Dollars to Donuts for needy and Orphaned Children

Why:

With the state of the economic situation today many Orphaned children's homes here in Thailand are struggling trying to meet the children's and the home's daily needs through donations. Constant monthly or yearly donations are becoming a burden, which many previous or potentially new donors just can't commit to during these hard times.

Solution:

With a small one time donation as little as $5 by several people can make all the difference. This donation will help purchase push carts and cooking supplies to make donuts to sell on the city streets here in Thailand. The total cost to completely purchase everything needed for 1 donut stand is just under $600 US dollars.

How It Works:

The Thai donut or "Bah-tong-go" is very popular. People on their way to work or school love to buy these for breakfast along with coffee, Milo or Soy milk. They usually buy a good amount to share with friends and office workers. The donuts are very cheap at only 3 Thai baht each. Most of these Thai donut stands are at morning markets but few are actually on the street.

My wife Ning (white bow in her hair) gives food to the house mother at one of the childrens homes.

The house mother gives milk we donated to the children at one of the homes.

We have agreements with several merchants on busy streets and intersections to let us keep the push carts at their establishment when not in use. At 6 AM the carts will be placed on the sidewalk in front of the establishment and will begin cooking and selling donuts and beverages. Traffic is heavy in these areas however cars and motorbikes can pull into the establishment's parking lot right next to the donut cart. At 9:30 AM the stand closes and the cart pushed back to its parking space at the rear of the merchant's establishment and locked.

Many people like to eat at the donut stand so we have stools and a couple of small tables for those who would rather eat there. Many people do come to these stands to talk and meet with friends. People jogging or riding bikes for their morning exercise like to stop at the stands for a couple of donuts and coffee as a break.

The dough needs to be made the evening before and we already have a large mixer and will be made in our home.

Christmas 2008


This is the Orphaned Children's first Christmas. My wife Ning gets the gifts ready. This small Hill Tribe Children's Home in Mae Chem takes care of 10 children.

Our Christmas presents for the children were warm coats, stuffed animals and lots of toys. We thank you for helping us take care of these great children.

Financial benefit:

The average profit from 1 donut stand is around 2000 Thai baht per day. Doesn't sound like much but in Thailand that is a very good wage. We then pay 2 persons managing the stand 500 Thai baht each. For 3 hours work or so is very good money. We know how many donuts can be made per kilo of dough so the person managing the stand will not be able to cheat or take money. The rest of the profits go to the well established Orphan children's homes.

Future plans:

We would love to have at least 10 of these donuts stands in Chiang Mai Thailand for starters. There is no limit on how many stands we can have all over Thailand. All the carts will have Donut's for Orphans written in Thai on them so people know if they make a purchase it is helping the children.

Click on the thumbnail (left) or the text to see a video of a Thai donut stand as I ride my bicycle around my neighborhood. You will also see a guy who ran his car into a canal, monks collecting alms and more.

Project Manager:
All Thailand Experiences has been helping Orphaned and needy children in Thailand since 1995. To read how they use money from their tours and adventures in Thailand visit here. To read about the founder and his passion for helping the children and sustainable tourism go here.

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