Greetings >From Bali!

Rainy season appears to be over and harvest is in full swing in our area. The kids are in the last session of the school year and exams are on for those in their last year of junior high and high school. As always, things are zooming along in Bali!

We would like to take this opportunity to not only say “Hello”, but to also explain what we have been up to!

Since the handover from Australia to the Bali Team (Peduli Sesama Helen Flavel) PSHF in January 2012, the system of sending funds has been a true thorn in our side! Paypal and the system of using it in Indonesia is unlike many other places. As many of you know, what may seem simple in one place isn't always easy in Indonesia or Bali! After countless attempts and meetings with more than one bank in Bali, we have concluded that even if we can finally secure a PayPal account here, it would likely be unreliable?

Our solution has been to open and operate a PayPal account through The Do Foundation in the Netherlands. For those unaware, the Do Foundation has been with us since almost the very beginning, supporting and funding projects. They funded the outfit of the original Learning Center, fund-raised for the Function Center building, and pay some of the wages of various foundation staff and help with other projects. Frank Galestien and his team in the Netherlands are very dedicated, have been much appreciated and Frank will continue to help with the running of PSHF. Much like the system before from Australia, funds will be deposited and sent to Bali in lump sums from The Do Foundation. If you would to do payment trough PayPal please send to : frank.galestien@gmail.com

Based on experience of receiving transfer from sponsors/donors all this time, another best way of payment is by a direct deposit into our bank account with detail as follows :

Beneficiary name              : Yayasan Peduli Sesama Helen Flavel

Bank name                       :  PT. BANK MANDIRI (PERSERO) TBK.

Swift Code                        :  BMRIIDJA

Account No                       :  145-00-0708803-8

Bank Address                    : Jalan Ahmad Yani No. 60 Singaraja, Bali, Indonesia.

While sorting the payment system, we have kept rolling along with all programs intact! Sponsorships are being attended to, THAP students completed their in-class studies and are on job training, After School and Sunday Programs continue with tons of laughter and enthusiasm, kindy kids are growing (and as cute as ever), the Boarders navigate life as teenagers with the normal ups and downs, and all of the medical and social services (Bali Kids, Bedding Fund, etc...) continue.

We have had volunteers in kindy/after school with teaching expertise, workshops, photography volunteer and as always, the entire staff is working tirelessly to ensure all goes well.

We have had many sponsors visit over the past three months and we welcome you and appreciate your understanding and support! With your support, PSHF continues to be committed to helping as many people as possible in North Bali.

We also welcome any questions and discussion about PSHF programs and appreciate donations both specific and general. If you have any special ideas, program you want to hear more about, or specific donation, please don't hesitate to contact us!

For those of you on Face Book, we have started a new Face Book page at:

Peduli Sesama Shf Bali

Please visit us, like us, comment, and share with others!

As always, THANK YOU from the entire PSHF Team!

Best regards,

Nyoman Sukadana & Dewi

and the entire PSHF Team

&

From all the HFF team

In 2004 I had a vision to provide a gift of education to the young, disadvantaged, people of Bali. With passion, and building a great team of supporters, my vision has more than surpassed any expectations that I initially had. The Helen Flavel Foundation has sponsored more than 620 children in Northern Bali and the Peduli Sesama Helen Flavel Foundation in Bali (to be known by their registration name of Peduli Sesama Helen Flavel as of the 3^rd January 2012) and the Sukma Helen Flavel Learning Centre continues to flourish under the highly effective management team, headed by Nyoman Sukadana, Professor Dr Ni Nyoman Padmadewi (Dewi) and Putu “John” Widiarta.

In September 2010 we commenced our 12 month Tourism and Home Assistant Program (THAP) offering the students who had completed year 12, and who came from very poor families where they struggle just to survive, an opportunity for a higher education and to learn skills that enabled them to gain employment. In September this year, 11 of the original 13 students graduated from the Sukma Helen Flavel Learning Centre.

The THAP graduates have found employment, and the feedback from employers has been extremely positive. The THAP has been highly respected within the community and our graduates are sought after by the travel and hospitality industry. Our second intake of 20 students commenced their 12 month course in July this year and the aim is to increase the intake number of students each year.

With my hopes and dreams being fulfilled, and due to changes within my personal life, it has become obvious to me that I need to make some management changes. With this in mind, and with the support of the HFF Committee, it has been decided that the full control of our humanitarian work will be handed over to the Management Team of Peduli Sesama Helen Flavel (PSHF) Bali on the 3^rd January 2012 and Helen Flavel Foundation Inc., the Australian entity, will be wound up.

Some may notice that this is my second attempt at retiring. In November last year, Jennie and Dennis Pleace were “learning the ropes” to take over the HFF as of 1^st July 2011. Unfortunately due to health issues they had to step down and hand the work they were doing back to me. I took this as a sign that I should keep running the HFF, but due to changes in my life I knew that transferring the entire foundation to the Bali Team was the only option.

This decision has been a very difficult one for me to make, but I believe it is a positive step forward into the future to ensure the longevity commitment to assisting the poorest of the poor Balinese People. I will stay and mentor to the PSHF team for three months until the 3^rd April 2012 and return in late May to do any further training the PSHF team feel is needed. After that Ron and I intend to enjoy our retirement.

Both the HFF and PSHF are totally focused on a smooth transition in the hand-over, and the change in how you continue to support and sponsor your child should only be the obvious change of name from "Helen Flavel Foundation Inc." to "Peduli Sesama Helen Flavel" and the way your fees are paid for the first few months.

It gives me great pleasure to report that the Foundation is leaving the team in Bali the following:

The beautiful Sukma Helen Flavel Functions Centre which is on six Are of land, including a sports ground surround by a tropical garden; the two story Sukma Helen Flavel Learning Centre which is on two Are of Land. Both buildings have excellent furniture fixtures and fittings.

Two cars which were new when purchased

A second hand truck to transport bedding and furniture deliveries

Numerous motorbikes

More importantly I am pleased to know that when I hand over the reins in January everything is freehold and the Peduli Sesama Helen Flavel Bank Account is extremely healthy.

I will travel to Bali on the 2^nd January to hand over and train the Administrative team of Peduli Sesama Helen Flavel concerning the finer details regarding our sponsorship fund. The Foundation’s Deputy Director, Deborah Kaye, and her daughter Lucy are accompanying me through this part of our journey and together we will document, photograph and report back to you this exciting new beginning.

I hope and trust that you will continue to support Peduli Sesame Helen Flavel and sponsor your child through their school life. Although I am stepping down I will always be a feel part of Bali and will continue to strive for a better way of life for their people, who are our extended families.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many people who have helped and supported me behind the scenes. Without their never ending support I could not have run Helen Flavel Foundation Inc. I have so many people to thank that if I started to list them, the list would go into many pages. To every sponsor and supporter, please accept my gratitude for your kindness toward your sponsored child and the HFF.

Contact information as of the 3^rd January 2012 will be as follows

Nyoman Sukadana MBA, Director, Peduli Sesama Helen Flavel, phone 0812 380 7620

sukadana@pedulisesamahelenflavel.org

Dr Ni Nyoman Padmadewi M.A, (Dewi) Director, Sukma Helen Flavel Learning Centre

Phone 0812 396 0864

dewi@pedulisesamahelenflavel.org

John Putu Widiarta Deputy Director, Peduli Sesama Helen Flavel, phone 0852 3785 1110

johnwidiarta@pedulisesamahelenflavel.org

Address

Peduli Sesama Helen Flavel.

Jl Srikandi Gang Mawar No 10

Sambangan Singaraja.

Phone number 0362 25893

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Transport and Hotel bookings

As you know, I have made the transport and hotel bookings for our sponsors. With the extra work the Peduli Sesama Helen Flavel team are about to undertake, they will find it easier if you would personally arrange your driver/s and hotel bookings. The contact details for Putu Tour Service and Sunari Villas and Spa Resort are listed below.

Putu Tour Service

Putu and his father Ketut are profession drivers and I can’t speak highly enough about them. They tick all the boxes and their transport costs are very reasonable.

Please contact him at Putu Tour Service aribawa_51@yahoo.com
or phone / sms him whilst in Bali on 0815 5562 1368, or from overseas +62 0815 5562 1368.

Sunari Villas & Spa Resort Jl. Raya Lovina, Lovina Beach, Lovina Bali,

Sunari Villas and Spa Resort have always supported our work by given our sponsors and supporters a discounted rate to stay in their Superior or Villa rooms. Their attention to detail to ensure your comfort is outstanding

Prapta prapta@sunari.com or phone +61 812 3930 402

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GRADUATION DAY FOR OUR TOURISM AND HOME ASSISTANT PROGRAM 2011

Sukma Helen Flavel Learning Centre Graduates, teachers and staff

We are delighted to say that our pilot Tourism course has been a great success. This course was started to give the disadvantaged students who had completed 12 and found it very difficult to find employment, the opportunity to study. Our aim was to help them of find employment in the hospitality sector or in a privately owned villa. All 11 of the students who completed this course have found hotel positions and are doing extremely well. The feedback from their employers has been positive and they feel our students have received excellent training and their English language skills surpass many other applicants.

The Filo Award for Excellence

The Filo Award for Excellence recipients

Left to right. 1st place Made Ari Wiarta, 3rd place Komang Mertini, 2nd place Made Budi Artawan

This award, is in the memory of ‘Filo’ (Bill Fitch), who died in March 2009. Claire Lowe, Bill’s partner for over 32 years, has established this award as a way for his work and passion for Bali and the Balinese to live on. Made Ari, Komang Mertini and Made Budi Artawan received their Filo Award. Both Made’s have found work in a five star hotel in Nusa Dua and Mertini has secured a hotel position in Lovina.

Filo worked tirelessly to raise funds to help many of the neediest people in Bali. Along with Claire, they held many ‘garage sales’ to fund improvements in the living conditions of two orphanages and five families. He gave the children and families a brighter life and hope for their future by providing food, clothing, toys, computers, schooling and medical fees.

Their kindness didn’t stop with helping the children. The adults were never forgotten. Bill managed to take wheelchairs, walking frames and spectacles to Bali to help those needing assistance. With the support of her friends in Bali and Australia, Claire continues their humanitarian work.

Bill was a wonderful writer, producing colourful stories for people to read on his website, which also includes detailed information on everything you need to know about holidaying in Bali.

As Bill would say at every opportunity, ‘Om swasti astu’.

http://www.filosbali.net/

Thanks “Filo” you will always be remembered. Adelaide South Australia

Libby and Chris Showell

We would all like to say thank you to Libby and Chris Showell from Tasmania, Australia, for arranging their time to attend the THAP student's graduation. They have become very close to all the students during their visit to the foundation earlier in the year. They generously paid for two month accommodation for the top three graduates, Made Ari Wiarta, Made Budi Artawan and Komang Mertini. Their kindess has meant that the three students found themselves in a far better finacial position as of their first day at work. _____________________________________________________________________________

A SPECIAL DAY OUT THAT OUR BOARDERS WILL NEVER FORGET

A friend told her daughter Astrid about the work that we do in North Bali. Astrid phoned me and explained that she was looking forward to a relaxing holiday in Bali with her friends and family. She went on to invite me into her workplace to say a few words to her colleagues as they wanted to help some needy children whilst in Bali.

Within minutes of my very short explanation of our work, the staff decided to “pass the hat around”. Their enthusiasm was contagious, everyone wanted to open their purse/wallet and give on the spot. I walked out of their building feeling like I had been given a massive adrenalin shot of happiness. Astrid told me that within a few hours the staff had organized drop off spots for clothing and donations, and over the next two weeks they raised $2,000 to take 33 of our student boarders on a shopping spree.

This is Asrid’s story from Adelaide South Australia

Nothing in our everyday life here in Adelaide, could have truly prepared us for the beautiful and humbling experience we were about to have.....

On the 14^th November, 2011, the “Astrid clan” left Seminyak, chauffeured in two cars by Putu and his father Kadek from Putu Tour Service, and driven to Singaraja (north of Bali). We arrived at the Learning Centre at 2.15 pm, in what seemed like the hottest, most humid, day we had so far encountered.

Due to unforeseen circumstances we had arrived two hours later than the scheduled time, so we very quickly had to round up 33 of the boarders to make the markets. Piling the boys into the back of a truck, arms & legs in, standing room only, and the girls into a couple of cars, we took off on our shopping expedition.

With money divided up, kids sorted into groups and team leaders appointed, we proceeded to buy each child personal items, clothing and shoes, of which many had never dreamed of owning before!! To see the faces on these beautiful, sincerely genuine, grateful kids, at being able to make their first purchase of a lifetime is truly.........(words cannot begin to describe)

To try and teach children the simple process of shopping (which to us is a god given right), when this is something they had never participated in, was to say the least a very humbling experience. What started as quite a formal process became pandemonium, with 33 very excited children, running from market stall to stall, selecting their individual purchases.

With markets closing, we went and got all the children magnum ice creams, (again, a first for some), and with smiles on their faces, wide enough to fit a banana sideways, and lots of hugs and laughter, we headed back to the Learning Centre for dinner, to be rewarded by some amazing and talented performances by the children. (singing, dancing etc)

This experience has been life changing for all that participated, put things into perspective and highlighted what in our lives we take for granted. It has reinforced the importance of the simple things in life, which in our busy lives we overlook, and how much of a difference we can make to someone else’s life if we just make a little effort.

Thanks Helen for the opportunity to spend some time with these truly amazing human beings!!

Libby and Chris Showell from Hobart Tasmania Australia

We had a two week holiday in Bali organized for June 2011, and planned to spend that time based at the Sunari Resort in Lovina, close to the Learning Centre. Apart from visiting our two sponsored families during our stay, we had no other plans for our time - until we realized that our stay would coincide with the end of the Balinese school year, and it was the perfect timing for painting the Learning Centre in order to spruce it up in readiness for the new school year in July! So....we packed our bags with not only clothes for the villages in the north of Bali, but also our own painting clothes!

The staff in Singaraja had organized a Balinese painter, a remarkably efficient woman called Nengah, to work on painting both the Function Centre and the Learning Centre until both buildings were finished. So we worked alongside her, following her instructions via anyone around who could interpret, or by sign language, with a lot of laughs along the way. She worked on a home-made bamboo scaffold, and almost had a nervous breakdown when Chris went to climb it, and quickly realized that it wasn't going to hold his "much larger than a Balinese" weight! So off we went to Singaraja with John to buy an aluminum ladder. A much safer option, and greeted with delight by everyone.

We were surrounded by an entourage of boarders for the first few days, all keen to sand and wash walls, learn some painting skills, and generally help wherever possible. Their enthusiasm was contagious, and they all seemed to be so genuinely keen to make their "home" as smart as possible. As the school holidays started, many went home until we were left with four young boarders; Ngurah, the Dewa twins and Made. What fantastic workers and delightful young men, who deserve recognition for their efforts - especially when they could have been at home with their families instead!

The paint itself is very different from what we are used to in Australia. I guess we'd call it ceiling paint - flat, chalky and certainly not stain resistant, hence the speed with which Balinese painting jobs can become grubby and quite shabby-looking. Oh how we wished for some decent washable satin paint as we worked away, fully understanding that it would be necessary to repeat this job every few years. And what a big job too!

What a great time we had! Don't get it wrong - we didn't spend every day working - but enough to really see where we had been. Unfortunately our time in Bali came to an end before the job was completed, but we were confident that it would all look new and smart when we returned again in September - and it was. It was the most rewarding "holiday" we could ever have wished for. We became friends with the staff in Singaraja, we were fed with delicious (real Balinese food) lunches, and were looked after so well. And we came away with a real sense that we had done something of a practical nature.

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Christmas and New Year Year. Thank you for your thoughtfulness and your compassion, together we have made the world of difference in the lives of so many Balinese people.

Helen and the HFF AND PSHF Team

CONGRATULATIONS TO KADEK SURYATONO We are very proud of you “Billy” Kadek “Billy” Suryatono, standing with his proud parents and his brother. Left to Right: Byang, Kadek, Putu “John” Widiarta and Made Astika . If you have ever visited our Learning Centre in Singaraja, then you would have met our much loved and respected “Billy” who is one of our highly valued teachers. Earlier this year, I attended the graduation of Kadek “Billy” Suryatono along with his very proud family. It was a wonderful moment for all of us. Billy was sponsored by the Australian Indonesian Association in Adelaide very early in our first year of operation in 2004. At that time, Billy was in Secondary School and his parents were struggling financially to keep him at school. Now, Billy is a perfect role model to all of our students. He has shown them that with a lot of dedication and the support given to him to allow him to continue his education that he has achieved his dream of becoming a teacher. Billy has joined our teaching staff at the Sukma Learning Centre, and he is a full-time teacher in our Kindergarten. He also teaches subjects in our twelve-month Tourism Courses and English language courses in our Afterhours Classes. These afterhours’ classes are invaluable to the children from the poorer families, as they are given the same opportunities as the richer children whose parents can afford private lessons. We all have the greatest respect for Billy, who is continually motivating the children to be the best they can be. I had the most wonderful feeling of contentment as I sat amongst the proud parents, grandparents, siblings, husbands, and wives who came along to pay witness to their loved one’s achievement. I thought to myself that it is times like these, which make all the time and effort that everyone puts into the foundation so worthwhile and help to keep us going. The change in Billy’s life and future has been very profound, and he can move forward knowing that his education will ensure he has a secure life. Left to right: Brother John, Prof. Dr. Ni Nyoman Padmadewi, M.A, mother Byang, Helen Flavel, graduate Billy, father Made Astika and Nyoman Sukadana SEEING IS BELIEVING The World Health Organization estimates that over one billion impoverished people are vision-impaired and have little or no access to eye care or eyeglasses. The health, safety, and productivity consequences of this problem are enormous, with the annual economic cost of vision-impaired people in the developing world estimated at three trillion dollars. To help address these issues, Adspecs, which are adjustable strength glasses, were developed strictly for distribution and use in the developing world. The North Bali region is a place where people do not have access to quality eye care, so there was great excitement when David Campbell from Global Eyesight Now in Canada emailed me and explained that his organization and the Alberta Lions Clubs had formed a plan to assist the sight impaired people in Bali. He went on to explain that the distributor of Adspecs eyewear, the Llions Club Calgary, and other Alberta Lions clubs had donated funding to purchase numerous pairs of Adspecs glasses and also traditional reading glasses. He offered to visit the Peduli Sesama Helen Flavel Foundation along with his two daughters and two members from the Llions Club Calgary and train our staff how to carry out basic eye testing, with the aim of distributing the glasses to the underprivileged, sight-impaired people in North Bali. The groups arrived in February and training was held over several days at the Peduli Sesama Learning Centre, where members received instruction in the use of universal eye charts to assess eyesight for refractive error (far and short sightedness) and processes for recording results of each examination. The detection of eye conditions that glasses cannot correct, such as cataracts, glaucoma and macular degeneration were also taught, as well as procedures used when referring people for higher levels of eyesight and medical care. While training was reasonably intense and involved large amounts of technical information, trainees were all highly motivated and learned exceptionally well. This was due in no small part to the efforts of Nyoman Sukadana, whose excellent translation and teaching skills allowed the instruction to be delivered in one language (English) and received by staff members in another (Balinese). Dr. Ni Nyoman Padmadewi, Sukadana’s wife, also participated in the training and was a great help in assisting and supervising trainees and answering their questions. Training was followed by a three-day eye care outreach where the Peduli Sesama staff put their newly acquired knowledge and skills to use assessing eyesight and dispensing self-adjusting and reading glasses to hundreds of impoverished Balinese in the surrounding region. This perhaps was the most rewarding part of the work as many of those to receive glasses were able to see clearly, whether for near or distance purposes, or both, for the first time in memory. During the three days spent testing and fitting glasses at PSHFF, 251 people were seen, 173 were given new reading glasses, 23 were fitted with Adspecs glasses, and 65 people who had cataracts had their names forwarded to the John Fawcett Foundation. I witnessed the marvel of Adspecs firsthand. There were both men and women who were unable to read the largest print on the eye chart until they were fitted with Adspecs. Once their fitting was completed, they were reading the smallest print on the eye chart and reducing us to tears by their happiness. It was truly amazing how the gift of improved vision made people see the world in a new and better way. About Adspecs and How They Work Created by Oxford University physicist Dr. Joshua Silver, Adspecs are adaptive eyewear which allows wearers literally to "dial in" their own prescription in a matter of minutes, in a processed called refraction. This type of eyewear with adjustable lenses has been receiving widespread media attention worldwide and is being lauded as one of the most important advances in aid of humanitarian causes in the last fifty years. So far approximately 40,000 pairs have been distributed around the world, including in China, India and countries in Africa and South America. What makes the change of corrective power possible are the special lenses that feature a fluid-filled structure with flexible surfaces. Silicone oil is injected between the plastic lens using small syringes temporarily mounted on the frames. Turning the adjuster knob pumps fluid in or out causing the lens membranes to expand or contract, thereby changing the power of the lens. Once at the desired power, the user simply seals the lenses and removes the adjusters. Eyesight may be corrected to plus or minus 6 diopters (the most common range of refractive error is 4 diopters). Research has shown that the degree of eyesight correction possible using Adspecs is as good as or better than conventional eyeglasses. They are currently priced around US$20 a pair, but the cost is expected to drop to $5 with mass production, thus making them a cost-effective option worldwide. OUR AMAZING INSIGHT By Janice Galarneau, Llions Club Calgary. Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada The Lions Club Calgary and Lions Clubs in Alberta Canada raised the funds to purchase the Adspecs and reading glasses for the Eye Care Project in February this year. I could like to share my wonderful experience with you. Our five person team from Canada met with Helen and Sukadana from Peduli Sesama Helen Flavel Foundation at Sunari Hotel in Lovina Bali for introductions, orientation, and for scheduling to be put in place for the next six days. Our first day, of training took place at the Learning Centre. First, we were given a tour and introduced to the staff and students, and then the teaching began. Our team leader, with Sukadana’s excellent interpretation skills, took everyone through the process of eye testing step-by-step. This included setting up stations, who would be candidates, who we could not help and the reasons why, how the Adspecs adaptive eyewear work, and also general information. Day two of training was at the Function Centre. We reviewed the first day’s session, again with Sukadana’s great skill as a translator. Then the Bali Team was shown the correct way to set up eye charts and the great importance of the distance the client is from the chart. They were also shown how to read the chart, proper techniques for installation of the glasses to the client, how to judge refractive eye error, and some conditions we cannot help, e.g. cataracts, astigmatism, red or itchy eyes. After the second day, there was no doubt that the staff had understood and firmly grasped the information presented. Day three again included a review of previous days and then hands-on application of all aspects of judging refractive eye error, dispensing the Adspecs and reading glasses, setting up the eye charts, and documenting the pertinent information for future use for the foundation as well as for eye care professionals who travel to Bali to operate on the people in need. Days four and five were long days at the foundation, we tested 120 plus people per day. It was amazing to see the people arriving from faraway villages and quietly waiting under the shade of the trees, sipping water and not complaining about the time that they had to wait. This is so much different from our country where no one wants to wait and expects everything to be done immediately. On day six, we were taken to a village to demonstrate how an outreach program was carried out. We followed the same procedure as days four and five. The big difference was the time it took the staff to pack everything into the vans and then set up in the village of Banjar. They must have started at day break because everything was ready to start exactly on time. After spending these six full days with the team, we finally realized the depth of dedication from every team member. Being our first visit to Bali, we hadn’t understood, and they hadn’t mentioned to us, that they still had to fit their “paid work” into and around an already long and busy day. They are an amazing group of very special people, and they now have the knowledge to enable them to continue to help those who are experiencing sight problems. Witnessing how hard the team worked and how wonderful it was to watch the bright smiles of the people who could actually read after they were fitted with their new glasses was an experience I shall never forget. For most of these very poor Balinese people, this was the first time that they have been able to read for many years. I feel this experience has changed my life and my way of thinking. Now, I look at life in a different way, and I know that it is my time to make a difference. I experienced tears of joy when a 21-year-old girl could continue to work as a tailor, a mother could better care for her children, an artist could continue to share the beauty he sees through his eyes, and also for the elderly to be able to take pleasure in being able to share and contribute to their family and their community. These are the things that many take for granted. I am humbled by my experience. To all those involved with this project, thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing your love. I would like to share some of my photos with you. The Canadian and Bali team clowning around. James Lee, Janice Galarneau and Lona Lineham. Lions Club Calgary Alberta Canada Wayan Sadnyana, Balinese woman and Putu John WidiartaDeputy Director Peduli Sesama Helen Flavel Foundation TOURISM AND HOME ASSISTANTS PROGRAM (THAP) UPDATE By Syd Joseph The Peduli Sesama Helen Flavel Foundation Function Centre really is a beautiful building, and the real beauty of the PSHFF Function Centre is that it is proving to be truly “functional” serving as a formal dinner venue one night and a casual gathering place the next day. The new Tourism and Home Assistant course is yet another example of PSHFF and Helen Flavel adapting and responding to the needs of the local community. While in Bali for two months, I’ve had the pleasure of teaching as part of the THAP Course. When a teacher says that “teaching is a pleasure,” it is usually in response to the students. The 11 scholarship kids are fantastic. They are hard-working and highly motivated. A teacher couldn’t ask for a better class! One of the classes I have been teaching is the Cross-Cultural Understanding course. Being from another country and having lived and travelled around the world has allowed the students to ask me many questions and discuss the similarities and differences among people they may encounter in their future work life. The course also includes the “cross-cultural” concept of having the ability to explain and answer questions about one’s own culture. The students researched, prepared, and made presentations in English about many aspects of Balinese culture. The best and most surprising result of this process was their confidence and willingness to ask many questions of their classmates after each presentation. As part of the Food and Beverage course, we recently had a volunteer chef for two days. Omid Jaffari, a professional chef from Australia, held two days of cooking classes. This was a very novel and unique experience for the students. The first day introduced “western style” breakfasts. The entire demonstration was presented all in English, with a menu, ingredients lists, and step-by-step cooking methods. It was a fun day! On the menu were French toast and Spanish Omelettes. Not only was it the students' first attempt to cook such dishes, but none of them had ever tasted these entrees, so this was a great, multi-faceted learning experience for them. Sukma Helen Flavel Kindergarten mid-year activities By Prof. Dr. Ni Nyoman Padmadewi, M.A. Director of the Sukma Helen Flavel Learning Centre The mid semester Program is one of Sukma Helen Flavel Kindergarten’s programs which are held twice a year. Everyone at the kindergarten is involved in these activities including the principal, teachers, students, parents and people who support the kindergarten. The mid semester in academic year 2010-2011 was held from Wednesday to Saturday, 16th - 19th of March 2011. There are many kinds of activities from an art activity, evacuation drill, health care, environmental care, and short field trips. Our aim is to create awareness by exposing our students to the natural environment around them, and by activities that are new and interesting in the hope that it will enable them to be more confident and independent. OUR FIELD TRIP TO THE POLICE STATION This semester included a field trip to the Singaraja Police station with 70 of our students and all of our teachers. We were shown the Traffic police department. The police officers explained about the need to ride safety, disciplined riding, and also how to use a safety helmet. They explained how to be safe riders on the road and they also explained about discipline on the road, for example what they should do to prevent the crash or accident. Besides that it also informed about the importance of using a helmet for the rider, and especially for the children. After explaining riding on the road they took the children to see a police car, a large police motorcycle, the police big bus, the Administration Centre and then photos of car and motorcycle accidents. The students were extremely enthusiastic and it was good to see them relaxed and asking many questions about road safety. They wanted to make sure that when they went back home they would have a lot to tell their parents and friends. We have seen success from this trip already, after the orientation we were told by one of the parents that they were criticized by their six year old son for not wearing a helmet when they went out. It forced his parents into buying a helmet. STRAWBERRY HILL EXCURSION Last April we had a lot of activities for kindergarten students. One of the activities was an exciting excursion to Strawberry Hill in Bedugul on 25th May. This is a yearly event to allow our students the opportunity to see how strawberries are grown and harvested. We had 80 students, 8 teachers, and also some of our older students who board at the Learning Centre to help and assist the staff and children. We left at 8 am in a three bus convoy. Arriving at Strawberry Hill, we headed off to look around the strawberries, orange gardens, the capsicums plantation, and also the carrot farm. The teachers explained about the strawberry plantation, vegetable plantation and fruits that were planted there. For these little children, it was their first experience to see fruit and vegetables grown in such large quantities. All the students were allowed to pick the strawberries themselves. As with all children, given this opportunity they ate more than they put in their buckets. After all the excitement had died down we boarded the bus and we headed off to the beautiful Beratan Lake for a picnic lunch. SEMINAR AND RECITATION CONTEST Michelle Bailey, the author of a beautifully written children’s book “Eka’s Bali” kindly donated 500 of copies of this book to our foundation for distribution to the schools in our area. We held a Seminar for teachers from 50 schools in Singaraja. Syd Joseph, Ibu Dewi, and Mrs. Michelle were the presenters and they explain about the teaching and reading methodology, such as approaches and methods of reading and how to read English words correctly, in terms of pronunciation, intonation and rhythm. We also held a “Recitation Contest” where we invited students from 50 schools to compete for the most outstanding recitation performance. AUTISM SEMINAR On Saturday, 18 April, we held a seminar at our Function Centre for the kindergarten teachers and parents on Autism. The seminar was presented by a speaker from the Youth Shine academy, Singaraja, whom we invite to address our group. The reason for this was because we have three Autistic students in our kindergarten this year, and our knowledge is quite limited about how best to work with Autistic children. The Youth Shine academy is a foundation which cares for the needs of these children. The speaker explained about the characteristic of autism, the cause of autism, how to identify autism, and how to cope and care for an autistic child. We all hope that the speaker will visit us again because we have so much to learn, and this is such a specialized subject and there is not a lot of information available in Bali. RICE FACTORY EXCURSION Our Rice Factory Excursion is one of the programs which we do each year as part of our Mid Semester Program. This year it was held on the 24th of May. All of the children at the Sukma Helen Flavel Kindergarten were invited to go to the rice factory at Sambangan village. It is approximately 5 kilometres from our kindergarten. The owner of the rice factory explained the process of producing rice from the seed to become rice. The owner then showed the rice with skin, the rice machine and the process of how the machine can husk rice. All of the students were very interested and enthusiastic when listening to the explanations from the rice factory owner. The aim of this program is to give the students knowledge about the procedure of making rice. "Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life……” Nelson Mandela Thank you, from Helen and all the team. Education for the World Goes to Singaraja The finale to our February 2011 trip was a visit to the Helen Flavel Foundation Function Centre. Mike and I were accompanied by two of our students, Dayu and Kasih, and their boyfriends, who graciously offered to drive and navigate for us. After almost 10,000 miles, the last 40 miles through the twisting mountain roads from Kuta to Singaraja were some of the longest. After first making contact with Helen via email in 2009, this was my second time meeting her in person, but a first for Mike, and our first time seeing the new Function Centre. We were both excited. Upon arriving at the Function Centre in Singaraja, we were warmly and quite professionally greeted by Helen, the Peduli Sesama HFF staff, and several of the students, many of whom are part of the 12-month Home Assistant Diploma course which gives them the experience and expertise to work in the hospitality industry or a private villa. After some cold towels to freshen up and cool off, Helen gave us the guided tour of the Function Centre. We found it to be a practical, yet magnificent building with lush and lovely surrounding gardens. The brilliantly landscaped area provides a nice, open space for the young students to play safely or simply relax. Sukma Helen Flavel Functions Centre Student's sports area After some beverages, again served by the Home Assistant Diploma students in training, we mixed and mingled with the PSHFF staff and some other visiting guests, such as a Canadian chapter of the Lions club, that was in Bali helping to outfit those in need with glasses. This time also allowed some of the PSHFF and EFTW students to interact and share stories and experiences. Mike and I thought this was enriching for both groups; as a possible source for inspiration for the younger students, and an opportunity for the older students to give something back by sharing some knowledge and providing some guidance. Next was dinner which was an authentic Balinese feast prepared onsite. During dinner some impromptu speeches were made. Of course, there was praise for our host Helen and her many accomplishments, but there was also much praise for Luh Sri Widnyani. Sri started as a student at PSHFF and upon finishing their program in 2009, she was recommended as an outstanding and deserving student to continue with higher education, as part of the EFTW program. From the beginning, Sri has been a model student. She has been extremely diligent and devoted, and she has really made the most of the opportunity that was offered to her. Her effort and actions, such as volunteering to teach in the kindergarten at PSHFF, have really impressed myself, Mike and others. Because of the ongoing success of this remarkable student, we have decided to further solidify the relationship between EFTW and the HFF foundations by establishing the Matthew and Kazue Carrington Scholarship Fund. This fund commemorates Mike's mentor, Matthew "Butch" Carrington, who taught him many things in life, including the importance of education and helping others. The scholarship will be given to one of the most promising graduates of the PSHFF program that would like to continue her education in a field that gives back to her community, e.g. teaching or nursing. The plan is that through the MAKC Scholarship Fund to have at least one PSHFF graduate enrolled in the EFTW program on an ongoing basis. In summary, it was a wonderful evening at the Function Centre that allowed Education for the World, Peduli Sesama HFF, and Helen Flavel Foundation to solidify their partnership on a more formal level. We hope this partnership will help the organizations to expand and flourish in their mission of furthering the education of deserving young students. Helen has developed many successful projects in Bali as well as being instrumental in creating two top-notch foundations. She is an amazing woman that knows how to take charge and get things done. She has a remarkable ability to connect the right people for the right projects at the right time. We are glad to be a part of her network, and on a more personal note, I am happy and proud to call Helen my friend. --Scott Edmundson, Education for the World For more information on the Matthew and Kazue Carrington Scholarship Fund, please visit the EFTW website: http://www.educationfortheworld.org/makcfund.html November 2010 Report This will be the last Newsletter for the year, and on behalf of all the team, we would like to wish you a Happy Christmas and New Year and to express our grateful thanks to everyone for their support. Without this tremendous assistance, our work would not be possible. After we opened our new Functions Centre in March, we took a deep breath knowing that we had climbed another hurdle and the centre was debt free. Then we decided it was time to move on to our next challenge. Home Assistant Diploma The 6th of September is one date we won’t forget. This was the day when thirteen very excited students started the 12-month Home Assistant Diploma course at the Sukma Helen Flavel Learning Centre. The students will spend the first nine months in the class room and then be given three months work experience in either a hotel or a private villa. Once they have graduated, they will have the expertise to work in a private villa or the hospitality industry. We will find them their first job and check on them weekly for at least the first six months to ensure that they are coping well. As our sponsored students completed year 12, we have become concerned about the future of some of these bright, enthusiastic young adults. We have monitored their progress and found for those living in the remote villages, it was extremely difficult or near impossible to find employment. Most of these students could only find casual employment as unskilled labourers. Coming from very poor families where they struggle just to survive, there is no money available for these young people to leave their village to seek work or to gain a higher education. Now that we have built both the Learning Centre and the Functions Centre, we have the room and the training facilities to extend our educational program to include the Home Assistant Diploma. Once the decision was made in March, we only had six months to prepare the course material and employ the extra teachers required. However, we knew our biggest challenge was going to be to find the funding for this course. Thankfully the gods were smiling down at us, because sponsors Michael and Sonya Tscharke arrived to visit their sponsored students with their friends Alan and Lyn Richardson and they came up with an idea to raise the funds for the students. A cabaret night called “Raise the Roof” was held in the Norwood Town Hall, South Australia and the funds from that enabled us to offer the course free of charge to the students. More can be read about this function in our previous newsletter. We hope that in the years to come we can double or triple the enrolments. To make this come true, we will need people who would be willing to sponsor or help to fundraise for a Diploma student. The FILO Memorial Award This award, in the memory of ‘Filo’ (Bill Fitch), who died in March 2009, will be presented annually to three students from the poorest families to enable them to undertake the Home Assistant Diploma course. Claire Lowe, Bill’s partner for over 32 years, has established this award as a way for his work and passion for Bali and the Balinese to live on. Filo worked tirelessly to raise funds to help many of the neediest people in Bali. Along with Claire, they held many ‘garage sales’ to fund improvements in the living conditions of two orphanages and 5 families. He gave the children and families a brighter life and hope for their future by providing food, clothing, toys, computers, schooling and medical fees. Bali has been enriched by Bill and Claire’s kindness, generosity, and compassion. The sweet tooth of the Balinese was also sustained with hundreds of Chuppa Chups, which are similar to lollypops. These were freely given to everyone, regardless of age, who needed to have smile on their face courtesy of the ‘Candy Man’. Their kindness didn’t stop with helping the children. The adults were never forgotten. Bill managed to take wheelchairs, walking frames and spectacles to Bali to help those needing assistance. With the support of her friends in Bali and Australia, Claire continues their humanitarian work. Bill was a wonderful writer, producing colourful stories for people to read on his website, which also includes detailed information on everything you need to know about holidaying in Bali. As Bill would say at every opportunity, ‘Om swasti astu’. http://www.filosbali.net/ Thanks “Filo” you will always be remembered. THE REPORT OF MID 1ST SEMESTER ACTIVITIES IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2010-2011 SUKMA HELEN FLAVEL KINDERGARTEN SINGARAJA OCTOBER 2010 By Prof. Dr. Ni Nyoman Padmadewi, M.A. Director, Sukma Helen Flavel Learning Centre Mid semester program is one of Sukma Helen Flavel Kindergarten programs that is held twice a year in every semester. Mid semester activities are held around four until five days in a week depends on the activities that the teachers programmed. All people at the kindergarten are involved in the all activities such as the Principal, teachers, students, parents and other people who support the kindergarten. The mid semester in academic year of 2010-2011 was held from Wednesday to Saturday, 20th - 23rd of October 2010. The activities of the mid semester activities included animal care, evacuation Drill, outings and excursions, family day (teachers and family meeting) 1.Animal care On day one we started with a series of the mid semester activities where we instructed our students on Animal Care. It’s very important for our students to be aware of the rabies problem we now face in Bali. We also explain to the students how important is to share this world in harmony with every “breathing being” whether they are a human or an animal. It’s important for the students to learn at an early age that animals deserve to be respected, given clean water, good food every day and somewhere safe to sleep. We explain to our students that we need to love and care for the animals as a part of our life. We selected rabies a topic in Animal Care because it’s such a dangerous disease. It’s critical for children to understand how to differentiate between a healthy dog and one that is sick and what to do if they are bitten. 2.Evacuation drill The second activity day, was evacuation drill in case of an earthquake. We trained all the students on how they should evacuate safely from any building in the event of an earthquake. We use the basic standard of the earthquake evacuation procedure which is used in most countries around the world. We stress to the children the importance of learning these procedures, because it may save their lives in the case of an unexpected earthquake... 3.Excursion The third activity was excursion to the fire fighting department on Friday, October 22nd; we visited the fire fighting department in Singaraja City for about one and half hour. All students were able to learn about the fire fighting officers, their vehicles, uniforms, equipment, and observe a simulated fire and the evacuation of people from a building and how to extinguish a fire. The children learnt about the role of a fire fighter and the danger of fire. All students were so enthusiastic and so happy to join all activities and learnt many valuable life saving lessons. 4.Family day Family day was the final activity of the series of the mid semester activities held on the 23rd, October. We invited all the parents and the children’s family to join with us. We had fun activities that all the family members could join in with, like drawing display between the parents, games-shows between the parents and children and other fun competitions. The philosophy behind this special activity was to introduce the importance of togetherness at a young age. The parents joined in all of the activities with loads of enthusiasm. This day was so successful with the children, their families and our staff that they have insisted that we make this a yearly event. A bus trip adventure for our boarders By Prof. Dr. Ni Nyoman Padmadewi, M.A. Director Sukma Helen Flavel Learning Centre The 17th of October was a very special and impressionable day for our boarders. We decided to take them on a bus trip to see the tourist sites in Bali. Most of our students have never been out of Singaraja or their village area. The bus left at 6.30 am and we were pleasantly surprised as all the students were ready to leave by 6.30am Along the way they were very curious about the places we passed. Our staff acted as guides, explaining the highlights of each area. To minimize the cost involved our wonderful house-mothers made all the breakfasts, lunch and snack for the day. The students were amazed to see the busy shopping malls with many enticing shops all offering expensive goods for sale in Nusa Dua and Seminyak. At times we just watched their stunned faces as our students gazed at the busy roads full of cars, motorbikes and the many tourists purchasing goods from the masses of stalls in Kuta and Legian, this was a new world to them. We went to pay our respects at the Bali Bombing Memorial which was an emotionally sad time for staff and students alike and tears flowed when the students read all the names of the people who were killed in this divesting bombing. Although the bus had no air-conditioning and it was extremely hot, no-one seemed to feel the heat and happily enjoyed themselves. They enjoyed walking in the ocean and seeing the beautiful beaches. On our return trip to Singaraja we expected that our students would be very tired and sleep all the way home, to our surprise they sang songs all the way home, not showing the slightest tiredness. They were all smiles and felt so blessed to be given this experience. We would like to extend our highest gratitude for all who supported us and gave some of our students an unforgettable experience. A bus trip adventure for our boarders Kindest Thoughts Helen From all our team members, at the Helen Flavel Foundation, the Peduli Sesama Helen Flavel Foundation and the Sukma Helen Flavel Learning Centre.

September 2010 Report Raise the Roof A Cabaret fundraiser was held in South Australia on Saturday, the 28th of August with the profits being divided between the Helen Flavel Foundation (HFF) and Habitat for Humanity Building Project 2010, Nepal. The HFF received a wonderful donation of $5,000, which will be used in our Educational Programs. The appropriately named Raise the Roof event, true to its name, really did raise the roof. Plus, it gave 400 people the most wonderful night out that ran as smoothly as clockwork. The Norwood Town Hall, which is a favourite venue in Adelaide, was decked out with tables, balloons, and loads of gifts on every table. It was a BYO night. After each person placed their food on their table, we were looking at the most delicious banquet. I will leave the many bottles of world class wines from the best wine regions of South Australia to your imagination. The well sought after Adelaide band, CrossRoads, donated their time and talents for the night. No one could resist the dance floor once they started to play covers from the early rockers like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Elvis; then on through to the likes of the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Men at Work, and Daddy Cool; and right up to the present with Michael Buble, Kate Ceberano, Foo Fighters and Robbie Williams. The range of music they chose for the night had everyone smiling and even dancing in their chairs. A fun part of most fundraising nights are the raffles, and Raise the Roof did this in fine style with everything from a giant bottle of Johnny Walker scotch, packs of Kingston Estates wines, and enormous hampers full of either food or gifts. Thirty three lucky people took home one of these prizes, which added to the fun of the night. This fantastic night was made possible by a group of hard working organisers who showed great professionalism and had an eye to detail. On behalf of the HFF, I would like to thank everyone involved and in particular the following individuals: Michael and Sonya Tscharke They are sponsors to Putu through the Helen Flavel Foundation and also were responsible for obtaining the major sponsors for the night. They organised the administrative aspects of night including the power point presentation, the raffle, information flyers for the tables as well as other preparations. Alan and Lyn Richardson Alan is one of the members of the band "CrossRoads" and planted the seed for the event by offering that "the band would play for free” if a fundraiser could be organised. Lyn helped with the ongoing organisation leading up to and on the day of the event. Lyn was also the designated treasurer and made sure that all the money was received. Dianne and Barry Handke Both Dianne and Barry were involved in the preparations leading up to the night, and Dianne the setting up on Saturday night and organising the handing out of the prizes to the lucky winners. Dianne and Lyn were the main drivers of the night, organising the tickets, liaising with the Norwood Town Hall, making table allocations, preparing the gift baskets and organising the table decorations. Peter and Marita Moran Marita was involved in the ongoing organisation leading up to the night and in the setting up, and both were involved on the night. Thank you to everyone for making this night such a great success Helen and the HFF Team.

May 2010 SUKMA HELEN FLAVEL FUNCTIONS CENTRE SINGARAJA NORTH BALI Our new Functions Centre has now been completed and the Blessing of the building was held on the 12th of March 2010. For those people who are reading about the new centre for the first time, I will give you a brief background as to why we needed this building. Back in 2008, in the December Newsletter, I wrote that we would soon need to relocate our make-shift kitchen and laundry from land which was loaned to us back in 2006. The reason for this was that the landowner's son wanted to build his home on the land, and he expected to start the building of the home in late 2009 or 2010. We found ourselves in a very difficult predicament. We had a few ways in which we could tackle this problem. The least desirable was to forgo a kitchen and laundry, without which we would not be able to care for the boarders. If we were to send our 33 boarders home to live in their remote villages, there were no secondary or High Schools nearby for them to attend school. These students come from very poor families who could not afford to pay to board their children close to a school in Singaraja. If they couldn't finish their schooling, they would have no option but to work in the rice fields or as labourers alongside their parents, and that is if they were lucky enough to find work. Another option was we could look at raising the funds to buy a small piece of land and build a small kitchen and laundry which would solve our immediate problem. However, this idea was flawed, because within a few years, we would likely outgrow such a building. If we were to build, then we needed to plan for the future and build a sufficiently large space. Yet this created an even bigger problem, as we weren't ready to expand. Since the beginning, we had moved much faster and accomplished far more than we originally believed possible. By December 2008, we had just reached the point where we intended to slow down and consolidate. All the team needed a well deserved break from the pressure they had been under for far too long. By “all the team,” I mean everyone! This includes the Bali team who does all the hands on work and the many people who spend so much of their time fundraising so the work in Bali can be carried out. After talking all the options through, it was agreed that we had been given another one of life's many challenges. The foundation's core has always been the education of children, and we all felt that we could not turn away the existing 33 boarders. The next step was to find a large piece of land close to the Learning Centre and start building for the future. It wasn't simply the future of the current boarders we were contemplating, but was also the many students who would be become boarders in the years to come. In the first week of January 2009, we signed the contact to purchase eight Are (800 square meters) of land and the building plans needed to be drawn up. We also needed to ask people for their support in raising funds again. We not only had to find the funds to pay off the land and pay for the new building; we had to raise funds to finish off the Functions Centre. We wanted to buy good, long-lasting furniture and make the space pleasant and appealing. There were so many extra things required which we hadn't given a thought to in the beginning. Once all the land was stripped of its original corn plantation and the building construction was completed, we had to purchase many trees and shrubs for the garden, which would give shade around the sports area and the building. For the safety of our students and the security of the building's contents, a surrounding wall also needed to be built. In the end, we have a wonderful building and surrounding space, but this was no simple task. I won't list the name of every person who so kindly made this possible because I've done this in previous Newsletters. Not only did we have three major contributors, we had many people who arranged fundraising events or sent us money to help with the fit-out. In addition to serving our own needs, the new building will also be rented out for small functions, such as weddings, birthday parties and meetings. The profit from this will help to cover the running costs of the centre, and it will give our senior students experience in the hospitality industry by learning restaurant and other skills. Our previous make-shift kitchen and laundry The Function Centre's Sports Area Every plant including the tallest trees just beyond the wall were planted by our students. The Blessing of the Function Centre The Blessing was attended by 150 Balinese guests and members of the Do Foundation from the Netherlands. In the picture below, standing on the left is Nyoman Sukadana, MBA Director Peduli Sesama Helen Flavel Foundation, and on the right is Prof. Dr. Ni Nyoman Padmadewi, M.A, Director Sukma Helen Flavel Learning Centre. Our students displayed their dancing and musical skills, which are taught at the Learning Centre. Sukma Helen Flavel Learning Centre It's some time since I have included any photos of the classes held at the Learning Centre. Below you will see the students enjoying their Computing and English classes, plus they are learning to have fun using the library. The Learning Centre Boarders The only luxury our boarders get while living at the Centre is excellent meals three times a day. The food provided for them is often much better than they would get at home, thanks to our wonderful Housemothers. Apart from this, our boarders have very little, and it always amazes me how happy they are, just like one very large, happy family. We even have children from the wealthy families asking if they can board with us. All credit must be given to Sukadana, Dewi, the Housemothers and all the Bali team, for their love, kindness and leadership. All of our boarders know how much they are loved and respected. The students have no luxuries, not even proper beds. They sleep two to a mattress on the floor. They wash with cold water, and they only have one very small locker in which to keep all their personal things. At night, the mattresses are taken out of the storeroom and then returned the next morning. Student's locker Study time Bedtime Mendi the Elderly Mountain Woman The response to the story about Mendi in my previous Newsletter was amazing and so many people offered their help to make her life more comfortable. In May 2009 we were told about an elderly woman who was walking the mountains for 12 months, picking up whatever she could find so that she had something to sell for food. We immediately went looking for her. When we found this frail woman it was heart breaking. She had a bundle of small pieces of wood that she said she would sell to buy some rice. She was gasping for breath and it was obvious that she quite sick. We went to where she was living and found that she had a bed base under a roof which had been used to give shelter to a couple of cows. The locals had tried to give her some protection by covering the sides with plastic and vegetation. We asked her where her family was and she explained that her son lived nearby in her house and that her daughter in law didn't like her, Mendi was forced out of her own home. I was stunned to hear this and could not believe that anyone could do this to another person. The local village people who were standing around when we were talking to Mendi confirmed to us that she was saying was indeed correct and that they all tried to help her whenever they could. Since ready about Mendi in our last Newsletter, one of our sponsors has sponsored Mendi and now pays for her monthly food parcel. Others generous people sent money to help us furnish her home. I'm thrilled to say that Mendi into her new home in early March this year. From this in May 2009 To this in March 2010 It's hard to describe her happiness, but I have one photo of Mendi and me which explains her feelings far better than I could ever do. On behalf of all the students, their families and the many other Balinese people who have received help from your kindness, we wish to say thank you very much. Kindest thoughts Helen and the HFF and PSHFF Team.