We know that we have been ‘pestering’ you over most
of the year, whether it be for corporate sponsorships, pledges, grand raffle
prizes, auction items, beer donations, advertising, etc., but again, in our
fifth year of the Jesters ‘Care for Kids’ Charity Drive, we have just
been trying to raise money for the poor unfortunate kids of our community.
And you have done a terrific job!
You have allowed us to build a school at Huay Pong this
year, ‘buy’ more scholarships than ever before for the kids who attended
the Fountain of Life Center, and generally brightened the future for all the
children of our four main beneficiaries.
So, please bear with us for one more night when we ask
you to come out once again to help us raise even more money for the kids by
buying Grand Raffle tickets and bidding on auction items, and have a good
time while doing so. As the sagacious Yogi Berra once said, “It ain’t
over, till it’s over.” And we aren’t quite done yet.
The Children’s Fair is the big event on Sunday
September 14 when the kids have their fun and everyone can enjoy a ‘family
day’, and next it’s OUR time to party! So leave the kids at home with
the sitter and come on down to Shenanigans for an evening of music, gaiety,
auctions and grand raffle prize drawings! The Jesters Pub Night on Saturday,
September 20, is the time for us, the big kids, to have some quality fun and
earn money for children’s charities at the same time.
We kick off the evening at 6 p.m. with our professional
DJ’s Paul Jackson and Andy Francis spinning the discs. Leagues of
volunteers will start working the room selling books of Grand Raffle
tickets. Then at 7 p.m., the DJ’s, joined by Neil Smith will start the
commentary for the evening. They will get the ball rolling with some
adlibbing and asking people for various odd items that they might have on
their person or about something unusual they might be wearing, or even the
ability to do something humorous or some silly stunt, etc. The first to
comply with their request will be awarded one of the numerous attractive
spot prizes.
This amusing activity created by our trio of comperes
gets the pub night goers into the mood and sets the stage for our auctioneer
extraordinaire, Eddie Henheffer, who has shunned work commitments to be here
for this night. And what a list of auction items he has to work with! The
list contains 25 extraordinary items: headed by two footballs signed by
David Beckham, specifically for the Jesters ‘Care for Kids’, courtesy of
BP Castrol and procured during his recent visit to Thailand.
In addition, we have a Man U shirt signed by David
Beckham, and a host of other precious objects such as Canadian Jack-a-Lope
Open pin pennants (5) signed by Nick Faldo, Ian Woosam, Justin Rose, Padraig
Harrington, and Retief Goosen. We have Stephen Leather’s autographed,
unpublished manuscript of ‘Private Dancer’, and a framed oil painting
reproduction of Ernest Blumenschein’s 1913 ‘The Peacemaker from Art-Beat
Gallery. The list is fabulous with a great mix of both artistic pieces and
sporting memorabilia.
While this is going on, our team will continue to sell
Grand Raffle tickets for the drawing that is slated for 11:30 p.m. (please
remember that you do not need be present to win.) And, again, what a
fantastic list of prizes we have with a top billing of 5 airline ticket
prizes to Hong Kong, Sidney, Singapore, Phuket and Samui! Additionally, we
have hotel stays, top restaurant dinner vouchers, gym memberships, scuba
diving courses, jewelry and many more great prizes offered by the generous
business owners of Pattaya.
After the Grand Raffle Prize drawing, the live music
program ensues with headliner Pop’s Pattaya All-Stars. We will party on
into the wee hours of the morning and expect a good time to be had by all.
After all, throughout all the fun, we are still ‘Caring
for Kids’ and doing the right thing for the disadvantaged kids in our
community.
Shenanigans, Saturday September 20 from 6 p.m. till late
- the Jesters Pub Night and fun night. Be there, you will be warmly
welcomed.
Community
leaders organized the cleanup. Residents and over 50 children participated
in the activity.
Mmmmm... nothing like a good meal after a hard day’s work picking up and
learning about garbage.
It
was a Teddy Bear Picnic when two nightclub owners from Soi Pattayaland 3 and
their boys donated food, funds and, of course, Teddy Bears to the Pattaya
Orphanage.
The
little youngsters were obviously thrilled to receive such great gifts.
The
little one in the middle gives her new teddy and big hug.