5th Anniversary of the Phuket Sunshine Village in June
Dear followers, supporters and friends of the Phuket Sunshine Village.
On the 24th of June we will have our 5th anniversary of the Village and we will have a open door party as usual.
As we would like to make that day a special day for the children and the visitors, we still look for people and / or organizations they would like to contribute an activity or food booth or what ever other idea comes up which would be fun for that day.
If you would like to help us, please get in direct contact with our administrative director Mrs. Nuttisa and share your ideas with her.
Simply call her under +66 (0)85 88 47 787 or +66 (0) 76 252 204 or simply contact us through our mail form.
The complete program of the day will be published in the first week of June.
Thank you very much again to all of you for your ongoing support and help through all the past years.
Your PSV Team.
A Story We Would Like To Share
Tsunami Warning Evacuation of the PSV
Dear Friends and Supporters of the PSV,
As you all noticed, there was a serious Tsunami warning a few days ago and also the PSV had to be evacuated for safety reasons.
Please see below a letter from our English teacher (who is running our English program within the village) which he wrote to his friends and family back in the UK afterwards.
This letter can give you an idea about what it means to be affected by such a threat. Thank you Peter for allowing us to share your words with our supporters.
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:48:26 +0000
So, yesterday afternoon was the first time in my life that I have participated in an evacuation. The earthquake (8.9) off the coast of Banda Aceh, set all countries around the Indian Ocean in panic. I was teaching at 3.30 when one of the mothers came to announce the earthquake. Continue reading
SA dance director visits Sunshine Village
Dance director visits Sunshine Village
Ricardo Koopman, a dance director from Cape Town in South Africa (Ricardo’s Dance Studio), held free dance classes for orphan children at Sunshine Village Foundation in Koh Sirae, east of Phuket Town.
Mr Koopman spends his vacations in Phuket, and on this visit wanted to give back to the island.
“I have been teaching dance for 25 years to children aged 5 to 18, and I run two dance studios in South Africa under the name Ricardo’s Modern Dance Studio.
“I am delighted to give my time and skills to these wonderful children. I love working with children.”
Every Saturday for the last month he has spent two hours teaching around 40 children how to dance, even though many of the children can’t understand English.
“The children were very well behaved and very eager to learn. I taught them to develop listening skills and to understand how the art of dance can make a huge impact on their lives.
“I believe that dance can save your life,” he said.
“I am very grateful that I could share my knowledge with children at the foundation. I saw the most beautiful smiles followed by the most beautiful graceful arm movements and crazy leaps.
“I have also learned so much more about Thai culture and the language.
“I love working with these eager and beautiful children from Sunshine Village Foundation, and if I have a chance I will come again. A big thank you to the staff at the Holiday Inn Resort Phuket, who supported me with this project,” he added.
Thank you Ricardo for all you have done for our children.
PSV Support by Alessio Cocchi
Fund raising for the children of the PSV through a picture exhibition.
Alessio Cocchi is having a exhibition since a few month in the Burasari Hotel.
The profit of the sold pictures will be donated to the Phuket Sunshine Village Foundation.
So far they raised THB 16,000.- and handed it over to the Director of the Phuket Sunshine Village.
Alessio Cocchi hand over the THB 16,000.-
Thank you Alessio and Parn for your great local support.
PSV Christmas Party 2011 at the Indigo Pearl Resort
The 4th time now, the Indigo Pearl Resort sponsored the Phuket Sunshine Village Foundation Christmas Party at their Hotel.
The children were treated like 5 star resort guests and they had a lot of fun with the program, organized by the staff of the Indigo Pearl Resort.
Beside the Clown and Magic show, there was plenty of yummy food and drinks and of course, at the end of the party, the Christmas gifts for the children.
A big thank you to the Indigo Pearl Resort at Nai Yang Beach for doing this and for your great and ongoing support for the children of the Phuket Sunshine Village Foundation.
Please click here or on the picture below to see lots of pictures of that wonderful afternoon at Indigo Pearl Hotel with the PSV children.
Phuket Sunshine Village Christmas Party at the Indigo Pearl Resort 2011