Commemorative activities & fundraising

Phi Phi Memorial Garden

Phi Phi Memorial Park is a non-government, volunteer-based park where the community are creating a memorial park in the names of the people lost in the tsunami.

A memorial wall has been constructed within the park to accommodate name plaques for those families who lost loved ones on Phi Phi Island.

Those constructing the park ‘hope to create a place that our loved ones’ spirits can rest and a place where we can reflect on the changes the tsunami has made to our lives’.

Further details about this project and information about ordering and providing plaques is available at www.phiphimemorialpark.com

Phuket remembers

You may wish to refer to www.phuketremembers.com which has been set up by the authorities in Thailand to give information about planned events there.

Stephen Magson Memorial Trust

1. To keep alive Steve’s memory by raising funds in his name.
2. Following the Asian Tsunami to help people of Kho Phi Phi to rebuild their lives and livelihoods.
3. To maintain strong links with people in the area where Steve lost his life.
4. Encourage and reward Steve’s field of interest back home in York.

Contact details:
http://stephen-magson-mt.org/
E-mail: denise.magson@btopenworld.com
Address: PO Box 422 York YO24 4WR
Tel: 01904 658 515
Fax: 01904 628 111

Commemorative Wristbands

Victoria and Katie Weston lost their father Peter Weston in the tsunami and they have designed a commemorative wristband which will be available to those bereaved and for survivors.

The wristbands are in memory of all who lost their lives in the tsunami, including their father. The purpose of the wristbands is to unite families and groups of people together so they do not feel alone at this very hard time. The wristbands will be ‘Cadbury’s chocolate purple’ and will say “Never Forgotten” on them.

These words, chosen by the girls, express the feeling that nobody should ever forget the loved ones lost and how the disaster destroyed so many lives and livelihoods. They have also put shells on the wristbands to remind them of the happy days they spent in the Indian Ocean before the tragic event.

Please contact us if you would like information about how to obtain a wristband.

Please send us details of any other commemorative or fundraising activities you are involved in.

Char’s Fund

Charlotte Jones was 23 and died on the island of Ko Racha Yai in Thailand when the cataclysmic Tsunami waves struck early on the morning of the 26th December 2004. Char was on a gap year and had just arrived in Thailand after a fascinating yet exhausting month in India.

Char’s Fund has been set up to help children through their education in Southern Thailand. This will begin in 2006 after Liz, Vicki and Alan have visited Racha Yai over Christmas 2005.

For details of how to make a contribution please contact Alan Jones: alan.jones28@virgin.net