Get involved: New Life Foundation's annual fundraising event!
Hey guys, it's about time for our WUA WALK (wua means moo-cow in Thai) – walking, jogging, or running (hopping, or skipping!) 10km to heighten money to buy and cover the initial outlay for a dairy cow. Her milk volition be used to produce butter, cheese, yoghurt, and maybe fifty-fifty ice cream (!) to aid farther our goal to create an organic farm that will offering our community nutritious food and go a learning centre for all those interested in sharing innovative, large-scale, eco-friendly farming techniques.
The upshot will be held on the 25th November 2012, close to Loi Krathong, Thailand's full moon festival, when many Thais bladder candles on modest banana leaf rafts to venerate the Buddha and symbolize the letting become of all 1'southward resentments, anger, and harmful behaviors (our "unskillful states of mind"), in order to start life anew. This seemed a fitting fourth dimension of twelvemonth to heighten money for our work to bring healing and mindfulness to those who suffer from addiction, depression, burnout, and stress by providing a unique learning environment based on mindfulness and sustainable living, where residents can learn to nurture and maintain their recovery and cultivate a lifestyle that fosters inner growth and helps them detect pregnant and purpose in life over again.
Equally you all know, to make recovery accessible to anybody in need, we try to go on our fees to a minimum just to continue working in this way, New Life depends on the generosity of people like you and me. To kick start the Wua Project nosotros sold off parts of our cow in a COW At present fundraising bulldoze at our most recent retreat (https://newlifefoundation.com/th/retreats/the-worthy-endeavour-an-insight-meditation-retreat/) and thanks to the generosity of the participants we were able to raise 17,426 Thai Baht in just four days! Notwithstanding, in lodge to pay for the whole cow as well as a shed, fencing, hay, and any vet's fees, etc, nosotros demand an additional 85,000 Thai Baht (most 2,800 United states of america Dollars).
Our WUA WALK volition accept place around the lake near our customs but, if you feel like getting involved, former volunteers, residents, retreat participants and New Life supporters are welcome to join in by doing your ain sponsored walk or run on the same day, wherever y'all are around the world. Alternatively you can support us by sponsoring friends and family or making a donation through our event page at http://www.simplygiving.com/charityevent/ViewGroupEvent.aspx?f=fb77634f-f0a7-4fa9-90f2-4b63c5b55391
With your help we can do this. Perhaps yous could give up a few beers for the weekend, or a meal out, and donate what you would accept spent to our cause. Specially in Thailand fifty-fifty a small donation can go a long way and then please dig deep and give what you can. Every lilliputian bit counts!
–SV
Source: https://www.newlifefoundation.com/th/get-involved-new-life-foundations-10km-wua-walk-annual-fundraising-event/
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