King Power Thai Power and
Alliance of the Northeast Region
Rooting for Toon and Joining Him
on His Nong Khai – Khon Kaen Run

Believing in the power of Thai people, King Power Group enlisted its alliance in the Northeastern Thailand of over 300 lives to take part with Kao Kon La Kao’s Toon – Artiwara Kongmalai in a 2-day charity relay running from Nong Khai to Khon Kaen on 15-16 June 2019. The troop finished this 187-kilometre route in just 48 hours raising the fund for 8 hospitals in the Northeastern region in need of medical equipment.

Since King Power Group previously distributed faux grass football pitches in the Group’s 100 Football Pitches to Strengthen Thai Youth Power Project, the Group has formed an alliance with the youth of Nong Khai’s Banduatai School, Udon Thaini’s Anubansangkhom School and Khon Kaen’s Srimuangphon Rajaprajanukroh School which were on the route of the charity run. The Group brought 300 youth from 3 schools to run with Toon in order to boost his morale in achieving this new milestone.

The starting point at Nong Khai’s Thailand-Laos Friendship Bridge Immigration was lively since early morning of 15 June 2019 when an entourage of the stars and student runners from Nong Khai’s Banduatai School, Udon Thaini’s Anubansangkhom School were prepping up for a kick-start at 5.00 a.m. with an aim to reach Udon Thani on the first day and Khon Kaen the next day on 16 June 2019 where student relay runners from Khon Kaen’s Srimuangphon Rajaprajanukroh School were on standby. Khon Kaen people and those from neighbouring provinces also came to cheer them on to the finish line at Khon Kaen City Hall. The whole route covered a distance of 187 kilometres.

Joining Toon and student runners from Banduatai School in Khon Kaen to inspire Thai people to exercise were a number of musicians and stars taking turn to run with them throughout the race including Push – Puttichai Kasetsin, Ter – Chantavit Dhanasevi, Matthew Deane, Kong – Sarawit Subun, Smile Buffalo’s Worachet Empia, Toey – Pongsakorn Mettarikanon, Boy – Pakorn Chatborirak, Mam – Surivipa Kultangwattana, Tao – Somchai Khemklad, Dome – Pakorn Lam, Nine – Naphat Siangsomboon, Note – Udom Taepanich and more. Despite strong heat of the sun and the rain at some point on their way to the finish line, our troop of runners were unswayed and continued to run with a determined heart. When the troop arrived at the destination, the number of runners stood at 9,000.

The fund raised from this charity relay run for 8 community hospitals are 63,098,295 Baht in total (as of 18 June 2019). The recipient hospitals in this charity are Bungkan’s Bungkan Hospital, Nong Khai’s Sakhrai Hospital, Nong Bua Lamphu’s Na Wan Chalerm Phrakiart Hospital, Udon Thani’s Nong Han Hospital and Kumpawapi Hospital and Khon Kaen’s Phon Hospital and Khon Kaen Hospital 2.