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In This Issue:

A message from Senior

Teacher Jerlin

Star Students

What’s been happening

at Coconut Club

Some of our Amazing

Sponsors

Fundraising

Thank you to our

Sponsors

A message from Senior Teacher Jerlin

Five months have passed since I started working at Phuket Has Been

Good To Us and I am loving every minute of it.

There have been many changes since our last newsletter, in terms of

our curriculum we have changed from baseline testing to diagnostic

assessment at all levels. We hope this will help us see what levels our

students are at, identify any learning needs, and find ways to address

them.

Coconut Club has been redesigned to have a monthly theme in order

to promote the learning of new vocabulary, the idea of this is that the

students learn extra English while having fun. We also continue to

have Saturday Swimming and Reading Group sessions and have or-

ganized more birthday parties.

Recently, our teachers were invited to design an English workshop that

would support the current needs of all the Thai teachers in Kamala

School. The sessions were well received by the Thai teachers and the

school directors have given positive feedback and are already discuss-

ing how we could work together more closely in the future.

I hope you all enjoy this newsletter,

Jerlin!

Our Next Fundraiser

What: Black Tie Muay Thai II

When: 21st November

Where: Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort

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Phuket Condos & Homes

Sponsored Teacher Meghan Hayes

Star Student - Na-Kwan Primary 3

Na-Kwan, in my Primary 3 class, is just nine years old and is one

of my brightest students. This semester she scored 100% on all

of her classwork and tests. Yet, at the beginning of the school

year, she was definitely the shyest student I taught. Over these

last few months she has grown in confidence. In Coconut Club

she is now one of the first students to participate in a game or

start an art project. In class she now eagerly participates and

helps her peers.

I am truly looking forward to teaching her next semester, and I

can’t wait to watch her continue to grow as an amazing student

and a beautiful person!

Martin’s Star Student — Asuanee Primary 2

I am excited to introduce Asuanee as my Primary 2 star stu-

dent for the end of semester one. She is my star student be-

cause of her enthusiasm and good leadership skills.

Asuanee has been a spectacular student, she’s always helping

out her fellow classmates when given any activity. Her eager-

ness to learn English portrays a bright future.

Asuanee likes reading during her free time, and her favorite

book is ‘’Have You Filled a Bucket Today?’’ By Carol McCloud.

This book teaches children the importance of helping others

using the metaphor of filling people’s buckets, I think it’s a great

read for all the students. Please keep it going Asuanee!

Star Students

Coconut Club

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Bliss Beach Club Birthday Party

Every few months teachers and volunteers take students

who are about to have their birthdays to Bliss Beach Club

to celebrate. In August, 40 birthday children spent the day

trying out new musical instruments and playing party

games like pin the tail on the donkey as well as having fun

with arts and crafts. They also enjoyed some delicious

birthday cake thanks to Outrigger and got messy while

making their own pizzas. Thanks to Exotic Voyage, whose

mini buses take the children to Bliss Beach Club, we make

sure all the residential children get the chance to celebrate

their birthday and they really love the parties. We can’t wait

to celebrate our next birthday party soon!

Since our last newsletter the students have been

very busy with activities outside the classroom.

There have been more Saturday swimming lessons

and they have been continuing with Saturday read-

ing group. There have also been some great after-

noons filled with fun activities thanks to Coconut

Club. Our teachers are great at coming up with new

ideas to keep the students entertained.

Can you Sponsor a Coconut Club Child?

This is 6 year old Got, the youngest residential student at Kama-

la school. Got has a great smile that he loves sharing with every-

one. He is a big fan of Coconut Club, enjoying cooking and Lego.

The Sponsor a Child programme costs just 10,000 baht a year

and will provide Got with English language lessons, extracurricu-

lar activities and field trips for one year. It allows us to truly make

a difference in his life and in his future.

Please send an e-mail to info@phukethasbeengoodtous.org if

you would like to help Got have a brighter future.

XL Catlin

As some of you may have noticed if you have seen

us driving around - having been acquired by the XL

Group, long term sponsors of our car have been re-

branded to XL Catlin. XL Catlin are in the top 10

global reinsurers and we are delighted to have their

continued support through both sponsorship of a car

and a class at Kamala School.

Teacher Hamant at Kalim School

Thanks to the continued sponsorship of Baan Rim

Pa we are able to provide Kalim School with an

English teacher for all 100 children aged 5 to 12.

After 3 years teaching at Kalim

School Teacher Agie left the

children in the capable hands of Teacher Hamant. He

has been teaching in Kalim since May this year and he

tells us that his students have been having fun learning

English and applying its practical uses in day-to-day life.

Some of our Amazing Sponsors

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Baan Rim Pa have been sponsors since PHBGTU was founded in 2005. We cannot thank them enough!

A visit from Martin Brown of Fleet Alliance

The chance to play football for your country is an opportunity not to be missed so when I was asked to join

the Scotland team for the Seniors World Cup I couldn’t refuse. The generosity of our hosts and the beauty of

Phuket left a lasting impression on me, particularly if I think back to the dreadful events of 2004. As the man-

aging director of Fleet Alliance, a leading UK fleet management provider, I was reminded of the way our staff

came together to raise funds for the disaster relief programme. Charitable support is something very close to

the hearts of everyone at Fleet Alliance. In Phuket I met Peter Hamilton of PHBGTU who told me about the

amazing work the Foundation does. Their efforts resonated deeply with me as just the sort of worthwhile

cause we enjoy supporting through ‘Fleet Alliance Loves’. We have a mantra at Fleet Alliance: ‘True suc-

cess is never measured in profit alone’ and my time in Phuket bears this

out. I came to win a football tournament, but instead, left with an apprecia-

tion of the work carried out by PHBGTU, the real difference it makes, and a

desire to show my support. That’s got to be a win by anyone’s standards!

Thank you Fleet Alliance Loves for donating over 50,000 baht.

When: Saturday 21st November 2015

Where: Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort

Email info@phukethasbeengoodtous.org to book your tickets for a donation of 3,500 Baht

For a second year, Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach

Resort with Singpatong Sitnumnoi Gym are proud to

present Black Tie Muay Thai II. Celebrities from Phu-

ket will compete all in the name of a good cause.

World class fighters, from the award winning

Singpatong and Sumalee gyms, will display their skills

with exhibition fights. Guests will enjoy a cocktail re-

ception, a delicious dinner, free flow and dancing.

Plus the chance to win some fantastic prizes!

Get ready to rumble!

Jason Beavan, GM, Class Act Media

Kim Steppe, GM, Blue Elephant

Jay LeShark,

Director Marketing & Ops, RPM

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v

v Leonardo Ferrari,

Fundraising Volunteer, PHBGTU

Fundraising

A Night at the Opera

Our most recent fundraising event at Trisara was a huge success

with guests enjoying a fabulous evening. They were wowed by

performances from Thailand’s first and only pop-opera band

FIVERA and violinist Alex Grieg from Mai Khao Dreams. By the

end everyone was up on their feet dancing! The evening raised

enough money to employ a qualified English teacher for a year

and we can't wait to host the event again next year.

Ongoing Supporters

Island Technology, who have donated our technology needs since the

charity started, have kindly donated a much needed new desktop to

our Director Tina as well as covering the cost of our Domain Name.

We are so grateful for their ongoing support!

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Thank You Sponsors

Please take the time to look over this list of our generous sponsors. We could not do what we do without them!

69 Slam Swimwear

Accor Hotels

Acqua Restaurant

Alex Grieg and Mai Khao Dreams

Alex Lee

AlphaLand - Balesin, Philippines

Amari Hotels

Anantara Dhigu Resort & Spa

Anantara Layan Resort & Spa

Anantara Vacation Club Phuket

Andaman Wine Club

Andara Resort & Villas

Angsana Laguna Phuket

Aroy Italy

Asian Seniors Tour

AVL

Aziamendi at Iniala

Baan Rim Pa Restaurant Group

Bampot Kitchen & Bar

Banyan Tree Golf Club

Banyan Tree Phuket

Bart Duykers

BB&B

BillioNail

Blackforest

Bliss Beach Club

Blue Mango Bar and Grill

Boathouse Wine & Grill on Kata Beach

Bordinthorn Sangsuksai

Breeze at Cape Yamu

Bristol Charter Phuket

British International School

Burapha Golf & Resort Thailand

Burasari

Cameron Golf

Cape Sienna

Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket

Chalong Bay Rum

Champions Bar & Grill

Charlie Lighting

Chava Resort

Chez Francois Koh Samui

Class Act Media

Climax Restaurant at Absolute Bangla Suites

Coco Life Spa

DaVinci Restaurant

Dom Lau

Dorothy Macpherson

Double Tree Resort by Hilton

Drilltech Group

dusitD2 Phuket Resort

e-Media & K. Roon

eon Media Group

EthniCity

Farang food

Finenet

FIVERA

Fleet Alliance

Four Points by Sheraton Bangkok

Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui

Fragola Creations

FUZZtonez

Gaylin

Golf Cart Thailand

Got

Gourmet One

Hard Rock Café

Hard Rock Café Pattaya

HardRock Café Phuket

Hejselbjerg

Higher at Seduction

Holiday Inn Resort Mai Khao Beach

Hotel Imperial, Vienna, Austria

Hyatt Regency Phuket

Ian Lancaster and Andaman Cruises

Ibis Krabi Ao Nang

Ibis Samui Bophut

Iniala Beach House

Island Technology

Jagota

Jim Thompson

Kata Beach Resort and Spa

Kata Rocks

Katalina Collection

Kei Music

Khun Arporn Nortip

Kidz Sole

Laem Chabang International Country Club

LagunaPhuket Golf Club

Laken Daphne

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Thank You Sponsors

Layana Resort & Spa, Ko Lanta

Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort

Leonardo Ferrari Cestari

Lifestyle Retreats - The Bale, Bali

Lifestyle Retreats - The Santai, Bali

LIVE 89.5

Longitude

Loud Mouth Apparel

Luca Cini a Wine Story

Mark Cameron

Merlin Divers

Metzos at Outrigger

Midas Promotions

Montara Hospitality Group

Monte Carlo Tailors

Mövenpick Resort & Spa Karon Beach Phuket

MS Trading

Nemo Cools

Nike Golf

Novosti Phuketa

Novotel Bangkok Bangna

Novotel Bangkok Impact

Novotel Hua Hin

Novotel Kamala

Novotel Phuket Karon

OB Club

One Coast Magazine

One Magazine

Onyx Hospitality Group - Amari Phuket

Opus Offshore

Oriental Art Gallery at Surin

Oriental Events

Outrigger

Paresa Phuket

Paulette Wilkinson

Pepe Viva

Peter Sehlberg & family

Phuket Magic

Phuket News TV

Phuket Condos & Homes

Phuket Oilfield Classic

Phuket Simon Cabaret

Pimalai Resort & Spa

Power Storm Crew

Production by Kritidech

Pura Organics

Railei Luxury Villa

Real Life Magazine

Red Mountain Golf Club Phuket

Reijo Talvitie & family

Reliant

RL Magazine

RnR Décor

Ruth Hall

SALA Phuket

Santiburi Samui Country Club

Serendipity Designs

Serenity Resort & Residences Phuket

Sharon Joyner

Siam Safaris

Singpatong Sitnumnoi

Springfield Royal Country Club

Sugo

Sumalee Muay Thai Gym

SunWing Bangtao Beach

SunWing Kamala Beach

Surf Houe

Sushi Paradise

Tai Pan Nightclub Phuket

The 9th Floor Restaurant and Bar

The Landmark, Vietnam

The Luxe Nomad - The Chandra, Bali

The Paradise Koh Yao

The Pavilions Phuket

The Peninsula Bangkok

The Phamile Foundation

The Phuket News

The Tubkaak, Krabi

The Vijitt Resort Phuket

Trisara Luxury Resort

Trojan Battery Company

Tuna Paradise

Two Tales Beer

Wahoo Luxury Yacht Charter Phuket

Wander Lust Magazine

Wine Gallery

Worldlenium

Xtrem Adventures

XL Catlin

Yoga Republic

Yuwanda Namsanguan