Bulletin Issue 587  Volume 13  - No. 28  -   25th June 2019

(if you have any comments or questions, please contact Denis 
 
  
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Meeting Information

Meetings Weekly 
 
Note Change 
 
 ALL YEAR Dinner Out 1st Tuesday of each month 7 pm at a restaurant

Meetings Tuesday  19.00 - 21.00 @ Millennium Hotel in Jungceylon
Rat-U-Thit Road Patong Beach
 
Visitors Welcome
registration mandatory
 
    Click for map
 
 
 
Dress code  
Members shall be dressed appropriately in a manner
                         that shows their respect for the club and its members  
 
                                                                
               
 
Upcoming Events 
 
 
All meetings (Except Dinner Outs) @ - Millennium Hotel 
 
June
  • 25th June Meeting  by PP Sam Fauma - The Rotary Foundation
July
  • 2nd July CLUB Assembly - President Jonathon Russell   
  • 12th July - Installation night @ the Holiday Inn
  • 16th July No Meeting - Asanha Bucha Day Holiday
  • 23rd July - PP Best
  • 30th July - Stewart Petersen 
 
 
 
 
  
 
O.B. Wetzell - 28th June 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 Tuesday 25th June   
 
 
 
 
PP and Foundation Chair, Sam, will be talking about the Rotary Foundation
and District Funds which help fund our charity projects.
 
Be prepared, by brushing up on your knowledge of the Rotary Foundation
as  PP Sam will no doubt quiz you on your knowledge. 
 
 
 
Tuesday 18th June, 2019   
 
 
 
 O.B. served as SAA and asked former member Alastair to be the meeting reporter as soon as   he walked in the door.
 
O.B. looked resplendent in his SAA sash. Very fetching.
Matched his hat.
 
Attendees:   
Jonathan, Karen, Walter, O.B., Larry, Stewart and David from the club turned up.
Guests were former member Alastair Carthew; Dieter (Germany) and Claudia Dratwa (Brazil) and Jonathan Schoo (Germany) and Olivia Han (China).
 
 
 

 There was some club business.
 
 Karen urged everyone to attend Jonathan’s installation night on 12 July at the Holiday Inn. 
 Jonathan is in heavy training for the night.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sam will be the speaker talking about the Rotary Foundation on 25 June. 
 Members were urged to do their homework on the Foundation as Sam is well known for his forensic   interviewing skills about things Rotary.

 No dinner out in July was envisaged, although Jonathan is considering using his newly-minted  Presidential powers to organize one. 

 O.B. said the Larry Amsden memorial learn-to-swim programme would continue in July.  
 He said of the kids who undertook the programme last year, all were now water safe.  A great result.
 
 David conducted an excellent quiz while serving up chocolate of various strengths
 —sweet, to 30-40%, 50%, 70% and a lip puckering 90% while asking some pretty well thought out   questions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 Battle lines were drawn between the tables. Walter’s Warriors and Karen’s Krazies.
 Guess who won by half-a-point (25.5) to 25? The Krazies, of course.

 Calls for the Walter Warriors to pay B200 into the Happy 100 hat (O.B.’s) went unheeded.
 
 A big thank you to David for the chocolates and putting the effort into the quiz.
 If he ever quits his day job, one as a quizmaster in pubs around Phuket awaits.  
 
 Karen gave the toast to a Happy Father’s Day on 22 June.
 
 P. Karen closed the meeting at 2040 hrs after happy hundreds were contributed by all attending. 
 
Reporter: Alastair Carthew Photos: PP Walter Wyler 
Thank you ed
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Dear fellow members of the RC of Patong Beach.
PP Denis - the Bulletin editor, would like to have a few words. 
 
Another wonderful year of Rotary ends in just a few days.                                    A new year begins with President Jonathon Russell.   
 
This Rotary year has been difficult for me personally, & it is not concluded yet.   Hence I want to ease back on the time it takes to complete the Bulletin.
 
 
 
I just want to advise that there will be a few changes to the Bulletin commencing July 1st.
 
Having said this on several occasions, I remind the members that this is YOUR Bulletin -
I am just the editor to put it all together.  
 
 In the new Rotary Year from July 1st the following will commenced.
 
The Bulletin will have two versions
  • Members Only, with significantly less details, other than the actual weekly & future events.           It will exclude jokes - unless I receive member contributions, & in some instances the Rotary International page.      
  • The version sent to Friends of RCoPB from around the world will be a monthly edition.         Details will be taken from the members' version & will mainly include service projects & other club activities.     
 I would greatly appreciate member's comments & suggestions for the Bulletin, & after 587       issues, I believe a change is required.
 If another member could be an assistant editor that would be wonderful. 
 
 I look forward to receiving your comments  
Thanks Denis 
 
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10 things we can all do to grow Rotary

 
 

 

 

By Gary Bennett, past president of the Rotary Club of Kelowna and current member of the Sunrise Rotary Club of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

 

 

I read with great interest what President-elect Mark Daniel Maloney had to say about growing Rotary in the March issue of The Rotarian.

He is spot on. Healthy membership is the life blood of any organization and Rotary is no exception. Because we all benefit from a thriving membership, all of us share a responsibility to help grow Rotary and bring in new members.

President-elect Mark’s emphasis on growing Rotary is a welcome reminder of our opportunity to help.

When you think about why people stay or go, it really isn’t that complicated. People have many competing commitments in life. No one is required to be a Rotarian; it is voluntary. People will seriously consider joining if they perceive the net benefits they receive exceed the costs. Members will stay if that experience proves true. And it follows logically that the reverse is true. A person will not join if they think the net experience will not be positive, and they will leave if the experience has not been beneficial.

Fortunately, The Four-Way Test and the Rotary Code of Conduct, can help us in building that positive experience. They are all about treating people fairly, building better friendships, and creating goodwill. These principles go far beyond Rotary. They are the backbone of judicial systems around the civilized world and the envy of anyone living under totalitarian rule. These are the things people are drawn to.

If our clubs are perceived to operate under these principles in our community, people will be drawn to us.

Here are ten things every member can do to create a positive experience:

  1. Apply The Four-Way Test and Code of Conduct in your lives and in your club proceedings.  Before judging or expressing a point of view, sending an email, taking any action, find out the facts of a situation. After doing that, determine if an action is fair to all, will build goodwill and better friendships, and will be beneficial to all concerned. If not, don’t act.
  2. Become an advocate for policies and practices that are based on truth, fairness, inclusivity, and diversity.
  3. Always greet members with warmth and interest.
  4. Treat members with the respect you would like to get.
  5. Take the time to listen and evaluate diverse opinions and defend the right of members to express a view different from yours.
  6. If you have a concern with another member, speak to them personally. Don’t send a complaining email.
  7. Before you send an email or communicate with others, make sure the assertions you are making are based on fact. Always use an appropriate tone. Ask yourself, is it fair and will it build goodwill and better friendship?
  8. Get involved and spread the news about Rotary’s good work.
  9. If someone expresses a concern about Rotary, listen and see what you can do to correct the situation.
  10. None of us are perfect. We all can display poor judgment at times. If you find you’ve made a mistake or offended someone, apologize as soon as possible. Not only will your action be good for Rotary, but you will gain respect for doing so.

The above is not an all-inclusive list; you may have ideas to add to it. Share your ideas with others.

I believe if we as individual Rotarians all adopt the strategies above, we will gain enormous respect and fondness from our Rotary peers, and each of us will be much happier being part of an organization that operates in this manner. Moreover, our club’s reputation for being welcoming and fair will spread throughout our communities. This will result in people gravitating toward Rotary who are seeking fellowship and an opportunity to serve their community. Getting and keeping members will become much easier.

 
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The 5 Riddles…..

 
 
 
 
 
 
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SEND YOUR ANSWERS TO DENIS, THE BULLETIN EDITOR  
RIDDLE 5 IS AMAZING. 
IT SHARPENS THOSE GENES IN YOUR BRAIN 
AND STALLS ALZHEIMER'S FOR YEARS …. 

  
  
1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. 
The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of  
assassins with loaded guns and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. 
Which room is safest for him? 
  
  2. A woman shoots her husband.
Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes.
Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out 
together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be? 
  
3. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you 
throw it away? 
  
4. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words 
Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday? 
   
5. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious as to just how quickly you 
can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and 
plain that you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing 
is wrong with it! It is highly unusual though.
Study it and think about it,
but you still may not find anything odd.
But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. 
Try to do so without any coaching! 


Yes - A prize for the first correct answer sent to Denis!