Rimmer Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 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— Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inactiveposter Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 10,000฿ raised? A typo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuketshrew Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Looks like they really pushed the boat out ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 I hope that's in USD, otherwise someone is taking the piss.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 So 40 baht raised from each of the 250 attendees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Seamen in Pattaya ..... oh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 So they raised 10.000 baht, WOW, what a bunch of tight wads.???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 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." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pookondee Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 I see the OP article now says 76,000 baht.. d'oh.. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted July 8, 2019 Author Share Posted July 8, 2019 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— Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Maybe the publicity got the administrative cost refunded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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