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Greetings everyone,
Here are some bloopers that didn't make it into the original video. Check it out and share it with your friends. Only 10 days left on HornRaiser! We are currently at 54% of our goal so please keep sharing the project and encourage others to make a contribution. Thank you for your support and we hope you enjoy the video!
Best wishes,
Team Thailand
Last week we presented to SLAB for Milestone II! SLAB is a board of professors, industry professionals and other advisors invested in our project's success. They reviewed our project progress and gave us feedback on improvements to make as we move forward. This presentation was the last big team milestone for us with the approach of finals and the end of the semester.
Over the break, we plan to continue be productive individually and through team Skype meetings. We will continue advertising the HornRaiser campaign until it closes on December 22nd! We intend to pursue other funds through Letters of Inquiry to various companies and through grant proposal submittals. Additionally, we will be gathering more information regarding permits and regulations, while building relations with Mahidol University.
On the technical side of things, we are planning to make a lot of head way with the filtration system, structural design and maintenance plan. We want to finalize our filtration design to reduce the design uncertainty as well as the cost. For the structural aspect, we are considering a design/build option for the distribution system coverage. Now that we have a better idea of the components that will be in the system, we will invest a lot of time into the maintenance aspect of the project. For instance, what maintenance will be required, who will perform it and the cost of maintenance for years to come. The sustainability of the project relies on our ability to get the community to take ownership of the project. We plan to do this by focusing on community involvement and putting together a manual for reference. Additionally, we will be focusing on orienting the community with the system and emphasizing the importance of clean drinking water for them and their loved ones. Part of this effort will be made by learning more of the Thai language to enable us to communicate with the community directly.
With the end of the semester, team members will be changing roles so we can work in different areas of the project and gain different experiences. Congratulations to Eby Lukose who was chosen to be Project Manager for next semester! And a big thank you to Patrick Le for bringing the team together this semester and all your hard work in facilitating success at the critical early stages of the project! We are also changing the structure of our team to be more fluid and collaborative between the different roles needed for our project. We are excited for this transition and we are hoping the team will become even more cohesive as the project implementation approaches!
As always, thank you for keeping up with our project and lending your much needed support. We are working hard to make the project a success and to make it a useful and sustainable system for the people of Don Kang. You can get more regular updates through our Facebook Page or our Website. Feel free to email us with any questions you have at pucthailand2017@gamil.com!
Dear Supporters,
Today is Giving Tuesday! Giving Tuesday is a movement to create an international day of giving at the beginning of the holiday season. We wanted to thank you for all the love and support you have given our team. We are thankful that you believe in our vision and our efforts enough to invest in us.
However, we still need to raise $19,754 to cover the cost of materials for the project. To help us continue raising funds for the project, we ask that you forward this to 3 people that you think would be interested in learning more about our mission in Thailand. Even sharing our information on social media will make a huge difference. You would be making an immense impact on our campaign by helping to spread the word about our project and encouraging others to donate.
For information about our project please checkout https://hornraiser.utexas.edu/Thailand
Visit our website:
http://pucthailand2017.weebly.com/
Like our Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/pucthailand/
Have any questions about the project? Please contact us through our email: pucthailand2017@gmail.com
We are so grateful for all of the support we have received for our project. We have raised 29% of the $15,000 HornRaiser goal! The money we raise through HornRaiser will be crucial to meet our total needed budget of $25,000. We have been hard at work making progress in designs and project logistics. Our NGO contact, Khem, recently visited Don Kang and provided a lot of information that has helped us proceed with our designs and plans for the project!
We only have 28 days left to raise the remaining $10,584! So please share our project through Facebook, our Website or HornRaiser.
We want all our friends and family to know about the incredibly rewarding work we are doing. Not only are we getting real international project experience, but we also get to contribute to a cause much bigger than ourselves. This experience has and continues to teach us the importance of human compassion and interconnection, and we are excited to see what we will learn from the people of Don Kang!
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