British
Airways staff members Olivier Le Gouil, Brija Ablard, Steve Harrison, Diane
Chung and Sophie Blakes at the Father Ray Children’s Home in Pattaya.
Derek Franklin
It was good to see the
children work alongside the visitors.
It was not too long ago that the US Marines visited the
Father Ray Children’s Home to participate in community service during the
Cobra Gold military exercises. The Marines arrived all ready to paint the
outer walls of the Home but rain put a stop to their work. However, the wall
still needed painting so staff members from British Airways Department of
Commercial Change - Middle East, Asia & Pacific arrived in Pattaya and
volunteered their time.
Some
of the children had to be carried to the wall.
This time it was not rain that was the problem, but the
heat. The temperature reached thirty six degrees, and the humidity was very
high but this did not stop the British Airways staff joining the children in
getting down to work.
Unfortunately there were not enough brushes and rollers so the youngsters
improvised by using their hands, and some boys came away with more paint on
themselves than what they had put on the walls.
The Father Ray Children’s Home is managed by the Father Ray Foundation. More
information can be found at www.fr-ray.org or email
[email protected]
Some of the children
improvised as there was not enough brushes.
The children were glad for the
help from the British Airways staff.
