Fund Raising Weeks

A big THANK YOU to everyone who supported our good cause by coming by our booth these 2 weeks!

Keep a lOOk out for more fund-raising events by our Destination Danang 08 team in which you can show your support again for a good cause. If you feel hungry and always ready for a quick yummy bite round the bend, think DesDanang08!

We will always be around, right? =D

cheers,

team DesDanang08

More DesDanang08 Fund Raising coming up...

Thank you everyone for your support at the Fund Raising at the Arts Linkway on 6th and 7th of October!

We have more fund raising this coming Week 9!

13th and 14th October at the Arts Linkway

16th and 17th at the Science Forum

I: Pastries

Freshly baked pastries everyday! We have very chocolaty Chocolate brownies, sweet tasting cherry pie and peach pie, crispy curry puff, delicious chicken pie, smooth eclairs, cake roll with a lovely shower of sugar icing.

II: Adopt-a-Book

Write your well-wishes to the children of Danang on sticker paper! This good act will go a long way when we place the stickers on the Vietnamese books which we will be purchasing.

See the list next on the left of the poster? That is the list of well-wishes in Vietnamese with English translation that you may choose to write.

Feel free to let your creativity flow.

Look out for this board in yellow! We are here!

III: Vietnamese handicraft

We are selling Vietnamese purses, bags, scarfs and pencil cases! Look out for them, each handicraft is unique, both in design and colour! They come in a royal hue of colours, vibrant and classic.

Oh yes, the dumpling bags. To place the dumplings?? haha, you definitely may try, but most importantly, the shape is unique too! Resembling the shape of a dumpling, they are excellent in style and handy work and is a classic for all occasions, including dinner and dances.

IV: This is for fun(d)

Yes, we're are really in for some FUN!

But we have an important mission to fulfill as we play hard. These fun T-shirts come in 5 colours [black, white, navy blue,red and yellow, colours of Vietnam] and in 7 sizes [XSS, XS, S, M, L, XL, XLL].

The T shirts have to be pre-ordered so do come down to our stall to check them out!

V: Second hand books

Here's our gems at the booth.There's a large range of second books at the stall, and definitely something for everyone to bring home.

Give a new lease of life to knowledge today.

Finally for this post,

You can find our friendly team of Destination Danang 08 at and around the booth. Find the rest of us when you come visit out booth this coming week!

See you there! =)

With love from the DesDanang08 team.

Destination Danang 08 Fund-Raising

YES! It's here! Fund-raising is here!

Destination Danang is an 18-day service-learning Youth Expedition Project to Danang, Vietnam. This year, our team will be embarking a meaningful service-learning project which includes the assisting of constructing and furnishing of mobile libraries and schools and facilitating the children’s learning through role-plays and games.

We will be having a fund raising session to raise funds for the re-construction of the school and also materials for the expedition.

Date and Time: 6th ,7th, 13th and 14th Oct 2008, 10am to 5pm
Venue: National University of Singapore Arts Linkway (outside Central Library)

Our Fundraising items are:

1. Savoury PASTRIES (Eg éclairs, chocolate delight, mini cakes) available at attractive prices. Just ask those who have tried it before and came back for more!!! While stocks last.

2. Vietnamese handicraft (eg pencil cases, bags, scarf)

3. T-shirts with fun designs available upon order.

4. Second hand items (Books, Magazines, Board Games etc) for sale at THE LOWEST prices in town. Your best bargain awaits!

5. ADOPT-A-BOOK by writing your well-wishes to the children of Danang which will be pasted on the Vietnamese books.

If you have any queries, just drop us a tag here or drop us a mail at desdanang08@gmail.com

We look forward in meeting you at our booth!

Application Closed

Hi to all!

The application period for Destination Danang 2008 has closed. We would like to thank all of you for your support towards this project. This year, we have received an overwhelming response of about 180 applicants and we are very touched by this high support for voluntary work movement.

We are very very sorry that we could not accept applications sent after the dateline as our interview slots had all been filled up.

Do look out for Destination Danang 2009 next year! Alternatively, you may also wish to consider other ongoing projects. :)

Last but not least, please do support our fund raising activities! ;)

Best Regards,
DesDanang08 Team Leaders.

Destination Danang 08 is here !!!

Travel with a worthy cause this December as we bring you on a fulfilling journey to Danang, Vietnam.

For the children in Danang, education is a much treasured gift. Many of them have no access to education because of the lack of such facility in their villages. Some will travel by foot to another village and stand outside the classrooms, hoping that the school can accept them. This is how much they yearn to go to school.

This December, embark on a meaningful journey with us as we bring you to the villages in Duy Thanh/Nghia/Hai, Danang, to assist in the construction of mobile libraries and schools, painting and furnishing them with proper furniture and books. We also hope to improve their standards of the English Language and facilitate the learning of Science, Math and basic hygiene through interesting games, role-plays and demonstrations.

This is our 3rd year collaborating with Global Village Foundation (http://www.globalvillagefoundation.org//). As a service-learning Youth Expedition Project, we will also be immersing ourselves in the rich Vietnamese culture through interactions with the locals and hands-on activities such as the ploughing of rice fields and cooking of traditional Vietnamese dishes.

We will be heading to Danang straight after our examinations, which means we would need to work on it starting in late August. The actual expedition will be around 18 days and the projected cost would be $500 per person, depending on the funding that we will be receiving.

If you are aspiring to inspire dreams, step forward now to volunteer yourself for this worthy cause. Kindly fill up the details in the registration form here, and send it back to us at desdanang08@gmail.com before 20 August 2008, 1 pm (Wednesday). Interviews will be conducted to shortlist the participants and to find out more about you. Any queries can also be directed at the email address or you can choose to talk to us through our contact numbers.

We await your earnest reply. (=

Best Regards,
Shan Jun, RJ and Yuna
90308043 / 90173842 / 90050007
Leaders of Destination Danang 2008

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