Saturday, March 8, 2008

Fire in Seoul

About a week ago, a fire at an apt. in Seoul left an American teacher severely burned on over 60% of his body. There was only one exit in his apt, and it was blocked by the fire. Unfortunately, he did not have insurance thru his employer , and right now his family is struggling to pay his medical bills.
They've set up a trust fund in the States for any donations as they are attempting to get him transported to Cook County Burn Unit in Chicago (where the doctors have agreed to provide free medical care for him until he is recovered).
This could easily have been any of the foreigner teachers over here, so we're all rallying around this young guy who we've never met in the hopes that he'll be able to get back to the US for the treatment that he needs. If you want to donate, or simply leave a kind message for the family, here are the sites:

http://billkapoun.com/

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8730028742





Bill Kapoun, an American teacher who was badly burned in a fire in Seoul on Sunday.

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