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UPCOMING EVENT
Thai Culture and
Food Festival- Sunday April 3 2005
The Australia Thailand Association
Vic is holding a "getting to know you" dinner March 2005
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Thai Tsunami Disaster - Dec
2004 |
Thai Community
fund raising efforts in
Victoria - "Rebuilding
Paradise"
In
response to the tsunami disaster that struck Thailand and so many
other countries on 26th December 2004, The Royal Thai Consulate
-General in Melbourne in conjunction with the combined
Thai community of Victoria has established the
Thai Disaster Fund, Victoria Inc to coordinate fund
raising efforts in Victoria. The Fund has been
incorporated with the Consumer Affairs, Victoria (registration number A0046752C) and
has also been registered as a
fundraising organisation.
The fund is
a not for profit fund with all proceeds to be channelled
to the Thai Red Cross for specifically nominated disaster reconstruction and relief
projects in Thailand focussed at relieving
individuals rather than businesses.
Funds will be tax deductible receipted by the Australian
Red Cross who will pass all proceeds onto the Thai Red
Cross.
To read more
about the background to this fund and its purpose read the
letter from Dr Simon Wallace, Honorary Consul General for
Thailand - click here to
read
To make a
donation or for banking details of the
fund please contact one of the people listed below:
- Dr. Simon Wallace
(Honorary Consul General for Thailand) at the Royal
Thai Consulate General Melbourne on (03) 9533-9100
- Antony Wallace
0411 115 595 Email:
antony_w@tpg.com.au
- Khun Tan
(President - Thai Restaurants Association) on 0418 398
276
- Khun Pornthep
(President - Thai Association of Victoria) on 0400 883 338 Email:
thaivictoria@hotmail.com
- Robert Taylor
(President - Australia Thailand Association and the
Australia Thailand Business Council) on 0407 335 861 Email:
rtaylor@austhaiconnections.com
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In addition to numerous donations by individuals and
businesses there have been a number of specific
events including a fund raising evening by local Thai
restaurants on Sunday January 9th which
donated up to 50% of their takings that night and Revolver night club held a Thai
Tsunami Benefit concert on January 10th with all proceeds
going to the Thai Disaster Fund Victoria Inc.
More
activities are planned over the months ahead as
reconstruction is a long term proposition. The Thai
Culture and Food Festival 2005 will play its part in
raising funds for this Fund.
A fundraising
concert was held on Monday February 7th 2005
featuring popular Thai singers and film stars.
Collection boxes
have been made available at many Thai restaurants and at
the Consulate offices.
Reach out to Thailand "Op Shop"
If you would like to donate clothing, electrical items,
toys or other household goods ( in good condition only
please) an "Op Shop" has been established
to Reach out to Thailand, manned by volunteers to accept
your donations and turn them into cash - all proceeds
going into the Fund.
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Reach out to
Thailand “Op Shop”
243 Victoria Street, Abbotsford
Contact Khun Pam on 0402 696 244 for
donations/drop offs
All proceeds go to
the Thai Disaster Fund, Victoria Inc
Clothing, household goods, electrical
items, toys and more
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For more details on
the fund and fund raising activities see the
poster . You can also visit
www.thaivic.com
As of March 18th
2005 over $147,000 has been collected from fund raising
activities.
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List of donors:
The Thai Disaster Fund, Victoria wishes to
acknowledge with gratitude the donors who have contributed
to date towards this relief fund. Donors are listed in the attached
List of Donors. |
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