Gift of Happiness Foundation News Update August 2016
100% GO HAPPINESS at the fantastic Fun Day & Yard Sale in downtown bangkok
Much to report on recent GoHF activities!
As previously reported recently the GoHF visited the Association of the Promotion of the Status of Women in Bangkok, and it has been followed up with another visit which took place on the 16th August 2016, as suggested by the South African Charge d’Affaires, Mr. Deon Seals. As planned donations of essential clothing, baby-wear and dried food supplies, pasta, sponsored by Eurofood BKK, were handed over. There followed Clown Eckie’s “Big Fat Buffoonery Show”, which was as well received by the women present as the children! Mr. Deon Seals and his staff were in attendance and joined in, and enjoyed, the ‘Buffoonery’!!
As previously reported recently the GoHF visited the Association of the Promotion of the Status of Women in Bangkok, and it has been followed up with another visit which took place on the 16th August 2016, as suggested by the South African Charge d’Affaires, Mr. Deon Seals. As planned donations of essential clothing, baby-wear and dried food supplies, pasta, sponsored by Eurofood BKK, were handed over. There followed Clown Eckie’s “Big Fat Buffoonery Show”, which was as well received by the women present as the children! Mr. Deon Seals and his staff were in attendance and joined in, and enjoyed, the ‘Buffoonery’!!
Nelson Mandela Happiness Day at Emergency Home, Bangkok
Regus Thailand Gave To This Important Cause
Two days later, on Thursday 18th August, after an extensive ‘sorting through’ of the very generous donations received from organisations, hotels and individuals, sheets, bags of clothes for adults and children were loaded on to the Monroe sponsored truck, along with toys, educational equipment, ‘Eurofood BKK’ sponsored pasta, toiletries and other basic foods ready for the monthly trip to Mae Sot on Monday 22th to Friday 26th August. Volunteers also prepared the new Office outside area for the readily awaited for ‘Yard Sale’ to take place on Saturday 20th August. A great many items, electrical, ornamental, clothes, books and other trinkets were displayed ready for the local community to buy what they wanted. The Staff at the Regus Thailand raised 24,302 Baht with a ‘Sweet 16’ Polo Shirt for Charity initiative, which they were proud to present at a photo presentation on Friday 19th August. Added to which were further donations of toys and clothes all of which will be distributed to the needy in Thailand. We are eternally grateful for organisations, such as Regus Thailand and all the others, who see the need to support GoHF!! Thank you.
Go Happiness Centre Hosts It's First Fun Day in Downtown Bangkok!
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It has been the idea to open the new GoHF Office on On Nut 36 with a Yard Sale and the renowned Clown Eckie’s “Big Fat Buffoonery Show” to show the local community what the GoHF is all about and to give the community to pay for things they want (at a very good price), which in the words of Eddie Haworth, Director and Founder of the GoHF ‘would give them some degree of integrity, and self worth, in not always receiving donations’.
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Gift of Happiness Volunteers getting ready for the great Go Happiness Fun day & Yard Sale
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The day started with the arrival of three volunteers, Mimi, Mint and Alex, girls from The Regent’s International School, whose role was to ‘sell’ as much as they could. Their Thai-speaking prowess was an absolute boon, as were their hard work and negotiating skills – there were some hard bargains driven!!
The doors opened at 10.00 am and there was an eager and very steady stream of members of the local community all day long – the word certainly got out that there were bargains to be had! All the time, the message was being passed out to the children of the community, who were invited to the renowned Clown Eckie’s “Big Fat Buffoonery Show”. A small, but ever growing and appreciative audience were treated to a great show and as usual the adults laughed along just as much as the children. After the applause had died down, the audience was treated with cakes and ice-lollies; everybody went home ‘Happy and Smiling’, which is what it was all about really.
GoHF was honoured to receive a visit from Mr. Brian Duncan who came all the way from Dublin, Ireland to see the great new Go Happiness Centre that he helped establish with a kind donation of funding raised through the Cyril Duncan Siam Children's Foundation earlier in 2016. Mr. Duncan founded this Irish registered charity in memory of his son, Cyril who sadly passed away suddenly while working as dedicated teacher here in Thailand some years ago and he's raised many 1,000's of Euros in support of Gift of Happiness Foundation and several other organisations in Thailand.
"Another big Thank You to Mr. Duncan!"
The ‘Yard Sale’ raised over 7000 Baht, but also spread the word about the GoHF AND created a great deal of laughter!
The doors opened at 10.00 am and there was an eager and very steady stream of members of the local community all day long – the word certainly got out that there were bargains to be had! All the time, the message was being passed out to the children of the community, who were invited to the renowned Clown Eckie’s “Big Fat Buffoonery Show”. A small, but ever growing and appreciative audience were treated to a great show and as usual the adults laughed along just as much as the children. After the applause had died down, the audience was treated with cakes and ice-lollies; everybody went home ‘Happy and Smiling’, which is what it was all about really.
GoHF was honoured to receive a visit from Mr. Brian Duncan who came all the way from Dublin, Ireland to see the great new Go Happiness Centre that he helped establish with a kind donation of funding raised through the Cyril Duncan Siam Children's Foundation earlier in 2016. Mr. Duncan founded this Irish registered charity in memory of his son, Cyril who sadly passed away suddenly while working as dedicated teacher here in Thailand some years ago and he's raised many 1,000's of Euros in support of Gift of Happiness Foundation and several other organisations in Thailand.
"Another big Thank You to Mr. Duncan!"
The ‘Yard Sale’ raised over 7000 Baht, but also spread the word about the GoHF AND created a great deal of laughter!
Gift of Happiness Foundation are providing yet another 'Aid and Show Giving Project' from 21st to 28th August 2016.
We go back to Mae Sot, Northern Thailand to serve another 1,000-Plus poor people with three truck loads of essential goods and a great deal of HAPPINESS when we present the "Big Fat Buffoonery show" to hundreds of children, teachers and parents twice a day for the next week...Follow our progress here> http://www.gohappiness.org/latest-news--pictures & https://www.facebook.com/gohappiness/
Volunteers: Mr. Eddie Haworth, Clown Eckie Corporation & Founder/Director GoHF. Mr. & Mrs.Martin & Ailsa Kneath - The chargé d'affaires, Mr Deon Seals & Diplomatic Staff at South African Embassy, Bangkok. Mr. & Mrs Terry & Phee Sherwood, 3 volunteers, Mimi, Mint and Alex, from The Regent’s International School, Bangkok. Ms Suksan Valaisri.
Paid staff: None
Sponsors: Clown Eckie Corporation - S/African Embassy. Bangkok - The Commercial Company of Siam Ltd (Eurofood) - Exo Travel Bangkok - Monroe Consulting group, Bangkok
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