Sarnelli House Orphanage
Page creator: Mark Diaper
Page closes: 1st Dec 2008
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About the charity : Pattaya Orphanage Trust Pattaya Orphanage Trust
The Pattaya Orphanage Trust helps vulnerable and disadvantaged children in Thailand - abandoned, disabled, HIV+, tsunami survivors or street children. With your help, we provide a home, education and future for almost 1000 children, and reach out to thousands more through health and nutrition projects. - How it all started - Over 30 years ago a baby was left on the doorstep of a Catholic priest in Pattaya. Father Ray Brennan took this child in and with this single compassionate act the Pattaya Orphanage Trust was born. The Pattaya Orphanage Trust is now the main overseas supporter of the Father Ray Foundation, the Thai parent charity of our projects in Pattaya. We also support projects in Rayong and the south of Thailand, making us the largest UK charity focusing on Thailand. - The children - We aim to support the most needy children in Thailand: orphans, children with HIV and AIDS, street kids, children affected by the Tsunami, blind children, deaf children and disabled young people. Today, with the generosity of people like you, we provide a safe and loving home, including food, shelter, medical care and access to education, to over 1000 children. Together, we can make a difference. Thank you for your support.
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Fundraising target:  £2,000.00
Donations to date:  £ 2,318.00
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In celebration of its 60th anniversary, BUPA is organising an international charity challenge for 60 employees at Sarnelli House orphanage in northern Thailand later this year.

The objective of the project is to help the orphanage in its quest to raise awareness of the problem of HIV and AIDS in Thailand, whilst bettering the lives of the children living there by building new facilities over a 6 week period.  Community connections plan to develop a sustainable relationship with the orphanage and encourage a stronger relationship with its BUPA business in Thailand.

The challenge will be part-funded by BUPA community connections, as well as fundraising activities completed by the volunteers.

Sarnelli House was opened on the 2nd of October 2000 and was set up to provide medical care and a new home for all the children affected or infected by HIV and AIDS coming to Sarnelli House. The necessity arose because more and more HIV infected children were brought into the care of Father Shea.

Prior to Sarnelli House these children stayed at St. Patric, a Orphan's Home for boys, and Viengkhuk Hospice, a home for girls. Both are founded and run by Father Shea. Sarnelli House is built on a large piece of land, surrounded by bamboo and mango trees. There is room for expansion, for example a planned school. As of now Sarnelli House can accommodate 62 children.

Sarnelli House is the only institution of it's kind in the north-east of Thailand (about 1/3 of the country) which is looking after these kids. Even though the Thai authorities bring children to Sarnelli House, they don't support Sarnelli House financially. Sarnelli House is totally funded by private donations, or churches of many denominations. The children stay in Sarnelli House until they complete their education.

These children were being fed on an equivalent of 0.75 euro a day (30 Thai Baht). They were not going to school. At first, after the building was finished, young aids ridden mothers were bringing in their babies for us to raise for them. Some babies tested out with aids, some did not. Others were children dumped off by relatives or villagers.

The thai government is now giving us children from their welfare homes; children proven to have the aids virus. Sarnelli House has never been funded by the thai government (even though Sarnelli is the only home for children with AIDS in the northeast of Thailand


We will be going to the orphanage to change the lives of HIV positive children in Thailand.  As one of the volunteers I will be travelling to Nong Khai, northern Thailand between the 16th-23rd of November to volunteer at Sarnelli House, which is home to 126 children, most of whom either live with HIV or Aids, or have been orphaned by the disease.

Father Mike, who runs the orphanage on private donations, has been in Thailand for 39 years. Just ten years ago, one of his parishioners fell ill with TB and AIDS. Since then, Fr Mike has lost 140 adults to AIDS, and has accepted the responsibility for the children they left behind.

Ten people will fly over each week for six weeks to volunteer in the orphanage and help the local community. Each group will stay at the orphanage for one week and will tackle a specific need, such as maintenance work within the orphanage, creating a games area or playground for the children, projects in the local community, and garden landscaping.

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Ally 27/03/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done, keep up the good work! 
Mark Diaper 17/01/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Thank you Michelle for the monitor  
Mark Diaper 17/01/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Thank you sue alder for the donation 
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Steve & Katie 16/11/2007 £30.00 £8.46 Good on ya mate - such a great thing that you are doing 
Michelle Allan 14/11/2007 £25.00 £7.05 It's a great thing you're doing! Well done on your fund raising. 
Michelle H 14/11/2007 £10.00 £2.82 lots and lots of love x 
Mark Diaper 06/11/2007 £125.00 £35.26 How much!! All those pigs, all those coins - Thank you all so much once again 
Mark Diaper 06/11/2007 £55.00 £15.51 Thank you Susans team for xmas card money 
Mark Diaper 06/11/2007 £47.00 £13.26 Thank you Claytons Team money for xmas cards 
Debbie Goulding (Hall) 30/10/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck Mark. Enjoy every minute and help as much as you can. Debbie & Paul xx- 
Mike 29/10/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Do it for the team!! 
Debbie Titley 29/10/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Sorry to let you down, it could have been £2000 by now! 
Mark Diaper 22/10/2007 £5.00 £1.41 Thank you Charlotte  
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Mark Diaper 18/09/2007 £286.00 £80.67 Thank you all in Medical Risk the BBQ was great fun  
Tom Spinks 07/09/2007 £2.90 £0.82 Diaper turn down a pint! You must REALLY want to do this! Here's your pint money for the footy quiz! 
Mark Diaper 04/09/2007 £117.00 £33.00 Thanks to the Ground floor in Cedar House  
colin diaper 04/09/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Thanks Alma @ Sandown 
tomspinks 04/09/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Here you go Diaper, this is to make up for not winning the league this season! 
Mark Diaper 01/09/2007 £453.00 £127.77 Thank you Sandown  
Tim N. 31/08/2007 £5.00 £1.41 just what you need to forget football for a little while !!  
colin diaper 30/08/2007 £3.00 £0.85  
Alf Woods 28/08/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck 
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colin diaper 17/08/2007 £20.00 £5.64 thanks uncle derek 
colin diaper 13/08/2007 £2.00 £0.56  
Steve 02/08/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Tis a good thing you are doing. Wish I had the courage 
Theresa 02/08/2007 £20.00 £5.64  
colin diaper 01/08/2007 £6.00 £1.69 just to round it up 
Clive - IS Ash House 31/07/2007 £20.00 £5.64  
colin diaper 25/07/2007 £5.00 £1.41 cheers Mike R. 
colin diaper 25/07/2007 £5.00 £1.41 Thanks Royal Rog 
Carla Smith 25/07/2007 £5.00 £1.41 Good work Mark! 
colin diaper 25/07/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Thanks Kirstie Chadwell  
Zia 25/07/2007 £10.00 £2.82 At last we are re-united! 
colin diaper 19/07/2007 £5.00 £1.41 every little bit helps pete j. 
Trinity 18/07/2007 £20.00 £5.64 What your doing is very special, be proud 
colin diaper 16/07/2007 £5.00 £1.41 £100 up. 
Aunty Christine 16/07/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Mark we're proud of you have a good time 
Georgina Lloyd (Kempton) 11/07/2007 £5.00 £1.41 Good on you, enjoy it! 
gio 10/07/2007 £5.00 £1.41 go go go  
colin diaper 09/07/2007 £5.00 £1.41 should have been £10.oo 
colin diaper 09/07/2007 £5.00 £1.41 Good Luck from Tullyman 
colin nolan 08/07/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
Lynne Bulmer 03/07/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Well done for doing this - hope you enjoy it! 
CHRIS MORUM 30/06/2007 £10.00 £2.82 WISH YOU ALL WELL 
colin diaper 29/06/2007 £5.00 £1.41 Keep Donating any amount will help 
colin diaper 29/06/2007 £10.00 £2.82 I AM VERY PROUD OF MY SON WANTING TO HELP OTHERS .PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY. 
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