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Thai Province ' Salesian Games 2007'
BANGKOK: 30th November 2007 -- The 'Salesian Games 2007', a grand event bringing together some 3,700 Salesians, staff and students from all Salesian schools in Thailand, have just concluded. This year they were held at Sarasit Pithayalai (Bampong) from 27-30 November.
The Thai Province holds a major event for all its schools each year, varying the focus on a three year cycle: Academy Contest, Scouts, Games. The event just concluded was the sixth such set of Games. Other venues for similar events have been at St Dominic Savio School Bangkok, Saeng Thong School Hat Yai, Don Bosco School Udonthani, and Vithayalai at Hua Hin.
The 'Salesian Games' are organised in such a way that the youngsters can take part in either sports or music, reminiscent of Don Bosco's times, taking youngsters in long walks through the countryside where they brought their band instruments with them and exercised themselves physically as well. The 'modern Thai version' takes the youngsters to one or other part of the country where they play games such as football, basketball, badminton, tennis, golf, table tennis, swimming.... and in the evenings watch the various performances from the schools.
The Provincial, Fr Dheparat Pitisant, opened the Games on 27 November, expressing the desire that not only schools but all centres of the Province in Thailand, Cambodia and now Laos should be able to participate in future events of the kind. The occasion also brought together many confreres from around the Province, accompanying their students.
On 28 November, apart from the sports contests of the day, there was a concert in honour of King Rama IX on the occasion of his 80th birthday (December 5th). For this concert, 200 members of school bands from different school joined together as a combined orchestra for a wonderful concert.
The final day saw all 3,700 participants gathered on the arena in Bampong district. The day closed at 3.00 pm with the strong feeling that it was 'good to be together in a Salesian House sharing the same spirit of Don Bosco'.
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Thai Province ' Salesian Games 2007'
BANGKOK: 30th November 2007 -- The 'Salesian Games 2007', a grand event bringing together some 3,700 Salesians, staff and students from all Salesian schools in Thailand, have just concluded. This year they were held at Sarasit Pithayalai (Bampong) from 27-30 November.
The Thai Province holds a major event for all its schools each year, varying the focus on a three year cycle: Academy Contest, Scouts, Games. The event just concluded was the sixth such set of Games. Other venues for similar events have been at St Dominic Savio School Bangkok, Saeng Thong School Hat Yai, Don Bosco School Udonthani, and Vithayalai at Hua Hin.
The 'Salesian Games' are organised in such a way that the youngsters can take part in either sports or music, reminiscent of Don Bosco's times, taking youngsters in long walks through the countryside where they brought their band instruments with them and exercised themselves physically as well. The 'modern Thai version' takes the youngsters to one or other part of the country where they play games such as football, basketball, badminton, tennis, golf, table tennis, swimming.... and in the evenings watch the various performances from the schools.
The Provincial, Fr Dheparat Pitisant, opened the Games on 27 November, expressing the desire that not only schools but all centres of the Province in Thailand, Cambodia and now Laos should be able to participate in future events of the kind. The occasion also brought together many confreres from around the Province, accompanying their students.
On 28 November, apart from the sports contests of the day, there was a concert in honour of King Rama IX on the occasion of his 80th birthday (December 5th). For this concert, 200 members of school bands from different school joined together as a combined orchestra for a wonderful concert.
The final day saw all 3,700 participants gathered on the arena in Bampong district. The day closed at 3.00 pm with the strong feeling that it was 'good to be together in a Salesian House sharing the same spirit of Don Bosco'.
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AustraLasia is an email service for the Salesian Family of Asia Pacific. It also functions as an agency for ANS based in Rome. For queries please contact admin@bosconet.aust.com . Use BoscoWiki to be interactive. RSS feeds - subscribe to www.bosconet.aust.com/RSS/rssala.xml Avail yourself of the Salesian Digital Library at at http://sdl.sdb.org
