Thailand "Finish Strong" Fundraiser 2013

Thailand " FINISH STRONG " Fundraiser 2013 



*** UPDATE ***

January 12,2013           $450 US Dollars Donated
January 10, 2013  Due to an excellant change in my current teaching job location the fundraiser will be extended.
December 9th, 2012        $400 US Dollars Donated
November 18th, 2012      $306 US Dollars Donated 

 

It's that time of year! I, Dustin Watchman, am pulling together all my friends and family to assist me in making a difference around the world! As many of you know, I volunteered teaching English in Khon Kaen Thailand in 2008. Their school year is well under way in 2012, but as the school year progresses this also presents the problem of families running thin on funds. This is where I step in and help them "finish strong"! My desire is to help the students with school supplies, school lunches, and to help pay for their bus rides between their schools and villages. The scholarships will be presented by February 1, 2013.

Unlike 99% of the other charities I will not have any personal monetary gains from this fundraiser. Why do it then? Because I like to connect people with the right people to get their dreams and goals accomplished! My funding comes from my teaching internationally. This means that 100% of your donations will be given directly to the students. Tell me any other charity that will donate 100%.

I am in the process of finding 3-4 schools in Isan, Thailand ( the northeast part that is also the poorest part of the country ) that the donations would go to their most deserving students. Scholarships tend to be about $15US per scholarship.

As of this time the donations will be going to:
1. Ban Hua bong school
2. Nong hi pracharath school
3. Ban thasala school
4. Ban loa prachanukho school

HOW TO DONATE?

Click on the "Paypal" button on my home page of my blog. It's on the upper left. Click it and donate whatever you can. If i could get just $1 from all my Facebook friends that would mean $800+ towards scholarships. That's over 53 scholarships for the most deserving students!


Please spread the word. I have about 2 months to raise as much money as possible. If I receive enough in donations I will also donate directly to some schools in the Philippines as well. I WILL PERSONALLY BE DONATING $100US.

The DEADLINE for donations will be January 15, 2013

*please check back to this blog for continuing updates to how much money is being raised.