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Jesters ‘Care For Kids’ Charity Drive 2007:
“Wrapping up a decade of caring for kids”
Lewis Underwood
The 10th Annual Jesters ‘Care for Kids’ Charity Drives reached a new
crescendo last month in the wee hours of the morning at our Party Night held
at Jameson’s on Saturday, September 15th. Not only did we keep the streak
alive of continuing to raise more than the previous year, but also broke new
ground when we crested 7 million baht for the year, or to be specific,
7,268,396.23 baht.
 This
extraordinary result is once again due to YOU and your wonderful generosity
and kindness and, on behalf of all the kids for whom you have been caring
for the last 10 years, we thank you very much. We would particularly like to
thank our first Diamond Sponsor, Steve J. Lake, our 28 Platinum Sponsors,
our 14 Gold, our 22 Silver, our 75 Bronze Sponsors and 43 Pledge donors.
Primarily, we raise funds for the children through corporate and individual
sponsorship and this year alone nearly 5.2 million baht, or 72% of the total
raised, came in through this resource.
However, we also raise money from the proceeds of our two events, the
Children’s Fair and Party Night, as well as from the remarkable achievements
of Erik and Robert and their sponsored push bike rides. This year they
raised 751,950 baht for our charity drive, which made the difference in
breaking the 7 million baht milestone. To their commendable credit these two
guys have raised over 2.7 million baht since 2001!
Over the past 10 years, through your donations and participation, YOU have
been responsible for the Jesters Charity Drives raising over 38 million baht
that has touched and changed the lives of countless children and young
adults on the Eastern Seaboard and Southern Thailand under the auspices of:
* Fountain of Life Center for Children in Pattaya
* Pattaya Redemptorist School for the Blind in Naklua
* Eastern Child Welfare Protection Institute in Huay Pong
* Happiness Camps (focusing on self-learning, creativity and communication)
* Next Step Program (providing scholarships for higher education)
* Rayong Training Center (rehabilitating and education young adults)
* Our Home in Khanam Rai (providing quilt-making skills to young women)
* Rayong Shelter
* Chonburi Shelter
* Koon Jae Boarding School in Ban Bung
* Khao Bai Sri School in Sattahip for autistic and mentally challenged kids)
* Ban Jing Jai orphanage
* Mercy Children’s Center
* Thap Lamu School in Phang Nga (tsunami affected)
* Sanga Ou School in Koh Lanta (school lunches)
* Sriphong Phukaoluan Foundation in Krabi (scholarship for tsunami orphan)
* Koh Phi Phi School (school lunches)
* Wat Samithitham School in Koh Lanta (school lunches)
* Crisis/emergency situations
* Khopai Kindergarten for slum kids
* Mapchaloud School in Rayong
* Chaglugya School
* Nikom #9 School in Ban Chang
* Drop In Center in Pattaya (shelter for street kids)
* Groagyaicha School in Rayong
* Noang Kaboag School in Rayong
* Central Rayong Prison (providing scholarships for children of inmates)
* Young PR Pattaya Ambassadors (training for students in local tourism)
* Pin Jam School in Sattahip
Though this year’s charity drive is essentially a wrap, save for the
distribution of the remainder of monies raised, we have already initiated
the planning for next year’s 11th annual Jesters ‘Care for Kids’ Charity
Drive, which officially started on Monday October 1. In fact, with another
commitment from our Diamond Sponsor, Steve J. Lake for 2008 and several
other Platinum Sponsors, we already have 1 million baht guaranteed. What a
wonderful way to start the next effort!
However, in the meantime we would like to leave you with some memories of
this year’s most successful drive ever with some pics from Claude Muhlemann
from Star-Photo, Khun Ning from ISE and the AA Team photographers.
Once again, thank you very much, on behalf of all the Jesters, both full and
honorary members, and especially all the children, for your great compassion
and invaluable contribution for not only the past year, but also the last
decade.
Education Department teaches the teachers in new method
Sawittree Namwiwatsuk
The Supervisory Unit at Pattaya Education Department has staged
a workshop for teachers of the 10 schools under Pattaya City
jurisdiction to show them the principles of a teaching method known as
Reverse Design, in which specific goals are set for individual students.
 Tawatchai
Rattatanyu, director of the Education Department
Held at Pattaya School No 1, the workshop was headed by Tawatchai
Rattatanyu, director of the Education Department, and was attended by
more than 50 teachers from primary and secondary class levels.
Tawatchai said the objective was to show the teachers how to design
schooling that suits students, provides communication channels, and sets
goals using methods of interaction and feedback.
To develop the students, the teachers must first be developed, said
Tawatchai. There are three phases to the training, the first phase being
the introductory workshop.
The Supervisory Unit will follow up on each phase of the training,
evaluating progress and effectiveness, both in terms of progress on the
part of the teachers, and in the results achieved by the students.
St. Andrews Rayong student receives 2007 Cambridge
Brilliance in Thailand Awards
Karn and his parents and
brother at the ‘Cambridge Brilliance in Thailand Awards’ ceremony.
St. Andrews International School Rayong Campus would
like to congratulate Karn Lertchaipattanakul for his achievements in the
Cambridge University IGCSE Maths examinations taken this year. He was
recently invited to attend the ‘Cambridge Brilliance in Thailand Awards’
ceremony to receive his award.
Karn was not only awarded and A* in his Maths IGCSE (the highest grade
possible) but his personal score was the highest in Thailand of any
student studying the Cambridge University IGCSE Maths course. The fact
that Karn also took his IGCSE Maths exam after studying the subject for
only just one year, in Year 10, and not the usual two years, at the end
of Y11, makes his achievement even more impressive.
This is the second time in our short history that a St. Andrews student
has won such an award.
Youth Leadership Camp taught basics of Sufficiency Economy
Sawittree Namwiwatsuk
A youth camp organized by the Pinnacle Hotels Resorts and Spas
group and which included youngsters from the three troubled provinces of
the South was held over the period October 15 to 18.
 Suwanthep
Malhotra, executive director of sales & marketing for Pattaya Mail
Publishing Co., Ltd., was the master of ceremonies in Thai and English.
The opening at the Pinnacle Hotel Resort and Spa in Jomtien on October
15 was presided over by Dr Vongbhum Vanasin, president of the Youth
Leadership Development Foundation.
Amongst those attending were York Bendix, cultural attaché at the German
Embassy, Wolfgang Schmidt, general manager of Lufthansa Thailand,
Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, and the Philippines, Thitithep Bunyarattapan,
deputy head of the Sattahip Justice Department, and Anusorn
Thongthammachat of the Internal Security Operations Command Region 4,
who is based at Sirinthorn, in Pattani Province.
 Many
youngsters attended the Youth Leadership Camp.
Dr Vongbhum said the camp was designed to develop leadership skills
amongst the youngsters attending, and to teach them the concept of the
Sufficiency Economy, as propounded by His Majesty the King.
The 65 students who attended the project were all pre-college level.
Those from the South were from the three provinces of Yala, Pattani and
Narathiwat. They met up at the camp with youngsters who attended via
other Pinnacle Hotels group properties at Bangkok, Jomtien, Koh Samui,
Songkla and Satun Wangmai.
 Wolfgang
Schmidt (right), general manager of Lufthansa Thailand, Cambodia,
Myanmar, Laos, and the Philippines, presents an airline ticket to Dr.
Vongbhum Vanasin, president of the Youth Leadership Development
Foundation.
Activities were divided into 40 percent for basic hotel occupations
including restaurant service, cooking, lobby management, and front desk
service. Another 40 percent focused on the teaching of leadership
skills. A further 10 percent was devoted to the economy, while the
remainder of the time was spent on a personal creative project.
Instructors at the camp were from Bangkok University and the Ministry of
Education. This was the first project of its kind to be held by Pinnacle
Hotels Resort & Spas, and others are planned.
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