News & Events 2007
December
29th
Special Interest visitors from England for Lunch & Tour via East West Siam
27th
Special Interest visitors from Germany, Lunch Tour via Exotissimo Tours
23rd
Visit of the president of the Indo-China Media Memorial Foundation & friends for lunch & tour
22nd
25
headmen & householders from Tambon Baan Pan took part in a
pre-election rally riding the Dhamma Bikes round the sports stadium in
Lumphun city
20th
Khun Inson held his annual Wun Wai Khru
ceremony honouring the teachers & ancestors at Baan Bahai for
family friends & villagers from Pasang. Performance of classical
Thai dance by students from Pasang Secondary School
19th
Complete collection of early works of art by Venetia arrive from England
10th
Group from Human Development Resource Centre to survey the area
9th
Entertaining sponsors for the Dhamma Bike Tour on the 4th December
1st Tourist family to stay in the Adobe House
November
22nd - 25th
Khun
Inson & Venetia joined an experimental sculpture workshop led by
Ajahn Tumnu & Khun Siriinton Haripitak at the Kao Mai Lanna Resort
Sampathong, to try a new product of TIP Cement Co.
18th
Venetia joined Thich Nath Hanh Chiang Mai Plum Village Sangha Day of Mindfulness at Chiang Mai University
7th
Asian Trails brought 17 visitors & 5 members of staff for lunch & tour
3rd
9 foreign students from Payap University led by Ajahn Suteerat for Tour & refreshments
1st
Students from CAMT to do more research for Digital Art Library
October
22nd
YMCA Sanpathong brought 30 students for a Tour, Activities & Refreshments.
21st
Venetia joined the Thich Nat Hanh retreat at the Human Resource Development Centre, Sankhampaeng
15th
25
students & teachers of the Pasang Noi School Dhamma Bike led by
Ajahn Kanong Yachienkham, joined Jongiet Luarahang for the Dhammayatra
Bike Tour, activities & ordination of Novice Monks & discussion
of the pollution of Mae Naan Kuong, at Wat Pragaan
September
4th - 7th
Exposure Tour
1st - 3rd
Attended
the bi-annual International Conference of (socially) Engaged Buddhists,
hosted by Chinese Chan/Zen Pure Land Buddhists at the Hong Shi training
College for Bhikksunis in Taiwan
July
9th -10th
Dhamma
Bike Summer Camp & 5th Tour for 100 students & teachers from 15
local Primary Schools, led by Ajahn Kanong Yachienkham headmaster of
Pasang Noi primary school
8th
Visit of 80 students & parents from The Department of Community Development, Sarapi, for afternoon Tour & Refreshment
5th
The
International Network of Socially Engaged Buddhist's Young Bodhisattvas
Leadership Training Programme. Via the New Spirit in Education
Movement's (SEM) exposure Tour to N. Thailand, for Seminar, Lunch &
Tour, led by INEB executive Secretary Khun Anne Lapipan. 31
participants including (2 monks) from Butan, Ladakh, Tibet, Myanmar,
Laos, Cambodia & Thailand.
2nd
Dhamma Bike Tour, Ajahn Kanong & working Committee meeting to make arangments for the next Tour
June
26th
Udomporn Tours, Manager & 16 members of their staff & guides, visit to inspect our facilities & discuss future tours
22nd
60
members of the Mae Taa Traditional Woodcarver's Association
participating in a workshop, seminar & exposure tour, led by Dr
Penpakata Jai In to visit National Thai Artist Khun Inson Wongsam who
presented certificates to them. Tour of the Dhamma Park Gallery &
Heritage Gardens
20th
100 primary school students studying English at YMCA Lumphun for related Activities, Tour & refreshments
PM, Venetia to the Thich Nath Hanh Plum village Sangha mindfulness retreat at Wat Palaat Doy Sutep
14th
As below, 101 students from Ampur Lee
13th
As below, 102 students from Bahn Hong
7th
As below, 100 students from Ampur Bahn Taa
6th
Haripunchai
National Museum, co / Community Development Department, Lumphun's Lanna
Culture Tour. 100 students from 5 primary schools from districts in
Lumphun province visited for afternoon Tour & refreshments
May
23rd - 28th
Venetia joined the Plum Village Retreat led by The Venerable Thich Nath Hanh at the Human Resource Centre at Sangkhampaeng
21st
Dhamma Bike Project Committee meeting at Pasang Noi School to discuss next event
5th
Exotissimo Tours Manager & Staff for inspection Tour of Dhamma Park, Gallery & Heritage Gardens
April
25th
Visit
of 25 exceptionally intelligent children from many provinces, on a
pilot scheme training camp in Lumphun, for Lunch & Tour, for
drawing & painting activities, led by Ajahn Jongjet Luarahang
24th
Haripunchai
Museum Arts & Culture Tour, 34 people, for exceptionally
intelligent students from many provinces on a pilot scheme training
camp in Lumphun, for Lunch & Tour
18th - 21st
Return of 3 students for further research for their digital art library project
11th
Discussion
re the proposed programme for the visit of the INEB Young Bodhisattvas'
Youth leadership training programme at Wongsanit Ashram on their
exposure tour to the North
9th - 14th
7 graduate students from the College of Art, Media & Technology stay to conduct research for their digital art museum
2nd
Special interest tourists from Germany, 6 for Lunch & Tour
March
29th
Venetia joined the retreat at the Rassami Dhamma Foundation in Mae Rim
19th
Special interest tourists from Germany for Lunch & Tour
Ajahn
Laurie Maund, President of the Sangha Metta Foundation & 17 Monks
from Burma, for the midday meal & Tour of Dhamma Park &
Gallery, during their training course on HIV & AIDS Education &
care in the community.
7th - 8th
Venetia Walkey attended the
annual awards ceremony for Outstanding Women in Buddhism at the UN
Building in Bangkok & Escap / Unifem Seminar on ending violence
against women with impunity
February
27th
Interviewed
by Kerston Klempfa for Thesis on the benefits of Buddhist teaching to
alleviate the suffering of HIV & AIDS sufferers
22nd
75
students & teachers from Bahn Nong Hien Primary school for a
programme of Special Activities focusing on Buddhist teaching (ethics)
Art & English language
17th
Meeting & Lecture for members of the Krishna Murti Foundation in Chiang Mai
13th
Meeting with Khun Ouyporn Director of the Dhamma Centre for Women for Peace & Justice Dhamma Centre I Bahn Mai, Mae Rim
12th - 14th
Visitors from England, home stay in the Adobe House
7th
Teachers from Bahn Nong Hien school meeting re day of Special Activities
5th
Meeting
with Khun Arissara & the head of the Management Committee of The
Community Development Organisation Lumphun re proposal for extension of
the Cotton Field Project to include Natural Dyeing of hand woven fabric
4th
Special interest tourists from Germany
Visitors from Germany Special Interest Tour
1st
Graduate
Students from the College of Art, Media & Technology to interview
Khun Inson & Venetia re making an animated documentary film of our
works of art for their Digital Art Library
January
27th
President
of the Sangha Metta Project & supporters together with Lam Sundu,
famous Tibetan Tankha painter for Tour & discussion of modern
expression of the Paticcasamuppada for a Tamkha to use for teaching
"education & care in the community" for HIV & AIDS sufferers
with approval from HH the Dalai Lama
22nd
Dhamma Park Foundation Committee meeting to discuss future plans
13th
Khun Sri Engler & group of Home stay Arts holiday visitors from Germany