We donated the funds for Rocky Waterholes group to purchase more than 300 plants for the local creek. The full financial planning team travelled over from the north side of Brisbane to spend a couple of hours planting on the upper bank next to the Senior Citizens Centre. A big thanks to the everyone for taking time out of their own weekend to help us. We ended up planting over 250 sedges, shrubs and trees. There are over 100 more to be planted in this area over the next week or two.
Dalton financial partners is proud to sponsor top 10 Queensland motor cross rider Cleveland Lade. We will be covering his tyre needs this year, as apparently he will be going through a few of these in his quest for top spot. Cleveland is the son of Andrew and Casey, who have been long term clients of our practice.
It’s that time of year of again. The Christmas card list grows longer and my RSI gets worse, but I’m SO grateful to all my wonderful clients and for what this business has become. This year we placed our large card and gift order through Second chance Bangkok. The mother of one of our sponsor children works here. A really good little ‘not for profit’ that I’ve personally visited. 
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Great to have Michael Prince from St Patricks college join us for a week of work experience. I attended St Patricks myself, graduating back in 1997. Michael is currently completing a business diploma and is a bit of a wiz when it comes to spreadsheets and calculations. As an ‘old boy’ of St Pats it is great to give back to the College when I can.
It was great to get out to Northern Thailand and catch up with our friends. To the bottom right of the picture above is Praw, our first sponsor student. She has since graduated from University and is now working in a fashion boutique. It’s been amazing to watch her transformation. When we met her 4 years ago, she was a very shy and scrawny young lady who couldn’t speak much English. Now she is a confident individual who speaks fluent English. Praw came to stay with us in early 2016 and this did a lot for her English skills and general confidence. Her and my wife have become very close friends, almost like mother and daughter.
The student crouching next to her is Poon, who is one of our current sponsor students. She has a bright future with an A+ average at school and such ambition. I think that coming from a challenging background can really motivate you to do well and break away from your circumstances. Poon and her mother (pictured above her) flew in from Bangkok to join us in Chiang Mai on this day and this was the first time they had both been on a plane! We had such a wonderful day together.
Both myself and my wife feel blessed to be in a position to give back.
Phailin joined our scholarship support program in mid 2016. She’s a bright young lady from Northern Thailand looking to make a splash in the Accounting space. She is currently studying at the university in Bangkok and looking to graduate in early 2018. Her level of english concerns me, as fluent english is a major advantage in the business world…..so we are working hard on this.
Miss Wijittra Ruenkosum, a young hardworking Year 11 student from Klon Toey Bangkok. I think this girl has huge potential and we have decided to support her so that she may remain in a good school. She dreams of travelling and working in Japan.
I believe in supporting students in developing countries, as they are not entitled to the same support as those of us in developed countries. Often these students will not reach their potential due to a lack of funding for their education.