Even though I have not lived in Canada for many years I am still very proud to call myself a Canadian. With Canada Day coming up very soon I just wanted to say thank you to all the wonderful Canadians I have met over the last several years who have so generously gone out of their way to support Angkor Hospital for Children and the kids of Cambodia.

For many of you, it was volunteering your precious vacation time, for others it was bringing medicines, hygiene kits, toys and art supplies and for some it was holding dinner parties and presentations to raise awareness of the work of AHC in Siem Reap. To all of you we owe you a very special thank you. Your generous contributions of time and money go a long ways in Cambodia. We are so very appreciative of your participation and charity. You are truly making a difference.

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From sending shoe boxes full of toys and other goodies to give out to the Cambodian kids, to organizing fundraising events, to graciously hosting Cambodian staff visiting Canada, Canadians from all over the country have helped to make Angkor Hospital for Children the place that Cambodian families want to bring their children to for medical care.

And of course, many thanks to all the Canadians who made the very, very long journey over to Cambodia to support us in person, working alongside our Cambodian staff, kindly sharing their knowledge and experiences always with the goal of building up the skills of the health professionals here….and to get our staff in shape.

It was wonderful having other Canadians visit us in Siem Reap. I do hope that everyone who did, had fun. I encourage you to please extend my invitation to other Canadians to come spend some time with us at AHC. Our new fully donated visitor’s center offers a museum atmosphere providing the AHC story since inception in 1999.

Again from everyone here at Angkor Hospital for Children, thank you so much and have a wonderful Canada Day!

Sincerely,
David Shoemaker
Angkor Hospital for Children
Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia