NEWSLETTER 17  

Bali August – October 2011 

The visit to Bali from August to October this year was a very happy and successful one in that we caught up with a lot of people that receive Peduli Bali support.  The welcomes and grateful thanks we received were worth every cent that you gave so generously with donations and through assistance to fundraise. 

Seraya School and Village 

First we gave out food aid to families of the sponsor children and from there to the school where we were greeted by over 100 very excited children.  We handed out each student a school pack, food box, shoes and socks.  Check out all the smiles on the childrens’ faces.   

Food Aid parcels 

On the trip to Seraya we caught up with the family who have a blind baby and gave them a food parcel.    Unfortunately the baby’s follow up revealed permanent damage to his sight and because of his degree of disablement  we are unable to assist other than food parcels.  A happy and extremely grateful family with a very captivating baby!  

Continued on to Tumbu where we gave out food parcels and clothing for the people of that village.  We caught up with Putu and Gede our sponsor children and gave food parcels for their families. Putu has just completed his fourth year in senior school and is going extremely well with his studies.   

Trisna, a 13 year old girl from Gianyar Village 

We took Trisna down to the John Fawcett doctor. She has very bad scholiosis and other medical conditions. The doctor has referred her to an orthopaedic surgeon at a local hospital.  We took Trisna to the hospital a week later and he referred her to a professor who is coming down from Surabaya,  a top orthopaedic surgeon.  We went to visit the professor the day before we left for home at the Sanglah  hospital where they held a case conference for her.  More blood tests and x-rays were ordered.    This was to be done the week after we came home and we are still awaiting the results of these tests. 

Tampak Saring 

We went to the Senang Hati Foundation for the disabled.  We took food aid, swimming noodles, towels and bed linen.  While we were there we watched some small children receiving therapy and it was just an incredible experience to see the work that is done for these people.   

Renon  

We took a group of 20 people  to visit the Elisama Orphanage and gave out food aid and some of the group made up 50 bags of ‘goodies’ to give to each child.  They also received school packs.  A great afternoon as our group included a few families with children.  We all joined in games and sing-songs with the children from the Orphanage and had a very memorable time.  It was sad to leave them all. 

Ubud  

A small group of us went to the Bumi Sehat birthing centre and I enjoyed a long chat with Robyn Lim.  Robyn has just returned to Ubud after some very successful fund-raising here in Warnbro and Mandurah.  We took some bags of baby rugs and clothes.  With donations from friends we were able to buy toilet rolls, sanitary pads and baby’s nappies.  We took up disposable nappies but Robyn prefers cloth nappies and if any body has any nappies or fabric suitable to make nappies please let me have it so we can take it to her.  There were four new babies and we gave each mother a baby pack and siblings were given a school pack. 

McDonald’s Party   

We took 40 children from a local orphanage to a McDonald’s party donated by Hazel.  About 12 of us had a most enjoyable evening playing games with the children.  The language is never a barrier in chatting with  these children - a great night was had by all.  This was the first time Peduli had participated with this orphanage [chosen by Tanto]. 

Peguyangan Village 

We watched a group of young children do the traditional  Barong dance which was a delightful treat.  

We met with 50 children from the village and each child was presented with a sealed envelope containing an  amount to pay their school fees.  These children come from very poor families.  We also gave them a school pack and a t/shirt.  This village was chosen by Gusdek and Senny. 

Bangli-Tembuku Village 

This was our first visit to this village.  We gave out 100 food packs to the older poorest members of this village and also gave out t/shirts and caps.  At this village we also were greeted by 80 school children who had made banana leaf Offering Baskets to show us what they do.  We gave all the children a school pack. 

Singaraja – Old People’s Home 

A small group of us went around all the residents in the home and left food aid for them.  Lots of smiles all round.  These residents really touch the heart. 

Lovinia          

Visited Elisama Orphanage – great to see the children again.  We had a sing-song, lots of laughs.  Gave all the children a school pack and hat also left a large bag of clothing for the children and some food aid. 

Gianyar  

Tom and I were picked up by Murdika from the John Fawcett Foundation and taken to the village to visit our sponsor children [twins].  We left a bag of food and clothing for the family.  There were two small young girls and we gave them each a Monique doll.  We took with us extra school packs which we shared with the children in the village.   

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Peduli Float 

We still maintain a float in Bali to assist families where necessary.  We again helped Siwi to buy medication for her father.  We also helped two local families in Sanur with food  aid. 

Projects for 2011/2012 

Peduli Bali Scholarship Program – 

We have fulfilled our sponsors for the current year and are now taking ‘expressions of interest’ for the year 2012/2013.  Each student requires $200 per year for five years for their senior schooling.  This money is to cover school fees, books and in part, their school uniform.  If you know of any interested potential sponsors please refer them on to us.  

The John Fawcett Foundation 

We delivered another bag of 80 Peduli trauma teddies and also left a bag of Christmas  t-shirts for the staff to wear at Christmastime.  While we were there, there was a doctor visiting from South Australia Pre-operation  check for children undergoing a cleft lip and pallet operation.  We were delighted to be able to give all the children a Peduli bear.  It was great to be able to ‘hand-deliver’ our Peduli trauma teddies in person to these children.  

We also went with a large group of Foundation staff to conduct  eye screening in Gianyar – some people were operated on for cataracts that day as there were two mobile vans operating.  After leaving we called in to the Ganesha hospital as this is where the children for cleft lip and pallet were to be operated on.  We were able to see the first child come out of theatre.   It is amazing the work that is being done to restore these children’s lives and for Peduli Bali to play a small part.  

Peduli Bear Project 

Speaking of trauma teddies, we still need interested knitters to keep on knitting! As you can see, these teddies  are for a great cause and are so well received by the children.  If you know of any knitters, please invite them to make some teddies for us.  

Shoes and Socks Project 

Again this year, 130 school children from Seraya Village Primary School were each given a pair of shoes and socks.  This continues to  be a very successful project and we are hopeful of continuing it next year.  At our Christmas morning tea we will be floating the idea of a gifting card for anyone wishing to donate a ‘gifting on’  pair of shoes and socks, still at $10.  It is amazing to think that this $10 buys a pair of sturdy Bata shoes and a pair of socks.  Excellent value.   Donations for this project will run continuously for the coming year and is organised in Bali by Tanto with each child’s name and shoe size given to the Bata store where they are boxed and named and put into classroom crates ready for distribution by us when we visit.  Each child is then called to the front of the class to receive their box, shake your hand and reward you with a huge smile.  If you would like a photo of your donation from your gift card [which is included in the shoe box], please let us know.  

CHRISTMAS MORNING TEA FUNDRAISER 

Thursday 8^th December 

[See the flyer on the Peduli Website] 

THANKYOU’S..... 

A big thankyou again to all those who donated, money, school supplies, baby clothes, t/shirts, caps, toys.  Especially those who knitted and donated teddies.  Special thanks to Garuda for the baggage allowance they grant our Bali travellers carrying aid and to the Queensland and South Australian branches for their continued support and donations. 

·         Pat from UK turned 60 recently and asked everyone that came to her birthday celebration to donate money for Peduli Bali in lieu of birthday presents.   To Pat,  thankyou for your huge donation and your personal generosity.  

·         To St Basil’s for the use of the church for our fundraising events and the congregaton for all the school supplies  a big thankyou. 

·         To Con,  thankyou for your donation of  fruit for our Christmas cakes.  Your continued support is  greatly appreciated.  

·         Thanks again to Sudana and the staff from  BiWa Tours for again making up all the school packs and food parcels.  The staff donate their time and enthusiasm to these tasks every visit. 

·         To our trusted friends Sudana and Tanto, Gusdek and Senny our heartfelt thanks as you all once again  assisted with the purchasing of food aid for the villages.  These packs were distributed to over 200 families in total and all put together by these wonderful people. 

To our own families and friends who give us their continuing support we thank you sincerely.  We also thank our business associates and everyone  who has assisted us throughout this past year with fundraising and donations.   

We still have a large amount of supplies [t/shirts and school supplies] to get to Bali.  If you or your friends can assist by taking a bag please contact me. 

Lyn Ellard 

Donations can be made direct to the Peduli Bali account, details as follows: 

BSB 016008 [Overseas - SWIFT: ANZBAU3M] 

ACCOUNT NO. 4840-88773 

KARDINYA  

or  

P O Box 2297, Kardinya 6163, Western Australia 

(Please note – we can issue receipts for all donations – but donations are not Tax Deductible in Australia) 

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