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ASB
TSUNAMI RELIEF EFFORTS
Welcome
to The American School of Bangkok’s Tsunami
Relief Efforts’ page!
In the wake of the December
26th 2005 tsunami that hit Asia, The American
School of Bangkok announced a series of activities
to raised funds to help the victims. These activities
included Sukhumvit Fair 2005, contributions
from the ASB local newspaper (the ASB Times),
the ASB Basketball Team, the MTV, the cremation
ceremony of Khun Monchit Tavedikul, and the
Grand Talent Show.
The school raised a total of 831,292 Baht (approximately
$21,000 USD) from all of these events. The money
raised was used to buy books, educational resources,
and occupational equipment for the affected
victims in the south of Thailand.
Details
of the activities are as follows:-
Sukhumvit
Fair 2005
 The
net proceeds from the American School of Bangkok’s
annual funfair – the “Sukhumvit
Fair 2005” – were directed towards
this effort.
Amount
Generated: 126, 905 Baht
Click
here to see glimpses of Sukhumvit Fair
Contributions
from the “ASB Times” Team
 The
students of the school’s newsletter production
team organized varied activities to generate
funds for this effort.
Amount
Generated: 14,000 Baht
Click
here to download the latest ASB Times
Contributions
from MTV Asia Aid Concert
 Upon
MTV Asia’s invitation, 60 students from
the American School of Bangkok participated
in the opening performance of MTV Asia Aid on
February 3rd 2005 at the Impact Arena. The show
was a benefit for UNICEF, to assist the children
of tsunami affected areas.
In
light of ASB’s assistance for this worthy
cause, MTV donated 20,000 baht to the tsunami
charity of the school’s choice.
Click
here to see glimpses of the event
Donation
Boxes
 Members
of the school community and visitors dropped
monetary contributions into the donation boxes
that were placed around the school.
Amount:
7,002 Baht
Donations
from the cremation services of Dr. Suseri Tavedikul
(ASB President) late mother, Khun Monchit Tavedikul
The donations
received from the cremation services of Dr.
Suseri Tavedikul, ASB President’s late
mother – Khun Monchit Tavedikul - were
forwarded to the school
Amount:
127,900 Baht
Grand
Talent Show 2005
The American
School of Bangkok hosted a Grand Talent Show
2005 on Saturday, May 14th 2005. Click
here to see pictures.
ASB Tsunami
Fact Finding Trip [Read More]
ASB
Hosts a Special Student Conference - "Tsunami
Solutions"
TSUAMI
DONATIONS
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