The Hope Collage

On June 30th, 2013 I was invited to give a sermon about my experience with The Hope Collage at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Solana Beach, CA. A video of this speech is viewable at the below link. Thank you again to everyone who made this project a reality.  

A three-hour drive to LAX, two flights over eighteen hours to Bangkok, and a twelve-hour trek upcountry via bus. The journey of nearly 9,000 miles had taken me, at last, to the Suthasinee Noiin Orphanage, an institution for which I had only seen pictures and a place that had been the inspiration for a personal … Continue reading →

I am thrilled to announce that we have officially surpassed the ONE MILLION baht mark in our fundraising efforts – this means that over $36,000 USD will go to support young lives at the orphanage this year! It absolutely warms my heart to see all the incredible support for this project but I know there … Continue reading →

On Saturday November 3rd, over 140 people attended the “Laughs for Hope” comedy show to enjoy the comedic stylings of four professional improv comedy groups. All proceeds from the night went to support The Hope Collage charity and the children of the Suthasinee-Noiin Orphanage in Thailand. The comedy show was a lively, fun event featuring … Continue reading →

I’m excited to announce that our first major fundraiser will take place on November 3rd. It’s an improv comedy event that will bring together four of San Diego’s best improv groups for a night of laughter benefiting a great cause. If you are in the Southern California area, please come by and support us! More … Continue reading →

With the project off to a good start, many pledges yet to be collected, and fundraisers on the horizon I decided that now is the time to put all my chips on the table and purchase a ticket to Thailand. So that’s exactly what I did last night. I will arrive in Bangkok at 1am … Continue reading →

Fundraising for the orphanage is in full swing between the combined efforts of The Hope Collage and our partner Charity Trek so I wanted to take the opportunity to update all our followers on the progress we’ve made to date. So far we have donations in the equivalent of over $5,600 in US dollars, and … Continue reading →

It is with great enthusiasm that I report we have received the blessing of Mrs. Suthasinee Noiin as an official fundraising partner of her orphanage! As the founder of the orphanage, her support is critically important to the growing momentum behind The Hope Collage. We now have her support… but do we have yours? If … Continue reading →

My new partners, Steve Skilbeck and Marco Gorin, had invited me to attend the initial meeting with the orphanage to reconnect and assess what their needs are in the upcoming year. Their invitation was gracious, and I would have gone with, but the trip’s timing (around Christmas) would have demanded a flight cost upwards of … Continue reading →