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Jesters Care for Kids Charity Drive 2009
Sponsored by GLENCORE:
28th June 2009
Canadian Jackalope and Jesters work together
to help HIV/AIDS children
by Lewis Underwood
The organizers of the Canadian Jackalope Open held their 10th annual charity golf tournament last year in August. They have been contributing to the Jesters Care for Kids Charity Drive since 2004 when they joined as a Bronze Sponsor (10,000 baht). In 2005, they raised their level to Silver Sponsor (25,000 baht) and in 2006-7 upped their level of donation once again to Gold Sponsor (50,000 baht)
But after their vigorous fund-raising last year they went through the roof with not only a Platinum (100,000 baht) but also Diamond (400,000 baht). In fact, they raised a sensational total of 546,147 baht in 2008! Well done, guys!
The Canadian Jackalope Open’s main beneficiary has been the Camillian Social Center for the care of HIV/AIDS infected persons, so when they asked the Jesters Care for Kids to join forces with them this past year, we were only too glad to finally get involved with the center as well.
The Camillian Social Center headed by Father Giovanni was established in 1995 in Huay Pong, Rayong. They now oversee 7 projects in the Eastern Seaboard in 4 different locations. The main center is concerned with ‘Palliative Care’, or lessening the effects of AIDS through antiretroviral (ARV) medication. The goal is to suppress the AIDS virus and bring the patients back to HIV positive. They can then maintain this condition for the rest of their lives with continued use of ARV’s and even able to re-integrate into their own local communities.
On the same premises is the Child Care Center which is where the Canadian Jackalope and Jesters have focused their assistance. This center consists of kids often, orphaned after both parents have died of AIDS, or abandoned. Many of them come to the center with AIDS, but with special care, medication and nourishment can be brought back to lead a normal life as HIV-positive.
There are 41 children now resident at the Center; most of them are now well enough to go to school in the neighboring area, while 16, who are not as fortunate are schooled in- house.
Presently, besides having provided 166,147 baht for soya milk fortified with calcium to the HIV/AIDS kids, who often have trouble assimilating cow’s milk, we are also supporting two handicapped HIV-infected children on a monthly basis at 27,525 baht apiece, which covers all costs for care-giving, medicine (ARV) and food.
Some info about these two special children: Fay, who recently turned 6 years old, was born HIV-positive and abandoned by her parents after birth in a Nong Kai hospital. She is blind and mentally impaired most likely from the HIV infection.
When she first came to the Center in 2006, she could not stand or crawl and would get upset frequently slapping herself in the head. With the continued administration of ARV, physical therapy and care-giving, her tantrums subsided, and she now can stand and walk with assistance. Her life has improved substantially and she now displays a demeanor of well being. Tavid, who is 13 years old, was also born HIV-positive and due to late the administration of ARV’s has become partially paralyzed from the infection. He is thought to be autistic too. Tavid now enjoys listening to music, watching TV and spending time with another autistic girl at the center. His mother, who is deaf from her own HIV infection, also comes to visit him regularly at the Center.
This year the Canadian Jackalope Open has already come on board as a Double Platinum (THB 200,000 baht), which given the bleak economic climate, is a wonderful result. This year their charity tournament will be on Friday, August 7th at Burapa Golf Course. For more information, please see their website: http://jackalopeopen.awardspace.com.
If you would like to help HIVAIDS children have better lives, please send us your message here. All kids are entitled to comfort and care even when their days of living grow very short
Don't forget our Children’s Fair this year on Sunday, September 13th at Diana Garden Resort and Driving Range in North Pattaya.
If you are interested in becoming a Diamond, Platinum, Gold, Silver, or Bronze Sponsor, this year please see the benefits listed below and contact us or go to our sponsorship request page here.
Our primary purpose - to help provide opportunity for kids that aren't so lucky...
If you would like to donate online, please click here to go to our online e-commerce and payment facility and choose the appropriate package. Alternatively, you may contact us here and discuss your choices and requirements.
For cheques and other payment options, please send all donations, cheques, and bank drafts to: Good Shepherd Foundation, c/o The Fountain of Life Center, 3/199 M.6 Soi Chalermprakiet 3, Pattaya 3rd Road , Naklua, Banglamung, Chonburi 20150, Thailand.
or transfer funds directly to this account at:
Bangkok Bank, Muang Pattaya Branch, Chonburi 20260,
Acct# 484-0-68306-6.
Swift code: BKKBTBK
Official invoices and tax receipts will be provided for all contributions.
For any query please email us here . If you are interested in helping us assist the poor children of the Eastern Seaboard and the tsunami survivors in southern Thailand this year, please do not hesitate to contact us.
The charity registration number for the Good Shepherd Foundation is:
Tor 460/2543. Official invoices and tax receipts will be provided for all contributions.
Jesters Care for Kids Sponsors
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Recognition Details
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Baht 25,000
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400,000
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Name in Pattaya Mail & coverage on their PM plus TV and other local cable channels
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Lewis Underwood
Chairman
Jesters Care for Kids Charity Drive
The future is in our hands
A big thank you to our DIAMOND sponsor for 2009: Glencore International,
Thank you to our Platinum Sponsors for 2009: Baltex Industries, 2x Canadian Jackalope Open, Club Nevada, Hyolim,
In memory of Steve Donnovan, Jamesons, Mackenzie Smith Law, MBMG Group,
Mermaid Offshore Services, Mike Koerner, Nagas MC, Pat and Reg Warner,
Pattaya Mail, Pattaya Bay Resort, Pattaya Sports Club, Sinto, Whitehouse Condotel
