Mardine Mao & Family Humanitarian Mission July 2005
I would like to report on the $250.00 check that I rec’d from caco to bring to Cambodia for BOBism. It’s a caco program I believe our President came up with to extend a helping hand or donate some resources/fund that we have to help our people in Cambodia. And it’s also a program dedicated to Chanly Bob for his humanitarian efforts. I’m happy to report that our program is not just on paper but it has now been implemented and executed.
Many elderly and children were benefited thanks to this program. And many more will be benefited in the future if we continue to give.
The second day we arrive, Mony’s family was having a ceremony at this temple called Wat Kor Kak at Kandal Province. I heard this is a very poor part of the town, so I decided to spend the money on this town. About one hundred local elderly and some thirty children were invited to come to receive the donations. I would like to add that these people are not related to us, they are just very poor local people.
I delegated this duty to Mony’s cousin and ask her to buy some rice and can foods and give to the local people. With such a short notice and limited fund, she recommended for us to buy dry noodles in packages and sardine cans and scarf (Krama) instead and also give each person some money so that they could spend as they wish. For $250.00, we were able to give
Each elderly rec’d: Each Children rec’d:
1 Scarf (Krama) 2000 Riels = .50
3 Cans of Tuna
3 Pack of Noodles
5000 Riels = $1.25
This doesn’t look like much to us, but believe me it’s a lot to them. One pack of noodle can feed the whole family, because they make it salty and eat it with rice. So 5000 riels can provide a couple of meals for their family.
I truly encourage all of us to chip in some money like Chanly did for Lok Pou Sokhom and send with whoever has the opportunity to go. It makes a huge different in people’s life.
p.s. - I also would like to thank bong Paul and Phally, they donated $100.00 for me to take on this trip. Mony and I added some of our money and use it for the water pond at that temple because they used to rely on the pond as their water supplies and it was drying out. So the money is used to dig the dirt so there will be water.
That is all for now. See you this weekend everybody.
Sincerely,
Mardine Mao
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