Ally
Well-known member
Hya Folks – first of all THANK YOU to all those who generously made donations towards the tradegy in Mae Hong Song – so much stuff has been collected - and transport is being arranged this week. There are many many organisations doing various things – one of which is the Best Friend Library – I have had an email from them – look below – I have omitted the pictures – however if you want to see the pictures – send me an email and I will forward them to you… ANYWAY – HERE GOES WITH WHATS COMING UP………………..
March 31st – April 6th 26th San Miguel Chiang Mai International Cricket Sixes at Gymkahana Club . Play gets underway at about 9am and usually finishes about 5pm - EVERYONE is welcome For full details check out Chiang Mai International Cricket Sixes - Annual Cricket Tournament in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Thailand
April 1 Exhibition opening at Sangdee Gallery featuring - Thankaorn Chaijinda, Maitree Kulpanun, Saengmook Mookdavijitra, Veerawat Muttarak Worawuth Srakaeo, Anchalee Sri-ngernyuang will be exhibiting in this large group exhibition at Sangdee Gallery from 1st April till 30th April. Sangdee is on Sirimongkalajarn Soi 5 – Opening time is 7pm More information on Sangdee Gallery can be found at their website sangdee.org
Tuesday 2nd April Veteran Burmese activist Khin Ohmarwill provide a comprehensive and analytical update on the challenges and opportunities in Burma today. Followed by discussion with Naw Htoo Lwe of the Karenni National Refugee Committee. starts 1:00 p.m. at Chiang Mai University Faculty of Social Sciences (Operational Building Meeting Room, 4th Floor)
The Best Friend International, rcsd.soc.cmu.ac.th
RSVP: Burma: Realities & Possibilities - A Lecture by Khin Ohmar | Facebook
Tuesday 2nd April THE BEST FRIEND LIBRARY present Oddny Gumaer, author of Picking Flowers on Dusty Roads and founder of Partners Relief & Development. Oddny Gumaer will read from her lastest book ‘Picking Flowers on Dusty Roads’ and discuss her experiences founding and working with Partners Relief & Development, an organization that helps make education for more than 80,000 refugee and internally displaced children in Burma every day.
Starts at 7:00 p.m. Documentary Arts Asia.
www.thebestfriendorg Documentary Arts Asia Burma Partnership
RSVP: An Evening with Oddny Gumaer | Facebook
Tuesday 2nd April Afopop Night at Sangdee Gallery featuring Cameroonian singer Corry Denguemo at 8.30pm Please arrive before 8pm to ensure you catch her performance/ DJ Rob will be spinning afterwards until midnight featuring music from legends like Fela Kuti, Miriam Makeba, King Sunny Ade, Angelique Kidjo and Manu Dibango. Sangdee Gallery is located on Sirimongkalajarn Soi 5
April 2 The TCDC Chiang Mai – Revisited Exhibition – 10.30am – for those interested – check out เล่าเรื่à¸à¸‡ เมืà¸à¸‡à¹ƒà¸«à¸¡à¹ˆ Chiang Mai Revisited Exhibition. TCDC Chiang Mai Opening | Facebook
April 2 The Old Cultural Centre of Chiang Mai celebrates its 42nd Annviersary – Lots of events and exhibitions from 1.30pm onwards
Wednesday 3rd April Ninth Anniversary of Suvannabhumi Art Gallery Presents Lu Min. Myanmar Artist At the first floor Front gallery Chiangmai University Art center(Nimmanhaemindha Road) from 6pm until 9pm)
April 3rd Wednesday Lanna Care Net 2nd Anniversaryfrom 12noon until 2pm at River Market. Charoen Prathet Road – review of the activities of LCN outline future plans and challenges facing elderly expats residents in Chiang Mai. Thai Buffet with both regular and vegetarian selections. Donation 350bht per person suggested – additional donations welcomeTo join in this celebration Please contactLannaCareNet@gmail.com or 085 709 8801 for reservations for information.
April 3, Shanghai’s Juneyao Airlines will open a new direct flight to Thailand’s Chiang Mai, which will operate every Wednesday and Saturday. Flight HO1325 departs from Shanghai’s Pudong Airport at 19:10 and arrives in Chiang Mai at 22:30. Return flight HO1326 departs from Chiang Mai ant 23:40 and arrives at Pudong at 05:10 (all local times).欢迎访问å�‰ç¥¥èˆªç©ºå®˜æ–¹ç½‘ç«™-特价机票预订_国内国际机票预订_网上机票预订.
Wednesday 3rd April is beercamp/tech meetup at Pun Space for people interested in IT, beer and making friends, 6.30pm. onwards
April 4 – 8 "Les Fruits De Mer Food Festival at Nimman Bar and Grill Les Fruits De Mer Food Festival at Nimman Bar and Grill(Kantary Hills, at 6pm – 10pm only 590++ per person. Children under 12 years old will get 50% discount. French quest chef Phillippe Belly returns to enthrall us with delicacies from the sea. Each evening, he will host a seafood dinner buffet featuring a wide selection of Gallic-Themed seafood and fish dishes prepared with the freshest of catch. Booking to avoid disappointment at 053222111.
Lanna World Festival from April 4 - 7 at Prasert Land Chiang Mai (between Nimmanhaemindha Road and Canal Road. The festival is on each evening between 5pm and 11pm and is FREE full program listed on Introducing the Lanna World Festival
April 4/5/6/at 7pm along with April 7 at 2pm - The Gate Theater Group Presents The Dodo Bird by Emanuel Fried. 7th Floor Studio Theater Kad Suan Kaew Chiang Mai. Suggested donation 250bht. Tickets available at the Information Desk 1st floor Kad Suan Kaew. for more info call 0871772195 or email gatetheater@gmail.comwww.gate-theater.com
4 April A Night of Wine & Roses at Y LoversNimmanhaemindha Soi 13. Mini Concert from 8pm onwards. 1299bht for a table for 4 people includes a bottle of wine, Reservations call 0876750750 / 0814695551
Thursday April 4th April's "Formal" Expats Ladies Lunch - Time: 12:00 noon Place: The air-conditioned dining room at The Glasshouse, 169 Ratchapakinai Rd, in the Old City, just north of Ratvithi Rd. Cost: 350 baht, inclusive of VAT, SC and water Menu: Mixed salad, choice of three continential entrees and dessert For reservations and menu selections, contact Nancy Lindley NLLindley@msn.com by noon, Wednesday, April 3
4th April 2013 TEDxThapaeGateChange, At The Meeting Room Art Café Chiang Mai, Thailand. 3:30pm – 7pm. 100 Baht including a drink and snack. TEDxChange 2013 explores "Positive Disruption" and how it incites change and progress: TEDxChange type events are TEDx events hosted around the live webcast of TEDxChange and local discussions.Our event is called TEDxThapaeGateChange, and is one of many TEDx events happening around the globe on April 3rd (or within the next day or so) that will expand on the ideas brought up at TEDxChange 2012. Due to the time difference, our event will be on the 4th. If you want to get involved in planning future TEDx events, come to this meeting!https://www.facebook.com/events/299519966844233/
Backstrap Weaving at OP Place next to le Meridien 3 groups – april 5-6 / april 7-8 / april 9-10 maximum 6 persons per group. Simple Tools with Great Passion in Weaving – using a simple ancient loom whew you can find your join making your own scarf and all matter of clothing – For further info check out the attachment or contacthand.by.boon@gmail.com
April 5 ‘Untitled’ The Minimal Woodcut Prints by Praween Piangchoompu at The Meeting Room Art Café Chareonrat Road Grand Opening 6.30pm.
5th April Celebrating the Imperial Mae Pings 25thAnniversary From March 1st until December 31st – Every 5th / 10th / 15th ….. person pays 25bht (yes TWENTY FIVE baht – see attached) for lunch or dinner buffet. Double check – I am only the messenger
April 6th Mr Songkran Competition at Soho Bar & Guest House on Huay Kaew Road. The winner recieves a 1000bht bar tab – bring your gun to wet their bodies!!!! Starts 9pm
7 April Sunday Brunch @137 Pillars House 1st Sunday of every month from 12 noon until 3pm Internaitonal Cuisine and Seafood 1200bht per person accompanied by jazz band Super Ritard. Free flow soft drinks coffee tea additional 500bht net free flow wine. For reservations or further info 053 247 788 emailsales@137pillarshouse.com
April 7 – 8 Sunday Monday (Holiday Weekend) THE SMALL DANCE FESTIVAL 10am until 8pm at the Yoga Tree DANCEmandala, Biodanza, Contact Improv and Vinyasa fusion with the vibrant Chiang Mai Dance community!
Ticket is 500 baht for both days (400 baht advance booking: email infoyogatree@gmail.com)
Pre-paid ticket is 350Baht available at the Yoga Tree
April 7 Home Concert vol 11 Koolpunt 10. Joint Recital Clarinet % Piano Chaipruck Mokaza & Atsuko Seta. Starts 7.30pm Admission 500bht adults /100bht students. Works include Robert Schman Jules Massenot Franz List Fredrick Chopin Limited seats Please book with email homeconcertkp@gmail.com
“HARLEM SHAKE” at THAPAE GATE!!! (near Starbucks). Everyday, April 13 – 15 between 2:30 – 3:00 pm. Wait for the Party Rock Truck to arrive at Thapae Gate. Our MC will announce the “Harlem Shake” and the DJ will start blasting the tune. This will be filmed, edited and posted on YouTube for the world to see. Let’s show everyone how Chiang Mai rocks! ****We strongly encourage wild costume and props. Follow the link below for your chance to win a spot for you and your friends on the PARTY ROCK TRUCK!
http://woobox.com/9dq9er
Mr & Miss Harbour Competition For 3 nights during Songkran 12 & 14th April 8pm until 9pm / 20th April from 6pm until 9pm.
Foam Party on April 13 from 6pm until midnight. The Harbour is located on Huay Kaew Road
SONGKRAN APRIL 13- 15 – ALTHOUGH IT ALWAYS GOES ON LONGER THAN 3 DAYS – SEE ATTACHED FOR DETAILS
April 18 April's "Informal" Expats Ladies Lunch Place: The lunch buffet at the Grandview Hotel, on the Superhighway, about 500 meters north of Huey Kaew Rd. The Superhighway is the road that becomes Nimmanheiman once it crosses Huey Kaew.
Time: plan to arrive at 11:45 to miss the noon rush at the buffet line. Later arrival is fine, but we'll start without you! Cost: 180 baht. Cost includes SC, VAT, water, coffee and tea.
For reservations contact Nancy Lindley NLLindley@msn.com by noon, Wednesday, April 17
APRIL 24 Quiz Night at The Garden Bar Lotus Hotel Chang Puak – 6 categories of which 1 category will be TITANIC – Starts 8pm / Teams of 4/ each team pays 200bht – winning team takes the kitty. For further info contact lotus@loxinfo.co.th
Friday April 26 Wine Dinner at Favola Le Meridien. The Discovery of Wines 03: Baron Edmond the Rothschild wine dinner 2400bht per person / SP + Eat, Drink & More 2200bht per person. Limited seats. For more info check out the attachment or contact Favola Italian Restaurant at 053 253 299 or winfried.sanders@lemeridien.com
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From: The Best Friend Library - Chiang Mai <chiangmai@thebestfriend.org>
Date: Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 4:15 PM
Subject: Fwd: Please meet Chaa Nay Choo, a heroic 14-year-old Karenni boy...
To: Guy Horton <ghrtn7@gmail.com>, guy horton <hortonguy@hotmail.com>
Dear members and supporters,
As The Best Friend Library continues to serve as a major collection point in Chiang Mai for donations in support of the refugees affected by the devastating fire that engulfed Mae Surin Karenni Refugee Camp last Friday, 22 March, we would like to introduce you to an absolutely heroic young man named Chaa Nay Choo.
These photos show Chaa Nay Choo as he is today, Saturday 30 March. He is being treated in the Intensive Care Burn Unit at Chiang Mai’s Suan Dok Hospital. He is breathing with the aid of a respirator, is fed through an esophageal tube, and is on a 24-hour morphine drip. Second- and third-degree burns cover 50% of his small body.
Chaa Nay Choo could have easily escaped the fire unharmed. However, he refused to obey his parents' pleas for him to flee and to follow them to safety. Instead, he and his friends actually continually ran back into burning huts to assist other refugees and attempt to bring them to safety. He ignored concerns for his own safety, and sacrificed his own wellbeing to help others in the fire that left 40 people dead, 400 homes destroyed, and 2,300 refugees homeless.
Doctors tell us that he will remain in the burn unit for at least three months. That is, he will remain in the burn unit if he does not succumb to his burns and the inevitable infections that will result. Although he has made a lot of hopeful progress since he was brought to the hospital in Chiang Mai, his prognosis remains at 50% because he is at very high risk for infections, both internally and externally.
Ten refugees from Mae Surin were brought for treatment to Suan Dok Hospital. Chaa Nay Choo is one of two originally in intensive care. The other victim has since passed away, and his body was returned to the camp on the Thai-Burma border for burial. We firmly believe that improving the chances of Chaa Nay Choo’s survival is worth fighting for.
We now know that no other members of Chaa Nay Choo's family were injured in the fire, but they have been prevented from leaving the Mae Surin Camp to visit him in Chiang Mai because they do not have the required Thai travel documents. We know that Chaa Nay Choo and his family left Karenni State, Burma, six years ago, and have been living in Mae Surin since then.
Without the generosity of The Best Friend’s members and supporters, Chaa Nay Choo would be receiving only the most basic medical care and nutritional support that the International Rescue Committee (IRC) can provide for, because the higher-quality, healthier, more nutritious supplements that will enable his immune system to rebuild itself and fight off infection, and which his doctors recommend, are just too expensive. The 800 grams of Nestlé Nutren Optimum that he can benefit from costs about 400 baht ($13.50 U.S.) per day.
To date, The Best Friend has collected 24,100 baht ($800 U.S.) in monetary donations for all of those affected by the fire, approximately 4,000 refugees. 10,000 baht has already been transferred to Free Burma Rangers, who have operations in Mae Surin, and 5,000 baht has been used to purchase 12.5 days’ worth of the higher-quality nutritional supplement for Chaa Nay Choo, and are already being administered to him at the hospital.
One of our primary immediate concerns and goals is to continue raising support for the care of Chaa Nay Choo. His doctors’ opinion is that he can benefit most from the continued provision of Nutren Optimum, which will help to rebuild his immune system to enable him to fight off infections. The Nutren Optimum can only be provided for him if outside funds can be raised because as a refugee from Burma, he is illegible for any support from the Thai governmental health care system, and the IRC has already determined what it is able to provide for him.
If the total cost of approximately 90 days’ worth of Nutren Optimum (36,000 baht / $1,200 U.S.) can be raised, the doctors’ suggestion is that our next endeavor be to raise money to purchase a generic form of the medicine Buminate (25% albumin). This medicine is very costly, 1,800 baht ($60 U.S.) per 50 mL bottle, and Chaa Nay Choo would require three bottles daily. However, this medicine could save his life. Albumin works to help his body maintain the protein and bind together the nutrients that he is rapidly losing through his wounds. He has already lost a significant amount of weight since he was admitted to the hospital.
Put simply, the immediate goal of this post is to collect an additional 31,000 baht ($1,035 U.S.) that will enable us provide for a full three-months’ supply of Nutren Optimum for Chaa Nay Choo. Any funds raised above and beyond that amount will be used to purchase as much medicine containing albumin as possible. Anything is better than nothing, and all will give Chaa Nay Choo a higher possibility of survival.
If you are able to contribute any amount for the care of young, heroic Chaa Nay Choo, please bring the donation to The Best Friend Library at 302/2 Nimmanhaemin Road, Soi 13, Chiang Mai, with a note that the donation is specifically for Chaa Nay Choo (otherwise, donations are added to our “general” Karenni refugee fund, which will be used at the discretion of our partners Free Burma Rangers and the Karenni National Refugee Committee). Donations will also be collected at the “Burma: Realities & Possibilities” lecture by Khin Ohmar next Tuesday at Chiang Mai University, where we will be joined by a representative from the Karenni refugee community.
Donations can also be made online through PayPal. Simply go to www.paypal.com and send a donation of any amount to donate@thebestfriend.org. Again, please include a note explaining if you would like your donation to be used for Chaa Nay Choo specifically, or for the Karenni refugees in general.
If individuals in Chiang Mai would like to be met at the Suan Dok Hospital Burn Unit to purchase cans of Nutren Optimum for Chaa Nay Choo themselves, rather than simply donating money, this can be arranged by sending an email to chiangmai@thebestfriend.org.
All of the hundred-thousand-plus refugees living in camps on the Thai-Burma border deserve to live lives as freely and healthily as you and me, yet they have been prevented from doing so for decades. Please help us make a positive difference in the life of one or many refugees from Burma today.
Thank you for taking the time to absorb this information, and for considering if you are able to help in any way.
note: This email report includes new information we learned today about Chaa Nay Choo. It is an updated version of the posting on The Best Friend's website at Please meet Chaa Nay Choo, heroic 14-year-old from Mae Surin Karenni Refugee Camp | The Best Friend International.
Please help if you can
Guy
March 31st – April 6th 26th San Miguel Chiang Mai International Cricket Sixes at Gymkahana Club . Play gets underway at about 9am and usually finishes about 5pm - EVERYONE is welcome For full details check out Chiang Mai International Cricket Sixes - Annual Cricket Tournament in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Thailand
April 1 Exhibition opening at Sangdee Gallery featuring - Thankaorn Chaijinda, Maitree Kulpanun, Saengmook Mookdavijitra, Veerawat Muttarak Worawuth Srakaeo, Anchalee Sri-ngernyuang will be exhibiting in this large group exhibition at Sangdee Gallery from 1st April till 30th April. Sangdee is on Sirimongkalajarn Soi 5 – Opening time is 7pm More information on Sangdee Gallery can be found at their website sangdee.org
Tuesday 2nd April Veteran Burmese activist Khin Ohmarwill provide a comprehensive and analytical update on the challenges and opportunities in Burma today. Followed by discussion with Naw Htoo Lwe of the Karenni National Refugee Committee. starts 1:00 p.m. at Chiang Mai University Faculty of Social Sciences (Operational Building Meeting Room, 4th Floor)
The Best Friend International, rcsd.soc.cmu.ac.th
RSVP: Burma: Realities & Possibilities - A Lecture by Khin Ohmar | Facebook
Tuesday 2nd April THE BEST FRIEND LIBRARY present Oddny Gumaer, author of Picking Flowers on Dusty Roads and founder of Partners Relief & Development. Oddny Gumaer will read from her lastest book ‘Picking Flowers on Dusty Roads’ and discuss her experiences founding and working with Partners Relief & Development, an organization that helps make education for more than 80,000 refugee and internally displaced children in Burma every day.
Starts at 7:00 p.m. Documentary Arts Asia.
www.thebestfriendorg Documentary Arts Asia Burma Partnership
RSVP: An Evening with Oddny Gumaer | Facebook
Tuesday 2nd April Afopop Night at Sangdee Gallery featuring Cameroonian singer Corry Denguemo at 8.30pm Please arrive before 8pm to ensure you catch her performance/ DJ Rob will be spinning afterwards until midnight featuring music from legends like Fela Kuti, Miriam Makeba, King Sunny Ade, Angelique Kidjo and Manu Dibango. Sangdee Gallery is located on Sirimongkalajarn Soi 5
April 2 The TCDC Chiang Mai – Revisited Exhibition – 10.30am – for those interested – check out เล่าเรื่à¸à¸‡ เมืà¸à¸‡à¹ƒà¸«à¸¡à¹ˆ Chiang Mai Revisited Exhibition. TCDC Chiang Mai Opening | Facebook
April 2 The Old Cultural Centre of Chiang Mai celebrates its 42nd Annviersary – Lots of events and exhibitions from 1.30pm onwards
Wednesday 3rd April Ninth Anniversary of Suvannabhumi Art Gallery Presents Lu Min. Myanmar Artist At the first floor Front gallery Chiangmai University Art center(Nimmanhaemindha Road) from 6pm until 9pm)
April 3rd Wednesday Lanna Care Net 2nd Anniversaryfrom 12noon until 2pm at River Market. Charoen Prathet Road – review of the activities of LCN outline future plans and challenges facing elderly expats residents in Chiang Mai. Thai Buffet with both regular and vegetarian selections. Donation 350bht per person suggested – additional donations welcomeTo join in this celebration Please contactLannaCareNet@gmail.com or 085 709 8801 for reservations for information.
April 3, Shanghai’s Juneyao Airlines will open a new direct flight to Thailand’s Chiang Mai, which will operate every Wednesday and Saturday. Flight HO1325 departs from Shanghai’s Pudong Airport at 19:10 and arrives in Chiang Mai at 22:30. Return flight HO1326 departs from Chiang Mai ant 23:40 and arrives at Pudong at 05:10 (all local times).欢迎访问å�‰ç¥¥èˆªç©ºå®˜æ–¹ç½‘ç«™-特价机票预订_国内国际机票预订_网上机票预订.
Wednesday 3rd April is beercamp/tech meetup at Pun Space for people interested in IT, beer and making friends, 6.30pm. onwards
April 4 – 8 "Les Fruits De Mer Food Festival at Nimman Bar and Grill Les Fruits De Mer Food Festival at Nimman Bar and Grill(Kantary Hills, at 6pm – 10pm only 590++ per person. Children under 12 years old will get 50% discount. French quest chef Phillippe Belly returns to enthrall us with delicacies from the sea. Each evening, he will host a seafood dinner buffet featuring a wide selection of Gallic-Themed seafood and fish dishes prepared with the freshest of catch. Booking to avoid disappointment at 053222111.
Lanna World Festival from April 4 - 7 at Prasert Land Chiang Mai (between Nimmanhaemindha Road and Canal Road. The festival is on each evening between 5pm and 11pm and is FREE full program listed on Introducing the Lanna World Festival
April 4/5/6/at 7pm along with April 7 at 2pm - The Gate Theater Group Presents The Dodo Bird by Emanuel Fried. 7th Floor Studio Theater Kad Suan Kaew Chiang Mai. Suggested donation 250bht. Tickets available at the Information Desk 1st floor Kad Suan Kaew. for more info call 0871772195 or email gatetheater@gmail.comwww.gate-theater.com
4 April A Night of Wine & Roses at Y LoversNimmanhaemindha Soi 13. Mini Concert from 8pm onwards. 1299bht for a table for 4 people includes a bottle of wine, Reservations call 0876750750 / 0814695551
Thursday April 4th April's "Formal" Expats Ladies Lunch - Time: 12:00 noon Place: The air-conditioned dining room at The Glasshouse, 169 Ratchapakinai Rd, in the Old City, just north of Ratvithi Rd. Cost: 350 baht, inclusive of VAT, SC and water Menu: Mixed salad, choice of three continential entrees and dessert For reservations and menu selections, contact Nancy Lindley NLLindley@msn.com by noon, Wednesday, April 3
4th April 2013 TEDxThapaeGateChange, At The Meeting Room Art Café Chiang Mai, Thailand. 3:30pm – 7pm. 100 Baht including a drink and snack. TEDxChange 2013 explores "Positive Disruption" and how it incites change and progress: TEDxChange type events are TEDx events hosted around the live webcast of TEDxChange and local discussions.Our event is called TEDxThapaeGateChange, and is one of many TEDx events happening around the globe on April 3rd (or within the next day or so) that will expand on the ideas brought up at TEDxChange 2012. Due to the time difference, our event will be on the 4th. If you want to get involved in planning future TEDx events, come to this meeting!https://www.facebook.com/events/299519966844233/
Backstrap Weaving at OP Place next to le Meridien 3 groups – april 5-6 / april 7-8 / april 9-10 maximum 6 persons per group. Simple Tools with Great Passion in Weaving – using a simple ancient loom whew you can find your join making your own scarf and all matter of clothing – For further info check out the attachment or contacthand.by.boon@gmail.com
April 5 ‘Untitled’ The Minimal Woodcut Prints by Praween Piangchoompu at The Meeting Room Art Café Chareonrat Road Grand Opening 6.30pm.
5th April Celebrating the Imperial Mae Pings 25thAnniversary From March 1st until December 31st – Every 5th / 10th / 15th ….. person pays 25bht (yes TWENTY FIVE baht – see attached) for lunch or dinner buffet. Double check – I am only the messenger
April 6th Mr Songkran Competition at Soho Bar & Guest House on Huay Kaew Road. The winner recieves a 1000bht bar tab – bring your gun to wet their bodies!!!! Starts 9pm
7 April Sunday Brunch @137 Pillars House 1st Sunday of every month from 12 noon until 3pm Internaitonal Cuisine and Seafood 1200bht per person accompanied by jazz band Super Ritard. Free flow soft drinks coffee tea additional 500bht net free flow wine. For reservations or further info 053 247 788 emailsales@137pillarshouse.com
April 7 – 8 Sunday Monday (Holiday Weekend) THE SMALL DANCE FESTIVAL 10am until 8pm at the Yoga Tree DANCEmandala, Biodanza, Contact Improv and Vinyasa fusion with the vibrant Chiang Mai Dance community!
Ticket is 500 baht for both days (400 baht advance booking: email infoyogatree@gmail.com)
Pre-paid ticket is 350Baht available at the Yoga Tree
April 7 Home Concert vol 11 Koolpunt 10. Joint Recital Clarinet % Piano Chaipruck Mokaza & Atsuko Seta. Starts 7.30pm Admission 500bht adults /100bht students. Works include Robert Schman Jules Massenot Franz List Fredrick Chopin Limited seats Please book with email homeconcertkp@gmail.com
“HARLEM SHAKE” at THAPAE GATE!!! (near Starbucks). Everyday, April 13 – 15 between 2:30 – 3:00 pm. Wait for the Party Rock Truck to arrive at Thapae Gate. Our MC will announce the “Harlem Shake” and the DJ will start blasting the tune. This will be filmed, edited and posted on YouTube for the world to see. Let’s show everyone how Chiang Mai rocks! ****We strongly encourage wild costume and props. Follow the link below for your chance to win a spot for you and your friends on the PARTY ROCK TRUCK!
http://woobox.com/9dq9er
Mr & Miss Harbour Competition For 3 nights during Songkran 12 & 14th April 8pm until 9pm / 20th April from 6pm until 9pm.
Foam Party on April 13 from 6pm until midnight. The Harbour is located on Huay Kaew Road
SONGKRAN APRIL 13- 15 – ALTHOUGH IT ALWAYS GOES ON LONGER THAN 3 DAYS – SEE ATTACHED FOR DETAILS
April 18 April's "Informal" Expats Ladies Lunch Place: The lunch buffet at the Grandview Hotel, on the Superhighway, about 500 meters north of Huey Kaew Rd. The Superhighway is the road that becomes Nimmanheiman once it crosses Huey Kaew.
Time: plan to arrive at 11:45 to miss the noon rush at the buffet line. Later arrival is fine, but we'll start without you! Cost: 180 baht. Cost includes SC, VAT, water, coffee and tea.
For reservations contact Nancy Lindley NLLindley@msn.com by noon, Wednesday, April 17
APRIL 24 Quiz Night at The Garden Bar Lotus Hotel Chang Puak – 6 categories of which 1 category will be TITANIC – Starts 8pm / Teams of 4/ each team pays 200bht – winning team takes the kitty. For further info contact lotus@loxinfo.co.th
Friday April 26 Wine Dinner at Favola Le Meridien. The Discovery of Wines 03: Baron Edmond the Rothschild wine dinner 2400bht per person / SP + Eat, Drink & More 2200bht per person. Limited seats. For more info check out the attachment or contact Favola Italian Restaurant at 053 253 299 or winfried.sanders@lemeridien.com
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: The Best Friend Library - Chiang Mai <chiangmai@thebestfriend.org>
Date: Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 4:15 PM
Subject: Fwd: Please meet Chaa Nay Choo, a heroic 14-year-old Karenni boy...
To: Guy Horton <ghrtn7@gmail.com>, guy horton <hortonguy@hotmail.com>
Dear members and supporters,
As The Best Friend Library continues to serve as a major collection point in Chiang Mai for donations in support of the refugees affected by the devastating fire that engulfed Mae Surin Karenni Refugee Camp last Friday, 22 March, we would like to introduce you to an absolutely heroic young man named Chaa Nay Choo.
These photos show Chaa Nay Choo as he is today, Saturday 30 March. He is being treated in the Intensive Care Burn Unit at Chiang Mai’s Suan Dok Hospital. He is breathing with the aid of a respirator, is fed through an esophageal tube, and is on a 24-hour morphine drip. Second- and third-degree burns cover 50% of his small body.
Chaa Nay Choo could have easily escaped the fire unharmed. However, he refused to obey his parents' pleas for him to flee and to follow them to safety. Instead, he and his friends actually continually ran back into burning huts to assist other refugees and attempt to bring them to safety. He ignored concerns for his own safety, and sacrificed his own wellbeing to help others in the fire that left 40 people dead, 400 homes destroyed, and 2,300 refugees homeless.
Doctors tell us that he will remain in the burn unit for at least three months. That is, he will remain in the burn unit if he does not succumb to his burns and the inevitable infections that will result. Although he has made a lot of hopeful progress since he was brought to the hospital in Chiang Mai, his prognosis remains at 50% because he is at very high risk for infections, both internally and externally.
Ten refugees from Mae Surin were brought for treatment to Suan Dok Hospital. Chaa Nay Choo is one of two originally in intensive care. The other victim has since passed away, and his body was returned to the camp on the Thai-Burma border for burial. We firmly believe that improving the chances of Chaa Nay Choo’s survival is worth fighting for.
We now know that no other members of Chaa Nay Choo's family were injured in the fire, but they have been prevented from leaving the Mae Surin Camp to visit him in Chiang Mai because they do not have the required Thai travel documents. We know that Chaa Nay Choo and his family left Karenni State, Burma, six years ago, and have been living in Mae Surin since then.
Without the generosity of The Best Friend’s members and supporters, Chaa Nay Choo would be receiving only the most basic medical care and nutritional support that the International Rescue Committee (IRC) can provide for, because the higher-quality, healthier, more nutritious supplements that will enable his immune system to rebuild itself and fight off infection, and which his doctors recommend, are just too expensive. The 800 grams of Nestlé Nutren Optimum that he can benefit from costs about 400 baht ($13.50 U.S.) per day.
To date, The Best Friend has collected 24,100 baht ($800 U.S.) in monetary donations for all of those affected by the fire, approximately 4,000 refugees. 10,000 baht has already been transferred to Free Burma Rangers, who have operations in Mae Surin, and 5,000 baht has been used to purchase 12.5 days’ worth of the higher-quality nutritional supplement for Chaa Nay Choo, and are already being administered to him at the hospital.
One of our primary immediate concerns and goals is to continue raising support for the care of Chaa Nay Choo. His doctors’ opinion is that he can benefit most from the continued provision of Nutren Optimum, which will help to rebuild his immune system to enable him to fight off infections. The Nutren Optimum can only be provided for him if outside funds can be raised because as a refugee from Burma, he is illegible for any support from the Thai governmental health care system, and the IRC has already determined what it is able to provide for him.
If the total cost of approximately 90 days’ worth of Nutren Optimum (36,000 baht / $1,200 U.S.) can be raised, the doctors’ suggestion is that our next endeavor be to raise money to purchase a generic form of the medicine Buminate (25% albumin). This medicine is very costly, 1,800 baht ($60 U.S.) per 50 mL bottle, and Chaa Nay Choo would require three bottles daily. However, this medicine could save his life. Albumin works to help his body maintain the protein and bind together the nutrients that he is rapidly losing through his wounds. He has already lost a significant amount of weight since he was admitted to the hospital.
Put simply, the immediate goal of this post is to collect an additional 31,000 baht ($1,035 U.S.) that will enable us provide for a full three-months’ supply of Nutren Optimum for Chaa Nay Choo. Any funds raised above and beyond that amount will be used to purchase as much medicine containing albumin as possible. Anything is better than nothing, and all will give Chaa Nay Choo a higher possibility of survival.
If you are able to contribute any amount for the care of young, heroic Chaa Nay Choo, please bring the donation to The Best Friend Library at 302/2 Nimmanhaemin Road, Soi 13, Chiang Mai, with a note that the donation is specifically for Chaa Nay Choo (otherwise, donations are added to our “general” Karenni refugee fund, which will be used at the discretion of our partners Free Burma Rangers and the Karenni National Refugee Committee). Donations will also be collected at the “Burma: Realities & Possibilities” lecture by Khin Ohmar next Tuesday at Chiang Mai University, where we will be joined by a representative from the Karenni refugee community.
Donations can also be made online through PayPal. Simply go to www.paypal.com and send a donation of any amount to donate@thebestfriend.org. Again, please include a note explaining if you would like your donation to be used for Chaa Nay Choo specifically, or for the Karenni refugees in general.
If individuals in Chiang Mai would like to be met at the Suan Dok Hospital Burn Unit to purchase cans of Nutren Optimum for Chaa Nay Choo themselves, rather than simply donating money, this can be arranged by sending an email to chiangmai@thebestfriend.org.
All of the hundred-thousand-plus refugees living in camps on the Thai-Burma border deserve to live lives as freely and healthily as you and me, yet they have been prevented from doing so for decades. Please help us make a positive difference in the life of one or many refugees from Burma today.
Thank you for taking the time to absorb this information, and for considering if you are able to help in any way.
note: This email report includes new information we learned today about Chaa Nay Choo. It is an updated version of the posting on The Best Friend's website at Please meet Chaa Nay Choo, heroic 14-year-old from Mae Surin Karenni Refugee Camp | The Best Friend International.
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