e-Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Patong Beach Phuket Thailand
Children from the Ban Ya Learning Centre have a fun day out on Costa Victoria + Clean Drinking Water @ the Centre Meetings Tuesday 7.00pm for 7.30pm at Home Kitchen Kalim during renovations of Aloha Villa Hotel returning March 2016 to 145/2 Rat–U–Thit Road PATONG BEACH except 1st Tuesday of each month. Visitors Welcome - Dress code smart casual
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No. 477
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- Volume 10 – No. 37 – 5th APRIL 2016
Rotary Year 2015-2016
K.R. "Ravi" Ravindran President Rotary International
Theeranan Wonglow District Governor 3330
Walter Wyler President Patong Beach
The International Rotary Club of Patong Beach – Phuket Thailand
Australia
Netherlands
Austria
New Zealand
Emphasis on Education PCs4kids
Belgium
Canada
Switzerland
Germany
Thailand
Health & well-being
Greece
Hong Kong
Italy
United Kingdom United States
Education – Scholarships
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PRESIDENT’S CORNER Regret President Walter has a computer problem…. A nasty hard drive “crash” so no President’s Corner this week – just a reminder
So far more than 50% participated in the "fee survey" but we would like if all of the club members express their views to ensure the incoming board can make a proper proposal based on the input of all members
Fund Raiser Event – Saturday 2nd April pril2016 Be there!
Tomorrrow Tomorrow Tomorrow @ the RPM Park ROTARY FAMILY EVENT 2016April 2 at the Royal Phuket Marina on the occasion of the Music Festival we get the charity amounts collected !
+ 2 Live Auctions All Rotarians meet with their families at 16:00 at the Rotary Tent. There are playing fields for kids so they have a great time too.
Birthdays David Arell 7th April
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Coming Events Weekly Meeting @ 19.00 hours Tuesday 5th April
Tuesday 12th April
Dinner Out @ Serenity Golf Club
Guest Speaker required
Kathu – by Heidi
Time - How a simple idea can improve hundreds of people lives.
Thursday 21st April FULL Moon Party Fellowship Night – RC’s USA Dental Mission
Tuesday 26th April
Tuesday 3rd May
Guest Speaker Required
Dinner Out @Action Point Rawai – by Vasilis Stergiou
Tuesday 10th May PP Sam Fauma End of life planning in Thailand
Tuesday 17th May
Tuesday 19th April Vasilis Stergiou
Guest Speaker Required
Tuesday 24th May Dr. Peter Tschudi & Dr. Sirichai Silparcha Director Patong Hospital
Tuesday 31st May John Dalley Soi Dog Foundation
Club Programme 2015-2016 Month
Event
Responsible
Magazine Month
April
Sat Tue Tue Mon Fri Tue
2 5 12 18 22
Tue
19 21 26
Tue Tue Tue Tue Tue
3 10 17 24 31
Thur
Asia Life Music Festival FUND RAISER @ Royal Phuket Marina meet 16.00 Dinner out: Serenity Golf Club, Kathu Looking for Guest Speaker
O.B. Heidi
ROTARY CLUBS FROM USA DENTAL MISSION @ PATONG HOSPITAL Looking for Guest Speaker FULL MOON PARTY – FELLOWSHIP NIGHT BY RC’S USA DENTAL MISSION Looking for Guest Speaker
May
Dinner out: Action Point - Rawai PP Sam Fauma - End of Life Planning in Thailand
Vasilis Sam
Dr. Peter Tschudi and Dr. Sirichai Silparcha, Director of Patong Hospital John Dalley - Soi Dog Foundation
Alastair
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Next Meeting - Tuesday 5th April
Dinner Out is on Tuesday 5th organized by Heidi Jaunch. Heidi has sent out emails to members, please do respond with your reservation dear fellow rotarians our next dinner out will take place on tuesday 5th april at 7pm at the lakeview restaurant at serenity golf hotel in kathu. please come along to this cozy and quiet place next to a small idyllic lake. there will be a set menu for thb 500.-- per person with fish as main course. if someone doesn’t like fish, please let me know and we will find an alternative. open red wine by the glass: thb 120.--, beer: thb 80.--. directions: https://goo.gl/maps/uwStjqHN1aQ2 coming from patong, turn left at the caltex gasoline station. pass kathu market and after 600 meters you will see a family mart on your left hand side. take the narrow road next to the family mart and after 500 meters you will see the restaurant on your right hand side. there is enough parking in front of the restaurant.
please send me a short confirmation (email or sms) if you wish to attend and with how many people you'll be coming along by saturday 2nd april at the latest you don't need to send me anything if you are not able to attend i am really looking forward to a pleasant evening of fellowship and hope that many members, guests and friends are coming along! best wishes - heidi.
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Full Moon Party 21st April Put this date in your diary! Rotary Clubs from USA will be operating a Dental mission @ Patong Hospital from 18-22 April & will hold a Full Moon Party on 21st & invite all RCoPB members for a fellowship night. More details shall follow, including if they need support from us (helpers) during their project. Members just should reserve that day/night
Last Meeting – Tuesday 29th March @ Days Inn Fifteen people, 12 members and three guests, attended Tuesday’s meeting
Visitors…& former member Georges Michael
which received an informative address from Jason Beavan, General Manager of Class Act Media, which publishes the Phuket News and has a raft of other media outlets. Jason outlined how Class Act Media grew from an idea between him and the owner, Simon Samaan into today’s multi-media company which includes English, Russian and Chinese language newspapers with a Thai language to come. It also has 89.5FM radio and Phuket TV News. Walter also introduced Mr Juti Butrajarn, the new manager of the Days Inn.
Attendance: 29- 3 2016 Total Members: 34 Attended: Make-Ups: Attendance this week Month Visiting Rotarians: Visitors:
12 4 47.06% 47.65%
Night Reporter: Alastair Carthew Photographer: Sam Fauma Thank you ed
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THOSE WHO LOVE THE PHILOSOPHY OF AMBIGUITY... .(as well as the idiosyncrasies of English) 1. ONE TEQUILA, TWO TEQUILA, THREE TEQUILA, FLOOR..... 3. ATHEISM IS A NON-PROPHET ORGANIZATION. 4. IF MAN EVOLVED FROM MONKEYS AND APES, WHY DO WE STILL HAVE MONKEYS AND APES? 5. THE MAIN REASON THAT SANTA IS SO JOLLY IS BECAUSE HE KNOWS WHERE ALL THE BAD GIRLS LIVE. 6. I WENT TO A BOOKSTORE AND ASKED THE SALESWOMAN, 'WHERE'S THE SELF-HELP SECTION?' SHE SAID IF SHE TOLD ME, IT WOULD DEFEAT THE PURPOSE. 7. WHAT IF THERE WERE NO HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS? 8. IF A DEAF PERSON SIGNS SWEAR WORDS, DOES HIS MOTHER WASH HIS HANDS WITH SOAP? 9. IF SOMEONE WITH MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES THREATENS TO KILL HIMSELF, IS IT CONSIDERED A HOSTAGE SITUATION? 10. IS THERE ANOTHER WORD FOR SYNONYM? 11. WHERE DO FOREST RANGERS GO TO 'GET AWAY FROM IT ALL?' 12. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU SEE AN ENDANGERED ANIMAL EATING AN ENDANGERED PLANT? 13. IF A PARSLEY FARMER IS SUED, CAN THEY GARNISH HIS WAGES? 14. WOULD A FLY WITHOUT WINGS BE CALLED A WALK? 15. WHY DO THEY LOCK GAS STATION BATHROOMS? ARE THEY AFRAID SOMEONE WILL CLEAN THEM? 16. If A TURTLE DOESN'T HAVE A SHELL, IS HE HOMELESS OR NAKED? 17. CAN VEGETARIANS EAT ANIMAL CRACKERS? 18. IF THE POLICE ARREST A MIME, DO THEY TELL HIM HE HAS THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT? 21. WHAT WAS THE BEST THING BEFORE SLICED BREAD? 22. ONE NICE THING ABOUT EGOTISTS: THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE. 24. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CIVIL WAR? 25. IF ONE SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMER DROWNS, DO THE REST DROWN TOO? 26. IF YOU ATE BOTH PASTA AND ANTIPASTO, WOULD YOU STILL BE HUNGRY? 27. IF YOU TRY TO FAIL, AND SUCCEED, WHICH HAVE YOU DONE? 28. WHOSE CRUEL IDEA WAS IT FOR THE WORD 'LISP' TO HAVE 'S' IN IT? 29. WHY ARE HEMORRHOIDS CALLED 'HEMORRHOIDS' INSTEAD OF 'ASSTEROIDS' ? 30. WHY IS IT CALLED TOURIST SEASON IF WE CAN'T SHOOT AT THEM? 31. WHY IS THERE AN EXPIRATION DATE ON SOUR CREAM? 32. IF YOU SPIN AN ORIENTAL PERSON IN A CIRCLE THREE TIMES DO THEY BECOME DISORIENTED? 33. CAN AN ATHEIST GET INSURANCE AGAINST ACTS OF GOD? Thank you David Arell
Mass transport system
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Rotary International News INSTITUTE EQUIPS REGIONAL LEADERS TO ADVANCE ROTARY’S STORY Regional leaders from around the globe gathered at Rotary World Headquarters for a four-day training institute in early March. Regional leaders from around the globe gathered at Rotary World Headquarters in Evanston in early March for training they will use to inspire members in their respective areas.
Several participants - most of whom will begin their term on 1 July - noted that the true measure of the institute's success will be how well the information they learned is transmitted to Rotary members. "We have to realize that training doesn't stop at the district level," said Michael Boyer, a Rotary public image coordinator from Pismo Beach, California, USA. "We train people really well to be governors and club presidents but we have to realize that we also have to train our members in how to talk about Rotary." Boyer said his goal is to ensure that members can discuss Rotary's brand in a clear and compelling way. "We have to make our club presidents understand they can't just stand in front of their club and say, 'Go invite members.' They actually have to train members in how to ask and what to say," he said. A major goal of the four-day regional leaders training institute was to equip these leaders -- regional Rotary Foundation coordinators, Rotary coordinators, Rotary public image coordinators, and endowment/major gifts advisers -- to help club and district leaders strengthen club membership, focus and foster Rotary's humanitarian service, and enhance the organization's public image. Many participants were impressed to learn about new tools available on Rotary.org, which they practiced using during multiple workshops. "I have used Rotary.org for years but I have realized these past couple of days how much more advanced it has become," said Alasdair Seale, an endowment/major gifts adviser from Edinburgh, Scotland. "I didn't realize, for example, that there are alumni reports that include Group Student Exchange students, vocational training teams, Ambassadorial Scholars, and Rotaractors. They are all clearly a target for membership." Patrick Coleman, a regional Rotary Foundation coordinator from Luanshya, Zambia, said members need to be encouraged to use Rotary.org. "(What we are learning) is very exciting because we are bringing Rotary into the 21st century," Coleman said. "We have members who brag about being born before the age of computers. But that's a bit like saying, 'I was born before cellphones so I am not going to use one.' We're here, we need to use these tools." Sherri Muniz, a Rotary coordinator from San Antonio, Texas, said the value of the institute for her was being able to share ideas. "The program itself is designed to teach us teamwork," Muniz said. "But we are building connections with people who have success stories, with people who have similar challenges, and those connections will last us far beyond the end of the institute." By Arnold R. Grahl Rotary News
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Photos of the week by PP Denis I must get back to beautiful Hoi An Vietnam ……. More great photos to capture
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Rotary District 3330 District Governor – Theeranan Wonglow Rotary Club of Patong Beach Current Board and office holders 2015- 2016 President
Walter Wyler
Immediate Past President
Bradley Kenny
Vice President
Dr. Peter Harris
President Elect
Richard Jones
President Nominee 2017- 2018
Andy Becker
Secretary
David Arell
Treasurer
Alastair Carthew COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS & OFFICERS
Membership
Best Wanamakok
Service’s Projects
Dr. Peter Harris
Rotary Foundation
Friedrich “Sam” Fauma
Public Relations
Able Wanamakok
Club Administration
Alastair Carthew
Scholarships
Dr. Peter Harris
Fundraising
Martin Quirke
Sergeant at Arms
Stewart Petersen Jack Christensen
Webmaster
Andrea Buosi
Bulletin Editor
Denis Carpenter
Rotary Club of Patong Beach Paul Harris Fellows Paul Harris Fellow Rotarians Andreas “Andy” Becker Hau Yin “Able” Wanamakok Patricia (Pat) Michel
Boon Pongchiboon Heidi Jaunch Richard Gartland
PP Gregory “WOODY” Leonhard XX PP Mark H Pendlebury XX
Multiple Paul Harris Fellow Rotarians PP Arnaud C.M.C. Verstraete PP Denis Carpenter PP Otho Beale “O.B.”Wetzell
(8) (3) (2)
PP Bradley Kenny ( 4) PP Friedrich “Sam’ Fauma (3) PP Phuwanai ”Best” Wanamakok (2)
PP David W Arell PP Larry Amsden Wolfgang Meusberger
(2) (3) (2)
Former Member XX CLUB HONOUR ROLL Past Presidents 2008-2009
2001-2002
C.P Paiboon Upatising
Michael Massey
2002-2003
Jeroen Deknatel
2009-2010
Gregory WOODY Leonhard
2003-2004
Neil Cumming
2010-2011
Mark Pendlebury
2004-2005
Friedrich “Sam” Fauma
2011-2012
Best Wanamakok
2005-2006
Arnaud CMC Verstraete
2012-2013
Larry Amsden
2006-2007
David Arell
2013-2014
Denis Carpenter
2007-2008
Otho Beale “O.B” Wetzell
2014-2015
Bradley E Kenny
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