Hands Across the Water helps kids in Yasothon
Announcement posted by Peter Baines Consulting 20 Nov 2013
Peter Baines continues to create homes for the beautiful children of Thailand
Yasothon kids get a facelift
Well it wasn't actually the kids who got the facelift but very little else remained untouched after the Hands Across the Water team left Yasothon, Thailand following the renovation project. In November 2010, 63 volunteers from five different countries headed up to the Hands orphanage at Yasothon to bring some joy to the lives of the kids. The unexpected outcome for those who attended was just how much they took out of the project themselves.
The old kitchen which consisted of three free standing gas burners was replaced with a commercial kitchen which would rival many a restaurant. The old beds which were broken down and offered very little in the way of comfort were replaced with new beds and mattresses and of course every corner of the inside of the building was given a lick of paint to freshen the place up.
Each of the team got to spend some quality time with the kids and their work was repaid in spades through the smiles of the kids. It melted many a heart of the workers who travelled to help out.
A team from Hands Across the Water is heading back in 2011 for a specific project of implementing a water strategy that will deal with the problems come the dry season and then in November of 2011, after the wet season passes a larger group will return and freshen up the outside of the buildings and continue with their work.
Volunteers with and without a specific trade or skill in this area are most welcome to join the Hands tours. If you would like to be part of one of the future projects sendTHE TEAMan email. www.handsacrossthewater.com.au
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