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Children from the Eastern region take part in painting competition
Vimolrat Singnikorn
Eighty-three teams of youngsters from the Eastern region are taking part in
a painting competition, with the HRH Princess Soamsawalee Trophy as first
prize.
 Saran
Tantichamnan (back, center) and Itthipol Khunplome (back, right center) show
interest in the students’ creativity for the competition.
Itthipol Khunplome, chief advisor to the mayor, along with Saran
Tantichamnan, Central Festival Center general manager, opened the
competition on December 1 at Central Festival Business Center.
Central Festival has organized the event in cooperation with the Tourism
Authority of Thailand and the Eastern Center of Art and Culture at Burapha
University in honor of His Majesty the King’s 80th birthday.
There are 83 teams of youngsters from schools in Chonburi, Rayong,
Chantaburi and Trad taking part in this competition. Three youngsters are on
each team, the teams having been divided into two categories, namely primary
school class 4-6, and secondary school class 1-3.
A committee will judge the paintings on their creativity, expression of
imagination, composition, and technique. The winners will be announced on
Saturday January 12. Each winning team will receive a trophy from Her Royal
Highness Princess Soamsawalee and scholarships valued at 9,000 baht.
Teams begin to create a
masterpiece.
It’s important to work
together.
Big C Foundation presents
50 scholarships to local schools
Sawittree Namwiwatsuk
The Big C Foundation has for the third year in succession
provided 50 scholarships to students who have good scholastic results
but who come from an impoverished background.
 A
student accepts a scholarship from Mayor Niran Wattanasartsathorn along
with Prapavadee Kuwasarn (2nd right), general manager of the Big C South
Pattaya Branch, and Pongsiri Sakulkoo (right), general manager of the
Big C North Pattaya Branch.
The presentation ceremony took place on December 1 at Big C in South
Pattaya, with Mayor Niran Wattanasartsathorn presiding. Also taking part
in the ceremony were Prapavadee Kuwasarn and Pongsiri Sakulkoo, who are,
respectively, general manager of the Big C South Pattaya and Big C North
Pattaya branches.
Prapavadee said that the 50 scholarships are valued at 4,000 baht each
and are for students in pre-college level school classes.
Those receiving the scholarships were from three schools, namely
Banglamung School, Photisamphan School, and Pinjamwichasorn School. All
the schools are within Chonburi Educational Service Area Zone 3. Funding
came partly from the Big C Foundation, and partly from customers who
shop at Big C and who put donations into a collection box.
Prapavadee said that this is the third consecutive year in which the Big
C Foundation has presented the scholarships. The students receiving them
were old and new recipients. The donations are made throughout the
country, and so far add up to more than 2,400 scholarships valued at
4,000 baht each, totaling 9,600,000 baht.
The 50 students who
received scholarships pose
for a photo with the kind adults.
Children’s Walking Street a great day out for the kids
Pramote Channgam
Chonburi Province, Pattaya City and the Pattaya Youth Council
worked in cooperation to organize “Children’s Walking Street”, a
multi-activity event that took place on December 1 at Lan Pho Public
Park in Naklua.
 Dujduan
Ruangwettiwong, chairperson of the Y.W.C.A. Bangkok-Pattaya Center,
presents an award to one of the lucky people who won the raffle.
Mayor Niran Wattanasartsathorn opened the proceedings at 10 a.m. along
with mayoral advisor Itthipol Khunplome.
The organizing of Children’s Walking Street was under Assoc Prof
Sutharawadee Thainpichet from the Faculty of Nursing at Burapha
University, in Bangsaen, and followed the pattern of the successful
event that had been staged at Suanluang Rama 9 on Paryasatcha Road,
Chonburi on June 22.
Chonburi Governor Pracha Taerat felt that a large event of this kind
would be beneficial for the Pattaya area, and Lan Pho Public Park was
felt to be appropriate in terms of size and location.
 Just
one of the many good activities the kids took part in.
The event was divided into five parts, called “streets”. The first
street was for entertainment, with a modern dance show and other shows
performed on stage by schools and educational institutions in Pattaya
City. The second street was devoted to health matters, with checkups and
information on AIDS prevention and staying away from drugs. The third
street was for games, the fourth street was educational and was
organized with Pattaya City mobile library, while the fifth street was
for distribution of goods, used clothes, food, beverages, and products
for Pattaya youngsters.
Dujduan Ruangwettiwong, chairwoman of the YWCA Bangkok-Pattaya Center
presented 3,000 baht to the event organizers to help support the
project.
The Banglamung School Interaction Club, a project of the Jomtien-Pattaya
Rotary Club, had booths at the event and gave away ice ream.
The event was attended by children of all ages and their parents, and
was judged by the organizers to have been a great success.
Muang Pattaya School 4
students perform a Thai blessing dance.
Youngsters from the
Banglamung School Interaction
Club wait to perform on stage.
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