About 60 members and guests of the Rotary Club o f Royal Hua Hin supported their 9 Year Celebration Fellowship Night at the Movenpick Asara Resort & Spa on Tuesday 2nd April 2019. The Fellowship event celebrated RCRHH’s 9th year, the first unofficial meeting being held on 11th September 2009 and the Charter received on 12th April 2010. Also present were Rotarians from RC Hua Hin and Patong Beach in Thailand, RC Kalamalka in Canada and RC Zurich West in Switzerland. Since those early years the club has moved from strength to strength and now has a total of 52 members and 17 nationalities, possibly one of the few clubs in the world to claim this achievement?
P Brian paid tribute to club’s development and invited those Charter Members present to join him, CP Alan Cooper, PP Paul Grab, PP Richard Jones, Rtns Michel Zuber, Fabrice Zuber, Arnold Ruijs and Chris Byrd. P Brian said ‘’It’s great to have so many Rotarians and friends gather to celebrate our 9th year of providing community service work for the underprivileged and disadvantaged and we welcome everyone to participate in our events and activities’’.
Guests enjoyed free flow wine and beer and a sumptuous buffet consisting of Swiss style favorites, a great night as the club heads into its 10th year celebrations. Nine members of the Rotary Club of Royal Hua Hin, CP Alan Cooper, Sec Phil Lawrence, Exec Sec Martin Harrison, PN Peter Iversen, Rtn Gitte Iversen, Rtn Rick Rees, IPP Birger Rexed and Rtn Udai Rai with President Brian Anderson attended the annual D3330 District Conference, held in the Mida Dhavaradi Grande Hotel in Nakhon Pathom over the weekend of 29th-31st March 2019. Following registration on the Friday evening, over 500 attendees from District 3330 as well as other areas of the world attended the Awards Night ceremony which was opened with the host, D3330 District Governor Lt General Kanit Jamjuntra, being marched in by a troop of very smart soldiers and to one of John Philip Souza’s famous marches.
During the Chinese style dinner party, DG Lt Gen Kanit presented numerous trophies and awards to the many clubs present, with RC Royal Hua Hin receiving a total of five awards including four trophies for Club Management Excellence, 100% participation in EREY (Every Rotarian Every Year), Sustaining Member Contributions to the RI Foundation of USD 100 or more, High Number of Club Members Attending District Conference, and a special plaque for Majority of Members Registered In My Rotary. Saturday saw Day 1 of the conference again hosted by the DG, opening with the Thai, Japanese and Korean National Anthems and a Presidential parade of the flags of the 102 Rotary Clubs represented.
This was followed by keynote speeches from the Rotary International representative Frank Yih on behalf of RI President Barry Rassin, on Future Trends, District Designated Funds and report of the Youth Exchange which saw the students resplendent in their badged jackets on stage. Following an excellent international buffet lunch, the afternoon session was taken up with further speeches, finance, achievements, management and the introduction of the District Governor Nominee Designated.
The evening party was another opportunity for celebration in the hotel ballroom with more presentations, dancing, and an impromptu version of Frank Sinatra’s My Way sung by 94 year old Past RI President Khun Bichai Rattakul. It was another interesting and enlightening Rotary weekend and good to see so many representatives from RC Royal Hua Hin present. P Brian Anderson said, ‘The annual District Conference is another great event that brings together all the Rotary Clubs in D3330 and provides a platform for fellowship and updates on the RI mission and humanitarian programs as well as initiatives of our District. There’s always a lot of camaraderie among Rotarians as we meet old friends as well as new friends.”
