[TOEC] Fw: Tsunami in Thailand - appeal for help

[Lars Aronsson]

 Hej!
 Med anledning av den ofantligt svåra katastrofen i Asien finns ett stort
 behov av hjälp. Här i Sverige tar flera organisationer emot pengar för
 ändamålet. I Thailand har Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST) tagit
 initiativ till att ta emot penninggåvor som skall överlämnas till den
 Thailändska regeringen, se nedanstående mail från RAST genom HS0ZDX, Tony
 Waltham. I samråd med Svante, HS0ZDY/SM3DYU, erbjuder jag mig att samordna
 de bidrag som svenska radioamatörer önskar ge via RAST.

 Rent praktiskt innebär det att den som önskar kan skicka pengar till mig.
Det insamlade beloppet överförs sedan antingen direkt till Siam City Bank
 eller via ett bankkonto som Svante har här i Sverige varefter han betalar
ut
 motsvarande belopp i Thailand. Vilket alternativ det blir beror på hur
stort
 det insamlade beloppet blir. Genom att göra så här minimeras de
bankavgifter
 som annars gäller för varje transaktion, i syfte att så mycket som möjligt
 skall komma fram till mottagaren.

 Den som önskar lämna ett bidrag, vänligen kontakta mig per telefon för
 överenskommelse i varje enskilt fall. Jag nås på telefon 063-85009 eller
 063-16 53 36 (arbetet). När jag inte finns vid någon av dessa telefoner nås
 jag på 070-343 0627. Eventuella frågor är välkomna antingen på mail
 sm3cvm at ssa.se eller telefon. Naturligtvis kan den som så önskar själv sätta
 in pengar direkt till kontot på Siam City Bank, kontouppgifter finns i
 nedanstående mail från RAST.

 73, Lars
 SM3CVM



 ----- Original Message ----- 
 From: "Tony Waltham" <tonyw at inet.co.th>
 To: <dx at thai.com>
 Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 9:45 AM
 Subject: Tsunami in Thailand - appeal for help


  Dear member or friend of RAST,
     As you have no doubt heard, the western coast of Thailand was
devastated
  by a tsunami (tidal wave) on Sunday morning and as rescue efforts continue
  on Tuesday afternoon the death toll now exceeds 1,000 and is likely to
rise
  to over 2,000 as more bodies are recovered from remote areas and islands.
  In addition, over 7,500 Thais and foreign tourists are now receiving
  medical attention.
     The Thai government has appealed for donations to assist people in the
  devastated areas while RAST understands that as far as Thailand's
  communications needs are concerned, the situation is now under control.
  Thai hams are helping to relay information between the affected areas
along
  the west coast in the South to government agencies, mostly on VHF and 40
  metres, as well as disseminating news and information over VHF frequencies
  in Bangkok.
     Echolink, too, has played a role in enabling radio amateurs here to
  relay information to concerned friends and relatives of those holidaying
in
  the affected areas.
     I have spoken with our President Mrs Mayuree Chotikul, HS1YL, and to
  other officers of RAST as to what our society might be able to do to help
  in the wake of this disaster and, in particular, as to how to respond to
  offers of help and support already received from ham friends around the
 world.
     We agree that what is now needed the most is help for the many
thousands
  made homeless by the tsunami and so RAST is now accepting donations and
  will pass on all financial support received to the Thai Government which
  has opened a channel for this.
     We will, of course, give full credit to the international amateur radio
  community and to the individual donors and donor organisations.
     The best way to transfer funds to RAST for this purpose is by wire
  transfer, the details of which follow:
     Siam City Bank
     Ratchawat Branch No 111
     Account Type: Savings
     Account Number: 111-2-22688-4
     Account Name: RAST
    (Full name: Radio Amateur Society of Thailand, under the Royal Patronage
 of His Majesty the King)

      We also ask that all donors send details of their support to
  dx at thai.com by email or by Fax to +662-321-6443 for our records so that we
  can acknowledge this and give full credit.
      Please help Thailand in this time of need in any way you can, and we
  encourage you to pass this appeal along to any others whom you feel may be
  able to help.
      Thank you


       Sincere 73,
       Tony Waltham, HS0ZDX
        Vice President,
        Radio Amateur Society of Thailand
        Under the Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King

  Tony Waltham
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