Bean Alliance is the new supplier of FoS Timor Friendship Coffee to FoS coffee customers, having taken over from Coffex.
FoS thanks Coffex for it's long time support and look forward to working with Bean Alliance in continuing to sell great coffee from Timor-Leste in support of FoS projects and Timorese coffee farmers.
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Congratulations to Timor-Leste on the 21st anniversary of the Restoration of Independence Day on 20th May!
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Friends of Same have received a request from Same Youth Centre for computers and tables, as it is expanding its courses for young people in Same
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Many thanks to Boroondara Central Lions for funding school uniforms and school supplies, and to Corpus Christi Social Justice Group for funding Integration Aide Prisca's salary.
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See attached photos of Fuan Nabilan high school students 2023 - Ediana (completely blind) Bebi (low vision) and Melinia (low vision)with their school colleagues. Integration aide Prisca assists them in their classes at COSAMAR (Colegio Sao Miguel Arcangelo= St Michael's College, Same).
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FoS scholarship student Ercilio completed his 3 year Bachelor of Teaching course last year at Baucau Teachers College, and his graduation ceremony was held today (Saturday 11 March), and he has sent us a photo (attached). He is currently completing a fourth year of training to enable him to teach in secondary schools as well as primary schools (Bachelor of Education). He has also sent a photo taken on his teaching placement.
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The computers, projectors and tables that FoS sent last year to the Veterans Technical School in Same arrived in Dili on 18 Dec last year, and have now been taken to Same.
Antoninho has sent photos (attached), including a photo of himself with the Adjunct Director of the Veterans School.
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Rotary Donations In Kind
has shipped computers to Timor for Veterans Technical College in Same.
The computers, together with a projector and laser printer arrived in Same around 18 December.
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Friends of Same Coffee
Support our projects in
Same, by buying
Friends of Same coffee.
(naturally grown in East Timor and available in Beans or Ground, 250gm packets).
Excellent value for great tasting coffee, Sales go towards FoS projects in Same as well as supporting coffee
growers in Timor-Leste.
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Coffee can be ordered online via the website and posted free of charge - (8 packs for $84).
Please note the change in price to our coffee.
Or contact Dusty on 0433 709 201 email: fossame@gmail.com
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We send special thanks
to the stores that sell our coffee:
IGA Renaissance,
Leo's Fine Food & Wine - Kew, Hartwell & Heidleberg
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Nepalese felt fairies are still available as well as coffee
and tais scarves.
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'Donations to continue to support the inclusive education of blind and vision impaired children at
Fuan Nabilan are needed urgently!!
Tax-deductible donations to support Fuan Nabilan students can be made to the Australian Salesian Mission Overseas Aid Fund
Donations can be made to:
Australian Salesian Mission Overseas Aid Fund (ASMOAF)
3 Middle Street, PO BOX 264,
ASCOT VALE, VICTORIA, 3032
Commonwealth Bank Australia
BSB 063 003 A/C 0012 7879
367 Collins Street, Melbourne, 3000
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Support our projects
Donate by electronic deposit, or credit card Ph 0439 555 291.
Tax deductible donations can be made via the Salesian Mission.
Please check out more details on website.
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