Adopt A Village In Laos
It is hard to believe I have been here 3 weeks already. While I had virtually no down-time at home, I actually am surprised at just how much I really have in these last few days. Perfect – it gives me a great opportunity to report back to you of all the happenings. First, these are […]
Fundraising is no easy feat, that is for sure. From the moment I stepped off the plane last March to the moment I stepped on a couple of weeks ago, my mind has been consumed with raising enough funds to do this year projects. A couple of weeks before the end of the fundraising season, […]
It has been a whirlwind of activity since returning from Laos this year. We have done more than 20 presentations to various Rotary and Interact Clubs along with Special Interest Groups. On top of that we have been volunteering at various events including 3 ribfests, a soup kitchen, and various other events so far. At […]
It has been a whirlwind of activity during the last weeks. We had a number of visitors arrive, and in combination with trying to finsh the projects we started and get the last two underway, it made for a very interesting experience. I had been searching for a village that had 3g so I could […]
We are so honoured by receipt of a substantial donation by Add Your Light Foundation who provided us 35 solar panel systems, to light up the huts that had no electricity. Katang Xieng is the village I mentioned in earlier posts that had no water in the village (and a steep trek to get it), […]
While the villagers generally do not have anything monetary to offer as their thanks for all of the projects we do in order to make their lives just a little bit better and to give them hope, they do provide offerings and celebration through a religious ceremony referred to as Baci. It is customary and […]
I have mentioned Karen Longwell a number of times in my last few posts. Karen is now back in Port Hope and has submitted two full page articles out of a series of three although I am sure she has enough material to do 10! I bet she had a really difficult time trying to […]
Our most recent trip was to deliver furniture to the Education Compound located about 3 hours from Luang Prabang. This room is used to teach the teachers from all of the small villages in the district and to hold various other meetings. They had chairs – but no desks, plus it got so hot in […]
Luang Prabang District hospital phase 2 has yet to be started due to some unforseen delays. We are hoping to get it started within a week or I will have to postpone until next season. With only 6 weeks to go before my departure it isn’t a lot of time to replace the hospital roof […]
With the official opening of Ban Hat Kham Primary school, there was a huge celebration awaiting us. I was supposed to arrive before the Governors boat but that wasn’t to be. We had so many pick-ups along the way including supplies, furniture and guests that they beat us. Still, they villagers patiently waited up the […]