Burmese American Association of Texas

Resettlement Group

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Help us DO something about it!

Imagine arriving to the US from a Refugee camp in Thailand after a decade of surviving there! Would you like some help and guidance with survival skills and language skills once you are here in a new country??"

If your answer is YES, please keep reading.

Educating yourself and others is a great start.

A few ways you can help us:

• Inviting us to give a presentation in your area to build awareness
• Hosting a fundraising/awareness dinner at your apartment/house
• Donating
• Volunteering your time to help us with events and other projects -- we can't do it without you!
• Teach ESL
• Friendly Sitter (childcare while parents are in ESL or other classes)
• Teach survivor skills
• Teach cultural orientation
• Tutor children with homework
• Presentation developer – Poster and PowerPoint
• Weekend grocery shopping
• Adopt a family
• Yard sale helper
• Donation collector
• Event helper

Consider other creative ways of helping:

• Host an event (we will come to speak)
• Set a group goal and solicit donations from friends/colleagues or adopt a family
• Serve on our advisory committee
• Find out what your representatives are doing on behalf of Burma
• Get your company to donate to our programs  or adopt a family
• Find out if your company would buy a "table" at an event
• Provide pro bono professional services
• Get your company to provide discounted goods or services  
• Check with your travel agent to see if they take trips to Burma or northern Thailand and, if so, solicit a donation from them on our behalf; suggest that they have us speak to their groups; or ask them if they/we can mail information about our work to those who have gone
• CARE!