http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/ POST HERE your favorite CHARITIES, VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS AND FUND RAISING DRIVES ... local, national and international. However, be sure to read the accompanying CAUTION BEFORE DONATING! en Thu, 23 May 2013 13:10:25 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/images/misc/rss.png http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/ http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?10954-Ray-of-Light-Cambodia&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 05:45:42 GMT Hello everyone, A friend of mine started Ray of Light Cambodia (www.rayoflightcambodia.com) to help support a specific orphanage in Phnom Penh. He... Hello everyone,
A friend of mine started Ray of Light Cambodia (www.rayoflightcambodia.com) to help support a specific orphanage in Phnom Penh. He has done almost all fundraising himself for the last few years, all while teaching full time in China and raising two boys he adopted from the orphanage. Right now his work has funded an English teacher for the orphanage, a computer technician/technology instructor, and someone to do repair on facilities. He is ambitious and wants to open a school for 25 students from the orphanage and is fundraising for that purpose. The fundraising also contributes to healthcare for the children, food, facilities, and other daily expenses.
Check out the website and see what he has done already, and help us work toward providing opportunity and a future for the children there.

Gassho,
Dan ]]> Bengalidan http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?10954-Ray-of-Light-Cambodia http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?10940-Mercy-Corp-Saving-and-improving-lives-in-the-world-s-toughest-places&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 03:17:51 GMT I really love this organization. They describe themselves better than I can, so directly from their web site:

"Since 1979, we have been helping people in the world’s toughest places survive the crises they confront and turn them into opportunities to thrive.

Our staff — 95 percent of whom are local — work in failing states like Somalia and Zimbabwe. Conflict zones like Afghanistan, Congo and Iraq. And countries that have endured natural disasters like Indonesia, Pakistan and Haiti.
In these places, a child’s life is often at risk. A women’s education is usually ignored. A family’s livelihood is never a sure thing. We respond immediately to emergencies and stick around to build food security, resilience and new economic opportunities as communities rebuild.

In these important and imperiled places, we listen to locals and prioritize their most urgent needs. We take the long-term view and commit to innovative solutions that drive true change. We think big, start small and take responsible risks to benefit the greatest number of people around the world. "

Please check out their web site at: http://www.mercycorps.org/pd?utm_exp...s.org/about-us ]]> arnold http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?10940-Mercy-Corp-Saving-and-improving-lives-in-the-world-s-toughest-places