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Third toy library opened

Alasdair Forbes — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:15:38 +0000

Phuket Vice Governor Samith Palawatvichai snipped the ribbon this afternoon to open the third toy library organised by the Phuket Community Foundation, at Wat Muang Mai School in the north of the island. (Scroll down for picture gallery.)

Our thanks once again to our contributors both in Phuket and abroad. In this case they are:

Jamras Pitikulstahit (Phuket Southern Group/Chester’s Grill): B100,000
The Phuket Direct Fund Association of Switzerland, which has provided funding for the library program in general, in this case for bins and racks to store toys and books;
Sarah Finnegan and Barry Murphy of Ireland: B7,050 for books;
Paul Hurlow of Drumwell, Hong Kong: Toys;
Dr Ong Tat Lien of Penang: English-language children’s books;
The Books, Phuket Town: Children’s books;
Phuket International Hospital: MC and puppet show.

In the gallery below, click on the thumbnails to see pictures. Click on the caption to view any photo full-size.

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Third toy library set to open

Alasdair Forbes — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:28:16 +0000

The PCF will open its third toy library at Wat Muang Mai School in Tambon Thepkrasattree on Friday July 24 at 2pm. Everyone is invited. Expect dance shows and a puppet show from staff of Phuket International Hospital.

The wat is on the left of the main road, 6.6 km north of the main intersection in Thalang town, and about 900 m before the turnoff to the airport (see map below). We hope to see you there. And if you have kids, bring ‘em along too.

Good press coverage

Alasdair Forbes — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:18:26 +0000

PGTV coverage of the Hongyok Bamrung School toy library opening. Click and then scroll down to the search section. Search for "toy library".

Following the opening of the toy library at Hongyok Bamrung School, the PCF has recently received generous coverage from local newspapers, newsblogs and TV. Click here to see more.

Second toy library opens

Alasdair Forbes — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:13:58 +0000

The seniors dance at the opening ceremony.

The PCF’s second toy library was opened this afternoon at the Hongyok Bamrung Scho0l in Mai Khao, at the north end of Phuket. We were delighted and honoured to have Vice Governor Tree Akaradecha perform the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

A big crowd of children and parents were treated to dances by both the juniors and seniors, and a puppet show and storytelling session.

Contributors to this project were:

Phuket Direct Fund Association (Funding)
Paul Hurlow, Drumwell Hong Kong (Toys)
Dr Ong Tat Lien (Books)
Phuket International Hospital (Health check-ups, puppet show and storytelling)
Bamrung Sampaorat (Paint)
US Navy and Brad Kenny (Painting)
Apinan Torwannakasem (Furniture design)
Primary School children, British International School (Toys)
Private donors (Toys)
Teachers of Hongyok Bamrung School (Management of the toy library)

We are very grateful to all of them. You can see more pictures of the day here.

Second toy library set to open

Alasdair Forbes — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:04:09 +0000

Children pile into the toys at the first PCF toy library in at Wat Thepnimit in Wichit

The PCF’s second toy library will be officially opened on Monday June 1 at the Hongyok Bamrung School in Mai Khao. The opening ceremony will take place at 2pm. Everyone is welcome.

Map of location of Hongyok Bamrung School.

Please click on the picture for a map showing the location of the school. Go here (right click and “save as”) to download an info sheet on the toy library project.

Today we collected some 60 toys donated by primary school children at the British International School. It was a delightful morning, with the kids explaining why they chose the toys they did, singing songs and engaging in lively discussion of Father Christmas, toys and the sadness of children who have none.

Our very sincere thanks to the kids and to the teachers who organised this.