Over 2,000 students, parents, and teachers from Wicheinchom School in the Muang District of Songkhla Province gathered today along with invited stakeholders to celebrate the second year of the Street Wise pedestrian safety project, a collaboration between AIP Foundation and Chevron Thailand. Along with numerous road-safety-related activities, 1,000 helmets were donated to children at the school during this event.

Mr. Songpol Sawastom, the Governor of Songkhla Province, was in attendance at the event and delivered the opening speech. He was joined by representative of numerous government agencies, among them the Songkhla Office of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, the Songkhla Provincial Administrative Organization, the Songkhla Department of Land Transportation, the Songkhla Provincial Health Office, the Songkhla Public Relations Department, the Songkhla Department of Rural Roads, the Songkhla Primary Educational Service Area Office, and the Songkhla Provincial Police.

For more information on the event, see the press release here.

To view additional photos from the event, click here.