This page shows the work done in the year 2008.
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WEEK COMMENCING 22nd December 2008

A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Fun4Kids

A short week as it is CHRISTMAS !!!! but we will be retuning to work on the 5th January.

A big thank you from all of the Kids who have been helped by our Donors and Volunteers in the last year.

Please spread the word of this website so that we can continue our work, there is still a lot to do.

My very best wishes to you all for 2009

Steve

Preparing the sun shelter for the last coat		Britta and Andrea looking forward to the Christmas break

WEEK COMMENCING 15th December 2008

We have been pushing on with the swings and sun shelter for Land of Smiles

Another swing almost ready		The final coat

Wet paint everywhere		The sun shelter getting the colour treatment

All hands on to get it finished		The friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 8th December 2008

This week we are working on a climbing frame and swing for Land of Smiles and we have delivered a swing to Home and Life, thanks Collette and Tim.

Sanding down the first coat		Grant preparing the timber for the next swing

The first coat of colour		A happy team

The completed swing at Home and Life		The kids are happy and so are the volunteers.

WEEK COMMENCING 1st December 2008

This was a short week as we did not work on Friday the 5th out of respect for His Majesty the Kings birthday.

Another climbing frame on the way		What a team

Final coat on the swing		A happy crew

WEEK COMMENCING 24th November 2008

A busy week in the workshop preparing bamboo and painting a swing.

Andy and Callum preparing bamboo		Starting to make a climbing frame

All hands to painting		More bamboo !!

The final coat on a swing		Amy sitting down on the job.

WEEK COMMENCING 17th November 2008

A great week

The climbing frame has been delivered to Tokamien which means another playground completed.

Also we have started another set of swings for Home and Life

Rosie and Heather painting more bamboo		Britta and Henk preparing the next swing

This swing will be going to Home and Life		The crew about to deliver a climbing frame- Thai style!

The climbing frame in place		Another complete playground at Tokamien.

WEEK COMMENCING 10th November 2008

A busy week, we have completed and delivered the Sunshelter for Tokamien and assembled the climbing frame.

The roof going on the sunshelter		Proof!! Steve does work sometimes.

The completed sunshelter		Delivered to Tokamien and tested by the team.

The climbing frame assembled		Yet another coat of paint.

WEEK COMMENCING 3 rd November 2008

We have been working on the bamboo climbing frame for Tokamien Learning centre

Drilling the holes is the hardest job		The climbing frame changing colour

Amy getting to the bottom of it.		Preparing more bamboo strips.

WEEK COMMENCING 27th October 2008

This week we delivered a climbing frame to Packwip Learning Centre, carried on with the sun shelter and prepared bamboo for another climbing frame.

Erecting the climbing frame at Tokamien Learning Centre		The Kids testing the frame

First coat of colour on the sun shelter		Collette priming bamboo

Amy and Lincoln decking the shelter		Looking good - nearly ready for the roof

WEEK COMMENCING 20th October 2008

This week we have deliverd a swing to Tokamien Learning centre and also completed a climbing frame.

On Tuesday evening the volunteers were invited to a meal and Thai dancing at Home and Life - thanks Root.

Erecting the swing at Tokamien Learning Centre		Olli and Amy testing the swing

Finishing touches to a climbing frame		Thai dancing at home and life

You have the hammer !!		The Friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 13th October 2008

Fun4Kids are back to work.

We have a lot to do and always need more Volunteers and Donors to keep helping the children.

We are building a swing set for Tokamien Learning Centre and renovating a climbing frame for Packwip.

Here comes the next swing		Preparing the climbing frame

Wildlife in the workshop		Priming timber for a sun shelter

The team with the swing ready for delivery		The Friday photo Lunch at Bansak beach

Hi Everyone,

Fun4Kids has had a fantastic first seven months, five complete playgrounds built, a highly successful mushroom farm for the Burmese migrants and lots of renovation works to the Learning Centres, all carried out by over 100 volunteers from 20 countries.

Thank you to all volunteers and donors, we could not have done it without you!

The project is now closed for the rainy season until early October.

When we restart we have a request for playgrounds at four new learning centres for Grassroots which will keep us busy until Chrstmas, so all you volunteers out there come and join in the fun, and fundraisers please do what you can to keep us going.

Best wishes to you all,

Steve

WEEK COMMENCING 18th August 2008

We have finished and delivered the Sales Shelter for the Orphanage at Takuapa kindly donated by Land of Smiles

Starting the thatch roof		All hands to the roof

The back of the Sales Shelter		Anyone for vedgetables and fruit

WEEK COMMENCING 11th August 2008

Back to work this week.

We are continuing to make the Sales Shelter for Land of Smiles

Also abig team went to Tokamien Learning centre and finished clearing the new playground.

Painting yet more bamboo		Sanding bamboo strips

The sales shelter is coming on		Preparing the playground at Tokamien

A level playground well done team		The Friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 4th August 2008

There was no work this week as Steve had an operation on his eyes

Back to work next week.

The volunteers taking the mickey out of Steves dark glasses

WEEK COMMENCING 28 th July 2008

Lots going on this week.

We have had two computers donated to Home and Life

Thanks to Mr Michael Knights and Mr Alan Ferrier, both from Phuket.

The sales shelter is coming on

A really special event when nine Thai trainee divemasters from the Ecotourism Traing Centre (www.etcth.org) and their teacher Sarah

came to help prepare the new playground at Tokamien

The computer donated by Alan Ferrier		The donor and the Home and Life team

Nearly ready for paint		Sales shelter looking brighter

More like a swamp than a playground		The new drainage is working

Transport Thai style !		The Fridat photo, thanks everyone.

WEEK COMMENCING 21st July 2008

This week we have started making a Sales Shelter for the orphanage at Takuapa, kindly donated by Land of Smiles.

Also we have had the great news that Grassroots are opening four new learning centres in the area and we have already surveyed the first

one at Tokamien, near Khuk Khak

More bamboo painted		Dan and Leah leaving this week - thanks guys great job

Building the frame for the Sales Shelter		The Friday Photo

The new learning centre at Tokamien		This will be a playground - watch this space

WEEK COMMENCING 14th July 2008

It has been a short week because Thursday was Buddha Day, a very important day in Thailand.

Both Thursday and Friday were bank holidays and we did not work out of respect for Thai culture

We did finish stringing the mushrooms and they should be producing in about four weeks.

Preparing the strings for the mushrooms		More mushrooms going in

Two thousand mushrooms ready to grow		Preparing strip bamboo

Volunteers sitting down on the job		The Friday photo at Bansak

WEEK COMMENCING 7th July 2008

Another good week.

We delivered an extra swing to the Packwip Learning centre and started to make another one.

This week also saw the first of the mushrooms going into the mushroom farm

Everyone in full swing !!		The last coat going on

The first mushrooms going in		Erecting the swing

The proud donors and the team		This week's Friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 30 th June 2008

This week we started to make an extra swing for Pakwip and delivered the second sun shelter to Home and Life

White primer o the new swing		The first coat of colour

The second shelter for Home and Life		This week's Friday photo

WEEK COMMENCING 23rd June 2008

A fairly quiet and VERY WET week!

We have built the second sun shelter for Home and Life and delivered the first one

Also we have started an extra swing for Packwip Learning Centre , donated by one of the Burmese parents.

Ready for the roof		The roof timbers going on

There goes the thatch		The first shelter ready for delivery to Home and Life

The first shelter delivered		Dan and a friend

WEEK COMMENCING 16th June 2008

This has been a really busy week

We started by finishing off the first sun shelter for Home and Life.

Dan and Ralph finishing the roof		The first shelter finished

We also delivered the last Sun Shelter to Pakarang learning centre.

The Kids testing the shelter		The playground at Pakarang is now finished

Then we started making the next shelter.

Amy and Anthony joined us midweek		This weeks Friday photo

To finish the week we visited Packwip learning centre to check on the equipment we supplied in March, all is fine and everything in popular use

The Kids are great		The bamboo climbing frame is popular

WEEK COMMENCING 9th June 2008

This week we have started to make two sun shelters for the Home and Life orphanage

The basic frame primed		Dan preparing the timber

Ready for the deck and roof		Rafters painted and ready

WEEK COMMENCING 2nd June 2008

This week we are still working on the final Sun Shelter for the Pakarang learning centre.

We have also been asked to build a playground at the Thai Orphanage at Baan Tham Namchai by Land of Smiles, an English foundation.

Fun4Kids have also handed over 14000 Thai Baht to the Home and Life Orphanage to help feed the kids.

Finishing of a sun shelter		Baan Tham Namchai Orphanage

Land of Smiles garden at the orphanage		A catfish breeding pond in the garden

Presentation at Home and Life		Niroot and his wonderfull kids

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Contact

Contact Steve at fun4kids2008@gmail.com Telephone : Steve +66 869 499 325 or join our Fun4Kids Facebook group.