Friday, January 4, 2008

Debbie's help for Thai aids orphans

By Andrew Cooney

A kind-hearted woman travelled to Thailand to help orphans whose lives have been blighted by HIV and AIDS.

Debbie Cook, of Lodge Road in Hindsford, Atherton, is one of 60 volunteers who spent six weeks in the north of the country redeveloping orphanage Sarnelli House and improving conditions for disadvantaged children.

She tackled everything from essential maintenance and redecoration work in the medical clinic room to helping create sports courts and a garden.The 32-year-old health insurance manager said: "We did a lot of work in our week at Sarnelli House and it was an amazing, humbling and emotional time.

"The children were beautiful – each with their own special characters and quirks. "There was lots of laughter, smiles and some tears, but it was very rewarding."

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