[Thai charity star Tono Phakin swims across the Mekong River: fundraising for Thailand-Laos hospitals]
Tono Phakin, a 36-year-old Thai actor, completed his first intensive swimming training on September 12, 2022, as part of his preparations for the One Man & The River Swim Across the Mekong charity project. Tono Phakin has just finished filming the Thai drama "The Reluctant Groom / Flash Marriage" and has been working non-stop to prepare for this huge charity event on environmental protection. Tono, a footballer who was originally a footballer, originally loved sports, but the only way to exercise football was on his legs, and he needed to start practicing his breathing skills to complete this swim.
On October 22, 2022, Tono Phakin plans to swim from Nakhon Phanom (Naga Monument) in northeastern Thailand to the Sikhottabong Giant Stupa in Laos, which is reported to span a total of 15 kilometers across the Mekong River. Through this charity campaign, Tono hopes to raise awareness of environmental protection issues and raise funds for hospitals in the two countries.
Donations from this cross-swimming charity event are reported to open on October 1, 2022, and end at the beginning of october 22, 2022. The donation will be divided equally between Nakhon Phai Nong Hospital in Thailand and Ta Qu Hospital in Kam Mun Province, Laos. Tono Phakin has sent out invitations online, and he wants everyone to join the sport. "If you can afford it, then you only need 1 baht, 5 baht or 10 baht per person, and that's enough to make a difference," he said. ”
It is worth mentioning that Nychaa, as a caring girlfriend, has also sent a lot of encouragement to her boyfriend Tono Phakin through many channels to cheer him up. Nychaa hopes that the project initiated by her boyfriend can be successfully completed. Tono and Nychaa have collaborated on the Thai drama "The Curse of the Heart".
Excerpts from tonon's Phakin social media account:
...... It was raining, the flood was flooding, and we were awake! Pm2.5 is coming, we're awake! The drought came and we woke up. Friends, we must always be vigilant... Many of the problems that happen nowadays, it's all about the environment ... If we help each other we can make everything better... The ecosystem of this world is important to every life...