Welfare
ANZWG members volunteer countless hours every year to help a number of supported charities. The welfare committee often travels to ensure the accountability of all the money spent and also researches new avenues where help may be needed. And, we do not forget the men, the many partners, who offer transportation, offers of kitchen/home appliances, sponsorships and support for our fund-raising events – thank you.
Below are the charities that the Melbourne Cup funds have been distributed to since 2003.
2009 - Eye Screening for children living in the slums of Bangkok, approx 1 Million Baht
2008 - Thailand Hilltribe Education Project- approx 1 Million Baht
2007 - Cardiac Childrens Foundation - approx 1.1 Million Baht
2006 - Fatima Centre - just over 1.1 Million Baht
2005 - Ear, Nose and Throat Foundation - just on 1 Million Baht
2004 - Duangkeaw Foundation - Cleft palate operations - just over 900,000 Baht
2003 - The proceeds were divided between our regular welfare recipients
Projects
Some of the projects ANZWG has been involved with over the last few years include:
- 100+ students given yearly school sponsorships
- Providing over 600 children in Klong Toei with school uniforms
- Milk Sponsorship: The Friends For all Children Foundation (FFAC), receives monthly milk powder assistance, nappies, and other special requests for help.
- Sister Joan from the Presentation Slums Mission Bangkok, assisted with Baby Milk, Food for Families and School Uniform programmes.
- The Duangkaew Foundation led by Dr Piyoros Preeyanont
- The Rural Ear Nose and Throat Foundation
- The Fatima Self-Help Centre, run by Sister Louise
- Thailand Hilltribe Education Project [THEP] through the auspices of Susan Race, Khun Panwadee Rammasit
- The Christian Care for Disabled Children [CCD] and Rainbow House
- We Train (Association for the Promotion of the Status of Women) under the Royal Patronage of H.R.H. Princess Soamsawali
- The Queen Sirikit Centre for Breast Cancer at King Chullongkorn Memorial Hospital
- St Joseph's Home –Yala (In the unstable south of Thailand)
- The Cardiac Children's Foundation under the patronage of HRH Princess Galyani
