Students from Milton mingle with students from the school they helped to build in Cambodia.Dec 15, 2008
By Jim Hamill
WNEP-TV (Pennsylvania, USA)
High school students from central Pennsylvania are back from Cambodia. The teens saw first hand the school they helped build by raising thousands of dollars for the cause in Northumberland County.
In a little more than four months Milton's Team Cambodia raised more than $30,000. Every penny went to a struggling village in the poor Asian country, creating a place for hundreds of children to learn.
"We did it. It took us four and a half months and we made a huge impact on a small village," senior J.C. Reich said.
Reich and fellow senior Larissa Luu talked about their recent trip to Cambodia and their part in Team Cambodia's major accomplishment; the brand-new school.
"When we saw all the kids there it just made everything so much more worthwhile because they were so happy to just have this little school building," Luu said.
Reich, Luu and about 30 other students devoted practically everything to making the Cambodian school a reality. It was their teacher's idea but the students made it their mission.
Finally last week, a group from Milton went to Cambodia for the school's dedication.
It was, no doubt, a life-changing event for both students from Milton and that tiny village in Cambodia.
"For generations to come, hopefully that school will make a difference in lives of this very, very poor community," teacher Mike Conn said.
Team Cambodia raised thousands of dollars by selling hundreds of t-shirts and students said now that the school in Cambodia has been built, it could not have been done without a lot of support from the local community.
"Thirty-thousand dollars, it was a huge community project. It was a group effort had a large impact for the effort that went into it," Reich added.
Both Reich and Luu hope Team Cambodia's work goes far beyond the three-room school, teaching children in the war-torn country how to help others and, in turn, themselves.
"Walking through the children, they were clapping and applauding. It was basically a heroes' welcome and it was something that will be engrained in my mind forever," Luu added.
With all that money from Team Cambodia the school now has a well for fresh water. It also has solar panels to power computers and internet access so Mr. Conn said his students will be sure to email back and forth.
In a little more than four months Milton's Team Cambodia raised more than $30,000. Every penny went to a struggling village in the poor Asian country, creating a place for hundreds of children to learn.
"We did it. It took us four and a half months and we made a huge impact on a small village," senior J.C. Reich said.
Reich and fellow senior Larissa Luu talked about their recent trip to Cambodia and their part in Team Cambodia's major accomplishment; the brand-new school.
"When we saw all the kids there it just made everything so much more worthwhile because they were so happy to just have this little school building," Luu said.
Reich, Luu and about 30 other students devoted practically everything to making the Cambodian school a reality. It was their teacher's idea but the students made it their mission.
Finally last week, a group from Milton went to Cambodia for the school's dedication.
It was, no doubt, a life-changing event for both students from Milton and that tiny village in Cambodia.
"For generations to come, hopefully that school will make a difference in lives of this very, very poor community," teacher Mike Conn said.
Team Cambodia raised thousands of dollars by selling hundreds of t-shirts and students said now that the school in Cambodia has been built, it could not have been done without a lot of support from the local community.
"Thirty-thousand dollars, it was a huge community project. It was a group effort had a large impact for the effort that went into it," Reich added.
Both Reich and Luu hope Team Cambodia's work goes far beyond the three-room school, teaching children in the war-torn country how to help others and, in turn, themselves.
"Walking through the children, they were clapping and applauding. It was basically a heroes' welcome and it was something that will be engrained in my mind forever," Luu added.
With all that money from Team Cambodia the school now has a well for fresh water. It also has solar panels to power computers and internet access so Mr. Conn said his students will be sure to email back and forth.
25 comments:
that is nice that they see the real culture and learn from cambodia
This is a true act of kindness by a group of young students in the States. No matter how tiny and remote the village is, their main concern is to help the poor through a community project.
KI-Media should also post pitures of the school. Any well done and congratulation Milton.
What else is new with Ah Pleu-oversea? They always come to copy and steal Khmer's ideas.
What do you think about the Khmer American Millionnair who won the Jack Pot lotery and has just spent 2 million dollars to build a Khmer pagoda in Jacksonville, Florida?
What for?
Is it a shame?...pagoda, pagoda, pagoda everywhere in Cambodia, surrounded by village of shacks....
I am Buddhist, but I think people should spend more money on social activities than on religion...
Choy mrai ah lop, 10:51 AM. Ah niss chea ah chkeh angker si niyeay peak dodel dodel, ah lop.
Build a Khmer Pagoda is a great part of social & cultural activities. Congratulation to our Khmer Friend in Jacksonville-Florida
There are 2 kinds of Buddha.Communist`s Buddha is TepVong.
10:58AM,
Church is every corner in America and there is nothing wrong to build temple. We need more temple here and the monk. We should sponsor more educated monk from Buddish University in Phnom Penh. The monk who can preach and teach us more about our religion.
If someone want to be a real doctor,engeneer,scientific research,architect,expert,cosmonaut GO with our Buddha.
According to "INSCRIPTIONS MODERNES D'ANGKOR"by "Mähä Bidür KRASSEM
collection dirigée par:Nouth Narang,Jacques Népote,Ang Chouléan.
Khmers beleived to the reincarnation,welcome of Buddha Srey Ar métrey"
http://fr.youtube.com/user/maitreyaproject
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=ST5CyFL9TWk&feature=channel_page
since 1979 up to now,how many buddhist universities have been built in cambodia by cpp with the rich moneys? you know the only one university,very old,too small and too narrow,built since along time ago,is there in pp.
If Cambodia want to have great Doctors, Engineers, Scientific researchs, Architects, Experts or good Leaderships like in the Khmer Empire, first of all we need the good Schools for elite Cambodians like Philip Academy near Boston, Gordonston School in Scottsland, Salem School in Germany, Geelong School in Australia etc...
To 10:51 AM you are ill in your mention like Sihanouk and all of CPP functioneers. No one of Khmer peple is Pleu, but you and dog of yourn is Pleu.
Shame on you 10:51 AM!!!!!!!!!
Empire khmer
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To 10:51 AM you are ill in your mention like Sihanouk and all of CPP functioneers. No one of Khmer peple is Pleu, but you and dog of yourn is Pleu.
Shame on you 10:51 AM!!!!!!!!!
L'Empire khmer était un royaume puissant basé dans l'actuel Cambodge entre les IXe et XVè siècles. Il connut son apogée de 880 à 1300 environ.
l'empire khmer à la fin du XIIe siècle
L'empire, qui succéda au royaume Tchenla, contrôlait selon les périodes des régions faisant actuellement partie des États du Cambodge, du Laos, de la Thaïlande - à cette époque sous influence du royaume de Pagan - et du Viêt Nam - alors partagé entre le royaume du Champâ au Sud et le Đại Việt au Nord.
Il était dirigé par un dieu-roi (Devaraja).
La fondation de l'empire est généralement attribuée à Jayavarman II vers 800. La capitale se déplacera aux abords du lac Tonle Sap: Phnom Kulen, puis Roluos, Angkor, Koh Ker et se fixera à Angkor à partir de 950.
L'immense site d'Angkor nous rappelle la puissance et la richesse de l'empire, ainsi que la diversité des croyances qu'il a défendues au cours du temps. Les religions officielles furent successivement l'hindouisme, le Bouddhisme mahāyāna et enfin le Bouddhisme theravāda introduit à partir du Sri Lanka au XIIIe siècle.
Les rois khmers, outre les nombreux temples caractéristiques de l'architecture khmère, dotèrent leur royaume d'un réseau de plusieurs milliers de kilomètres de routes qui nécessita la construction de nombreux ponts.
We have lost almost our well and good educated Khmer because of the 20 years of turmoil. Of course our Khmer Leaders in Cambodia did a lot of mistakes, but they gave their best to rebuild the Cambodia. Perhaps we Khmer from outside have to be careful about all critics and comments.
One Khmer in Europe
Mr 4:19. We know all that. We don't forget the past, but we must not live the past. We must live the present and think about the future.
We need good quality schools accesible for all including monks and minority people, good quality teachers and education. Think less about pagoda, but more about School.
To the comment 7:59 We have done for the Cambodian Educational System from 1992 to 1994. We are still thinking about an special Academy (School) for Khmer Elite. I am sure, you know some best school in the World like Philip Academy, near Boston or Gordenston School ind the UK.
Ah Loser-Oversea must be stopped from contaminating Khmer in Cambodia.
10:51 am + 10:06 pm are scums of human race. You lives full of negative thought and miserable. God put you in this shit hole until you learn to act like human. Be what you are and you will suffer the rest of your lives, bastard.
thank you, god, for your continue assistance, vision and support. the children of cambodia is the bright future of this beautiful country and will need all your love and support to get good education because we want to make cambodia a good place for all to enjoy in present and futures to come. god bless cambodia and all its beautiful khmer people and everything in it.
I agreed with 10:06 100%!
Ah 2:04 am and 10:51 am + 10:06 pm is the same dickhead. Can't fool others but yourself, shit head.
Hey stupid head above! claime to be a buddish!
Waht do you know a bout Buddish Pagoda?
-It is a scholl, fool, for all ages and the stupid like you are welcome too!
Do not count egs before it hatch boy!
Build community and community will build the good young mind and the good mind will built good school and country!
Cambodia need every thing but fucking school from Vietname! do not lost our identity build Temple please more is better!
I smell the stink of imperialism here. They are just a bunch of materialized sluts and whores who just spend a very little bit of money they spend on alcohol and makeups to make you fools praise them.
Local Khmer
Look! the busty cunt with asian face!!! I just got my hard-on
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