Perhaps the best known of the many charitable activities of the Princess Mother, is her Volunteer Flying Doctors Foundation with its mission of providing medical and dental care for people in areas where such care is inaccessible and, more often than not, beyond their means. In 1974 Her Royal Highness graciously gave the sum of one million baht to found the organization which is officially registered as "The Princess Mother's Volunteer Flying Doctors Foundation", known in Thai as "Por-Or Sor-Wor". During her busy months in Thailand the Princess Mother is almost continually "on the go", travelling the length and breadth of the country. A medical team always accompanies Her Royal Highness, and it's not at all unusual to find her helping with examinations or giving out medicines. Her soft smile and calm demeanour help to dispel fear in young and old. Many times people in remote areas suffer needlessly from simple ailments because they are too far from medical facilities.