October 24, 2008




This is a picture of the first well that Nancy and I were able to provide for a family in Cambodia. Since then with the help of our friends we have been able to provide 7 more family wells and one large village well. These wells provide fresh water for over 35 families. We invite you to help us in this endeavor.

Clean water for Cambodia.
Where : Milano
When: Wednesday Oct. 29th 5:00 till 6:00
Light appetizers provided
Silent auction of a collection of pictures

I’m collecting money for the people of Cambodia to have fresh water. My friend Theap Bunthin in Cambodia was our tour guide in Jan. 2007 when we first meet him. We were able to see his program while touring the magnificent temples from the 10th century. He showed us the wells already built by tourist that had visited in the past few years. Cambodia has only been open to tourism since 1999. The civil wars before that stretching from the Pol Pot regime that started in 1975; thru the Vietnamese invasion of 1980 and up until the last cease-fire was signed. The government now is a puppet government that the Vietnamese support. The leader is Hun Sen, a former Pol Pot official that left Cambodia in the late 70’s and helped Vietnam in its invasion. For a reward he has been re-elected each time and funnels what little money the Cambodians can make back to Vietnam. One thing I feel we can do is provide clean drinking water for the families and children there. The wells are about 180 feet deep and the table water is clean since there is no industry there to pollute it. A local company drills the wells for $250. Tin keeps nothing for himself. This is his way of helping his country. I’ll have his profile here for you to see. His story is very interesting and moving. As it is families have to walk up to 2 miles each way to get dirty water from the river. They let it sit in large earthen jars for the sediment to settle, but there is still bacteria left. Almost all of the children in the countryside have intestinal disease of some kind. For $250 a family can have clean water virtually forever. Most gifts I have brought lately don’t last very long. As you can see in the photo if you sponsor a well your family name or whatever you like will be added to the sign. These signs last a year or more and can encourage others to give. But remember the money can be in any amount. Every time I reach the $250 mark, another family gets a well. For a combined donation I’ll add a sign reflective of Kansas City or the Midwest. All the money tonight from the donations and silent auction items will be used to provide as much clean water as possible.