To Laos with Love: Presentation Series

Written by on June 14, 2011 in Asia, charity, Green, Health, poverty - No comments

To continue increasing awareness of Adopt a Village in Laos, I decided to transform my ‘To Laos with Love’ presentation into a series of presentations, which I have called, ‘To Laos with Love: Presentation Series’. Running throughout the summer on the patio of Java Jive, a small neighbourhood cafe close to where I live, these hour-long multimedia events educate the general public not only about the work of Adopt a Village in Laos, but also about Laos itself (including the bombing legacy).

This cafe has been instrumental in helping me raise awareness for Laos and the hill tribes.  It was also a proud supporter of my Loonies for Laos project, which ran from  mid-December 2010 until the end of April 2011. During the course of this project, enough money was raised for four water purification filters, each of which will ultimately be donated to a hill tribe family.

Roland

It is said that a journey begins with a single step. On Tuesday, July 7, 2010 my journey to Laos began when I met Mike Yap, who introduced me to the Adopt a Village project. Having always been fascinated by other cultures, I was immediately captivated by the concept. In mid-August I visited Port Hope, where Mike and Steve Rutledge, who is the other half of the driving force behind this humanitarian effort, reside. That weekend I listened to Steve talk with great enthusiasm about their work. I became more and more intrigued. On Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, I visited them again. That Saturday night I had the honour of attending their presentation/fundraiser for the Adopt a Village in Laos project at the beautifully restored Capitol Theatre in downtown Port Hope, Ontario. Having never had their presentation/fundraisers captured on video before, I volunteered to record this event with my iPhone. When I returned home, I would edit it and then upload it to YouTube in hopes of raising awareness of their work to a larger audience. From that weekend I came away glowing inside with a wonderfully positive energy. Inspired, I made a commitment to myself and to Mike and Steve that I would help them with their endeavours. Since that time, I haven't disappointed. Please visit my personal blog, My Journey to Laos, at http://myjourneytolaos.blogspot.com to see how I have been trying to help them raise awareness for their cause. Ultimately, I will go to Laos and experience for myself all the great work which they have done and continue to do.

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