Blanket them With Love -Flood&Cold Relief Thailand

Warmed Hearts Inspite of Cold Nights

The "Blanket Them with Love” Project was organized by the Foundation for Life to support children living at Baan San Faan Home in Chiang Mai during the cold winter season. Recognizing that many children in northern Thailand experience colder temperatures and may lack adequate warm clothing, the foundation launched this initiative to provide essential winter wear and demonstrate care for the community.

As part of the project, the Foundation for Life donated winter jackets and various warm clothing items to the children at Baan San Faan. These items were carefully prepared to ensure that each child received suitable protection against the cold weather. The donation not only helped meet a practical need but also brought comfort and encouragement to the children.

Beyond the physical warmth provided by the jackets, the project emphasized compassion, generosity, and community support. Volunteers and organizers worked together to distribute the clothing and spend time interacting with the children, creating a joyful and meaningful experience for everyone involved.

Overall, the hearts of the children were warmed, inspite of cold nights that they encounter, and the Project successfully addressed an important seasonal need while strengthening the spirit of giving and solidarity. Through this initiative, the Foundation for Life demonstrated its commitment to improving the well-being of vulnerable children and fostering hope within the community.

Thanks to the many donors who have warmed the hearts of many through your giving.

Despite Yearly Flooding there is Still No Place like Home

Phitsanulok experienced significant flooding throughout October 2025, with conditions persisting in several districts, though water levels were generally reported as decreasing by the end of the month.

However, in the Subdistrict of Wang Thong, which is located in the lower northern part of Thailand, is topographically flat plains. That being the case, this area is prone to yearly floods sometimes lasting months, or when there is a run off from the mountain ranges such as Khao Samo Khlaeng and Khao Fa etc. The River Wang Thong flows through this subdistrict which also lies in the Nan River basin, which is part of the Chao Praya Watershed.

Our Volunteer who also resides in Wang Thong district will alert our Foundation, when the situation is potentially going to  become a crisis..

This year she identified 15 families who live in the low-lying district and alerted our Foundation of the  help that they need. These included a number of families with the elderly, some of whom live alone, that when floods arrive they literally are unable to access local markets as they may not have any boats, or even if they had, did not have the strength to row them to the market places.

Thus, when our Volunteer arrived with bottled water, and neccessities like dry food, eggs and even rice paks, they were very thankful.. " Thanks so much , my daughter, this will certainly help me pass through the difficult days ahead, " said Aunty D (not her real name). The elderly were grateful, as most of them live from hand to mouth.

Yet, despite the hassles and hardship that these residents have to go through each year from the floods, they still continue to stay where they are, because it has been their homes since their ancestors. Others, due to poverty, are unable to do move to higher grounds. 

Foundation for Life thanks all donors who sacrificially give so that others like Aunty D can live another day without worry. We would also like to take this opportunity to wish all donors a happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and an Exiciting New Year ahead!

With much appreciation and gratitude!
Vena Lung
Project Leader