Last Saturday, the 3rd of June, young and old made their way to the CPDC, to be part of a special concert of the visiting 7th US Fleet Band, based in Japan. Around 200 children, as well as many VIP guests from Pattaya were a great audience for the American Band. Everybody was dancing and clapping along, while they…
Last Saturday, MEU/USS Ashland together with the 1st Battalion 5th Marines and Sailors visited, joined some activities and had luncheon with the children at the CPDC. The day started with a tour of the CPDC compound showing how we become self-sufficient in our own little way, followed by some football matches and other fun games for the children….
Hilarious games were prepared to play. These included throwing baby powder at each other, passing balls, running through hula hoops and eating junk food as fast as possible. The ones, who liked to play football could do that as well, so all the children and Americans were involved in the games. At the end, every child even got a…
The US Navy is a constant benefactor of the CPDC. Whenever there is the time, different units from the US Navy take some days off to visit our project in Pattaya. In the beginning, they used to help us starting our farming projects or repairing what the heavy rain might has destroyed. On Friday however, they simply spend some…
In the early morning, the US Navy arrived at the CPDC to spend a few joyful hours with us. After a short welcome, the music started and the children and the US Navy began with different activities. At first, most of the younger boys played football, while many girls started to play volleyball on the overcrowded field. But…
Our guests arrived in the bright and early morning, yet were in a very good mood and ready to play with our children. The group from the US Navy let our children decide what they wanted to play. Our children divided up quickly into groups according to their favorite games. In this way, our guests joined the groups…
The group takes part in the Cobra Gold Exercise and is therefore two weeks in Thailand. In order to show them a few nice places in Pattaya, Mr. Peter Thorand organized a visit at the Pattaya Orphanage on Tuesday morning. At 9 o’clock the US Navy troop arrived at the orphanage and was hearty welcomed by Mrs Radchada…
In the beginning, a guided walk over the compound gave us a good opportunity to show the CPDC’s progress in becoming self-sustainable to the US Navy. Some of our projects such as our farming projects has been built up and supported by other groups of the US Navy during previous visits. But since the last visit of the…
They began the morning with a guided walk around the compound, visiting the dining hall as well as the chicken and pig farms. This was a good opportunity for us to share the CPDC’s aims and vision towards self-sufficiency and sustainability. Our visitors and the children were able to get to know each other better as they played…
Once more Khun Peter Thorand had paved the way for a group of US Navy members for having a day of new experiences and great fun. This time the destination has been the Fountain of Life Centre, a place that provides a day care program for underprivileged children living in Pattaya. The visit of the US Navy made for…
