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Regent’s “Love in a Box”
Jae Geun Lee, Year 11
Not all people around the world are as lucky as us; we can afford
TVs, mobile phones and computers while some parts of the world people can’t
afford simple items which we all have. ‘Love in a Box’ at The Regents School
gave us the opportunity to make a small difference in the world and to
achieve greater meaning of life.
 Naufal
helps organize the boxes.
Love in a Box is where we collect items from individuals and present them to
the people who can’t afford such things. This year Uhsang, Tyler and I have
collected items for the children in Kenya and Thailand. Our main aim was to
collect enough clothes, shoes, stationery products and basically anything
that are no longer used in individual homes and take them along with us to
Kenya and as well as donating some to our local community, the Thai
community.
 The
boxes are ready to go!
Our first step to ‘Love in a Box’ was assembling enough boxes to hand out;
one for each class/form. With the help of our friends, Uhsang, Tyler and I
attended assemblies and advertised the importance of the involvement of the
school community. Within a week’s time, we were able to collect boxes full
of shoes, stationery products, dolls and clothes.
We will be carrying some of these items as part of our luggage and present
them to the Kenyan students who we are about to meet while the rest of the
items will be presented at the Regents Christmas party for the Blind School
and the Fountain of Life.
All this wouldn’t have happened without the involvement of students, parents
and staff of The Regent’s School who have helped us. Therefore, I would like
to give a special thanks to all the people who have donated something to
love in a box, and thanks to Josh, Derrick, Naufal, Harry, Mrs Burden, Mr
Graham and Ms Redler who helped us organize this. Congratulations to 8B, the
most generous givers in the school.
The Love in a Box organizers
and helpers under the clock tower.
Jesters helps Child Protection and Development Center
Ingrid Cunliffe
The Child Protection and Development Center provides a home, education
and life skills for street children out in the Wat Huay Yai area.
 The
author poses next to the center’s sign.
Recently the Jesters funded much needed lockers for the 3 newly built
homes that Jar has built.
Each home will have 8 children and one carer, and have been funded by
various clubs including a very large donation by the German and Swiss
Embassies.
The home was previously situated in Nongprue but once funding came
through land was purchased and the building began once a suitable area
of land was found.
At present there are 45 children in Jar’s center. He has plans for at
least 11 homes to cater for the never ending needs of the street kids in
and around Pattaya district.
Word will spread and the kids will hear of this center and hopefully
come to find a better way of life than what they have been used to.
The Jesters are proud to be able to help Jar, the staff and the kids
once again in this small way.
If you need any information on this wonderful center please call the
Human Help Network, 038 488956 or email
[email protected].
The lockers are delivered to the Child
Protection and Development Center.
Delivering food and kitchen equipment.
Each home will have 8 children and one
carer.
Officials gather at the official opening,
lending legitimacy to the project.
New Austrian ambassador visits Pattaya
Elfi Seitz
Newly appointed Austrian Ambassador Johannes Peterlik paid his
first visit to Pattaya to introduce himself to countrymen living in the
area.
Peterlik and Consul Rudolf Hofer invited a few Austrian citizens and
friends of Austria to the Pagoda Restaurant in Jomtien Beach where he
gave them some of his background.
 Ambassador
Dr. Peterlik: “I will do anything to help Austrians who innocently get
into problems.”
Peterlik said his father had also been an ambassador to Thailand from
1976 to 1981 during which time he attended a Swiss school in Bangkok and
even learned to speak some Thai.
The ambassador promised to help Austrians in Thailand with any problems,
but also warned that if citizens run afoul of the law here and are
released, “I will personally take care that they get detained again and
be prosecuted in Austria. The law there is, that we can confiscate some
of their wealth and pass it on to victims as compensation.”
Peterlik also praised Hofer for his excellent work and determination to
do a job which is unpaid. Hofer, in return, thanked the ambassador and
promised he will continue his work and do anything possible to help his
country and its citizens.
 Pattaya
Mail’s managing director, Peter Malhotra (right) meets with the
ambassador.
Following his speech, Peterlik met in small groups with his countrymen
to learn about their lives and work in Thailand.
Children of the CPDC welcome Austrian ambassador
Newly appointed Austrian Ambassador Johannes Peterlik also paid a visit
to the Child Protection and Development Center, to which the German and
Swiss embassies have already donated 1.5 million baht.
Peterlik toured the facility, learning about its mission, inspecting two
homes and speaking with a pair of volunteers from the Human Help
Network, which runs the center.
 Director
Supagon Noja shows the houses to the ambassador.
The ambassador said he could not yet promise any Austrian financial
support, but “I will try my utmost to find sponsors from Austria to
build a house in Austria’s name at the center.”
Before returning to Bangkok the ambassador visited Royal Cliff Hotel
General Manager Joachim Grill, an Austrian who couldn’t make it to a
dinner held the night before.
Children and officials
pose for a photo with the ambassador.
New Austrian ambassador tours Sattahip Technical College
Johannes Peterlik,
Austrian ambassador
to Thailand tours the facilities at the school.
Patcharapol Panrak
Seeing for himself the results of a joint Austrian-Thai project, newly
appointed Austrian ambassador Johannes Peterlik visited Sattahip
Technical College which was built together by the two countries.
 Johannes
Peterlik, Austrian ambassador to Thailand, demonstrates impressive skill
driving a tractor.
Peterlik attended a meeting with the college’s personnel, observed
classes and demonstrated impressive skill driving a tractor.
More cooperation between the school and Austria is planned. During the
meeting it was decided there would be an exchange of lecturers from the
two countries and school officials would get additional technical
training in Austria.
Sattahip Technical College was founded in 1969 with Austria financially,
technologically and academically supporting the institution, supplying
equipment and training lecturers. Thailand contributed 64 rai of land
and constructed the college’s building. It is now one of the top
technical schools in the country and in 2008 won the royal trophy for
best technical education institute.
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