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‎"telling someone what they have to learn is a long and tortuous road, often ineffective; giving someone the opportunity to explore what their brain finds particularly interesting at the time opens the gateway to optimization of that individuals potential" anon
 

Last week we managed to clear all the rubble from our local building supplies shop. We were grateful for the start but to get even a walking track will require much more.

Thankfully we have already sourced a second donation from a Thai family who are just finishing some new building at their home near Chompoo.

We went for the first load yesterday afternoon. The Mattayom children finished early as usual on a Monday and came along with me to help out.

I have been again today and will likely be going everyday this week to collect the huge amount of rubble at this site.

Hard work, but its ok, I could do with the work out :)

We do still need much more after this , so please we are still waiting to here of any more possible sources.

 

yong22000The children are still churning out the pictures. Yong is the most enthusiastic and shows a blossoming skill.

I have been selecting the best of the drawings by all the children, along with the best photos to date, with the intention of producing postcards and greetings cards that will be on sale soon in our online shop which is being worked on by our webmaster Ally. Having seen the prototype I’m quite excited.

We will also do our best to find some local outlets who may sell these items for us within the local community.

Its getting a bit close for comfort but we will also be seeing if the children would like to produce some handmade Christmas cards.

We have to say a big thanks to Ally for all her hard work and also for now having sponsored our website for the next 5 years as well as donating 1000 baht a month to cover our internet expenses. Cheers Ally.

 

Recently our team here at Stratton House was boosted by the arrival of Somboons Father, Boonma, who has been a great help during his stay.

Up early every morning he has been hard at work tidying up all the rough edges that remained around the grounds.

He has also started to utilise the remaining soil patches for vegetable growing.

pumpkinAround the borders of our site you can see many small wickered ‘fences’ like these which mark where he has planted pumpkin and marrows.

On top of all this he has been spending the remainder of his daytime hours constructing collection boxes. When he has finished this first batch we will have 30 collection boxes which we hope to place in and around the local community. 

collection-boxes2The aim is that eventually the revenue from these boxes may cover the basic running costs of the home.

This will mean that more of your donations can be put towards further improvements to our facilities and services and towards our long term aim to actually purchase the property to ensure a permanent facility.

Behind the house the foundations of a previous building will be used for sporting activities such as badminton and basketball.

basketball-badmimtonWe hope to purchase a net this weekend and Boonma is possibly going to make us a basketball hoop very soon.

For more photos please visit our photobucket album here.

 

yong hula2000So now Jack has some playmates.

On Monday, we were approached by a local lady , concerned for the welfare of two young sisters who had recently had their placement in their previous Home ended.

The lady was concerned that this would mean an end to their education, as there was no school in their local village.

Also, it transpired, the girls were in the care of their Grandfather who was struggling to care for 6 other children already. When we visited the family home, in Mae Wang, our immediate attention was taken by the obvious weight loss suffered by the girls. It was clear that the Grandfather was unable to ensure reasonable nutrition to so many children, on his means.

Once again we were happy to give placements to these two delightful children and help them resume their education as well as address their nutritional needs as well.

The family were wary at first, still confused by the ending of the previous placement which had come abruptly and with apparently no clear explaination. But after assurances and a visit to our facility they were keen to accept the placement offer.

maeyongAfter the usual upset of leaving what they know, both girls quickly settled in and have been very happy so far. School placement has been arranged at our local primary school.

We are monitoring their weight daily towards ensuring health improvements.

Both girls came with sore throats and runny noses and a doctors visit has diagnosed mild bronchitis for which they are now being treated with the medicines prescribed.

For more photos of recent times please visit our photobucket album here.

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