Kids! Kids! Kids! Grab your Moms and Dads and bring the entire family to the 2003 Jesters Children's Fair to be held Sunday, 14 September from 10 AM to 6 PM at the Diana Garden Resort & Driving Range. It has always been a day of fun-filled delight and this year's Fair looks to be bigger and better than ever.

The past four events were huge successes. First held at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort in 1999, Amari Orchid Resort in 2000, Siam Bayshore Resort in 2001 and last year at the Diana Garden Resort and Driving Range. Once again, the Diana Group will generously host the Fair this year by making available the entire driving range facility to the many fair goers who plan to participate in this action-packed event. A special short stay package is on offer from the Diana Garden Resort for anyone wishing to stay over for the Fair. Details published in Pattaya Mail.

The Fair events include plenty of new and exciting games and prizes for the kids. Many new children’s games will be introduced at this year's Fair and numerous schools will participate providing children's entertainment including puppet shows and face painting. In addition, there will be live bands on stage with great sound, famous well-known entertainers, clowns distributing brightly colored balloons, a climbing wall, the ever-popular bouncy castle, pony rides and a superb variety of your favorite Thai and Western foods. The Fair will also have exotic handicraft vendors from throughout Southeast Asia displaying their wares. There will be more stalls than last year, with additional shaded areas.

Let's not forget about the Children's Raffle either, with loads of prizes and this year with special emphasis on the older kids.

‘Biffo’ is starring as this year's giant teddy bear, surrounded by many prizes that include a Sony Play Station II, boxes of Lego from Denmark (each with nearly 2000 assorted pieces), Color TV, MP3 player, VCD & DVD, bicycle, remote control vehicles, electronic keyboard, and much much more. Biffo is kindly donated by Pattaya Trader, and all the prizes sponsored by Pattaya Sports Club, the Jesters and generous individuals. One item will be up for auction when the Children’s Raffle draw takes place – a football signed by David Beckham, so children have a word with Dad and get him to be ready to make a bid for it. Who knows, he might even want it himself!

This year's action-packed showstopper will be the special Children's Tug of War. That's right, no adults this year, only children will participate. So start thinking about your teams and begin to train to ‘take the strain’ and pull to win.

All Fair proceeds will go to the three main beneficiaries of the Jesters ‘Care for Kids’ Charity Drive 2003, namely the Eastern Child Welfare Protection Institute in Huay Pong, Rayong, the Pattaya Redemptorist School for the Blind Naklua and the Fountain of Life Center in North Pattaya. So don't forget to mark the date on your calendars for Sunday September 14th. In the meantime, you can follow the progress of the detailed planning for the Fair on our Website at www.care4kids.info.

The 2003 ‘Care for Kids’ T-shirt is now available at Shenanigans and TQ, price 300 baht, or two for 500 baht with a good choice of adult and children’s sizes. So too, is this year's free Jesters ‘Care for Kids’ Bumper Sticker, available at Shenanigans, Diana Inn, Foodland, Pattaya Mail offices, Friendship Supermarket, Bangkok Pattaya Hospital International Dept., PSC Office and Tahitian Queen Beach Road. Display this sticker on a car bumper, motor cycle, shop window or anywhere, and you could win a ‘thank-you’ prize from our Mystery Spotter, who will be out and about from now right up until the Children’s Fair. Prizes include Jesters merchandise, Breakfast, Irish Coffee or Weekend Carvery at Shenanigans, and sports shirts to name a few.

So pick one up (or several to give to friends) and give our spotter the chance to reward you.
More news about the Jesters Children’s Fair & Charity Bike Ride, and Jesters Pub Night every week in Pattaya Mail and on Pattaya Mail Television News.

Remember, whatever you do and however you participate in the 2003 Jesters Charity Drive, it is the less fortunate kids that will benefit, and that is why it is called ‘Care for Kids’.