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Elephants Raise Funds for Haiti and Thailand Red Cross

Elephants Raise Funds for Haiti and Thailand Red Cross
Mingling good-naturedly among camera-toting tourists in Bangkok, three elephants carried around white baskets painted with red crosses soliciting donations for Haiti earthquake victims. The threesome raised 700,000 baht -- more than $21,000 (US).

Mingling good-naturedly among camera-toting tourists in Bangkok, three elephants carried around white baskets painted with red crosses soliciting donations for Haiti earthquake victims. The threesome raised 700,000 baht — more than $21,000 (US) — for the Thai Red Cross Society's Haiti Relief Fund, surpassing the Thai government's donation.

(Continue reading, with photo, in the CS Monitor)

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