Direct to their doorstep! We recently brought a vanload of foods, fruits and vegetables from the wholesale market straight to the residents at the Pho Thing slum community. The women and kids came to our makeshift market spread to take what they wanted. There was more than enough for all!
Loading up for Sangklaburi! With the influx of more folks fleeing the unrest, more help and supplies are needed for these ones in the jungles and villages along the border. We recently sent up 115 kilos of flour, a few large bags of clothes, shoes, toys..along with a large deep
TIMELY FUNDRAISER!! ONE MORE STEP to FREEDOM! HELP this refugee family over this LAST HURDLE! THEY HAVE THEIR CLEARANCE FOR CANADA, TICKETS BOOKED FOR MAY 24th -- Now they just need to get over the last immigration bump -- the overstay fines! I have known this RFG, his wife and
Our ever-so creative volunteers!! A couple of week ago , Teresa Marie and Maxine gave tge kids a literal ball of fun with their papier mache project! Last week, Sasha and Frances Fountain along with Martin, our high school translator from KIS International School worked with the kids to create
Helping others to help others…… Determined to help the learning centers as well as the embattled folks along the Thai-Myanmar border, we recently sent some supplies last Sunday to assist villagers who are trying to escape the civil strife and bombing. We joined forces with others with the same intention
More than just Crafts! Over the months of our regular activities at Pho Thong, it seems like the kids now come to our Happy Home center to also get their love cups filled up! There’s no barrier in communication when it comes to compassion. Several of them quickly responded to
Moms helping Moms! While their kids are off to school, Aicha and Angela go all the way to Pho Thong in order to provide nursery care for the toddlers and young children in this slum community. This frees up the Moms as well as in some cases, a single father,
A long journey but we’re happy to hear that the supplies of 75 kg of flour, 6 cartons of milk and 300 cans of sardines have made it to the Sangklaburi learning centers. These have recently been distributed to those in need, struggling in makeshift camps due to the civil
EAST MEETS WEST! It was a fun afternoon at the Pho Thong slum on Saturday when our visitors Aicha and Shelby brought their kids along to meet our slum kiddy crew! Through the activity of crafts and Bingo, the kids mingled and got on well. One of the 14 year
Hydroponics , Valentine’s and KFC!! This morning’s activity at the slum combined all three highlights , with something for everyone! Khun Wanchai of Thanksgiving Home came over to teach the second part of the Hydroponics course for some residents of the slum who were kickstarted two months ago with 10day
Morning of fun & Laughter @Pho Thong slum !! Brain and Body Gymnastics today when we played TWISTER Kwith the kids! Thought that it’d be a cognitive overload when we stretched the little brains today to listen, learn and respond to a barrage English directions! Left foot on the yellow,
A vanload of wholesome goodness!! Our 28year old van is still an amazing workhorse, in fulfilling her highest purpose of transporting and delivering supplies to our disadvantaged communities. Last week, we spent a couple of days sourcing, collecting and distributing market produce, fruits and vegetables for the Slum communities in
Kicking off 2023 with CHILDREN’s DAY! Yesterday at the Pho Thing community, it was MORE than just a kiddie event! Thanks to the community leaders, this was an event which brought together the teens, the parents, grannies and any/all caregivers in this slum community! It was a community celebration with
Super shoutout to our international school partners — Bangkok Prep St Andrews International School Bangkok ( junior and high school), KIS International School Bangkok and Siam Singapore International School who gave us the awesome opportunity to be part of their schools’ Christmas fairs last month! With the support of students
Our third slum party on December 18! Christmas for 150 households from the Tivanon slum community! Kudos to our project partners Khun @Wanchai, Maetim and Arlong Mayer from the Thanksgiving Home for organising & hosting this mammoth event for acfew hubdred people from this large slum community!! We are glad
Super special Shoutout to the incredibly artistic team of Maxine Pawelzik and Zoé Monfils who really enhanced our booth at the recent Christmas fairs StAndrews Int.schools, KIS International School Bangkok, and the Siam Singapore International School! Loved their energy, enthusiasm, and engagement with the kids too!
GIVING hits a New High! With the opening up of the country this year, this Christmas season saw a wonderful surge in support for our slum communities! The timely generous contribution ftom the families snd faculty of The LITTLE TREEHOUSE NURSERY, the Kids' Academy International School and the amazing initiative
Catching up on our Christmas activities!! It was such a busy December as we rolled on from our Christmas Charity Carnival at the end of November to our grand Christmas event at the Athenee on the first week of December! On the second Sunday, we hosted two Christmas specials for
SPECIAL Shoutout to Happy Home volunteers Kerrie Durling and @Amber from Kids' Academy International School for introducing us and our HAPPY HOME slum project to their faculty and families there! As a result, the school chose us as their charity to support gor this year! Families rallied to raise support
If you were there, you experienced a great kickstart to the Yuletide season with a great feel that will always be a wonderful memory! If you missed it, stay on this page and we'll look forward to seeing you next year!
"It's CHRISTMAS TIME in the City!" It's really that Wonderful and for us, the busiest time of year! If you haven't seen any updates recently, it's because we're going on pickups, organising another couple of parties, and prepping for various Christmas fairs where we will be hosting craft activities, tables
HAPPENING THIS SUNDAY! It's going to be Cool CHRISTMAS Celebration for the whole Family with Children's Crafts, Carols, Cakes, Cookies... and much more! An attraction is the large Yule Log & the Giant Gingerbread House -- but the fun will be the kids decorating their very own little gingerbread houses!
Photo highlights of our Event of the Year!!
Gonna have lots more pictures on this page!
An ‘Mazing day @ the Market, Makro and Mirror! Just a few days before our big Sunday event last week - the Christmas Carnival — we ventured out to get all the supplies needed! This meant a trip to the wholesale market out at Rangsit, followed by MAKRO bulk shopping
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year” (as Andy Williams would sing it…) , when we’re all happily busy creating the best possible festive celebration for the children from five different disadvantaged communities! THIS SUNDAY, we will be hosting an awesome event for the kids from the RANGSIT Babies’
Kickoff to Christmas with an awesome collaboration with international schools KIS International School Bangkok which organised all the gifts for the kids from five disadvantaged communities who will be attending our CHRISTMAS CHARITY CARNIVAL 2022 at St Andrews International School Bangkok. Thank you to students and faculty of both schools
EGG-static excitement in the villages with the delivery 104 Happy Hens in the hills of MaeSot! #CentralThailandMission #selfsustainability #newCTMprograms
Self-sustenance Program for the Slum tesidents: HYDROPONICS! At the Pho Thong slum where we have our HAPPYHOME support center, we were wondering how we could add value and help those who are struggling with little or no income. The solution came through our partners @ the Thanksgiving Home — Khun
Grand Reunion of the original volunteer team!! The stars must have been totally aligned to have brought Meta, Kerrie and Tei to all come on this same day @ HappyHome , after months of not seeing each other! Tei came by to drop off a Christmas Tree, the decor ,
JACKETS please…. Imagine yourself on a log in the jungle or in a cave - your safe refuge from Military attacks — with a tarp overhead …. And the temperature is dropping, getting uncomfortably cold….. This is the current state for many Karens who have fled their homes during the
This is what HANDiCRAFTS mean at HAPPY HOME ! Teacher volunteer Tei and her friend Pooh came up with this ingenious activity to delight the kids ! It was the making of a Christmas card with a moose head in front, and his “ antlers” made from the children’s handprints
STUDENTS to students : The international teenage seniors of Bangkok Prep had a different school experience when they spent an afternoon teaching English thru interactive games with the primary students of Samakee Songkro school, most of whom from the slums of Klong Toey. It was a contrasting situation at first
Hand-made Uniquely Kid-crafted CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR SALE!! There’s a buzz of excitement at @HappyHome as the kids are learning to create beautiful cards that can be sold ! We hope to have enough to put out at our charity tables at upcoming Christmas fairs! Do let us know if you’d
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Halloween @ Happy Home! We had a pre-halloween party for the kids at the @Pho Thong slum as teacher volunteers Teresa Marie De Mez and her Thai friend Pooh hosted a fun activity for them. They helped the kids create their Halloween masks, with colors, sparkles, pom-poms,.. Then, we had
The Continuing story of Kai. This is the slum resident, the father of two boys who is somewhat disabled from a mild stroke, that we've been assisting. If you've followed his journey, where we moved him into a better rented shack, and continue to assist with his health and support
GEARING UP for Halloween and Christmas! It's the school holidays and instead of hours of idle time, the kids at Pho Thong slum are all busy at our HAPPY HOME a few times a week with our creative volunteers. For the last couple of days, our talented Yana has invested
Saturdays are always special at Happy Home @Pho Thong slum! The kids never know what to expect when the “farangs” come by!! Today we had fun out in the sun, after week of grey cloudy weather and yesterday’s downpour. After an hour of exhaustive play, the kids came in for
Fabulous Fair! Last day of school and the school atrium is a hive of activity with the Social Enterprise Fair . Central Thailsnd Mission was amongst the charities invited to raise funds AND an awareness of their work and services. We had a booth with games, clothes, jewelry , soft
An answered prayer — YANA!! We have been looking, hoping for volunteers to help work with the latchkey kids on weekdays, at the Pho Thong slum, when their caregivers are not home. It’s been tough and we thankfully had a team of friends from an international school volunteer to do
When Love Goes to the Market…… We bring our trusty Van to receive an abundance to share!! Last Sunday saw us filling up first, a truck from the Sangkom Songkroh slum community of Mon families a d later, the team from the Thanksgiving Home who receive for their resident developmentally-challenged
Uniting the Nations……with kids and cookies! We had a wonderful Saturday morning activity with the kids at our center, thanks to an awesome team of Russians, American and British professionals! It was all hands on deck when the crowd of kids gathered at the gate, all excited to come in
COMPANY With a HEART! Today executives from the PCS company went to the Pho Thong slum and met with a couple of community leaders to present the work opportunities they are offering to those needing jobs. We hope to connect them all our disadvantaged communities and partners to help provide
Special thanks to Teresa Marie De Mez for the activity. Also to her Thai friend Poo who engaged and instructed the kids in Thai, plus brought gifts for them!! You girls were a terrific team!
COLLABORATING to REACH MORE COMMUNITIES: AS a TEAM, we can do alot more. We worked with THREE different institutions to help distribute 300 cartons of milk (that's a whopping 10,800 packets of Foremost Thailand milk packets) with the Thanksgiving Home Foundation, the Mercy Center in Klong Toey and the Xavierian
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