by Kayla Hughes | Nov 12, 2019 | Adventures, Culture and Community, Environment, From the Field, Thailand, Uncategorized
Loy Krathong Festival, also known as the Festival of Lights or Lantern Festival, is one of Thailand’s largest festivals! Loy means “to float” in Thai language, and krathong has no direct translation but refers to a small lotus shaped floating raft....
by Kayla Hughes | Oct 29, 2019 | News and Updates, Thailand, Uncategorized
I would like to start this post with a huge THANK YOU to both the Price family and friends in Ireland and to Kerry Holtcamp in the USA for your generous donations. We couldn’t have made our Fresh Start for Moms and Newborns program a reality without all the baby...
by Kayla Hughes | Oct 21, 2019 | Guatemala, Thailand, Uncategorized, Volunteer
Please, for the love of, I don’t know…charity, SOMEONE host a costume party fundraiser! Halloween is the perfect time for it. Being in rural Thailand, not many people celebrate Halloween anyway, dressing up is not a thing, and getting a group of people to...
by Kayla Hughes | Sep 25, 2019 | Health and Wellness, News and Updates, Thailand, Uncategorized
We have recently launched our Fresh Start For New Moms campaign! Our goal is to go to the local hospital at least once every month and pass out “new mom” packages to women who have just given birth. The packages include 3 or 4 sets of newborn outfits...
by Kayla Hughes | Sep 1, 2019 | Adopt an Elder, Education, Environment, From the Field, Guatemala, News and Updates, Uncategorized
In an earlier post we talked about how your donations are used in Thailand, but what about in Guatemala? While our programs in Thailand get more popularity due to the volunteers we take on, our Guatemala programs are almost exclusively funding based and donation...
