Fabulous 103fm Food funding for the poor in Pattaya Thailand
Fundraising campaign by
Thomas Robson
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฿937,056raised of ฿1,500,000.00 goal
No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities
Campaign Story
THE BEGGING LETTER
We are sharing this with all our friends and hope that you will be kind enough to share it too
We are Pattaya's English Language Radio station and have raised hundreds of thousands of baht for children's charities in the past, in a very carefully transparent manner
Our Region of Thailand is one of the hardest hit by unemployment due to Covid 19. We are primarily a tourist and production region. all of the tourist business is closed and much of production is closed too.
As we are lucky to have listeners and viewers globally and within Thailand, many have asked how they can donate to our food collection for those affected by closures due to Covid 19 ..by way of money, which we then spend to buy food.
QUEUES FOR FREE FOOD began slowly weeks ago, as no one thought it would last. today queues can easily be hundreds deep, and there are queues all around the city.
Some might say that those in long lines of people might not need the food, but no one in their right mind would stand for hours in burning heat if they didnt have to. Most were paid either daily or weekly and earned a very minimum wage, and they come from all walks of life, from shop workers, to motorbike taxis, factory line workers to salon workers, the list is endless.
With now queues everywhere of hundreds of people in genuine need, we know that we cant solve the problem, but together we can become a small part of the solution
The Fab 103fm Team, in Pattaya, and others who help, will buy and pack the food, and give it out. Donations of food from local listeners have been amazing so far,
BUT THE NEED WILL CONTINUE FOR A LONG TIME
We support others who are giving away food by giving them supplies. EVERY DAY we have kind hearted people calling and coming to collect so that they can continue THEIR GOOD WORK. we have a store facility and have stocks of Rice and Water, with plans to add other staples soon. ALL ARE GIVEN AWAY to those cooking or supplying groceries, and all we ask is a photo and a to see their licence, which is easy to get and issued to allow crowd control
AND its essential to us to be totally transparent to all. Its only right that we show funds coming in, and then where they go.
So PLEASE, small or large amounts are welcome. and it means that YOU can see what comes in, you can see YOUR donation listed.. and WE can show where it goes.
We support others who are giving away food by giving them supplies. EVERY DAY we have kind hearted people calling and coming to collect so that they can continue THEIR GOOD WORK. we have a store facility and have stocks of Rice and Water, with plans to add other staples soon. ALL ARE GIVEN AWAY to those cooking or supplying groceries, and all we ask is a photo and a to see their licence, which is easy to get and issued to allow crowd control
So how about it? maybe you have never used a donation page before, I certainly haven't, but its very easy, takes a few minutes and I promise you ALL of the funds we receive will be spent, quickly for those in need.
And I personally accept full responsibility for the fund management, which is why I post under my real name, not that that I use on air
In good Faith
From all of the Fab Team
and me, Tommy Dee
(Thomas Robson.. operator Fabulous 103fm and Fabulous TV Pattaya)
Fundraising Team
- Thomas Robson
- Organiser
- Megan Speakman
- social media Mgr
Donors
- Sean Roche
- Donated on Aug 06, 2020
Wishing you all the best, and I hope tourists will be back in Pattaya very soon. It must be tough after struggling for all this time.
- Ronald Marshall
- Donated on Aug 06, 2020
1.7 Mil;lion and still going
Update posted by Thomas Robson at 11:31 pmand a huge thanks to those who donated here, and offline too. combined you have kept our stores full and foodlines throughout the city fed.as the need continues, so we are still collecting funds ( PLEASE) and will share those with those we know who have been giving out food
1.7 MILLION BAHT RAISED AND SPENT
Update posted by Thomas Robson at 03:28 amand a huge thanks to those who donated here, and offline too. combined you have kept our stores full and foodlines throughout the city fed.as the need continues, so we are still collecting funds ( PLEASE) and will share those with those we know who have been giving out food
over 1.7 million donated
Update posted by Thomas Robson at 03:25 amand a huge thanks to those who donated here, and offline too. combined you have kept our stores full and foodlines throughout the city fed.as the need continues, so we are still collecting funds ( PLEASE) and will share those with those we know who have been giving out food
Spend Spend Spend
Update posted by Thomas Robson at 09:01 pmWith over 650,000 already raised thanks to YOU, over the past month... thats allowed us to spend over 600,00 baht (20,000 dollars, 15,000 pounds) on provisions. Today our store rooms ( provided free) are full, but by Friday lunchtime we will be disappointed if they are not empty as more. . . . .
And so it began
Update posted by Thomas Robson at 09:24 amToday we worked with the team at the Loft to pack grocery bags for families here. 400 will be given away tomorrow, All from donations kindly sent or dropped off. This is just the start, as the need is huge here. Thank you
Donors & Comments
- Anonymous
- Donated on Aug 07, 2020
still want to help
- Sean Roche
- Donated on Aug 06, 2020
Wishing you all the best, and I hope tourists will be back in Pattaya very soon. It must be tough after struggling for all this time.
- Ronald Marshall
- Donated on Aug 06, 2020
- Adam Fry
- Donated on Aug 06, 2020
Thinking of you
- Bent Kristensen
- Donated on Jul 18, 2020
- Stuart Spencer
- Donated on Jul 10, 2020
Keep up the good work guys, you are doing great work with no recognition or thanks
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jul 08, 2020
- Bill Collis
- Donated on Jul 06, 2020
Well done 103FM!
- LARRY THWAITES
- Donated on Jun 30, 2020
REALLY FEELING FOR ALL IN THAILAND DURING THIS UNCERTAIN TIMES .....BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY / WONDERFUL PEOPLE ............PLEASE KEEP UP YOUR GREAT WORK .... CHEERS FOLKS
- Alan Wand
- Donated on Jun 26, 2020
still want to help