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		<title>A Day of Fun at the Fantasy Kingdom for Bangladeshi Street Kids</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kelsey Timmerman, author of Where Am I Wearing? &#8211; a book about the countries, factories and people that make our clothes and a similarly named blog, was in Dhaka, Bangladesh, when he discovered a local amusement park named Fantasy Kingdom. There Kelsey got a crazy idea: get as many kids, many of whom live just [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.kelseytimmerman.com/">Kelsey Timmerman</a>, author of <em>Where Am I Wearing?</em> &#8211; a book about the countries, factories and people that make our clothes and a <a href="http://www.whereamiwearing.com/">similarly named blog</a>, was in Dhaka, Bangladesh, when he discovered a local amusement park named Fantasy Kingdom. </p>
<p>There Kelsey got a crazy idea: get as many kids, many of whom live just outside of the park but couldn&#8217;t afford the ticket price, into the Fantasy Kingdom for a day of fun!</p>
<blockquote><p><em>Sixty Dollars admits one child for one day to Disney World in Orlando, Fla.</em></p>
<p><em>Sixty dollars admits 20 people for one day to Fantasy Kingdom, near Dhaka, Bangladesh.</em></p>
<p><em>I discovered this not long ago when I was in Dhaka. Now all we have to do is find those 20 Bangladeshi children to take to Fantasy Kingdom, I thought.</em></p>
<p><em>Behind us were the gates of Fantasy Kingdom, the brightest, cleanest, and most out-of-place sight in all of Bangladesh. The walls are plastic but look like sandstone. Standing atop them are two very happy cartoon kids &#8211; sentinels looking out to the crowded streets and the surrounding garment factories.</em></p>
<p><em>&quot;One girl and one boy would be best,&quot; Ruma said. She is a 20-something Bangladeshi sportswriter who had taken the day off to help me with my crazy idea: Take as many kids as we can &#8211; who live in the park&#8217;s shadow but haven&#8217;t been inside &#8211; into the amusement park. Riding a roller coaster is a luxury they&#8217;ll probably never know otherwise and, as a lifetime roller-coaster enthusiast, something I hoped to change.</em></p>
<p><em>&quot;I want 20,&quot; I replied.</em></p>
<p><em>Ruma approached three boys. As she talked, they stared at me before running off to find more kids. It wasn&#8217;t long before we had a crowd.</em></p>
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<p>Read more of Kelsey&#8217;s fascinating account of the day trip at The Christian Science Monitor: <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1115/p19s01-hfes.html?page=1">Was it a frivolous gift or a lifelong memory?</a></p>
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