The children and staff gathered at Sister Superior’s office on the morning of the 8th of August, and surprised her with their gifts and warm wishes for a wonderful birthday and a happy and healthy year ahead. All of us at the HHNFT would like to take this opportunity to not only wish Sister Superior a very happy…
To honour this very special occasion Mrs. Sharron Purtell, Fr. Ray’s only sister, (accompanied by her daughter Amy), travelled from North America to Pattaya to visit the many projects founded by Father Ray. To begin proceedings we gathered for a simple ceremony in front of Fr Ray’s statue. This was attended by Khun Sharron and Amy along with…
The YWCA Bangkok-Pattaya raises funds for the education of underprivileged children. Their project is called “Happy Family Project” and has the aim to help poor families pay for their children’s education by giving them scholarships. This year the scholarship ceremony was held at the Diana Garden Resort in Pattaya. Altogether 307 scholarships were presented to the children. These…
After a guided tour through the CPDC compound they took the opportunity to get to know the children. The children performed a dance and the Navy thanked them by giving the children candy they had brought with them. Everybody had a lot of fun while playing basketball, volleyball and soccer. Music, karaoke, the laughter of the children and the…
On the morning of our outing staff members and the children met in front of the Pattaya Sheep Farm. The children were excited and looking forward to seeing the animals. There were many different types of animals at the compound, including sheep which the children could feed with fodder and also with bottles of milk, as well as ponies,…
This new calendar has been professionally designed using the HHN signature shades of blue and is filled with beautiful pictures of the Child Protection and Development Centre, accompanied by meaningful sayings. With Christmas just around the corner this beautiful calendar would be a perfect gift for family, friends or colleagues. The calendars can be picked up in person…
Proud and honored by their visit the children and staff members presented gifts. Fr. Michael Weera Phangrak (Director Pattaya Orphanage), Radchada Chomjinda (Director HHN Foundation Thailand), Ewald Dietrich (President of HHN Foundation Germany) Mr. Gilbert Pelissier and Hean Gral showed the diplomatic team the compound and they talked about the development of the projects and future goals. One subject…
Our honourable guests arrived just before lunch and were met by the assembled staff and team of the HHNFT. Khun Toy began the visit by giving our guests an overview of the philosophy and aims of the CPDC and the group was then split into 3 smaller groups and offered a choice of sporting activities, handicrafts or tree planting….
The children of the Sottpatana School for the Deaf, the Pre-school children from the Orphanage and the children from the CPDC all gathered together to congratulate Khun Toy, along with her husband Khun Samphan Akarapongpanich, who will also be celebrating his birthday on 28th September. They were both delighted to receive many thoughtful gifts presented in beautiful wrapping paper…
Furthermore they played games with the children and the Police Band came to accompany everybody with nice music. Also the children of the CPDC had practiced a few songs and were proud to perform them in front of the enthusiastically clapping police men and women. Both sounded lovely and created a joyful atmosphere. The Police men and woman…