Sunday, January 23, 2022

KIDS Post

 Dear Friends,

WE hope all is well with you and yours. Two years ago this month, we had a group join us in Cambodia to help paint a rural school that K.I.D.S. supports. Healthy Role Models (HRM) is an online woman’s health, wellness and fitness program founded by Sarah Gilks, who is a creator, trainer and coach.



The 12-week program provides assistance to create healthier lifestyles through workouts, nutrition, mindset and a great supportive community. HRM also believes in philanthropy and for the past ten years has been dedicated to supporting K.I.D.S. by fundraising for classrooms, clean drinking water systems and our ongoing education programs.  

https://www.healthyrolesmodels.com

 

Sarah, her husband Alec Watson, their daughter Sophia and ten HRM women and a board member joined us to visit some of the projects they have supported as well as paint three run-down classrooms.


They were able to come and see what their kindness and generosity has done to help others. Sarah’s husband Alec Watson, is a multidisciplinary media artist. As a photographer, his work includes: filming movie posters and taking photos of many famous people. Alec has also filmed for large companies and made many award-winning music videos. His work is renowned all over the world. 

https://www.alecwatson.com 

He came on the trip to take some photos with the HRM team. Little did we know he also wanted to make a short video about KIDS work in Cambodia.


Recently Alec contacted us and gave us the video he created. The video is only 8 minutes long and is very creatively done. The photos are moving and his interview with us tells and shows the story of K.I.D.S., and of those that we assist. We want to thank Sarah, Alec and all the HRM women for their ongoing support. 


https://vimeo.com/667881803?fbclid=IwAR1EBJi81p3xjj5sGDD_kq_IFNRju8li-vwnGG_88XVsy8RVD7FFRYXpB_4

Two years have passed and we are finally heading over to Cambodia in about one week. We are really looking forward to seeing the kids, programs and great people we work with and seeing all the families that KIDS have been able to assist during Covid, thanks to our generous and kind donors. We look forward to keeping you posted from there. Our fingers are crossed we will get there.

Please take care and we wish you all the very best,

Adrianne and Rick