Dr. Suwit Yodmanee, Minister of Tourism and Sports Ministry recently presided over the opening ceremony of the '10th Amari Watergate Hotel & BMW Group Thailand Midnight Run' organised by the Amari Watergate Hotel in honour of H.M. the King's 80th birthday celebrations. The atmosphere was tremendous, with an astounding 3,300 runners this year, both local and foreign.

The proceeds have been donated firstly to Chalerm Prakiat School in Lampoon province, which supports the education of children, whose parents have very tragically passed away due to HIV infection and the second beneficiary will be Baan Gerda in Lopburi province to support HIV-infected orphans. Donations amounted to 3.35million Baht.    
 
Everyone who crossed the finishing line received a special commemorative medal, sporting the symbol to mark the celebrations of the 80th birthday for H.M. the King. The winners of the race, from 11 different categories, were announced amid joyous celebrations. Click here to see the result.

The race after-party was held at Henry J. Bean's Bar & Grill in the Amari Watergate Hotel, with a raffle for many prizes, such as round-trip air-tickets, eg BKK.-Brunei, BKK.-Bahrain, BKK.-Shenzhen, BKK.-Hong Kong, BKK.-Yangon and BKK.-Chiang Mai, and luxurious watches, etc.
 
This annual sporting charity event is scheduled next year for 11th October 2008 and more information will follow soon.

Once again we thank all our friends and partners for the past support and dedication to these events and we look forward to welcoming you all once more in 2008.

For donations or sponsorship please contact:
Pierre-Andre Pelletier, General Manager