The babies and toddlers of the Pattaya Orphanage and children of the Sottpatana School for Deaf received a pleasant visit by the US Navy and Marine of the USS TORTUGA.

On Tuesday the 22nd of November a group of about 20 members if the US Navy visited the Fountain of Life Centre. Together with more or less 100 children they had a good time playing, dancing, singing and all the time laughing.

The Austrian Consul of Pattaya, Mr. Rudolf Hofer, and his assistant visited the CPDC on Saturday, the 19th of November. He was warmly welcomed by 50 residents and 30 children from the slums of Pattaya. A lovely little girl presented him with a beautiful garland while Khun Toy, Director of Human Help Network Foundation Thailand, gave him a short briefing about the work done to the benefit of the street children.

We are glad to announce a renewal of our structures at the CPDC. As of November 15th, Mr. Parisorn Noja (Khun Ja) will be Director in charge of the Anti Trafficking Division of the CPDC.

Thirteen children from 3 different football clubs in Germany together with 6 tutors have spent more than one week in Thailand visiting all HHNFT-projects. Thus they had the opportunity to get in contact with Thai-children, this being the main focus of the journey. For all children, Thai and German, this has been a great and unique experience.

The Child Protection and Development Center can proudly announce to have complemented its efforts to achieve self-supply with another element. Thanks to a generous donation it has been possible to install solar panels on the roof of the education center.

On Sunday, the 23rd of October, about 2000 guests had the opportunity to join the performance of the well known Thai music-comedian Khun Eid together with the duo Lulu and Lala as well as Gadä and Gadai. It was an excellent act making everybody laugh, mo matter what age.

On Tuesday, the 25th of October, the Pattaya Orphanage was visited by the crew of the USS Mustin DDG 89. They came to spend time with the children playing and making them laugh.

The CPDC is once more happy to be visited by Ashley Syms and Pam Proto, two of the three founding members of the 3L Foundation. They spend three weeks together with the kids and accompany them through their daily life. And one thing is sure: The children enjoy a great time together with their two generous sponsors! Update: A farewell party took place.

On Saturday, the 8th of October, the Young Professional Network (YPN), part of the Siam Synthetic Latex Co., arranged a charity project with 60 people at the CPDC. They made a day of great fun come true for the children.