New Life Outreach

Tomorrow, we'll be heading to the refugee camp for a 4 day long outreach program.... so please bear with me if the blog is not updated till Sunday :) For a quick overview....

This trip's objective will be the following :
1 ) Survey of a new factory site
2 ) Fact finding from leaders on food/living conditions and misc
3 ) MILK Mission

For this MILK Mission, we'll be aiming to feed some some 456 hungry children together with their mothers. So we are expecting a crowd of about 1000. This round, we've bought milk, ovaltine and biscuits.

With the limited funds we have, we can only bring a small cup of ovaltine and biscuit to each child. Although its not as much as we would like to give, but I believe with all my heart that its still going to be a great outreach !

Please pray with us and continue to spread awareness of these refugees. Together, we can make a difference !

Extracts from the transfer permit and clearance papers

"Included in this shipment are used or factory rejects, which are donated generously by our respective donors listed below, which weigh approximately 4,034 kg, comprising of 305 carton boxes.

S/N	Donated Items	Quantity (pcs/carton box)	Number of Carton Boxes	Donors
1.	Woman Blouses	1,787 pcs	21
2.	Woman Pants/Skirts	480 pcs	9
3.	Male Shirt	1,645 pcs	25
4.	Male Pants	653 pcs	15	Public (Individual) Donors
5.	Children's Clothing	3,622 pcs	38	Croc Asia Pte Ltd
6.	Winter/Warm Clothing	710 pcs	21	The Salvation Army
7.	Blankets	191 pcs	21	Mt Alvernia Hospital
8.	Shoes	3,577pcs	93
9.	Soap	4 cartons	4
10.	Tea	20 cartons	20
11.	Pasta (Dried)	16 cartons	16
12.	MISC (toys, books, bags)	22 cartons	22
	TOTAL		305

Disclaimer : The price-tag is not meant to attract budget travelers looking for a bargin, instead we're looking for people who want to encounter the Hmong people personally and through the visit, make a difference in their lives.

Objective : To bring the 1st batch of reliefs to Petchaboon refugee camp and in between... have lots of FUN visiting the attractions in Chiang Mai!

Activities :
- Re-packaging of reliefs for ground transfer
- Escorting the cargo from Chiang Mai - Petchaboon Refugee Camp
- Distribution of relief by hand to refugees
- Assisting with ongoing outreach efforts

Attractions :
- Visit Chiang Mai Night Bazaar
- Traditional Bamboo Rafting
- Visit to an elephant camp for Elephant Riding
- Cultural Show & Dinner
- Visit the famous Chiang Mai Weekend Walking Street

Accommodation Type : Basic (Fan cooled at CCOF & Petchaboon)
Meal Type : Local cuisine
Flight Type : Tiger Air
Group Size : 5 Pax (Min) - 15 pax(max)

Price Tag : SGD$850
(Pricy ? Because some $200+/pax will be channeled back to help the Hmong people)
*If you're really keen to help, but have a genuine financial constraint, please email me. We'll manage this on a case by case basis.

Detailed mission breakdown :

Tentative Date		Zone	Numbers	Type	Objectives
18-22 Oct		A & E	521	MILK Mission	Performance, Skits, Dance, Songs by CCOF
Fri-Sun		NA	NA	FRT 1	New Life Outreach Fund Raising Trip
		B,C,D	2301	Medical Mission	TBC
		All	All	Relief Mission	Delivery of 1st batch of reliefs (Blankets)

Please email me at eugenew81@yahoo.com.sg if you wish to reserve a slot or require more information.

September
1 ) Tanglin Fund Raising Bazaar - 15 Sep - Completed - Raised SGD $500
Sale of seconds from donors at Tanglin Mall Stall 2.

2 ) Mid-Autumn Festival - Mooncakes with a difference ! - Completed - Raised $280
This is a new initiative from Ms Mercy Teo. She has enlisted the help of a baker to make mooncakes for sale, this will be tagged together with our special awareness message.

Each box of 4 lotus paste mooncakes is priced at an affordable $28 of which $20 will go into buying milk/milo for the children outreach.

Please email Ms Mercy Teo & Perlita Wee for orders : perlitawee@yahoo.com.sg &
mercyteo@hotmail.com

October
1 ) Pioneer Fund Raising Trip To Petchaboon - Ongoing
This would be (17-22 Oct) 6D5N volunteer trip spanning a weekend to 2 places. Petchaboon refugee camp as well as Care Corner Orphanage. It will be a full package trip inclusive of all Meals/Transfer and Accommodation.

2 ) Parenting Talks - Ongoing

The initial plan was to purchase 8000 thin blankets (each costing an estimated SGD$3) for the refugees. This was how we derived the initial 8000 X 3 = $24,000.

In our last trip in August, we've asked the leaders to streamline and give us exact numbers of the resources (blankets/mozzie nets/milk/rice) which they need. These are the updated and steamlined numbers :

Blankets - 1438 (Assuming each family shares one)
Mosquito Nets - 1438 (Each family one)
Milk - 862 (For infants below the age of 6)

As the blankets will be meant for families, the small & thin blankets would not suffice. As such we'll be looking for thicker and larger blankets in Chiang Mai on a rough budget of SGD$6 per blanket.

With the amount raised, we would prioritise our budget in the following manner.
Priority/Purpose/Estimated Budget
1 /Purchase of 1300 blankets (Pressing need) /6 X 1300= SGD$7800
2 /Purchase of milk /TBC
3 /Purchase of mozzie nets /TBC

A big thank you to all our readers and friends who have specially made the trip down to Tanglin Mall to support our fund raising event.

It was a great success with some SGD $500+ raised from this single-day event alone. The SGD$500 raised will go into buying warm blankets which is a pressing need in the refugee camp as the cold season is approaching.

Your efforts will provide 83 families each with a blanket to see them through the cold season in the mountains.

Our container is scheduled to leave next week on 19 Sep 07 (tentative) with some 2 tons worth of relief.

We're expecting its arrival in mid-oct and that will be the time when I'll need helping hands to help re-pack, load and escort the cargo to the refugee camp ! In the refugee camp, I'll need people to help hand-out the reliefs as well as to help out in the MILK Mission.

This will be Petchaboon Fund Raising Trip which I have been raving about ! This trip is special as its the very first trip where we'll be bringing YOUR donations and you'll get see for yourself the difference you've made in these people's lives !

I'm looking at a small group size of maximum 10-15 pax. Please drop me a email at eugenew81@yahoo.com.sg if you would like to reserve a slot !