SMILES ON WINGS AT THE READY TO AID IN THE RECOVERY EFFORT

THE THAI AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN FLOODING IN RECENT DAYS HAS ONLY TOUCHED
THE MARGINS OF OUR NEWS.  FOR THAILAND, THESE FLOODS COVER SIGNIFICANT
PORTIONS OF HALF THE PROVINCES IN THE COUNTRY AND REPRESENT A DISASTER
OF UNIMAGINABLE PROPORTIONS, THE WORST IN DECADES.

SMILES ON WINGS' THAI BASED TEAM IS READY TO LAUNCH AT THE ONSET OF
THE RECOVERY PHASE, DUPLICATING THE GREAT WORK VOLUNTEERS DID IN
TSUNAMI-RAVAGED PHANG NGA PROVINCE IN 2005.
THE MISSING INGREDIENT IS YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT.  CAN WE ASK YOU TO
CONSIDER AN EXCEPTIONAL DONATION AT THIS TIME?  EXCEPTIONALLY GENEROUS
AND BEYOND THE SUPPORT YOU NORMALLY GIVE TO SMILES ON WINGS OR OTHER
WORTHY CHARITIES.  THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR GENEROSITY.

In response to this crisis, our Thai team is moving ahead rapidly with the Smiles on Wings (SOW) Flood Relief Mission. Our Chiangmai-based team of three is preparing survival packs for 80-100 families living in Ayudhaya, an area north of Bangkok where severe flooding has left many families homeless.  The SOW team will leave Chiangmai next week (November 3 or 4) and drive south to reach Ayudhaya. There, they will rent boats to reach the stranded victims and distribute the SOW survival packs to about 100 families.This is our first phase of the relief effort. Smiles on Wings will continue to monitor the situation and provide help as needed. Dr. Bunnag and the team from the U.S. will travel to Thailand in January to carry out the planned mission (one week in Phang-nga, one week in Maehongsorn, and the last week in the central part of Thailand). We will include a visit to the area affected by the flood on our last leg of the mission as well.