Letter from Sidsel Svestad:

We have been nominated for our activities for helping the children in Thailand and for the projects:

KOM YI PENG which is a mobile exhibition 2006 with batik paintings made by children in ages 2-15 in Thailand just after the tsunami.

TEPTIDA is a godparent foundation, which today care for 30 children giving them school, food and clothes. 

 See:     Kom yi peng

Now we need your vote in order to win:

·     Mail your vote to tom.ullsgard@oblad.no  before the 28th of January.

·    Tell friends to do the same.

·    Prices/gifts we get will go to 'KOM YI PENG'

·    In your mail to Tom Ullsgard tell your name, address and phone number and   that   you are voting for the candidate no. 2 - Sidsel J. Svestad .

Thank you for supporting us.

Best regards Sidsel J. Svestad

The following paragraph could be read in the paper 'Lokalavisen Oppegård' the 12th of January 2006 page 19:

We have 12 candidates this year:

 We will elect the Oppegård name of this year

Every year since 1992 Lokalavisen Oppegård has elected

«the name of the year». This will now be done for the year 2005.

Tom Ullsgård -  tom.ullsgard@oblad.no

OPPEGÅRD: »The price will be given to a person, who has made a considerable contribution or created an essential engagement in the local community for a matter of great common importance.

People living in Oppegård, or was living there in the beginning of the year, are qualified.»

Candidate no. 2 – Sidsel J. Svestad

The Oppegård woman who after her experience in Thailand has engaged many people in the Oppegård community among others to help children and families who were hit by the catastrophe.

Mail the name to tom.ullsgard@oblad.no bofore 29th of January.