Bangkok--5 Sep--Bangkok Bank
Bangkok Bank Executive Vice Presidents Khanit See (3rd from left), Shoke Na Ranong (2nd from right), Pochanee Kongkalai (3rd from right), executives and staff, together with King Power Foundation and King Power Group Chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha (4th from left), invite Thais to make donations to support a project to make statues of His Majesty the King at work. The bronze statue will weigh seven kilograms and be 60 centimeters in height. A total of 9,999 statues will be made to celebrate His Majesty the King's 86th Birthday Anniversary 5 December 2013. People who donate Bt 50,000 will be presented with a statue. Bangkok Bank branches nationwide are accepting donations, including from those who are interested in reserving a statue. The reservation period starts from now to January 2014 and statues will be available around October 2014. The funds donated, after expenses, will be presented to His Majesty the King to contribute to the Rajaprajanugroh Foundation under Royal Patronage on the occasion of the foundation’s 50th Anniversary.