Kind-hearted young women from Bangkok are
eager to help those less fortunate.
Nigel Quennell
The Royal Varuna Yacht Club was the setting for a fun day
on Thursday March 29, for 300 severely handicapped and underprivileged
children from Bangkok. Such a high number of kids required seven or eight
coaches to set off at around 7 a.m. and travel with their event organizers,
the Rotary Club of Bangkok South, the Pakkred Home for Handicapped Children,
plus several other institutions who organize a day out at the beach.
The event is called Kid’s Day Out.
Up to 150 Bangkok South members, friends, Rotaract and
Interact members, members of other clubs, and students and teachers from the
Shrewsbury International School volunteered to help these amazing children
enjoy the day.
Everyone had the opportunity to play on the grass, splash
around in the swimming pool, supervised by Adrian Tophan, and swim in the
ocean which was for some the first time in their young lives to feel the
warm waters of the Gulf.
One lady volunteer must have spent the whole day in the
swimming pool sharing the fun and laughter with such appreciative kids. One
young boy was so excited to be handed a soft ball to repeatedly throw to a
friend in the pool, the smile never left his face. Others took part in
assisting a group of adventurous thrill seeking youngsters onto the sand and
surf on the beach. Back in the terrace, midday was time for an enormous
buffet with entertainment of singing, dancing, & clapping hands.
Setting off for the bus ride home around 3 p.m., the
special children took away ideas that they can participate in activities
that most of us take for granted. The care givers took away the warm feeling
of being able to interact and do something positive for these
underprivileged children.
Thank you for such a delicious
treat.
Lunch time is certainly busy,
and lots of fun for everyone.
Helping a young blind woman
experience the warm waters of the Gulf of Thailand for the very first time.
The smiles say it all!
Plenty of toys and prizes were
on offer.
She wins a prize at the
balloon game!
We can all fit on this raft…
… Maybe not!
It was a day everyone will
remember forever.
Woo hoo!
