A Family in need of help.

 At about  8pm February 1st, a Khmer family from our community suffered a tragic lost of their 17-year-old son Prackserth (Patrick) Soeun, in a fire in the South Park community of Seattle.  The rest of the family were able to escape with just the clothes on their back. They have lost everything and are now staying at a relative house. They are in need of our help.

Sean Phuong and his family came to the United State as a refugee in 1984 and ever since settled in Seattle.  Mr. Phuong has been out of work for the past year .  Mr. Phuong  wife ,Sody Soeun was onced employed, but now she is not working due to the recent tragedy. Mr. Phuong family has contributed tremendously to the local Buddhist temple by ways of monetary, maintenance and upkeep of the temple's property, not to mentioned Mr. Phuong never turn down at a chance to play music at fund-raising event for any Khmer community  needs.

Urgent needs:

something in the line of a care package. towels, toiletries, etc a rice cooker, and other kitchen items, personal hygiene, underwear.....

Cash contribution for funeral expenses. up to 6,000 dollars.

family needs:
Sean Phuong (father) need clothes, jacket size medium. and men shoes size 8.

Sody Soeun (mother) need clothes, jacket and women shoes size 7.

Sophary Soeun (21-year-old daughter) need clothes, shoe size 7and a half, and for her two children boy age 1 ,and girl age 2.

Channy Soeun (9-year-old son) need clothes size 8-10, shoes size 4, jacket etc.

Phann Phuong (88-year-old grand father) need clothes, shoes etc.

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If possible donation can be made at  local Bank of America under Sean Phuong account name . We will work toward in having a donation box also at the local White Center Bank of America under Prackserth (Patrick) Soeun name for the funeral cost.

Other places that we will have donation boxes are: Pean Meas Video off of Martin Luther King Way in South Seattle, also the White Center Donut shop.

You can give to the family by dropping of needed items at:
Wat Sahak Khemararam Buddhist Association
824 S. 100 street
Seattle WA  98168

February 6th Buddhist funeral ceremony will be held at the same temple before 12noon, then making its way
to the funeral's final destination

contact person
Many Uch 2066792084
Vuthy 2068834636
Chantha 2062342127
Klaudia 2063720752
ps If you prefer to contact me instead, I am also available. Thanks to all of you.