FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 1 OCTOBER 2015
RADION INTERNATIONAL COLLECTING WINTER SUPPLIES FOR VILLAGE IN NORTHERN THAILAND
Radion International, once more organises Project Lives, its yearly winter supplies donation drive.
Project Lives 2015 calls for essential supplies that will help hill tribe villagers in a remote part of Northern Thailand. During winter, the temperature drops to about 2°C. Many villagers are ill prepared to face this harsh season.
Radion is calling for donation of these supplies to fill a 40 feet container:
Winter wear/ warm clothing that are still in good shape
Blankets
Toiletries: Shampoo, body wash, tooth brush, tooth paste, etc
Medical supplies – first aid items, etc
Canned food with at least 6 months’ to expiry
Used mobile phones and tablets (to be sold to offset shipping costs)
Project Lives 2015 is held at:
Treetop@SCAPE L5, 2 Orchard Link S237978 for public collection
16 Oct: 4pm to 7pm
17 Oct: 10am to 7pm
Salvation Army @ 356 Tanglin Road for container loading
18 Oct: 11 am to 6pm
To volunteer for loading the container, please sign up here: http://goo.gl/forms/wRfovLpMPT
Thank you.
ABOUT PROJECT LIVES
Project Lives is held annually, as part of Radion International’s community development programme in Northern Thailand. Through Project Lives and other volunteer programmes, Radion International connects Singaporeans with a remote communities in neighbouring Thailand to build deeper cultural understanding and partnership.
ABOUT RADION INTERNATIONAL
RADION International is a Christian relief and development agency founded in Singapore. RADION International helps communities living in the fringes of society that are under-reached due to social stigma, marginalization or geographical distance. The organisation’s activities are mostly based in Northern Thailand, where it is involved in child rescue and shelter, village outreach for food and medical aid, community education and development, and training programmes for individual empowerment.
Contact:
Nicole Yeong, Nicole.yeong@radion-international.org
Chen Yining, Yining.chen@radion-international.org