The Klintiendharm Welfare Volunteer Project's mission is to provide quality welfare services to the needy, and to develop its team members towards building a caring and sharing society.

The members of the welfare group:-

• Spend time talking to senior citizens,
• Provide some essential services to needy senior citizens (e.g. free haircuts),
• Provide supporting services to other Klintiendharm activities,
• Serve as a platform for members to bring caring and sharing into practice.
• All activities are based on Buddhist morals and teachings.

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES 2003

• Assistance in the English Fun Camp (Summer 2003) that was held around April 2003. This will be a 3 days and 2 nights English Camp with activities aimed at encouraging closer relationship between parents and growing children.
• Assistance in the Klintiendharm Buddhist Studies for Children. Activities are held every Saturdays and Sunday from 09.00 - 11.00 a.m. The Saturday classes are for children ages 7 to 10 and the Sunday classes for children ages 11 to 18. Instructions are in English and Thai.
• Assistance in fund raising for the International Buddhist College Project.
• Visits to the Hatyai Old Folks Home every month. Activities there include:-
  • Conversation with senior citizens.
  • Entertaining them with songs, stories, games and other activities.
  • Provide personal service to the needy.
  • Planned visiting dates are, 19.1.03,16.2.03,16.3.03,20.4.03,18.5.03,15.06.03,20.7.03,17.8.03, 21.9.03,19.10.03,16.11.03,21.12.03
  • Organise a monthly get together for our students and voluteers from 10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. using the dates as the Old Folks Home activity.
  • Organise Dhamma Talks for the staff and Public..

   

  
  hair cutting and nail trimming at the Home on the 28.04.2002

  Objectives for visits to old folks home

  1. To render personal quality service and care to the elderly.
  2. To encourage and assist the elderly to find spiritual solaces.
  3. To practice the Buddhist spirit of benevolence, compassion, joy over others' welfare, and equanimity.

Proposed Dates

• 19.01.03
• 16.02.03
• 16.03.03
• 20.04.03
• 18.05.03
• 15.06.03
• 20.07.03
• 17.08.03
• 21.09.03
• 19.10.03
• 16.11.03
• 21.12.03.

Visits to the Hatyai Old Folks Home - Proposed schedules

• 10.00 - Meet at Klintiendharm
• 11.00 - Fellowship activities
• 11.00 - Vegetarian Lunch
• 11.30 - Birthday Party for students and volunteers
• 12.30 - Leave Klintiendharm for Old Folks Home
• 12.45 - Arrive at Old Folks Home; meet other team members who travel individually
• 13.00 - Greet old folks and prepare for and start personal care activities, sharing and caring activities,
• 14.30 - or approx. - When personal care activities, sharing and caring activities are completed begin the Birthday/Festival celebration and/or recreation and entertainment activities.
• 15.30 - Prepare for departure, till we meet again
• 16.00 - Leave Old Folks Home

Donations towards the
Klintiendharm Projects are welcome.

The Klintiendharm Web Team,
Klintiendharm (Than Hsiang) Foundation,
78,80 Soi Central Park,
Kanchanavanich Road, Hatyai,
Songkhla 90110, THAILAND

Than Hsiang of Penang

Klintiendharm (Than Hsiang) Foundation

No: 78 - 80, Soi Central Park,
Kanchanavanich Road, Hatyai,
Songkla 90110, THAILAND

For more info, call: (074) 445-476
or e-mail: klintiendharm@email.com
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