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No.
22 July 2009
Dear
friends,
“Don’t
eat that fish,” signed Mister Tuan with his hands to our
deaf workers. They all worked hard to make this year’s
envi-ronment day very successful. All of our workers
helped and finally the highlight of the day was eating
the food which was cooked during the demonstrations.
They had also cooked a wonderful type of fish which was
unknown by our deaf workers. Between Mr.Tuan and our
workers there is a lot of teasing going on. It helped to
lift up their spirits during hard times. After Mr.Tuan
had signed to our deaf workers not to eat the fish, they
still tried a little bit and really loved it …but it was
too late. Mr.Tuan had enjoyed himself so much that
little was left. We all had a good laugh!.
Summer
in Danang
At night time you will find lots of people
enjoying themselves on the banks of the Han River. It is
so hot during the day that heat drives people out of
their homes and it looks like a big family enjoying
their summer camping. It is the same at the bay near the
sea. People are still able to swim in it but factories
have been polluting the bay. It is better to swim at the
beach were local authorities have improved swimming
facilities. Early in the morning and late afternoon the
beaches are very crowded. During day time they are
empty, because people do not want to stay for a long
time in the sun.
Smiles from
heaven
22-05 ’00 - 22-05 ‘09
 Last month we tried to pin down
the day we officially started our work with Solar Serve.
We found a paper from the University which showed that
on 22-05 2000 we were allowed to set up several
workshops for four days in a village near Hoi An.
Surprisingly on May 22nd, the day of our ninth
anniversary, a national newspaper published an article
about our work. They didn’t write anything about our
anniversary, but the whole day we were called by people
from all over the country. They were very interested in
our work. Their calls were like small birthday presents
from heaven. So, next year we should have a nice
celebration on our 10th anniversary. We will keep you
informed.
A
second prize
  Dr Hung called Bich in
April to attend an award ceremony in Hanoi. Without
knowing exactly what would happen, Bich together with
Tuan left by train and took several solar cookers with
him. After setting up a solar cookers display at the
Opera House in Hanoi at day time, he was invited to
attend the Award Ceremony of Creative Technology and
Science in the evening. Several go-vernment leaders and
high-ranking officials attended the cere-mony and the
whole program was shown on national television. Not only
Dr Hung of the University but also Bich was awarded with
a second prize for their creativity in technology and
science. After nine years of hard work it was a great
accomplishment. A few days later he returned to Danang
and celebrated this award with all of his staff and
workers.
World
Environment day in Quang
Tri
Newspapers predicted a
cloudy day in Quang Tri, a poor province north of Hue
city, but they were wrong. When we started to cook with
our solar cookers the sun was bright. Everyone became
very excited. Under an open sky we were able to cook the
most wonderful food of this region. Local authorities
and scientists were invited. They could see and also
taste that their effort to establish this kind of solar
technology in their province worked. Local television
covered the whole event.
Cloudy
sky in Hoa Quy
We
also supplied more solar cookers to a village near our
center. This village really became a model in using
solar cookers. You would be surprised to see all the
solar cookers being used when you drive through this
village. Because of the World Environment day we decided
to supply more solar cookers. The weather was very
cloudy and it required some faith and courage to set up
the solar cookers. Food was bought at the market. At the
moment a film crew arrived, the sun broke through the
clouds and shone during the whole cooking time. The film
makers were able to make a whole report. When the
demonstrations were finished we drove back to our center
again under a cloudy sky.
Finally
• Thanh, one of workers, left in
March for a short training school. It will build up his
ability to cope with life, people and circumstances.
This life changing course will be finished in
August.
•
We are not only working with deaf people, but we are
also getting support from deaf people living overseas.
An older deaf couple from Holland celebrated their 50
anniversary. They decided to send their anniversary gift
in order to support the deaf in Danang.
• A
special documentary was made of our deaf workers during
their work in our center. It was broadcast on national
television at the end of June.
• During our Solar Serve history
we have made and supported mostly poor people with 1675
solar cookers. Today they are also available for sale to
local people and for export. Open our pdf files Parabolic
cooker or Box
cooker
• We received lots of visitors the last
few months, which was really encouraging.
There are many other stories to tell, but
for now we leave you with the above stories and
information. Please drop us a note if you have time and
keep your solar light shining.
Warm solar
greetings from Danang,
Solar Serve
Team
Called
To Serve
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