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 @ Days Inn (formerly Aloha Villa) 145/2 Rat–U–Thit Road PATONG BEACH except 1st Tuesday of each month. Visitors Welcome - Dress code smart casual
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Issue
No. 480
- Volume 10 – No. 40 – 26th APRIL 2016
Rotary Year 2015-2016
K.R. "Ravi" Ravindran President Rotary International
Theeranan Wonglaw 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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Dental Mission @ Patong Hospital What an exciting and demanding time when Steve Bender, President of the Rotary Club Newport Sunrise California USA, with 50 members and one of its founders Dr Harris Dome of the AYUDA Mission celebrating 50 years, arrived in Patong. Following discussions by Rotarian Hans Krate and President Walter, the Patong Hospital worked with the Directors of the dental clinic. The hospital was outstanding in its readiness to allow its clinic to be taken over for 5 days We thank Dr. Porramate, Dr Sitthanon Wangsai and their wonderful caring staff for helping make this such a success. As this was the school holidays, the mission focused on some of the key projects which have supported children in disadvantaged circumstances at Ban Ya, Happy Home, Life and Home, Child Watch. Most of the children have never been to a dentist The conference room was turned into a gigantic clinic with some 6 workstations and the clinic was set aside for restorative work. We thank Jimmie for all his energy in gathering together the 400 patients that attended the clinic. Our Rotary friend Debra organized learning activities as the children arrived The team is all dental students who paid $US1800 and had to qualify by undertaking adequate community service training. We have discussed the possibility of another mission in January which would focus on clinical treatment and oral health in Patong schools. Our thanks Dr. Peter W. Harris Vice-President Chair, Club Service Projects Committee
No it is not a bad hair day for Steve Bender Just the X ray gun Getting ready to fire ‌‌.
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The patients are ready
Steve Bender making friends
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And the AYUDA team ……….. thank you
The last day of our dental clinic. This little guy was amazing. He thinks he's supposed to "Open Wide" for the camera. – Steve Bender
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Next Meeting - Tuesday 26th April Joint Meeting
It is now our turn to welcome the Rotary Club of Andaman On 8th December 2015, the RC of Andaman welcomed RCoPB to the joint meeting at the Phuket Shooting Range in Chalong 1. Members please do make a commitment to attend 2. To make it a great night we are looking for Sponsors for beer, whisky and vodka please contact PP Michael Massey at his email michaelmasseyhkt@gmail.com
Let’s make it another fun night
The Joint Club Meeting for Patong Beach Rotary and Rotary Club of Andaman Rotary Club Tuesday April 26th 2016, Days Inn, Patong 19:00 – 19:30 Fellowship and drinks 19:30 – 20:00 Buffet Dinner 20:00
Meeting commence, singing of the National Anthem
20:05
Introduction of club members by President Walter and President Thames
20:15
Club information to RCoPB members
20:20
President’s and SPC Chair’s inform about projects of each club conducted this year
20:40
Open discussion of future collaboration between our clubs and fellowship
21:00
Meeting adjourns The Rotary Club of Patong Beach Phuket Thailand Chartered 5th September 2001
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Coming Events Weekly Meeting @ 19.00 hours Tuesday 26th April Joint Meeting with Rotary Club of Andaman @ Day Inn
Dinner Out @Action Point Rawai by Vasilis Stergiou
Friday 6th – Sunday 8th May District Training Assembly @ Nakom Pathom
Tuesday 10th May PP Sam Fauma End of life planning in Thailand
Tuesday 17th May
Tuesday 31st May John Dalley Soi Dog Foundation
Tuesday 3rd May
Tuesday 24th May Dr. Peter Tschudi & Dr. Sirichai Silparcha Director Patong Hospital Tuesday 7th June Dinner Out @ Skye Beach Club by Johan Storke Tuesday 21st June
Tuesday 14th June
CLUB ASSEMBLY Tuesday 28th June Dr. Sopida Rattanapruks Bangkok Hospital – cardiovascular health Club Programme 2015-2016 Month
Event
Responsible
Magazine Month
April
26
Joint meeting with RC Andaman @ Day Inn
Michael
Tue
3
FrSun
6-8
Dinner out: Action Point - Rawai District Training Assembly - Nakon Pathom
Vasilis Walter
Tue Tue Tue Tue
10 17 24 31
PP Sam Fauma - End of Life Planning in Thailand
Sam
Dr. Peter Tschudi and Dr. Sirichai Silparcha, Director of Patong Hospital John Dalley - Soi Dog Foundation
Alastair
Tue Tue Tue Tue
7 14 21 28
Dinner out: Skye Beach Club
Johan
CLUB ASSEMBLY Dr Sopida Rattanapruks, Bangkok Hospital How to take care of cardiovascular health at a certain age
Alastair
Tue May
June
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World Earth Day 22nd April Today is "World Earth Day!" I am lucky enough to participate in something in a sense to give back to earth. We set in some structures for the reef restoration in Phuket just off the shore of Patong Beach. Hopefully to bring back some more marine life into the area. Kento Leung
PP O.B. Wetzell PP David Arell & visiting P Steve Bender RC Newport Beach Sunrise & a big team take part in Earth Day in Patong
Birthdays
Andrea Buosi 26th April The Rotary Club of Patong Beach Phuket Thailand Chartered 5th September 2001
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Last Meeting – Tuesday 19th April It was such a busy night with President Steve Bender & his team from RC Newport Beach Sunrise California – the Dental Mission attended, it was necessary to defer Vasilis Sergeou’s presentation.
Attendance: 19-4- 2016 Total Members: 34 Attended: Make-Ups: Attendance this week Visiting Rotarians: Visitors:
Night reporter: No one Photographer: PP Sam Fauma
6 2 38.24% 1 6
Thank you ed
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THESE ARE ACTUAL COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY "THOMAS COOK VACATIONS" FROM DISSATISFIED CUSTOMERS: "They should not allow topless sunbathing on the beach. It was very distracting for my husband who just wanted to relax." "On my holiday to Goa in India, I was disgusted to find that almost every restaurant served curry. I don't like spicy food." "We went on holiday to Spain and had a problem with the taxi drivers as they were all Spanish." "We booked an excursion to a water park but no-one told us we had to bring our own swimsuits and towels. We assumed it would be included in the price." . "The beach was too sandy. We had to clean everything when we returned to our room." . "We found the sand was not like the sand in the brochure. Your brochure shows the sand as white but it was more yellow." "It's lazy of the local shopkeepers in Puerto Vallartato to close in the afternoons. I often needed to buy things during 'siesta' time -- this should be banned." "No-one told us there would be fish in the water. The children were scared." "Although the brochure said that there was a fully equipped kitchen, there was no egg-slicer in the drawers." "I think it should be explained in the brochure that the local convenience store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts." "The roads were uneven and bumpy, so we could not read the local guide book during the bus ride to the resort. Because of this, we were unaware of many things that would have made our holiday more fun." "It took us nine hours to fly home from Jamaica to England. It took the Americans only three hours to get home. This seems unfair." "I compared the size of our one-bedroom suite to our friends' three-bedroom and ours was significantly smaller." "The brochure stated: 'No hairdressers at the resort.' We're trainee hairdressers and we think they knew and made us wait longer for service." "When we were in Spain, there were too many Spanish people there. The receptionist spoke Spanish, the food was Spanish. No one told us that there would be so many foreigners." "We had to line up outside to catch the boat and there was no air-conditioning." "It is your duty as a tour operator to advise us of noisy or unruly guests before we travel." "I was bitten by a mosquito. The brochure did not mention mosquitoes." "My fiancĂŠe and I requested twin-beds when we booked, but instead we were placed in a room with a king bed. We now hold you responsible and want to be re-reimbursed for the fact that I became pregnant. This would not have happened if you had put us in the room that we booked." The Rotary Club of Patong Beach Phuket Thailand Chartered 5th September 2001
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Rotary International News
COUNCIL GRANTS CLUBS GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN MEETING, MEMBERSHIP Council member Dominque Dubois holds up a green card to indicate support of a motion while Sandeep Nurang ponders his response during the 2016 Council on Legislation. Photo Credit: Monika Lozinska.
The 2016 Council on Legislation may well be remembered as one of the most progressive in Rotary history. Not only did this Council grant clubs more freedom in determining their meeting schedule and membership, it also approved an increase in per capita dues of $4 a year for three years. The increase will be used to enhance Rotary’s website, improve online tools, and add programs and services to help clubs increase membership. The Council is an essential element of Rotary’s governance. Every three years, members from around the world gather in Chicago to consider proposed changes to the policies that govern the organization and its member clubs. Measures that are adopted take effect 1 July. The tone for this year was set early, when the RI Board put forth two proposals that increase flexibility. The first measure allows clubs to decide to vary their meeting times, whether to meet online or in person, and when to cancel a meeting, as long as they meet at least twice a month. The second allows clubs flexibility in choosing their membership rules and requirements. Both passed. Representatives also approved removing six membership criteria from the RI Constitution and replacing them with a simple requirement that a member be a person of good character who has a good reputation in their business or community and is willing to serve the community. The Rotary Club of Patong Beach Phuket Thailand Chartered 5th September 2001
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The $4 per year dues increase was based on a five-year financial forecast that predicted that if Rotary didn’t either raise dues or make drastic cuts, its reserves would dip below mandated levels by 2020. The yearly per capita dues that clubs pay to RI will be $60 in 2017-18, $64 in 2018-19, and $68 in 2019-20. The next council will establish the rate after that. “We are at a moment in time when we must think beyond the status quo,” said RI Vice President Greg E. Podd. “We must think about our future.” Podd said the dues increase will allow RI to improve My Rotary, develop resources so clubs can offer a better membership experience, simplify club and district reporting, improve website access for Rotaractors, and update systems to keep Rotary in compliance with changing global regulations. Also because of this Council’s decisions:
A Council on Resolutions will meet annually online to consider resolutions — recommendations to the RI Board. Council members will be selected for three-year terms. They’ll participate in the Council on Resolutions for three years and the Council on Legislation in their final year only. The Council on Resolutions will free the Council on Legislation to concentrate on enactments — changes to Rotary’s governing documents. Proponents predict that the Council on Legislation can then be shortened by a day, saving $300,000. Rotaractors will be allowed to become members of Rotary clubs while they are still in Rotaract. Proponents argued that too few Rotaractors (around 5 percent) join Rotary. Sometimes it’s because they don’t want to leave their Rotaract clubs before they have to, upon reaching age 30. It’s hoped that giving them more options will boost the numbers of qualified young leaders in Rotary. The distinction between e-clubs and traditional clubs will be eliminated. The Council recognized that clubs have been meeting in a number of ways, and given this flexibility, the distinction was no longer meaningful. Clubs that have “e-club” in their names can keep it, however. The reference to admission fees will be removed from the bylaws. Proponents argued that the mention of admission fees does not advance a modern image of Rotary. A standing committee on membership was established, in recognition that membership is a top priority of the organization, and polio eradication was also reaffirmed to be a goal of the highest order.
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Photos of the week by PP Denis Street scenes in Hanoi……. I love to capture the life of a city
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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
Vasilis Stergiou
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 Andreas “Andy” Becker
Jirawat “Beer” Kuramakanok
Donald McCulloch
Hau Yin “Able” Wanamakok
Heidi Jaunch
PP Mark H Pendlebury
Patricia (Pat) Michel
Dr. Peter Harris
Multiple Paul Harris Fellow Rotarians PP Arnaud C.M.C. Verstraete
(8)
Boon Pongchiboon
(2)
PP Bradley Kenny
(4)
PP David W Arell
(2)
PP Denis Carpenter
(3)
PP Friedrich “Sam’ Fauma
(3)
PP Larry Amsden
(3)
PP Martin Quirke
(3)
PP Otho Beale “O.B.”Wetzell
(2)
Wolfgang Meusberger
(2)
PP Phuwanai ”Best” Wanamakok (2)
Past Presidents 2001-2002
C.P Paiboon Upatising
2008-2009
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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