CityNews – 20th April 2020, Chiang Mai social media is abuzz over the ‘Goodhearted Farang’ who was seen donating goods to help the needy on the 17th April.
A post share by Vatinee Noy went viral after showing photos of a white-haired foreign man unloading necessities such as rice, fish sauce, canned goods, from his truck by the moat. 
According to Vatinee Noy, 48, the now-famous gentleman is her husband, 72 year old David Noy from Australia, who has lived in Chiang Mai for seven years. 
She explained that her husband had asked many of his expat friends to join him in purchasing 100 bags of 5kg rice as well as other goods. Apart from setting up tables to donate around the moat, she said that her husband has also donated goods to orphanages and old people’s homes.
She said that her husband felt so badly for the plight of the poor that he has committed to donate more once his next pension cheque comes in. He will attempt to distribute goods to outlying areas of the city.