Bright Futures Scholarships

24/5/2016

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Blood Foundation is happy to announce the beginning of its "Bright Futures" scholarships, sending former students of our "Moonlight Schools" to high school and beyond. This year we have seven high school and vocational college students and two full-time university students. This is a first for our foundation just as it is a first for our communities. We hope our "Bright Futures" will set a new precedent for their younger brothers, sisters, and friends in the village. 

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2015 Activities Report

22/2/2016

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October Break 2015 Blood Foundation Update

18/10/2015

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Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward October Break 2015 Blood Foundation Update School's out! It's the end of the first semester for schools in Thailand and our students are ready for a break! Blood Foundation's Moonlight Schools will continue to run, of course, but the government schools will be closed.  Scholarship students are growing up strong and studying hard We received good news this term from the government school, which tested the five of our oldest scholarship students and agreed that they could pass into the fifth grade next year. Blood Foundation is very proud of our students, and grateful for the cooperation from both the school principles and our students' very supportive teachers, and we will continue to ensure that our scholarship children have the best options for their education. Our younger students are doing well in their classes, and everyone survived the last weeks of testing before the close of the school term.   End of term teacher meeting Just before the end of the term BF held a teachers meeting graciously hosted by Thai Board Presidents Khun Aree and Khun Tum. All of our teachers are in good health, as are their families, and were excited to see each other and brainstorm improvements for their schools. Apart from discussions of materials and lesson plan formats, each teacher also shared one thing that made her proud when she was teaching. "Seeing the students improve on and gain mastery of a concept that they didn't understand at the beginning of the term" was one point of pride shared by Kru Poy of the Hueyjanu Moonlight School.  Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

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2014 Annual Winter Clothing Drive

23/11/2014

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Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Blood Foundation- Cold Season 2014 Update Back to school after the October Break Dear Supporters,  Our students have returned to study after the three week break in October. November has also seen the temperatures dropping, signaling the end of the rainy season and the beginning of the cold season. For our long time supporters, you know what that means- winter jackets for our students!  The pictures here capture the joy only possibly because of your generous support, be you a regular donor or one of our wonderful child sponsors. Thank you so much for enabling us to do what we do! Annual Winter Jackets A view of the mountains as BF goes out to distribute winter jackets to our teachers and students.  Scholarship Students Thriving Here are our 12 scholarship students who received their annual winter jackets, hats, and two free pairs of shoes thanks to generous locals!  As for the progress of our students, Kru Gaew of the Lahu Sheleh Moonlight School checks on them every week, twice a week, to ensure that they're healthy and attending school. Kru Gaew is Tai (also known as Shan), just like our students, so they can communicate using their first language. All of our students are healthy and have been keeping up their excellent attendance.  Hueyjanu Palong Moonlight School Kru Poy and Kru Fon are both very happy with the newly built school and are also both studying  The new jackets match the new school building! If they didn't look excited in the last picture, our students sure where when they saw that they got socks to match! Nong Toa Village Schools Kru Gaew and her students at Nong Tao Sheleh Village School pose with their new winter gear! Kru A and her students stand in front of their recently renovated school and their colorful warm coats. Thank You! Be sure to check out our facebook page too!  Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

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New school building planned

26/5/2014

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Blood Foundation is happy to announce plans to construct a new school building in the Palong village of Hueyjanu, one of our Moonlight Schools, this year. The construction is thanks to the kind donation of funds from Mr. Jimmy Gulkin and his wife Chupit "Jan" Chutitum.

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Field Trip to the Zoo

24/3/2014

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Thanks to a donation from Healthmax, aka Saladmaster in Australia, Blood Foundation was able to take all of our students to the zoo this past Sunday. To see pictures of the event, check out the

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Exhibition of Prints in Osaka

25/2/2014

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Blood Foundation has received exciting news that there will be an exhibition of prints made by our students showing in Osaka, Japan! The exhibition has been arranged thanks to Ralph Kiggell, who originally came to Fang in 2013 to run our first Printmaking Project with Jacqueline Gribben. Keep an eye out for more news soon! See the website HERE.

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2014 Annual Winter Clothing Drive

17/12/2013

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Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward TABLE OF CONTENTS • December is here, and so is the cold weather. • Thank you for your support IN OTHER NEWS Childrens Day January will be Childrens Day, so please keep your eyes peeled for news and don't forget to check out our website or our facebook page facebook.com/bloodfoundation  December is here, and so is the cold weather. A month ago I notified our supporters via facebook that the weather was starting to get chilly and that we where raising funds for our Winter Clothing Drive. Well now it has gone from merely chilly to almost icy in the mornings and evenings. Which is just as well, as we managed to deliver the warm clothing to our students right on time.  Hueyjanu Dara'ang students in their new winter gear. The little ones of the Black Lahu School delight in their new clothes.  The Red Lahu School perform a wai as thanks.  Our sponsored chidren, formerly of the Daylight school, also say thanks.  Thank you for your support Dear friends and family,  The winter clothing drive is easily my favorite event of the year. The experience of watching the children at Blood Foundation receive their winter jackets is a far cry from my own experience growing up, where possessions were taken for granted. These children reverently open up their jackets and look at the bright colors, and then carefully fold them up again and put them back in the plastic. My husband, who is Lahu and had quite a different childhood from my own, tells me that a gift of new clothes is rare and therefore treasured. The children don't want the newness of their jacket to be soiled, and so they'll be extra careful. I think it's fair to say that the gift of winter clothes is also the most anticipated by our students each year. And we wouldn't be able to give these gifts without our support. So thank you, friends. Because of you we can make a difference.   May you all have a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year.  Gratefully,  Bianca Basch Operations Manager Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe PO Box 34 Muang Fang, Amphur Fang, Chiang Mai 50110

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November Activities Summary 

28/11/2013

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Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward TABLE OF CONTENTS • Visitors come to Fang • Jildou returns to Fang IN OTHER NEWS Sievert Larsson Scholarship Foundation The Sievert Larsson Scholarship Foundation came to the Fang Vocational College to check in with the scholarship recipients and see how they were doing. Blood Foundation acts as a partner to coordinate SLSF's visits to Fang. While there, Mr. David Williams, a representative, stated that SLSF would like to continue the current rate of scholarship recipients in the future.  Moonlight Schools Update During Jildou's visit here in Fang, we celebrated a year of motherhood, as all five of our teachers have either given birth or are pregnant within a one year window.  In December Kru Fon, the assistant teacher of the Palaung School, and Kru Sataporn, the assistant of the Red Lahu school, will be taking maternity leave. We will miss them but we expect them to return teaching when they are ready.  Otherwise will continue as usual.  Visitors come to Fang In one week alone, Blood Foundation received visits from a child sponsor, the Seivert Larsson Scholarship Foundation, and co-Founder Jildou Brouwer. It was an exciting and action packed week. First,  author Jarad Henry and his lovely mother Gayle came to visit their sponsored child at the local government school as well as visit Blood Foundation projects and see behind the scenes at the foundation.  Jarad and Gayle were wonderful guests and it cheered the children considerably to have visitors at their school. They also enjoyed a round of football with Jarad.  Jarad wrote a post about his experience, which you can read here.  Jarad and Gayle visit our Moonlight Schools.  At the government school, the children are happy to receive visitors.  Jildou returns to Fang Dear Friends,  For those of you who don't know, Jildou Brouwer is co-founder of Blood Foundation along with her husband Ben Bowler. I was very excited to receive her as Jildou and I had only met in person once almost three years ago. Jildou is my supervisor at Blood Foundation, giving guidance and support over Skype meetings from Australia.  Jildou and Ben started Blood Foundation as a continuation of the work of Free Schools, another organization that had opened up small schools like our Moonlight Schools, but subsequently decided to close their projects in Thailand and continue their work in India. Ben and Jildou, volunteers at the time, didn't want to let the projects close, and so with the help our our Thai Board, they created Blood Foundation.  It was very special for Jildou to come visit Fang again, as Fang is where she and Ben were married, and where she raised her first child. Veteran teachers, like Kru A and Kru Poy of the Red Lahu and Palaung Moonlight schools, respectively, were happy to see  Kun Dao (Jildou's Thai name) in the country again. It was also special for me to see the strenght of relationships that Jildou had built during her time in Fang that are still strong today.  Having only witnessed a small part of Blood Foundation's history myself, Jildou's visit opened my eyes to the evolution Blood Foundation has seen over the years and also the compassionate hearts that began it almost five years ago.  It was an honor to have her, and it continues to be an honor to learn from her as we work together at Blood Foundation.  Sincerely,  Bianca Basch Operations Manager Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe PO Box 34 Muang Fang, Amphur Fang, Chiang Mai 50110

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Redesigning Blood Foundation's Website

13/8/2013

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Welcome to Blood Foundation's new look! Because our old website was a bit outdated and difficult to update, we've changed formats and will now be able to bring you, our supporters, news on a more frequent basis. Be sure to check out our as well! 

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