Manchester, England.
Unhappily, the pressures of work in the entertainment industry and some of Eddie’s personal issues eventually led to the breakdown of Eddie and Charlotte's long and happy marriage in 1995. Eddie suffered a period of bereavement and depression, but still forced himself to redevelop his comedy acting career as a "Classic Sad Clown" solo performer. This new career led him to spend several very successful years performing in Theatres, Circus, TV shows, Galas and Festivals all over Europe, USA, Scandinavia, China and the Middle East.
In the year 2000, Eddie was delighted to be invited to Bangkok for a charity performance which was being held at the British Embassy. When it became clear that the invitation was to entertain some orphans from a Bangkok city slum, he couldn't resist the offer. It didn't take long for him to decide that this may be the right place to continue doing what he does best, which is making people laugh. He also soon realized that this was probably the right place to put the past behind him and re-start his life by devoting himself to bringing a little laughter and some positive memories to people whose lives often lack these important pleasures.
These life changing times in the life of this Clown have now become a perfect replacement for the love he lost all those years ago. Eddie now considers himself to be one of the happiest Clowns around since he became totally committed to the charity that has become his never-ending life partner and eternal true love.
More; [email protected]
The founder of our properly regulated, registered charity and all the board of Trustees, all volunteers and paid staff are screened to ensure that they meet the legal and ethical requirements for engaging with vulnerable people in Thailand, and our organisation strives to provide a safe, secure environment for all the people we serve.
The founder, our Committee of Trustees, administrators and all volunteers are totally unpaid and receive no other financial or in-kind benefits held by the charity. Transparent audited accounts and legal documentation are maintained by SAS Legal Group, Bangkok.
The idea of starting this charity was born in 1992 by British and Swedish born Circus performers, Mr and Mrs Eddie & Charlotte Haworth when they were proprietors of a small Circus company producing traditional “Slapstick Comedy” shows and providing Circus skill training programmes at the University of Liverpool, Everyman Theatre, Liverpool’s, Toxteth Leisure Centre and at schools for disadvantaged children in Merseyside and Manchester, England.
Unhappily, the pressures of work in the entertainment industry and some of Eddie’s personal issues eventually led to the breakdown of Eddie and Charlotte's long and happy marriage in 1995. Eddie suffered a period of bereavement and depression, but still forced himself to redevelop his comedy acting career as a "Classic Sad Clown" solo performer. This new career led him to spend several very successful years performing in Theatres, Circus, TV shows, Galas and Festivals all over Europe, USA, Scandinavia, China and the Middle East.
In the year 2000, Eddie was delighted to be invited to Bangkok for a charity performance which was being held at the British Embassy. When it became clear that the invitation was to entertain some orphans from a Bangkok city slum, he couldn't resist the offer. It didn't take long for him to decide that this may be the right place to continue doing what he does best, which is making people laugh. He also soon realized that this was probably the right place to put the past behind him and re-start his life by devoting himself to bringing a little laughter and some positive memories to people whose lives often lack these important pleasures.
These life changing times in the life of this Clown have now become a perfect replacement for the love he lost all those years ago. Eddie now considers himself to be one of the happiest Clowns around since he became totally committed to the charity that has become his never-ending life partner and eternal true love.
More; [email protected]
"The beautiful thing about giving happiness is; Nobody can take it away from those who receive it".
| Founders message for 2017/18.  Mr. Edward Haworth. PHF Founder at Gift of Happiness Foundation | Thank you to all the amazing volunteers and sponsors who have made it possible for my little charity to give so much happiness to so many needy people in the wonderful land of smiles I call my home! Since its initial inception around 2002, Gift of Happiness Foundation has been instrumental in bringing an immense amount of unconditional joy and happiness into the lives of many thousands of very poor children, parents, teachers and carers of handicapped, abandoned or orphaned people in Thailand. During 2017 the charity has received record levels of support from individuals, ex-pat loyal societies, small businesses and even corporate sponsors. |
We have achieved so many of our aims and goals and above all fulfilled our primary goal to...
GIVE HAPPINESS!
Eddie Haworth describes why he’s so passionate about this little charity?
I was born in the industrial, filthy, polluted North West of England in 1952 where I spent my childhood learning how to survive the rigours of living in one of Britain’s most deprived areas. This was during a time when children like me were often left to get-on with the business of growing up virtually alone while our parents went out to work for 12 hours a day in the dark satanic mills, factory or coal mines.
However, I think I was still quite a happy child living the same life as all my friends and family who knew very little about how green the grass may be in more affluent parts of the world.
I was happy at least until the age of six, but that’s when my innocence and childhood was ripped away from me by the first of many evil men whose selfish aim was to steal the very soul of any child, alone and vulnerable enough to be drawn into their grasp.
It wasn’t until I reached my early 40’s, when faced with a life-threatening trauma that I realised I’d never really had a happy childhood or even a stable adult life. I reached that realization following some expertly administered therapy that I needed to help recover from years of mental instability, alcoholism, depression and attempted suicide. Through the therapy, I learned to face up-to the mistakes I had made and the pain I suffered. Then in my early 50’s I started to discover the mistakes have made me smarter and the pain has made me stronger.
“That’s when I stopped being a victim and started being a survivor.”
More importantly I learned to spot damaged or lost innocence in those who may not yet know how their own childhood is being or has already been stolen from them. So now I use my training and experience in delivering empathy and pathos via the art of performance, as a tool to help fix so many broken young souls I choose not to ignore. Even better, I enjoy giving the little things that I’m able to give, knowing that the special people who receive those little gifts, may one day look back and realise they turned-out to be some of the big things in their lives.
"Tell me and I will forget. Show me and I will remember. Involve me and I will understand". (Confucius)
I was born in the industrial, filthy, polluted North West of England in 1952 where I spent my childhood learning how to survive the rigours of living in one of Britain’s most deprived areas. This was during a time when children like me were often left to get-on with the business of growing up virtually alone while our parents went out to work for 12 hours a day in the dark satanic mills, factory or coal mines.
However, I think I was still quite a happy child living the same life as all my friends and family who knew very little about how green the grass may be in more affluent parts of the world.
I was happy at least until the age of six, but that’s when my innocence and childhood was ripped away from me by the first of many evil men whose selfish aim was to steal the very soul of any child, alone and vulnerable enough to be drawn into their grasp.
It wasn’t until I reached my early 40’s, when faced with a life-threatening trauma that I realised I’d never really had a happy childhood or even a stable adult life. I reached that realization following some expertly administered therapy that I needed to help recover from years of mental instability, alcoholism, depression and attempted suicide. Through the therapy, I learned to face up-to the mistakes I had made and the pain I suffered. Then in my early 50’s I started to discover the mistakes have made me smarter and the pain has made me stronger.
“That’s when I stopped being a victim and started being a survivor.”
More importantly I learned to spot damaged or lost innocence in those who may not yet know how their own childhood is being or has already been stolen from them. So now I use my training and experience in delivering empathy and pathos via the art of performance, as a tool to help fix so many broken young souls I choose not to ignore. Even better, I enjoy giving the little things that I’m able to give, knowing that the special people who receive those little gifts, may one day look back and realise they turned-out to be some of the big things in their lives.
"Tell me and I will forget. Show me and I will remember. Involve me and I will understand". (Confucius)
I believe the body heals with play, so I unconditionally give them toys.
The mind heals with laughter, so I give them happy memories that no-one can ever steal from them.
And the spirit heals with inspirational positive thought, so I insist on giving them the self-confidence to engage in child-centred, simple comedy acting!
Positive experiences like having a good old-fashioned laugh helps children living in difficult circumstances to cope and gives them a positive memory that will always belong to them. Seeing and interacting in educational comedy helps children to use their senses and minds to explore then make sense of what they see, feel and experience in the world around them.
These simple lessons on how to think "out of the box" have been shown to help children find new and positive ways to turn a bad situation into a good one. Lessons on how to be happy also help develop positive dispositions and attitudes towards learning many other life skills needed to overcome some of the difficult tasks ahead.
And Finally, ...
When I am on my deathbed, what others think of me is going to be a long way from my mind. How wonderful it will be to let go knowing that I may not have wasted my re-born years wallowing in selfish thoughts or deeds. I may even get a revengeful crinkly lip when I think of how I survived the evilness of those cowards who tried to control my innocence. I conquered them all and learned how to turn the bad, sad years into something wholesome and good to pass-onto other innocent souls.
“Now my passion is to continue GIVING HAPPINESS until the final curtain closes my Clown Parade”
The mind heals with laughter, so I give them happy memories that no-one can ever steal from them.
And the spirit heals with inspirational positive thought, so I insist on giving them the self-confidence to engage in child-centred, simple comedy acting!
Positive experiences like having a good old-fashioned laugh helps children living in difficult circumstances to cope and gives them a positive memory that will always belong to them. Seeing and interacting in educational comedy helps children to use their senses and minds to explore then make sense of what they see, feel and experience in the world around them.
These simple lessons on how to think "out of the box" have been shown to help children find new and positive ways to turn a bad situation into a good one. Lessons on how to be happy also help develop positive dispositions and attitudes towards learning many other life skills needed to overcome some of the difficult tasks ahead.
And Finally, ...
When I am on my deathbed, what others think of me is going to be a long way from my mind. How wonderful it will be to let go knowing that I may not have wasted my re-born years wallowing in selfish thoughts or deeds. I may even get a revengeful crinkly lip when I think of how I survived the evilness of those cowards who tried to control my innocence. I conquered them all and learned how to turn the bad, sad years into something wholesome and good to pass-onto other innocent souls.
“Now my passion is to continue GIVING HAPPINESS until the final curtain closes my Clown Parade”
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Sponsors in 2017:
There have been so many fantastic people giving us so many wonderful goods and money in 2017. We cannot possibly name everyone, but here's just a few links to some contributors.
Gold Sponsor;
Monroe Consulting Group, Bangkok.
Other great sponsors;
Gold Sponsor;
Monroe Consulting Group, Bangkok.
Other great sponsors;
SAS Legal & Accountancy Services - Clown Eckie Corporation - Charter International School Bangkok - Len Penn Music Academy EXO Foundation Thailand British Women’s Group BKK - BCTFN BKK - British Embassy BKK - South African Embassy BKK Spanish Embassy BKK - Amnuay Silpha School BKK - The Regent's School of Bangkok - Allied Pickford’s Thailand - St. Stephen’s International School BKK - Park Plaza Sukhumvit Hotel BKK - Santa Fe Relocations BKK – St Andrews International School Bang-Na Campus BKK Trail International school, Bangkok Seleco Seaweed Snacks, Brand Maithong soap Company P&T Siam, BKK. 100s of Toothbrushes from Dr. Yoolim Kim, USA Stephen Hunia USA. Bromsgrove Early Years International School BKK - Go Happiness BKK drop-off points - Planet of the Crepes - Harrow International School BKK – Bangkok Patana International School BKK – St. Georges Society BKK – St. David’s Society BKK – DTC Travel – EXO Foundation BKK – EXO Travel BKK – Cyril Duncan Siam Children’s Foundation - Asia World Travel – Geoffroy Van Innis Memorial Trust - Mr & Mrs Lebon, California, USA - Mrs Gale Bailey MBE Leicester, UK. Mr & Mrs Kneath, BKK – Mr & Mrs Burr, BKK. Mr & Mrs Terry and Phe Sherwood
