Tag Archives: orphanages

The Bali Orphanage Fundraiser “Give-Jewelry” now shipping Worldwide!

Bali orphanage sponsor - Give-Jewelry

We are happy to announce that the “ONE PIECE –> ONE CHILD –> ONE WEEK OF FOOD” Movement as of today is now in over 40 countries! Winner of VH1 Do Something Awards, Give Jewelry was founded to bring consistency to the funding of the basic needs of the Sidhi Astu orphanage in Tuka Bali.  It quickly expanded to also help support the Maria Goretti orphanage in West Bali. With the new vision to grow to help support the many other orphanages on Bali, Give-Jewelry is expanding today to include internationally shipping! This has come about through the many requests from people around the globe that wanted help by showing their support of the movement. It is encouraging to hear how many people have been able to raise awareness of  the needs of the children when someone asks them about the “Give” charm on their bracelet or necklace. No-one would have guessed that these jewelry pieces would go far beyond serving as a reminder to the wearer of the gift they gave to a child. Now these little charms are taking on a voice of their own – encouraging activism to fight hunger as well as creating change in the hearts of the people who hear how they can easily make a difference. It’s all so exciting!

To start, the online store will be able to ship to the countries in the list below and then add others as the international shipping insurance allows. Thank you each for how you have already supported the children through sharing their story with your family and friends. Many of you have even be able to make visits to the children, bringing encouragement as well as generous donations to them. We invite you to also join in raising funds and awareness through Give-Jewelry. You can find the website HERE. They are also doing a giveaway to launch international shipping. You can see the details on the giveaway on their blog www.givejewelryblog.com

Current countries that Give-Jewelry ships to:

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Belgium
Bermuda
Canada
Chile
China
Costa Rica
Croatia
Czech Rebublic
Denmark
Egypt
El Salvador
England
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Holland
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Luxembourg
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
Samoa
Scotland
South Arfica
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Turkey
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Wales

Updating the electrical system.

Sept 23rd, 2010

Letter from Dewa….

“The orphanage will replace the electrical installations in all of the rooms. The installation now is very dangerous for the children and the sisters in the orphanage because it has been more than 50 years. We have talked with the installation contractor and they said that the cost is very expensive. The cost are Rp 71.851.000 (USD 7,983.50). We got a list from the installation contractor and please put it on the website. I hope we can get donation from the generous person. The installation will begin next week.”

Matur suksma,
Dewa

Photos below are of the invoice from the general contractor in charge of the project. Any financial help you can give would be much appreciated. If you will be in Bali soon – you can simply give your donation directly to the Sisters. You can also donate online through the “Paypal” button on the right hand side of any page of this website. Paypal charges a low 2.5% fee for the transaction, the entire rest of your donation directly benefits the orphanage.

Thanks so much!

special thanks to some of our current business sponsors – you can visit their websites at www.buildingcaliforniahomes.com , www.halsellbuilders.com , www.magnoloiacare.net and www.centralcoastseniorliving.com

1st Audio Post

Our first ever Audio post! This one is just from me (Charlie), but we hope to have some from the kids soon. (we’ll have to do a few test runs and hope the connection works) Just click on the arrow above and please let me know how the sound comes through. Thanks everyone! = )

Vh1 Do Something Awards 2010

Please vote for us! VH1 Do Something Awards - facebook

Please vote for us! VH1 Do Something Awards - facebook

The Do Something! Awards on vh1 are just 3 days away! The Bali Orphanage facebook page has been nominated and is in the final five now! Please help us win the category by voting for our page at www.vh1.com/shows/events/do_something_awards/2010/facebook/

Thanks for helping!

VH1 "Do Something" Awards for Facebook

The original notification of our nomination for the Do Something Awards on vh1 live this Monday July 19th at 9/8c