Thanks for taking the time to check out our new blog. It should be updated monthly with news from the Tiny Toones center. For more info on Tiny Toones, check out our website at www.tinytoonescambodia.com.
Tiny Toones recently received grants totalling $8000, including one from the Global Fund for Children for $6000. We deeply appreciate the funding over here, and we're already putting it to good use.
The funding is going towards opening two new outreach centers, both to be opened within the next month. The grand opening for the Pochentong center is scheduled for Friday, June 19th, and classes will start the following Monday. We'll be sure to have pictures from the event for you next time!
The main center also recently just received a hefty donation from Room to Read of over 1400 books, and we've just opened our own library. The books include both English and Khmer children's literature and are now being worked into the class curriculum.
Starting in June, Tiny Toones has three volunteers from its main sponsor, Bridges Accross Borders, Southeast Asia: Gabriela Castillo, Abraham Velazquez, and James Zhou. Additionally, for the first time Tiny Toones is managing three of its own volunteers: Souvik Paul, Darcie Dieman, and Eric Couillard. The volunteers have already accomplished a lot, including organizing the new library, re-cementing the main center, and assisting in English classes. Some of their current projects include developing a system for filling out grant applications, developing an HIV/drug awareness curriculum, and overseeing the foundation of the new outreach centers.
Thanks to donated equipment from the USA, Tiny Toones now has its own DJ equipment, including two turntables and a mixer. With the new equipment we're holding a daily DJ class taught by Bev.
Tiny Toones is also offering a workshop in graffiti art for two weeks (June 18th - July 2nd) taught by Benzo, and Australian graffiti artist.
B-Boy Storm arrived from Germany with Battle Squad members Raphel and Sebastian to host dance workshops and perform with Tiny Toones in Chenla Theatre in mid-May.
Read about it in the Phnom Penh Post!
Tiny Toones has been receiving a lot of visitors in the past two months, including people from Operation Groundswell, Volunteer teachers and professors from the University of Georgia, Peace Corp workers, plus many others traveling through. We hope visitors to the center will spread the word about Tiny Toones and help bring together more people!
That's all for now... check in next month for more info, and be sure to click "follow this blog" on the left hand side of this page for notifications on updates.
