During 2006-2007, TMC has been a part of helping hands to the communities by donating monetary fund of over 1,200,000 Baht beside times and sharing knowledge to those in need or in search of learning. The charitable works were among to followings:

  • Donation to Yogananda Foundation for the work with disabled people and disadvantage children. Building a center for disabled people at Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai.
  • Computer classroom and on-going training program at Juveniles Detention Facility.
  • Support funding on special occasions to senior homes.
  • Supply to local hospital.
  • Donation to temples.
  • Donation to Sangha Metta Project for AIDS
  • Blankets and personal items to both students and staff at JD facility.
  • Books to various places.
  • Education funds for disadvantage students and to TMC staff’s children.
TMC supported Yogananda Foundation financially and with staff support.

After successfully established self-reliance program for the disabled center at Wang Nua, Lumpang from March – October 2007, TMC continue the support for the foundation to build and create a disabled center at Chiang Dao, a northern city of Chiang Mai (70 K.M.). From the first meeting on 24 October 2007, the center is in operation for over 80 members to join the center activities. The participate in the Earth Bag project activities, massage service and support to improve their living condition and to be a center of friendship among all in need of help.


Home visit to some of the disabled in the area is heart breaking.


Arranging means for them to come to the center is a must. Some members help each others.



The donation from TMC and other individuals help providing tools and equipments for the disabled members.



Computer courses certificated to over 30 students.

TMC and GCT interns donated fund for 353 blankets to keep all students both boys and girls warm during winter season.

GCT interns donated personal items for daily used to all 353 students.

 

Full support to Yogananda Foundation for youth study at Detention Facility for Computer Training Classroom. Wtih 11 computers and class equipment and teachers for on-going training at the facility. Started March 2006

The presentation of the Computer Classroom for the students at the Juvenile Detention facility by the president of Yogananda Foundation (with funding from TMC school) to the Director General of the Department of Youth Observation and Protection 8-06.



Provide 17 sets of foot massage chairs and equipments for the students use in their practice and their working with the public. Sept 2005



4th July 2005-2006-2007
Massage for charity of 4th and 5th occasion at the American Consulate, Chiang Mai. The GCT interns and TMC staff offered Thai Foot and Chair Massage to the guest. For over all 5 years charity work, TMC staff and students raised over 50,000 Baht. All proceeds were donated to the benefit of disadvantage children and disabled people.



The 2007 fund was given to Disabled People group of Wang Nua, Lumpang.



 

Summary of Tsunami helping hand at TMC
  1. Blood donation drive 29 December 2004: Receive over 60 units of blood from TMC students, staff and people of Chiang Mai.

  2. Raised fund during the blood drive 5,217 Baht and gave to Chiang Mai governors office for the relief program.

  3. TMC donated 20,000 Baht to matching fund for the relief program 14-1-05

  4. TMC donated 5 used computers to Krabi Province for the use of victims family to locate for their love ones at Krabi City Hall. After the service is dissolved, the computers were given to 5 local public schools in Krabi for classroom use.
Blood Donation Day: 29 December 2004
To express our love and to help the tsunami victims in the South of Thailand, a Blood Donation Day was held at TMC with cooperation of blood bank from Maharaj Hospital, Medical Center. Almost 70 donors join this event including 17 TMC students and 5 TMC teachers/staffs, we also pick up the tourists and local communities all around Chiang Mai. Besides, over 5000 Baht was raised during the day. All of the donation will give to the governor in Chiang Mai for the victims.

 

Gift of life time career: 10 June 2004
TMC and friends gave 15 professional Thai massage mattresses to the children at Juvenile Detention Facility to be used for their massage for guests to earn income at the facility and for training by TMC GCT interns.

Books for friends: 10 May 2004
TMC and friends gave over 300 new books to every student at the Juvenile Detention Facility. The children gave list of books they wish to read and allowed to keep them. The only condition with the gift was they must share books among friends. We hope each one would have the chance to read many books. The result was very positive. Several children read over 20 books so far (16 June 04) and no books were left unattended as the staff was expected to be. A group of the music minded kids join their music books and played together. We hope to do this project again next year. Any one wished to join, please contact TMC.


Pray to the teachers: 10 June 2004
The children at Juvenile Detention Facility prepared the bouquet of meaningful flowers and pray to the teachers on the teacher day. The sacred activity included both boys and girls. We join the ceremony on behalf of the teachers from TMC and GCT interns who taught them Thai Massage.