Posh V.O.S.H: Seeing-eye elephants not required (this time)

By John 12 November 2008 01:17:00

Anantara Golden Triangle recently played host to the Thailand leg of Volunteer Optometric Services for Humanity, an organisation that, through the good services of volunteer opticians, provides free eye clinics and donated glasses to the world's poor.

    Before the eye clinic the good Dr's came to ride the elephants, took part in the cooking school and toured the area.
  
    Normally, it is said, these adventurous eye doctors have to climb mountains, 4wd through sweating jungles, perhaps even use elephants as essential transportation rather than as a fun side trip.  Through various connections, however, the Thailand trip is 5* and Mercedes Limousine throughout - hence the moniker Posh Vosh - and let's face it they deserve the rest.

    When it came to the clinic they managed to correct the eyesight of about 700 people over three days with the help of volunteers from amongst the Anantara staff - including our very own K. Amp and Dr. Cherry.



...Amp does her translation bit at the 'initial eye test'...



...K. Anne from the Front Office at the consultancy stage...



...and thanks to the girls' generously donated time, some of our weaving wives got new glasses and all the mahouts got protective sun shades.

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