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SUPPORT

THROUGH HARD TIMES

NISRA SOOKPRADIST (#14 - BOO 3/341)
ONNICHA SIRIUDOMSAIT (#31 - JIN JIN 3/341)
SIKANUNYA KUNTANARUMITKUL (#31 - YUKYIK 3/342)
AMINTA PERMPOONWIWAT (#33 - AIM 3/342)

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#savewithstories
This is a charity project run by actresses, Jennifer Garner and Amy Adams, in partnership with non-profit
organizations, ‘Save the Children’ and ‘No Kid Hungry’. This charity tries to raise money to provide meals
for children who rely on school food to fulfil their hunger by gathering around actors, singers and celebri-
ties to read children’s books and persuade the audience to fund the money.

Many other actors and actresses are also lending a hand to help those who might be affected by the out-
break. One of the most vulnerable groups are workers who are struggling without paid sick time. Living
expenses have started to pile up, but many online donation sites have provided some relief to these people.

Pages like ‘GoFundMe’ have raised thousands of dollars and euros to help many countries in need. These
fundraisers are organized by civilians who want to help those who are less fortunate than them. Campaigns
related to COVID-19 have increased by 60 percent between March 20 a0nd March 24 alone, raising the
number of campaigns to over 35,000. Some pages are experiencing difficulties in raising funds because
GoFundMe pages can only gain a lot of donations if organizers promote their campaigns. Nevertheless,
every single donation counts, and it can still be used to help thousands of families

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Covid 19 Thai Heroes #go with 20
Covid 19 Thai heroes is a campaign that was created for the purpose of helping doctors at the frontline,
who are risking their lives to fight Covid19. People can donate their money to raise funds for buying pro-
tective equipment such as masks, and PPE. These equipment will then be sent to hospitals in need such as
Bamrasnaradura Hospital, Siriraj Hospital and other hospitals all through the country. The money is also
used to buy nutritious meals for doctors that are working their fullest to treat those who are infected. The
project was first initiated by Arpapan Jokowidjaja and started to boom when people posted on their social
media accounts promoting that if everyone can donate 20 baths each and spread the words on to 20 of their
friends it will turn into a huge amount of money. Currently, the total amount of money donated to this
campaign has already exceeded 37 million Thai baths and have been proven as a success. Thus this is where
the hashtag #Gowith20 started because 20 is better than 19 and together we will fight together.

Food for free
With the situation that is becoming more intense, shops and malls had to close to lessen the spread of the
virus. This created problems for employees who are forced to stay home without getting paid. In response,
some restaurants have come out to help those who have no money for food by giving meals for those who
really need it for free. Examples of these shops are “Ochin chicken and rice” and “Wat Chaloem fried pork”.
Some shops, such as “Jea Jong fried chicken”, also pack their food in boxes and send them to the four
main hospitals involved with COVID-19, this includes Rajavithi Hospital, Siriraj Hospital, Bamrasnara-

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