NewsLetterIssue4 April-June10.indd - RIS stories
NewsLetterIssue4 April-June10.indd - RIS stories
NewsLetterIssue4 April-June10.indd - RIS stories
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COMMUNITY<br />
<strong>RIS</strong>/<strong>RIS</strong>T Pride in Supporting Fr. Ray’s Children’s Village<br />
by Marcelina Sawatsewi, <strong>RIS</strong>T Activity Coordinator<br />
n Earth Day this year, <strong>April</strong><br />
O22, <strong>RIS</strong>/<strong>RIS</strong>T’s focus was<br />
on environmental and human<br />
development issues, specifically,<br />
helping provide the much-needed<br />
furniture and planting the beginnings<br />
of a flower garden for three of the<br />
homes of the orphans and street<br />
children of Fr. Ray’s Children’s<br />
Village. The Village is one of the<br />
various projects of the Fr. Ray<br />
Foundation in Pattaya City, Cholburi,<br />
run by the Redemptorist Fathers.<br />
Representing <strong>RIS</strong>T in presenting the<br />
proceeds of 191,000 baht from its<br />
recently concluded Wordathon were<br />
11 of Ms. Rachel’s grade 7 homeroom<br />
students, the class that raised the most<br />
money. They were chaperoned by<br />
Mr. Isaac and Ms. Mars. The <strong>RIS</strong>T<br />
representatives, together with Fr.<br />
Travis, Mr. Bob and <strong>RIS</strong> faculty and<br />
students were welcomed by Fr. Ray’s<br />
boys and girls clad in Thai costumes,<br />
their teachers and housemothers.<br />
Also present were Bro. Dennis,<br />
Fr. Simeon, and Fr. Peter.<br />
The children performed two<br />
Thai dances after which<br />
Acting<br />
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NEWSLETTER Volume 3, Issue 4
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