Jesters Care for Kids Charity Drive 2014 - Sponsored by Glencore International and Canadian Jackalope Open
Children watch the stage
entertainment at last year’s event.
Lewis Underwood
With only 10 days left till our fair on
Sunday, September 7th, we have
started the final countdown.
Despite the fact that we have put on 16 children fairs
prior to this, each successive one is still a learning curve. Last year we
were more anxious than usual simply due to Regents International School
Pattaya being a new venue and requiring a new stage/stall layout. However,
given their roomy grounds, great amenities, easy access and ample parking,
it proved to be an ideal site. The cooperation from the faculty and students
was an extra perk, which contributed significantly to the success of the
event.
Jesters Children’s Fair
Stallholders’ meeting is on Monday, September 1st
There will be a stallholders’ meeting at Jameson’s Irish
Pub located at the Nova Park Hotel on Soi 4 off Pattaya 2nd Road in Central
Pattaya on Monday September 1st at 7 p.m. Our fair site coordinator, Bill,
will disseminate information about the fair, the do’s and don’ts and answer
your questions. Also, if you have not paid for your stall(s) by this time,
you will be able to do so then.
Below is an outline of the points that will be covered:
1. Location: The Regents International School
Pattaya (RISP) is on Hwy 36 next to the Banglamung (Pattaya) Motor Vehicle
Registry, where Thai driver licenses are also available.
2. Date: Sunday, 7 September from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m.
3. Entrance: Stallholders will have temporary
access to the oval area on Saturday, September 6th after the stalls have
been set up around 4 p.m. for those wanting to decorate their stall or drop
off heavy items and again on Sunday morning, the 7
th,
from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and after 6 p.m. on Sunday.
4. Traffic in the Oval: Will be one way in
clockwise direction with parking on the inner side (right hand) so traffic
can flow on the outer (left side). Please remember that NO vehicles are
allowed on the grass whatsoever. In general, we want to protect the grass as
much as possible.
5. Parking: During the event, parking will be
available mostly on both sides of the school. Since the Motor Vehicle
Registry Office is closed on the weekend, there will be additional parking
along the public road there. Please heed the directives of the school’s
security and parking attendants.
6. Gate Fee: 50 baht donation for adults. Children
are free.
7. All Stalls will include: one 4 M x 4 M area -
one rectangular table, two chairs. Please do not take chairs and tables from
other stalls. Also, one electrical outlet is provided, but only for 3 amps.
This is not sufficient for running electrical appliances. Please pay special
attention to hot cooking utensil safety. Banners at your stall should be no
larger than 0.75 X 3.50 M.
8. If you have not paid your 2000 baht for your
stall yet, please do so as soon as possible.
9. Only donated beer will be sold at the fair, so,
please do not sell beer at your stalls!
10. Children Coupons: These are for project
children, so they can play games and activities for free; coupons are NOT
redeemable for cash.
11. Miscellaneous:
1. Please remember that there is NO smoking on the school
grounds, except in one specific designated area near the beer tent.
2. Please NO pets on school grounds.
3. There is no running water at the stalls.
4. There is no ice or change available at the fair.
5. Please bring trash bags to keep your stall tidy and
clear all items at the end of the event.
6. Please secure valuables at all times.
If there are any questions please contact Bill, our fair
site coordinator, at 089-930-3558.
Jesters Gala Party Night
follows the Fair 13 days later
The second event is our Gala Party Night on Saturday,
September 20
th at the Amari
Pattaya. Tables are filling fast, so if you would like to book a place,
please contact: vicechairperson@ care4kids.info .The cost is 2400 baht.
For more information, please visit us at www. care4kids.info, www.face
book.com/jesterscare.kids and/or https://twitter.com/JestersCare4Kid
Radchada Chomjinda (right), the Director of the
Human Help Network Thailand (HHN) and Director of Adoptions, and her assistant
Suwanna Cheownawin (left) greet the arrivals.
Elfi Seitz
Twenty families from Germany and Switzerland arrived in Pattaya this
month to introduce their adopted Thai children to their former home, the Pattaya
Orphanage.
The families stayed at Nong Nooch Village for the four-day visit packed with
stops at Pattaya’s many tourist attractions.
The first 15 families came to the Pattaya Orphanage Aug. 5, welcomed by Director
Fr. Michael Weera Phangrak, Fr. Francis Xavier Kritsada Sukkhaphat, and Radchada
Chomjinda, director of the Human Help Network Thailand, along with other
executives and staff from the Social Development Department of Chonburi.
There was great excitement when the children discovered baby photos taken of
them during their stay in the orphanage. All lined up again and again in the
front of their old pictures to be photographed not only by parents but by
journalists.
Afterward, everyone moved to the nursery to cuddle infants while the returning
children pondered which beds they once occupied.
All the other facilities were visited as well, with many remarking how much
things had changed in the 14-15 years since some had departed.
Ewald Dietrich (right) presents
Fr. Michael Weera Phangrak a check for 500,000 baht.
Lunch included socializing and speech-making. The floor then
was turned over to parents who told how lucky they considered themselves to have
become adoptive parents. Many a mother burst into tears of gratitude and joy.
On the last day of their stay in Pattaya, the many orphans and guests went to
the memorial service of Fr. Ray Brennan who founded the orphanage.
The event closed with a Chinese-style dinner, complete with faux shark fin, and
musical performances from students and teachers.
A speech from Bishop Emeritus Lawrence Thienchai Samanjit, who 40 years ago
approved the request by “Father Ray” to found the orphanage, closed the evening.
The entire entourage poses for a
happy group picture at the closing of the event.
