Despite being on opposite sides of the world, both organizations share a similar vision and are working with the goal of providing young deaf people with the skills, ability and learning necessary for a bright, successful and independent future. The school in Thailand cares for pre-school children whereas the German school works with older students helping them to…
They started their visit by playing with the students of the Sotpattana School for the Deaf in the well equipped motivation room of the Pattaya Orphanage. Later on they visited the babies’ section. For the nursing unit of the baby room the group sponsored equipment in the amount of 57.000 THB in honor of Mr. Jeffrey D. Clarkin. Afterwards…
The Sotpattana School for the Deaf, located on the compound of the Pattaya Orphanage, is another project which has been supported by HHNFT for a long time. It had been set up in 1982 by Rev. Fr. Raymond A. Brennan who had also co-founded and managed the Pattaya Orphanage. The school approaches an issue of great importance: The promotion…
Saturday afternoon when the Charity Extravangaza show was held at the Thai Alangkarn Theatre , which included dance performances by the children of the Sotpattana School for the Deaf and the Pattaya Orphanage children. Fr. Michael Weera Phangrak Executive Director of the Pattaya Orphanage and Sotpattana School for the Deaf had welcomed everyone and had given a wonderful…
They spent the next hour in the sporting hall enjoying themselves playing tag and various ball games and this was followed by some snacks and ice cream, so that everyone was refreshed for the next round of activities. After their snack, all the children enjoyed some creative activities including art and drawing. It was lovely to see how quickly…
Mr. Dervis Tippen, the author among others of “Mama Miller’s Family Christmas” and “Miss Bessie’s Finest Christmas” donated a part of the earnings from his books to help our children. It was a great pleasure to welcome Mr. Tippen and his friends at the compound of the Pattaya Orphanage. We warmly thank them for their generous donations, as well…
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…
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…
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…
