Parents took their children to get meal boxes and 50 baht for living.
More than 1,000 unemployed Pattaya residents received meal boxes and cash handouts donated by Singaporean and Japanese nationals.
Members of expat clubs from both countries and owners of the Bombaya and Boonkerd shops handed out food Feb. 7 at Nong Aor Temple and gave 50 baht each to 645 people.
Pattaya Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh, city hall staff and members of the Pattaya Communities Association helped organize the event. Recipients included the unemployed, poor and students.
Many waiting in the long line for aid said they lost their jobs as hotel staffers, security guards and bar workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Bombaya Shop owner Bom and friends hand out 50 baht each to 645 people affected by the pandemic.More than 1,000 unemployed Pattaya residents lined up in the hot sun to receive meal boxes and cash handouts donated by Singaporean and Japanese nationals.
Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh presided over the handouts with members of expat clubs and owners of the Bombaya and Boonkerd shops Feb. 7 at Nong Aor Temple.
Chumsai Community Chairman Jirawat Plukjai organized the line by giving queue tickets to maintain orderliness and prevent redundancy.
Many unemployed people wait at the gates in front of Wat Nong Aor.
Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh’s son Eakprapu (left) takes part in the distribution with his dad.
Three children pick up a donation after waiting their turn.
