I’m glad to be back in the editor’s chair this month and reconnecting through the stories that reflect who we are as a club. June is Rotary Fellowship Month, a time to celebrate not just what we do, but the relationships that make it all possible.

May is Youth Service Month in Rotary, a time dedicated to celebrating, empowering, and elevating young people as partners in service and leadership. Through cornerstone programs like Interact, Rotaract, Youth Exchange, and RYLA, Rotary provides youth with meaningful opportunities to develop critical life skills, explore global citizenship, and make a tangible impact in their communities.

The Rotary Theme for March is Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene and Songkran is just around the corner.

One of our main concerns is to address disease prevention and treatment for children in our region, this month's Rotary theme.

This is the first bulletin since March 2024 and in this period our club and Chiang Mai have faced a number of challenges. Rotary Clubs in...

As we transition to the warmth of Thai summer, March heralds a time of renewal. It marks the observance of International Women's Day on 8th.

Happy Chinese New Year! The vibrant festivities have arrived, bringing joy and optimism as we usher in the auspicious Year of the Dragon.

The new year brings the promise of fresh opportunities, renewed commitment to service, and the joy of coming together as a community.

As we bid farewell to an eventful year and welcome the festive season, the Chiang Mai International Rotary Club extends warm greetings.

In November, we find ourselves at the crossroads of a transition.

October is here, and as the world turns vibrant with autumn colors, we turn our attention to unity in diversity.

Prince Mahidol Day, observed on September 24th, pays tribute to His Royal Highness Prince Mahidol of Songkla, the Father of Modern Medicine.

August holds a special place in the hearts of Thai people as it marks the auspicious occasion of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit's birthday on 12.

July is here, bringing with it the joy of Thai holidays and the introduction of our new President, Mr. Roger Lindley.

June has arrived, and with it comes a special edition of the CMIRC Bulletin, where we proudly share our annual project reports.

Welcome to the rainy season! As Thailand transitions from the hot and dry season, there is a sense of renewal and growth.

Happy Thai New Year! For many Thais, Songkran is a time of spiritual renewal and reflection.

Happy Women's Day! Celebrating International Women's Day on March 8 grew out of the labor movement to become a recognized annual event.

Happy Chinese New Year! The Year of the Water Rabbit officially began on January 22, 2023.

Dear Reader, it is with great sadness that I have to inform you that Nancy Long Lindley, our beloved Bulletin Editor passed away last month.

The weather here in Chiang Mai is cooling and we're seeing tourists from overseas - mostly young people.

I've largely been living life tethered to my sofa/heating pad or in the physical therapy department of a local hospital the past month.

Slowly, slowly Thailand is returning to normal, although the economy of Chiang Mai hasn't returned to pre-Covid robustness.

Ah June in Chiang Mai! The rains have started early, but they're brief and come late in the day, clearing the skies for the next day.

It's Hot In Thailand... And it looks like our service projects are going to heat up soon.

As one of our contributors writes this month, there does appear to be light at the end of the tunnel in Chiang Mai. Municipal education...

Welcome to Smoky Season! It's been late getting started this year, with pleasant temperatures and occasional rain showers lasting longer.

February opens with the Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year.

December was a busy month for the club, with procurement, packing and deliveries of winter clothing, teddy bears and food to the needy.

"Winter" such as it is in Thailand, has arrived in Chiang Mai. Most mornings there is frost atop Doi Inthanon, the highest peak in Thailand

Sadly, the optimism of last month's CMIRC Bulletin, published in late September when cases were under control, has been dashed.

The return to a "new normalcy" may be in sight. More and more vaccines are coming into Thailand.

Some light at the end of the tunnel. During August some of our CMIRC members returned from their overseas vaccination trips with more coming

As you'll see from the length of this month's bulletin, everything has pretty much been in suspension during the month of July.

So sorry to be a week late with the July bulletin for Chiang Mai International Rotary Club, but the last two weeks have been wild.

School reopening is delayed. Private schools are online. Chiangmai is in a type of lockdown. The effect on the local economy is devastating

The third Covid-19 wave hit Thailand and Chiang Mai province with a vengeance in early April.

We read media reports that quarantine requirements for those wishing to enter Thailand may be loosened for those who have been vaccinated...

Smokey Season is underway in Chiang Mai, just like normal, despite little else being "normal" in Thailand because of Covid-19.

It was a year ago that the first cases of Covid-19 outside of China were found in Thailand, initially with Chinese tourists...

December 2020 was quite the busy month for Chiang Mai International Rotary Club (CMIRC) as we completed our School Vision Screen Project...

We've just been treading water here, to use an analogy from our Children's Water Safety & Drowning Prevention Program.

This past weekend was both Halloween and Loy Krathong here in Thailand. 

October 1st was the end of what is called "Buddhist lent", which is the rainy season in Thailand when the monks must remain in their temples

And so it goes. Each day we look at the internet sites to see if there are any new locally-transmitted cases of Covid-19 in Thailand...

Welcome to the "New Normal".  It's been over ten weeks since Thailand has experienced its last local transmission of Covid-19...

Monday, 12 August, the birthday of Thailand's Queen Mother is Thailand's Mother's Day.

Rainy season has started, with brief, but heavy showers nearly every day and clear skies for weeks on end. 

May 2020 has been an "interesting" month in Chiang Mai. We've had just one new Covid-19 case in the province this month...

Blue skies and clear air have returned to Chiang Mai wit the summer rains, and the province has gone nearly a month without any new cases...