Grand Prize Draw & Auction
2007
Against all odds!
The Charity Club of Pattaya hosted its annual Charity Gala Dinner,
Grand Prize Prize Draw, and Auction On Saturday 15th December at
the Pinnacle Grand Resort & Spa Na Jomtien.
Two days before the dinner the alcohol ban was announced which sent
Christina into a panic! Luckily, due to the renovations at the
Dusit they had changed the venue this year to the Pinnacle Grand,
which as luck again would have it, is under the Sattahip district,
so the free flow wines and beers could do just that!
Test number two came when everything was set up and ready to
go when half an hour before the event the heavens opened,
producing 20 minutes of heavy rain!
G.M. Ingo Rauber (who had just that minute returned from a trip to
down and redress all the tables. Not to be beaten Christina kicked off
the high heels and helped with the wiping down!
Guests helped themselves to drinks until the tables were ready, within
an hour it was all back to the way it should have been, although
a couple of the prizes were a little soggy!
As luck would have it, that was the end of the rain and the rest of the
evening went off without a hitch.
(Guests didn’t see Christina lying on a table with a cold cloth on her
head mumbling how badly she now needed a drink!)
The Charity Club supporters are a hardy lot and the hiccups
didn’t stop them enjoying the rest of the evening.
the first up doing a 15-minute dance routine and singing some
traditional Christmas Carols to get everyone in the mood.
Then on came the best band in Pattaya POP’S PATTAYA ALL STARS,
luckily Pop and the boys didn't have to appear in snorkle and flippers!
They did a tremendous job entertaining the guests until
late into the evening.
The Pinnacle Grand’s chef provided an amazing buffet, which seemed
endless.
Of course, Bertram the Charity Club’s mascot bear who is loved
by all the Thai ladies attended sporting a fetching Burberry dickie
bow and cumber band!
For the third year, John Collingbourne of the Dok Rai Resort
preformed the auction. John auctioning items from Deva Home Décor
Jomtien, Desert Diamonds, Art Room Gallery Jomtien, Decorum
Pattaya, Thai Décor Jomtien, The Big Banner Company, Six Senses
Resorts, Pinnacle Grand Resort and Spa, The Langham Hotel Hong
Kong, The Marco Polo Hotel Hong Kong, Musictravel Thailand and
the Dok Rai Resort.
The Charity Club’s Grand Prize Draw had so many prizes that
they had to do a silent raffle with the help of the Pinnacle staff
and guests, only drawing the top three prizes live!
The winning prize numbers were display on a somewhat soggy
board with many of the prizes being collected by the happy winners
This year the club had nine PLATINUM SPONSORS who were; John Seymour from Northern Thai Reality, Vic King of the The
The Charity Club would like to thank the following for their generous
donations to the Grand Prize Draw;
The Langham Hotel Hong Kong, Marco Polo Hong Kong, Le Meridien
Cyberport Hong Kong, Shangri –La Island Hotel Hong Kong,
Massic Travel, Sheraton Grande BKK, Birds and Bees Resort Pattaya,
Dusit Thani BKK, The Evason Resorts Hua Hin and Phuket,
Sukhothai BKK, Layana Resort, Pimalai Resort, Hilton Hua Hin, The
Holiday Inn BKK, The Racha Resort, Cape Panwa, Royal Princess BKK,
Westins Grand Sukhumvit, Kandaburi Resort & Spa Samui, Amari
Rincome, Grand Hyatt Erawan BKK, Amari Boulevard BKK, Lotus
Crystal, Luxx BKK, Chedi Phuket, Amari Orchid and Tower Pattaya,
Mantra Restaurant Pattaya, – Gian’s Italian Restaurant Jomtien,
Restaurant, Jim Thompson, Symphony Restaurant Pattaya, Jamieson’s
Irish Bar Pattaya, Mermaids Dive Centre - Rosie O’Grady’s Pattaya,
Mata Hari Restaurant Jomtien, Asia Hotel Pattaya, Saboey Samui,
CC Bloom’s Phuket, Captain’s Corner Jomtien, Jomtien Boathouse,
Location, Location, Location Jomtien, The Big Banner Company,
Oasis Spa Jomtien, Yorkies Pork Platter Jomtien, DVDs Thailand,
Musictravel Thailand.
The most important part of the evening is of course what was raised
for the charities.
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WITH THE HELP AND
SUPPORT OF THE SPONSORS ABOVE AND THE SUPPORT OF
THE CHARITY CLUBS FRIENDS & SUPPORTERS WE HAVE
RAISED 470,000 baht which means the Charities, will each
get 156,666-baht
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