This October, our team packed up the van and headed back to Song Lo Orphanage for our monthly visit—arriving loaded with essential supplies, fresh ingredients, and plenty of special treats for the children!
To ensure every contribution makes the maximum impact, we collaborate closely with the head caretakers before every trip to build a customized list based on their immediate needs. Thanks to our incredible donor community, October’s delivery fully restocked the orphanage’s kitchen, personal hygiene inventory, and daily household essentials.
This Month’s Care Package Included:
- Kitchen Provisions: Tofu sheets, assorted vegetarian meats, seaweed, peanuts, mixed beans, noodles, seasonings, cooking oil, instant soup, sugar, sriracha, and ketchup.
- Household & Hygiene Essentials: Laundry detergent, fabric softener, dish soap, toilet paper, trash bags, and ziplock bags.
Once everything was neatly unloaded and stored away, the best part of the day began. Everyone gathered in the common room to unwind and enjoy a delicious meal together—curry with fresh baguettes and cold drinks from a local restaurant, finished off with ice cream!
These monthly visits and the joy they bring are only possible because of your generosity.
Special Thanks to Our September Donors: Dan, Van, and Devin Haynes, Vanessa Nguyen, Daniel Cole, Koshu Takatsuji, and an anonymous donor for standing with the children of Song Lo this month!
ABOUT THE SONG LO ORPHANAGE
The history of the Song Lo Orphanage’s beginnings is heartwarming. As the story goes, a Buddhist monk was traveling in the countryside when he encountered a woman who said she could not care for her 2 children. She left the babies with the monk and fled. Not expecting to have 2 babies to care for, the monk made his way to the Song Lo pagoda, and the head nun at the pagoda, Sister Cat, agreed to care for the children. From that point on, orphans have been either brought to the pagoda, or abandoned at their gates. Formed in 2012, the Song Lo Orphanage cares for a small group of young children. Located adjacent the Son Lo pagoda, it’s a small facility deep in the countryside west of Nha Trang.
