Silent Art Auction on April 7th
Fundraising efforts for the inspired One Voice for Laos project -- to help improve the quality of life for 600 orphans -- continues!
On Saturday, April 7th, Woodstock artist, Petra Nimtz, will be hosting a silent art auction at her studio (19 Wilbur Lane).
Approximately 25 local artists are donating (all or some of) the proceeds from the sale of their paintings.
Please invite your friends, parents, neighbors, teachers, and anyone else you know who may want to attend. For more information, call Petra -- 845.684.5004
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January 31, 2012Flea Market Donations
Everyone come to the flea market at Woodstock Day School next Saturday! If you have donations (clothes, books, toys, games, jewelry, small objects etc.) bring them to Mimi Ditkoff at at Onteora or bring them to Elliana Gran at the Woodstock Day School!
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January 18, 2012Flea Market
Poster Designer: Elliana Gran
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Laos Project
My name is Sage Horsey and I am one of the many local teens working to make the Deak Kum Pa orphanage in Laos, Southeast Asia a better place.
Sometime last spring, I heard about the six hundred orphans living there that are severely in need of resources, equipment, and additional staffing, I didn't hesitate to join the small group of people that wanted to help which has extensively grown into what is now known as the One Voice For Laos/Teens For Change organization.
Our fundraisers contribute money both directly to the orphanage as well as to the plane tickets of those of us who are going to Laos this coming summer.
Being able to go to the village where the orphanage resides and make a substantial difference with my own two hands is the kind of work I've always yearned to be a part of. I consider myself extremely lucky that the opportunity practically fell into my lap the last year I have to do something incredible with my local community. As most of us are college-bound seniors, the feeling is mutual.
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January 16, 2012Cool Doings in Woodstock: 1/20/12
Poster design: Jesse Ditkoff
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January 15, 2012Teens for Change Cabaret: 1/20/12
ED NOTE: This beautiful letter by Rachel Castellano, was just published in the Woodstock Times.
"I hope you've been following the amazing events the group One Voice for Laos/Teens for Change has been organizing.
We're a group of committed teens, working to fund raise for a united cause: an orphanage in Laos that's in desperate need of help. So far, we've raised over $7,000 from events and donations.
Our next event has been organized by Katie Martucci. She has created an evening with performers who include professional musicians such as Vinnie Martucci and Robert Burke Warren, along with some of Onteora's finest musicians.
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December 05, 2011The Laos Project
Everyone come out for this multimedia show next Friday!
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November 24, 2011Why Hudson Valley Teens are Helping Orphans in Laos
Here are a few interviews with Hudson Valley teens about why they are participating in Woodstock's One Voice for Laos project -- an inspired community effort to improve the quality of life for 600 children living in the Deak Kum Pah orphanage in Luang Prabang, Laos.
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November 14, 2011Check It out!
This is a video exploring the province where the Deak Kum Pa orphanage is in Laos!
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November 13, 2011Huge Success with Dance Party
Thank you to everyone that made it to the dance Saturday night! It went very well and we made another $525, this time to help with the plane tickets for everyone going to Laos. Most of all, thanks to Jesse Ditkoff for organizing the event, Jacob Nelsen-Epstein for being an awesome DJ for 4 hours straight, and everyone who helped out!
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November 08, 2011Teen Dance #2
Everyone come to the One Voice For Laos teen dance party number two! Check out this poster for details!!
Everyone come to the One Voice For Laos teen dance party number two! Check out this poster for details!!
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November 05, 2011VIDEO: Check out Luang Prabang
Good introduction to the city of Luang Prabang, the city where the Deak Kum Pa orphanage is located. Five minutes worth.
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November 02, 2011Flea Market
We'd like to invite you to the first ever One Voice for Laos fleamarket on the 12th and 13th of November from 12pm to 5pm. Start collecting your unwanted clothes, jewelry, small furniture, and various items! The event will be held at the Woodstock outdoor fleamarket if weather permits, if it rains it will be held at the Woodstock Day School (1430 Glasco Turnpike Saugerties, NY 12477 ). The proceeds of the fleamarket will be shared between the 600 orphans in Laos, and the trip expenses 10 local teens 2 week community service at the orphanage.
Keep posted for drop box locations!!
Please contact Sophia Miller for any questions at sophia.miller94@gmail.com
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October 18, 2011Loop for Laos a Huge Success!
Loop for Laos, a 5K fund raising event held in Woodstock, NY on October 15th, was a huge success thanks to the efforts of more than 20 local teens. Over $1,000 was raised (plus a whole lot of awareness about the orphans of Luang Prabang).
TEEN POWER: The One Voice team at the registration table before the race began.
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October 13, 2011Loop for Laos Flyers
Loop for Laos is this Saturday! Print these out and give them to your friends and family! We hope to see all of you there.
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October 03, 2011Service Letter by Adi Baum
All over the world, there are people struggling to get by every day. They don't have enough to eat, or clean water, or even clothes to wear.
As a teen growing up in middle-class America, we have, fortunately, never had to wonder if there would be food to eat for dinner. And we feel that with that privilege also comes a huge responsibility- a responsibility to make sure that we are not in the minority.
That's why we are writing to you today- to ask for your help. We need your help in order to own our responsibility and help those who do not have the power to help themselves or change their circumstances.
One such group of people is the 600 children of the Deak Kum Pa Orphanage in northern Laos- orphans who live on less than 15 cents a day and don't even have proper clothes to wear.
Our goal, as the One Voice for Laos project, is to raise money to aid the orphanage and help ensure their health and safety as human being and to, hopefully, travel to Laos next June to meet the kids and do some projects for the orphanage while we're there.
This is why we need your help. Right now, the expected cost to travel to Laos is around $3000 USD, and we don't all have that kind of money to go and experience these kids and what it's like to help in such a life-changing way. We are not asking for you to fund my whole trip knowing that everyone is going through hard times financially in this economic climate, but every little bit counts. A dollar is just as appreciated as one hundred. Whatever part you decide to play in this, even if it's just moral support, makes a difference.
So thank you for taking the time to read our plea for help, and we hope that you are willing to help us fulfill our responsibility to those who have less.
Thank you
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September 28, 2011"36 Hours in Luang Prabang, Laos"
In this New York Times article, journalist Mary Billard illustrates what it's like to spend a day and a half in Luang Prabang Laos, the province where the Deak Kum Pa orphanage is! She describes her experience scaling a sacred mountain, shopping in the street market, meeting Laotian monks, exploring art galleries, and eating the best food in Luang Prabang. If you want to learn more about where the One Voice for Laos group is planning to go this summer, check it out!
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September 22, 2011Loop For Laos Info
For any of you that are interested in participating in the 5K run, here's what you need to know:
WHEN: Saturday, October 15 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
WHERE: Woodstock Community Center
Rock City Road
Woodstock, NY
CONTACT: If you would like a registration sheet, please e-mail Caleb Rudge at caleb.rudge@gmail.com
FIRST FIFTY TO SIGN UP GET A FREE T-SHIRT!
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Loop For Laos: 5K Fundraiser in Woodstock, NY
On October 15, the culmination of several months of preparation will take place in the form of a 5 kilometer run through Woodstock, New York . The run or walk will be held to benefit the Laotian Deak Kum Pa Orphanage and the 600 children living there in formidable conditions.
This event was organized by teenagers in the group "One Voice for Laos", who hope to eventually travel to the country. Although most group members would love a chance to see the Deak Kum Pa orphanage with their own eyes and make a personal connection with the orphans, the teenagers understand that the best thing they can do for the orphanage right now is raise money.
Rachel Castellano and Caleb Rudge, both seniors at Onteora High School, developed the idea of having a charity run in the generous town of Woodstock to raise both money and awareness for their vital cause. Every dollar generated by this event, titled the "Loop for Laos", will go straight to the orphanage in Luang Prabang province.
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September 21, 2011Awesome New Editor!
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