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Sriracha children take part in 9th annual painting contest
Suchada Tupchai
Children around the Sriracha district joined in the 9th
annual theme painting competition at Loy Island last weekend. Titled
‘Beauty of the Sea’, the competition was held in conjunction with the
Bundit Arts Institute, the Peak Restaurant and Art Collection gallery and
the Sriracha Municipality.
Children and their families set about drawing, painting
and sketching seascapes throughout the day, submitting them for judging by
art professors lecturing at the institute and district officials.
Winners and runners-up of the competition in each class received
scholarships presented by Sriracha Mayor Chatchai Timkrajarng, totaling more
than 128,000 baht. Their work will be displayed at the Peak Restaurant and
Art Collection gallery for residents to enjoy.
Children
around the Sriracha district joined in the 9th annual ‘Beauty of the
Sea’ painting competition at Loy Island last weekend.
The
winning entries will be displayed at the Peak Restaurant and Art Collection
gallery for residents to enjoy.
It was a
good day, sitting on the beach and drawing.
Children
and their families set about drawing, painting and sketching seascapes
throughout the day.
Young
artists were inspired by the soothing sounds of the sea.
Hiding
from the sun, these young, aspiring artists set about envisioning their
project.
Children’s
artwork was submitted for judging by art professors lecturing at the Bundit
Arts Institute and district officials.
‘Right to Play Pattaya’ coordinators hold educational fun and games for the Fountain of Life children
Suchada Tupchai
November 20th is the designated UNESCO International Day
for Children. In celebration of this day, international volunteers held a
Sports Day at the Fountain of Life Center in Pattaya.
 Sister
Joan from the Fountain of Life cuts the ceremonial ribbon to officially kick
off the games.
The day was organized to involve children, their families
and members of the community who are dedicated to helping children, to use
the day as an opportunity to educate the children and their families about
children’s rights, who is available for help, and address important issues
concerning HIV/AIDS prevention and education.
 Wearing
their Jesters Care for Kids t-shirts, the FOL children had a fun day.
However, the main activities through the day involved the
organization’s Red Ball module: with 5 game stations each representing the
black body ball, red mind ball, green health ball, yellow spirit ball, and
blue peace ball. These activities made up the morning’s events before
breaking for lunch and continuing on the rest of the day with a scavenger
hunt and a children’s tug-of-war.
 Margunn
Artunn, RTP Project Coordinator for Pattaya, gives the opening speech,
inviting everyone to have fun.
Margunn Artunn, RTP Project Coordinator, Pattaya relayed
the history of the Right to Play movement, “Right to Play evolved out of
Olympic Aid, the legacy project of the Lillehammer Olympic Organizing
Committee. The focus of Olympic Aid during the Winter Games in Lillehammer
was to show support for people in war-torn countries and areas of distress.
Olympic athletes were chosen to be ambassadors of Olympic Aid to assist in
the fundraising efforts.
“The lead ambassador was four-time gold medallist
Johann Olav Koss, who donated a large portion of his winnings to Olympic
Aid, and challenged fellow athletes and the public to donate money for each
gold medal won. An unprecedented $18 million US was raised. Between 1994 and
2000, Olympic Aid continued to raise funds for children in disadvantaged
situations, building on the momentum of subsequent Olympic Games.
“In 2001, Olympic Aid became an implementing NGO developing and
delivering its own child and community development program using sport and
play as its vehicle. Known as SportWorks, Olympic Aid’s programs began in
partnership with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in refugee
communities around the world aims to engage leader in sports, media,
business to ensure every child’s right to play.”
YWCA gathers Larn Island children for lunch and scholarship presentations
Rotary Club Taksin-Pattaya and PSC members join day’s activities
Suchada Tupchai
Earlier this week, members from YWCA Bangkok Pattaya
Branch, led by President Nittaya Patimasongkroh, visited Pattaya School
Number 10 located on Larn Island. YWCA members were also joined by Bernie
Tuppin, charity chairman for the Pattaya Sports Club (PSC) and members of
the Rotary Club of Taksin-Pattaya. In all over 20 people took part in the
day’s event.
 Members
from YWCA Bangkok Pattaya Branch, led by President Nittaya Patimasongkroh,
plus the Pattaya Sports Club (PSC) led by Bernie Tuppin, charity chairman,
and members of the Rotary Club of Taksin-Pattaya, in all over 20 people
visited Pattaya School Number 10 located on Larn Island to provide the
students with a meal and scholarships.
Considered to be the farthest school from the city,
it’s sometimes forgotten, but due to its location, School Number 10 is
probably one of the most beautiful schools. Of course, YWCA never forgets
the school and continues to provide lunch to the 400 children attending the
institution and donates scholarships to deserving students.
 Mmm,
alloy maak.
At the recent event, the YWCA presented scholarships to 12 children from
the school while the Pattaya Sports Club also handed out a number of yearly
school fees to worthy pupils. The school and students graciously thanked the
organizers for their generosity. One student remarked, “Thanks to
kindhearted people on the mainland we will be able to continue our education
with this much needed help.”
The
students showed their appreciation, in part, by performing adorable Thai
dance.
Children learning all about electricity at St Andrews
Year 2 welcomed Mr. Paul Preston into their classroom as he gave up his
time from his work at Leighton’s to talk the children about electricity.
 Mr.
Preston wearing his safety equipment.
The children were very impressed with the different types
of clothing Mr. Preston wears when out on site - from the glasses, the
helmet, the rope, the bright safety jacket as well as the steel capped
shoes!
Mr. Preston was also able to answer some of those tricky
questions about electricity that year 2 had been thinking about, such as
“Why does lightning happen?”, “What is inside a battery?”, “How
does a battery work?” and “What is inside the wires?”
The children were extremely interested to discover that
they could make a battery themselves (with the help of a supervising adult,
of course!) by using beer, a copper coin and iron nail!
A big thank you to Paul Preston for volunteering to be a guest speaker at
the school. The children learnt a lot of interesting things and were able to
put their learning into practice as they busied themselves into putting
electrical circuits together and making light bulbs glow and buzzers buzz!
Future electrical engineers and electricians in the making!
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