Dear Alumni,
We would like to share with you a letter from Khun Chaovalit, President
of the AITAA, sent to all National Chapter President calling for
donation to Japan for your kind attention and support.
All the best.
Tien
Dear All AITAA – National Chapter Presidents,
More than one week has passed since the earthquake and tsunami hit
Japan and destroyed Sendai region heavily. The disaster is the largest
in Japan after the World War II and the world is still watching the
situation at the nuclear power plants with great anxiety. We have
witnessed the suffering of Japanese people, especially those who are in
the affected areas and we admired the patience and resilience that they
have demonstrated. Lots of communications among AIT alumni to give
condolences and provide moral supports to all the Japanese are floating
all over during the past week.
Japan has been one of the strongest donor countries to AIT since the
early years of AIT. Many lecturers from Japan have come to teach at AIT
and many Japanese students have come to join AIT. We are more or less
always benefited from Japan and connected to Japan in one way or
another. Although AIT communities are quite lucky so far that there is
no news about anyone in our AIT family hurt or suffered from this
disaster, we still feel the hardship and the pain of the many Japanese
who are not as lucky.
Therefore, I would like to take this opportunity to invite all the AIT
alumni to show our heartfelt support to Japan. I would propose a call
for donation to Japan among our AIT alumni. I believe this is the best
we can do beyond showing our moral support. The amount of money is not
that significant, but the gesture from out AIT alumni family is more
important.
There are many ways to donate the money in this case. But I would like
to suggest that each national chapter initiates a campaign among its
members and prepare a good account of the donors. The money could be
sent via the best means available to you for you may be able to get tax
benefit from this donation in your country. And I do not suggest you
send the money through us in Thailand. But I would like to request for
the accounts of the donation and through whom you donate so that we
will be able to make a summary and report to the Japanese government at
the end.
For your information, I also learn that AIT is going to do the same and
the current students in AIT are going to do so as well. I think we, AIT
alumni, have a good chance to act together with our alma mater to show
the least we can do for Japan in this difficult time.
With warm regards,
Chaovalit Ekabut
President
AIT Alumni Association – Mother Chapter
Mar. 21, 2011
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