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YWCA donates rice to youth at Yodthong boxing camp
The Y.W.C.A. Bangkok- Pattaya Center, led by
Chairwoman Nittaya Patimasongkroh, donates rice to the Sit Yodthong Boxing
Camp.
Vimolrat Singnikorn
YWCA Bangkok-Pattaya Center presented 100 five kilogram
sacks of rice, and a further 9 larger, 49kg sacks of rice to Sit Yodthong
Boxing Camp on October 26 as part of its Warm Family Project to help support
youngsters from underprivileged families.
YWCA Chairwoman Nittaya Patimasongkroh led the charity
delegation, which included Praichit Jaetapai, YWCA environmental committee
chairwoman. Nittaya said the donation was meant to support continued Muay
Thai education and promote the sport.
Youngsters learn Muay Thai from a master at the Sid Yodthong Boxing Camp.
Led by boxing legend Yodthong Senanan, the camp trains
children, some as young as 8, in Muay Thai skills. He often will take in
children even if their parents can’t pay, so charity offerings such as that
by the Y.W.C.A. really help, he said.
Nittaya said that the association supports the good work
of Yodthong: “YWCA donates rice to the camp every year at this time … YWCA
also provides annual scholarships for 6 children at the camp as part of the
Warm Family Project.”
Yodthong said that there are now 16 young boxers training
at the camp. Many are from other provinces, coming to the camp because their
parents are impoverished and unable to support their education. The camp
gives them a place to live, food, and an opportunity to learn Thai boxing.
The children also receive educational support by being
sent to learn at Watsuthawas School. “In the morning these children learn
the same as other children. They go to school by bicycle and train to box
late in the afternoon,” said Yodthong.
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GIS holds Slave Auction to
help raise funds for
the coming production of
“Little Shop of Horrors”
Romy Khanijou (IB 1)
On Friday October 8, the GIS (Garden International
School) Student Council team organized a slave auction during the school’s
lunch time. The purpose of this event was to help raise money for the
eagerly awaited school production “Little Shop of Horrors”. The slaves being
auctioned were characters from the production; however, we also had teachers
who took part.
Teachers are having fun doing the auction.
The Student Council team did a great job in organising
this event as they were responsible for jobs such as marketing the event,
organising music for the event and, most importantly, to encourage people to
bid for the slaves.
To help us out with this event we also had Ms. Morris who
was a very enthusiastic auctioneer. She encouraged people to buy slaves for
a high price and she herself bought a slave too.
Ms.
Morris encourages people to buy slaves for a high price and she even bought
a slave, too.
It was really good to see students enjoy the event; they
were really keen to take part in this. It was a good, fun break from the
hectic school life for the senior students. Students were really motivated
and it was great to see them biding amongst each other for the slaves.
This event was a real success for the costumes which the
production department will buy for the characters. On behalf of Student
Council I would also like to thank all the students and teachers who
supported this event.
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4 Pattaya neighborhoods join child protection pilot project
Phasakorn Channgam
Four Pattaya-area neighborhoods have been chosen to
participate in a Burapha University child-protection research pilot
project.
Communities on sois Krathinglai, Khow Noi, and Kophai
along with Old Naklua Market-area residents joined the Pattaya Social
Welfare Department and Burapha’s Nursing Study Group at an Oct. 14
kickoff meeting, chaired by Deputy Mayor Wattana Chantanawaranon and
Somchai Siriroj from Chonburi’s Social Development and Human Security
Department, held at Pattaya City Hall.
Somchai Siriroj from Chonburi’s Social Development and Human Security
Department.
The Child Protection Development Project is aimed at
creating measures to solve behavioral and family problems. Research
teams will survey community members to gather data and discuss findings.
Each community will set up a child protection
committee that will designate operational groups for child support,
creation of network cooperation for support, and cooperative systems.
This includes identifying and targeting areas where children are at risk
of violence or exploitation, such as Internet game centers and parks.
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WWM provide funds for accommodation for people with disabilities.
Women
With a Mission present a donation to the Father Ray Foundation on behalf of
Hankyu Hanshin Express Thailand Co., Ltd. The funds will go to the
Redemptorist Vocational School for People with Disabilities Nong Khai
campus.
Derek Franklin
Pattaya based charitable organisation Women With a
Mission (WWM) visited the Father Ray Foundation to present a donation to the
value of 31,029 baht on behalf of Hankyu Hanshin Express Thailand Co., Ltd.
The three ladies behind WWM, Rosanne Diamente, Kylie
Grimmer and Bronwyn Little, dedicate their time to raise funds for the
underprivileged, not just here in Pattaya but also further afield in the
refugee camps near the town of Mae Sot on the Thai-Myanmar border.
The funds donated by Hankyu Hanshin Express Thailand Co.,
Ltd. will be used to provide accommodation at the Redemptorist Vocational
School for People with Disabilities Nong Khai campus, and were gratefully
accepted by Father Michael Picharn Jaiseri.
Suporntum Mongkolsawadi, managing director of the Father
Ray Foundation and the driving force behind the Nong Khai campus was also
present to thank the three ladies for their continued support. The Nong Khai
campus is still in its early days, currently educating just seventeen
students and teaching in rooms borrowed from a local monastery. It is hoped
that with generous support the school will eventually be as big and
successful as the Vocational School for People with Disabilities in Pattaya.
For more information on the work of these two local
charities see their websites www. mywwm.org and www. fr-ray.org or email
[email protected]
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