Bkk-Floods

Sunday 6th Nov, I joined a group of farangs and Thais to raise money for the flood victims.
We offered to wash windscreens at intersections around Bangkok.

details of how the idea started and what we  did are here
http://bangkokvanguards.com/wipe-the-tide/
then after a few days they wrote about how it's working, here:
http://bangkokvanguards.com/2011/11/07/wipe-the-tide-an-idea-evolving/


future events by this group on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wipe-the-Tide/209254372476047

9Nov11 Asoke Junction 13 pax, 3 hours, 33KBaht. :-)

Another group "Baan Arsa Jaidee" also found this method useful and joined in as well. Their blog is on:
http://www.baanarsajaidee.blogspot.com/

tomorrow I"m going to visit their HQ and ask about helping with the flood appeal.
I might be delaying my trip to Laos a little.

Ongoing fund raising from BannARsa Jaidee: by washing car windscreens here http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=242610212466029


Heiko

More details below for anyone really interested in the nitty gritty:
Baan Arsa Jaidee's Thai langauge main website (The government agency): http://www.arsadusit.com/



videos of windscreen washing in BKK.

What actually happens out on the street:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pQtBScH0kU&feature=share


Talking about the idea:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9ffgg78qls

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SUMMARY OF WEBSITES related to fundraising via windscreen washing:

Arsan Jaidee
Home page is:  http://www.arsadusit.com/
Ongoing fund raising by washing cars http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=242610212466029
more info http://www.baanarsajaidee.blogspot.com/


Michael's  idea of washing windscreens :
http://bangkokvanguards.com/2011/11/07/wipe-the-tide-an-idea-evolving/
http://bangkokvanguards.com/wipe-the-tide/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wipe-the-Tide/209254372476047

videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9ffgg78qls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pQtBScH0kU&feature=share

Flood news and maps: 

Map from CS: thanks to JtG: 

http://maps.google.fr/maps/ms?msid=203278216882407399461.0004af623e23c9dccde11&msa=0&ll=13.748723,100.706177&spn=0.812362,1.454315

Tourist areas:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=210550963008557722983.0004b0e502d21dd2b1ec3&msa=0&ll=13.818744,100.579147&spn=0.436734,0.617294


Updates on situation in Thailand http://www.thaitravelblogs.com/

Pictures:

1. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.289173864436462.71079.286840474669801&type=3

2. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.291011427586039.71626.286840474669801&type=3






Info in English on Baan Arasa Jaidee: 
- click on pictures for full readable size.