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AFT-ERC throws Christmas Party for orphans
The Association of Filipinos in Thailand - Eastern
Chapter (AFT-ERC) organized a Christmas party for the orphans and the
Pattaya Orphanage on December 15. Presents and Christmas goodies were handed
out to the children and a sumptuous lunch was prepared.
Santa
Claus (Thor Oscar Jorgensen) hands out gifts to the children.
Time to
eat.
The kids helped to decorate a 5-meter tall Christmas tree
and later they sang Christmas carols for their benefactors.
The
creation of a 5-meter tall Christmas tree.
The
orphans sing Christmas carols for their benefactors.
The AFT-ERC also donated 4 different kinds of milk and diapers to the
orphanage. Sponsors of this event include World Gems, Friendship
Supermarket, Stadt Marburg Restaurant, Hopf Brewhouse, Scandinavia
Restaurant and Cafe New Orleans.
UK Club Pattaya treats children from the Camillian Social Center to a beachside Christmas party
Songklod Kaewvisit
Twenty-four HIV infected children - residents at the
Camillian Social Center in Rayong - were treated to a day at the beach in
Jomtien by the UK Club of Pattaya.
The group met last Thursday morning at Yorkies Pork
Platter in Jomtien. The benevolent group included UK Club members and the
committee from the UK Club of Pattaya, plus Stan Parsons from Lodge Pattaya
West Winds.
Santa
Claus visited the children and of course handed out presents.
Father
Giovanni helps out the youngsters at lunchtime.
Father Giovanni Contarin, director of the Camillian
Center, brought 24 young residents to enjoy a Christmas lunch and a day at
the beach in an effort to provide a spark of warmth and joy to the children.
Delighted at a chance to go to the beach, the kids
splashed about in the water and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Happy and
hungry, they all trooped in for lunch at Yorkies. A surprise visit from
Santa put wide smiles on the faces of these youngsters as the jolly old
gentlemen (aka Bert Elson from the Queen Victoria Inn) handed out gifts to
all.
One of
the “benefits” of living near Pattaya is to be able to spend
Christmastime at the beach.
Stan Parsons said, “These children may have a very
short life but it is up to us provide the warmth, love and happiness that
they deserve. We want to give them encouragement to continue their fight for
life and let them know that they have the right to live happily. When we see
these children having fun we are happy, too. We sincerely hope that they
have the opportunity to grow and become warm and caring people.”
The UK Club of Pattaya chose the Camillian Social Center
as their special charity project for the year and provides funds for
medicine and basic necessities for residents.
The Camillian Social Center in Rayong is a charitable
foundation that cares for HIV infected patients who are cast out by society.
Most of the children living at the center were born with the disease or had
it transmitted by their mothers during infancy and have been orphaned by
this modern-day plague.
The center, run by Father Giovanni Contarin, gives
primary care for HIV infected patients and those with full-blown AIDS. The
center also tries to educate people on how to prevent and protect themselves
from becoming infected.
Pattaya Sports Club donates new bicycles to Pattaya school children
Akshay Singh
Pattaya Sports Club (PSC) charity chairman, Bernie Tuppin
presented 8 new bicycles to the Mercy Ministries on Friday December 20. This
has now brought PSC’s donations to total more than 5 million baht.
The
Thai pastor from the Mercy Ministries Sanay Srisa-ard (far left), PSC
charity chairman Bernie Tuppin (right foreground), Dianne and Fred Doell
(far right), teacher Chanchao Russel (4th left), and four student
representatives attended the bicycle handover presentation.
Chanchao Russel, a committee member and teacher at
Pattaya School No. 7, attended the function to receive the bikes from Bernie
and Sanay Srisa-ard, the Thai pastor from the Mercy Ministries. Four student
representatives attended the presentation.
The Mercy Ministries also supports two orphanages in
Pattaya under the name of El Shaddai. One is now running autonomously but
the other home is in need of assistance.
The donation was made possible with funds raised from the
PSC Charity Classic Golf Tournament in January 2002, topping up the funding
for the association’s many charity projects in the region.
The PSC will be holding the next Charity Classic Golf
Tournament early next month. This annual event raises funds for various
charities around the city, and the money is mainly raised from the entry
fees from tournament participants.
The Charity Classic 2002 raised an astonishing 391,755
baht, which was distributed to organizations such as the Camillian AIDS
Center, Banchang Hospital, Chonburi Children’s Observation & Detention
Center, and the Banglamung Boy’s Home.
The PSC is looking for more entries for next year’s
tournament, as every donation can make a difference when put to work for a
worthy cause.
Those who want to provide sponsorship for the PSC Charity Classic can
contact the Pattaya Sport Club on 038 361 167. For information on how you
can help the Mercy Ministries, call Fred or Dianne Doell at tel. 038 300
612. No matter how large or small, all assistance is greatly appreciated.
The Redemptorist Vocational School for the Disabled presents certificates to graduates
Suchada Tupchai
At Building C of the Redemptorist Vocational School for
the Disabled, Pattaya, Father Banjong Chaiyara, the director, recently
presented certificates to 121 graduates for the year 2002. Managing board
members, teachers and parents attended the certificate presentation
ceremony.
A proud
graduate proudly accepts the certificate of graduation from Father Banjong
Chaiyara, director of the Redemptorist Vocational School for the Disabled
Pattaya.
“In 15 years of operation, the Redemptorist Vocational
School for the Disabled, Pattaya has produced more than 1,500 skilled
workers that not only possess specialized proficiencies in many job fields
but also the morality and endurance to be able to handle difficult times in
different businesses,” said Duangdao Yothasri, head of general
administration office of the school.
Recently, a United Nations officer impressively said that the school is
obviously maintaining an international level and is qualified as one of the
best vocational schools for the disabled in the world, and urged the school
to also accept disabled students from neighboring countries, which the
school now does. There were 4 foreign graduates this year, 2 were from
Cambodia and the other 2 were from Laos. This year 65 students graduated
with computer degrees and 56 students graduated with electronics degrees.
Duangdao said all students deserve rewards after working so hard throughout
the year.
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