Peace by Piece
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From 1992-1999, we created interactive displays during the holidays with different themes with all the proceeds going to charity.
Deeply moved by a trip we took to Myanmar, where freedom of expression is not allowed, we were ready to take on an artistic holiday display called "Peace on Earth, Peace by Piece"....in which we covered our house/studio/lawn with handmade peace flags we received from folks around the world.
Donations were accepted, and all the proceeds from this event went to 3 orphanages in Myanmar. Below is a portion of how the money is being used.
"...We've been to two schools now, one in Pyay (about six hours north of Yangon on the Irrawaddy River) and one outside Bago (about two hours from Yangon), both run by monasteries. At each school we made fairly substantial donations that were very well received.
In Pyay we gave each kid in the school, 64 in all, a year's worth of exercise books, pencils, pens, erasers, a ruler, and a book to keep. We also gave the school a cassette player, extra batteries, picture books from the States accompanied by tapes Catherine made reading the story so they can listen and follow along later on their own. We also gave them a cash donation. We were in Pyay with our 6th graders so we also played a bunch of games with them. The attached pictures are from that trip..."
We have also established a foundation for handling finances related to this school as it is completely funded through donations. The two abbots, U Win, another Burmese teacher from our school, Catherine, and I sit on its "Board of Directors." I also got our school to agree to act as a conduit for this foundation's future financial transactions so in the future we can raise more money and be assured that it will go directly to where it is needed.
If you wish to continue to make donations, please make checks payable to "Kiaralinda" and be sure to write MYANMAR in the memo section so the funds get placed in the correct account. Thank you!
Deeply moved by a trip we took to Myanmar, where freedom of expression is not allowed, we were ready to take on an artistic holiday display called "Peace on Earth, Peace by Piece"....in which we covered our house/studio/lawn with handmade peace flags we received from folks around the world.
Donations were accepted, and all the proceeds from this event went to 3 orphanages in Myanmar. Below is a portion of how the money is being used.
"...We've been to two schools now, one in Pyay (about six hours north of Yangon on the Irrawaddy River) and one outside Bago (about two hours from Yangon), both run by monasteries. At each school we made fairly substantial donations that were very well received.
In Pyay we gave each kid in the school, 64 in all, a year's worth of exercise books, pencils, pens, erasers, a ruler, and a book to keep. We also gave the school a cassette player, extra batteries, picture books from the States accompanied by tapes Catherine made reading the story so they can listen and follow along later on their own. We also gave them a cash donation. We were in Pyay with our 6th graders so we also played a bunch of games with them. The attached pictures are from that trip..."
We have also established a foundation for handling finances related to this school as it is completely funded through donations. The two abbots, U Win, another Burmese teacher from our school, Catherine, and I sit on its "Board of Directors." I also got our school to agree to act as a conduit for this foundation's future financial transactions so in the future we can raise more money and be assured that it will go directly to where it is needed.
If you wish to continue to make donations, please make checks payable to "Kiaralinda" and be sure to write MYANMAR in the memo section so the funds get placed in the correct account. Thank you!
Donations are funding ORPHANAGES in burma:
Since the fundraiser began, Cyclone Nargis hit Burma and caused massive devastation. The teachers that were assisting in routing the money to the orphanages went into "rescue and relief mode" out of sheer humanitarianism. Some of our donations went to help with relief efforts in the region:
