Jesters Care For Kids 2012, Sponsored by Glencore International and Canadian Jackalope Open
Cheering for the green team at
the Blind School Sports Day.
Lewis Underwood
It is almost half past 2012 already, and as you might
imagine, we are actively seeking donations for this year’s 15th
Annual Jesters Care for Kids Charity Drive. After all, nearly 90% of what we
raise each year comes from corporate and individual sponsorship, and thanks
to your recurrent generosity, you have allowed us to take on 65-plus
projects benefiting needy children’s projects since 1998, including the
maintenance of our core beneficiaries on a monthly and/or annual basis.
It is very important to us that you know which projects
your donations support each year, and to that end, one of our most effective
PR tools is our annual brochure that details where the funds raised from the
previous year have been distributed. In order to get this vital information
to you as soon as possible, the following is a preview of how you cared last
year:
Due to your generosity in 2011, we were able to
distribute 4,685,398 baht in cash donations, or 97.7% of the net
raised, by the end of our fiscal year on March 31st
2012.
Below are the needy children charities that you are
supporting on the Eastern Seaboard, as well as tsunami orphans in the south
and a flood relief project in Nakon Pathom for the renovation of a school:
Our Target Charity: (Registered Charity No. Tor 460/2543)
The Fountain of Life Center in Pattaya (2,407,923
baht), under the Good Shepherd Foundation, provides kids with
documentation, education, activities, meals, medical/dental care, and
ultimately, scholarships for entering gov’t schools. This past year 69
children received scholarships.
The Next Step Program (52,815 baht) provides scholarships for special
cases and young adults for vocational colleges and universities.
1. Tsunami orphans in Krabi (40,815 baht) are
continually being provided with scholarships in the south since 2005
through the Sriphong Khaoluan Foundation.
2. 10 university students are being supported
through funds given to the Fountain of Life Center above. Eight are in their
3rd year, one is in his first year and another will
graduate this year.
3. Pichit Kaewgomin (12,000 baht) is being
provided with scholarship for vocational college in Sattahip.
Schools:
(436,590 baht)
1. Chaknak Primary School in Nong Prue (10,000 baht):
Provided special lunch for the students and staff to assess their needs.
2. Tungklom Primary School in Nong Prue (46,590 baht):
Installation of new water filters system and replaced chemicals in primary
filters.
3. Pluak Dang School in Rayong (130,000 baht):
Supplied 3 water filtering systems and upgraded an existing system.
4. Wat Puttamrangsi School in Nakon Chaisri, Nakon
Pathom (250,000 baht): After being flooded for two months, we
paid for their repairs and replacement of educational aids.
Special Schools: (415,140 baht)
1. Khao Baisri Special Education for the Disabled in
Sattahip (205,140 baht): Provided funds to finish construction of new
classrooms, as well as initiated a monthly stipend for basic necessities in
May, 2011.
2. Pattaya Redemptorist School for the Blind in Naklua
(110,000 baht): We provided for medical supplements and drinking water
system.
3. Special Olympics in Pattaya (100,000 baht):
Sponsored 4th Special Olympics Thailand Eastern Region Athletics
Championship held at School #7 in Pattaya last November for 250 handicapped
athletes.
Shelters and
Special Cases: (1,184,030 baht)
1. Camillian Home in Lat Krabang (600,000 baht):
In a joint venture with the Canadian Jackalope Open, we continue to sponsor
two disabled HIV-infected children.
2. Camillian Social Center in Rayong (47,000
baht): Along with the Canadian Jackalope Open, we also took 70 kids from
this center for Christmas shopping spree and on a trip to Pattaya Park. We
also took 50 kids to Dream World amusement park in Bangkok this year.
3. Ban Jing Jai Foundation in Nong Prue (360,000
baht): We cover the monthly food and utilities cost for 84 orphans.
4. Kate’s Project (15,000 baht): helps the poor in
Nong Prue. We sponsored Christmas party for the low-income families in the
area.
5. Kharma Foundation (50,000 baht): In a joint
project with Ray Matti, we supplied educational materials, agriculture
products, sports equipment and clothing for kids at Baan Mae Gon School in
Mae Sariang.
6. Share Love with a Friend Project in Nong Prue
(112,030 baht): Since June, 2011, we have provided monthly distributions
of rice and milk to poor families with disabled kids, as well as wheelchairs
and walking aids when needed.
Miscellaneous: (188,900 baht)
1. Shirts (168,900 baht): 563 event shirts
were donated at cost to kids from our various projects.
2. Fair Coupon Redemption (20,000 baht): Issued
our project kids with coupons so they had free access to all activities. In
turn, we reimbursed private contractors.
If you too would like to help the needy children in our
community, please visit us at www.care4kids.info and/or
www.facebook.com/jesterscare.forkids.
Please also remember that our Children’s Fair is on Sunday, September 9th
and Gala Party Night on Saturday, September 22nd.
