Christmas 2012 – A season of joy and happiness
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December – always said to be a month of joy and happiness, couldn’t have been truer. We went to Truyen Tin Orphanage on 23rd December for the Christmas Party.
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Mid-Autumn Festival with Kids of Truyen Tin Orphanage
In celebration of Mid-Autumn festival, Silver Lining English club members gathered together at Truyen Tin orphanage on Sunday morning – 30.09.2012. For many Asians, Mid-Autumn Festival is a time to gather with their families to enjoy a meal and to admire the beauty of the moon. In Vietnam, it is known as the biggest festival of the year for children. According to ancient folklore, Vietnamese parents tried to make up for any lost time with their children during the harvest time, by celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival to show their love for their children. Taking advantage of this festival to get closer to each other as well as to enhance the … Continue reading
Sucess Stories
Though some teens leave TTO, wanting independence and freedom, which makes Miss Cu and other caretakers very sad, there are some who stay and become good older brothers and sisters to the younger ones. I interviewed several of these young people. Ms. Hang came to TTO when she was ten years old. Her parents had financial difficulty and couldn’t raise her. She said the following; “ After I arrived there, I felt love from Miss Cu and other children. I know Miss Cu loves all the children at TTO. I graduated from a University and studied English at an English school. I got a job at an advertisement company and … Continue reading
TTO’s 13th year Annual Beach Trip
26-28th June, 2012, TTO was able to make another beach trip to Vung Tau. This is something the orphans look forward to each year.
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I got an e-mail from a young Australian man in March, wanting to visit TTO. Previously one of his mom’s friends had told me that he, Tim would contact me.
Continue readingAnnual Christmas party
We held our annual Christmas party on 23rd December, 2011 at Truyen Tin orphanage with the help of more than ten sponsors who helped us provide gifts for the various age groups.
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In mid-September ten of our English Club members went to TTO for the Autumn Festival. When we first arrived, a group of volunteers had been doing activities with the orphans for about one hour.
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At the end of August, 2011 two of our sons were visiting us from the US, as well as a Japanese student who had seen TTO’s website and was visiting Southeast Asia wanted to visit. We scheduled a trip and several of our English Club Members also showed up. It was quite a crew! The orphans loved getting so much attention from all the volunteers and visitors! Enjoy the photos below. … Continue reading
Weekly classes
I’ve been teaching the orphans singing, English and art classes almost every week since June, 2011. Some of our English club members and friends have been helping me.
Continue readingTTO goes to Vung Tau for 12th year summer trip
From 19th to 21st of July 2011, TTO was able to go to a beach town nearby Ho Chi Minh city. The weather was good. The beach was one hundred meter away from the small hotel we stayed at. It was a clean and beautiful beach. The orphans enjoyed themselves a lot. The new arrival from Paris, France, the five student volunteers joined us for the trip. An Australian family with three or four kids got to meet the orphans and they were impressed how the orphans play well with each other and how the older ones love and care for the younger ones. When they left, the parents gave … Continue reading
