At the A nnual General Meeting of the Pattaya Sports Club held recently at the Town in Town Hotel on the 21 st of June Charity Chairman BernieTuppin put forward an ambitious proposal to the elective committee. The suggestion was to embark on their largest single endeavour since inception of the PSC and their commitment to local charity. The proposal was to upgrade the facilities at the Aged Persons Home in Banglamung. While most residents in this facility enjoy a decent lifestyle there is one particular area of the complex that has fallen behind. As the demand for accommodation has increased so has the need for an area to care for residents that require closer supervision and those that are unable to care for themselves. These residents are housed in accommodation that is currently overcrowded and lacks basic facilities for some of the more feeble patients and in particular those unfortunates suffering from dementia.
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The proposal then was to construct a building that would not only ease the overcrowding but contain a dedicated area for the dementia patients with self contained toilet facilities. The funds required would be B1, 500,000 and the proposal was passed with a show of hands. Charity Chairman Bernie was delighted with the result as he and several of the exec committee had been shuffling plans and numbers around since last August to come up with a plan that would satisfy the needs of The Aged Persons Home and fall within the PSC's budget. Several plans were drawn and discarded and the builder showed remarkable patience to come up with a result that left all parties happy. The final result will be an additional space to accommodate 12 beds and an upgraded area for the dementia patients this will double the existing capacity of the men's section. The builder Khun Kamlon the Director of the Aged Persons Home Khun Somjedt and my right hand Khun Nittaya have been most cooperative in getting the project to the starting line and now with contracts signed the real work can begin.
Progress reports will be supplied as work continues.
B.Tuppin Charity Chairman PSC.
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