Debbie
Singh is the author of "You'll Never Walk Alone"
a true story of the 'Bangkok Hilton',
and the mother of several boys who currently play at
the Wanneroo City Soccer Club.
Debbie Singh's life
fell apart when she received a letter from her
brother out of the blue. He had been sentenced to
ten years in Klong Prem prison, the notorious
'Bangkok Hilton', for fencing a $1,000 cheque. The
severity of the sentence shocked Singh, and she
immediately set off to Bangkok to visit him, offer
her support, and locate his Thai-born son
(Jason
U11s).
Appalled by the
horrendous circumstances she found him in, she
started a campaign to have him transferred to an
Australian jail, something never achieved before.
This campaign changed her life - and that of her
family - forever.
With great honesty
and heart, You'll Never Walk Alone tells the
story of Singh's great determination and strength in
the face of adversity, the rollercoaster ride of
emotions she had to face in the six year struggle to
save her brother, her ongoing charity work, and the
heartbreak she felt as her life was torn apart by a
bitter twist in the tale.
Debbie’s campaign eventually changed the law in two
countries and launched Debbie on a journey of self
discovery which continues today with her support of
Sister Joan Evans, a Perth nun living in Thailand.
As a result of the experiences related in this
memoir, Liverpool-born Debbie Singh is a well known
campaigner for Australian prisoners in foreign
jails. Debbie was nominated as one of 25
inspirational West Australians by Scoop magazine for
2005 and currently works with the West Australian
Department of Justice, supporting and mentoring
underprivileged children. She is also deeply
involved with charity work in Thailand, assisting
Sister Joan Evans in helping the poorest of the poor
in Bangkok's Klong Toey slums.
Debbie
travels to Bangkok, Thailand every six-month’s and
supports Joan who supports the children of Klong
Toey
The Children
in Klong Toey play Football (Soccer) 24/7, and is
considered a great form of “Escapism” from the
oppressed conditions in which they live, the
majority of these children do not have access to
football boots and the game is played in bare feet.
REQUEST
FROM DEBBIE AND THE WCSC
If you have
football boots no longer in fashion, are to small or
generally just not required Debbie would love to
coordinate the distribution of these boots to the
children in Klong Toey, to assist Debbie is this
venture which she does bi-annually the Wanneroo City
Soccer Club wishes all our friends to go to the
trouble of donating any unneeded boots which will be
collected and stored at our clubhouse for Debbie to
distribute with the assistance of Thai Airways who
graciously offer her a large allocation of excess
baggage to cater for her needs.
Please do as
I have done and further your knowledge on Debbie’s
plight visiting her website on
http://www.debbiesingh.com/
The Wanneroo
City Soccer Club wishes all donations to be brought
to their clubhouse prior to the end of September
2008, and we wish to encourage other clubs to
coordinate their own collection and arranging the
delivery of items to the Wanneroo City Soccer Club
by contacting those listed below.
Debbie
Singh 9405 7915 or email
dsingh@iimetro.com.au
Ollie
Driscoll 0415 101 096 or email
ollied@tpg.com.au
