An English teacher named William Kapoun working in Seoul was badly injured in a fire that raged through his apartment on Sunday, leaving him with third-degree burns over 70% of his body. Sadly, the school Bill worked for — Bulam Elementary School — will not cover his medical expenses, which are estimated to be about $130,000.
With his parents in a difficult financial situation, his friends and colleagues in both Korea and his home city of Bloomington, Indiana have launched a campaign to raise funds via the Internet at http://www.billkapoun.com. I just sent a donation via PayPal and I urge you to do the same.
You can read an article about Bill’s plight in the Korean Times here.
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1 Jim Tether // Mar 6, 2008 at 6:59 am
For the most part the Korean blogosphere or however you call it has really come together for this guy. It’s good to see and I hope they’re raising a decent sum.
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