Party raises 10,000 baht for disabled sailors

[Rimmer]

Party raises 10,000 baht for disabled sailors

Over 200 members of Thai and foreign business communities and friends joined the event.

 

PATTAYA:--Thai and foreign businesspeople raised about 10,000 baht for the Disabled Sailing Thailand project at a fundraiser in Bang Saray.

 

Project founder Peter Jacobs hosted the June 30 party for 250 sailors and supporters at the Bang Saray Beach Club that included afternoon activities for children and adults, games and live music from Pattaya Rose and Barry Upton.

 

Later, over a buffet supplied by the beach club, an auction and lucky draw were held with prizes donated by supporters, including a 14-foot kayak.

 

Proceeds from the raffle tickets and auction will go to the disabled-sailing project, which teaches the physically impaired to pilot sailboats on their own using watercraft outfitted with accessible equipment.

 

Read more: https://www.pattayamail.com/latestnews/news/party-raises-10000-baht-for-disabled-sailors-258809

-- PATTAYA MAIL 2019-07-06—

[inactiveposter]

10,000฿ raised? A typo? 

[Phuketshrew]

Looks like they really pushed the boat out ...

[kotsak]

I hope that's in USD, otherwise someone is taking the piss..

 

[edwinchester]

So 40 baht raised from each of the 250 attendees.

[mikebell]

Seamen in Pattaya ..... oh!

[colinneil]

So they raised 10.000 baht, WOW, what a bunch of tight wads.????

[robblok]

9 minutes ago, colinneil said:

So they raised 10.000 baht, WOW, what a bunch of tight wads.????

Bunch of farang tight wads, thais would have raised a lot more. Yes something shameful like this needs a good farang bashing.. if it was the other way around im sure we would be at 20+ pages.

[Pib]

Maybe the "administrative expenses" associated with the event took a BIG bite out of the donations leaving only Bt10K for the charitable cause. 

 

Or, maybe the farangs couldn't spare more as they are saving up Bt800K for their extension of stay renewal.

[Srikcir]

7 hours ago, robblok said:

Bunch of farang tight wads, thais would have raised a lot more. Yes something shameful like this needs a good farang bashing.. if it was the other way around im sure we would be at 20+ pages.

"Thai and foreign businesspeople raised about 10,000 baht"

I call that a bunch of "people."

[pookondee]

Well who can really blame them?

Considering TiT, i wouldnt be donating any more than 40baht either, assuming maybe 10% might actually get to where its supposed to go.

[kotsak]

I see the OP article now says 76,000 baht.. d'oh.. ????

[Rimmer]

It would seem the original article has now been amended and they actually raised 76,000 baht see new link:

 

Read more: https://www.pattayamail.com/latestnews/news/party-raises-76000-baht-for-disabled-sailors-258809

-- PATTAYA MAIL 2019-07-06—

[jacko45k]

10 hours ago, kotsak said:

I see the OP article now says 76,000 baht.. d'oh.. ????

So someone was originally pocketing the 'missing' 66,000 baht?

[Pib]

Maybe the publicity got the administrative cost refunded.