The Kiva-TLM Calendar
8 May 2009 at 01:10 kieranball 7 comments
On my previous blog post, 77 is never too old to start a business, Jan commented that she would like to see the result of our TLM Kiva T-shirt Bonanza which took place last week (she heard about it by following TLM on Twitter, to do the same go here).
Fortunately, this also gave me the perfect excuse to express my thanks to Jan and John for their unwavering support of Kiva and the Fellows programme. For those of you who don’t know of them, Jan and John are professional grandparents from Calgary, Alberta, in Canada. In between their time grandparenting, lending on Kiva, chatting on Kiva Friends.org and driving the school bus (John), they find time to read and comment on almost every blog written by the Kiva Fellows. Their comments are consistently supportive, positive, and uplifting, and I’m sure have provided much-welcomed comfort for many blogging Fellows.
Jan & John (photo from their Kiva lender page)
Thank you Jan and John! I know I’ve really appreciated your kind comments. This thanks is also directed at the many other regular readers and commenters, and Kiva Friends who keep the blog going. Unilove that means you! J&J, I hope you don’t mind me writing about you and posting your picture, Kiva have trained me so well I feel like I should be getting releases signed everywhere I go.
This is sadly my last day as a Kiva Fellow and my last day with TLM. They’ve just showered me with gifts and taken me out for a slap-up lunch. I’ve sold my helmet and various other bits and bobs I accumulated along the way. Everyone has been incredibly friendly and welcoming here, they really really have. Don’t forget to check out the new TLM website – their first proper one in 12 years of operation, I know it’s basic but it’s the first proper website I’ve made too! And watch out for more TLM loans and video journals coming soon, plus a very special video project which will hopefully be happening in June (unfortunately I won’t be here).
And without further ado, I present the TLM-Kiva Calendar… coming soon to a store near you… maybe
January: TLM actually stands for Tanned Lending Machines. (l-to-r: Lambert, Ellen, Ida, Lenny, Shanty, and Herto)
April: The look this spring - Ice white Kiva t-shirts with customized limited edition TLM decoration
June: The Kiva Team (left to right: Kieran, Vience, Shanty, and Roni)
November: We never turn our back on a client (except to show them our Kiva t-shirts)
Thanks to Darren at Kiva for providing the funds for t-shirts. They will be worn many times I promise (looking around the office as I write this I can see a few in full effect).
Entry filed under: All, Indonesia, KF6 (Kiva Fellows 6th Class), KF7 (Kiva Fellows 7th Class), Tanaoba Lais Manekat (TLM). Tags: jan & john kiva friends, kiva fellow kieran ball, kiva tlm calendar, microfinance indonesia, microfinance west timor, tlm west timor.
1. Sierra Visher | 8 May 2009 at 11:37
Keiran, great post! I also feel that way about Unilove, Eldorn and Jan and John. What a support.
You’ve really set the bar for all of us. Awesome work. I hope to catch up in person some day.
Cheers!
2. premal shah | 8 May 2009 at 08:20
Keiran – you will be missed. thank you for everything you’ve done as a Kiva Fellow – hope to see you again in person someday. – premal
3. Kerry | 8 May 2009 at 08:09
Keiran,
Thanks for publishing the photos of the t-shirts, they are great!!
And I also appreciate your tribute to my good friends Jan & John, they absolutely are an inspiration!
Thank you for all your hard work as a Kiva fellow,
-Kerry-
4. Jan & John | 8 May 2009 at 07:02
Kieran, you will be missed for sure. But we *know* your love and committment to your fellow man will not stop with your Kiva Fellowship. Be sure to stop in to KivaFriends to let us know what else we can do to help. We are free with our *moral support* – lol. And thanks for making John and I famous – we are the talk of the town, and we know how good that is for Kiva’s PR
jan
5. Sarah Forbes KF6/7/8 | 8 May 2009 at 05:18
Kieran I can’t believe that you are finished with your Fellowship! I guess I took it for granted too and just assumed that you would continue blogging here and being a Fellow to infinity. What a shame.
I have loved hearing about all of your experiences! Good luck with what you do next!
And such a nice shout out to Jan and John and Unilove (I’m so happy to know your name now Lisa). It’s true, they are awesome (like everyone who supports Kiva and comments on our blog posts) and I’m always happy to see their comments!
~sarah (kf at brac tanzania)
6. Unilove | 8 May 2009 at 02:35
Oh, and I forgot to mention: great website work. You are too modest…
7. Unilove | 8 May 2009 at 02:31
Ah, Kieran, looking back at all your posts and efforts to do good…guess what? You did good.. heck, you did great! How quickly and complacently I took for granted that we would always be reading your posts and views and learning from your experiences… keep Twittering and doing good.
And, thank you for the gift of your time, shared with the MFIs, KIVA, and us, the lenders…
Unilove aka Lisa