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Wine and Tapas event a huge success
Great food, great wine, lovely surroundings
Enjoying the night at the House. Suriyan, Witt,
Ongkarn, Carolina Thomson, Anchalee Kalmapijit and Vorayan Bunarat (l/r).
A wonderfully successful “Wine and Tapas” evening at The House restaurant
was organized recently by Charity Party committee members Sally Ward and Jo
Baggaley on behalf of next year’s Hillside 4 Charity Rooftop party.
 Enjoying
the wine and tapas at the House Restaurant. Anne Murase, Paul Humphries, Rex
Baggaley and Kazuyoshi Murase (l/r).
The event was a sell-out, with over 70 people networking and having a great
time on a lovely evening in a beautiful setting. For those feeling slightly
heat-sensitive at the end of the hot season, Hans, the owner of The House,
had thoughtfully provided fans which dispensed a fine spray of water, which,
although much appreciated, thankfully didn’t cool the guests’ enthusiasm for
the delicious array of tapas provided, or the extremely generous amounts of
fine wine poured by The House’s staff, all intent on providing the best
service ever! Which, all agreed, they did, with great success. The tapas, of
course, were provided by The House, and were pronounced “outstanding” by
all; the wine, provided by Horeca, the well-known local food and beverage
company, (who are also helping to sponsor the wines at the upcoming dinner
at the Coq d’Or), was the Mont Clair, both red and white, which has won wine
industry prizes for its excellence, and was obviously much appreciated…in
quantity!
Hans enhanced the evening by donating a dinner for two at the restaurant,
and he and Chachai, the restaurant’s manager, were thanked again for their
continued and much valued support of the Charity Party over the years. A
total of over 17,000 baht was raised, both from the event itself and from
the raffle which was held during the evening. After the event, the
organisers received a good number of emails thanking them for a lovely
evening. A huge success - which will, hopefully, be repeated in September.
To those who missed it this time - book early!
A total of 42,000 baht has been raised to date towards the goals of the 5th
Annual Rooftop Party next January. The next event planned is a Wine Dinner
at the Coq d’Or on May 20. Tickets, which are selling fast, cost 2,100 baht,
and can be purchased at Hillside 4 Condos reception desk or from Sally on
seward@csloxinfo.com.
On August 2, there will be a dinner at the Amari Rincome at which the
charity or charities will be chosen for next year. If you would like to put
your charity forward for consideration as a potential recipient, please
contact charityrooftopparty @gmail.com. Last year’s party raised over
930,000 baht which enabled the purchase of a specially adapted truck plus
essential tools and equipment for a well-known local charity which helps the
disabled by providing them with specially made wheelchairs and other
mobility aids.
Happy couple choose dinner cruise for engagement party
Todd and Benjamas about to board the
Riverside Restaurant Boat.
Pictured l-r, Nimit Inthata, Todd, Grandma
Jutamad, Benjamas and Aunt Sripan.
Last week was a very special time for Todd Cikraji and Benjamas Inthata,
for a very special reason - Todd proposed to Benjamas, and was over the
moon when she accepted! The happy couple, both teachers at Chiang Mai’s
Dara Academy, planned to celebrate their engagement by inviting friends
and family to a dinner at the Riverside Restaurant, and to make it a
very “different” occasion, they decided on a Riverside Restaurant Boat
Cruise, with a delicious meal served afloat. Ajarn June, the assistant
director of Dara Academy, acted as Todd’s “Mum” for the day, and
Benjamas’s parents Tanayawat and Nimit Inthata brought with them a very
special guest, Grandma Jutamat, 82 years old and a former English
teacher herself. Although the weather was far from kind, the rainy
season having begun somewhat early this year, both the pier and the boat
had been decorated with beautiful flowers, making the night especially
memorable for Todd, Benjamas and their family and friends. We wish them
well.
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