I also have an ulterior motive, though an altruistic one, to encourage you to take a look at the on-line auction to raise money for Kids Ark. And please share the link with friends and foes alike :-). We have almost 50 items this year. Take a look click -> http://auction.KidsArkFoundation.org Sharing this auction on your Facebook or Twitter or just sending emails to friends will help us a LOT!
The auction closes Sunday Nov 24, 2013 9:00 PM US Eastern Standard Time (-5 GMT)
One thing new in the auction this year is the ability to help students and families with a donation for which you will receive a certificate which can be given as a gift. If this proves popular we will add more. All the items were donated so make sure to thank the donors if you have the opportunity.
It has been about 10 days since we returned and it has been busy reconnecting with friends and other projects. We are helping /coordinating a project with a local Rotary club to provide glasses to rural poor. Several clubs in New Hampshire and South Carolina are helping to fund a grant to expand the program. The local club works very hard almost every weekend. Bev in her "spare" time has sewn I am guessing 500 glasses cases that are give free with the free glasses. The lens were donated, and the frames are made from stiff welding wires. Here is a video the local club did:
Kids Ark is holding it's own and is preparing to hand off one of it's 3 after school programs to the government. This is always the goal to transition these programs to the Thais. Last weekend we helped "man" a booth at an annual charity fair where we sell handicrafts made by the ethnic minority families we assist. A few of those items are in the auction too. Some of the auction donations are for a school near Thaton where there is a dynamic head who is teaching the children to help their families raise frogs, chickens, pig and fish.
Just for fun and to share our lives a little I have started to record our morning walks with an "app" called Everytrailcom that records where we walk and includes any pictures I take along the way.
Here is an example:
Moat walk Nov 11th
EveryTrail - Find trail maps for California and beyond
1 comment:
what fun to see some Chiang Mai scenes--can't wait to visit the Mickey Mouse Cafe. I will miss you this year--see you next year. Just spent the day with Noah, age 8, doing all sorts of fun things including football and soccer. Glad I am still a little bit of an athlete and a lot devoted grandmother.
Fondly, Katie
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