To ensure the future success of an organization, hence also of HHNFT, it is essential to ensure the support of young people. Not only are they potential future benefactors but what is more they enrich our work with new ideas and dynamic commitment. To get in contact with interested and motivated young people HHNFT participated in the NGO fair of the ServICE Conference 2012 in Bangkok.

On Wednesday the 29th of February eleven members of the SEGs group visited the orphanage in order to make a very generous donation. Thus the benefactors of many years from Australia, Canada, New Zeeland and the United States wanted to pay their last respects to their friend and former member of SEG Mr. Jeffrey D. Clarkin.

During the last 12 months The Pfalzinstitut für Hören und Kommunikation PIH, a vocational school for deaf students located in Frankenthal, Germany, has fostered a successful partnership with The Sotpattana School for the Deaf, a vocational school for deaf children on the compound of the Pattaya Orphanage in Thailand.

On Wednesday the 22nd of February 21 members of the US Marine came to the CPDC in order to work on the compound and to play with the children. At lunchtime they ate together with the children who came home from school and afterwards enjoyed interacting with them as well as making them laugh quite a lot.

In the evening of Saturday, the 4th of February 2012, the Pattaya Orphanage was venue of a very special event, a Chinese acrobatic show. More than 3000 people did not pass up this golden opportunity and came to marvel.

On Monday, the 13th of February 2012, nine well-known friends of HHNFT visited the CPDC in order to give further support and get information about this our project. In addition, they spent time with the children and enjoyed a great dinner.

On the 7th of February the director of the Thai Children’s Trust Foundation, Mr. Andrew Scadding, paid his annual visit to the two main projects of HHNFT, together with his colleagues Ms. Adele Shaw and Ms. Pat Orr.

On the 28th of January a very special event took place at the CPDC. Two new houses have been built and can now be occupied by around 15 to 20 boys of the CPDC. With 3 houses for the girls and from now on 5 houses for the boys we will be able to provide a safe shelter, education and healthcare for around 70 street children who are between 5 and 18 years old.

On Thursday the 26th of January, 2012, a group of 25 members of the “Moral Group” from the Office of Disease Prevent Control 3 Chonburi set forth to learn about the work of HHNFT. Therefore, they spent time at the CPDC but also at the Drop-In-Center.

On Monday the 9th of January 40 members of the “USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72” shared their time with the children of the Pattaya orphanage and the children of the Sotpattana School for the Deaf.