The biggest and best Jesters Children’s Fair yet - this year at the lovely Siam Bayshore Resort, South Pattaya - is not many days away now. Sunday 16th September is the big day starting at 10.00 am.

This year’s very comprehensive Fair Program is already on sale at 50 Baht and is your entry ticket to the Fair. It will, of course, be on sale on the day at the Siam Bayshore entrance on 2nd Road, but buying it in advance will tell you all you need to know about the day’s activities, events, and stage performances. It includes a detailed guide to the Fair layout and the many interesting stalls to visit. Inside the program there is also a FREE 20 Baht Children’s Raffle ticket to start you off. So make sure you leave the raffle ticket stub at the Children’s Raffle stall when you arrive.

The Draw for the Children’s Raffle will be earlier then the previous years, at 2.30 pm on the main stage with a wonderful range of prizes worth over B.50,000, donated by the Jesters, local companies and individuals.

Bertie the Biker with Jeff

Bertie Biker, this year’s Giant Teddy, has been made an honorary member of the Jesters Motorcycle Club and, as in the photo, is about to take his Harley motorcycle road test supervised by Jesters Committee man, Jeff Paladeau.

Bertie Biker is again the star prize in the Raffle – well almost!

The other prizes include a ‘child size’ Harley Davidson, Color TV, VCD player, CD/Cassette Player, Remote Control Vehicles, Children’s Bicycles, a slate base Snooker Set, Roller Skates, Casio Keyboard, Harry Potter Books, and more!!!

Children’s Raffle tickets will be on sale on the day for Baht 20 each, Baht 200 for a book of 10, or three books for Baht 500. Visit the Children’s Raffle Stall and see the prizes on offer. Harry Riley, staff from Bangkok Pattaya Hospital, and other friends will be on hand to sell you tickets with a chance to win one or more of the valuable prizes.

We will also be making a presentation to the winner of the Fountain of Life Children’s Painting Competition. This year judged early, so that the winning painting could be featured on the Children’s Fair ‘T’ Shirt and the shirt made available before the day of the Fair. This colorful souvenir of the Fair and the 2001 Jesters Charity Drive is already on sale at Baht 250, and available in a range of children and adult sizes to suit all shapes from the ‘teeny tots’ to the ‘tubby Dads’.

The entries to the Children’s Painting Competition and the winning painting featured on the ‘T’ shirt, can be seen on our web page at the merchandise page. All proceeds from the Program sales, Children’s Raffle and sales of ‘T’ Shirts go directly to the Charity Drive Fund in aid of the Fountain of Life Children’s Center run by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd under the auspices of the Good Shepherd Foundation. (Read the article by the Sisters to find out how the proceeds from this year’s Jesters Charity Drive will be used.)

Mike Franklin

I hope to see you at the Siam Bayshore Resort (check the Location Map above) on Sunday 16th September between 10 am and 4 pm. Visit me at the Children’s Raffle Stall (just inside the No. 2 Road Entrance) and be sure to be there for the Children’s Raffle on stage at 2.30 pm when the tickets will be drawn and I hope you may be one of the Lucky Winners.

And if you are feeling really energetic, don’t forget the Charity Bike Ride leaves the Siam Bayshore Beach Road entrance at 8.0 am. Full details available from Kim Fletcher at Shenanigans or click here for the bike ride section.