Hospital demands proceeds from controversial charity Chon Buri marathon organizer

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Hospital demands proceeds from controversial charity Chon Buri marathon organizer

 

 

The controversial charity Chon Buri marathon run has been over with a sour note among many runners for almost a month. But its fallout still lingers on.

 

This time, it does not concern the shortage of bottled drinking water to the extent that many tired and thirsty runners had to drink water poured onto their palms from water jugs, but it concerns money that the event organizer has promised to raise for Burapha University Hospital in the eastern province.

 

Hospital director Dr Suriya Prongnamjai lodged a complaint with Chon Buri deputy governor Sattawat Anantakul, chairman of the committee to resolve conflicts over the marathon event, on Monday, accusing the organizer of not fulfilling its promise to donate the proceeds from the event to the hospital.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/hospital-demands-proceeds-from-controversial-charity-chon-buri-marathon-organizer/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-11-07

[champers]

Please don't say he's done a runner.

[colinneil]

Nothing unusual here, many times people organise events claiming to raise money for good causes, then pocket some or even all the money.

Then when pressured to hand over the money, they leg it.

Typical example monks raising money for helping the temple/ poor people, them keeping it themselves.

Edited November 6, 2018 by colinneil

[Jip99]

1 minute ago, colinneil said:

Nothing unusual here, many times people organise events claiming to raise money for good causes, then pocket some or even all the money.

Then when pressured to hand over the money, they leg it.

 

 

Sometimes it happens in Thailand as well.

[mok199]

22 minutes ago, champers said:

Please don't say he's done a runner.

''Bunner''

Edited November 6, 2018 by mok199

[mikebell]

The Tsunami 'charity' proved that Thais cannot be trusted to handle other people's money.  Look at the number of places where you have to buy a computerised card for your purchases.