Sister Joan Mission Project

Category: Milk Run

Sister Joan started the Milk Run back in 1992 and the program has been running every 2 weeks ever since. It delivers milk formula to mom’s who can not breast feed because they are HIV positive or for other reasons. The babies are entitled to 1 box of baby milk formula every 2 weeks until their 1st birthday. Some continue past that point – our oldest recipient is a 27 year old, severely handicapped girl.

The Milk Run events start every 2nd Friday at 7 am in Rang Moo community of Klong Toei slum. We finish by 10:30 am. This is a Google Maps link to where we meet at: https://maps.app.goo.gl/RCYSXM2dBkjPBF1g6

Here are the posts from past events…

  • Milk Run Dec 23, 2022

    Milk Run Dec 23, 2022

    Adri, Willy and I came out for this Christmas week Milk Run. We registered 1 new baby in Rong Moo and gave out 21 packs of milk formula there, asking with 5 bags of baby diapers.

    In Suan Ooy, we are down to just 2 registered babies now. For some reason, the new ones are not coming and as the registered ones are turning 1 year old, they are not qualified for receiving help any more. Still, we delivered our annual supply of soy milk to the Suan Ooy Daycare center and delivered the 7 packs of fortified milk formula to local registered seniors, as we do every 2 weeks.

  • Milk Run Dec 9, 2022

    Milk Run Dec 9, 2022

    Irza came to surprise Adri and me and lend a hand. on this Dec morning. We registered two new babies at Rong Moo.

    Their moms each received a bag of milk formula and a big bag of baby diapers, as all new registrants do. We had a total of 19 moms and dads show up and also gave away 7 large packs of baby diapers to the most needy of them.

    At Suan Ooy, we gave milk formula to all 4 registered babies and 7 packs of supplemental milk formula to our registered seniors.

    I also committed to delivering milk for the students of the small day care that operates on Suan Ooy. Sister Joan supported them as well and last year we gave them 5000 baht worth of milk for their students snack.

  • Milk Run Nov 25, 2022

    Milk Run Nov 25, 2022

    Adri, Willy and I had another successful Milk Run yesterday. We met as usual at the Bus Terminal (Eastern) at Ekkamai and drove to Rong Moo at 7am.

    19 moms or dads showed up to collect the milk formula, many with their little ones. We also delivered 5 big packets of baby diapers to the most needy ones.

    This was the first Friday that we used the new, streamlined paperwork box and it turned out perfect. Not too little and definitely not too much.

    After Rong Moo, we did our customary coffee stop at Amazon Cafe before saying bye to Adri and going to Suan Ooy for the second part of the Milk Run

    In Suan Ooy we delivered another 11 packets of milk formula and another 2 bags of diapers. Here are more pics from yesterday

  • Milk Run Nov 11, 2022 sponsored by K Anju

    Milk Run Nov 11, 2022 sponsored by K Anju

    Another event for which K Anju generously contributed. This time she donated money to pay for the baby pampers we delivered to 6 moms this Friday

    We registered 3 new babies today. Two are newborns, 8 day old girl and a 9 day old baby boy. It was impossible to tell who was more amazing and not a single cry out of them!

    The third baby is a 8 month old boy whose mom heard about Sister Joan Mission work only a week ago. As with other registered babies, she too will receive the milk formula until her baby is 15 months old.

    This Friday, we gave 19 boxes of milk formula and 7 packs of baby pampers in Rong Moo and another 11 boxes of milk formula and a bag of baby diapers in Suan Ooy community.

    Afterwards, I made a trip to update the Milk Run and Rice Run program boxes. Each one has been with us for years and it came time to reorganize and update their contents…

    Here are more pics from today…

  • Milk Run Oct 28, 2022

    Milk Run Oct 28, 2022

    Another Milk Run for Adri and me. As always, we started at 7am at Rong Moo community where we registered another new born for a 15 month milk formula support. We gave out a total of 12 boxes of formula and 4 packs of baby diapers to Klong Toei moms.

    Adri and I said goodbye after a regular pit stop at Cafe Amazon for coffee, tea and brownies…

    … and I continued to Suan Ooy. There, all 3 registered people showed up to collect 11 boxes of milk. 7 for the elderly, 3 for babies who are taken care of by the neighborhood nanny and a couple with a baby who brought their beautiful boy to get milk formula and be weighted…

    At the end, after unloading Sister Joan’s truck, I took it for it’s regular wash…

    Here are more photos from this morning…

  • Milk Run Oct 14, 2022

    Milk Run Oct 14, 2022

    Adri and I had a great Milk Run this morning.

    We delivered 14 boxes of milk formula and 4 bags of baby diapers in Rong Moo community and we also registered a new recipient there.

    In Suan Ooy we gave 14 packs of milk formula and another 2 bags of baby diapers for the young and senior members of that neighborhood.

    Years ago Sister Joan started supplying milk formula to seniors of Suan Ooy as a supplement to their poor diet. 10 of them still receive milk formula every 2 weeks.

    Here are more photos:

  • Milk Run Sep 30, 2022

    Milk Run Sep 30, 2022

    I was alone at today’s Milk Run, feeling how Sister Joan must have felt so many times when she was distributing baby milk formula to needy moms.

    I delivered 14 boxes of formula in Rong Moo and gave 4 packs of baby diapers. In Suan Ooy, another 14 boxes and 1 pack of diapers. All was done from 7am until 9:30am.

  • Milk Run Sep 16, 2022

    Milk Run Sep 16, 2022

    Yesterday’s Milk Run was a special one as Yvonne came to help. Yvonne helped Sister Joan since the early 2000s, with recruiting volunteers, raising funds and locating and paying for Sister’s storage room for years. Yvonne also introduced me to Sister Joan and in the process changed my life.

    This Friday Yvonne came to help along with Laura and Adri and we delivered 7 packs of baby diapers, 13 packs of milk formula in Rong Moo and another 14 in Suan Ooy community.

    As often, Sister’s now 18 year old truck also got a wash…. here are more pics from Fri the 16th of September – a day like no other.

  • Milk Run Sep 2, 2022

    Milk Run Sep 2, 2022

    Another great Milk Run with May and Adri. We started a bit late (because of me) but delivered all the help without missing anyone.

    As had been the trend since 2011, less and less moms are registering their babies and so we’re delivering much less milk formula and baby diapers.

    In Feb of 2011 we had 150 babies just in Rong Moo – now that number is 12. Today, only 10 came which also shows that the 300 baht box of baby milk formula is not as important to them as it used to be.

    In Suan Ooy we gave out 5 packets of milk formula (all moms of registered babies showed up) and another 10 packets to registered seniors that take milk formula as a food supplement. We also delivered baby diapers in both communities to the neediest 6 moms.

  • Milk Run Aug 19, 2022

    Milk Run Aug 19, 2022

    Adri and May joined me for this Milk Run. We delivered 10 packets of milk formula to Rong Moo moms and another 17 in Suan Ooy.

    As on every Milk Run, we also gave baby diapers to the neediest 6 of the moms.

    Afterwards, I took Sister’s 18 year old truck for it’s regular wash…. Here are more pictures from that Friday…