Dave Williams sent this to me, I am forwarding it for your consideration. Begin forwarded message: > > Hi Nick, > > > > We have started offering community-level assistance to the poorer > Thais and to the schools. Take a look at our assistance page at > http://paddleasia.com/tsunami.htm The touristy areas are back up and > running, except for the Khao Lak and Phi Phi areas. Our goal is to > make sure that the poorer villages get their fair share of help. > > > > We've identified a small village that's just north of Khao Lak. The > entire village was demolished. The families are currently camping in > the municipal building grounds. This village is called Ban Nam Kim, > which means Saltwater Village in Thai. You can read about this > village at http://paddleasia.com/ban-nam-kim.htm > > > > One of the less touristy villages in Phuket, Kamala Bay, really got > hit hard. The school was right in front of the beach. One of the two > big buildings was completely washed away. We made a generous donation > to help get them up and running again. They plan to relocate the > school. The parents don^Rt want it to be rebuilt near the beach. > > > > This morning, my wife (Moo) and I went to the sea gypsy village on an > island just off of Phuket. Luckily, there was no loss of lives in the > village, but their primary means of income, their longtail motorboats, > got hammered. Many of the engines fell into the sea. A lot were > recovered though. We just gave them $1,250 to help get their motors > repaired. > > > > We^Rve had an outpouring of donations. It^Rs wonderful to see the > global community get together to help perfect strangers. My faith in > humanity has been lifted. > > > > That^Rs about it for now. I^Rll keep the tsunami pages up to date. > > > > Sincerely, > > Dave & team > > > > Dave Williams, Director of PaddleAsia Co., Ltd. > > http://paddleasia.com > > paddler_at_paddleasia.com > > Tel: 076 240952 > > Mobile phone (in country): 01 8936558 > > <<<<00000000000000000000000>>>> > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Schade [mailto:nick_at_guillemot-kayaks.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 10:16 AM > To: Dave Williams > Subject: Re: Paddlewise Checking In > > > > Dave, > > Good to hear you are alright. Is John Gray still in the area? > > Best wishes, sounds like the event isn't going to be over with for > > some time. > > Nick > > > > On Dec 29, 2004, at 7:24 PM, Dave Williams wrote: > > > > > Hi Nick, > > > > > > All of us at PaddleAsia are fine. We had a close call in Trang > though. > > > Two guests were slammed into the rocks by the first wave. Our guide, > > > Gai, got them safely to the bungalows. They were bumped and scrapped > > > up > > > a bit, but not too bad. > > > > > > Moo (my wife) and I were in Khao Sok National Park for the past ten > > > days. We had no idea that this tragedy was of this magnitude. There > > > are still unknown numbers of missing tourists and locals. > > > > > > Some beaches on the west side of Phuket were absolutely demolished, > > > while others were spared. Unfortunately, the ones that were hit just > > > happened to be the most populated. > > > > > > On the morning of this monumental day, I was with nine guests > watching > > > gibbons high up in a tree. Suddenly, the water in one small area in > > > the > > > back of the cove started shifting back and forth rapidly. A breaking > > > wave raced across the surface. I had no idea that this was related > to > > > the earthquake. No water anywhere else was doing this. It was one > of > > > the strangest things I've ever seen. I didn't know that shortly > after > > > this, unknown numbers of people would be killed or injured. > > > > > > If you wish to help, you are welcome to send the money to our > account. > > > We will donate this money at the community level. > > > > > > Bank Detail: > > > > > > Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Limited > > > Swift Telex code: AYUDTHBK > > > Account number: 356-1-18634-8 > > > Account type: Savings account > > > Thepkrasatri Road Branch > > > Tel: +66 76 222183 or +66 76 222301 > > > Account name: PaddleAsia Co. Ltd. > > > > > > Please pass this info onto the Paddlewise group. Countless families > > > are > > > now left with absolutely nothing. Their businesses are demolished > and > > > most were uninsured. They are the lucky ones as they are at least > > > still > > > alive. As a large number of the victims were children, I can hardly > > > talk. Further words fail me at the moment. > > > > > > Thank you ever so much for your concern. > > > > > > All the best, > > > Dave > > > > > > Dave Williams, Director of PaddleAsia Co., Ltd. > > > http://paddleasia.com > > > paddler_at_paddleasia.com > > > Tel: 076 240952 > > > Mobile phone (in country): 01 8936558 > > > <<<<00000000000000000000000>>>> > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Nick Schade [mailto:nick_at_guillemot-kayaks.com] > > > Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 4:17 AM > > > To: paddler_at_paddleasia.com > > > Subject: Paddlewise Checking In > > > > > > Dave, > > > The folks from Paddlewise were thinking about you. We knew you had > a > > > base in Phuket and were wondering if you were OK. > > > Take care, > > > Nick Schade > > > > > > Guillemot Kayaks > > > 824 Thompson St > > > Glastonbury, CT 06033 > > > USA > > > Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847 > > > http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nick Schade > > > > Guillemot Kayaks > > 824 Thompson St > > Glastonbury, CT 06033 > > USA > > Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847 > > http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ > > > > Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St Glastonbury, CT 06033 USA Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847 http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. 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