Proving That We As People Can Come Together and Lend a Helping Hand

Charity the art of giving:and school holidays are just breaks from the
If you are like me, you grew up in a relatively nicecurriculum but not from school.
neighborhood and played on the street without havingNow I guess by now, if you have taken the time to
to worry about being abducted, being stabbed or shotread this far, then you will be asking me why I am
at.telling you all about this.
For me the most I ever had to worry about whenWell there is a good reason why.
playing was scrapping my knee on the ground whileNow the school that I work at is based in Bangkok and
running or playing football.is well thought of by Thai people.
I went to a good school and we had all the normalBut move out of Bangkok to the rural areas and you
equipment that was available back then in the late 50'swill find something completely different.
early 60's.Schools in the country with wooden walls with holes in,
Now, I live in Thailand and work as a Kindergartenfloors in disrepair, no books or computers, no desks or
English language teacher.canteens and nowhere to play. Children don't generally
My school is considered up market, most of thego out and have playtime's like in the UK where I grew
families that bring their children here have money andup.
status in Thai society.Having seen how bad the situation is in some of these
Nearly all drive expensive cars and have their ownschools I have decided to try and make a difference,
businesses and excellent incomes as well as niceso I starting a charity called hits4charity.
houses.The idea is to get this charity into the mainstream of
But the school doesn't even have the basics Isociety in Thailand and worldwide and get funds to
remember from my infant's school and I call it arebuild school in need and to supply books and
factory, not a school because of the way they forcecomputers.
feed the children to learn.I an now announcing this to the world and hope to gain
Can you imagine your 4 year old being given anhelp and support for citizens of the world.
exams, and not only 1 exam, but exams to make sureNow I am not talking about a lot of money here and
they can pass their exams?most people will spend more money on junk food,
Tested for how they walk up the stairs, walk a straightcoffee or chocolate in a month than the cost of being
line and practice for hours on end, to present therea member of the site.
hand in the correct way for the master to give themI have a dream, Martin Luther King said. Well so do I.
there certificate or prize.That all children in the world should have books,
Now this is in no way what I would call an ideal learningcomputers and school to use and study in.
environment and by the time most kids have gone toNow is your chance to step forward and help me to
high school they are completely burnt out.achieve this.
Many study after school finishes and most weekends