WEEK COMMENCING 10th November 2008
A busy week, we have completed and delivered the Sunshelter for Tokamien and assembled the climbing frame.
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The roof going on the sunshelter |
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Proof!! Steve does work sometimes. |
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The completed sunshelter |
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Delivered to Tokamien and tested by the team. |
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The climbing frame assembled |
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Yet another coat of paint. |
WEEK COMMENCING 3 rd November 2008
We have been working on the bamboo climbing frame for Tokamien Learning centre
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Drilling the holes is the hardest job |
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The climbing frame changing colour |
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Amy getting to the bottom of it. |
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Preparing more bamboo strips. |
WEEK COMMENCING 27th October 2008
This week we delivered a climbing frame to Packwip Learning Centre, carried on with the sun shelter and prepared bamboo for another climbing frame.
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Erecting the climbing frame at Tokamien Learning Centre |
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The Kids testing the frame |
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First coat of colour on the sun shelter |
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Collette priming bamboo |
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Amy and Lincoln decking the shelter |
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Looking good - nearly ready for the roof |
WEEK COMMENCING 20th October 2008
This week we have deliverd a swing to Tokamien Learning centre and also completed a climbing frame.
On Tuesday evening the volunteers were invited to a meal and Thai dancing at Home and Life - thanks Root.
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Erecting the swing at Tokamien Learning Centre |
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Olli and Amy testing the swing |
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Finishing touches to a climbing frame |
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Thai dancing at home and life |
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You have the hammer !! |
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The Friday photo |
WEEK COMMENCING 13th October 2008
Fun4Kids are back to work.
We have a lot to do and always need more Volunteers and Donors to keep helping the children.
We are building a swing set for Tokamien Learning Centre and renovating a climbing frame for Packwip.
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Here comes the next swing |
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Preparing the climbing frame |
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Wildlife in the workshop |
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Priming timber for a sun shelter |
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The team with the swing ready for delivery |
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The Friday photo Lunch at Bansak beach |
Hi Everyone,
Fun4Kids has had a fantastic first seven months, five complete playgrounds built, a highly successful mushroom farm for the Burmese migrants and lots of renovation works to the Learning Centres, all carried out by over 100 volunteers from 20 countries.
Thank you to all volunteers and donors, we could not have done it without you!
The project is now closed for the rainy season until early October.
When we restart we have a request for playgrounds at four new learning centres for Grassroots which will keep us busy until Chrstmas, so all you volunteers out there come and join in the fun, and fundraisers please do what you can to keep us going.
Best wishes to you all,
Steve
WEEK COMMENCING 18th August 2008
We have finished and delivered the Sales Shelter for the Orphanage at Takuapa kindly donated by Land of Smiles
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Starting the thatch rof |
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All hands to the roof |
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The back of the Sales Shelter |
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Anyone for vedgetables and fruit |
WEEK COMMENCING 11th August 2008
Back to work this week.
We are continuing to make the Sales Shelter for Land of Smiles
Also abig team went to Tokamien Learning centre and finished clearing the new playground.
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Painting yet more bamboo |
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Sanding bamboo strips |
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The sales shelter is coming on |
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Preparing the playground at Tokamien |
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A level playground well done team |
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The Friday photo |
WEEK COMMENCING 4th August 2008
There was no work this week as Steve had an operation on his eyes
Back to work next week.
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The olunteers taking the mickey out of Steves dark glasses |
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WEEK COMMENCING 28 th July 2008
Lots going on this week.
We have had two computers donated to Home and Life
Thanks to Mr Michael Knights and Mr Alan Ferrier, both from Phuket.
The sales shelter is coming on
A really special event when nine Thai trainee divemasters from the Ecotourism Traing Centre (www.etcth.org) and their teacher Sarah
came to help prepare the new playground at Tokamien
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The computer donated by Alan Ferrier |
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The donor and the Home and Life team |
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Nearly ready for paint |
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Sales shelter looking brighter |
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More like a swamp than a playground |
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The new drainage is working |
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Transport Thai style ! |
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The Fridat photo, thanks everyone. |
WEEK COMMENCING 21st July 2008
This week we have started making a Sales Shelter for the orphanage at Takuapa, kindly donated by Land of Smiles.
Also we have had the great news that Grassroots are opening four new learning centres in the area and we have already surveyed the first
one at Tokamien, near Khuk Khak
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More bamboo painted |
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Dan and Leah leaving this week - thanks guys great job |
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Building the frame for the Sales Shelter |
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The Friday Photo |
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The new learning centre at Tokamien |
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This will be a playground - watch this space |
WEEK COMMENCING 14th July 2008
It has been a short week because Thursday was Buddha Day, a very important day in Thailand.
Both Thursday and Friday were bank holidays and we did not work out of respect for Thai culture
We did finish stringing the mushrooms and they should be producing in about four weeks.
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Preparing the strings for the mushrooms |
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More mushrooms going in |
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Two thousand mushrooms ready to grow |
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Preparing strip bamboo |
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Volunteers sitting down on the job |
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The Friday photo at Bansak |
WEEK COMMENCING 7th July 2008
Another good week.
We delivered an extra swing to the Packwip Learning centre and started to make another one.
This week also saw the first of the mushrooms going into the mushroom farm
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Everyone in full swing !! |
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The last coat going on |
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The first mushrooms going in |
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Erecting the swing |
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The proud donors and the team |
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This week's Friday photo |
WEEK COMMENCING 30 th June 2008
This week we started to make an extra swing for Pakwip and delivered the second sun shelter to Home and Life
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White primer o the new swing |
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The first coat of colour |
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The second shelter for Home and Life |
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This week's Friday photo |
WEEK COMMENCING 23rd June 2008
A fairly quiet and VERY WET week!
We have built the second sun shelter for Home and Life and delivered the first one
Also we have started an extra swing for Packwip Learning Centre , donated by one of the Burmese parents.
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Ready for the roof |
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The roof timbers going on |
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There goes the thatch |
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The first shelter ready for delivery to Home and Life |
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The first shelter delivered |
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Dan and a friend |
WEEK COMMENCING 16th June 2008
This has been a really busy week
We started by finishing off the first sun shelter for Home and Life.
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Dan and Ralph finishing the roof |
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The first shelter finished |
We also delivered the last Sun Shelter to Pakarang learning centre.
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The Kids testing the shelter |
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The playground at Pakarang is now finished |
Then we started making the next shelter.
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Amy and Anthony joined us midweek |
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This weeks Friday photo |
To finish the week we visited Packwip learning centre to check on the equipment we supplied in March, all is fine and everything in popular use
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The Kids are great |
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The bamboo climbing frame is popular |
WEEK COMMENCING 9th June 2008
This week we have started to make two sun shelters for the Home and Life orphanage
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The basic frame primed |
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Dan preparing the timber |
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Ready for the deck and roof |
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Rafters painted and ready |
WEEK COMMENCING 2nd June 2008
This week we are still working on the final Sun Shelter for the Pakarang learning centre.
We have also been asked to build a playground at the Thai Orphanage at Baan Tham Namchai by Land of Smiles, an English foundation.
Fun4Kids have also handed over 14000 Thai Baht to the Home and Life Orphanage to help feed the kids.
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Finishing of a sun shelter |
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Baan Tham Namchai Orphanage |
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Land of Smiles garden at the orphanage |
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A catfish breeding pond in the garden |
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Presentation at Home and Life |
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Niroot and his wonderfull kids |
WEEK COMMENCING 26 th MAY 2008
The Mushroom Farm is completed and waiting for the mushroom seeds, and we are contining with the sun shelter
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Fixing the final black netting |
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Bring on the mushrooms |
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Fixing the bamboo deck |
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Ready for the thatched roof |
WEEK COMMENCING 19 th MAY 2008
We have continued with the walls to the mushroom farm and painted the sun shelter ready for the roof
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Timber stud walls and black netting |
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Our very own jungle hut |
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Nearly ready for the mushrooms |
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The second coat on the sun shelter |
WEEK COMMENCING 12 th MAY2008
A wet week in Khao Lak so we were in the workshop painting the next sun shelter
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White primer on the sun shelter |
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Jenny and Kevin with the colours |
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Freshly painted tables for the nursery |
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This week's Friday photo |
WEEK COMMENCING 5th MAY2008
Rain stopped play at the Mushroom Farm on Monday so we retired to the workshop to prepare the next Sun Shelter.
The weather did get better and we were able to deliver a climbing frame to Pakarang Learning Centre and
complete the thatching and fix the timbers for the walls at the Mushroom Farm later in the week.
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Sanding the timber for a sun shelter |
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Jules painting on the primer |
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Fixing the climbing frame at Pakarang Learning Centre |
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Kevin doing a test run |
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Finishing the thatch on the gables |
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The friday photo, thanks Jenny and Kev |
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