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By DOUG WOOD-BOYLE
Like the mythical phoenix rising from the ashes, the west coast
of Thailand is slowly rising from the chaos and destruction left in
the wake of December's tsunami that inundated much of southwest
Asia under tons of Indian Ocean water. One of the first people on
the scene to give aid to the victims and help in the clean-up was
Walter Kopek, who along with his wife, Somsong, splits his time
between a home in Stoneham and one in Bangkok.
The couple is still very much involved with the relief efforts.
During their time in the states they have been promoting the work
of the Duang Prateep Foundation and its ally in this country, the
Flame of Hope Foundation. ^
"Since we've come back," Kopek said, "we've helped the Duang
IYateep Foundation ship t-shirts and purses (made by tsunami sur-
vivors). Most of them are going to the Flame of Hope Foundation."
The items all have pictures drawn by the orphaned children in
the hardest hit areas and the money raised from their sale goes
directly back to Thailand to help build schools and shelters for
these children. All of the items have been brought into this country
with the help of Samsong's import/export business.
"We've imported about 11.000 individual items," Kopek reported.
■We will be selling some at Town Days in Melrose and Stoneham and
at Oasis Book Store in Stoneham."
The story behind the manufacture of these products is as com-
pelling as the story of the tsunami disaster. Kopek and Somsong
had been on holiday along the west coast of Thailand just one
■nonth before the tsunami hit in December of 2004.
On the day the tsunami hit, Kopek was surfing the web from his
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