In a rather small, but still lovely celebration, the children, the staff and about ten visitors got the chance to end the year all together with a nice dinner and presents, not only for the children. The evening started off with a short speech by Khun Toy and two singing performences by the children. After that our Drop-In…
Two Christmas carols, sang by the children of the orphanage, opened this year´s celebration. Due to the death of our beloved king, the usually big Christmas party was replaced by a very small but still lovely one. Following the performance of the children, father Michael wished everybody a Merry Christmas and health and success for the future. Shortly…
After a warm opening by President Rodney James Charman, the Big Band “Big to the Future” welcomed the guests with two lovely versions of the national anthems of Thailand and the Netherlands. In the following all guests were welcomed and some special guests were introduced by Jan Abbink, Vice President of the Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard and one of…
Together with students and adults with all kind of different believes the children from the Drop-In Center prayed at the beautiful tempel in Pattaya for the king. It was a very great experiene, seeing all these different people praying peaceful together. Before and after the small ceremony the students got small snacks and drinks for free and were able…
The small group honoured the late Father Ray, the founder of the Pattaya Orphanage, by decorating his statue with beautiful wreaths of flowers and a lovely prayer to remember a great man.
Upon their arrival, His Excellency and his team were welcomed by Khun Toy and all the children, waving Thai and Austrian flags. Afterwards they got a quick tour through the Drop-In Center, getting the chance to see the new computer room, the sleeping rooms and the offices and conference room. Later the children performed a show, containing dance as…
In the evening of last friday, two small buses left the CPDC heading to Bangkok, full with motivated and talented children wanting to show their skills at an international competition in Bangkok. After the first night in a temple close to the Central Plaza, where the students slept for free due to the generosity of the monks, the first…
In the future, the ASEAN Education Center will take care of around 75 to 100 pupils up to the age of 16 years. Education will be provided by two qualified teachers from Cambodian and Myanmar as well as by several Thai and English speaking volunteers. At the beginning of next year, a second event – the official inauguration of…
Mr. Mike Baird (the Cartoonist), a longtime good friend of the Pattaya Orphanage, brought a Christmas donation of 50,000.- Baht, that he raised with his work on an eBook for Mr. Billy Makin, for the children at the Pattaya Orphanage. Due to the mourning period of our great KING, the Christmas Party and celebration for the children at the…
More than 700 guests attended the reception at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Bangkok including diplomats, politicians, economists, and distinguished members from the cultural and scientific communities. On this special night it was a particular honour to welcome Dr. Stefan Kaufmann who is a member of the German Bundestag along with Mr Jürgen Koppelin who is former member of…
