Find out how you can help For Life either through a donation or as a volunteer. If you need any further information please contact us by email at info@4lifethailand.org or telephone 020 7921 4249 or by post to For Life, Oasis Centre, 75 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HS.

CURRENT FUNDRAISING

These are some of the current ongoing fundraising projects that we know about. If you are also doing fundraising in aid of For Life, why not let us know and we can put your event on this page to inspire others?

Email us at lydia@4lifethailand.org, or write to us at For Life, Oasis Centre, 75 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HS

The idea of our Alternative Wish List is that instead of big corporations benefitting from your Christmas present buying, the children in Thailand can benefit.

This year we have a small number of gifts focusing on disaster relief for the recent flooding in Thailand.

Here is how it works:

1. You have a look at the list below, and decide on a present for your friend, relative or colleague.

2. Open the Online Order Form below, and fill in the form electronically. Click 'Save As' and save the form with your name as the file name, and email it to info@4lifethailand.org.

3. Click on the this link to Donate the total of the gifts you have purchased. Choose 'Gift List' from the 'I would like my donation to support...' drop-down box.

4. Once we have received your email and the donation has come through, we will send you a voucher and a card for the person you have bought the present for.

	A 2 Hour Teaching Session, £5 Every child deserves the opportunity to learn to read. Help nurture young minds and imaginations by providing staff for small group learning of vital life skills such as counting and writing. With more teachers, groups can be tailored to different abilities and special needs.
	Two Horse Riding Trips, £8 Seeing as we don’t have our own horses to ride(!), help pay for these young cowboys to travel in our special mini-buses to two horse riding lessons and be part of their adventure! Interacting with animals is a lovely childhood experience and provides a unique opportunity for our city kids.Yee-Hah!
	Specialist Medical Care, £10 Disabled children, especially those who are wheelchair-bound, often develop complications such as infections and bed sores. Specialist medical care is very expensive in Thailand, so by choosing this gift you will contribute to vital ongoing treatment that these growing children need.
	Care Package for Parents of a Disabled Child, £20 Many of our CBR families live in remote and isolated places. For just £20 one of our care workers can establish links with local hospitals and access facilities they might not otherwise know about, as well as introducing new families to parent support groups.
	Sensory Room Equipment, £15 Children with physical disabilities, behavioural problems or learning difficulties all benefit from therapy using a sensory room. The equipment needs frequent replacement due to wear and tear so for £15 you can buy items like new lights, colourful wedges and special music.
	Running for the Bus... £45 We rely on a specially designed bus with a hydraulic lift to transport our children around every day. We take them to school, extra-curricular activities, appointments and outings. Running vehicles is expensive and petrol costs are rising in Thailand as well as the UK! For £45 you can run the bus for a week and ensure that 60 children can get to school and other activities which are essential for their development.
	Trip of a Life Time £100 In Thailand there is limited support for families with disabled children. A few times a year CCD hold camps over the weekend at the seaside or in a national park. These involve camping, outdoor activities, fun and relationship building. For £100 you can pay for a whole family with a disabled child to go on a respite weekend.
Disaster Relief for Victims of Recent Flooding in Thailand
	Ready, Steady, Cook! £3 Many people have lost everything in the floods including their kitchens and the ability to cook fresh food. Help them get back to normal life by providing them with every-day essentials such as kitchen utensils and pots and pans.
	A Pot of Paint, £5 The flood waters have caused damage to our daycare centres in the countryside, and the homes of many of our poor families with disabled children. For just £5 you can buy a pot of paint to restore the damaged rooms.
	Refurbish a Room, £120 For homes that need more than a lick of paint to bring them back to normal, some refurbishment and renovation will be required. Choose this gift and you can replace basic furniture in a room - a stove and sink for the kitchen, or a basic bed and wardrobe for a bedroom.
	'Do Something Different' Jute Bag £6 Eco-Friendly, great for shopping!
	'Do Something Different' T Shirt £7 White/Blue Sleeves, sizes M, L, XL, XXL
	'Do Something Different' T Shirt £7 White/Black Sleeves, sizes M, L, XL, XXL
	'Do Something Different' T Shirt £7 Orange/Charcoal Sleeves, Sizes M, L, XL, XXL
	Christmas Cards, £2.50 for a pack of 5 cards The children at CCD love designing cards, and this year's Christmas design is a lovely Christmas tree with lights, drawn using coloured pencils. The cards are left blank inside for your own message.
	Card Design 2, £2.50 for a pack of 5 cards The children at CCD love designing cards, and this unique design can be used all year round. The cards are left blank for your own message.
	Card Design 3, £2.50 for a pack of 5 cards The children at CCD love designing cards, and this unique design can be used all year round. The cards are left blank for your own message.
	Card Design 4, £2.50 for a pack of 5 cards The children at CCD love designing cards, and this unique design can be used all year round. The cards are left blank for your own message.

To order an item:

Download and complete the order form here.	Online Order Form 2011
If you don't have adobe reader, you can download it for free here.
Save the order form on your computer with your name as the file name (click on 'save as' and type in your name).
email the form to info@4lifethailand.org.
Remember to Donate after you have emailed your form. Choose 'Gift List' from the drop-down box which says "I would like my donation to support..." Thank you!

The Manorom Project Appeal

We have just launched our Manorom Project Appeal to open a daycare centre and vocational training centre in Manorom Province which is 195km North of Bangkok. CCD have been given use of the building by a charity called OMF who previously used it as a leprosy hospital. Thankfully, Leprosy is now scarce in Thailand so the hospital is no longer needed.

We have exciting plans for the hospital building. We are planning to make is into a daycare centre to help hundreds of unreached disabled children in Manorom Province. These children will be able to receive the love and attention that they need; they will have specialist care, physiotherapy, occupational assessments and home visits to improve their standard of life at home, and we will also provide support networks for their parents. We also want to make one floor into a vocational training centre to equip disabled young people with transferable skills that they can use to get employment and gain independence.

The great news is that we already have the land and the building, we just need to raise £45,000 to refurbish and renovate the facilities, as well as carrying out research to identify the needs in the local area. This money also includes paying staff for 18 months to get the project off the ground.

Please give generously to this project - we will be improving the lives of hundreds of unreached children in the Northern State of Manorom.

Download the Full Project Proposal Here.

Visit our Just Giving page or donate directly through this site.

Chilli for Charity

Our new fundraising initiative called Chilli for Charity is coming at the end of January 08.

The idea is that you cook a delicious Thai meal for your friends and family, and then ask them to donate the money that they would have spent eating out at a Thai Restaurant. Thai food is renowned for being delicious, but also for being incredibly spicey - we are daring you to take on as much chilli as you can handle, in the name of charity!

We will send you a Chilli for Charity fundraising pack which includes a recipe booklet and ideas for making the perfect evening, as well as a quiz on Thailand which you can play with your guests!

To order your pack please email us now!

Would you consider doing some fundraising in aid of For Life? If so, here are some ideas: You could do a sponsored event, hold a cake sale, put on a dinner evening, hold a concert in aid of For Life, and many other things! You can request leaflets, posters, and a copy of our promotional video and 'Thank You' video to help you.