8 Newsletter Sept 2013

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Below are the award certifi-

cates for Sreyvouch, Cham-

roeun, and Paly for their out-

standing marks at Beltie’s.

There are some improvement

for other kids as well.

Special blessing dance for Pro-

ducer Jim Lee. We were ex-

cited to join the celebration

and honored for another bless-

ing year for him. We wish the

super abundance of blessings

for good health, wealth, pros-

perity, tranquility, peace, love

and harmony for him and his

loved ones! May you continue

to have long life.

Left: SF staff and kids holding

a big birthday sign. Happy

Birthday !again from all of us.

Top: A blessing dances and

special music sang by our gui-

tarists.

Children Center Special Activities

Left: Slumber Parties at the Summit

Foundation Office for our children

lead by Sammy during her visit. She

taught the kids how to simply enjoy

each other company by sharing pop-

corn, boiled potatoes, watched educa-

tional movies and laughed together as

one. Dieng and Srey Em supervised.

Chamroeun’s mother slept over the

second one. Everyone enjoyed it and

want more.

Winter Cleaning: Everyone

helped and rewarded by pump-

kin sweet desert.

Team Building Education &Activities

The Summit Foundation Cambodia July1-Sept.30

2013

Volume 3

Issue 3

Children Center Special Activities & Team Bldg

1

SF Sports, Korean, Gui-tar and more..

2

Dancer, Performer, Pro-ducer..from the USA

3

Yoga and Staff Develop-ment

4

Scholars are Leading the way

5

Humanitarian Events/Community Services

6 & 8

Lokyeay Po, 85 yr. old 7

Inside this issue:

Staff are improving

their English Skills

Youth Leaders are

taking Humanitarian

to their Communities

A woman who lost all

5 children.

Humanitarian Events at

Wat Thnout Primary

school in Kompong

Spur Province lead by

scholar, Saing Sochea

and team, volunteers,

our staff and our youth

leadership graduates.

There were about 120

students and friends.

Please see page 3.

Bon Phcum Ben (Commemoration

Day) it is one of the most celebrated

events of the Khmer people mainle

here in Cambodia. People believe in

the living spirits of their passed loved

ones that have passed to another place

is returning to the temple and look for

food and other necessities. Believers

prepare food and others necessities

things to offer to Buddhist Monks to

use in their names. Our kids enjoyed

the 4 a.m. blessings for the unfortu-

nates (Brats). It was a new experience

for me.

Left: Boys played soccer very well,

they won a few competitions with

the other players and often asked

to challenge other teams. It feels

good to watch them, they could be

professional soccer players even

though they admired other team in

YouTube. Right: Girls played

volleyball and soccer. It was a

great exercise and therapeutic for

all of us. It was challenging but it

energized and brought us closer as

a team and as one. We, the girls

enjoyed watching most of the

time.

Soccer and Volleyball from Lucky Sport to..

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SF Classes Kids are taking computer classes:

Microsoft Words and Typing Prac-

tices; Reading and writing Korean.

Guitar and English individual tutor

with staff and volunteers. Sports

and exercises are our 6H Sharpen

the Saw. Some of our older kids are

taking a little more serious with

exercise such as lifting weight. They

are looking great. Yoga classes help

ensure younger kids and light exer-

cise for Seangmai due to her heart

condition. They love getting up

early and ready for school. Everyone

enjoys with all of our educational

fun and games that we are having

here. Some times teenagers are

experiencing their Ups and Downs

are the normality.

Special Guest from USA

Youth Leaders Leading a Big School..

tify his little garden so

that his students enjoy

resting and studying.

Panha Dy, Tam Soup and his

teammates, youth leadership

graduates had fundraised and

purchased trash bins to donate

to Sereipheap High in Kan dal

Province. Scholars, staff, stu-

dents and faculty helped with

the school clean up. It was the

first opening school day and

the principal (Chea Peng in

white shirt) was pleased with

the support and help out for

his school. He was initiating

his school to clean up and also

to plant some flowers to beau-

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Our center had the honor

and pleasure to received a

little blessing dance and a

show from a dance instruc-

tor and performer Sokeo

Ros from the Everett Dance

Theater, Prov. RI. He vis-

ited and taught us dancing

and kickboxing. He was

funded by Tiny Tunes to

teach the kids here in PP at

the Tiny Tunes School, right

near our office for two

weeks. Our kids in return,

had performed the blessing

dance to him. Everyone was

very pleased! Sokeo enjoys

spending time in between his

classes with our staff and the

kids. Sokeo was talented and

full of energy. We had learned

some of the dancing steps. He

was not shy to show off his

dancing skills. He did it the

first minutes he visited our

center. He knocked us off our

feet and our jaws were

dropped. We wanted more

shows. He regretted for the

short time here in Cambodia

but will revisit in the near fu-

ture.

The yoga and other exercise

classes have extended/shared with

our neighbors and friends. The

kids have been taking yoga classes

daily. We have been trying other

team building, energetic exercises,

games and fun activities. Bikram

Yoga, The 5 Tibetan Rites and

Hatha Yoga classes have been

practiced to help us with different

breathing techniques and stretch-

ing our muscles. I remember

Producer Jim concerns about the

breathing. We do it everyday.

The silence meditation/deep re-

laxation helps us. Deep relation at

the end of the practice help the

kids calmed.

We are tak-

ing the lead-

ership trainings to a deeper level. They

are utilizing the techniques and the posi-

tive advise that Sean/ Steve Covey and

Laurie Beth Jones had instructed in the

books. We are spending quality time

learning so that we reach our highest po-

tential in teaching and leading others.

Community Health and Fitness

Staff Development Programs

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Staff has been improving

their reading and writing

English skills. I have seen it

through their reports and

other documents. They have

been enjoying taking classes

with me. They get special

treats for speaking English to

me and they would be

charged if not, speaking Eng-

lish to me. They .take little

surprise quizzes for each

lesson learned. Here they

were taking a test on The 8

Action Steps and the 12

Dreams from “Jesus Career

They are rewriting their Vi-

sion Statement and also mak-

ing their own vision board

and write in their gratitude

journals, the 5 things they are

grateful for everyday. They

have been reading different

leadership to give them

strength and sharpen their

mind. I have been reading

Paul Cauelo to them also.

They loved it when I trans-

lated!.

Left: Tam Soup, senior at

Sereipheap High was inspired

by our Humanitarian event at

Wat Thnout in July has lead

him passionately to take ac-

tion representing his team and

school. He initiated us and

the scholars to join him hand

in hand to clean up his school

for the first project for his

team (Phjos Yovijon). Al-

most every single graduates

f rom his c lass f rom

Sereipheeap High came. “We

need to take action for our

school, community and coun-

try now.”

Testimonies: Sereisopheap/Angsnoul High

Youth Leaders Leading a Big School.. Community Services by Sereipheap High

Our graduates prepare to take

action cleaning up their

school on Sat Sept. 28, 2013.

They raised money to buy

trashcans. We surprised the

principal with the number of

participants including his stu-

dents that were going to help

us clean up. Many students

helped. We encouraged them.

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Right: Lumang (stripe shirt) is

a senior at Angsnoul High, has

been very active in her team

with humanitarian events. She

has lead a few community

service. Currently teaching

English and Korean to her

community children. I want to

give back what I have learned

from the youth leadership

trainings and leading others to

help save our people and coun-

try.” Lumang inspires others.

Scholars are doing well in

school. They have brought in

their marks report/transcript.

They have been very active in

initiating staff and friends in

leading the humanitarian

events and other community

services such as traffic safety,

tree planting, health education

and nutrition etc.. They have

fundraised, paid medical bills

and bought food, supplies and

necessities to donate to stu-

dents, community members

and elders. They are very pas-

sionate in serving others.

Humanitarian Services Lead by Scholars+

Wat Thnout Primary School

“To save the world is to save

one at a time, Allan S.

Fienstein

We are saving one family,

one school & one community

at a time, SF Team

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Wat Thnout Primary School

was very fortunate. We do-

nated over 120 hygiene and

school supplies. We demon-

strated how to walk to school

safely, properly brushing their

teeth and how to keep washing

their hands with soap. The

principal was very please with

the participation and the ac

curate answers/responses from

his students to our test after

each demo. The crowd were so

energetic and cheerful inter-

acted with our demonstrators.

We were impressed of their

participations. Everyone had

snacks and water .

Alone, all 5 children are dead

Inside Story

Lokyeay Po is 85 yr. old currently living

in Takhmao, Kandal Province near our

Scholar Saing Sochea. He had asked his

friends to help her with food, and medi-

cal needs. He encouraged others to help

out as well. I went on a mission with

him and carry her to the hospital for her

TB treatment. She has been living alone

but a grandson Somphors recently came

to live with her because his mother

passed. The hospital is keeping her for

the treatment for a month or so. Som-

phors would like to study English and I

encouraged him to pursue it after

grandmother go back home.

Saing Sochea (top right)

is the hero that brought

everyone here to help

this poor woman and her

14 yr. old grandson. :>

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No. 7c, Street 87 BT,

Beong Tompon, Meanchey,

Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Our mission is to bring out the highest potential from the youth in Cambodia by

providing training opportunities for personal leadership development. We commit

our resources to help them build their future based on each one’s cherished core

values that will lead to serving the greater purposes beyond themselves in the end.

shampoo, T-Shirts and other goods. We fell honored to received those gifts. The Paster has been leading this organiza-tion for over 9 yrs. He use this hall as a chapel and Korean study hall for about 60 chil-dren. He houses them all in-cluding the cook and some

Tnoll Torterng Graduates Team leader Roth Sen Visal worked together to collect hygiene and school supplies to donate to a group of youth at Anka of Heaven Village at Kompong Spur Province. This is a Christian based organiza-tion lead by a Korean Pas-ter..he in return had given us each a present that include

teachers. I was amazed that the children were praying in Korean. They were well be-haved :)

Heaven Village Organization: Orphanage

Phone: 097 77 32 965

E-mail: [email protected]

Humanitarian Events Continues