When Ray first visited the Hauy Phong Home in October 2009 to take part in a photo shoot for a fund-raising video he was making on behalf of PSK we doubt if he thought that three years later he would still be making visits there and this demonstrate how important it is to the kids to have a friend.
When Ray first visited the Home an eight year old boy named Duang grabbed Ray’s hand and stayed locked to him during the visit. We later learned that Duang and his two siblings had been removed from his family home because of serious abuse by a family member. When I visited the home a couple of months later Duang’s first words were ‘Khun Ray’ but at that time because of commitments at The Venue Ray was unable to visit.
However since then Ray has made regular visits to the home to visit Duang and the other kids from his dormitory and always takes small gifts and food for all of the kids, since Ray has been visiting him the Social Worker in charge of the Home has said that Duang is now much more self-confident and happy to have Ray as a friend and is now learning to play and Ang ka loong, a musical instrument played in the temples. Ray has also been involved in helping to raise funds to buy equipment for the kids at the home.
Following Ray’s birthday celebrations at The Venue last week today Ray emailed to say that he was planning to visit Duang at Hauy Phong today and had “bought shorts/tee shirt/shoes/toothpaste/brush/shampoo/soap/ for the lad......and coke/crisps/seaweed chews/plastic cups/for the kids...and that "Andi' the dog has been cut/shampoo...for Duang to hold...camera is on charge”
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