e-Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Patong Beach Phuket Thailand
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Issue
No. 482
- Volume 10 – No. 42 – 10th May 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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Coming Events Weekly Meeting @ 19.00 hours Tuesday 10th May PP Sam Fauma End of life planning in Thailand
Tuesday 17th May
Tuesday 24th May Dr. Peter Tschudi & Dr. Sirichai Silparcha Director
Tuesday 31st May
FELLOWSHIP
John Dalley Soi Dog Foundation
Tuesday 7th June Dinner Out @ Skye Beach Club by Johan Storke
Tuesday 14th June
Tuesday 21st June
Tuesday 28th June
CLUB ASSEMBLY
Dr. Sopida Rattanapruks Bangkok Hospital – cardiovascular health
Club Programme 2015-2016 May
Tue Tue Tue Tue
10 17 24 31
PP Sam Fauma - End of Life Planning in Thailand FELLOWSHIP Dr. Peter Tschudi and Dr. Sirichai Silparcha, Director of Patong Hospital John Dalley - Soi Dog Foundation
Sam Walter
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
Alastair
June
All events can be checked at http://www.rotarypatong.org/events-calendar/
Birthdays
No one this week
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BREAKING NEWS 7 members attended the District 3330 Training Assembly May 6 – 8, 2016 @ Mida Tharavadee Grand Hotel, Nakorn Pathom
Full report in next week’s Bulletin VP Peter deep in thought………. Global Grants Richard & Denis hit the notes at Karaoke The Rotary Club of Patong Beach Phuket Thailand Chartered 5th September 2001
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Next Meeting - Tuesday 10th May Past President Sam Fauma will give a presentation on
End of Life Planning in Thailand A topic all of us residents need to know & a subject not often considered or spoken about.
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Last Meeting – Tuesday 3rd May Dinner Out Another great Dinner Out organized by Vasilis Stergiou @ a pleasant restaurant - Action Point in Rawai
Attendance: 3-5- 2016
Night reporter: No one Photographers: Vasilis Stergiou, Jorge Dela Torre Koch Thank you, ed Denis
Total Members: 34 Attended Make-Ups: Attendance this week Visiting Rotarians: Visitors:
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Why do some supermarkets make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front? Why do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke? Why do banks leave vault doors open and then chain the pens to the counters? Why do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in our driveways and put our useless junk in the garage?
EVER WONDER... Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin? Why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed? Why don't you ever see the headline 'Psychic Wins Lottery'? Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word? Why is it that doctors and attorneys call what they do 'practice'? Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavoring, and dish washing liquid made with real lemons? Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker? Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour? Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food? Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes? Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections? You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?? Why don't sheep shrink when it rains? Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together? If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal? The Rotary Club of Patong Beach Phuket Thailand Chartered 5th September 2001
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Rotary International News POPE WELCOMES ROTARY TO JUBILEE AUDIENCE Pope Francis greets Rotary International President K.R. Ravindran at a Jubilee audience at the Vatican on 30 April, where 9,000 Rotary members were special guests of the pontiff. Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Vatican
Thousands of Rotary members, motivated by a special invitation from Pope Francis, gathered at the Vatican in Rome on Saturday to celebrate a message of compassion, inclusiveness, and service to humanity. At midmorning, the group -- numbering some 9,000 members from 80 countries -- made its way through the congested streets of Rome, past the tight security surrounding St. Peter's Square, and settled into the area reserved for Rotary in front of St. Peter's Basilica for the Jubilee audience. Francis, a 79-year-old Argentine, urged the crowd of more than 100,000, which included members of the police and armed forces from around the world, "to build a culture of peace, security, and solidarity around the world." His message of peace resonated with Rotary members, including R. Asokan from Tamil Nadu, India. "His message about peace is about accepting. Rotary, which accepts all walks of life, can carry his message to all our clubs, therefore carrying his message to all our communities," says Asokan. Though Francis is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, his words often reach a wider audience. A poll published earlier this year found him to be one of the most liked and trusted world leaders. That's what made this event at the Vatican so appealing, says Adriana Lanting, who traveled from California, USA, to attend. "To have such a transcending figure together with a transcending organization like Rotary in the same place is something I just couldn't miss," says Lanting, a member of the Rotary Club of Long Beach. Madrid Zimmerman, another Long Beach member, isn't Catholic but says Francis has a knack for touching people's hearts regardless of where they're from. "Rotary has the same effect," she adds. "We may have different ways of expressing it, but our [Rotary] action in helping others comes from the same place. The Rotary Club of Patong Beach Phuket Thailand Chartered 5th September 2001
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"This event is a reminder that we only have one goal and that's to give service to those who need it. I think that's the message I want to bring back to my club," Zimmerman says. After the Jubilee audience, Francis met with a small delegation of Rotary members led by RI President K.R. Ravindran. The pope spoke to Ravindran about the importance of vaccinating children against polio and encouraged Rotary to continue its efforts against this disease. "I have been honored and deeply touched to have had the opportunity to meet Pope Francis earlier today, and to have heard him tell us to continue our fight toward polio eradication," says Ravindran, who is Hindu. "It has given me even more pride in Rotary's past, even more faith in its present, and even more optimism about its future, than ever before." MITIGATING THE MIGRANT CRISIS On Friday, Rotary hosted a panel discussion in Rome to highlight efforts to alleviate the plight of refugees from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. More than 60 million people, including 11 million Syrians, have been displaced by war and violence over the last four years. Such extensive displacement has not been seen since World War II. In the discussion, moderated by Vatican Radio, experts from the World Food Programme, the Jesuit Refugee Service, and UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency) talked about ways to help migrants start over in their new countries. Rotary General Secretary John Hewko, speaking on the panel, pointed to several initiatives Rotary clubs have undertaken to integrate refugees into society, including computer coding schools and a vocational training project in Rimini, Italy. "The plight of today's refugees is really a litmus test for today's compassion," Hewko said. He encouraged audience members and panelists to use their connections to provide the resources and funding needed to address the humanitarian crisis. After the panel discussion, Bonaventure Fohtung, a member of the Rotary Club of Upper Blue Mountains Sunrise in New South Wales, Australia, said that Rotary and the pope have the same agenda when it comes to helping migrants. Recently Francis took 12 Syrian migrants, three families including six children, back with him to the Vatican after visiting a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. "We need to go home from this event and set an example. Each club should do something. Just one thing to help these refugees can make a remarkable difference," he added. The two-day Rotary event in Rome, tied to the Vatican's Jubilee of Mercy and dubbed the Jubilee of Rotarians by organizers from District 2080 (Italy), also included benefit concerts and three fundraising dinners for polio eradication.
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Photos of the week by PP Denis – Vietnam Halong Bay
- limestone caves
Hazy Halong Bay – and an enjoyable swim
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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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