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The Jesters Children’s Fair & Family Day is coming soon
Mike Franklin
Our signature event of the 10th Annual Jesters ‘Care for Kids’
Charity Drive, the Jesters Children’s Fair & Family Day on Sunday, September
9th, is only six weeks away.
This special day for the children will once again be held at the Diana
Garden Resort and Driving Range just off North Pattaya Road, and is the 7th
consecutive year that the Diana Group have kindly hosted the event.
Six days later, on Saturday 15th September, it is the Jesters Party Night at
Jameson’s with some wonderful prizes in the Grand Raffle including
motorcycles and airline tickets. There will be more news about the Party
Night, the Grand Raffle and the Auction items in a future issue of Pattaya
Mail.
The Children’s Fair will feature all the usual attractions including the
colossal bouncy castle and slide, children’s arcade, climbing wall, pony
rides, organized kid’s games and a wide variety of stalls offering world
wide cuisine, children’s activities and sales of a diverse assortment of
knick knacks, books, second hand goods and handicrafts items.
The Children’s Raffle, sponsored by Pattaya Sports Club with an increased
donation this year, will offer many high value prizes supervised by ‘Wonder
Pooh’, this year’s big cuddly bear.
On stage there will be a variety of entertainers and performers, including
music, dance, magic, comedy and much more. An exciting taekwondo
demonstration by Ooi’s Taekwondo School will feature black belt and senior
grade students from the Pattaya and Sriracha schools.
The activity and entertainment program for the day is being finalized and
there are still some opportunities for additional participation and
involvement.
Opportunities to participate in and support the Jesters
Children’s Fair
* Entertainment: Individual performers or groups for our stage
program. If interested please, email us at [email protected], or fax
us at 038374044.
* Advertisers in our Fair Souvenir Program Guide: Full color page (6"
x 8.25") @ 7500 baht; half page @ 4000 baht. Please email us at
[email protected]
* Stallholders: Food stalls @ 2500 baht; Non-food stalls @1500 baht;
School stalls are free. If interested book a stall now on our web site:
www.care4kids.info
* Beer Tent donations: In August we will be looking for donors of
cases of canned beer or 700 baht equivalent. Beer sales on the day of the
Fair usually cover the complete cost of the fair set-up.
As a warm-up to the Jesters Children’s Fair and our wonderful Family Day,
here are some photos from recent fairs.
We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, September 9th 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. at
the Diana Garden Resort & Driving Range, North Pattaya.
Students strike gold at sports day
Sawittree Namwiwatsuk
Pattaya School #9 held its annual sports day to entertain youngsters -
and promote an anti-drugs message.
 Deputy
Mayor Wattana Chantanawaranon opened and closed the school sports day.
The sports day took place from July 9-13. Deputy Mayor Wattana
Chantanawaranon opened the event, which involved classes from
kindergarten up to secondary. Students were divided into five colours:
Yellow, Pink, Green, Red, and Blue.
Wattana said the sports day was a useful way for children to have a
learning experience, and to improve themselves.
Students played volleyball, football, handball, takraw, table tennis,
futsal, tug of war, and athletics, watched by 2,100 people at the Wat
Photisamphan Field.
The event was opened with a show called “Father of the Land”, performed
by students in primary classes 5-6. This was followed by a tug of war
between teachers and parents, a mini concert, and a 50 meter sprint for
those aged under eight. The Yellow team was the winner, with the Pink
team second, and the Blues in third.
The “Father of the Land”
show impressed students.
Deputy Mayor Wattana
Chantanawaranon presents the winning cup for male volleyball to the
yellow team.
Sports day supporters had
loads of fun.
Students from Pattaya
School No. 9 assemble at the beginning of their sports day.
The 50 metre-sprint for
under-8s was one of the highlights.
Open day for Pattaya School No 4
The children set up many
exhibition booths with a variety of items.
Narisa Nitikarn
Pattaya School No 4 was the first school under the city’s direct
jurisdiction to present a technical day open house, held on July 5 to
display works created by the students.
 Students
performed various shows as part of the day’s activities.
Deputy Mayor Wattana Chantanawaranon opened the exhibition, which will
eventually be held at all 10 of the Pattaya City schools.
Tawatchai Rattanyoo, director of the Pattaya Education Bureau said that
the open day was held to display progress in eight learning groups,
namely health studies, foreign languages, activities, art, social
studies, science, Thai language and mathematics. Apart from the
exhibition there was a show performed on stage by students, and
refreshments were available to all attendees throughout the day.
The technical open day program will continue through to the end of
November, with the other schools taking it in turn to stage their own
exhibitions.
Deputy Mayor Verawat
Khakhay (right) visits one of the many exhibition booths.
Deputy Mayor Wattana
Chantanawaranon (3rd left), along with Pattaya’s deputy mayors and city
councilors visit the Technical House Exhibition at Pattaya School No. 4.
Artworks from student competition on display at Banglamung School
Students taking part in
the carving Thai designs competition.
Students diligently work
during the painting competition.
Youngsters display their
artwork during the “2007 Student Art Competition”.
A masterpiece takes shape.
Vimolrat Singnikorn
Students from 160 schools in the Central and Eastern regions had works
of art and handicrafts exhibited at Banglamung School over the period
July 5 to 6 as part of a student art competition that encompassed 15
types of activities.
The event was part of a nationwide competition covering the Northern,
Southern, Central and Eastern regions and which in addition to art and
handicrafts also covered music and technical skills.
Works created by 960 students from government and private schools were
displayed at Banglamung School, and ranged from sketching and water
color painting through to sculpture, carving, playing of musical
instruments, the singing of Thai country music, and local performing
arts.
Schools look ship-shape thanks to Navy
Patcharapol Panrak
THE Royal Thai Navy has given special-needs students educational and
sports equipment.
On July 2 Rear Admiral Chaiwat Sri-Akarin, commander in chief of Air and
Coastal Defense Command with the Royal Thai Navy at Sattahip, went to
Ban Kao Baisri School in Sattahip to hand over the equipment.
 Officers
and enlisted men from the Royal Thai Navy at Sattahip hand over
educational and sports equipment to special-needs students at Ban Kao
Baisri School in Sattahip.
Also there were Capt. Worawit Rangsansawat, Capt. Chainarong Kaowiset,
vice commander on the management unit, the commander of the department,
and other officers.
They presented the school with sports equipment and life jackets for
special needs students to swim in the school pool. School director
Ketsara Puak-Ngam received the gifts.
Lunch was provided to students, with Rear Admiral Chaiwat Sri-Akarin
dishing up ice-cream. The school was opened to educate special-needs
students, and is the only school in Sattahip of its kind, though it
still lacks funds to properly take care of all the children. It has
hired a teacher to specifically teach the special needs children.
Rear Admiral Chaiwat Sri-Akarin said the Royal Thai Navy looks to help
schools by donating equipment to help their development.
This was the second such operation by the Air and Coastal Defense
Command. It has already presented equipment to Banchang Kanchanakul
Wittaya, Banchang, Rayong and Juksamed, and has given lunches and other
sports equipment to Wat Chakmak School and Wat Km. 5 School.
As well as supporting educational institutions, the Navy also expects
its staff to form close relationships with the communities where they
live.
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