Build a house for Lung Dam and five kids

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Bangkok

5,000 THB / 180,000 THB

Raised by 1 person in 700 days

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Created on May 30 2022

By Dinner From The Sky

Charity information

Bangkok Community Help Foundation

Bangkok Community Help is a community initiative founded by Greg Lange (Owner of Sunrise Tacos & Margarita Storm) and Friso Poldervaart (Serial Entrepreneur and owner of Dinner in the Sky Thailand) during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic that struck at the start of 2020. They were approached by a few members of the Klong Toei community asking to use the kitchen of his restaurant to prepare hot meals for the hunger-stricken people living in the slum areas. Both long time Thailand residents and Entrepreneurs soon got heavily involved in the Klong Toey Slum Communities. As they and their team started to visit the slums they became aware of many other issues that the community were facing which included dirty garbage sites infested by rats, dilapidated houses, lack of food, basic sanitation facilities among many others. The deeply committed volunteers began to work on various re-painting, cleaning, renovation, and construction projects for the betterment of the community. Upon seeing and getting inspired by this group’s work, many local and expat volunteers started to join hands with them and that’s when Bangkok Community Help was formed. In the beginning Greg, Friso and friends as well as business associates Johannes, Fern, Paul, Dwight, Friso, Fern, Cassie and Megan came together on Sunday afternoons to hand out hot meals to the people of the community. They would also give out packets of rice, tinned fish, and eggs to those of the community in extra need. As time went by word of their weekend activities spread and they began to collect toys, clothing and various household items given to them by the Bangkok Community to donate to those in need. As they went deeper into the communities it was quickly realized that donating food and items were not enough, and extra help was needed inside the community itself. A weekday team quickly formed consisting of William, Mathias, Kat and Karla and they began to turn a garbage collected area into a stunning green garden. Bangkok Community Help are always on the lookout for new volunteers to join them either on weekdays for painting and building destroyed homes or on Sundays to hand out hot food and donated items to the locals. If you are interested please get in touch!

www.bangkokcommunityhelp.com
Email : info@bangkokcommunityhelp.com ---- Phone : 66845397380

The Story

23 months ago

This is the story of Lung Dam - A hardworking man that after he got struck by a lung disease isn't able to provide for the five kids he is taking care of. Their house collapsed and forced them into a rental home, as building a new one is out of the question. Without any income, making ends meet is a very hard task. With support of relatives and the community, Lung Dam is able to give the kids some food and send them to free Government school.

You can help this family to a better and more stable life. Starting with a new home.

Consider making your donation.