The wet season is finally setting in. August 28th, 2011

August 31, 2011 Ross

The wet season has finally started to take affect. The normal classroom in the middle Village is about 3 feet under water, you can just see it on the right of the second photo. The classroom in the furthest Village is also out of action, water and too many Mosquito's. The teacher is now squeezing all fifty … Continue Reading ››

CHOICE Educational Day Sunday 21st August

August 27, 2011 Ross

On Sunday 21st August it was another CHOICE Educational/Craftwork and fun day in the … Continue Reading ››

Choice Cambodia 19th August

August 19, 2011 Ross

Sokha is now able to walk for a few minutes with the aid of a frame on wheels and support from her son Channy. She still gets dizzy after and hour or so in the wheelchair, and they still living in the VIC Physio center. We continue to visit her twice a week, today we gave … Continue Reading ››

The Scolded Boy is out of Hospital August 14, 2011

August 15, 2011 Ross

Back home in the Village.

Scarring on his body.

The young burnt boy has been released from Hospital and has gone home to his Village. You may recall that firstly he had a severe case of Shingles, then … Continue Reading ››

Recent News and Updates

July 21, 2011 Ross

Sokha and Channy are still housed at V.I.C. we visit them twice a week and still give them money for food, supply Sokha with diapers and any other incidentals. Progress for Sokha is slow but she is trying so hard to improve her situation, Channy has learnt how to help her with her exercises. Sokha … Continue Reading ››

First He Had Shingles Now He Is A Burn Victim

June 23, 2011 Ross

After antibiotic treatment

Our Medical team was presented with this … Continue Reading ››

Thanks to the Van Le Family from the U.S.

June 23, 2011 Ross

Attached is a picture of the VAN LE family from Los Gatos, California. They have matched the bake sale money of $400 donated by the girls soccer team "Wildcats" from West Coast Coaching. Thanks to a lovely bighearted family.

Van Le Family

Recent News

June 20, 2011 Ross

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Journey Forward

June 8, 2011 Ross

Please view our video Journey Forward this will give you an insight into poor Cambodian Villagers and some of the work we do in the Village. Many thanks to John Glasson and Pon Puon Foundation and all our supporters.

All the way from USA

May 25, 2011 Ross

Special thanks to the girls soccer team from West Coast Coaching, last weekend from their bake sale the girls soccer team raised $390. This is about the amount we need to supply the education books, blackboards, pencils etc for the children in the next village. Any money left over will go toward the next lot of … Continue Reading ››

Village Trip 22nd May 2011

May 23, 2011 Ross

Rudi set up the Medical clinic in Angela's Village with nurse Kunthea, the rest of the team went on to the next Village. The usual food supplies, powdered milk formulae milk powder was delivered (5) and we supplied 2 tarpaulins erecting one. We have organised a teacher for the 52 school age children needing education in this village. The … Continue Reading ››

Seven Weeks after Sokha’s Operation

May 13, 2011 Ross

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Desperate Cambodian Family Needing Help

March 8, 2011 Ross

On Tuesday the 8th March 2011 after being asked for help CHOICE visited an extremely devastated family on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. CHOICE was contacted by Bill Jones from the US and a friend of his Samnang who works for Phnom Penh Post. We agreed to help so Samnang took us to meet the family of … Continue Reading ››

Village Trip 27th February 2011

February 28, 2011 Ross

This was a special trip, apart from the regular volunteers and Rick, the rest of the volunteers were Melanie's (CHOICE Trustee) family. Fourteen year old sister Katie Edelson had done a charity fundraiser for CHOICE as a Girl Scout project back in the US. She purchased 7 bags of rice, 4 x 8'x4' Whiteboards, 240 … Continue Reading ››

CYCLO PUB CRAWL FOR CHARITY

January 23, 2011 Ross

On Saturday 22nd January 2011 we met at California 2 to begin our fundraising pub crawl. Organized by Bill, Kevin and Rudy for "Russells Foundation", in turn the money raised was donated to CHOICE. With "T" Shirts on about twenty of us went around the corner to Nay Nay, then Lonestar losing only one on … Continue Reading ››

Burn Victim Village Trip 16th January

January 17, 2011 Ross

The first picture is of a 1 year old girl Rudy is treating for a very bad burn to her arm, the child had fallen into a fire at the furthest Village. We thank CAMBODIAN HOI FU GARMENTS & KNITTING COMPANY for supplying 6 box's of new knitwear garments all sizes for men women … Continue Reading ››

First Village Trip for 2011

January 6, 2011 Ross

On Sunday the 2nd January we headed off with our supplies including the remaining 25 x 10kg sacks of rice donated by Sun Yong Xing from China. We also had several box's of clothes from the CANON team and baby clothes donated by Ronnie & Navee to deliver. The baby taken to the Hospital on … Continue Reading ››

Village Trip 19th Decamber 2010

December 22, 2010 Ross

Another Very sick Baby: A one month old baby girl was brought by her mother to the medical clinic for treatment. She had a very large weeping abscess on the back of her head, the abscess appeared 2 days after birth; Rudy decided the baby needed urgent Hospitalization so we asked the mother … Continue Reading ››

Christmas Greetings

December 12, 2010 Ross

CHOICE wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We would also like to thank all volunteers and donors for their support this year, our best year so far with the development of the "Soup Kitchen" project. We will be giving out food on Christmas day, there … Continue Reading ››

CANON Village Trip 11/12/2010

December 12, 2010 Ross

Many thanks to Allan, Vice President of EAS MARKETING SDN.BHD. & RECARTS TRADING SDN. BHD. for bringing over his team of CANON Representatives from Malaysia. They brought with them 25 box's of new and near new clothing and some toys for the families at the Villages, and the Homeless at the Soup Kitchen. … Continue Reading ››

Village Trip Sunday 28th November

December 5, 2010 Ross

We thank June Burton, John Conner, Sarah Saxon for their donation of baby/children's clothes which we handed out on Sunday the 28th Nov. at the Village, some who received the clothes are shown in the pictures below. We also thank Tad for bringing the clothes to P/Penh and Rhonda for the pictures previously taken of … Continue Reading ››

UPDATE ON THE TWO SETS OF TWINS

November 11, 2010 Ross

If you have been following our posts you will be sad to hear that one of the baby twins has died. CHOICE had received verbal support and empty promises from several people for Formulae Milk Powder, only one person came forward with a generous donation, Hamish Mckinlay and that was very much appreciated. Our resources … Continue Reading ››

THANK YOU

October 28, 2010 Ross

COLOUR MY WORLD The children at the Village and the Orphanage will be over the moon, CHOICE has been given 600 coloured pencils to distribute. Thanks to the quick thinking of Bronwyn Carnegie; Bronwyn read of an exhibit "Muchlead" to be held in Sydney Australia. Bronwyn contacted the organizers of the program, architects Claire McCaughan and Felicity … Continue Reading ››

ROTARY of Geelong Central, Victoria Australia

October 27, 2010 Ross

A big thank you to all the Rotarian's at Geelong Central for their generous donation of $1000 to CHOICE Cambodia. At an early morning breakfast gathering of Geelong Central Rotarian's, Ross Wright spoke about the work of CHOICE in Cambodia, and the "Soup Kitchen" starting in December 2010. Jane Cox, an International Committee member for Rotary has recently been to Cambodia … Continue Reading ››

Thanks for helping to sell the Silk Scarves

October 17, 2010 Ross

Thanks to our helpers in Australia, Josh and Cath in Melbourne and in Geelong Julie Munn, Faye, Eliza, Sophie, Leeanne, Eva, Lisa have all helped to sell the silk scarves for our charity CHOICE. The money raised from this will go towards feeding and clothing some of the homeless in Phnom Penh Cambodia.

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More Twin Babies in the Village

September 27, 2010 Ross

Choice Cambodia Sunday 26th September, we suppled tarps to 2 families. Shown in the picture is one of the tarps donated to a very poor family, it will also allow better catchment for drinking water in the wet season, as well as allowing those inside to remain dry when it pours, we also donated … Continue Reading ››

New Born Twins, Formular Milk, Update

September 5, 2010 Ross

Some of you will recall the twin boys born 5 hours before our arrival at the Village on Sunday the 20th June. Mum can't keep up the supply of milk to both babies and because of this one is sick in Hospital. Is there anyone out there who will donate US$10 … Continue Reading ››

Village Trip 15th August

August 16, 2010 Ross

On a sad note we arrived at the Village at 11.30am to learn that the lovely 5 month old baby son of Mr.& Mrs. Pov had passed away just an hour an a half before we arrived. They were well known to us, CHOICE and all the volunteers pass on their condolences to the … Continue Reading ››

Distribution of Schoolbags Tennis Shoes at the Village

August 2, 2010 Ross

Many thanks to both Singapore International Foundation and Neville O'grady from New Futures Organization (NFO) for donating 54 pair of tennis shoes and the same number of schoolbags. They were distributed over the last two trips to the most needy at the village. On the trip on the 1st August Sabina Stelting donated 10 ducklings … Continue Reading ››

Village Trip 6th June

June 23, 2010 Ross

Choice Cambodia The children at the Village could not have been happier, firstly they were treated with a finger painting session run by Melanie then Mark performed his clown act, juggling and balloon tying. see the pics. Meanwhile the volunteers handed out supplies of food, soap, toothpaste etc. as well 200 clothing items including … Continue Reading ››

Village Trip 23rd May 2010

May 30, 2010 Ross

Choice Cambodia A most enjoyable day again, Rudy and our new Khmer nurse Kunthea were very busy again, they removed the stitches from the man recently taken to Hospital, the wound has healed well and he is fine. Thanks to the many volunteers as well we had the company of 4 women from Taiwan … Continue Reading ››

Clinic and finger painting

May 15, 2010 Ross

Choice Cambodia Friday 14th May and another clinic this time in the middle village. Dr. Mark in the foreground and Rudy, also before and after the operation photo's, showing the leg of the villager transported to Hospital on 9th May. Meanwhile entertaining the children is Melanie, who by the way had more paint on herself … Continue Reading ››

Medical Clinic and delivery of supplies

May 12, 2010 Ross

Choice Cambodia On Sunday the 9th of May 2010 we headed off to the furthest of our Villages with a medical team consisting of 2 American Doctors Emily and Mark, our Paramedic Rudy and 2 Khmer nurses. Also on board as volunteers were their partners and/or friends, James, Jane, Becky, Diana, Isaac, Dayna, Lisa, … Continue Reading ››

Medical Clinic near Svay Rieng

May 8, 2010 Ross

On Thursday 6th May we were invited by the Orphanage to join them on a medical clinic. After a 4 hour journey from Phnom Penh we arrived at a remote farming village about 1 hour south of Svay Rieng and close to the Vietnam boarder. Rudy (CHOICE Paramedic) and Mark an American Doctor began their … Continue Reading ››

Video of our Village trip by “Orangetrotter”

May 7, 2010 Ross

Village Trip You Tube Video

Please take a look at this video about our Village trip, produced in late April 2010 by Jurgen and Helga "Orangetrotter"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXq0NtUjWA4

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