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That's true TM, if they see a camera pointed at them, immediate posing!
Great photos Crag - these are some of the best LBWVB photos I've seen (including past years)!.
Thanks, I wasn't sure how good they would be with all the fog I was getting but i switched lenses and added some flash to some.
Outdoor shooting is always tricky but throw in rain, heat, humidity and dark lighting it gets worse.
There is probably more good ones to post, i just picked out the best as i went through them.
This is a good event for pictures, because they are all willing models.
Many of them already knew me from before the event so that helped getting them to pose for me.
Most bars not only had their own individual party night but no BM is going to sit in one bar from 8pm to 2am.
All the bars had an incredible 2 weeks.
Even when it was one team's party night all the bars were crowded.
Stringfellows and Kings bar had a small clash of a private party and a Team party - both were still packed.
The BMs seem to have decided, independently, to mainly patronize the bars that put the effort in to be there.
I remember 2 parties in Pattaya where they had to turn customers away - not seen that in many a year.
The bars put aside their commercial interests, for a one day event, from which everybody benefits. Win, win, win.
They do not charge their own expenses - Bikinis, Evening wear etc etc.
Only direct, unavoidable costs are charged. No bar, nor anybody else, makes a profit from the event itself.
Of course the Water Volley Ball provides a focus.
Those bars that participate deserve the reward, whether that be in Bangkok or Pattaya or Nakhon Nowhere.
Temptations/Cockatoo donated the profit from their team party to the event. 60,000 Baht - included a collection from the bar group's staff.GG & LB.
Both bars in Bangkok had to pay their own transportation and accommodation from their own wallet.
Did anyone notice that Check In Bar also raised another 100,000 Baht directly to another charity?
Certainly Check In bar entered into the spirit of the Event - see photos.
Their Cheerleader team were awesome - stole the show, Should encourage more participation next year.
Many LBs have said what a great day out they had - one of the objectives of the event, after contributing to Charity, is to present the LBs in a favourable light.
Normally they get little opportunity to do so but this was their day to shine. Stellar performance from all.
Our LBs work in a bar 8 hours a day, 7 nights a week - the Event gives them a great day and evening off.
All the teams did more than that in the evening - they were glamorous and very chique.
More like an Oscar ceremony.
Everyone, who attended, should feel enormously proud of the encouragement that was given to the teams, the amount raised (1.4 Million) and the incredible atmosphere in spite of bad weather. Look at all the 800+ photos - smiles everywhere.
No single bar can contribute 1,000,000 to Charity but collectively they can.
It was awesome, incredible, colourful, good-humoured and successful.
Of course, personally, I get emotional about it - it is 6 months of f.... hard work.
The result is the reward for Charity, the LBs and the Venues.
Just waiting for a group of GG bars to even try to compete with that result.
LBWVB is the second biggest 1 day Fund Raiser in Pattaya.
Tickets are sold out in advance and, any available, are resold in seconds.
See attached Fact Sheet for what we have all achieved and what we may do in 2015.
100% of all Sponsorships (personal and corporate) goes direct charity.
In fact the Event ensures that all these Sponsorships give 150% to Charity.
Congratulations to Rossco, all the bars, the lbs, the volunteers, the supporters (forums/board member/sponsors) that have made this one of the best charity fund raising events in Pattaya!
Truly a great effort and way for the lbs to show a side that many board members don't see or appreciate. TLF wish you continued success with this event, and hope that more will help out with the organization. You can count on this forum's support in the future!
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