The race starts at 4 p.m. in front Central Festival
Pattaya Beach and travels past the Amari Orchid Resort & Tower and back to the
mall.
Veechan Souksi
Marking its seventh organized charity event, the YWCA Bangkok-Pattaya Center
plans to raise funds for Banglamung Hospital and a Proctor & Gamble Thailand
library for kindergarteners at its June 21 Beach Promenade walk-run.
The race starts at 4 p.m. in front Central Festival Pattaya Beach and travels
past the Amari Orchid Resort & Tower and back to the mall. Up to 1,300 people
are expected to participate.
Runners and walkers will be separated into four categories: boys and girls under
15 and men and women over age 15. The 350 baht entrance fee includes beverages,
food and a t-shirt. Applicants can apply at the beach footpath in front of
Central Festival that day after 3 p.m. Winners will receive trophies.
Project advisors include Pattaya elected officials; Pradit Thongchai, head of
the Tourism and Sports Authority Pattaya; Sopin Thappajug, managing director of
the Diana Group; Lantip Dhavadsin, chairwoman of the YWCA Bangkok Center; Chita
Wattanasin, chairwoman of the YWCA Bangkok-Chonburi Center; and Nittaya
Patimasongkroh, former chairwoman of the YWCA Bangkok-Pattaya Center.
Supporting organizations include the Pattaya Police Department, Pattaya Tourist
Police, Pattaya Sports Club, Jesters Care For Kids and local media outlets.
The walk-run follows a half-dozen other charity projects to provide scholarships
for underprivileged students, help schools produce vegetables for lunch, assist
special-needs children, offer temporary housing for abused women, provide
distance learning for poor rural children, and offer checkups for children in
the greater Pattaya area.
