# Warm Heart Foundation & Rotary Fiscal Sponsorship · มูลนิธิวอร์มฮาร์ท และโรตารีสากลเชียงใหม่

Warm Heart Worldwide operates as a grassroots community development organization in Phrao District, Chiang Mai Province, Northern Thailand, and provides US 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsorship for Chiang Mai International Rotary Club (CMIRC).

URL: https://motdang.net/sites/warm-heart-rotary/
Thai: https://motdang.net/sites/warm-heart-rotary/th/

## Three Pillars of Partnership

### 1. US 501(c)(3) Fiscal Sponsorship for Rotary CMIRC
American donors wishing to support Chiang Mai International Rotary Club programs (including CWSDPP child survival swim lessons, school nutrition, and mountain clinics) receive direct US income tax deduction through Warm Heart Worldwide Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 26-2059241). Contributions marked for CMIRC pass through directly to club projects in Northern Thailand.

### 2. Hand-Woven Vegetable-Dyed Shawls and Textiles
Evelind Schecter founded the Warm Heart Women's Microenterprise project to provide sustainable income for elderly, disabled, and ethnic minority women in Phrao who cannot perform heavy field labor.
- Materials: Pure mulberry silk, hand-spun organic cotton, and supple rayon.
- Dyes: 100% natural vegetable and mineral dyes sourced locally in Phrao:
  - Lac (ครั่ง) for deep crimson and rose pinks
  - Indigo (คราม) for rich sky and midnight blues
  - Marigold blossoms (ดาวเรือง) and turmeric (ขมิ้น) for warm golds
  - Onion skins and mango leaves for earth yellows and greens
  - Ebony fruit (มะเกลือ) and teak leaves for greys, bronzes, and blacks
- Available backstock: Handwoven shawls, scarves, wraps, and decorative table runners ready for purchase or international dispatch. Every sale directly finances women artisans and school fees for children at the Warm Heart Children's Home.

### 3. Open Biochar Smoke Reduction and Soil Regeneration
Dr. D. Michael Shafer developed the Warm Heart Biochar Program to halt seasonal agricultural burning—the principal cause of Northern Thailand's hazardous seasonal PM2.5 smoke crisis.
- Technology: Open-source, low-cost flame-cap kilns (trough kilns, cone kilns, and barrel retort kilns) assembled from recycled oil drums and sheet metal. Equipment costs under $50 USD to fabricate.
- Mechanism: Pyrolysis converts agricultural crop residue (corn cobs, corn stalks, rice husks, coffee pruning wood) into stable carbon biochar at temperatures above 500°C without producing smoke.
- Climate and Agricultural Impact:
  - Halts black carbon and particulate emission at the field boundary.
  - Sequesters carbon permanently into the soil for hundreds of years.
  - Improves water retention in sandy northern soils by up to 30%.
  - Lowers chemical fertilizer costs by preserving microbial biodiversity.
- Open Trainings: Warm Heart conducts free open trainings for farmers, cooperatives, NGOs, and government agencies, adapting kiln designs to local crops and topography worldwide.

### 4. Warm Heart Children's Home
Home to over 40 children from remote mountain hill-tribe communities (Akha, Lahu, Karen, Hmong) who reside in Phrao to attend accredited primary and secondary schools.

## Donation and Purchase Details

1. US Tax-Deductible Gifts (501(c)(3)):
   - Entity: Warm Heart Worldwide Inc.
   - EIN: 26-2059241
   - Online: https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/
   - Memo: Specify "Rotary CMIRC" or "CWSDPP" or "Biochar Initiative"
2. Shawl and Textile Inquiries:
   - Available via Warm Heart Phrao office or direct order dispatch.

## Key Vocabulary

- มูลนิธิวอร์มฮาร์ท (munnithi warm heart): Warm Heart Foundation
- ไบโอชาร์ (biochar): biochar / agricultural charcoal soil amendment
- เตาไร้ควัน (tao rai khwan): smokeless flame-cap kiln
- สีย้อมธรรมชาติ (si yom thammachat): natural vegetable dye
- ผ้าพันคอทอมือ (pha phan kho tho mue): hand-woven shawl / scarf
- สโมสรโรตารีสากลเชียงใหม่ (samoson rotari sakon chiang mai): Chiang Mai International Rotary Club
- การลดหย่อนภาษี (kan lot yon phasi): tax deduction

## Citations and Sources

- Warm Heart Worldwide annual impact reports and financial disclosures.
- Warm Heart Biochar social enterprise documentation and open-source kiln plans.
- CMIRC project partnership agreements and fiscal sponsorship protocol.
- United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 501(c)(3) determination letter for Warm Heart Worldwide Inc.