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Schools participate in
TV Channel 3 recycling project
2,000 milk cartons can be transformed into one chair
Pramote Channgam
Mayor Itthipol Khunplome handed over a consignment of recycled pasteurized
milk cartons to Sinchai Tiansiri, manager of the environmental department at
Tetra Pak (Thai) Co Ltd on August 2, part of a project involving Pattaya
schoolchildren in which the cartons will be recycled and used for making
furniture and books for pupils in the border areas.
 Dr
Chantana Boon-asa (left) and Dr Anantaya Pongkan (right) along with students
from Arunothai School take part in the project.
The project began on July 2, when presenters Punyawee Sukakunworaset and
Waraporn Sompong from the Samsip Yang Jaew program, which is broadcast every
weekday on TV Channel 3 came to the Baron Beach Hotel on Beach Road Soi 9 to
open the donation zone for used milk cartons.
Pattaya and the Eastern region was the first phase of the Samsip Yang Jaew
project to collect pasteurized milk cartons throughout the country, the
materials of which will be used to make tables and chairs along with books
and notepads for use in schools in the border provinces.
In addition to providing much-needed equipment and educational materials for
remote schools, the project teaches the children who are collecting the
cartons to be more environmentally aware.
 Mayor
Itthipol Khunplome helps carry the milk boxes to the Jaew Rak Lok vehicle
for further recycling.
With a large volume of cartons, said Sinchai, much can be done. For example,
20 cartons pulped and pressed will make one schoolbook, and 2,000
standard-sized cartons can be transformed into a child’s chair.
The handover took place in front of Parichart Clinic at Big C in South
Pattaya. Dr Chantana Boon-asa and Dr Anantaya Pongkan along with students
from Arunothai School demonstrated the recycling process for the cartons,
using several methods to show how the school materials are formed.
Students from Arunothai School
in Pattaya demonstrate the recycling method.
A consignment of recycled
pasteurized milk cartons will be recycled and used for making furniture and
books for pupils in the border areas.
Taksin-Pattaya Rotary Club buys section of charity
cake for blind students
Robert Denzel, Udom
Ittisaereekul, Anje Havens and friends prepare to give the cake to the
blind children on National Mother’s Day.
Vimolrat Singnikorn
Taksin-Pattaya Rotary Club purchased a 10-meter long section of
cake from the Amari Orchid Resort and Tower and took it to the
Redemptorist School for the Blind on August 6, where it was distributed
amongst the students.
 Robert
Denzel, president of the Rotary Club of Taksin-Pattaya, arrives with the
10 meter long longan cake.
The event was a pre-order, run-up to the 76-meter long cake that was
baked at Amari Orchid Resort and Tower on August 12, National Mother’s
Day.
Club president Robert Denzel along with Udom Ittisaereekul and Anje
Havens visited the school to hand out the cake, which had been prepared
with longan from the Royal Projects and was being sold in sections to
raise funds for charity.
The cake had been baked by the Amari Resort in honor of the birthday of
Her Majesty the Queen, with pieces being sold at 60 baht each or 699
baht per meter, the proceeds going towards the Baht for a Better Life
charity, which helps underprivileged children.
Students at the Redemptorist School for the Blind were delighted to
receive the cake, and sang a thank-you song to the visitors as a mark of
their appreciation.
The blind children enjoy
the delicious longan cake.
The children sing a song
of thanks.
The big walk
Sylvain Delhommeau
IB CAS Coordinator
The Regent’s School
Friday September 5, 2008 will see the first ever staging of The Regent’s
Charity Walk.
This first year, the beneficiary charity will be Croston House, a home
for disaffected children based in Lamphun, near Chiang Mai. Croston
House needs funds to buy the land on which it accommodates thirty young
residents and to provide them with transport to go to school. A group of
students from the Regents School were recently given the opportunity to
visit the facilities in Lamphun.
 Glenn
and Rosjana Croston.
The 5th of September is also the date on which Mr Glenn Croston, the
founder of Croston House, embarks on his 1500km walk across Thailand to
raise publicity and funds for his children’s home. The Regent’s School
and the Plantation Golf Course are looking forward to helping him by
accompanying him on the first leg of his long journey.
In the spirit of the Round Square Adventure and Service pillar, the walk
will represent a real challenge for our students aged 12 to 18 years.
They and the secondary school staff will walk a distance of 15km between
the Regent’s School and the Siam Country Club Plantation Golf Course,
with a lunch stop at the Dr. Thaworn Phornpraha Memorial. Mr Prasertchai
Phornpraha and the staff at Siam Country Club Plantation have been
instrumental in helping organise this event and The Regent’s School is
very thankful for their contribution. From then, Glenn Croston will
continue his walk to Ban Chang accompanied by students of St Andrews
School.
The aim is to raise funds so students have been given a sponsorship form
on which they should record all sponsors. Should you wish to sponsor
some of our students please contact [email protected] or Croston
House directly.
More information on Croston House and the Glenn Croston’s Walkabout are
to be found on www.crostonhousechildrens homethailand.org
Menda, as caring as ever.
Chris with his new
friends.
Ham impresses the children
with his guitar skills.
Jesters Care for Kids Journal: Latest Entr
Lewis Underwood
The Jesters Care for Kids Main Events are coming your
way soon!
There are only 23 more planning days until our Jesters
Children’s Fair pulls in on Sunday, September 14th at the Diana
Garden Resort and Driving Range in North Pattaya. So tell your families
and friends and watch this space for continuous updates for our annual
fun-filled outing!
 The
new Jesters Care for Kids 2008 shirts are ready, and this year they are
colored: sky blue for ladies and children, and grey for men. Each shirt
is 300 baht; but 500 baht gets you two shirts. Available at Jameson’s,
T.Q., Zambucca Bar and Viking Beachcomber.
And just 6 days after that on Saturday, September 20 is the Jesters
Party Night at Jameson’s Irish Pub in front of the Nova Hotel in
Central Pattaya. There will be lots of bidding for a bevy of excellent
auction items and drawings for grand raffle prizes in between loads of
entertainment. So leave the kids at home for this one and get ready to
party!
Canadian Jackalope Open becomes 4th Diamond Sponsor
this year
In 2007, we created the Diamond Sponsor category of 400,000
baht and, at least initially, thought about seeking only one per year.
Steve Lake, previously a perennial Platinum Sponsor for us, graciously
became the inaugural donor at this new level last year.
Steve not only went Diamond again this year, but also started canvassing
others for similar sponsorship. We thought about this and decided
opening it up to as many as we could get was a good idea indeed. And it
certainly has paid off, because last week we landed our 4th Diamond of
the year.
The Canadian Jackalope Open, a charity golf tournament by and large
benefiting the Camillian Social Center in Rayong for HIV/AIDS infected
children, joined Steve J. Lake, Glencore International and the Herrod
Foundation as Diamond Sponsors this year. Collectively they represent a
total of 1.6 M of the record 6.2 M baht in sponsorship raised so far
this year.
The Canuks, who joined us in 2004 as Bronze Sponsors (10,000 baht); went
Silver (25,000 baht) in 2005; then up to Gold (50,000 baht) for 2006 and
2007, and Platinum (100,000 baht) this year. At least that was their
intention earlier in the year. Little did they know of the deluge of
donations that was to come allowing them to also become a Diamond
Sponsor. That’s right; they have raised 500,000 baht, which means they
are Platinum as well as Diamond. Well done!
We would like to deeply thank the organizers of the Canadian Jackalope
for this magnificent result, as well as all the sponsors and
participants for their wonderful generosity.
Furthermore, we would look forward to joining forces with our Canadian
friends and working together to help the Camillian Social Center this
year.
Colored event shirts this year are now on the shelves
That’s right no more white shirts! We have sky blue shirts
for the kids and ladies and steel grey ones for the guys. They are
currently available at Jamesons, Viking Beachcomber, Zambucca Bar and
TQ. You can buy one for 300 baht or 2 for 500 baht, as long as the
stocks last. Alternatively, you can email us at [email protected]
and we will try our best to get the shirts to you.
More Auction Items and Grand Raffle Prizes keep coming
in
Check out the cherry red Honda Click provided by Capt Steve
Ponter for our grand raffle drawing at Jameson’s Irish Pub. You can also
buy ticket books there, which is the site for our Party Night, at 50
baht per ticket or 500 baht for a book of 12 tickets. They are also
available at the same bars mentioned above. And you can also email us
about these as well. Winning ticket holders need not be present to
collect their prizes.
 Honda
Click donated by Capt Steve Ponter on display at Jameson’s.
Peter Makowski, journalist for Classic Rock magazine, has complemented
our auction item list tremendously this year by donating signed CDs by
artists and bands of those he has interviewed this year, such as Jimmy
Page of LZ, Lemmy from Motorhead, Steve Winwood from Traffic, Jack Bruce
of Cream, David Cloverdale and the rest of Whitesnake, Rush band members
and most recently Mars Volta. Great stuff for those who appreciate the
cream of classic rock!
Go on line to our website www.care4kids.info and make a bid ahead of our
Party Night on one of these gems or the myriad of the sports
memorabilia, handicrafts, antiques, etc.!
Stalls are going, going …
nearly gone
If you haven’t already booked a stall yet, better do it today
before it is too late. Visit the website above and book a stall on line
NOW!
Nong Urn is in a wonderful mood
Our little girl with the liver problem, who we sponsor,
continues to enjoy life better than before. Not only does she love her
apartment and sharing it with her grandparents, mom and sister, but also
doing new things like learning to write Thai, working on jigsaw puzzles,
and spending time with the other children at the Fountain of Life
Center. Sister Joan is even trying to teach her to ride a bike.
When it was raining hard the other night going home from Jamesons, it
was comforting to drive by the dilapidated hut where Urn used to live
and to know she was home asleep high and dry.
Hope you are excited as we are about how soon our events are coming. We
can’t wait either!
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