Sister Joan Evans PBVM Supporters Blog: February 2009

T-shirt Project - progress update

Four t-shirts were provided to Soroptimist International South Australia for use in their fundraising for Sister Joan at a function to be held next month.

Thanks for your support.

Bangkok Vets League supports Sister Joan

Bangkok Vets League goes international

Bangkok Post
20 February 2009

The Bangkok Vets League is marking its fifth season of football for players over 35 years old by hosting a regional tournament tomorrow at Harrow School. The Vets League has had an enormously successful four years growing from the humble roots of four teams, to 20-24 team tournaments each month.

As a natural progression in the development of the Vets League, the organiser Eralp Gullep (E.G. to his many friends) decided to reach out to other veterans teams in the region and host the first international Vets League tournament called the Bangkok Veterans Classic.

This tournament aims to be different in several ways to other tournaments in the region. In recognising that there has been a trend over recent years for tournaments of this nature to be very competitive and increasingly commercial, the organising committee decided to baulk that trend and put on a tournament that combines good value and a little philanthropic endeavour.

The tournament will be a non-profit event with any revenue over and above the costs going to a local charity. The Bangkok Vets League has chosen to support Sister Joan who has been working within the slums of Khlong Toey for over 15 years, supporting families with food, fares and education expenses amongst other projects.

More information can be found at Sister Joan's website - http://www.sisterjoan.info/.

See - Bangkok Post - Bangkok Vets League goes international.

Australian Embassy helps Sister Joan with her milk run project

Australian Embassy Bangkok press release:

Australian Embassy helps Sister Joan with her milk run project

The Australian Embassy Bangkok recently provided funding for Sister Joan’s milk run project.

Sister Joan, a religious Sister from the Western Australian Congregation of Presentation Sisters, has been working in Bangkok’s Klong Toey slum area since 1991. Her tireless efforts focus on helping community members with their basic needs through the provision of food, education and healthcare.

The funding of Baht 120,000, made available through the Australian Embassy Discretionary Fund, helped Sister Joan to supply milk formula for over 120 babies through her fortnightly milk run project.

“Without the supply of nutritious food for the babies in their very first year, it is difficult for them to grow up healthy both physically and mentally,” said Sister Joan.

In the past the Australian Embassy has also provided funding to Sister Joan for her Education Project. This project helps to supply children with school uniforms, bags and books to assist them with receiving an education.

The Australian Embassy Discretionary Fund is part of Australia’s overseas development assistance program. The emphasis of the program is on alleviating basic humanitarian hardship through small grants to community groups and NGO’s engaged in development activities in Thailand on a not-for-profit basis.

For information on the Fund, please visit - www.thailand.embassy.gov.au/bkok/DAP0708.html.

See - Australian Embassy helps Sister Joan with her milk run project.

For the Thai language version with photos - see - Australian Embassy helps Sister Joan with her milk run project.

Bangkok Veterans Football League fundraiser for Sister Joan

20 to 22 February 2009 - Harrow School, Bangkok

Bangkok Veterans Football League - Bangkok Veterans Classic International Tournament

Swiftly heading towards its 5th season, to commemorate this milestone anniversary, Bangkok Veterans League invites you to its inaugural international tournament, fondly called "Bangkok Veterans Classic".

The Vets League has developed from its humble 4-team beginnings to today's 24-team tournaments held month-after-month. As a natural extension, we would like to expand the fun-&-joy to an international level starting from 2009.

Any revenue over and above the costs of holding the tournament will be donated to Sister Joan Evans PBVM.

See - Bangkok Veterans Classic International Tournament.

Convoy for Kids Day - Sister Joan Evans interview

At the Convoy for Kids Day on 25 January 2009, Sister Joan was interviewed by Dr. Valerie McKenzie from Morning Talk.

This interview was aired on 30 January.

The link to this program is here - Sister Joan interview.

Sister Joan's segment is from 6 mins 48 secs to 9 mins 25 secs.

If this link does not work, go to Morning Talk on demand - and click on the link for the program on 30 January.