19 May 2018 KANCHANABURI PROVINCE, Thailand The Thai Elephant (Chang in Thai) is the National Animal of Thailand. For centuries, the elephant has been a sacred and iconic presence in Thai culture. As much as elephants are an important part of Thai culture, sometimes they fall on hard times and when they do, they

24 March 2018 NAKHONPATHOM PROVINCE, Thailand Ban Ko Wang School is a small school with a total of 32 students, (10 kindergarten students and 22 elementary students). Due to budgetary shortages, Ban Ko Wang School has only one teacher, and without the necessary resources to hire more teachers the students are severely disadvantaged. Furthermore,

27 January 2018 BANGKOK, Thailand The New Year is upon us, and with the new year, the Give It 2 Get It program (G2G) is back for another season of community oriented and environmentally conscious events. The first event of 2018 (G2G #14) took place on Saturday, January 27 when Yannix went to the

7 October 2017 HUA HIN BEACH, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand Yannix volunteers, largely comprised of programmers from both the Software Process Development Team (SPD) and the Research Oriented Development Team (ROD), visited Hua Hin Beach for the final Give It 2 Get It event of 2017. The Yannix Team traveled to Hua Hin

23 September 2017 PATTAYA CITY, Chon Buri, Thailand Yannix Volunteers visited the Child Protection and Development Center (CPDC) in Pattaya where they were hosted by Miss Saichon Khumejing, CPDC’s Deputy Director. Yannix donated stationery and consumer goods and the Yannix volunteers organized a charity lunch for the “street” children. There is an increasing number

26 August 2017 SAMUT PRAKAN, Thailand When the 30+ members of the Yannix Team arrived at Pa Kate Dog House, Baan Pa Kate was eagerly waiting to welcome them. This was a very big deal for her and the dogs because it was the first time that the dog house had ever had such

16 July 2017 YANNIX, Bangkok, Thailand Yannix staff participated in the creation of sandalwood flowers for the Royal Cremation of His Majesty, the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The event took place at Yannix (Thailand). [The Royal Cremation of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej is scheduled for 25-29 October 2017. Thursday, 26 October, will be

17 June 2017 KAENGKRACHAN, Petchaburi, Thailand The Yannix Rotomation Team and Yannix staff volunteered their Saturday to help renovate the playground at the Baan Nong Hong School. This particular playground is used for Brain Based Learning (BBL) programs. BBL educators employ teaching methods and construct lesson plans based on the science of learning, often

21 May 2017 KANCHANABURI, Thailand Ms. Somlim Jampangon and Mr. Wasanchai Innak welcomed Yannix volunteers to the Khao Nampu Nature and Wildlife Education Center where the Yannix Team were instructed on how to create artificial salt licks to add more essential mineral supplementation in the area. The Yannix Team also learned a great deal

1 April 2017 BANGKOK, Thailand Once upon a time, the mangroves along the canal at Khlong Khon covered a total area of more than 11,200 hectares, (43 and 1/4 square miles). However, due to a variety of issues that have adversely impacted the local ecosystem over the years, the mangrove coverage in the area