Progressive Movement boasts over Bt7.2 million in donations
The “May Day May Day We Help Each Other” concert, broadcast live via Facebook on May 1, accumulated Bt7,282,897.34 in donations from more than 10 million viewers, the Progressive Movement – an organisation led by disbanded Future Forward Party execs Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, Piyabutr Saengkanokkul and Pannika Wanich – said on Sunday.
“We will use this money to provide Bt3,000 cash handouts to 2,427 people affected by the Covid-19 crisis and who have registered on our Facebook fan page,” said the movement. “From May 1-3, we received more than 22,000 wire transfers, over 90 per cent of which were Bt10-Bt500. This means most of the people who donated are not of upper economic status but still want to help those who are less fortunate.”
The movement said it also received Bt103,745 from the “Many Cuts Art Space” Facebook page from money earned by artists who have sold their paintings to help people affected by Covid-19.
“There are more than a million people who have registered for the handouts, but we are sorry that we can only help a few,” the movement added. “Donations that were made after 2pm on May 3 will be used for other charitable projects, which we will announce in the near future.”