September 15 to 19 2014 Aid, Uniforms & Show Giving Project.
Overview:
Gift of Happiness Foundation have developed an aid and show giving project bringing three truckloads of essential goods and fun shows to children attending six migrant schools in communities close to the Thai/Burma border around the Northern Thai City of Mae Sot.
Gifts include educational equipment, toys, medical supplies, pre cherished clothing and 500 brand new hard wearing, easy wash new uniforms for the kids. There are around 1,000 children attending six migrant schools being visited by the charity and they will all be given ice-creams, candies and some traditional European slapstick comedy shows delivered by a famous Professional Circus Clown.
Also visiting a Crisis Centre for women and children with HIV/Aids and the Mae Tao Clinic.
There is a team of eight Gift of Happiness Foundation volunteers attending this project, including the foundation director, cameraman, project treasurer, translator, a general assistant and three drivers. Three trucks will transport around three tons of uniforms and other goods. Volunteers will travel with the convoy of vehicles which are sponsored by friends of the charity. "New volunteers may still apply".
"Thank You to All Sponsors".
New uniforms have been sponsored by followers of the charity from Thailand and worldwide via the recent online ‘Uniforms for Needy Kids Appeal’. Orders also came from Bangkok St. Georges Society, Bangkok's British Women's Group and even more orders came from companies like; ENJO, foodpandaThailand, Bei Otto Bangkok and Len Penn Music Academy, Bangkok.
Toys, clothing, educational equipment and some medical supplies were donated by the children of International Schools in Bangkok, Len Penn Music Academy, Park Plaza Sukhumvit Hotel, Harrow International School plus hundreds of items donated by many individuals and families in Bangkok and other cities worldwide. Three vehicles to carry all the uniforms, used clothing, educational equipment and other goods are sponsored by the foundation director and friends of the charity.
Gift of Happiness Foundation have developed an aid and show giving project bringing three truckloads of essential goods and fun shows to children attending six migrant schools in communities close to the Thai/Burma border around the Northern Thai City of Mae Sot.
Gifts include educational equipment, toys, medical supplies, pre cherished clothing and 500 brand new hard wearing, easy wash new uniforms for the kids. There are around 1,000 children attending six migrant schools being visited by the charity and they will all be given ice-creams, candies and some traditional European slapstick comedy shows delivered by a famous Professional Circus Clown.
Also visiting a Crisis Centre for women and children with HIV/Aids and the Mae Tao Clinic.
There is a team of eight Gift of Happiness Foundation volunteers attending this project, including the foundation director, cameraman, project treasurer, translator, a general assistant and three drivers. Three trucks will transport around three tons of uniforms and other goods. Volunteers will travel with the convoy of vehicles which are sponsored by friends of the charity. "New volunteers may still apply".
"Thank You to All Sponsors".
New uniforms have been sponsored by followers of the charity from Thailand and worldwide via the recent online ‘Uniforms for Needy Kids Appeal’. Orders also came from Bangkok St. Georges Society, Bangkok's British Women's Group and even more orders came from companies like; ENJO, foodpandaThailand, Bei Otto Bangkok and Len Penn Music Academy, Bangkok.
Toys, clothing, educational equipment and some medical supplies were donated by the children of International Schools in Bangkok, Len Penn Music Academy, Park Plaza Sukhumvit Hotel, Harrow International School plus hundreds of items donated by many individuals and families in Bangkok and other cities worldwide. Three vehicles to carry all the uniforms, used clothing, educational equipment and other goods are sponsored by the foundation director and friends of the charity.
Gift of Happiness Foundations is totally committed to “Giving Happiness”.
We will produce “Happy Clown Performances” at each school where we have not already performed in the last year. We estimate 1,000 children will be entertained and enthralled throughout the week of this project and we also aim to give ice-creams and candies on the big days of our 'Happy Tour'.
(Donate for ice creams)
(Donate for ice creams)
Volunteers are welcome.
To join us on all or part of this 5 day project to the North of Thailand. You can easily apply here.
To join us on all or part of this 5 day project to the North of Thailand. You can easily apply here.
Note to volunteers;
All the people we visit are living in very poor or desperately poor situations and volunteers assisting on this project must be prepared to experience some sights that may be uncomfortable. Since 2005, we have learned that dealing with migrant communities and refugee camps, nothing ever goes strictly according to plan, but it usually ends-up OK at the end of the day. Therefore, volunteers must be prepared for last minute changes.
