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By Richard Lykes
Special to the Rappahannock News
Adopting “sister cities” is common among municipalities, but private citizen groups “adopting” a village is more unusual, particularly one that has been destroyed by natural disaster.
However, not in Rappahannock.
Here, a volunteer group— the Thailand Tsunami Relief Organization (TTRO)—has inspired many in the county to support a successful and ongoing charitable effort to adopt “Ban Pak Tream,” a costal village in Thailand that was largely destroyed by Southern Asia’s giant tsunami last December. _"
To date, TTRO has reused over $17,000 to support rebuilding of the village, including helping provide seed money to replace their temporary tents with new basic homes for the 121 survivors (including 37 schoolchildren).
Other needs will be met, at least in part, with contributions to replace lost fishing boats, water pumps and tanks, generators, and other necessities to help make the village economically sustainable again.
One of the largest single efforts that hopefully will
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