2019/10/11-13 3 Event Weekend

For most people in this world, a 3-day weekend means getting away for travel or some other kind of relaxation.

A 3-day weekend for TNKR means three events in three days!

* Small Group Discussion with a tour group visiting from the USA (October 11)
* Street Festival (October 11-12)
* Korea TESOL's 27th International Conference October 12-13, which raised about 700,000 won for TNKR!

Preparation: TNKR co-founder Eunkoo Lee and staffers Youngjoo Yoo, Young-A Kwon and Suji Kim got everything prepared.
On-location: Volunteers Sarah Swanner, Mia, Prachi, Clara Park, Alex Kim joined Youngjoo, Eunkoo and Yuna to engage in outreach.

STREET FESTIVAL

TNKR presentation at Korea TESOL

Korea TESOL had a special "KOTESOL GIVES BACK!" panel discussion. TNKR and KUMFA were the organizations invited to participate.

KUMFA started off by talking about the struggles of unwed mothers in South Korea. After that, I briefly introduced TNKR, TNKR Ambassador Yuna Jung then entertained the audience with an uplifting speech, then TNKR co-founder Eunkoo Lee wrapped things up.

It was great introducing TNKR to the audience, several attendees later visited our booth to donate.

TNKR booth at Korea TESOL

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There are many great ideas in this world. Many of them don't get done, however, because there is not a person to make them happen, to keep pushing, to overcome questions and possible objections and doubts. An idea may seem to "speak for itself," but ideas don't get implemented on their own.

The man to make KOTESOL Gives Back! possible was Luis Roberto Caballero Orozco! It was his energy and drive that made it happen. He stopped by today to get feedback. It usually doesn't take much to get me complaining, but he had to pushing me to get me to give constructive feedback.

Additionally, posted this morning at the Korea Times, part 3 of the series asking NK refugees about taking photos: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2019/10/728_276638.html

Wayne Finley writes in the Korea Times.

The International Conference was not just about speeches. There were other events, too, such as KOTESOL Gives Back, a resoundingly successful fundraiser for Teach North Korean Refugees (TNKR) and Korea Unwed Mothers' Families Association (KUMFA), which raised a whopping 1.3 million Korean won.

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2019/10/162_277267.html

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