Bangkok--Jan 7--SET
The Chairman of the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (FeTCO), Mr. Suthep Peetakanont, disclosed that FeTCO will host “A Walk to Unite All Thai Hearts for the South” in conjunction with the 3 other main bodies in the private sector— the Thai Bankers’ Association (TBA), the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC), and the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), on Sunday January 9, 2005, at 6:30 hrs. The Walk will be held in Bangkok as well as other provinces in all four of Thailand’s regions concurrently, e.g. Kamphaeng Phet, Nongkhai, Amnaj Charoen, Petchburi, Chantaburi, and Ranong. As for Bangkok, the march will take place at Lumpini Park. The event will be hosted to show the Thai people’s concern for the victims of the tsunami and the southern unrest, as well as to raise funds for both.
Mr. Suthep said that: “FeTCO will call for the participation of all employees and executives of its member organizations, including all securities companies, listed firms, investment management companies, and The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). We expect that there will be about 2,000 participants in Bangkok, plus an additional 13,000 in the other provinces. There should be at least 700 staff and executives from the securities companies and 300 from the investment management firms joining in on the walk.”
The SET’s President, Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong, said that the SET’s and its subsidiaries’ staff and executives, including their families, will also join in on the Walk to show their heartfelt feelings. It is expected that there will be about 1,000 people from the SET’s family participating.
“This event will act as an important demonstration of the Thai capital market’s unified effort, as people from the very top to our most junior employee levels will be joining in the Walk to show the extent we all care and want to help raise the needed funds,” said Mr. Suthep.
FeTCO cordially invites the public and investors wishing to join in to also show their caring feelings and participate in the march without any charge. They can just put on a “From All Thai Hearts to the South” T-shirt and join in the Walk. These T-shirts are available for THB200 and THB300 at the TCC, the Chamber of Commerce in every province, commercial banks, the FTI, Central Department Stores, Robinson Department Stores, the Family Mart branches, and at the event itself on Sunday January 9.
The route of the charity walk in Bangkok will start from Lumpini Park (just behind the King Rama VI statue), then move up Rajdamri Road, make a u-turn at Rajaprasong junction, return down Rajdamri Road, and end back at Lumpini Park. The route’s length is approximately 3 kilometers.
Mr. Suthep added that: “The ‘From All Thai Hearts to the South’ Project was initiated with the cooperation of 4 private institutions—the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC), the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), the Thai Bankers’ Association (TBA), and the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (FeTCO). The Project extends its support to the victims of the tsunami which hit 6 of Thailand’s southern provinces on December 26, 2004: Phuket, Trang, Phang-Nga, Krabi, Ranong, and Satun.”
FeTCO includes the Association of Securities Companies (ASCO), the Listed Companies Organization, the Association of Investment Management Companies (AIMC), the Securities Analysts Association (SAA), the Thai Investors’ Association (TIA), and The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).
“From All Thai Hearts to the South” Project includes various fundraising and campaigning activities, such as organizing a concert and receiving donations, as well as selling t-shirts, greeting cards, pins, and stickers with the Project logo. All People are invited to support the Southern region by:
1) Buying the Project’s products e.g., t-shirts, polo-collar shirts, pins, and greeting cards at the TCC, the Chamber of Commerce office in every province, commercial banks, the FTI, Central Department Stores, Robinson Department Stores and the Family Mart branches.
2) Donating money and sending the Project shirts to the South. The products can be purchased at all 12 commercial banks. Donors can state their intention to donate money or shirts at any bank. The money donations can be made through the “From All Thai Hearts to the South” account from now until January 31, 2005.
3) Sending a short message to 81144, or, for fixed line telephones, calling 1-900111213, which runs on an audio-text system, from now until January 31, 2005. The THB9.00 fee per call will be transferred to the Project, without deducting any service fees. This service is a courtesy of the Telecommunications Association of Thailand under Royal Patronage.
For more information about making donations,
please contact the TCC’s Relief Center at Tel: 0-2622-2371.
For more information,
please contact the Corporate Communication Dept.:
Ladawan Kantawong Tel: 0-2229-2036 /
Kulvida Jintakawong Tel: 0-2229-2037 /
Nattaporn Boonprapa Tel: 0-2229-2049 End.