The Lions Club of Pratamnak-Pattaya donated 80,000 in scholarships to students at four Pattaya-area schools.
Club President Navin Khakhai handed out the 1,000-baht stipends to the 80 students from Nernplabwan School and Pattaya schools No. 6, 7 and 9 at School No. 7 June 12.
The donation, organized in tandem with Lions Magazine and International District 310 rewarded students who had good grades and were from poor families.
Manas Kongwattana (left), principal of Pattaya School No. 7, receives 20 scholarships, amounting to 20,000 baht, for the selected students from years 1-6 of the school.
Navin encouraged the students to keep improving themselves, be good children, grateful and obedient to parents and teachers.
Though the scholarships were not much, he said, the students should be proud of themselves for being selected.