Save Our Soles
Fundraising campaign by
Orapan Machin
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AU$1,430.00raised of AU$2,000.00 goal
No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities
Campaign Story
Children in Thailand need your help to buy school shoes.
Please help us to raise money to buy school shoes for children in Payu Primary School,Sisaket Province.
Most parents are rice farmers and laborers. According to school's poverty screening program, more than half of the families are considered extremely poor with an income less than 100 US Dollars per month.
As a result, many of the children wear thongs or very old shoes to school. Your 10 dollars can buy 1 good pair of shoes.We are hoping to buys 200 brand new shoes for them. How exciting !!
My name is Orapan Machin. I am a mother of two boys (age 11 and 14 years) and a Psychology student at James Cook University. I grew up in Sisaket Province and now living in Canberra, Australia. My high school friend, Kru Ole (Teacher Ole in Thai) is a kindergarten teacher at Payu School. We are working together to make sure that the children are wearing new shoes to school!
My name is Taka Higuchi (TK). I am from Japan and a friend of Orapan.I am based in New Zealand. I visit Thailand every year for work. As I spend more time in Thailand, my love for the country grew and start to wonder if there is anything I can do to offer something positive, even a little bit. I love sports and believing in the power of sports. To humbly contribute to this fundraising project, I am participating in IRONMAN for the first time this March. I will be swimming(3.8km), biking(180km) and running(42km) in one day. Keeping my soles busy! I hope this cause will lead us to your soul so we can save as many soles as possible.
IRONMAN race: http://ap.ironman.com/triathlon/events/asiapac/ironman/new-zealand.aspx
The children need your help !! remember how proud were you to wear new shoes to school?Thanks so much for your kindness.
Rewards
Your 10 dollars can buy one good pair of shoes for the children
Fundraising Team
- Orapan Machin
- Campaign Owner
- Canberra, AU
Hi, we are raising money to buy school shoes for children in my hometown . Thank you so much for your kind donation !!
Hi, we are raising money to buy school shoes for children in my hometown . Thank you so much for your kind donation !!
- Taka Higuchi
- Athlete
- Auckland, NZ
Sound mind, sound boy, sound life!
Sound mind, sound boy, sound life!
- Sarah Shepherd
- Fundraiser
- Melbourne, AU
Donors
- Anonymous
- Donated on Apr 10, 2018
- Sarah Shepherd
- Donated on Mar 17, 2018
Shepherds Curry night fundraiser
- Danielle Anderson
- Donated on Mar 16, 2018
Curry night Brad and Danni x
This short video documents our journey to the school and the handover ceremony at the school. Thanks everyone so much for making this happened !!
Update posted by Orapan Machin at 01:34 amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jzRE5VbnRA&feature=youtu.beRemember how proud were you to wear new shoes to school? Save our Soles managed to raise nearly $AUD2000 with the generous support of friends and family in Australia, Thailand, New Zealand and Japan. We used this money to buy 180 brand new pairs of shoes for needy school kids. . . . .
We're almost there!!
Update posted by Orapan Machin at 09:40 pmWe are now nearly reaching our fundraising target!! Thanks everyone so much for making this happen. The children at Payu Primary School were having their final exam last week before leaving school for their summer holidays. The teachers made an announcement about our “Save Our Soles” project and told the
Big thank you for your tremendous support from Save Our Soles athlete : )
Update posted by Taka Higuchi at 06:15 pmDonors & Comments
- Anonymous
- Donated on Apr 10, 2018
- Sarah Shepherd
- Donated on Mar 17, 2018
Shepherds Curry night fundraiser
- Danielle Anderson
- Donated on Mar 16, 2018
Curry night Brad and Danni x
- Kerry Hannah
- Donated on Mar 16, 2018
- Ash & Deb McMahon
- Donated on Mar 16, 2018
- Anonymous
- Donated on Mar 16, 2018
- Sylvia & jim Machin
- Donated on Mar 05, 2018
Good luck with the fundraising Pook such a worthy cause! Xx Nana & Papa
- Gloria & Mike Shepherd
- Donated on Mar 05, 2018
We had a very successful garage sale on the weekend Pook and it’s our pleasure to make a donation of some of the profits to such a worthy cause !
- Anonymous
- Donated on Mar 04, 2018
- Danni Anderson
- Donated on Feb 10, 2018
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