Good morning, I had planned to start my bike trip on November 17th but with the problems in Tacloban I cant leave with peace of mind. The situation now is unsafe so I will be waiting here in Bangkok until the military and aid agencies can clear the dead bodies and get the basic infrastructure back in order and then will go back to Tacloban and help the families I know rebuild. I have a tent I can live in if need be. I am getting a lot of requests from people on who to send money to and that is always difficult, you can already see the confusion amongst so many different organizations. They all mean well but the end result is that people get a small amount of food only to wait in line for more. People fight over the food and it is almost a bottomless pit of need. To me, the best approach is to single out a family or two that you know and help them rebuild their homes. You help the local business by buying supplies and you encourage the families to help themselves by building their own home, one family at a time. I am going to delay my bike trip and when the situation allows, go back to Tacloban and help. There are 3 families I know personally who have lost everything and I will go and provide financial assistance to them and ensure that every penny is used for the intended purpose. Im not much help in terms of building but am a good supervisor. :) If anyone is willing to help, I will take donations personally and bring them to Tacloban. I will pay my own way and all my expenses and I will control every peso donated. It will be given directly to the building suppliers or grocers. Money can be sent online through Western Union. You can send it for now to Thailand via my name and I will pick it up and get it to them as quickly as I can. My contact information to pick up money at Wester Union is, Frederick Joseph Bouwman 3029 Sukhumvit Road, Unit # 709 Bangjark, Phakanong, Bangkok, 10260 Thailand
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 22:48:47 +0000
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