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Purpose built sports area for FRF Outreach & Drop In Center given grand opening
Lyndy Moore
Thanks to the amazing generosity of local sportspeople of Pattaya, we at
the Father Ray Foundation are delighted to present the materialization of a
two year dream!
Bunker Bar owners Mick & Ronnie watch FRF Drop In Thai dancers.
Primary fundraisers are Ronnie Ryan and Mick Ramshaw from
The Bunker Bar, Pattaya’s foremost post-golf hostelry. They were admirably
aided and abetted by William Macey and the Pattaya Sports Club. At the
opening we invited Ronnie to kick the first ball across the new sports area
into the goal! Ronnie Ryan was the original volunteer football coach at
Father Ray Foundation Drop In Center in Thepprasit Road (opp Soi 15) and it
is largely due to his persistence that this magnificent sports area is
built.
The multi-purpose area can be used for many other
physical activities besides football and on the opening day we were treated
to a volleyball match before enjoying dinner with the students.
Drop In dancers pose with Father Ray Foundation Thai PR officer, Khun Oe.
The next major project at the Father Ray Foundation
Outreach and Drop In Center is the building of a Halfway House. Funds (over
1.1 million baht) have been donated by the “Danish Foundation for Pattaya”.
The building will be completed by the end of this summer and accommodate six
street kids, classrooms & computer room.
The Father Ray Foundation is caring for 850 abused,
abandoned and isolated children and disabled young adults all of whom need
shelter, food, clothing, healthcare and education.
To support the Father Ray Foundation please visit online
www.fr-ray.org/donate or tel. 038 716 628 for more information.
Thank you signage at FRF Drop In Center.
FRF Drop In Thai dancers perform traditional and modern
dances.
Charity Club of Pattaya receives first Platinum Sponsor of 2010
Christina Boden
Preparations for the Charity Club of Pattaya’s Charity
Gala Dinner are well underway, and the date has been set for Saturday
June 4, 2010 at the All Season’s Hotel Pattaya.
Mam Seymour from Northern Thai Realty hands over a donation to Malcolm Boden.
With the announcement of the dinner came the first
Platinum Sponsor, Northern Thai Realty <http://realestatethailand. com>.
Malcolm Boden of the Charity Club recently went along
to the Northern Thai Realty offices on 2nd Road Pattaya to collect the
money from Mam Seymour.
This will be the fourth year that Managing Director
John and Mam Seymour of Northern Thai Realty have supported the Charity
Club as a Platinum Sponsor.
Anyone who would like to help by becoming a Platinum
Sponsor, donate food, clothing, bedding, children’s clothing, shoes,
toys, and / or games can contact the Charity Club at any of the
following: Christina on 0895454185; Malcolm on 089 7441040; or visit the
club’s web site charityclubof [email protected]
PTT Open doubles champs hit winner for CPDC
Sawittree
Namwiwatsuk
Thailand’s top-ranked women’s tennis player and her PTT
Pattaya Open doubles partner gained new fans among street kids and
sexually abused children at Pattaya’s Child Protection and Development
Center when they donated some of their winnings to the shelter.
Tamarine Tanasugarn and Marina Erakovic offer lunch to the children.
Tamarine “Tammy” Tanasugarn, ranked 87th in the
world, and 83rd ranked Marina Erakovic of New Zealand visited the Huay
Yai center Feb. 15 after winning the doubles championship, the second
consecutive PTT Open doubles title for Tamarine.
The Thai star said she made the donation to help the
center reach out to even more at-risk children.
Presents abound when Tammy visits Pattaya’s Child Protection and Development Center.
“There are still many children waiting for society’s
help,” she said. “If they are well taken care of, they can grow up to
become good citizens.”
The two tennis players donated portions of their PTT
Pattaya Open winnings combined with contributions from tennis
organizations. Tamarine took home a total purse of 808,500 baht from the
tournament.
The Child Protection and Development Center currently
has 36 children between the ages of 6 and 18 under its care. Most were
street kids and victims of sexual abuse. At the 11-rai facility they
receive accommodations and schooling.
Radchada Chomjinda (right), director of the Human Help
Network Foundation of Thailand, receives the donation from Tamarine
Tanasugarn and Marina Erakovic.
Rayong organizes anti-crime workshop for 200 students
Theerarak
Suthathiwong
Approximately 200 students from two Rayong schools were
given lessons in the law and the dangers of crime and drug use from
senior legal and military officials during a Feb. 6 seminar at
Mitbamrung School in Ban Chang.
Praditpong Chitwong, chief justice of the Rayong Family and Youth Provincial Court, talks to students about the dangers of crime.
Praditpong Chitwong, chief justice of the Rayong
Family and Youth Provincial Court, led the seminar along with associate
family court judges, academics from the Sattahip Naval Base and
teachers. Attending were students from both Mitbamrung and Ban Payoon
schools.
Rayong officials have been alarmed by an increase in
crimes involving teens and organized the seminar to tech them how peer
pressure and other influences can lead them to break the law. They were
also told about the legal, health and moral implications of doing so.
Praditpong urged students to avoid drugs, a leading
factor in youth crime, and abstain from pre-marital sex. He said
involvement in crime and other anti-social behavior have stern legal and
health implications, such as contracting AIDS.
Students listen intently to the lecture.
New music school launched
Chonburi Governor Senee Jittakasem (center) and honored guests cut the ribbon to officially open Siam Kolkarn Music School in Pattaya.
Mark Beales
Budding Carabaos and Tata Youngs can now ensure they hit
the right notes - thanks to a new music school.
Yamaha has schools in 47 countries and the new branch
in Pattaya is its 80th in Thailand.
The Siam Kolkarn Music School Pattaya is on Third
Road, near North Pattaya Road, and offers courses for people of all ages
and of all differing talents. As well as piano courses, it’s also
possible to learn how to play violins, drums, guitars, the flute and
saxophone. Teachers are also on hand to help with singing and dancing.
Darin Phanthusak, director, said: “We think Pattaya
should have a good, world-wide famous school to help the city’s
children.”
She explained that a music competition held last year
generated so much interested she realised there was a big demand for a
music school in Pattaya.
One of the best-known classes is the Junior Music
Course (JMC), which helps children aged over four.
A monthly fee is paid and students can then study for
an hour each week, and are encouraged to practice in between lessons.
Once students can strike the right notes, it’s possible to take music
examinations.
For more on the school call 038 421 991 or e-mail siam [email protected].
Children enjoy learning music at the new music school.
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