On the 25th of december the Pattaya Orphanage celebrated Christmas day by inviting patrons, old residents and sponsors for food and festivities to the orphanage. The orphans were joined by the children from the Sotpattana School for the Deaf and the children from the CPDC, all having a wonderful time receiving gifts and celebrating with their friends and supporters.

Since September of this year, the Pfalzinstitut für Hörsprachbehinderte (School for the Deaf and the Hearing impaired) in Frankenthal, Germany and the Sotpattana School for the Deaf have had a cross-country friendship.

The 18th of December was a big day for the Child Protection and Development Center as it was the grand opening of the new Education Center. The Center will, now that it is finally operational, provide the children with a proper study environment and the chance of a proper education.

On Thursday , the 14th of December, the children of the CPDC were invited to the German Ambassador’s Residence in Bangkok for a pre-Christmas party. Traditional pastries and Christmas gifts were sold, the proceeds from which, will be donated to the CPDC.

Last St. Nicholas Day the children of the CPDC, the Pattaya Orphanage and of the Sotpattana School for the Deaf were invited to celebrate at the Jomtien Condotel Pattaya.

On Sunday, the 5th of December the CPDC celebrated the birthday of King Bhumibol. For this special event the CPDC invited several families from the slums of Pattaya with their children to join in with the activities.

After several weeks of hard practice, the Children from Sotpattana School for the Deaf performed wonderfully at this year’s Primary Christmas Recital at the Regent School Pattaya. The children sang and danced together with the Regent School’s primary choir, which was surely one of the evening’s highlights.