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April 2011 - Tery LaRose, Head of Baan Suksek, a project of Michael's House in rural Thailand, provides a wonderful account and pictures of their recent Elderly Outreach Project.  Below is Tery's e-mail message of April 10, 2011. 

"Just got back from upcountry last night and still a bit tired. I just downloaded all the pictures off of my camera and thought I'd share them with you. I captioned them for you so you'd know what I was showing (watch slideshow). 

Basically, we enlisted the help of the district government in Krasang to find us the most deserving recipients, some of whom we already knew and were helping. We came up with a list of 42 names, each of which received a fairly substantial bundle of goods including food, basics like sugar and salt, and a new pair of shoes, blanket, dishes and so on. The response was superb, with most of the recipients in shock that anyone would want to give them free things, especially from a foreign country. Several of the recipients had recently run out of food and the donations were a true lifeline. The government helpers went above and beyond the call of duty, sending two trucks and a dozen people to help carry the supplies to the recipients. My niece and nephew also volunteered as sign holders, and for seven year olds, did an extremely good job.

In related news, the reason why the government wanted to help is that they had heard we were doing good things, and have honored Baan Suksek with a community service award, to be presented at the next official provincial ceremony (usually every three months). The other thing they mentioned is that when it comes time to break ground on the actual home for the elderly that has always been our overall plan, that the government will likely donate the land for the project since we are now a registered charity group with the gov't with a track record of helping others. 

All the best and we really appreciate your help more than you know…"

Tery LaRose
Thailand.

» Learn more about this project, watch videos and see photos at the Baan Suksek website. 

» Donate to the Baan Suksek Project.

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