family
odd holiday card <g>
probably some cartoon character he likes
report from aid agency
Remember Suradon Janno, from Thailand? Back in 2001, he became one of the first kids assisted on an ongoing basis by LangaList Plus! subscribers:
His family is extremely poor (less than $290 per capita per year) , and ekes out a marginal living doing odd jobs and some farming. The local relief agency writes "Suradon badly needs food, clothing and medical care." (See http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2001/2001-09-06.htm#9 )
A while later, we got a photo of him and his family: http://www.langa.com/images/suradon2.jpg
Ironically, we got a pile of new info on Suradon just weeks before the tsunami ravaged that part of the world: You can see all the new materials (including a new photo, a report card, and a strange little hand-drawn holiday card) below (click to expand images):
family
odd holiday card <g>
probably some cartoon character he likes
report from aid agency
Sadly, we have no word since the tsunami; but my guess--- because the aid agency we deal with is working in the Lampang region of Thailand, which is mostly upland--- is that Suradon was not personally affected by the disaster. The aid agency is good; I'm sure we'll eventually hear anyway, one way or the other, although communication is very slow due to the primitive conditions.
Here's what this is all about: Those of us with
computers and Internet access are vastly better off than most of the world's
population. Because of this, I decided that a portion of the LangaList Plus!
subscription fees would be donated to registered/legitimate charities helping
the underprivileged around the world. The contribution does not increase the
cost of a Plus! subscription in any way; the donation is taken "off the top" of
any profits. (This is described in the pages at
http://www.langa.com/plus.htm )
Suradon is one of the children sponsored on an ongoing basis--- week in, week
out--- by the collective generosity of LangaList subscribers. LangaList Plus!
subscribers also have collectively contributed to emergency earthquake relief
efforts in India and to funds to help the victims of the Sept 11th attacks in
the US. (To see all the donations so far, click to
http://www.langa.com/plus2.htm#kids )
As time goes on, and as more readers sign up for Plus! subscriptions, I hope
we'll be able to sponsor more children and assist other charities around the
world.
If you're not yet a Plus! subscriber check it out: With a Plus! subscription,
you can not only help yourself make the most of your hardware, software and time
online--- but you also can help those less fortunate (like Suradon) make the
most of their very lives. Thanks for your help!
or give a GIFT SUBSCRIPTION to the
Plus edition:
http://langa.com/plus_gift.htm