Toon Bodyslam hands over 1,300 million baht donation to 11 hospitals

[misskit]

BANGKOK, 25th February 2018 (NNT) – Famous singer Arthivara Kongmalai, better known as Toon Bodyslam, presented 1.3 billion baht of public donations raised from the charity marathon run late last year to 11 hospitals to be used in the acquisition of necessary medical equipment.

The donation was handed over to Maj Gen Nimit Samotharn, director of Phra Mongkutklao hospital, on behalf of a representative of the 11 hospitals at Rot Fai Park.

Apart from the total public donation, amounted to 1,377 million baht as of 2.00 pm. on Sunday, Toon and his running mates also presented four million baht raised from the sale of T-shirts to the representative. The donation will be later given to Mai Kaen hospital in Pattani province for the purchase of an X-ray machine.

The 1,300 million baht donation will be distributed to 11 hospitals as following: Phra Mongkutklao hospital 221 million baht; Khon Kaen hospital 143 million baht; Surat Thani hospital 136.5 million baht; Ratchaburi hospital 130 million baht; Chiang Rai Prachasongkroh hospital 110.5 million baht; Saraburi hospital 104 million baht; Yala hospital 91 million baht; Nakhon Ping hospital in Chiang Mai 91 million baht; Chao Phraya Yommaraj hospital 91 million baht; Chao Phraya Abhaiphubet hospital in Prachin Buri 91 million baht and Chao Nan hospital 91 million baht.

National News Bureau Of Thailand | Toon Bodyslam hands over 1,300 million baht donation to 11 hospitals

[tomcat]

...not to be too cynical, but I'd like to see the hospitals accounting for the donated cash...

[bobo746]

not to be cynical i'd like to know if the hospitals actually recieve the donations.

[katie23]

Good on Toon & his running mates for completing the run & donating the cash! I hope all the money is accounted for & the hospitals put the money into.good use in terms of equipment & services.

[baldrick]

Not to be too cynical, but I'd like to see the records of the local Mercedes dealers for the extra few months

[DJ Pat]

The cynics have reason to be suspicious. Hopefully Toon himself might oversee the new equipment by posing with patients whose lives have been save due to his heroics.

As for equipment, lets hope the hospital directors are also accountable and don't buy a load of 2nd hand Chinese crap or a bunch of shit at a salvage sale in some war zone.

[Luigi]

Not to be too cynical, but I'd like to see the records of the local Mercedes dealers for the extra few months

All legit. That's filed under the 'Transportation budget'.

[jabir]

They should have got Bob Geldorf to do it, would have raised double and under the glare of publicity given the hospitals a few baht each.