Miss Thailand 2000 joins flood-relief effort

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A former Miss Thailand was among the volunteers who packed 7,000 bags of emergency relief supplies for a royally backed foundation to aid flood victims.

Panadda Wongphudee, who won the contest in 2000, joined Oct. 16 at U-Tapao-Pattaya International Airport with others from the Royal Thai Navy, Military Wives Club, Sattahip Tai Chi Club and Thai Red Cross to assemble the kits of 30 household items and necessities from the Princess Pa Foundation, founded by HRH Princess Soamsawalee.

Former Miss Thailand World Panadda Wongphudee helps pack relief supplies for flood victims. Former Miss Thailand World Panadda Wongphudee helps pack relief supplies for flood victims.

The bags will be sent to Yaiket Temple in Suphanburi, where the packs will be distributed to 480 households, and Klangbandon Temple in Suphanburi, where 250 households will receive the aid bags. The rest will be held for future flood relief efforts.

The princess created the foundation after major floods in 1995 and continues to work toward closing the gap between victims’ needs and support from existing charity organizations.