On January 14, 2014, members of the Pattaya City Expats Club presented Chonburi Provincial Governor Khomsan Ekachai with a traditional hamper of foods for the New Year as part of the PCEC’s ongoing effort to maintain a presence with local and provincial government Officials.
Those presenting the gift to the Governor were Club Chair Pat Koester, Board Members Roy Albiston and Richard Smith (accompanied by his wife Janet), and member Sermsakdi along with the Club’s special friend Radchada “Toy” Chomjinda, inter-country adoption representative for the Pattaya Orphanage.