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S.O.S. Rice Appeal kicks off Dec. 4
Somyos Khotkhaen (right), president of the Lions Club of
Pratamnak-Chonburi donates rice to the 2012 S.O.S. Rice Appeal, accepted
by Pattaya Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh.
Warunya Thongrod
The 2012 S.O.S. Rice Appeal will take place over two weekends
Dec. 4-5, and Dec. 8-10.
The aim of the annual S.O.S. Rice Appeal is to encourage the people of
Pattaya to donate rice to help feed the 850 children and students with
disabilities living at the Father Ray Foundation.
At the Nov. 3 kickoff press conference, Somyos Khotkhaen, president of
the Lions Club of Pratamnak-Chonburi donated rice to the project. It was
accepted by Pattaya Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh.
During the drive, there will be volunteers and children from the
Foundation stationed at many supermarkets in Pattaya.
The Foundation is asking that the next time you go shopping at Tesco
Lotus, Big C, Makro, Best, Friendship, Tops, Villa Market or Foodland
you will buy an extra bag of rice for the children of Pattaya and the
flood victims of Bangkok.
Donations of rice, foodstuffs and cash can also be dropped off at the
Father Ray Foundation Welcome Center on Sukhumvit Road, between North
and Central Pattaya Roads.
Citizens wanting to donate or require further information can contact
Father Ray Foundation at 038-716-628 or online donation at
http://www.fr-ray.org/th/sosrice. php
The S.O.S. Rice drive was pioneered by D.D. Afare, a Belgium businessman
and editor of L Echo du Siam, who was touched by the kindness of HM the
King. Therefore, he had chosen HM’s birthday as the day to organize
campaigns to donate money and rice in various stores and shops starting
from 1996 and have expanded to include other businesses.
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