Wheelchair-bound man travels roads from Chiang Mai to Narathiwat raising funds for southern hospitals

By The Nation

 

 

A wheelchair user has embarked on a trip from Chiang Mai to Phitsanulok to raise funds for three hospitals in the southern border provinces.

 

Sathit Jantharangsi, 56, or Uncle Mee, reached Phitsanulok on Monday evening and was heading to Nakhon Sawan on Tuesday morning.

 

He left Chiang Mai rolling his wheelchair on February 16, passing through Lamphun, Lampang, Tak and Sukhothai.

 

He said he hoped to raise some Bt3 million to share among the Songkhla, Pattani and Narathiwat hospitals.

 

Sathit reached Sukhothai on Saturday and rolled his wheelchair to collect donations in the Old City Market before leaving on Sunday heading to Phitsanulok.

 

He rolled his wheelchair in the downtown of Phitsanulok on Tuesday morning to collect donations before heading to Nakhon Sawan.

 

 

Sathit said he wanted to do his wheelchair trip once a year to raise funds for charity, and to do good for His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

 

Last year, he travelled in his wheelchair from Hat Yai to Chiang Mai and raised Bt3.8 million for 48 Panyanukul schools for the disabled.

 

He said the hot weather caused him to travel just some 30 to 40 kilometres a day. He hopes to reach his destination at Narathiwat Hospital early May.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30364783

 

 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-02-26

Brave man, rolling on those roads is certainly a gambling with one's life.

Good luck Sathit you are a braver man than me, hope you have plenty of support, just be careful of all those crazy bar steward drivers.

Hope every things will be fine until one of these...kill him...

“transport van drivers petition against GPS speed detectors, for higher speed limit”.

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You go fella just be careful on the roads - I applaud you just a shame billions spent on worthless shit by the Junta when could be put to better use for the people 

Makes me wonder what happened to the money raised by the rock star runner.

2 hours ago, Oziex1 said:

Makes me wonder what happened to the money raised by the rock star runner.

Administration?

5 hours ago, phil2407 said:

You go fella just be careful on the roads - I applaud you just a shame billions spent on worthless shit by the Junta when could be put to better use for the people 

Indeed. Money better spent on wheelchair access on sidewalks, crosswalks, into buildings, accessable doorways and so on. The disabled access in this country is pathetic. Wheelchair bound people have to use the streets in Pattaya and Jomtien. What a wonderful image it presents to the world. As for the man in the article, high five and best wishes.

Edited February 26, 20197 yr by Benmart