Platinum sponsor Nagas’ MC
receives a thank you plaque from Jesters MC.
Lewis Underwood
Our chief means of raising funds for
children-targeted charities is through corporate and individual sponsorship.
Last year this accounted for over 3 million of the 5.4 million we ultimately
raised. And though there is never a donation too small (it all helps), we
are very grateful for our 100,000 baht Platinum Sponsors. As a token of our
appreciation we would like to tell you a little about the 20 Platinum
Sponsors on board so far.
Baltex Industries Corp Ltd: Ualie
and Christoph Balzli from Switzerland have been producing our events shirts
since 2000. Though they provide a wide range of diverse products, their
specialty for us is a thin cotton/synthetic shirt ideal for the tropics.
They have been Platinum Sponsors since 2003.
The Classroom: Peter Stonebridge
has been a Platinum Sponsor for the last 2 years, donating the proceeds of
the Classroom Charity Golf Classic. Peter has guaranteed a minimum donation
of 100,000 baht each year, and last year donated 120,000 baht.
Club Nevada: This small club has
come up big and now has gone Platinum for two consecutive years.
The Diamond Shop: Dave Pittman
decided to go Platinum this year by donating valuable diamond and gold
jewelry for the Jesters Pub Night auction. The Diamond shop is now located
on the west side of Pattaya 3 Road, just north of the CS Loxinfo office.
EK Crane Logistics: This company,
located in Rayong, joined us this year and immediately went Platinum. Big
thanks to Ian Harrington for getting them on board.
Herrod Foundation: This is a
private non-profit organization registered in Switzerland, that makes
donations entirely from its own resources. Support is given to smaller
charities and NGO’s that assist suffering children in Asia. Recently,
Michael Jones from HF visited us and took an interest in some of our
prospective projects, particularly Ban Jing Jai. Their donation this year is
$US 5000.
Jameson’s Irish Pub: Owned by
Rony Fineman of the Nova Group and Landlord Kim Fletcher, Jameson’s is the
venue for the Jesters Pub Night on September 16th.
The 2005 auction held there was our most successful to date. Jameson’s is
located on in front of the Nova Park Hotel, on Soi 4 off Pattaya 2 Road in
North Pattaya.
Laem Chabang International Terminal: LCIT
provides container terminal services to container ship operators. Chris
Langford joined us in 2002 as a Gold Sponsor and has now been a Platinum
Sponsor for the last 3 years.
MBMG International: This company
has provided financial expertise throughout Asia on a wide range of
corporate and personal issues since 1995. Its chairman, Graham Macdonald, is
also a member of our organizing committee, with special responsibility for
corporate sponsorship and securing airline prizes for the Pub Night grand
raffle. A valued Platinum sponsor since 2002.
Mike Koerner: An ex-Marine,
specializing in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), has been a sponsor since
2004 and a Platinum sponsor for the last two years.
Nagas MC: Based in Sriracha, this
motorcycle club is the first one to go Platinum. Last year they essentially
did composite Platinum through their associated companies, including Promech
Resources, Logans Thailand Co. and EBRO Armaturen as well as Nagas MC.
Nirvana Resorts: Our liaison is
through Richard Rhodes and they have been Platinum for the last 4 years.
They have an eco friendly hotel in Koh Chang, 30 residential apartments in
Jomtien Beach on Soi 4, and a condo of 58 units soon to open at the top of
Thappraya Road, where the Mata Hari opened recently, and soon to be joined
by the Manhattan Steak House.
Northern Thai Group: A conglomerate
of companies specializing in realty and insurance are located on Pattaya 2
Road in South Pattaya opposite the Royal Garden Plaza. Jack Levy and John
Seymour joined us in 2005 as a Silver Sponsor, but decided to go Platinum
this year.
Quayside Wharehousing (Pty) Ltd, South
Africa: Capt. Steve Ponter joined our organizing committee this year and
immediately went to work garnering corporate sponsors. As Steve said about
this company, “These are close friends of mine who jumped at the
opportunity to help and will definitely be long term sponsors going
forward.”
Pattaya Mail Media Group: Peter
Malhotra and company have been Platinum Sponsors since 2003, but even more
significantly have supported us since our inception in 1998. Without the
extensive exposure in the Pattaya Mail and televised interviews and
coverage of our charity work and events on PMTV (now broadcast daily on 4
cable channel networks), we would not have been able to be as successful in
raising so much money for the kids. Pattaya Mail Publishing also
prints our event posters, flyers and fair souvenir programs.
Pattaya Sports Club: Presently
under the tutelage of President Gerry Carpenter and Charity Chairman Bernie
Tuppin, the PSC has been involved with us since 2001 and has been Platinum
since 2003. In addition they have donated 25,000 baht for Jesters
Children’s Fair raffle prizes for the last 3 years.
SJ Lake Consulting Services: Steve
Lake, a fellow Harley Davidson rider, has been working around Asia and has
been a Platinum Sponsor for the last 3 years, vowing to be a perennial one.
Unilever (x 2): This company is the
largest fast moving consumer goods manufacturer in Thailand. At the helm is
Caroline Stockmann who approved a donation of 200,000 baht which has gone to
support an orphan from the tsunami for the next two years through the
Sriphong Phukaoluan Foundation in Krabi.
Wood Group: Located in Maptaphut,
the Wood Group provides service for industrial gas and steam
turbine-generator maintenance to power utilities. Tony Beardsley
became interested in ‘Care for Kids’ through our involvement in the
renovation of school buildings at the Eastern Child Welfare Protection
Institute in Huay Pong, Maptaphut (Rayong). As a result the Wood Group has
been a Platinum Sponsor for the last 3 years.
POV Media Group. Our 20th
Platinum sponsor in 2006 and Bangkok based, the Point of View Media
Group offers Thailand’s largest network of indoor advertising billboards
and wraps with over 2000 facings in prime locations. CEO John Stevens came
on board in 2005 with free media display space for our event poster at the
Platinum sponsor level. That support continues in 2006, enabling the Jesters
‘Care for Kids’ Charity Drive to reach an even wider audience beyond the
Eastern Seaboard.
All Platinum Sponsors have their
logos featured on the back of our event T-shirts, a free full page color
advertisement in the fair souvenir program, names on all banners at our
Children’s Fair and Pub Night, and frequent exposure in our public
relations program via press, television and display activity.
If you are interested in becoming a
Platinum Sponsor, or supporting Jesters ‘Care for Kids’ at the Gold,
Silver, or Bronze sponsorship level, please visit our website at
www.care4kids. info or email us at jesterscd @care4kids.info.
If not before, we hope to see you at the Jesters Children’s Fair on
Sunday, September 10
An
Assumption student joins in the musical tribute to HM the King.
