Phuket nursery to hold Haiti fundraiser

An aerial view of the UN headquarters in Haiti shows the devastation caused by the earthquake, measuring 7 on the Richter scale, on January 12. UN Photo/Logan Abassi.

RAWAI, PHUKET: A local nursery is throwing open its doors to Phuket kids on Saturday afternoon to raise money for Haitian children suffering in the aftermath of the recent earthquake and aftershock.

From 2pm, ABC Nursery in Rawai will host an afternoon of fun for kids of all ages.

Activities at event, which ABC is dubbing ‘Kids Love Kids’, will include lots of water fun, arts and crafts, face painting, a raffle and a cake sale.

Children will also get access to the nursery’s play areas, which feature jungle gyms, sandboxes, swings and playhouses.

Entry donations to the event will be 250 baht per child.

All proceeds will be sent to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which will use the money to help children in Haiti get access to clean water, shelter and medical care.

Haiti is one of the world’s poorest countries, with more than half of its 9.6 million inhabitants under 21 years of age.

ABC is also inviting parents to bake cakes for the cake sale. Prizes are also being sought from local businesses for the raffle.

For more information contact Lesley (Tel: 089-9711813).

For directions, view a map by clicking here.

-- Phuket Gazette 2010-01-25

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Good on 'em for being proactive, meanwhile...

"The plan to dispatch rice to needy Haitians came after criticisms that the Thai government's earlier decision to donate US$20,000 to Haiti was too little, but Mr. Thepthai explained that the donation of US$20,000 in relief aid was only initial assistance."

(Source – Royal Thai Embassy 19/01/2010)

Really? A whole $20k?...mmm...Not too surprising as Cambodia had offered more only a few days earlier...

"Cambodia donates $50,000 for quake-stricken Haiti"

(Source – Chinaview 16/01/2010)

Er, hang on Guv, isn't Thaksin 'resting up' over in Cambodia?...mmm...

ABC Nursery raised 68,000 Baht and added an additional 5,000 baht themselves. So all in all besides a nice day also a worthwhile day.