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PLEASE
HELP MR. JOE
http://www.misterjoe.org/
August 23, 2005
Several of our
members made a visit to Mr. Joe's house in Leominster last weekend. As
many of us know that Mr. Joe is a good-hearted, wonderful American
who has
brought over 100 children from Vietnam to the US for medical treatment in
the past 9 years.
Mr. Joe has offered so much help and support to these children and has
sacrified his own money, time and energy in order to save these children.
He is currently 77 years old and is currently taking care of 8 children in
Leominster, Ma. Due to tremedous expenses in caring for the children, he
has sold his own house and moved to an apartment. Mr. Joe rents two other
apartments nearby for the kids. He has worked so hard for the kids and
forgot his own retirement.
Here is Mr. Joe Web site.
http://www.misterjoe.org/
Beside arranging medical care, Mr. Joe drives the kids to the Shriner's
Hospitals weekly, one in Boston (Burn center) and one in Springfield, MA
(Polio treatment). He provides housing for the kids, cook for them,
arrange schools, take them to the dentists, help to solve their emotional
problem. He has been doing all these hard works in the past 9 years.
Here is the link to the some photos and articles of Mr. Joe and the kids.
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/SupportForKids/lst
Mr. Joe is getting old and has back pain problem, he and his kids badly
needs our help. During our visit, we donated $500 from Love Without
Border's fund to him. After the fund raising concert, we hope to donate
more money to him. Each month, Mr. Joe has to pay over $2000 just for the
rent, plus heat, water, gas, meals, clothing, medical expenses. He spends
an average $5,000 to $7,000 a month on the kids. At one point, he brought
over as many as 15 kids, many of them could not walk due to Polio, some
were without arms, some were badly burned, some walk with their arms. Mr.
Joe has a profile of all the kids with details photos in his apartment.
We are planning for a food drive to Mr. Joe soon, the date has not been
decided yet. Perhaps during the week of September 3 or 4. Here are some of
the items we could provide:
- Canned food such as chiken soup, bean...etc.
- Chiken, meat, fish ...etc
- Rice, noodles...
- Vegetables, fruits...
- Frozen food that are ready-served. Since Mr. Joe is very busy, he can
not cook all the time. It would be great if we could cook some food that
can be frozen and served in a Microwave.
Mr. Joe has a back pain problem, if anyone could give him a massage on a
frequent schedule, that would be great!
I have invited Mr. Joe and all his children to come to the Fund raising
concert on Saturday August 27. That will be a great opportunity for many
of us to meet him and kids in person. Here is the link to the Concert
info.
http://www.lovewithoutborder.org/english/our_activities.html
Depends on the outcome of the concert, we hope to continue our fund
raising effort in order to help Mr. Joe and his kids on a monthly basis.
If you have any ideas or would like to help out, please let me or Ngan
know. We will plan more events.
Beside financial help, Mr. Joe really needs our help on the day-to-day
tasks, such as:
- Driving the kids to the Shirner's hospital in Boston and Springfield
- Cooking meals for the kids
- Helping them with learning Vietnamese and English
- Taking them out with your family to picnic or any event as the kids are
very lonely in the US.
- Arranging special needs such as dentals, or when they are sick
If you or someone you know would like to help out with any of the above
items, please let me know. Once we have decided the food drive date, I'll
make an announcement.
Thank you very much for all your help and support! I hope with all our
love, we could make the lives of these children happier.
Charles Dao
781-354-9004
Other news:
09-25-2005
Mr. Joe's child has an emergency
surgery
Update of TLBT:
Sep-25-2005,
Quỹ Phước Thiện TLBT sent $4,000 USD
(check # 1548) to Child Medical Connection, Inc. to help Mr. Joe and his
kids.
Oct-24-2009,
Quỹ Phước Thiện TLBT sent $200 USD
(check # 1743) (>>> Receipt)
Apr-01-2010,
Quỹ Phước Thiện TLBT sent $500 USD
(check # 2008) (>>> Receipt)
May-21-2010,
Quỹ Phước Thiện TLBT sent $200 USD
(check # 2011) (>>> Receipt)
Aug-15-2010,
Quỹ Phước Thiện TLBT sent $300 USD
(check # 2020) (>>> Receipt)
Dec-13-2010,
Quỹ Phước Thiện TLBT sent $300 USD
(check # 2033) (>>> Receipt)
Feb-18-2011,
Quỹ Phước Thiện TLBT sent $300 USD
(check # 2041) (>>> Receipt)
Apr-22-2011,
Quỹ Phước Thiện TLBT sent $300 USD
(check # 2044) (>>> Receipt)
Jan-20-2012,
Quỹ Phước Thiện TLBT sent $200 USD
(check # 2058) (>>> Receipt)
Aug-22-2012,
Quỹ Phước Thiện TLBT sent $200 USD
(check # 2069) (>>> Receipt)
Sep-24-2012,
Quỹ Phước Thiện TLBT sent $200 USD
(check # 2074) (>>> Receipt)
Nov-18-2012,
Quỹ Phước Thiện TLBT sent $500 USD
(check # 2083) (>>> Receipt)
Dec-27-2012,
Quỹ Phước Thiện TLBT sent $200 USD
(check # 2088) (>>> Receipt)
Jul-13-2013,
Quỹ Phước Thiện TLBT sent $200 USD
(check # 2114) (>>> Receipt)
Jan-18-2014,
Quỹ Phước Thiện TLBT sent $200 USD
(check # 2139) (>>> Receipt) |
