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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
4th Anniversary Celebration 2011
Dear all,
thank you very much for joining us for our 4th Anniversary celebration and making this a very special day for the PSV children.
A very special thank you to our sponsors & supporters like the Lions Club of Phuket Andaman Sea, Indigo Pearl Hotel, Centara, German Electric Team, Shades Co. Ltd., Helicam Asia, Tropica Bungalow & Hotel Patong Beach and all other big and small supporters.
We look forward to meet all of you latest to the 5th Anniversary next year again.
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Your PSV Team
The 4th Anniversary of the PSV will be soon…
The Phuket Sunshine Village Foundation will celebrate it’s 4th Anniversary on the 26th of June 2011.
We will have a open day for all people interested in the PSV and it’s work as well as a funfair and lots of games for the children.
For this day we are still looking for donors, supporters and groups which like to organize a boot or fun activity for the children.
If you can support us in any way for our 4th Anniversary, please just drop us a mail and we will get back to you.
Thank yo very much in advance to all of you which will support us.
Holidays in the House of PSV Board Member Tom
For the first time in the history of the Phuket Sunshine Village, the PSV was closed for 3 days.
The mothers and other staff members were sent to a well deserved holiday (the first one in the last 3 years!) to Hat Yai.
Most of the kids went home to their parents, relatives or participated in other holiday activities like a sailing camp.
But there were a small group of kids which needed to be cared of. Some of them went to Child Watch Phuket to enjoy a good time there and 21 children of the PSV followed a invitation of our Board Member Thomas Gottschalk to spend the 3 days at his house and with lots of activities.
Tom got help from other Board Members (Franco Ferri, Michael Giger, Frank Couture and Kuhn Vanida) as well as from some child watch staff and very good friends and their Thai wifes to make this 3 days a real holiday for the kids.
The highlight of the 3 days was for sure the trip on a boat, sponsored by Sea Bees Diving, to go to Coral Island and spend the day at the beach with swimming and snorkeling.
All the other days were filled with lots of time in the swimming pool, playing games and watching movies in Toms home theater.
Over all, the 3 days were a full success and the kids hat a lot of fun…
A big thank you to Tom and all friends making this unforgettable 3 days for the kids.
Farewell Party for our first full time volunteer Larissa
Larissa, a volunteer from Switzerland, was volunteering 6 months in the Phuket Sunshine Village.
She was the first volunteer working for the PSV. Larissa lived in the Village with the kids, sharing a room with one of our mothers and dedicating her time every day fully to the children.
Larissa was a great help for our village director Mrs. Nuttisa and a real friend and teacher for our children.
Both, the staff and Larissa, learned a lot from each other during the last 6 months, a real transcultural experience with a great benefit for our children.
Please see some pictures below from the farewell party, the pictures say it all….
Good bye Larissa, we, and in particular the children, will miss you. Thank you very much for your big effort during the last 6 months, good luck for the future and we all hope to see you soon again.
For everyone who is interested in volunteering for the PSV, please read first our information for volunteers, if you think you can meet the prerequisites, drop us a mail and we will bring you in contact with Larissa, to get firsthand information of her impressions and experiences in the village.