webfact Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Kanchanaburi gives home to 9-year-old boy helping his family KANCHANABURI, 19th October 2018 (NNT) - Kanchanaburi province has delivered a home to, Patipan Kunkong, a nine-year-old boy whose mother must take care of her severely ill husband. The Governor of Kanchanaburi, Jeerakiat Bhumsawat, on Thursday presided over the house delivery ceremony in Tha Muang district on Thursday. Patipan now works on a farm and sells water plants to gain more income to help his impoverished family and take care of his father. The boy is currently a student at Wat Thung Thong School, and is known for his gratefulness and loyalty to his family. He currently runs his own business cultivating plants and selling them himself after school and on weekends and holidays, to find enough money to help his father who is suffering from a stroke, heart valve regurgitation, and hypertension, which make him unable to do his normal job. The mother must stay with the father to take care of him. The Kanchanaburi Governor and local officials have made a previous visit to the family and provided initial help. The province has raised a total of 77,240 baht fund for the renovation of the house, which was constructed by personnel from the military engineers. The province also gave the hardworking boy 10,000 baht cash for educational purposes, and other necessary items for the family. -- nnt 2018-10-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 3 hours ago, webfact said: Kanchanaburi gives home to 9-year-old boy helping his family Not sure he will fit in the little pink house, but hey ho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Well done young man - and the authorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 On 10/19/2018 at 4:39 AM, webfact said: Patipan now works on a farm and sells water plants to gain more income to help his impoverished family and take care of his father. Unlike the majority of Thai kids who are coddled by their parents and never learn an ounce of work ethic, this kid is out there helping the family make a living. Kudos. I can respect that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Pity there is no money from anywhere to sort out dad's problems then the young lad may not have to work. But this is second best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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