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Children's shoes for Thailand

The tsunami disaster in South-East Asia touched everyone in some way and has led to a massive outpouring of aid for the devastated people of the region. An email reached me today from a reader of this Diary who wanted to locate an orphanage in Thailand as she had two cartons of children’s shoes from Clarks that she wanted to give to children in need in the area. As an ex-school teacher she also had time available, if anyone needed help.

I have replied to her privately, because at the moment I am unable to offer the “comments” facility on My Diary because of problems with spam, and this woman had found me through our general feedback section on the website.

I have given her the contact details for Bangkok Mothers and Babies International (BAMBI), a group for expatriate women with young families from all countries. This group has been meeting and supporting each other in Thailand for almost 25 years, providing not only assistance to each other, but support for several local charities, including schools. I know they have been actively involved in providing tsunami relief in the south of Thailand as well.

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Posted by andrea at May 12, 2005 10:20 AM