NEWS ITEMS
ALAN COOPER AND ROBERT JOHN
LEPPER
We were saddened to hear of the passing in
2019 of two of our original founders, Rob
Lepper and Alan Cooper.
Alan was a champion fund raiser and with his
leadership in 2000, the year Convoy was
founded, 600,000 Baht was raised with which
we were able to buy a bus for The Foundation.
It is still in good condition today and is very
useful for taking the kids on outings.
Rob also was an active fund raiser and he
established the Convoy for Kids Charity Golf
Day in 2002. The golf day is one of the most
popular events of the Thailand golf calendar
and has raised over 14 million Baht in profit
over the years which has been given to The
Foundation to pay for various projects and
maintenance costs.
Rob was hoping to travel from Australia to
Thailand to take part in this year’s Golf Event
in May, but sadly his health problem
prevented him from coming.
They were both two great mates and although
they both returned to Australia a few years
back, we were able to keep in touch from time
to time.
Our condolences go to their loved ones. It was
our great honour to have known them and
they will both be fondly remembered by us.
ALAN & ROB A FEW YEAR’S BACK IN AUSTRALIA
ENJOYING A LUNCH TOGETHER
OUR NEXT EVENTS
Due to the Coronavirus epidemic, both
The Kid’s Day Out and The Golf Day in
2020 had to be postponed.
Thailand has been more fortunate than
most countries in terms of Covid 19
cases and mortalities, but we decided
to be cautious rather than take
unnecessary risks and postpone both
events.
Our golf day is now scheduled for the
7th of May 2021 and will take place at
The Royal Lakeside Course.
See more details here.
We hope to be able to confirm a date
for a Kids day out later in the year.
We hope that the business communities,
and friends will step up as they have in
past years, and help support both events.
OUR PLAN TO REGISTER AS
AN AUTHORISED CHARITY
We have taken the first steps towards
registering as an approved charity.
Being registered will help us with
issues such as issuing receipts to
sponsors and avoiding any tax issues.
We hope everything will be resolved
with the next 2 - 3 months.
Any update will be posted here.
Thanks go to Khun Pattama for
spending time on checking out the
regulations and giving guidance on the
matter.
CONVOYFORKIDS