
Jodie O Shea
Sole Family
Keep Bali Clean
Charity Partners
SoleFamily
Finns Bali is committed to ongoing support for the Yayasan SoleFamily Indonesia a non-profit Foundation primarily focusing their efforts on helping the disadvantaged in Bali.
SoleFamily merchandise is sold at Finns Beach Club shop, Splash shop located at Finns Recreation Club and at the Cubby House KIds Club. Donation boxes are to be found throughout the venues.
An annual Melbourne Cup event is held at Finns Venues, at which guest donations contribute toward the IDR 1,000,000,000 support (AUD 100,000) that Finns Bali gives to SoleFamily Indonesia and those the people in need.
Finns owner Mr. Subina and CEO Dewa Deny believe that becoming a major sponsor for sustainable funding to help the SoleFamily Foundation is absolutely what they really need to maintain and expand community programs.
SoleFamily’s founder Robert Epstone mentions that a major sponsorship such as provided by Finns Beach Club can make a massive difference by financing SoleFamily’s Outreach Program. Thanks to Finns annual, IDR 1 billion sponsorship SoleFamily can now seriously expand the reach of the Outreach Team. “Our dream is to have 8 teams on the road” says Robert, “each for a well-defined area of Bali. We are truly grateful for Finns generous corporate support because this partnership will make a profound impact and change so many lives.”
Robert Epstone – Founder of the SoleFamily Indonesia
WOW FINNS TEAM what an overwhelming SUCCESS. We are so happy, incredibly proud, humbled and honoured to have you and your amazing team at the club as such incredible sponsors of SoleFamily. I am totally in awe of you and your Team’s energy, efficiency and professionalism. In deepest gratitude and indeed without question we too look forward to our next fundraiser together.
Sarah Chapman – SoleFamily Indonesia
I have just woken to this email and am in tears …..thank you all so much for arranging such an amazing day and for your incredible support of SoleFamily. On a personal note , I am living a dream heading to the Outreach team as this is what I had wanted to do for many years ….thank you for supporting my dream and hope we continue to change many more lives for the better! I am happiest in the slums where kids come to me , tug on my hand or t-shirt for a hug or a plaster with a smiley face drawn on it. I walk around with kids holding my hand or tshirt, hoping nobody is sick but normally there is….people suffer in silence, hidden away and it is an honour that they trust enough now to tell us! So many tales, but an honour to be part of the team.
Sole Man Robert declared his intention to be barefoot until SOLEFAMILY had raised one million US Dollars. The reason for being barefoot is “to be in solidarity with those who don’t have a choice to wear or not wear shoes”.
Finns Community Manager and the staff also regularly assist SoleFamily during outreach days and other activities.
If you would like to help SoleFamily see www.solemen.org for more information.
Keep Bali Clean
On the afternoon of Sunday 9th April 2017 Finns Beach Club and local surf brand, LOKO sponsored the Inaugural Keep Bali Clean Surf Challenge. This was a free community event with only a donation of RP 50,000 per person being requested. The aim was to increase awareness of the Keep Bali Clean campaign to all Bali residents and raise funds to support their 2017 projects such as presentations to educate primary school students, anti-littering advertisements on local TV station DEWATA TV at 6pm daily plus two new advertisements which are in the coming. Further a subsidized rubbish collection is in the planning, as well as the placement of compost bins in Canggu area.
A ‘Keep Bali Clean’ – star system will be introduced for hotels within Bali. With this system the hotels can receive a number of stars as reward to their recycle efforts, and for the support they give to Keep Bali Clean.
Almost IDR 10,000.000 were raised from donations and the sale of Keep Bali Clean merchandise. Finns will continue to work to improve rubbish disposal in the Berawa and Canggu areas to preserve our beautiful island of Bali.
Finns Bali is proud to be the major sponsor of Keep Bali Clean Campaign. As one of many ways in which we do give support, we keep educating our staff on Clean & Green policies, by using for example alternative, oxo-biodegradable trash bags rather than plastic bags. Especially in the year 2017 we want to move ahead together and provoke substantial environmental changes, seeing the challenges Bali is facing through both major waste issues and the fast development of tourism.
The most important Keep Bali Clean projects for the current year involve presentations to educate primary school students, anti-littering advertisements on local TV station DEWATA TV at 6pm daily, plus two new advertisements which are in the coming. Furthermore a subsidized rubbish collection is in the planning, as well as the placement of compost bins in Canggu area.
Another channel of support are fundraisers, e.g. the ‘Keep Bali Clean and LOKO Surf Challenge’ on April 9th 2017, held at Berawa Beach and the ‘Canggu Classic Tennis Tournament’, in which the club has donated IDR 82,150,000 (USD 6,000) towards the airing of the Bali Go Green campaign. Additionally to that Finns is raising money for the cause by implementing donation boxes throughout the Beach Club area, and the collection of donations by staff members.
The sale of Keep Bali Clean merchandise has also recently been introduced to both shops, at Finns Beach Club and at Splash located at Finns Recreation Club. The purchase income goes directly towards the charity.
Also see www.keepbaliclean.com for more information.
Keep Bali Clean is our chosen Environmental foundation, Here 12 year old Oscar is presenting the campaign to over 200 students at (Sekolah Menengah Atas Taman) Denpasar.
Keep Bali clean is excited to announce we will be introducing a school curriculum , starting with schools in Denpasar. the program is aimed to educated students of the negative impact of littering . and offering alternative solutions for using plastic bags and bottles. We will also be working with the schools to directly reduce the amount of plastic use at the schools , in the canteen and out side bags brought into the schools. We will also be running student contests to make anti littering comercials and asking the students to make there own programs to reduce plastic use in the schools. To make this program more appealing to the participating schools , we need to reward the schools with greatly neeed educational equipment , such as computers and printers. If you would like to assist we are asking for donations, to help fund the equipment. donations can be left and FINNS REC of beach club in the donation boxes. the photo below is a reminder of what KBC is trying to tackle. Although the beaches are in better condition from April till October with the off shore winds. the plastic problem is still increasing with the popularity of packaged food and increased population of indonesian and the world in general.
With out tackling the issue of plastic rubbish , the world is going to see increased cases of sickness through burning plastics, and plastics n in our sea food chains.
Its not just an eye saw , its a health and economical problem.
With your kind donation we can have a full time curriculum on Rubbish and full time star education the kids for the future.
Show your support and purchase a Keep Bali Clean t-shirt. Available at both Finns Beach Club and Finns Recreation Club for Rp176.000 of which Rp150.000 goes directly to Keep Bali Clean to help them continue this amazing initiative.
All our vegetables are freshly delivered daily, and are 100% from local organic farms in Bedugul. Supporting local farmers, is something we want to do for our community.
In the spirit of supporting local farmers, we greatly support the community of Muntigunung by buying their products which is the main income in their community which are: the cashew nuts ( which we use in various dishes ), the Rosella (sweet dry Hibiscus flower which is used in the breakfast muesli).
BALI PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION
The Bali Pink Ribbon Foundation was founded in Bali in 2009. It is a Non Government Organization whose sole aim is to fight Breast Cancer in Bali by adopting promotional, preventative and support programs. They continue to work supporting women with breast cancer and for breast cancer awareness in Bali.
The annual fund-raising event, the Bali Pink Ribbon 5km Walk & Run were held on October 20, 2018 at ITDC Hotel Complex, Nusa Dua. 2018 marks the 10th Annual event thus the theme “A Decade of Educating Breast Cancer Awareness in Bali”
Funds raised during this years walk will be used to:
- Set up a Breast Cancer ‘Rumah Singgah’ in Denpasar area, for out of town patients to transit while waiting for treatment
- Purchase a second hand mini bus for transporting patients
- Help finance seminar and screening road shows in 2019
Finns Bali continues to support Bali Pink Ribbon with a particular focus in October, which is now known as Pink Ribbon month. In 2018 Finns will support as follows:
- Participate in the Bali Pink Ribbon 5km Walk & Run.
- Dedicate a “Pink” Body Pump class when participants are encouraged to wear pink and make a donation.
- Special “Pink” cocktail when all profits are donated.
- Special Spa Package when all profits are donated.
- Sell Bali Pink Ribbon merchandise at Finns Recreations Club, Splash Water Park, Body Temple Spa and Finns Beach Club.
Founded in 2013, Stella’s Child exists to support Indonesian youths from deeply disadvantaged backgrounds as they prepare to leave children’s homes and orphanages and enter the world of work. Equip these youths, aged 12-19, with the skills they need to succeed in life and break the cycle of poverty for themselves and their families.
Stella’s Child is an efficient and highly effective grassroots organization that equips these youths, aged 6-20, with the skills they need to succeed in life and break the cycle of poverty for themselves and their families.
Too many disadvantaged youths enter the Indonesian workforce underprepared and under-skilled. Through our business-minded approach to positive youth development, we help young people rediscover their dreams or create new ones, then work with them to develop the necessary experience to make them real.
Supporting Stella’s Child is an investment in the potential of the children we work with and in the future of Indonesia.
See www.stellaschild.org for more information.
In one of the most visited islands in the world facing serious environmental challenges, we believe a collective response is needed. The Punch celebrates the responsible efforts of the most relevant destinations and brands of Bali; a movement to raise global awareness about the extraordinary power of a responsible community.
Covering all tourism stakeholders – from hotels, restaurants, beach clubs to spas and stores, we recognize the efforts of responsible businesses and connect them with worldwide travellers.
Through our unique curation, interviews, impactful solutions and sustainability tools, The Punch goes behind the scenes to inspire and drive positive change on a local and global scale. We share stories of incredible businesses who have reach impressive goals. We identify best practices and provide both optimistic and tangible ideas to consider. We are on a mission to build a new kind of tourism and consumerism. One where responsibility, purpose, and creativity cannot be without another.
See www.thepunchcommunity.com for more information.
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Should you have questions regarding our community work, our charities and how you can get involved to help, or wish to join us for a beach cleanup, please contact our community management at arik@finnsbali.com
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