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…
The last Milk Run of 2020.
What a year it was and we haven’t missed a beat. 26 milk formula distributions, one time every two weeks. We had a great support from Presentation Sisters in Perth and a wonderful group of volunteers from all corners of the world. From USA to Europe, Middle East, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia… we were a global community helping the needy of Klong Toei. Here are the pics from the last 2020 Milk Run…
2020 is finally coming to an end, it was not a great year for anyone but we all did better than we cou I’mld have. Most people are staying safe and Thais in Ring Moo and Suan Ooy are finding ways to survive.
Today, Carol, Willy, Louise and I served 24 mom’s in Rong Moo and gave away another 16 bags of Milk formula in Suan Ooy. One baby turned 1 years old but we also registered two new babies and gave away our first official Baby Welcome package to our newly registered baby boy.
The weather has finally shifted and the dry session arrived. We had a picture perfect morning with tons of sun and not a cloud in the sky. The four of us volunteers gave out 20 boxes of milk formula in Rang Moo and added one new baby to the roll.
In Suan Ooy we also added a newborn and gave out a total of 17 boxes of baby formula. The babies are growing very well, showing good progress and very healthy weight. And as always, not one of them cried… The amazing That babies…
This was May’s last Milk Run before another trip abroad. Carol and Willy also came and we started in a dark morning…
We gave out 24 packets of baby milk formula and added two new babies to our registered group of babies in Rang Moo community. In Suan Ooy, we also added a baby and gave out a total of 18 packages. As it often happens while we’re in Suan Ooy, the kindergarten kids passed by on their way to the playground… like little butterflies… here are some more photos.
We are finally seeing blue skies and the rainy season may be coming to it’s end. Couldn’t be a day too early. May, Carol and Willy came to help the Klong Toei moms. We served 24 of them in Rang Moo and also registered 3 new babies for the 1 year milk formula support. As often, we also gave away baby outfits donated through private donations.
In Suan Ooy community we gave away another 16 packets of baby milk formula to moms and seniors who receive it every 2 weeks as a diet supplement and some need it since they can’t eat solid food any more. Here are more pics from today’s Sister Joan Evans Mission event…
A rainy and gray Milk Run with many beautiful moments of kindness, compassion and tons of smiles. We gave out 22 boxes of milk formula in Rang Moo community but most moms got additional bag of formula from a large lot donated by a generous Bangkok mom. We also have out several large boxes of baby clothes, every mom got 2, 3 or 4 outfits and it was wonderful to see their reactions…
Milk Run started with a visit to Boss Mansion and the Bus Terminal (Eastern) where we picked up a new volunteer, Willy. Cindy joined us at Rang Moo.
We gave out 24 boxes of milk formula there before we moved to Suan Ooy for another 14 boxes. Lots of fun, good times, good times…
This must be a first: a Friday Milk Run on a Wednesday morning! Last Friday I couldn’t find the car keys and there was no backup so the only thing to do was to let the Thais know that we’ll deliver the Milk 5 days later.
They all came today: 22 moms in Rang Moo and we gave another 16 boxes of formula in Suan Ooy and we also registered beautiful twin girls in Suan Ooy. Carol and Cindy came to help and make this the best Wednesday Milk Run. Ever. Afterwards, as usual, I took Sister’s car to be washed and ready for the shopping trip on next Friday. Now we have the cleanest car in all of Bangkok. Here are the shots to prove it…
Carol, Cindy and Irza came today and made this Milk Run so fun. We gave away 25 boxes of milk formula and added a new baby in Rong Moo before moving to Suan Ooy for another 4. After we finished, I took the car to a car wash like I’ve been doing for the last few Milk Run events. Here are the shots…
Today was Trini’s last Milk Run for a while and we tried to make it a memorable one. Helen, Carol, Cindy and Sister Cecilia were there and even Shannon joined us in Suan Ooy for a really great Milk Run. In Rong Moo, we gave out 22 boxes of formula and another 14 in Suan Ooy…. we will miss Trini and all she added to our weekly efforts but I’m sure we’ll see her again in the future…
After finishing Milk Run and having the car washed i returned to Rong Moo to park the car and I realized that none of us ever bother to clean our parking spot. But when we take the car, one of Thai people comes out to sweep our space – this is how it is always so clean….
Thai people never cease to amaze me…
P. S. The little girl I’m holding is 5 mouths old… what a tiny little peanut!..