Micronesia and Singapore win PATA Chapter Awards

PATA today presented special awards at the 53rd PATA Annual Conference on Jeju to recognise the outstanding achievements of two of its 70-plus worldwide chapters.

The PATA Micronesia Chapter earned an Award of Excellence for its commitment to conducting quarterly chapter meetings, monthly teleconferences and a full programme of chapter activities, despite a unique geographical handicap. The distances between island groups in the Pacific Island nation make it difficult for Chapter members to meet.

The PATA Singapore Chapter won the Spirit of PATA Award for serving the aims and objectives of PATA consistently and progressively over a number of years. An example of PATA Singapore Chapter’s vision was in April 2003, when at the 52nd PATA Annual Conference on Bali, the Chapter purchased about US$6,000 worth of local Balinese handicrafts and donated them to the PATA Foundation Silent Auction. This unique chapter activity benefited the local Balinese community as well as the PATA Foundation.