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Jesters ‘Care For Kids’
Charity Drive: ‘9 Ways You Can Help’
Lewis Underwood
Jesters Woody & Jeff Paladeau
present a certificate to John Seymour and Jack Levy of Northern Thai Group,
for their Platinum Sponsorship.
Now that June has come around, the planning and activity
has intensified for the 9 th
Annual Jesters ‘Care for Kids’ Charity Drive
and our two big fund-raising events, the Jesters Children’s Fair on
Sunday, September 10th at
the Diana Garden Resort & Driving Range, followed six days later by the Jesters
Pub Night at Jameson’s on Saturday, September 16th.
So far, we have 16 Platinum Sponsors on board, which is a
great result at this stage. Nevertheless, we continue to seek more cash
sponsors, as well as other forms of contributions.
Basically, there are 9 ways you can help us to raise
money for the needy kids this year, ranging from being a Platinum Sponsor
(100,000 baht) to simply displaying our promotional material such as the
bumper sticker (shown above), or the yellow Jesters ‘Care for Kids’
logo.
1. You can join our Corporate and Individual
sponsorship program. This continues to be our biggest source of
donations. There are 4 levels:
* Platinum: Bt. 100,000
* Gold: Bt. 50,000
* Silver: Bt. 25,000
* Bronze: Bt. 10,000
Please refer to our website (www.care4kids.info) for the
benefits associated with each level.
2. You can join our Pledge Program. An alternative
to 1) is to donate an amount between 500 and 2000 baht a month, spread over
a 12-month period. There are 5 levels:
Corporate Gold Pledge: Bt. 2000 per month
Corporate Silver Pledge: Bt. 1000 per month
Personal Gold Pledge: Bt. 1000 per month
Personal Silver Pledge: Bt. 500 per month
Good Samaritan Pledge: A ‘one-time only’ donation
3. You can Donate online. Visiting our website
provides the opportunity for you to make your donation from your home or
office computer.
4. You can donate a Grand Raffle prize, an Auction
item, or buy tickets for the GR draw held at our Jesters Pub Night. We
generally look for airline tickets, travel packages, hotel/restaurant
vouchers, etc., for our Grand Raffle, and signed memorabilia, art objects,
handicrafts, etc., for our famous Pub Night Auction. GR tickets are on sale
from July 15th at 50 baht per ticket, or 12 tickets (1 book) for 500 baht.
5. You can donate a Children’s Raffle prize or buy
raffle tickets at the Children’s Fair. Similarly, we welcome valuable
sponsored prizes (value 1000 baht, or more) for our Children’s Fair
raffle. Tickets for the Children’s raffle are sold only on the day of the
Fair.
6. You can contribute by advertising in our Souvenir
Fair Program. Contribute to our program printing costs by booking an ad
in our annual souvenir program. Full page color ads are 7500 baht, half-page
color ads at 4000 baht and inside covers are 9000 baht.
7. You can rent a stall and be a part of the
Children’s Fair & Family Day. Non-food stalls can be booked at
1500 baht for the day, and food stalls for 2500 baht. The Fair day runs from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The stalls always sell out quickly, so book early. Details
available on our web site.
8. You can donate a case of canned beer to the Jesters
Beer Tent. That is equivalent to 700 baht, or donate 700 baht and we
will purchase the beer. Your donated beer will be sold at 50 baht per can,
increasing the value of your original donation from 700 to 1200 baht.
9. You can help us promote the Jesters Charity Drive
by buying our shirts or by picking up and displaying our free stickers and
posters. Our black promotional shirts are available now at 200 baht and
are available, or will be very soon, at Viking Beachcomber, Jameson’s
Irish Pub, the Pattaya Mail office, and at TQ. White event shirts
will be available from August 15th
at 300 baht each, or a real bargain at 2 for 500 baht.
Additional information about the ‘Ways you can Help’ Jesters
‘Care for Kids’, plus regular progress updates, are posted on our
website at www.care4kids.info. We hope you will join us this year, simply by
helping in one or more of the ways detailed.
Banglamung students win art competition in honor of HM the king
Banglamung students,
winners of the secondary school category, receive their prize from
Pratumporn Kamnertrit, Pattaya chief court judge.
Ariyawat Nuamsawat
As part of the celebrations for HM the King’s 60th anniversary of
his accession to the throne, Pattaya city and Chonburi Region Education
office held a drawing competition among the local schools. The
competition was supported by local government agencies and was part of
the numerous activities taking place during this auspicious period.
The competition, split into two categories, was for primary and senior
students in the Banglamung and surrounding areas, with five kids from
each school chosen to participate in the theme: “His Majesty – a fair
and just monarch.” Winners were given scholarships of 5,000 baht.
Pattaya School No. 6 took the winners circle. Second place was the Baan
ChongSamae School, earning 3,000 baht, and Khao Mai Kaew School finished
in third place for the primary school category, winning 2,000 baht.
In the secondary category, Banglamung School came out on top scooping
first prize, followed by Beung Sriracha Pittayakom School and the
Sattahip Wittayakom School in second and third respectively.
Pratumporn Kamnertrit, Pattaya chief court judge handed over the prizes
to the winners at Pattaya City Hall on June 8.
Pattaya School No. 6,
winners of the primary school category, receive their prize from
Pratumporn Khamnirute, Pattaya chief court judge.
Little Shop Of Horrors storms The Regents’ stage
“Being in the show was fun, fabulous, fantastic and
funny!” This was Rosaleen McConville’s verdict on her involvement in the
latest production to hit the Globe stage at The Regent’s School. She was
one of 49 talented students aged 11-13 who participated in the project,
which commenced rehearsals in February of this year. Eventually all the
hard work resulted in a production, which was rapturously received by
two packed audiences on the 23rd and 24th May.
 Iemke
Postma superbly captured the shy personality of Seymour, and was
perfectly partnered by Lisa Gill as his eventual sweetheart, Audrey.
The story is set in the 1950’s in the suburbs of a mid-western city in
America. Based on an early horror film directed by Roger Corman and
starring Jack Nicholson, the show leaves plenty of room for a lot of
laughs as well as a climax that can only be described as pure horror as
the giant plant, Audrey 2, sets about eating the theatre!
The action focuses on the awkward figure of Seymour Krelborn, a young
horticulturist who finds it hard to please his domineering employer, Mr
Mushnik. One day, the fortunes of the Skid Row florist shop are
transformed by Seymour’s discovery of a strange plant, which he names
‘Audrey 2’, after his attractive co-worker.
After accidentally pricking his finger, Seymour discovers that the plant
has an appetite for human blood which, after it has steadily grown,
turns into an insatiable demand for human flesh: the first victim being
Audrey’s boyfriend, the sadistic dentist, Orin Scrivello. Gradually, the
plant becomes considerably bigger and the list of victims grows with it.
The show was packed with
explosive show-stoppers.
With witty dialogue and lyrics by Harold Ashman and
memorable tunes penned by Alan Menken, ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ soon
became a Broadway smash-hit and the performance by the young Regent’s
cast proved that they were well up to the challenge.
Iemke Postma, with his awkward gestures, facial expressions and
faltering voice instinctively captured the shy personality of Seymour.
He was perfectly partnered by Lisa Gill as his eventual sweetheart,
Audrey, whose beautiful singing voice gave extra poignancy to the
unforgettable ballad ‘Somewhere that’s Green,’ together with the duet
‘Suddenly Seymour’.
Indeed, the show was packed with explosive show-stoppers, from the
energetic title number to the rousing climax of ‘Don’t Eat the Plants!’
Dhruv Bindal made a tremendous impact as the dentist with his acting and
singing in the style of Elvis. Mai Mohan gave a superb performance in
the difficult role of the voice of Audrey 2 with its blend of the
sinister and the humorous. Urassaya Sperbund, Melissa Palipea, ‘Gern’
Klanchuan and Melissa Cru all stood out memorably as the principal
‘sassy’ chorus of, respectively, Crystal, Ronette, Chiffon, and
Chantelle.
This was a true ensemble production and all the participants proved
completely that the months of hard work had been worth every moment.
Mr Ian Alexander and Mr Myles Jackson expertly led the brilliant
orchestra composed of students, gap staff and teachers. Year 12 Theatre
Arts student, Katie Grant, created the excellent choreography.
Undoubtedly, one of the biggest challenges in this particular show is
the creation of the set and, in particular, the plant protagonist
itself, Audrey 2 and this proved an undoubted triumph for Ms Cases, Mr
Geoff Barraclough and Mr Mark Griffiths and their team of students.
Mr Corin James and Mr Mike Thomas directed the production. Thanks are
due to the parents of the cast, the administration and teaching staff
for all their support of the show.
As one of the cast, Eline Absilis, commented afterwards, “I can’t
believe it’s all over - I want to do it all over again.” Here’s to the
next show at the Regent’s!
Undoubtedly, one of the
biggest challenges in this particular show is the creation of the set,
and this proved an undoubted triumph for Ms Cases, Mr Geoff Barraclough
and Mr Mark Griffiths and their team of students.
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