Posted by Toni on Sunday, February 21, 2016 with No comments
We were quite nervous before the event, as usual. We worry about getting the number of people required to make the effort of running the event worthwhile, whether we'll have enough food and if people will enjoy the evening. In hindsight we could have saved ourselves the concern because the night was such a fantastic success.
Lips 'n Sync
The acts for this year were:
Meatloaf's 'Paradise by the Dashboard light', Trevor and Toni
Tiny Tim by Bob Warner, tip toeing so gracefully,
Bob tiptoeing gracefully !
Our very own twisted Laena covering Joni Mitchell's Twisted
The effervescent Laena !
And the fabulous Rick and Phil as the equally fabulous Sonny and Cher.
Phil (l) and Rick (r)
Videos
of the wonderful and hilarious acts
Dinner
As usual the buffet was delicious and plentiful. Supplied by members of the local Nymboida Community
Lillith checking on the food
We owe much to the people of Nymboida and surrounds.
Raffle Prizes
Thank you to all of the following local businesses for donations of raffle prizes:
Indigo Wolf Electrical,
Nymboida Camping and Canoeing,
Coutts Tavern
Come in winnner ! Blue 69 !
and a huge thank you to everyone who donated meals, all of the awesome acts and everyone who attended. Without your support we can't continue our projects in Cambodia. You are all such wonderfully generous people and we are proud to be a part of this community.
Enjoying the show !
Next Year
Start thinking about acts you might like to put in next year, it would be good to build on the numbers so let's get those thinking caps out of the back of the closet, dusted off, and firmly seated on your heads !
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Posted by Toni on Saturday, December 19, 2015 with No comments
Plans are underway for the 2016 'Lips N Sync' charity event. Put the date aside for an awesome evening on 20 February 2016. Last years event was fantastic ..... heaps of fun and will live on in the annals of Nymboida's musical history. Some of the acts were so good that they were repeated at a local Australia day event. Here's a link to info from last years event
Event Flyer !
It's your chance to be a star! Its karaoke without the bad vocals!
Email me with the song you will mime or preferably a link to the Youtube clip, dress as your artist of choice and ' work it, baby!'
Toni is seeking donations of home cooked meals for the buffet. Please let me know if you can help out.
You get a delicious smorgasbord meal, donated by awesome locals from Nymboida, and some great entertainment. The door charge is $15 for Adults, $5 per child. All proceeds go to our projects in Cambodia. Don't forget to BYO drinks.
You can download a flyer suitable for printing here and for email here
Posted by Toni on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 with No comments
Christmas gift ideas
We will be holding a stall at the Nymboida Twilight markets on Friday 18th December and will be focusing on gift ideas for Christmas. We sell scarves, sarong bags and soaps made by ladies in the poorest villagers who use the sales as a way to provide food and education for their children. Selling these products at our market stalls ensures that the proceeds benefit these families.
Soap Ladies working hard
Soaps finished and awaiting packaging
The lovely Ruth, modelling a sarong bag and scarf
Ongoing projects
While we don't communicate everything that's happening all the time, all of our projects are ongoing, which is exactly what your generous donations are used for, similarly when you come and support events. We would like to express our gratitude to all who assist us with our efforts.
While we have had new donors join our cause we have also had a few who, for changed personal reasons have withdrawn support. This level of uncertainty hasn't allowed us to take on any new projects as we want to make sure we have enough financial support to continue with all the on-going projects. We also have the double whammy of the continually worsening exchange rate as Cambodia uses the U.S Dollar. So while there may be a dearth of new and exciting news, the reality is, all our projects are funded and we can continue only because of the generosity of those who have helped out.
University scholarships - update
Sok Mong is in his last year of university studying Tourism and English. He has been passing his subjects well and we are confident that he will achieve his goals and become the first member of his family to obtain a university degree. We are so proud to have enabled him via the donations from our events and supporters, you have made it possible.
Seng Somnang is continuing with his Engineering studies. We have funded extra one-on-one English classes and I can already see the difference in his written English. He needed extra tuition in English as many of the STEM courses at University are taught in English and he was struggling.
Posted by Toni on Thursday, September 10, 2015 with No comments
Sponsored university students
We currently pay for two young men to attend university. Seng Somnang attends uni in the Capitol, Phnom Penh and Sok Mong is a student at Life University in Sihanoukville. Sok Mong is doing really well with his studies and passes all of his subjects except Christianity. Why do they study Christianity when they are Buddhists? When we asked Mong he said it was just part of his course but didnt know why.
Somnang is having difficulty with English so we are investigating extra classes for him. He is very excited and grateful to be given the opportunity. We are hoping he'll benefit from the classes and improve his marks because if he fails the English component he fails the whole course.
Seng Somnang
Market Stall
Stall setup at Nymboida Hall
Handmade button jewelry donation (Ann Maraldo)
The local market stall is really on a roll with all proceeds going to the organisations we support. However it is sometimes difficult to find time to have a stall at every market. If there are any Nymboida locals who would like to contribute by helping us by either manning a stall from time to time or even to donate excess home grown produce, home made baked goods, home made jams pickles etc that we can sell, we'd love to hear from you.
Donors
We have several wonderful people who have set up regular donations into the fund raising account. Regular donations allow us to commit to projects that are ongoing. If we had more regular donations (a few dollars each week or fortnight from several people goes a long way) we would be able to fund more longer term projects in education and health, our two main priorities. If you are interested in donating, you can set up a regular funds transfer from your bank account to the fundraising account, details of which are here
Posted by Menucha nechona on Monday, July 27, 2015 with No comments
A huge thank you to everyone who supported the Jumble Sale. Once again the wonderful people of Nymboida outshone themselves with their generosity.
We always have such fantastic support for these events
We made $498.80 which is alot lower than usual so we have probably exhausted the Nymboida area of donate-able items. This $500 is however, enough to pay for two years of university in Cambodia.
In the past it has been difficult disposing of the items that didn't sell. It usually involves making multiple trips to the secondhand shops in town and the CVC have in the past donated a free rubbish load. This time we were able to donate the remainder of the items to Gurehlgam, an indigenous support group in Grafton. They will be holding a fundraising sale in the next few weeks and they were thrilled to come out and collect the remaining four ute loads. We were really pleased to pass the items on so that someone else benefits.
