Artiwara Kongmalai aka Toon Bodyslam is set to receive his biggest donation yet – 16 million baht – when he reaches Nakhon Si Thammarat.
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'Toon' set to receive biggest donation
Artiwara Kongmalai aka Toon Bodyslam is set to receive his biggest donation yet when he reaches Nakhon Si Thammarat.
Local textile trader Jimmy Chawala has promised to donate 16 million baht on behalf of the southern province's people to the rocker's charity run to buy medical supplies for 11 public hospitals.
On Monday, the sixth day of Toon's charity run, he entered Songkhla province where was set to run 61.8km and stop in Na Mom district.
He intends to run 2,191km from Betong district of Yala to Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai over 55 days to raise funds for the hospitals.
The 38-year-old singer had raised 88.4 million baht in total as of 2.40pm on Monday. He had set the target of collecting 700 million baht when he finishes in Mae Sai district on Dec 25.
Nakhon Si Thammarat people call Mr Jimmy "the generous tycoon" as he has made donations to charity projects for decades. Media reported his textile sales were in a range between 500,000 baht to 1 million baht a day and he properly paid taxes. He has been in the business since he was 18 years old.
