SOCIAL SCENE

GENEROUS DONATION: Pepsi-Cola led by Kurt Preshaw, centre, GM for foods Nitin Bhandari, third right, marketing director, and Thamas Chumpani, second right, senior marketing manager for Lay’s crisps, presented a donation of 100,000 baht to Operation Smile Thailand Foundation represented by Paul Robere, third left, member of the board. The donation aims to support free surgeries for children with cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities.

CHARITABLE GIFT: Harumitsu Akashi, second right, managing director, Patsita Sittipornwattanakul, right, marketing communications manager, and Thani Charoenate, left, marketing manager of Seiko Thailand, on behalf of purchasers of limited edition Seiko watches, presented a donation from net proceeds after deducting expenses in the amount of 9.2 million baht to Sumet Tantivejkul, second left, secretary-general of The Chaipattana Foundation, to support royal projects initiated by His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

EXHIBITION OPENS: Supatra Chirathivat, senior vice-president for corporate affairs and social responsibilities of Centara Hotels & Resorts, and Lt Gen Dr Dhamrongrat Kaewkarn, vice-president of the Prostheses Foundation of HRH the Princess Mother, opened the ‘Character In My Mind’ art exhibition featuring works by Sitthinon Mongkolsangsuree and Thanaphan Dejboon, at Sky Lobby Lounge, Centara Grand at CentralWorld. From left, Robert Maurer Loeffler, Mr Sitthinon, Mr Thanaphan, Ms Supatra, Lt Gen Dr Dhamrongrat, Kraidech Thaloengkiat and David Nowak.