Category Archives: Sunbeam

Õppides hoolitsema ja aitama!

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Märtsis Ida-Viru Ettevõtluskeskuses toimunud koolitusseminaril tutvusime „Ettevõtliku kooli“ programmi võimalustega. Tugikodule tehti ettepanek liituda aktiivsete koolide ja lasteaedade võrgustikuga, kus viiakse läbi erinevaid koostööprojekte laste ettevõtlikkuse arendamiseks.

Nii võttis meiega ühendust kasvataja Külli Kohtla-Järve lasteaiast Kirju-Mirju. Üheskoos Krõllide rühma lastega otsustasime ellu viia idee – lillede kasvatamine tugikodu õue kaunistamiseks.

Kevadel külvasid Krõllide rühma lapsed lillede seemned kastidesse ning hakkasid oma hoole ja rõõmuga nendest taimi kasvatama. Nii saadi isiklik kogemus selle kohta, milliseid erinevaid töid on vaja teha selleks, et seemnest kasvaks õitsev lill.

12. juuni õhtupoolikul oli tugikodu hoov täis askeldamist. Istutasime laste hoole ja armastusega kasvatatud lilled koos laste, lastevanemate, kasvatajate ja tugikodu meeskonnaga maja ette peenardesse ning lillekastidesse. Peagi hakkavad meid oma õitega rõõmustama tagetesed, päikeselised päevalilled, ning suvised daaliad. Suve lõpust ja kooli algusest hakkavad teada andma värvikirevad astrid.

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Näitasime külalistele tugikodu ruume ning tuvustasime puuetega lastega perede toetamiseks kavandatud tegevusi. Pärast õues toimetamist oli mõnus maiustada kringli ja puuviljadega. Lapsed said veel mõnda aega mängida ja lustida rühmaruumis.  

Olime väga rõõmsad oma väikeste külaliste üle! Loodame, et „heategude kinkimise pisik“ jääb nende südametesse ning tulevikus võime taas üheskoos midagi toredat ette võtta.

Suured tänud kõigile osalejatele ja abistajatele!

Tugikodu Päikesekiir pere

 

 

 

 

 

Teemapäev “Kuidas toetada puudega lapse vanemat?”/Sunbeam Sponsors A Seminar

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MTÜ PLT Päikesekiir aitab kaasa Eesti Sotsiaaltöö Assotsiatsiooni teemapäeva „Kuidas toetada puudega lapse vanemat?“ korraldamisele. Teemapäev toimub tugikodu saalis 07.12.2012. Teemapäeval osalevad sotsiaaltöötajad erinevatest omavalitsustest ja organisatsioonidest üle Eesti. Teemapäeval tutvustame huvilistele ka tugikodu ruume ning jagame infomaterjali projekti „Raske- ja sügava puudega lastele lapsehoiuteenuse käivitamine Puuetega Laste Tugikodus Päikesekiir Jõhvis“ kohta.

ESTA teemapäev

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Sunbeam is a sponsor of the Estonian Association of Social Work’s seminar “How to support parents of disabled children.”

This seminar will meet in the Sunbeam main hall on December 7. Participants include representatives from various Estonian government social offices and charitable organizations. The seminar will cover themes of domestic support, share information, discuss facilities for children with severe and profound disabilities, and share Sunbeam’s program of child care services.

Misjon Europa!

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28. juunil olid Päikesekiire uksed avatud külalistele Norra heategevuslikust organisatsioonist

Misjon Europa. Tutvustasime külalistele tugikodu tulevikuplaane, näitasime valmimisjärgus ruume.  Eestisse oli sel korral sõitnud pea 40 inimest. Misjon Europa toetab annetuste ja humanitaarabiga erinevaid sotsiaalasutusi üle Euroopa.

Päikesekiire tulevastele lastele kingiti imearmsad käsitsi valmistatud karud ja puust mänguasjad (mille olid valmistanud eakad rehabilitstsioonikeskuses Norras), samuti tehti annetus remonditööde jätkamiseks.

Oleme kõigile väga tänulikud!

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On June 28th we opened our doors to guests from Norway, members of Mission Europa. We introduced our plans for the future and we showed the premises under construction. Their team of 40 people (!) had driven all the way from Norway. Mission Europa provides donations and humanitarian aid to various social institutions.

For the children we’ll have at Sunbeam, they gave gifts of lovely hand-made wooden toys and cloth teddy-bears (which are prepared by senior citizens in Norway), as well as a financial donation to continue the remodeling of the building.

We are all very grateful!

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28 июня в детский центр “Sunbeam” с благотворительным визитом прибыла делегация из “Misjon Europa” из Норвегии в составе 40 человек во главе с лидером Ole Bjorn Saltnes. Эта организация оказывает гуманитарную помощь многим социальным организациям Европы.

Гости ознакомились с ходом реконструкции здания и планами будущей работы центра. Они пожертвовали деньги на продолжение стройки и привезли детские игрушки, многие из которых с любовью сделаны руками пожилых людей. Мы очень благодарны нашим дорогим партнёрам за их заботу и любовь!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Праздник Открытых дверей/ Open House Report

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Праздник в ДЕТСКОМ ЦЕНТРЕ «PÄIKESEKIIR»

на улице Сомпа 5а, г.Йыхви.

(English version below)

Праздник Открытых дверей состоялся в Центре помощи детям с особыми нуждами в день защиты детей 1 июня 2012 г.

Предварительно были разосланы приглашения для гостей, зал украсили цветами и воздушными шарами. На стенах были развешены детские рисунки. Дети из детских садов Нарвы и Йыхви участвовали в акции «ДЕТИ – ДЕТЯМ», делали творческие работы для участия в беспроигрышной лотерее. Весь доход от проданных билетов предназначен на приобретение принадлежностей для детского творчества в центре.

Праздник открыл пастор Методистской церкви Артур Пылд. Он рассказал, как осуществляется совместный проект Методистской церкви и Местного Самоуправления волости Йыхви – создание центра, где дети с особыми потребностями будут получать помощь. Особая благодарность была выражена нашим спонсорам и партнерам – Mary Walsh, Janice Himmelsbach, Мichael Cantrell.

Более 60 человек собралось в праздничном зале Детского центра. Среди гостей -, представители власти волости и уезда, социальные работники самоуправлений Ида – Вирумаа а также все заинтересованные в открытии такого центра в городе Йыхви…

Гости получили большое удовольствие от концерта, они благодарили всех участников проекта, дарили подарки для будущих клиентов центра. Все присутствующие могли посмотреть какие строительные работы уже проведены, и что осталось сделать.

Завершилось мероприятие праздничным угощением.

Осталось очень приятное ощущение после праздника. Здесь встретились единомышленники, кому не безразлична судьба детей и их родителей, которым нелегко самим справляться со своими проблемами. И как хорошо, что есть люди, которые хотят быть рядом.

 

Celebration of the children’s center «PÄIKESEKIIR»

Sompa 5a, Jõhvi, Estonia

An Open House was held at the Center for Children with Special Needs on Children’s Day, June 1, 2012.

Invitations having been sent to the guests, the hall was decorated with flowers and balloons. On the walls were hung children’s drawings. Children from kindergartens in Narva and Jõhvi participated in the campaign “Children for children”; they created artwork for a raffle. All the revenue from ticket sales will be used to purchase supplies for children’s creativity at the center.

The festival was opened by the pastor of the Methodist Church, Artur Põld. He described the joint project of the Methodist Church and the Local Government of Jõhvi parish – to create a center where children with special needs will receive help. Special thanks were expressed to our sponsors and partners from the USA – Mary Walsh, Janice Himmelsbach, Michael Cantrell.

More than 60 people gathered in the banquet hall of Sunbeam. Among the guests were representatives of the parish and county government, local government social workers, people from all over the county, all interested in opening the center in Jõhvi.

Guests enjoyed the concert, thanks were given to all the participants of the project, gave gifts to the center of future customers. All participants could see what construction work is already done and what remains to be done. The afternoon closed with refreshments.

We were very encouraged by the the Open House. There met like-minded people who care about children and their parents (who themselves have difficulties coping with their problems), and several potential volunteers were in attendance.

You can see more pictures here.

 

Welcome to Our New Leaders

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The board of Sunbeam has recently hired the executive staff for the organization.

Liana Põld (below, front L) has accepted the position of Executive Director. In that role, she will oversee all the operations of the organization, including building management, international relations and programs. Sunbeam is now more than a center for children with disabilities; the building is a multi-function ministry center that encompasses a variety of activities.

Ursula Randlaine (front C) and Jelena Shevnina (front R) will be the program directors of the center for children with disabilities.

 

Andres Toome (back L), Artur Pold (back R) and Mike Cantrell (taking the picture) are Sunbeam board members. Here is an organizational chart to help clarify the structure (click to enlarge, or download a copy here):

Sunbeam Org Chart Sunbeam Welcome Our New Leaders

The work continues on the building. Right now, much work is being on the electrical, water and ventilation systems. We’ve installed new sewerage and water lines and upgraded the heating system. Continue reading Welcome to Our New Leaders →

The Beginning

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Over the past several months, I’ve often said that ‘I may have some good news about Estonia soon’. Well, today I have some good news about our work in Estonia.

For over a year now, Stoneworks has been partnering with several people in the US and Estonia to help establish a day center for children with disabilities. There are over 100 children with disabilities in that area and they have no access to services; they are at home, quite isolated from the world. They need help, and we are called to help them.

An American donor is giving a significant amount to help start the program, and in the process we’ve opened an Estonian charity named Päikesekiiir (Sunbeam) to run the program. But we didn’t have a building. Until yesterday.

The city of Jõhvi has given us use of a great building in the city center. And here it is:

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We have it for 30 years at no cost! We have the keys and will start renovation soon.The building is in better shape than it may appear. It has a new roof and new high efficiency windows, it has a new security system and recently had firewalls and fire doors installed.

Pastor Artur Põld, architect Andres Toome and myself are the founding board members of the Estonian charity Sunbeam. Stoneworks represents the US side of the project, and also involved are Finns, Swedes, Norwegians, Germans and Brits.

Sunbeam The BeginningIn addition to housing the center for children with disabilities, the building is large enough to house many more activities. It has a great assembly hall, conference rooms, we’ll build housing for mission teams, and host other events there. It’s in a great location, in the middle of town.

Currently a youth center and kindergarten use a few of the rooms. They will pay rent to help offset operating expenses. There is much more room for expansion. And there is a smaller building on the lot that we hope to turn into a wood-working shop.

entrance Sunbeam The BeginningThere is much to be done to prepare the building for the ministry. Though some parts of the building are in good shape, we need to renovate several rooms, build two wheelchair accessible bathrooms, reconfigure and rebuild the entrance (ramps, roof, doors) and offices, upgrade the heating system, renovate the kitchen, build a fence, and much more. Here are the initial designs for the first floor, where Sunbeam will be housed.

So, now that we have the building, much more is needed: mission teams to do construction, funds for equipment and operations, people to help train volunteers, and on and on.

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We hope to open Sunbeam on June 1 — International Childrens’ Day.The next four months will be quite full and quite fun! And I’ll be posting more news as we move along.

You can read more and see more pictures and videos here.

Donations to support the center can be made here.

Soli Deo Gloria — To God alone be the glory. He has put this in our hearts, and He is bringing all the resources needed to help these children. We thank Him for guiding us.