British Deputy Head of Mission visit the Fr. Ray Day Care Center

Mr. Daniel Pruce, Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Bangkok, recently paid a visit to Pattaya where he spent the morning at the Fr. Ray Foundation. After being welcomed by Brother Denis, Vice-President of the Fr. Ray Foundation, and Mike Lancaster, Development Director, he was escorted to the Fr. Ray Children’s Village where he met the children who are benefiting from the work of the Foundation. At the Fr. Ray Children’s Village the youngsters performed a song and dance show, giving Mr. Pruce and his party a glimpse of the culture of Thailand. The people of the United Kingdom are the largest supporters of the work of the Fr. Ray Foundation, donating more than 445 million baht in the past ten years to ensure that the Foundation can continue its work with underprivileged children and disabled students. In May 2009 His Excellency Mr. Quinton Quayle, Ambassador to the British Embassy in Bangkok, opened the new Fr. Ray Foundation Welcome Center, and this recent visit by Mr. Pruce was rescheduled from a planned visit in March which was unfortunately cancelled due to the emergency situation in Bangkok.