Recently the International Association of Professional
Numismatists (IAPN) held their 51st General Assembly in Bangkok. The IAPN
is the most prestigious group in the world involved in ethical coin
collecting.
Jan
Olav Aamlid from House of the Golden Coin of Pattaya and a member of the
IAPN talks about his experiences being a Scout leader in Thailand.
During the congress the delegates visited the Jim
Thompson House where a Thai dinner and Thai classical dancing were
enjoyed. The delegates, all dressed in the Thai Mahom, used the sky train
to go to the Jim Thompson House. At the closest station, National Stadium,
Thai Scouts met the delegates and led them to the Jim Thompson House.
Two senior members of the Executive Board of the
National Scout Organization of Thailand were present, Sutham Phanthusak of
Woodlands Resort, Pattaya and Dr. Med. Yongyudh Vajaradul. Both were very
informative about scouting in Thailand and the forthcoming World Jamboree
to take place in Sattahip at the end of this year / beginning of next. One
of the members of IAPN and a Thai Scout leader, Jan Olav Aamlid of House
of the Golden Coin, Pattaya, also told the entourage about his experiences
as a scout in Thailand.
President
Arthur Friedberg of the IAPN presents over 100,000 baht to a
representative of Thai Scouts. In the middle is Dr. Med. Yongyudh
Varjaradul, an executive board member of the National Scout Organization
of Thailand.
When IAPN visits a country, they normally make a
donation to charity. It did not take long before it was agreed that a
donation would be given to the Scouts of Thailand, and a collection was
taken from the 33 delegates. More than 100,000 baht was collected, and
President Arthur Friedberg presented the money to a representative of the
National Scouting Organization of Thailand. President Arthur Friedberg
asked that the money would be spent for physically challenged scouts and
for buying uniforms for scouts who cannot afford to buy one.
Several of the members of the IAPN once belonged to the
Scouts and Kent M. Froseth, Minnesota, USA, informed that his first Badge
of Achievement was for Coin Collecting. Once a Scout always a Scout.
Sheriff
Barbara led the school in the opening parade.
A
little cowgirl gets her face painted just like the rodeo clowns.
Farming
was a big part of taming the Wild West.