Khunying Alma Link was once quoted as saying, " I was born for nursing." She spent more than half her life helping the poor, needy, sick and less fortunate of Thailand.

Born in Southern Russia of English parents, on April 12,1898, she began her nursing career in 1920.

It was in Bangkok that she met her husband, Mr. Herbert Link, who recently became the Managing Partner of B. Grimm & Co. They wedded on August 26, 1939. She really enjoyed working for the community and began pouring all of her energy and compassion into it.

Upon its founding in Thailand in 1947, she served on the board of the YMCA, later became Vice President and Chairman of the YMCA Bazaar in 1966. She was also involved with the Foundation for the Welfare of the Blind School and the Rotary Club in Thailand, through which she helped to raise funds for disabled children. From 1960, she worked for Welfare of the Crippled Foundation, becoming chairman of the volunteer group, which assisted in the 1963 polio epidemic in Thailand. Another major achievement in Khunying Alma's life was her devotion to the Siri Wattana Cheshire Foundation, which she helped to establish in 1964. The Foundation helps to raise funds to support five major homes for the handicaps.

Her complete dedication to charitable causes won her the admiration of The Royal Family. In 1975, she became the first foreign woman to have bestowed the title of "Khunying", upon the presence of His Majesty the King Bhumibhol Adulyadej.

Khunying Alma passed away on march 22,1989, she was 91 years old. The two active foundation, that she was very supportive with The Princess Mother's Foundation, has continued to provide scholarship funds to provincial nursing students and Siri-Wattana Cheshire Foundation, has continued to help find safe sanctuary for the disables, Mrs.Link will always be the inspiration for those who would like to follow in her footsteps to help those that are less fortunate in Thailand.