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Kids go green
on Children’s Day
The management and staff of
Dusit Resort, Pattaya led by Chatchawal Supachayanont (back, center) with
the children and their parents.
Chatchawal Supachayanont, Dusit Resort, Pattaya’s general
manager, recently led the hotel’s Green Leaf committee to organize a ‘green
tent’ on the grounds of Pattaya City Hall on Children’s Day.
 Children
waiting for their ice cream.
Hotel staff and volunteers, headed by Green Leaf Committee chairman Prawes
Akanimart, taught the children recycling tips, and how they can help their
parents conserve water and energy in the house. Fun games were organized and
children were treated to ice cream, gifts and treats.
Children were given tips on how they can save energy at home, like turning
off the lights when no one is in the room, turning off the TV, games and
computer when they are not in use, closing the taps to properly to avoid
dripping, and recycling information.
“We want to inspire kids to be more environmentally friendly and this is a
good opportunity for us to reach them. The most cost-effective way to reduce
energy consumption is at home. We want to show our children that even the
seemingly small decisions we make every day can really add up when we work
together to make the world a better place,” Chatchawal said.
Dusit Resort managers and
volunteers.
Shopping with the Street Kids Home
Dorothy Knowles
The Pattaya International Ladies Club raises a lot of money for
charitable causes. One of the many projects that it helps is the Street
Kids Home. The following is an article written by Dorothy Knowles, one
of the volunteers who helped each child to select a pair of shoes, a
skirt or pair of trousers and a top, during a recent shopping trip at
Carrefour in Pattaya.
 Rosanne
Diamente leads some of the children through the shoe department.
Over two evenings, January 16 and 17, PILC volunteers took 180 children
shopping. The original plan was to do the shopping over three evenings,
but we all know plans somehow get changed!
At 4.30 on 16th January, 60 children were expected from the Street Kids
Home. 8 PILC volunteers, plus a husband and a son who were somehow
persuaded to join in the fun, waited for the children to arrive. But,
change of plan, 80 kids were on their way! Sisters and staff from the
home accompanied the final count of 97 happy and excited children eager
to start shopping. The boys all favoured clothing with Superman or
Spiderman motifs, while the girls chose pink and pretty.
In what seemed like no time at all, obviously due to excellent planning
and organization, and extremely well behaved girls and boys (none of the
other shoppers even seemed to be aware of this invasion), the shopping
spree was over for the first round.
The next evening was to be the final shop and 83 children arrived at
4.30 p.m., mostly older children and teenagers this time. Thankfully,
more PILC volunteers came to help out. This time, the boys grouped
together and headed off and the girls hit the shoe department first.
After numerous changes of outfits and mini fashion shows near the
changing rooms, everyone was eventually happy, and, surprisingly for
teenagers, stayed well within budget with their purchases.
All too soon the fun and enjoyment was over again! Such a rewarding
experience to see 180 children so happy and grateful for what may seem
in our eyes such a small reward. It is one I will definitely be
repeating whenever the opportunity arises.
If you would like any further information about PILC Welfare activities,
or how you can help or become a sponsor, please contact Rosanne Diamente
0818650714.
80 kids say thank you to
PILC members for taking them on a shopping trip to Carrefour.
Asian University competes in the 2006/2007 Thailand University Games
Asian University made a good
showing in their first ever University Games competition.
Asian University has successfully competed in the
‘University Games’ competition for the first time, with positive results for
all participants.
Friday January 19 saw the official opening ceremony held at
Srinakharinwiirot University in Nakon Nayok with the one-hundred and
fourteen competing universities marching into the gymnasium to the beautiful
spectacle of the highly professional ceremony, organized by the host
university.
In what proved to be an exciting and full tournament Asian U students came
away with a positive outlook and a true sense of comradeship and sporting
achievement. While Asian University is considerably smaller than many of the
participating universities, our students were very pleased to participate in
this national competition.
This second stage of the competition saw our students competing in many of
the racquet sports after playing football, petanque and basketball in
Ayutthaya in the latter part of 2006.
Wat Phodi Samphan School presented with trophy for supporting 1st Young Pattaya PR Tourism Ambassador competition
Vimolrat Singnikorn
On January 18 at Pattaya School No 9, Pattaya Mail and Jester’s Care
for Kids presented an honorary trophy to the school, which is also known as
Wat Phodi Samphan Pithyakarn School, for the support given to Krisana
Kongkakhet, who has been named Young Pattaya PR Ambassador for Tourism 2006.
Director Sopha Kidhaphol received the trophy on behalf of the school.
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Young Ambassador Krisana Kongkarkhet (right) listens as Pattaya School #9
director Sopha Kidhaphol tells students how the campaign was initiated to
help Pattaya youngsters build their self-confidence, encourage them to learn
more about their hometown, and pass on their pride and learning to others.
Krisana is 15 years old and studying in Mathyom 3. She competed against a
group of children from different schools and different ages to win this, the
first of the Young Pattaya PR Ambassador for Tourism competitions. She
became ambassador on July 22 last year, and has won respect not just for
herself but for the school as well.
Lewis “Woody” Underwood, chairman of Jester’s Care for Kids charity
committee and Peter Malhotra, managing director of Pattaya Mail
handed over the trophy to director Sopha in the presence of Mike Franklin,
special correspondent for Pattaya Mail Media, and Suwanthep Malhotra,
Pattaya Mail director of sales and marketing.
 From
right: Mayor Niran Wattanasartsathorn, Revat Phonlookin and Pratheep
Malhotra Ltd., co-announce this year’s Young Pattaya Tourism Ambassador
competition at city hall.
Lewis said that he saw Krisana’s talent shining through on the first round
and considered she fully deserved to win. Peter said Pattaya is a city of
culture and tradition and those heritages need to be preserved, promoted,
and passed on to the next generation.
Sopha thanked the two organizations for their great support and Pattaya City
Hall and Rungratree Malhotra for initiating the campaign. Sopha said the
campaign was initiated to help Pattaya youngsters build their
self-confidence, encourage them to learn more about their hometown, and pass
on their pride and learning to others.
Krisana has encouraged her friends to take part in the next Pattaya PR
Ambassador for Tourism competition, and said the program has offered her
opportunities to learn many skills, such as public speaking, group working,
and tourism-based knowledge.
Youngsters prepare for 2nd Tourism Ambassador contest
Youngsters between the ages of nine and 16 are getting ready to
compete in the second Young Pattaya Tourism Ambassador competition.
The first event was enthusiastically backed by all 10 schools under Pattaya
City’s jurisdiction, and by private schools in the area.
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Young Ambassador Krisana Kongkarkhet (center), surrounded by her proud
classmates, smiles as she listens to the presentation.
For this second event the main supporters are Pattaya Mail Publishing Co
Ltd, YWCA Bangkok-Pattaya Center, Jesters Care for Kids, Tiffany’s, and
Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Museum.
City hall is organizing the event in which children between the ages of nine
and 16 will have the opportunity to show their abilities and be tourism
ambassadors, promoting Pattaya to visitors in both the Thai and English
languages.
The organizers of the competition say they have received confirmation from
25 schools in the Pattaya area that they will be participating.
 These
youngsters are ready to participate in this year’s Young Pattaya Tourism
Ambassador training project.
Mayor Niran Wattanasartsathorn, deputy chief executive of the Provincial
Administration Organization Revat Phonlookin, and Pratheep Malhotra,
managing director of Pattaya Mail Publishing Co Ltd made a joint
announcement on the event on January 19 at Pattaya City Hall. Krisana
Kongkarkhet, who was the 2006 Young Ambassador, was also present,
encouraging participants to be bold and outgoing.
Niran said the project was an excellent opportunity for youngsters to show
their initiative and intelligence, and to boost the image of their hometown.
Revat said that Pattaya and its environs has an important history and that
for a Young Ambassador to be informed on the heritage of the region is an
important factor in being a tour location guide.
Pratheep, as representative of the English language media, said that
youngsters can play a major role in developing the image of Pattaya and that
what they do now would be part of the history of developing the country in
the future. He said that Pattaya Mail is glad to be able to support
this project.
Youngsters from nine to 16 can apply up to March 9 at the Pattaya
Information Center. The training course will be held from March 24 to 26,
and the competition to select the 20 finalists will be held on March 31 at
Pattaya City Hall. The finals will be held on April 5 at the competition
grounds of Central Festival Center in North Pattaya. The winner will receive
a trophy and 12,000 baht, first runner-up will receive 9,000 baht, and third
will receive 7,000 baht. There will also be a consolation prize of 3,000
baht.
Back row, left to right: Peter Malhotra, Rungratree
Malhotra, Tony Malhotra, Lewis Underwood, Krisana Kongkarkhet, Mike Franklin
and Sopha Kidhaphol at the an honorary trophy presentation to Pattaya School
#9.
All 10 schools under Pattaya
City’s jurisdiction, and private schools in the area, enthusiastically back
this year’s event.
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