JewelPop raises over $76,000 for Thai children
by jacquie_dealmeida | June 26, 2014 9:00 am
Nova Scotia-based JewelPop has raised more than $76,390 for young people in the Karen region of Northern Thailand through KarmaPops.
Five dollars from the sale of each KarmaPop is donated to Karen Learning and Education Opportunities (KLEO) in support of Jen’s House, a Thai residence that enables students living in remote villages to complete their middle and high school education in good-quality local schools.
“I am never surprised by the passion and enthusiasm shown by our Kameleon retailers,” said JewelPop president Robert Smith.
“We are proud to be able to work day to day with some of the best people in the business. They continue to impress me each day in their role as advocates of our brands. With the KarmaPop initiative, however, I am not only impressed, but completely humbled by the support we’ve received. We are seeing, through our close relationship with the KLEO organization, exactly where those dollars are making a huge difference in people’s lives.”
KLEO founder Colleen Scott says funds raised in support of Jen’s House have already made an impact.
“With the influx of funds to KLEO from the KarmaPop program, we have been able to do so many amazing things for the Karen people in Thailand,” she says.
“To name a few, we’ve been able to build a new boys dorm and toilets at our Jen’s House facility. We’ve provided food, clothing, and installed new toilets in the Mae La Ma refugee camp. We’ve rebuilt a dorm for 20 students and increased support for an additional dorm housing 28 students in the village of Mae Sariang. We are providing support for a weaving guild, ‘The Ladies of Nong Tao’ and are continuing support for university students, some of who are entering their third year.”
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