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Fun City By The Sea

Updated every Friday
by Saichon Paewsoongnern

 

KID’S CORNER
HEADLINES [click on headline to view story]:

Singsamut School celebrates its 68th anniversary

Little Duck Nursery celebrated Christmas & New Year

Navy to present 20 computers to officers’ children

Plauderstunde - German speaking ladies group visits Camillian Center

Top model Cindy visits Camillian Center

Singsamut School celebrates its 68th anniversary

Pinyo Tanwiset, chairman of the Chonburi Provincial Administration Organization, and other dignitaries pay respect to the Buddha image at Singsamut School’s 68th anniversary.  

Chatchanan Chaisree
The 68th anniversary of the founding of Singsamut School in Sattahip was celebrated on December 24, with a ceremony held in the school gymnasium at which Pinyo Tanwiset, chairman of the Chonburi Provincial Administration Organization, was guest of honor. Director of the school Sanan Pawandee led the occasion.
Singsamut School was established in 1937 and came under the responsibility of the Royal Navy until December 22, 1980, when it was transferred to the Elementary Education Department at the Ministry of Education. The school at present has 3,900 students.
Celebrations were in three parts, namely placing food into the bowls of 69 monks, donating offerings, and displaying the abilities of the children, the latter including a quiz, a singing contest, a musical band competition, and a student work exhibition.


Little Duck Nursery celebrated Christmas & New Year

Rev Stephen Brusini of Little Duck Nursery tried to make Christmas time special for the 50 + children in Rayong with hats, yogurt drink, cake, games and presents for all. The teachers also enjoyed the fun. Rev Stephen thanks all who have helped with Donations and Goods through the year.


Navy to present 20 computers to officers’ children

The Coastal Protection and Air-Strike Division of the Royal Navy presents computers to navy children.  

Patcharapol Panrak
The Coastal Protection and Air-Strike Division of the Royal Navy at Sattahip has set up a committee to carry out a selection process of children of low-ranking officers who have shown long-term loyalty, perseverance, responsibility and discipline and who have imparted these traits to their children, to be presented with computers.
Twenty computers will be presented, six to nursery level students, 12 to primary level students and two to secondary level students.
The first sets of computers were presented recently at a ceremony in Sattahip.


Plauderstunde - German speaking ladies group visits Camillian Center

Elfi Seitz
Many people know the Camillian Center near Rayong as a home for HIV-infected people who take care of others with AIDS, but the center is not just for adults. There are 44 children there, all of them infected with HIV, and they too call the Camillian Center, which was founded by Father Giovanni Contarin a few years ago, their home.
The German language ladies group Plauderstunde has been collecting money regularly to help the children. On January 6 they went again to the home to present Father Giovanni with 28,000 baht. Of course, there were also lots of sweets in the basket for the children, many of whom were at school on that day, but the visitors had a lot of fun with those who stayed behind, playing football and other games with them.
Georgina of the USA, the good soul of the home and Johnny from Luxemburg, together with Father Giovanni showed the group around and they visited all the facilities.
After a long time playing with the kids, all went to the center’s “department store”, where handicrafts are on display and can be purchased.

Father Giovanni explains the network system of the home to Elfi and Monika.

The children sing a song for the visitors.

The group after giving the money to Georgina.

Georgina shows Anita, Marie Therese, Silviane and Eddy the playroom at the new children-house.


Asian U and Lingnan University to cooperate

Former Miss Thailand World Helen Pathumrat Woramalee (left) and Cindy-Sirinya Burbridge gave love and warmth to the children.  

Ariyawat Nuamsawat
Top Thai model Cindy-Sirinya Burbridge on January 7 paid a visit with her husband of six months Byron Bishop, her parents, and former Miss Thailand World Helen Pathumrat Woramalee to the Camillian Center in Rayong.
Cindy and everyone joined in the activities and games and greatly enjoyed the Joe Conrad magic show, as did all the children at the center.
Camillian Center supports HIV sufferers and last-stage AIDS patients, taking care of those who can no longer take care of themselves. The center also has a section for children orphaned by AIDS, and for HIV infected children. There is also a shelter for poor AIDS patients and people abandoned by their families.
Cindy said that each year her family comes to participate in the children’s New Year activities, helping to assure the youngsters that they are still loved and accepted, and that they are no different to any other child.



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