One of more than two hundred people now living at the Father Ray Foundation,
and more are expected.
Derek Franklin
The flooding in Bangkok and surrounding areas may no
longer be headline news on the international news channels, but as the
waters continue to rise so does the number of people forced to evacuate
their homes.
Pattaya has been first choice of relocation for many
victims of the floods and hotels were seeing room occupancy that is usually
seen only in the height of the peak season.
However, there are many who cannot afford hotels, who
have no relatives to offer them shelter and who are living with a disability
and need full time care.
The martial artists give a
great show of skill and artistry.
There are more than two hundred underprivileged children
and people with disabilities, accompanied by their families, who are now
living at the Father Ray Foundation.
At the Vocational School for People with Disabilities
half the classrooms have been turned into dormitories, leaving the school
short of space when the students arrived back for the beginning of the new
school term.
Her home may be flooded, but
she still knows how to have a good time.
On the advice of City Hall, local businesses recently got
together to show the flood victims that they are not forgotten. Pattaya
Cookery School, Katesiri Beauty School and the Sai Sam Massage School joined
many other local companies to provide free haircuts, massages, tae-kwondo
exhibition, food, drink and an afternoon of entertainment.
The number of people leaving Bangkok is expected to keep
rising as the water continues to travel south, and the Father Ray Foundation
will continue to stand by its mission to ‘never turn a needy child away’.
During the SOS Rice Appeal 2011, which takes place from
November the 18th to December 5th, you can help the Father Ray Foundation
feed the children, students with disabilities and flood victims by buying
and donating a bag of rice at all major supermarkets in Pattaya.
The lovely ladies from the
Pattaya Cookery School make sure no one goes hungry.
Workers form Sai Sam Massage
School make sure everyone is calm and relaxed.
