khunsanuk Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 Hi, My wife got a call from one of the teachers from the school in her 'village'. He mentioned this Mother's Day (12th August) there is a fundraiser for a new library at the school and of course he was asking if we could help In this case I do not mind so much as I know this guy and I know he really tries his best with the little funds he has available. So, I guess I'll be chipping in a 1,000 Baht or so. Now, my wife knows about this website and that there are lots of people reading, so he had the brilliant idea of me putting up a post asking if anybody wants to help out I'll be at Gulliver's this Friday and if you would like to help out any cash I receive then I can take with me on Saturday morning. You can also use the Donate link, and if you do please PT me that this is for the school and not a normal donation for the board. Sanuk! PS Any books in Thai would be great as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 Hi KS. I think education is so important for kids and I fully support your efforts. However I would like to point out that I think this is a dangerous precedent you are entering here. Many of us on the board support causes. I sponsor an orphan school in Mae Sot for IDP's from Burma. Having said that I am not sure whether using the board is appropriate to raise funds even though it's a worthy cause. Would I be out of line to make a similar post next time I head up to the border? I am open to other's thoughts here but just feel this needs to be said. I would personally like to see this become a regular part of this board but I think it needs to be thought through a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted August 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 Hi, To be honest, if it wasn't for my wife asking, I would not have posted this as I feel a bit uncomfortable about this ('asking for money'). Not really certain what you mean with setting a dangerous precedent, btw. And no, I have no problem with other people posting similar requests. I do think though (and this is gonna sound a bit odd, but I hope you guys know what I mean) that response will depend a lot on how well-known the person making the request is. I'd be happy to talk about doing something a bit more 'professional' (seperate forum/webpage, setup a bankaccount and have several people decide where the money goes?). BTW, this is the same school that we donate a second-hand PC to with the proceeds / donations from the AGM party. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 Hi, Not really certain what you mean with setting a dangerous precedent, btw. And no, I have no problem with other people posting similar requests. Sanuk! You pretty well just answered that yourself. I would be happy to get involved to help set something up for ongoing project. I have this idea to open a food cart for the underpriveleged kids somewhere one day. When I'm in Mae Sot I usually play pied piper to all these kids. I find a food cart and pay for a bowl of noodles for the next few days for each of them. That's what gave me the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 KS - your board you can ask what you like, though I see Bust's point, owners perogative, I'll drop over some baht on Friday, happy to help education, no Thai books though DOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Nice idea ..im in.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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