HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presided over the Bangkok Chefs Charity and Gala Dinner 2012 held at the Royal Ballroom of the Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok recently. Proceeds of the dinner are designated to help the Border Patrol Police schools under Her Royal Patronage as well as for the underprivileged school children in northern Thailand. General managers and executive chefs from twenty-one of Thailand’s most prestigious hotels and Thai Airways International were selected to prepare a grand feast for the charitable cause. Two Dusit International hotels were among the participants - Dusit Thani Bangkok and Dusit Thani Pattaya, the latter whose general manager Chatchawal Supachayanont (front row 2nd right) attended with the hotel’s executive chef Adrian W. O’Herlihy.

Ong-art Khampaiboon presided over the opening ceremony of “Art Exhibition No.5” by the holiday artists club of Thailand at the Amari Watergate Bangkok recently. The proceeds of the event will be donated to poor artists through the holiday artists club of Thailand. (l-r) Dr. Krittika Kongsompong, Pierre Andre Pelletier, the hotel’s GM, Ajarn Chalee Sodprasert, Ong-art Khampaiboon, Wanpen Jermprapai, Nichaya Chaivisuth, the hotel’s director of Communications & PR, and Apinant Pavanarith.

Students and faculty members from the College of Management at Mahidol University travelled to Pattaya recently to visit the Father Ray Foundation. The students, accompanied by Assistant Dean of the University, Usanee Phanchantraurai, donated a variety of basic everyday items for the 850 children and students with disabilities currently living at the foundation. A financial donation of nine thousand baht was also presented to the foundation.

Dhaninrat Klinhom (standing 6th right), marketing communications manager, and his Blue Energy team from the Hilton Pattaya participated in the ‘International Coastal Clean-up 2012’. The event was organized by the Coca-Cola system in Thailand, which included Coca-Cola (Thailand) Ltd., Thai Namthip Ltd., and Haad Thip PLC. More than 1,000 volunteers and NGOs including representatives from Pattaya City led by Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh (5th left), Department of Marine and Coastal Resource and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment also participated in the clean-up project.

Lt. Col. Sutthichai Sornlump, commanding officer of the 2nd Infantry Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, Queen’s Guard receives a generous donation of fitness equipment from Panond Viravaidya, executive of the Pattaya International Corporation (Thailand) Group of companies representing the Pattaya International Hospital and Sugar Hut Resort. The military fitness program is code named ‘Twenty First Fitness’.

Four of the Royal Cliff Hotels Group’s 11 restaurants recently received top honors from Trip Advisor. Proudly showing off their awards are (l-r) Executive Chef Walter Thenisch, Executive Director Vitanart Vathanakul, General Manager Christoph Voegeli and Senior Food & Beverage Director Max Josef Huber.

Surat Mekavarakul, MD of Mike Group, presided over the launch of the latest line of Wacoal lingerie products at Mike Department Store recently. On hand to help promote the product were Wacoal Young Designer Vanisa Moksak (2nd left), Assistant Manager Thanan Sujitsakul (3rd right), and Wacoal Young Brand Assistant Wiriya Tatiyajinda (2nd right).

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