9/11 Day of Service
Date and Time
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Location
Volunteer activities will take place at different sites around Bangkok. Each team will be contacted by the team lead prior to the event for more details
Fees/Admission
Free of Charge
Contact Information
Sarawan
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Description
The U.S. Embassy has partnered with AMCHAM and a number of charitable organizations to host a volunteer day of service in commemoration of 9/11 and welcomes all AMCHAM members to participate.
Full details about the different activities may be found below. Please register to volunteer by Tuesday, September 4. Your name and contact details will be provided to the Embassy team lead for each activity, and you will be contacted prior to the event with more details about where and when to meet.
| Baan Nokkamin (Canary House) Foundation | Bangkok Community Help Foundation | Duang Prateep Foundation |
| Location: Baan Nookamin Foundation | Location: Bangkok Community Help Foundation | Location: Duang Prateep Foundation |
| Time: Morning (approx. 9 am-12 noon) | Time: Morning (approx. 9 am-12 noon) or Afternoon (approx 1 - 4 pm) | Time: Morning (approx 9 am - 12 noon) |
| Volunteer Opportunity: This event will be a wonderful opportunity to interact with 40 young, disadvantaged children ages 2-5 years old, whose families are poor, single, or migrant workers living in the low-income communities in the northeastern suburb of Bangkok. Volunteers will decorate the venue and set up activities and game stations, prepare easy treats for the children, host a lunch, and frost and distribute “birthday” cupcakes. | Volunteer Opportunity: We are looking for volunteers to help transform a former orphanage building into a space for the community that will house a learning and development center, classrooms for English instruction, and rooms to shelter destitute tourists and refugees. Volunteers may also assist in community cleaning projects and visit members of the community to deliver clothes, diapers, food, and other necessities. Volunteers may be required to carry heavy items and should wear comfortable clothing and shoes. | Volunteer Opportunity: Participants will visit the Duang Prateep Foundation and pack 50 care packages for incapacitated persons in the Klong Toey community and then deliver the packages to them. Afterwards, participants will help distribute lunch for community children, and they will interact with them during lunch hour. |
| About the Organization: Baan Nokkamin Foundation was established in November 1989. The Foundation supports a broad range of activities for the underprivileged, including support for the elderly with dementia, housing for homeless children, and formula for infants. | About the Organization: The Bangkok Community Help Foundation works on a variety of initiatives to assist the Klong Toei community. This includes projects focused on helping the homeless and the elderly, community improvement, building homes, clean water projects, English language instruction, plastic waste collection, and the establishment of a learning development center. |
About the Organization:The Duang Prateep Foundation (DPF) was founded in 1978. It is committed to improving education standards and living conditions for those living in the slums. It provides education, social service programs, and an emergency fund for victims of fires or other disasters. |
| iCare Thailand | iCare Thailand | iCare Thailand |
| Location: iCare Thailand Foundation Warehouse (Nichada) | Location: Chaengwattana Community Church (Nichada) | Location: Various |
| Time: 7:30 am - 9 am | Time: 9 am - 11 am | Time: 1 pm - 2 pm |
| Volunteer Opportunity: The first round of volunteers will meet at the iCare Foundation Warehouse to load supplies onto trucks and then unload at the packing venue (ISB or Chaengwattana Church). Please note this activity requires volunteers to lift and load heavy boxes onto trucks. | Volunteer Opportunity: Volunteers will pack bags for distribution. | Volunteer Opportunity: Distribution of bags throughout iCare Thailand’s network. iCare Thailand Foundation is seeking a smaller group of dedicated volunteers for our distribution efforts. We are looking for individuals who can meaningfully and respectfully engage with community members, ensuring that each interaction is positive and impactful for those receiving the donations. Your presence will help create a warm and supportive environment during the distribution process. |
| About the Organization: iCare Thailand Foundation is committed to long-lasting and meaningful community development through projects that empower youth and help the underprivileged. Their projects include educational and youth development programs, disaster relief, hospital visitation and music therapy, programs for the disabled, and assistance to orphanages and other needy institutions. | About the Organization: iCare Thailand Foundation is committed to long-lasting and meaningful community development through projects that empower youth and help the underprivileged. Their projects include educational and youth development programs, disaster relief, hospital visitation and music therapy, programs for the disabled, and assistance to orphanages and other needy institutions. | About the Organization: iCare Thailand Foundation is committed to long-lasting and meaningful community development through projects that empower youth and help the underprivileged. Their projects include educational and youth development programs, disaster relief, hospital visitation and music therapy, programs for the disabled, and assistance to orphanages and other needy institutions. |
| PAWS Bangkok | Precious Plastic Bangkok | Read for the Blind (TAB Foundation) |
| Location: PAWS Shelter, Soi Sukhumvit 93 | Location: Chaengwattana Community Church (Nichada) | Location: Thailand Association of the Blind (TAB), 85 1-3 Bun Yu Alley |
| Time: Morning (approx. 9 am-12 noon) or Afternoon (approx 1 - 4 pm) | Time: Morning (approx. 9 am-12 noon) | Time: Afternoon (approx 1 - 4 pm) |
| Volunteer Opportunity: Spend the morning or afternoon helping PAWS improve their shelter for rescued cats by cleaning and painting the facility. Volunteers will have an opportunity to interact with the cats, or even adopt one, when the work is done. | Volunteer Opportunity: Please join a group of environmentally conscious colleagues to learn about the importance of reducing and recycling plastic waste in our communities. On this year’s Day of Service, Precious Plastic Bangkok (PPB) will organize an educational workshop on plastic waste reduction and upcycling (turning plastic waste into useful products). Activities will include a community clean-up (trash collection and separation), a briefing on how the organization upcycles certain types of plastic waste (such as bottle caps), and a demonstration of the machine that converts plastic waste into a useful household item. | Volunteer Opportunity: Embark on a transformative journey of community service with the TAB Foundation. We are excited to welcome 20 passionate volunteers to join our "Read for the Blind" initiative. Volunteers will have the opportunity to record inspiring American-centric articles and stories of their choice for Thailand's esteemed "National Library for the Blind". This is a chance to make a direct impact and create lasting memories. |
| About the Organization: Created in June 2012, PAWS Bangkok provides spay/neuter and veterinary health services for stray or community animals, adoption programs as well as responsible pet ownership education in Bangkok. | About the Organization: Precious Plastic Bangkok (PPB) focuses on cooperating with communities to encourage local people to relook at plastic as a valuable resource. PPB was founded in 2018 as one chapter of the Precious Plastic global movement. PPB exists to reduce plastic waste, boost recycling efforts and provide plastic-related knowledge and technology transfer through an open-source platform to make recycling and plastic reduction efforts as accessible as possible. |
About the Organization: Since 1967, Thailand Association for the Blind (TAB) Foundation has been a beacon of unity and advocacy for the blind community, championing their rights and enhancing their quality of life. runs a library of audio materials for the blind, which can be accessed through their app or by phone. |
| Vulcan Coalition Bangkok | EDeaf (Education for the Deaf) | |
| Location: Embassy NOB | Location: DCMR, RAJ Compound | |
| Time: Morning | Time: Morning *Please note that this activity is on Saturday, September 7 |
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| Volunteer Opportunity: The Vulcan team is constantly looking for opportunities for their employees to interact with others. Volunteers will be paired with a blind person to take them on a tour of the aquarium, explaining as they go. | Volunteer Opportunity: We're thrilled to invite you to join us for our upcoming 9/11 day of service: Snack and Paint with EDeaf event! This event will provide a distinct opportunity to connect and interact with the vibrant Deaf Thai youth community. It's not just about learning more about their journey but also about fostering stronger ties. We are looking for 15 dedicated volunteers to act as mentors for the EDeaf students during the event. Volunteers will have the unique chance to collaborate with the students to create an American-themed painted canvas tote bag. No artistic experience is necessary—bring your creativity! | |
| About the Organization: The Vulcan Coalition was founded to solve two issues – the lack of data labeling workers in Thailand’s AI industry and a large number of persons with disabilities who are looking for employment. According to their research, people with disabilities have superior cognitive abilities, so the group developed a data platform that enables them to work at peak efficiency. Their deaf employees work in imaging, and their blind employees work in the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority’s call center. |
