Charity Update September 2021

Charity Update September 2021

We've had a great month at Pubbets and have USD$1752 to distribute to the charity prorgams outlined below.

I See I Do Charity

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Kim Ny who runs the centre has been on cloud nine after being able to start classes again. This is truly his favourite aspect of the whole centre and I've noticed a huge change in his mood and attitude after being able to teach the students and see them all again.

Marvin Pubbet has been a hit with the kids and they use him in their English classes all the time!

The Pubbets t-shirts were awarded to the best improved students who were over the moon to get a new t-shirt! 

The centre also had a very generous sponsor from Phnom Penh donate school supplies for all of the students and deliver some lessons for them. This was a big success and now all of the kids have new stationery, school bags, water bottles and more!

Our donation this month is going toward refurbishing the school electrical systems and buying a TV screen so we can start working on the Pubbets online school program.

The original electircal work was done piece by piece and isn't suitable for the scale of the school now that it's grown to a full centre with 3 classrooms, medical centre and kitchen.

I will share updates next month showing the work that gets done to replace the wiring, add more lighting and setup an internet connection for our online class program (more info on that very soon!).

This month we sent $499.66 to pay for the electrical system upgrade and to buy a TV screen for our Pubbets online school program.

Cambodia English School

The classes are continuing this month and are usually fully packed with kids eager to learn English from the teacher Som Noy. Her husband David also helps out and they both assist local people in their village who have emergency needs.

The students have been thinking about why they want to learn English, and some of them put together this video to share their dreams for the future.

This month we sent USD$200 (approximately 6580 baht) to their fundraising link

Harvesters Baptist Church Orphanage, Cambodia

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Pubbets was contacted by one of the managers of the orphanage in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. We sent them a Pubbet to use in their English classes and the kids had a lot of fun taking turns to use the puppet in class!

This centre has 41 kids living there and they're provided with a safehome environment, meals, medical care and classes each day. 

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Pubbets donated USD$200 to their school centre this month which will be used to pay for school lunches and school supplies for the students.

Ban Huai Lua School, Thailand

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Closer to home, we have found an amazing teacher who volunteers his time to trek up into a mountain region each week to deliver free lesson and meals to kids who aren't able to reach a public school. 

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Pubbets has allocated $540 USD to help this school program this month.

I will go to the wholesale market and buy food supplies to help the lunch program. I'll also meet with the organisers on the 24th and visit them to make a video and share in next month's update.

I'm excited about this program because it's close  to where I live and I hope to work with them a lot in the months and years ahead!

Hand 2 Hand Foundation, Thailand

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This project was actually one of the first that I supported when I started Pubbets in 2018. We're able to start helping them again now that sales have been going well.

They provide kindergarten classes to disadvantaged kids, scholarships for older students, emergency housing, prison visitations and much more. If you ever visit Thailand I highly recommend that you drop in and meet Margie and her team. It's a life changing experience.

We have contributed $312 which will sponsor one of their preschool students for a full year. 

Conclusion

As Pubbets continues to grow I have so many ideas to grow the charity program too! 

In particular, a Pubbets online school that delivers free classes to all of our charity partners.

We will start with the I See I Do centre in Cambodia first and then slowly roll it out to the other programs that we support. 

Thank you to everyone who has bought a Pubbet puppet in August and September. 10% of all profit goes to our charity work and we're making real and positive changes in the lives of so many disadvanatged kids.

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