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How and where your donations helped last year
For the last 3 years, we have produced a brochure telling where your donations are going. We feel this is important not only for our transparency, but also so that you see what projects we are supporting.
It is also essential that you see how much of your donations go to needy kids. As we are a committee of volunteers, there is no administrative cost deducted from your contributions, and presently over 97% of monies raised last year has been distributed.
The only reason this percentage is not higher is due to printing over costs that were not recouped from event t-shirt or raffle ticket sales.
Yet, by April, when the rest of the funds from last year have been distributed, we expect that ultimately 98.54% of your aid will have been passed on to organizations helping to make life better for deprived kids.
With your ongoing help, we will continue to pass on as close to 100% of your donations as possible.
Some of the smiles and thanks frm the kids at Baan Jing Jai
JESTERS CHARITY DRIVE 2008
Due to your generous support in 2008, we raised 8,465, 080 baht in both cash and kind for needy children’s charities on the Eastern Seaboard and tsunami orphans in the south.
Of the figure above, 8,005,080 bahtwas received in cash, and as of March 1, 2009, 7,774,205 baht, (more than 97%) had been distributed to the following beneficiaries.
We could not have done it without YOU!
OUR TARGET CHARITY: The Fountain of Life Center (4,093, 387 baht) in North Pattaya under the auspices of the Good ShepherdFoundation has been our main beneficiary for the last 12 years. The Center provides kids with documentation, life orientation, meaningful activities, meals, medical and dental care, and ultimately, scholarships for entering govt schools.
SCHOLARSHIPS:
The NEXT STEP PROGRAM provides special scholarships to children and young adults in order to pursue higher levels of education including university.
Nai Em graduates on March 24th with an engineering degree from Technology Rachamongkul Thanyaburi University in Pathom Thani province. His scholarship has been covered through funds given to the Fountain of Life Center (FOL).
Hua Koon Jae Boarding School in Ban Bueng, Chonburi; we continue to support 10 children with scholarships at both the primary and secondary levels through funds provided to FOL.
Nong Eckalot, now 14 years old, in his last year of a 5-year scholarship provided by Unilever back in 2005 under the auspices of the Sriphong Khaoluan Foundation in Krabi. We intend to continue our support through college.
Nai Pichit (10,000 baht) is a 17-year old currently enrolled in the 2nd year of a 3-year program at Banglamung Vocational School.
SCHOOLS:
Ban Klongbangpai(776,600 baht) is a primary school across from U-Tapao Airport with 163 students and 10 teachers. In a joint venture with the Herrod Foundation of Switzerland we built new classrooms for their kindergarten kids as well as provided desks, chairs, lockers and playground equipment.
Nong Prue School (228,500 baht) in the sub-district of the same name on Rt. 3240 before the reservoir, we built a canteen for them in a joint venture with Pattaya Sports Club (PSC).
Sukree Banyanram School (210,000 baht): In another joint venture with PSC, we provided 2 blocks of toilets for staff and students at this temple school in the Laem Chabang area.
Happiness Camp (92,800 baht): organized by the Matura Human Society and City Hall for govt school students and teachers; these are sessions focusing on improving communication skills, self-expression and confidence. Our latest backing for this organization was a 3-day training session for teachers from Pattaya School No. 9.
Khoa Huaymahad (53,230 baht) is a nursery/primary school in Ban Chang with 145 kids that badly needed additional toilets. This was the last payment for the construction of 10 additional toilets.
Dek Dee Early Learning Center (50,000 baht): is a new care center aimed at helping needy pre-school kindergarten children in the Ban Chang while their parents try to eke out a living during the day. This is a joint project with the Pattaya International Ladies Club (PILC) to provide start up monies.
Ban Pansadetnak (8500 baht), a primary school located between the Pin Thong and Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estates; after augmenting their water system earlier last year, we finished up with the purchase of 2 goal cages for the school’s football field.
SPECIAL SCHOOLS:
Pattaya Redemptorist School for the Blind (280,000 baht) in Naklua is one of our mainstay beneficiaries and this year we continued to provide protein supplements for the students’ diet in addition to extensively renovating their water system.
Sunganseuksa Piset (100,000 baht) in Ban Bueng, Chonburi, is a day care center for autistic, mentally impaired and/or sensory deprived children. We matched Joe and Oiy St. Laurent’s annual 50,000 baht donation so that the center can complete their Multi-Sensory Integration Therapy Room
SHELTERS:
Camillian Social Center (827,427 baht) is in Huay Pong, Rayong, and a relief center for HIV/AIDS people. In a joint venture with the Canadian Jackalope Open we have sponsored two disabled HIV-infected children, including special care, rehabilitation and medicine for the year. Twenty percent of the above total went to the provision of soy bean milk for all the resident children.
Ban Jing Jai (440,464 baht) a small orphanage in Nong Prue, now with 55 kids. We have extended our commitment to them by covering their monthly food and utilities’ cost.
Children Protection Development Center (31,500 baht): a shelter for street kids near the Elephant Kraal, Nong Prue, between the ages of 12 and 18, also provides them with life skills and vocational training; we provided tables, chairs, fans, and bedding.
PILC Chonburi Handicap Projects (153,000 baht) aimed at assisting the disabled in villages of Chonburi province. We are constructing a new house for family of girl (Pui) with excess fluid in her brain; a ramp for another girl (Supanee) in a wheelchair to get in and out of her house; and scholarship for a mentally impaired boy (Bot) as well as modifications to his home.
Chonburi Hospital Children’s Ward (200,000 baht): In a joint venture with the Nagas MC, we matched their Platinum sponsorship for the purchase of infant incubators and defibrillators.
Children of inmates in Central Rayong Prison (50,000 baht): we provided scholarships for 50 children to go to primary and secondary schools in the area
SPECIAL CASES:
Nong Urn and her family (51,087 baht): 7-year old, Urn is suffering from congenital liver problems; we provided more hygienic living situation to help her battle irritable skin conditions due to her ailment.
Nong Namphon (14,200 baht): 14-year old girl suffered from leukemia since young, was a resident at the Mercy Mission and went attended the Fountain of Life Center. Despite chemotherapy and radiation she succumbed to her illness last year. We helped cover her funeral services
SHIRTS (103,510 baht):
Promo and event T-shirts were donated at cost to kids from: the Fountain of Life Center, Ban Jing Jai, Camillian Social Center, Child Protection and Development Center, Redemptorist School for Street Kids and Mercy Mission.
If you would like to help us help the kids this year, contact us today or take a look through this website for the latest corporate/individual sponsorship letters or send your donations, cheques, and/or 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 their account at:
Bangkok Bank, Muang Pattaya Branch, Chonburi 20260,
Acct# 484-0-68306-6.
Swift code: BKKBTBK
and fax payment slip with your name to number above. or clickhere to go to our online donation facility & shopping cart.
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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Certificates of Appreciation
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Name in Pattaya Mail & coverage on PM Plus Channel Cable TV
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Web link from our site to yours to help your search engine link popularity
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Name on Fountain of Life Center transport
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Name on Children’s Fair stage banners
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Name in Bangkok Post, Thai and other language newspapers
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Name on Event shirts
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Name on Grand Raffle Tickets
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Free full-page ad in Fair Program Guide
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Name recognition along with Jesters Care for Kids
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For more information about us and other ways to help, please contact us at here
Yours faithfully,
Lewis Underwood
Chairman
Jesters Care for Kids Charity Drive
