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“The items are cheap for us to buy over there, but the people cannot afford them.<\/p>\n
“One boy had a badly burnt foot, but the family had no painkillers, burn cream or bandages.<\/p>\n
“Now they have a first aid kit and know how to use it.”<\/p>\n
While Ms Day and Ms Robinson were in Cambodia, their Tuk Tuk driver Rocky took them to a remote village where a local man has started a school.<\/p>\n
“Jimmy Chan is the most amazing man, a true inspiration,” said Ms Day.<\/p>\n
“He taught himself to read, then was sponsored to go to university. Now he teaches village children, so they have the chance at a better future.<\/p>\n
“The kids are the future for Cambodia.<\/p>\n
“Jimmy still works as a tuk tuk driver during the day to support his mother, a survivor of the Pol Pot regime, and the village school.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “We bought stationery and school supplies, and the beautiful children were so grateful.<\/p>\n “For $100 US per year, Australians can sponsor a child at Jimmy’s Village school.”<\/p>\n For further information, leave a message with Joan Stammers at The Watering Hole to contact Ms Day.<\/p>\n Ms Day is planning another trip to Cambodia and is collecting cans and bottles to raise funds for more supplies.<\/p>\n “Top Dog Liquor are happy to take donations of cans and bottles for me,” she said.<\/p>\n “All people need to do is to take them to the back of the shop and say they are for Cambodia.<\/p>\n “Just two cans will buy a bar of soap and villagers respond as though you’ve given them the world.”<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/07\/LaurenatJimmysschoo_99353.jpg\")