Set Sustainability Report 2014

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Promote religion and preserve arts and culture

In 2014, the foundation supported religion and art & culture projects as follows:

Religion

Art & Culture

• SET and the SET Foundation jointly host the Kathin merit-making ceremony at Rattanaburi in Chiang Rai

province by donating THB 10 million to International Meditation Center at Mahavijjalaya of Buddhist

Economics in Chiang Rai. The center can accommodate more than 1,000 Buddhists. The donation is to

support meditation activities and promote Buddhism to both Thai and foreigners.

• In addition, THB 650,000 was donated to support religious activities organized by Vimuttayalaya Foundation

to nurture Buddhism such as to support the ordination summer novice. Moreover, the donation sponsored

the project to bring people with the same passion to promote organic agriculture based on sustainability

concept, based on Buddhism guidelines of the Mahavijjalaya of Buddhist Economics, and the activity to

perform religious chanting to bid farewell to the past and welcome the auspicious New Year.

• The foundation donated THB 100,000 to the 84

Anniversary Rajanakarin Center, Khao Din Nhong Saeng,

Chantaburi province. SET supported the construction

of the meditation center and the dining hall for monks

and the general public. The foundation encouraged the

SET executives and staff to participate in religious

activities such as merit making during the religious

holy days and Dharma discussions. The Thai bourse

also supports Dharma practice curriculum at Sra Kateam

Temple in Nakhon Pathom province.

SET Youth Musician contest

SET jointly organized the SET Youth Musician Contest with College

of Music, Mahidol University, to encourage young people to express

their talents by using non-electronic music instruments and traditional

music instruments of countries such as China, India, Myanmar, Mon,

Cambodia and Laos. The contest also featured singing in all styles,

both Thai and international songs. The 2014 competition marks the

17th of its kind participated by more than 400 contestants.

SET musical moment

The SET Foundation has provided an opportunity for young people

with music talents to show their skills. In 2014, SET organized five

SET Musical Moments namely the Young Violinists & Cellists 2014,

Dr. Sax Piano Recital 2014, An Enchanted Evening with Young

Pianists XV, Chamber Music for Piano and Strings and An Enchanted

Evening with Young Pianists XVI.

• The SET Foundation also supported the religious ceremony during the important religious holy days to

nurture religion. SET also contributed to the construction of Pra Pathom Buddha Metta.