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No. 2857

01 October, 2021

THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

You have all received a complete package of our District Governor Review plus Board Meeting Minutes for July and August. Whilst our Club Assembly format via Zoom was limited in time you should still address any questions or comments you may have to the relevant Board Member.

A little known fact provided by Dr Wiroon was that whilst he studied at Melbourne’s RMIT back in 1989, he also worked at the Alfred Hospital with Colonel Sir Weary Dunlop. Sir Weary is one of Australia’s most significant war heroes and a surgeon best known for his leadership and skills during WWII at Changi Prison in Singapore.

Our last District Governor visit was on the 21^st May 2020 by Past District Governor Somsri. Since then we have added 16 new Members to our Club, hence a Club Assembly is a very important day for them as well as older Members getting up to speed with our Club’s activities.

Before our Club Assembly last Friday, for thirty minutes, Secretary Yannick and myself reviewed our previously submitted online Club Goals with District Governor Wiroon and Assistant Governor PP Santi. It was quite a good process as each question is very much open to interpretation and working through them again allowed us to get alignment between our Club and District.

We then had the full Board join us for a additional hour to present our Club Plans and provide a status which showed complete alignment across our Club, engagement by all of our Members and a well thought through engagement of activities with our communities. District Governor Wiroon gave our Club “five stars” at the end. He was very, very impressed with our Club’s presentation.

We had a full complement of Rotary District support on Friday as District Secretary Somchai also joined our Meeting. The District’s engagement with our Club is very supportive and I note that a lot of our Members are enrolling for the District's online Zoom meetings which is great. There are more to come, especially a Leadership Training course early next year for which I committed ten of us will join.

See you all online on Friday 1^st October.

Finbarr O'Connor
President 2021-22

Thank you to our Members who joined us from overseas:

Rtn Arie Bloed (The Netherlands) Rtn Elmar Lins (Austria)

Rtn Joe Ravenscroft (UK) PP John Quarmby (France)

Rtn Mark Wolf (USA)

Please find the link below to join the Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88696448467?pwd=bFRDcHJlS2R2RDNxOXhNVEZ2V1FPdz09

Meeting ID: 886 9644 8467
Passcode: RCBS2122

Topic: RCBS 2021 2Q
Every week on Friday,

October 08, 2021 12.05 PM
October 15, 2021 12.05 PM
October 22, 2021 12.05 PM
October 29, 2021 12.05 PM

Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Weekly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZMtcOmprTwuGNfFSFAQHJ__IJkEuF0s_4WF/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGvrjwqG9eStBuERpwEAo_Cc-vztmZbjY1buizDIhF7SDzJH8hJF6dZQMvv

Club Assembly and Visit of District Governor Dr. Wiroon Boonnuch
24th September, 2021

P Finbarr welcomed DG Wiroon and AG Santi to our club assembly. Board members then presented reports highlighting the various projects and activities of their respective committees.

PDG Alex Mavro introduced our guest speaker DG Dr Wiroon.Traditionally the DG passes on the policy of Rotary International for the year and what is expected from us in following that policy. Dr Wiroon is a surgeon with over 40 years experience and is now a clinical professor .

The DG started by playing a video recording of an inspiring speech by Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta. He was actually addressing President elects worldwide but his message was for all Rotarians. He asked all to dream big, have a vision , plan and set goals to inspire and motivate Rotarians to reach those goals.his mantra has always been" Do More , Grow More."
Do More as in bigger and impactful service projects and Grow More as in increasing our membership. His guiding philosophy has been "Service is the rent I pay for the space I occupy on this earth and I want to be a good tenant of this earth." A worthy philosophy indeed ! He then emphasised the theme for the year 2021 as "Serve to change lives."

DG Dr Wiroon then elaborated on his goals for this year. He would like the district membership to go up to 3,350 Rotarians and a contribution of at least USD 100 per Rotarian. His aim is to add 10 new clubs in our district. Rotary's vision statement is " Together we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change across the globe in our communities and in ourselves."

PP Vichai Tantrativud thanked the guest speaker for his inspiring words as well as those espoused by RI President Shekhar Mehta.

Reported by Rtn Rakesh Sodhia

News from Service Projects Committee

Club members may recall that in August, the Board approved a donation of THB 69K to the FORDEC Day Care Centre which serves 150 children
(ages two years to six years).

These children come from families that face hardship due to poverty, broken homes, and/or who have been abandoned or orphaned. With the pandemic, some families whose children are taken care of at FORDEC are finding it even more difficult to make ends meet.

The THB 69K in club funds were donated to provide 86 emergency food packages to the most affected families. To date, 16 emergency food packages have been distributed, and FORDEC plans to give out another 45 emergency food packages to children’s families in Samutprakarn province at the daycare center on Friday, October 1 from 10.00 -14.00, notice of which was sent around to all members earlier this week.

Any interested RCBS members who wish to participate in distributing these food packages may attend the daycare center on that day.

For more information, please contact Service Projects Director,
Rtn. Sanjeev Chowdhury

DEJÀ VOUS… IS IT YOU?

Guest Speaker - Dr. Wiroon Boonnuch

PDG Alex Mavro introducing the guest speaker

PP Vichai Tantrativud giving the Vote of Thanks

PP Dougie Riach and Rtn John Fotiadis proudly displaying their Covid certificates

Our diligent SAA Klaus Feilkas keeping the house in order

Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta announcing his vision statement

P Finbarr O'Connor seems mighty pleased with the proceedings

PP Nigel Hardy is the lucky winner

PP Andrew Macpherson exercising while attending the meeting

RCBS BOARD

President : Finbarr O'Connor

Email : finbarroconnor@me.com
Mobile : 089 009 7780

President Elect : Patrick Gauvain
Email : shrimp@shrimp-asia.com
Mobile : 081 613 6330

Vice President : Adrian Topham
Email : topham@lox1.loxinfo.co.th
Mobile : 081 810 3571

Vice President : Rod Vergara

Email : rodolfo.veraga1949@gmail.com
Mobile : 095 782 5837

Secretary : Yannick Thevenot
Email : ythevenot@gmail.com
Mobile : 093 813 1352

Treasurer : Peter Upperton
Email : peter.upperton@adminoutsourcing.com
Mobile : 086 006 2216

Communications : Rakesh Sodhia
Email : rakesh7@gmail.com
Mobile : 081 903 2081

Fund Raising : Steve Wilson
Email : stevewilsoncta@gmail.com
Mobile : 088 784 8680

Rotary Foundation : PP Christoph Leonhard
Email : christoph77110@gmail.com
Mobile : 081 979 9944

Service Projects : Sanjeev Chowdhury
Email :Sanjeev.chowdhury@international.gc.ca
Mobile : 081 815 5749

Administration : Aaron Henry
Email : aaron@found-agency.com
Mobile : 092 264 6695

Sergeant at Arms : Klaus Feilkas
Email : klaus@feilkas.com
Mobile : 089 785 0008

HOT OFF THE PRESS…. RCBS 2021 YEARBOOK..!

Fellow Rotarians, please be advised that the Yearbook is now printed and available at the Rotary office at the Crowne Plaza should you be in the area. However please check with Khun Khob as she is currently working from home and not regularly in the office. You can still access the digital version by clicking on the link below (140MB) to download and enjoy!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xTTD_FV7dLIQo_de2p9G-DA1JQ8ZyXeP/view?usp=sharing

CLUB CALENDAR

08 October :
Alan Brown (RC Royal Hua Hin) :
Keeping connected to Rotary
while stuck in Melbourne.

15 October :
Rtn Danu Chotikapanich
(RC Bangkok) on
"COVID outbreak management in a factory"

  22 October :
TBC

29 October :
  TBC

(Postponed until Further Notice)
   60th Year Anniversary Dinner
More details to be provided.

ROTARY CLUB OF PATTAYA

Chartered in 1972
Meets first and third Monday of each month at Royal Cliff Beach Resort.
Fellowship from 18.30 pm and meeting starts
at 19.15 pm.
Contact: 089-911-1199
Facebook group: Rotary Club of Pattaya (Thailand)
News Link: http://pattayapeople.com/2019/10/30/rotary-club-of-pattaya/

Rotary Thailand E-Magazine (English Version)

July - August 2021

Online reading : https://issuu.com/rotarycentre/docs/july-august_2021
For off line reading (Download) : http://www.rotarythailand.org/mag/

Governor's Monthly Magazine : September 2021
For online reading :
https://issuu.com/pprint2012/docs/governor_s_monthly_letter_september_0ee3ae7598a7d7

For more information about the best Irish Pub in town click below:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl1F1OQlAgqBkbkVEq_wm7g

Khun Khob’s Club Almanac #2857
01 October, 2021

Happy Birthday :
PP Mark Butters
Mark Shaw
PP Nigel Hardy
Dana Caron
VP Rodolfo Vergara

Wedding Anniversary Greetings :
None

October 2
October 3
October 5
October 7
October 7

Attendance for 24 September 2021: 53% (Zoom) Active Logged-in 39, Exemption Logged-in 9, Make-Ups 8, Absent 49, Total 105

Visiting Rotarians:
Local Club
PE Mitsutaka Iida
AG Santi Chartterjee
PP Somchai Rungsrisawat
P Taweechai Termkunanon
P Vasana Mututanond
DG Wiroon Boonnuch

Abroad
None

Guest(s):
None

RC Bangkok Suriwong
RC Bangkok
District Secretary, RC Nongkhem
RC Bangkok 70
RC Bangkok
RC Nongkhem

Recent Makeups:
RC Guingamp, Brittany, France, 31 August 2021: PP John Quarmby

Water Sub-Committee, 9 September 2021: PP John Quarmby, Klaus Feilkas

Board, 20 September 2021: Aaron Henry, Adrian Topham, PP Christoph Leonhard, IPP David Record, P Finbarr O’Connor, Klaus Feilkas, PE Patrick Gauvain,
Rakesh Sodhia, Rod Vergara, Sanjeev Chowdhury,Steve Wilson, Yannick Thevenot

RC University Place/Fircrat, USA, 20 September 2021: Mark Wolf

RC Feldkirch , Austria, 21 September 2021: Elmar Lins

RC Salem, USA, 22 September 2021: Mark Wolf

RC eCLUB ONE, 23 & 25 September 2021: Tom Banker

DG Wiroon Boonnuch’s Visit, 24 September 2021: Aaron Henry, Adrian Topham,
PP Christoph Leonhard, IPP David Record, P Finbarr O’Connor, Klaus Feilkas,
PE Patrick Gauvain, Rakesh Sodhia, Rod Vergara, Sanjeev Chowdhury,
Steve Wilson, Yannick Thevenot

District Membership Training 2021, 26 September 2021: PE Patrick Gauvain,
Tony Kowatanawinta

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