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Women’s Development Group donates encyclopedias to School No. 8
Naowarat Khakhay (3rd left),
and members of the Women’s Development Group present Thai encyclopedias to
Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome, representing the school.
Warunya Thongrod
The Pattaya Women’s Development Group donated Thai encyclopedias to students
at Pattaya School No. 8.
Group President Naowarat Khakhay presented 25 encyclopedias to Principal
Aaporn Rajsingho on the school’s founder’s day, Sept. 26. About 80 club
members also provided lunch to the 2,000 students.
The donation was made after School No. 8’s library was damaged by flooding.
To mark the merit-making occasion, the women’s group also served lunch to
monks from nearby Chaimongkol Temple.
Group leaders also congratulated school officials on establishment of a
tourism-education center, which was opened by Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome and
city council members. School No. 8 is one of only two schools in Chonburi to
receive Tourism Authority of Thailand funding for such centers.
After lunch it’s time for an
ice cream treat!
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Sawang Boriboon Wittaya School opens new building
(L to R) Governor Khomsan
Ekachai, Sukumol & Sonthaya Kunplome, Gao Zhen Ting, Visit
Chaowalitnitithum, and Dr. Suthee Meenchaiyanant, officially open the new
school building.
Thanachot Anuwan
Sawang Boriboon Wittaya School opened their newest building to teach Thai,
English and Chinese and spread knowledge on Thai-Chinese traditions.
Gao Zhen Ting, charge d’affaires and senior consul of for the Embassy of the
People’s Republic of China, joined Chonburi Gov. Khomsan Ekachai, Culture
Minister Sukumol Kunplome and Visit Chaowalitnitithum, president of the
Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation, at the Sept. 29 opening.
Sawang Boriboon Wittaya was founded in 2001 on 30 rai near the Sawang
Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation to sponsor education for youths in Pattaya.
It began with a three-story building with only 12 teachers and 100 students.
The school has grown, now offering kindergarten through Mattayom 3 in three
languages.
Currently, there are 2,078 students, 142 teachers and 25 staff. In the
future, there are plans to expand education to Mattayom 6 and build another
pre-school building.
The 108 million baht building is eight stories with classrooms, conference
halls, recreational halls, science education rooms, music and art rooms.
Mr. Gao Zhen Ting stated that Sawang Boriboon Wittaya is a school that will
facilitate exchange of Thai and Chinese traditions, languages, cultures
reflecting the strong relationship between Thais and Chinese.
Students dressed in
traditional Chinese outfits entertain the honored guests with song and
dance.
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Pattaya Players announce 2012 ‘Fright Night’
Pattaya Players theatrical troupe has announced that its
fifth annual Haunted Halloween will take place at Mulligan’s Lakeside (Lake
Mabprachan) on Saturday, October 27. The highlight of this year’s ghostly
gathering will be the terrifying “House of the Undead” — an exciting and
scary labyrinth that takes spectators on a dark journey through a cavernous
dwelling featuring demented criminals, creepy crawlies, paranormal
poltergeists, haunted coffins, witches’ incantations and much, much more!
If you successfully survive the “House of the Undead,” you will be awarded
the much coveted, spooktacularly special, Pattaya Players, Haunted
Experience “Survival Badge of Honor.”
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addition to the House of the Undead, there will be many activities, rides
and live shows for children and adults of all ages to enjoy! If being scared
is not your thing, come and enjoy the myriad of traditional Halloween games
and fun carnival rides! There will be a live action Weapons Demonstration,
Fire Show, Merry-Go-Round, Racing Cars, a Jumpy Castle, Bobbing For Apples,
Face Painting, Whack the Rat, a Witch Hat Ring Toss...among many, many
others. In addition, fair-style food and drinks will be on sale all night
long! All attendees are encouraged to dress up in traditional Halloween
costumes.
Taking place from 6:00 p.m. onwards, tickets will be sold at the event (on
the night of) only. The admission price will be 200 baht per person and will
come with 10 complimentary tickets. Each attraction, game and ride will
require a set amount of tickets, depending on the activity. The “House of
the Undead” itself will require the entire 10 tickets. Additional tickets
will also be available for purchase in multiple packs — with greater
discounts being offered on larger “family fun packs.”
For more details, visit website www.pattayaplayers.org or e-mail
[email protected].
Ghosts, ghouls and spooks will
be out in force for Pattaya Players’ Haunted Halloween on October 27.
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Regent’s Presents... Richard Sobol
Richard Sobol captivates the
audience with riveting life stories.
Alicia Warner
Following the success of Professor Deborah Eyre’s presentation early this
month, this week the school saw the return of Regent’s Presents... a series
of presentations that welcome guest speakers from all walks of life. Its
revival began by welcoming Richard Sobol - The Travelling Photographer - who
is an accomplished photojournalist with an impressive body of work, tying in
successfully with the celebration of World Animal Day on Thursday.
He graduated from Boston’s School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts
University and has since used the art of photography to visit 31 countries
(and counting) and produce visual narratives. His work has been published in
the likes of Time magazine and National Geographic. He currently
concentrates on his own projects that include book production and
documentary work that bring many of the world’s issues to light.
During his visit he interacted with many of the students across the school
and was impressed with the enquiring and thoughtful nature of the Regent’s
students. Asking questions with subject matters that ranged from animal
conservation to his own personal achievements, Sobol was not short of topics
to talk about.
He said, “I’ve found the questions have been challenging and numerous so
it’s clearly an inquisitive student body. The welcome here has been great.”
The Globe Theatre saw students, parents and staff arrive to fulfill their
curiosity as to what an individual with a 30 year career in photography
would have to offer in their presentation. It was in no time at all that it
became apparent that Richard Sobol had led an incredibly interesting life,
following his passion from the young age of 15.
“I started early doing photography - when I was about 15 or 16,” he
explained, “I knew that I wasn’t going to make it in a corporate lifestyle;
putting on a suit and tie every morning and going to an office. I wanted to
make sure I was doing something I loved.”
Sobol introduced his world to the Globe audience by creating a visual
narrative; they shared what he has had the opportunity to see through his
lenses over his years of experience. From his encounters from illegal
wildlife trading to his opportunity to see the creation of an innovative
building at MIT, he told his tales with passion as if the love for his
career has never faded; something that many of us aspire to be able to say
the same.
So how can we reach his level of achievement? Simply put: “Don’t give up -
you just have to get better,” Richard Sobol explained with a smile.
“Start photographing things that interest you and that will get you a long
way in terms of differentiating yourself from all the other thousands - now
in the digital age hundreds of thousands - of photographers. So find
something that you really care about or that you’re really passionate
about.”
Richard Sobol with the Primary
School’s Eco-dudes.
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A fun golf tournament where the individual can make a difference
Needy children being looked after in Mae Sot.
Dr. Iain Corness
With sponsorship from AustCham, the very active Women with a Mission
is holding its fourth annual Charity Golf Tournament on Friday 19 October at
the famous Phoenix Golf Club.
As Bronwyn Carey, one of the three Women with a Mission pointed out, this is
a ‘real’ golf tournament providing a competitive outing, as well as being a
fun day for individual golfers or teams of four.
‘Fun’ items include a Samsung Galaxy tablet (donated by dtac) for the first
hole in one on a par three hole, plus accommodation packages in Pattaya,
Khao Lak, Si Kao and the Golden triangle (with one package worth B. 90,000),
an iPhone 4S, vouchers for many restaurants in Pattaya, including the
Mantra, sailing lessons, golf gear, an Ocean Marina sunset cruise, check-up
packages from the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya and Jelly Belly gift baskets.
These Women with a Mission (Rosanne Diamente, Kylie Grimmer, Bronwyn Carey)
believe that education of needy children is the key to opening the door for
their future, but as their work in this area began to encompass more groups
of children they found that for education to happen, these children needed
feeding and a roof over their heads. Currently they are supplying 750 meals
every day preparing needy youngsters to be fit enough to receive that
education.
This golf tournament is their way to raise funds to provide that education,
meals and housing and is their only major fund-raising event, and is one
that deserves your support.
The Friday 19 tournament at the Phoenix Golf Course has a shotgun start at
noon (registration 11 a.m. until 11.45 a.m.) and has a B. 3,500 individual
entry or B. 14,000 for a team of four includes the green fee, caddy, goody
bag, tournament golf shirt and admission to the AustCham’s Sundowners
networking event at the Holiday Inn in Pattaya (cart and tip not included).
The Women with a Mission firmly believe that individuals can make a
difference, and entering this golf tournament does make a great difference
for the needy children being cared for by them, both along the Thai-Burma
border and in Chonburi for special needs children such as those born with
cerebral palsy.
You can contact Paul Wilkinson (JVK Movers) on 081 903 9477; Kylie Grimmer
087 482 3520 and Rosanne Diamente 081 865 0714.
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October 16 is
World Food Day
Derek Franklin
The annual World Food Day is celebrated each year in more than one hundred
and fifty countries with the aim of raising awareness of poverty and hunger
amongst the poor and underprivileged in society.
 World
Food Day - your help is needed.
The Father Ray Foundation feeds eight hundred and fifty underprivileged
children and students with disabilities each day, every day, three hundred
and sixty five days a year. The cost of providing a well balanced diet,
which will ensure the children are receiving the nutrients they need to
grow, is increasing almost every week.
Environmental issues, such as floods and drought, have affected the
production of crops in Thailand and abroad, leading to an increase in the
cost of basic foods.
At the same time, the worldwide financial crisis, together with a strong
local currency, has seen a reduction in the amount of money that arrives at
the Foundation from foreign donors.
Therefore, the Father Ray Foundation is appealing to the people of Pattaya
to donate essential food items on World Food Day, which this year is held on
Tuesday the 16th October.
Donations of dried noodles, cooking oil, milk, sugar, fish sauce, canned
fish and salt can be made at the Father Ray Foundation Welcome Center,
located on Sukhumvit Road between Central and North Pattaya Roads.
On World Food Day your donation will ensure the children of Pattaya can
continue to receive a nutritious and well balanced diet.
More information about the work of the Father Ray Foundation can be found at
www.fr-ray.org or email [email protected]
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