The “Friends in Need (of “PA”) Volunteers Foundation” led by Supanee Wangteerapong, CSR team leader of Amari Orchid Pattaya (5th right) met with officers of the Royal Thai Navy at U-Tapao airport to donate needed items to be delivered to people affected by the heavy floods.

The Amari Watergate Bangkok held 2 charity events recently, one was the ‘14th Amari Watergate & BMW Thailand Midnight Run’ and the second was the ‘The 15th Aerobic Marathon for AIDS’. The combined events raised 2.6 million baht. Pierre Andre Pelletier, general manager of the Amari Watergate Bangkok presented a cheque of 1.3 million baht to HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhon to support the Chalerm Prakiat School in Lumpoon Province while the other 1.3 million baht was donated to Baan Gerda Project in Lopburi province which supports an orphanage for HIV infected children.

Amporn Saengkaew, president of the Pattaya Press Club along with members of the Pattaya press visited the children of the Rangsit Babies Home who are housed at the Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Vocational School due to flooding in their home. The kids were treated to a tasty lunch whilst the adults donated a washing machine and other necessary items for their use to their caretaker Phinya Jumroonsan.

To help Thais affected by floods, Aqua Innotech (Thailand) Co., Ltd., sole distributor of Brita water filters from Germany, led by Dr Manu Leenawong (2nd from right), managing director, recently donated water filters worth 200,000 baht to the TV Channel 3 News Family TV program for distribution to communities around Thailand. Sorayut Suthasanajinda (3rd right), ‘Ruang Lao Chao Nee’ TV anchor, received the donation on behalf of News Family TV. Also present at the donation ceremony are (l-r) Suradet Darayen; Aqua Innotech (Thailand) Co., Ltd. general manager; Pitchayatan Chanput and Charoenporn Onlamai; Ruang Lao Chao Nee TV program co-hosts, and Visanu Leenawong, Aqua Innotech (Thailand) Co., Ltd. director.

As part of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s (TAT) rehabilitation program after the recent flood crisis and in promoting the country as one of the best places in Asia for travel and leisure, Panga Vathanakul, managing director and Vathanai Vathanakul, vice president of the Royal Cliff Hotels Group recently welcomed participants from different newspapers and travel magazines from Guangzhou and Hainan, China. The visitors were given a first-hand look to assure them that the situation in the country is rapidly returning to normal.

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