Saturday, September 10, 2022

AUCTION PREVIEW

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About the Event. Seven years ago, Gordon Elliott returned from a trip to Northern Cambodia and teamed up with his friend Philip Mactaggart to help a few, less-fortunate rural communities gain access to a full education. With the help of the Tomato War and the community of Millbrook, we’ve accomplished that and much more. The generosity of the Millbrook community has enabled over 350 rural students to enter a full 12-year education program through our four schools. With the recent completion of our new boarding school campus in Siem Reap, even more of our students now have access to a higher education and a pathway to a better life.

Our Goal. Last year we achieved our goal of raising the necessary funds to complete the last phase of construction at our Siem Reap Campus providing housing for 100 students, thanks to the generosity of all who attended and donated to Tomato War Millbrook. This year our goal is to establish a college tuition and vocational fund for our first high school graduating class and the hundreds of future graduates currently under our care. In addition, Millbrook Early Childhood Education Center (MECEC) Scholarship Fund will once again be a beneficiary of our event this year as well. MECEC was founded to provide local families access to a high-quality preschool program regardless of means. This outstanding preschool is committed to helping children develop a love of learning and team working skills which will serve them well for years to come.

100% of proceeds raised from ticket sales and our live auction will be donated to our beneficiaries as event costs are entirely paid for by the host.

​Good people, great fun, and a worthy cause – that’s what the Millbrook Tomato War is all about. 

Now let’s throw some tomatoes!

BUY TICKETS OR MAKE A DONATION

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​See what your support has accomplished over the past 5 years! Watch our new videos below:

TOMATO WAR COMMITTEE
​John & Karen Klopp
Parker Gentry
Alex & Patricia Farman-Farmaian
Tom & Deban Flexner
Greg & Perrin Martin
Eric Roberts & Robbieanne Mackin
Olivia Fussell & Francis Finlay
Max & Victoria Goodwin 
Gordon Elliott & Claire Handleman 
Hugo Cassirer & Sarah Buttrick 
Ray Mikulich & Karen Karlsrud 
George & Joyce Mykoniatis
Fernanda Kellogg & Kirk Henckels
John & Lizzie Robertshaw
Allyson Hamedi 
Heather Masciotti​
Anne & Andrew Garcia
​Pamela Taylor & Eames Yates

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Kulen Outreach is a US-registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization providing quality education to children from the rural Phnom Kulen region of Siem Reap, Cambodia. 
​Our Federal ID# is 47-5075001.

TOMATO WAR 2022 GOAL:

College and Careers for our first graduating class

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Now that our Siem Reap Campus has been completed, our goal this year is to raise funds for college tuition and housing for our first five graduates, and the hundreds of future graduates waiting in the wings!

​Meet our graduates below.

SAMEIT
Major: Pharmacist
Angkor University of Siem Reap
​(4 years)

PHET
Major: Chef
Ecole d'Hetellerie et de Tourisme Paul Dubrule
​(1 year)

MEAS
Major: Chef
Ecole d'Hetellerie et de Tourisme Paul Dubrule
​(1 year)

KI
Major: Pastry Chef
Ecole d'Hetellerie et de Tourisme Paul Dubrule
​(2 years)

SOKHANN
Major: English Teaching Methodology
Pannasastra University of Cambodia (4 years)

COMPLETED!
​Our Siem Reap Campus

Millbrook Early Childhood Education Center

​Millbrook Early Childhood Education Center (MECEC) has been providing Millbrook and the surrounding communities with full day preschool programs since 2008. MECEC's mission is built on the understanding that early childhood education is the foundation for all the learning years to come. Our students are engaged learners who discover the joy of learning, as we foreground the primacy of play and hands-on learning. Children master school readiness skills which will prepare them for years to come. These social and emotional skills are instrumental to a person's ability to be successful later in life.

MECEC is a non profit preschool that offers an exemplary preschool education to children of all economic backgrounds, in Millbrook and the surrounding communities. Founded in 2008, MECEC received early funding support from Astor and Head Start. From 2011 to the present, we have continued to seek the necessary funds to support our operations and provide full and partial scholarships to all families in need, through fundraising events in our community, annual outreach to individuals, and work with regional foundations.

Our school directly strengthens the vitality of our small towns. It supports our current young families while also welcoming new families, who together will enrich our diverse community and support our local economy. MECEC's community is purposefully composed of diverse populations, as we are dedicated to expanding exposure and access to the best early childhood education to families in our community and to ensuring affordability to all.