Southern Philippine Children's Shelter » Kevin Smith

We are closing

Kevin Smith — Mon, 03 May 2010 22:08:32 +0000

At our last board meeting, we voted to end this non profit. My dream to grow the company was more difficult than I expected. Like everything else, time was in short supply. Also, the economic times we are in now are not conductive to raising funds. I have other projects to work on and keep me going. I will take the knowledge that I learned in forming and running a non-profit corporation and use it again in another time and maybe another place. Thank you to everyone who have contributed to the Southern Philippine Children’s Shelter.

Come to Borders

Kevin Smith — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:39:30 +0000

We are at Borders Books in Dickson City, Pennsylvania today and tonight gift wrapping. Come visit and I’ll gift wrap your books or gifts.

Upgraded Headway to 1.5

Kevin Smith — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:05:56 +0000

Our new theme has been upgraded to 1.5. I always seem to be upgrading something. Now lets hope everything works ok.

Uodate: the upgrade did not work and I am now back to 1.0. I’ll wait till after the holidays to try the upgrade again.

Upgrade to WordPress 2.8

Kevin Smith — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:41:34 +0000

I’ve taken some time off to clear my brain after a long school year. Today I upgraded this site to WordPress 2.8 using simple scripts. I tried doing it manually but messed it up. I had to revert to a two week old backup. After upgrading to WP 2.7 via Simplescript, I upgraded to WP 2.8 via the automatic upgrade feature.

I’m going to open a Twitter account so I make some contacts in the non profit industry. I hope this will give me some sense of how others are running their non profit. Since we are so small, it is difficult to find the time to make these contacts and follow through on implementing ideas for fund raising. I still have the vision in my mind to build a home and school to help these kids out of poverty and complete their education. I have also completed our 990 form and it has been accepted.

More Food For The Family

Kevin Smith — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:45:17 +0000

We spent the last of the money on Raymond for some other food items. I’m not sure how long this food will last. I hope we could do more in the future and for next Christmas season. Thank you all for you donations.

A Christmas Donation

Kevin Smith — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:00:38 +0000

We had one last gift wrapping session at Borders that brought in about $75.00 on December 22nd. For one person, I wrapped 12 gifts and she donated $20.00. It was bust all evening until about 11pm. Last year the gift wrapping table was in the front of the store where we did much better. This year, the wrapping table was in the back of the store, so we had less traffic.

The next day we sent about $130.00 to the Philippines where we bought rice and some other groceries for Raymond’s family. Thanks to all for the donations.

We wrapped the books

Kevin Smith — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:44:56 +0000

Our time at Borders went well. Not too busy though. We were there for about twelve hours and has some donations, but not as much as last year. The customers were friendly and appreciated having their books and gifts wrapped. By the end of our time there, I must say, I was an expert wrapper. The only down was my five or six papaer cuts.

Come To Borders Books Saturday, November 29th

Kevin Smith — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:32:30 +0000

We will be at Borders Books today in the Viewmont Mall in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Come in today and buy a gift and we will be happy to gift wrap it for you. I’m getting pretty good at wrapping. Hope to see you there.

A Science Lesson

Kevin Smith — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:21:54 +0000

During my last week in the Philippines I was invited to teach a science lesson at the local school. This is the school Raymond attends. I bought supplies to do the 3 color density lab since I only needed salt and food coloring. The Principal put both the sixth grade classes together for a total of about 65 students. The goal was to separate the three colors by changing the density of each layer. We did this by adding different amounts of salt. This was the first science lab for all the students ever. After giving a demonstration and trying to explain density in my broken Bisaya, the students gave it a try. As you can see by the pictures here, they did a very nice job and I was pleased that they learned the lesson.

A Typical Day

Kevin Smith — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:40:34 +0000

We took one last visit to Raymond’s home before we left the Philippines. Our goal was to make sure the family has enough food to feed the children. The supplies we left should be enough for a few months. They should also have enough clothes for a while, but I am very concerned that they might get wet the next time it rains. As you can see, the house doesn’t give much protection.

Raymond’s school will do their best to help him succeed and to keep us informed of his progress. I hoping that the extra attention to Raymond and his family will make a difference. There is much work to be done.