Another Tana River Life Foundation Event

Look at the amount of used items collected

Thanks for all the used items you donated to the Tana River Life Foundation. Gabriel had a very successful collection week. Here are some pictures of the amount of things deposited at the collection point by Monday evening.   

 

 Some of you missed the March 7 &  8 dinner and lunch where Gabriel spoke about the progress he has made in the last 12 months, and the new projects he’ll embarking on this year. Wong Siew Fan and I are co-hosting a lunch this coming weekend. We’ll be really happy to see you at Friend Jelita.  The paintings by the Pang children will be available there too.

Here are the details :

Lunch at Friends’ Jelita

Date : 28th March 2009

Time : 12.30pm

Venue : Friends Jelita; #02-04 Jelita Cold Storage Building ; 293 Holland Road

Menu : 3 course set lunch at $30 per head

Contact Iris Tay for details and to RSVP

We had 2 great events over the weekend

Over the weekend of the 7-8th March, we hosted 2 events for the Tana River Life Foundation. Saturday dinner at Palate

Gabriel presenting at Buko Nero

Sensations, the gourmet cooking school and Sunday lunch at the “hard-to-get-in” Buko Nero.

Thanks to over 40 of you who showed up to meet Gabriel and learn about the foundation. We enjoyed great food, wonderful company and were inspired by the work Gabriel has been doing in Africa since 1995. TRLF received offers for water purification systems and solar energy, as well as cash contributions.

The very talented Michelle sang her original songs for us on Saturday . She has also offered to write and record a song specially for Tana River Life Foundation. Thank you Michelle.

3 of the 6 art pieces were sold and we also received requests to commission works similar to those that were sold out.

Gabriel will be in touch with you.

Children Art Pieces Available

Artists with Gabriel

Lily Tan has kindly commissioned her 3 budding artists to produce works in aid of Tana River Life Foundation. Kimberly, Nathalie and Alex are 14,11 and 9 years old respectively. We’ll be showing and selling their works at our events this weekend, ie. dinner on Saturday at Palate Sensations and lunch on Sunday at Buko Nero.

Collage of paintings by the Pang children

The funds raised will be used to pay for education aids and school supplies for the new nursery and primary school Gabriel is building and the secondary school he currently supports, Garsen High School.

Click here for a sneak preview. We’ll be selling the large pieces at $180 and the small ones at $90. You’re always welcomed to pay more 🙂 The children of Tana River will thank you.

If you’re not able to join us this weekend, please contact me if you would like to view or buy the paintings.

Meet Gabriel this weekend

Gabriel is back in town. Most of you are keen to meet him again after a year. He’ll be speaking about the progress he has made in the last 12 months, and the new projects he’ll embarking on this year. Find  how you can play a part. Darren Smith, Wong Lee Yuen, Wong Fang Chin and I are co-hosting 2 events this coming weekend. We’ll be really happy to see you there. We’ve picked venues that are destinations in themselves : the private kitchen of Palate Sensations cooking school, which was featured in last weekend’s papers, and Buko Nero, the ever popular Italian restaurant with a one month waiting list. Cut quene by joining us for lunch this Sunday.

Here are the details :

Dinner at Palate Sensations Cooking School

Date : 7th March 2009

Time : 7.30pm

Venue : Palate Sensations, 1 Westbourne Road, #03-05 Aden, Singapore 138941

Menu : 3 course set dinner at $60 per head

Contact Iris Tay for details and to RSVP

Lunch at Buko Nero

Date : 8th March 2009

Time : 12.30pm

Venue : Buko Nero, 126 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore 088534

Menu : 5 course set lunch at $65 per head

Buko Nero is a Fusion Italian restaurant with a seating capacity of 22, and a waiting list of a month. We managed to book the entire restuarant for this lunch. Seats are limited and you don’t need to wait for a month to get it.

Contact Iris Tay or Darren Smith for details and to RSVP

Gabriel is back in town

Hi All,

Gabriel is back for his annual visit in this part of the world. He’ll be here till April 20th, and in Singapore till 11th April. He’s sent out the appeal for second hand goods required this year. Most of you should have receive it, if not you’ll find it at the bottom of this post.

The usual rules of thumb apply for the collection : Clothes, shoes, bags, bedsheets, curtains, bicycles in resale condition.

• No white clothes for men & children.
• No short skirts, sleeveless tops and pants for women.
• No slippers for all.
• Curtains and bedsheets are welcomed, again No whites

Like previous years, the collection point would be at St Anthony’s Church in Woodlands. Here’s the map.

We’re looking forward to a great collection this year. Here are the details :

Venue :

Church of St. Anthony

25 Woodlands Avenue1

Woodlands New Town

Collection Schedule:

Day	Date	Duration
Thursday	12th March 2009	8.30 a.m. to 9.00 p.m.
Friday	13th March 2009	8.30 a.m. to 9.00 p.m
Saturday	14th March 2009	8.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m
Sunday	15th March 2009	CLOSED
Monday	16th March 2009	8.30 a.m. to 9.00 p.m.
Tuesday.	17th March 2009	8.30 a.m. to 7.00 p.m

Please hand over items directly to Gabriel Teo at the loading bay at the far end of the church carpark. For further information, please contact Gabriel Teo at telephone no.96337421

2009 GUIDELINES FOR DONATIONS TOWARDS REUSABLE GOODS PROJECT

Click to download

Children’s Clothing	Coloured	White	Remarks
Baby Size	Y	Y	No colour restriction
Kids Size	Y	Y	All sizes, but strong preference for coloured items
Adult Clothing	Coloured	White	Remarks
Caps	Y	Y	All sizes, but strong preference for coloured items
T-Shirts	Y	Y	All sizes, but strong preference for coloured items
Blouses	Y	Y	No colour restriction
Office Shirts	Y	N	STRICTLY NO WHITE ITEMS. Short sleeves preferred
Casual Shirts	Y	Y	Strong preference for coloured and short-sleeved items
Neck Ties	N	N	STRICTLY NOT REQUIRED
Men’s Shorts	Y	Y	All sizes
Women’s Shorts	N	N	STRICTLY NOT REQUIRED
Tight Jeans	N	N/A	STRICTLY NOT REQUIRED
Loose Cut Jeans	Y	N/A	All sizes
Bermudas	Y	Y	All sizes
Men’s Trousers	Y	N	STRICTLY NO WHITE ITEMS. Up to size 36 only
Skirts	Y	Y	Knee length or longer, preference for coloured items
Dresses	Y	Y	Knee length or longer, preference for coloured items
Ladies Slacks	N	N	NOT REQUIRED UNLESS PART OF OFFICE SUIT
Women’s Suits	Y	Y	No colour restriction
Jackets	Y	N	Nairobi can have temperatures as low as 10°C
Sweaters	Y	N	Nairobi can have temperatures as low as 10°C
Undergarments	N	N	STRICTLY NOT REQUIRED
Bedsheets	Y	N	STRICTLY NO WHITE ITEMS, all sizes accepted
Towels	N	N	STRICTLY NOT REQUIRED
Curtains	Y	N	STRICTLY NO WHITE ITEMS, for regular sized windows

Footwear		Required
Slippers	N	STRICTLY NOT REQUIRED
Sandals	N	STRICTLY NOT REQUIRED
Open shoes	Y	Required in all sizes
Children’s shoes	Y	Very useful as students use black leather shoes in school
White rubber shoes	N	STRICTLY NOT REQUIRED
Men’s leather	Y	Required in all sizes
Women’s leather	Y	Not too high heels. Flat or medium heels preferred
Sports Shoes	Y	Very useful for school going children and youth
Football Boots	Y	Required in all sizes, i.e. kids, youth and adults
Bags		Required
Wallets	Y	Required in small quantity only
Pouches	Y	Required in small quantity only
Baskets	N	STRICTLY NOT REQUIRED
Plastic Bags	N	STRICTLY NOT REQUIRED
Handbags	Y	No restrictions, as long as in good resale condition
School Bags	Y	No restrictions, as long as in good resale condition
Travel Bags	Y	No restrictions, as long as in good resale condition
Suitcases	Y	Please indicate lock combination if any
Briefcase	Y	Required in small quantity only
Others		Required
Bicycles	Y	In good condition, i.e. not rusting. Punctured tyres are acceptable.
Spring Files	Y	Used but in good condition only
Any other items	Please check with Gabriel at gabrielteo@yahoo.com before packing