President's Message For September 2023
Please, welcome our three new members Keith Bennett, Suresh Sidhu and Alexander Wendland who became part of our Rotary family in August.
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Roger Lindley
- Jul 28
- 2 min
President's Message For August 2023
In 2013, we raised a question about the viability of creating an English-language Rotary Club in Chiang Mai.
Roger Lindley
- Jul 8
- 2 min
President's Message For July 2023
First, I want to congratulate Viki on earning the title of Past President (PP) and the excellent job she did as President of CMIRC.
Viki Thomason
- Jun 5
- 3 min
President's Message For June 2023
As my term as President comes to an end, I want to express my heartfelt appreciation for the privilege to serve as the leader of CMIRC.
Viki Thomason
- Apr 29
- 2 min
President's Message For May 2023
In April, our school-based programs remained on break, but we still had a lot to do.
Viki Thomason
- Apr 1
- 2 min
President's Message For April 2023
As we enter the month of April, the people of Thailand prepare to celebrate Songkran, the Thai New Year.
Viki Thomason
- Mar 6
- 3 min
President's Message For March 2023
Every year on March 8, the world observes International Women's Day to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women.
Viki Thomason
- Feb 3
- 2 min
President's Message For February 2023
The Chiang Mai International Rotary Club was busy delivering your generous children’s winter clothing donations in January.
Viki Thomason
- Dec 30, 2022
- 3 min
President's Message For January 2023
When my husband, Dylan, and I joined the Chiang Mai International Rotary Club three years ago, we found a great group of people here.
Viki Thomason
- Dec 8, 2022
- 2 min
President's Message For December 2022
I want to start with some great news. The 2022 Children’s Winter Clothing Appeal ended with incredible success.
Viki Thomason
- Nov 3, 2022
- 2 min
President's Message for November 2022
October started very busily for the Chiang Mai International Rotary Club. We updated its Child Protection Policy and organized a workshop.
Viki Thomason
- Oct 1, 2022
- 2 min
President's Message For October 2022
Let me start with a flashback: District 3360 Governor Supaluck Lohajoti visited the Chiang Mai International Rotary Club on September 13.
Viki Thomason
- Sep 1, 2022
- 3 min
President's Message For September 2022
I may be a hopeless optimist, but indeed, September 2022 is off to a great start!
Viki Thomason
- Aug 1, 2022
- 3 min
President's Message for August 2022
Happy August! This month, I am celebrating the 19th anniversary of my arrival in Thailand. What an exciting journey this has been!
Viki Thomason
- Jul 8, 2022
- 2 min
President's Message for July 2022
First, I'd like to congratulate Rotary International President Jennifer E. Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario.
Dylan Thomason
- Jun 6, 2022
- 3 min
President Dylan's Final Message For June 2022
This is my last monthly Presidential Message for our bulletin before handing the baton over to my beloved wife, President-Elect Viki.
Dylan Thomason
- May 3, 2022
- 4 min
President's Message for May 2022
Rotary International President-elect Jennifer Jones asked all incoming district governors to imagine a world which deserves our best...
Dylan Thomason
- Apr 4, 2022
- 3 min
President's Message for April 2022
What does Maternal and Child Health have to do with Rotary? For starters, it’s not just the Rotary International theme for April.
Dylan Thomason
- Feb 28, 2022
- 3 min
President's Message for March 2022
Rotary clubs around the world continue to persevere in challenges like child health and safety, education, and peace and conflict resolution
Dylan Thomason
- Feb 1, 2022
- 3 min
President's Message for February 2022
The Rotary International theme for February is Peace and Conflict Prevention. What can you do to reduce conflict in your life?
Dylan Thomason
- Jan 4, 2022
- 3 min
President's Message for January 2022
As this past calendar year comes to an end, I would like to thank you, our members, donors, project partners, and friends for your support.
Dylan Thomason
- Dec 8, 2021
- 3 min
President's Message for December 2021
I’d like to invite everyone to consider this month as an opportunity to think about what we can accomplish next year.
Dylan Thomason
- Nov 2, 2021
- 3 min
President's Message for November 2021
I’m happy to announce the Chiang Mai International Rotary Club (CMIRC) is participating in its first Global Grant application.
Dylan Thomason
- Oct 8, 2021
- 3 min
President's Message for October 2021
How can we make the Chiang Mai International Rotary Club’s reach even stronger?
Dylan Thomason
- Sep 4, 2021
- 3 min
President's Message for September 2021
What can we do as a club safely and constructively to help the greater community at large?
Dylan Thomason
- Aug 3, 2021
- 3 min
President's Message for August 2021
Let’s tackle the bad news first. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take lives while vaccines continue to remain out of reach for most...
Dylan Thomason
- Jul 10, 2021
- 3 min
President's Message for July 2021
I begin my first presidential message by thanking you, our Donors, Community Partners, Club Members, Board Members, and Club Leadership...
Roger Lindley
- May 31, 2021
- 2 min
Message from the President, June 2021
As RY 2020-21 comes to its end, this will be my last posting on this segment; in the next edition of this bulletin PE Dylan will be sharing
Roger Lindley
- May 6, 2021
- 2 min
Thoughts From The President for May 2021
Well, just when we thought it “safe to go into the water again” here comes Covid-19 wave number three.
Roger Lindley
- Apr 18, 2021
- 1 min
Thoughts From The President For April 2021
In the future we will be hearing more about the need for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) within our Rotary Clubs, Rotary Districts...
Roger Lindley
- Mar 6, 2021
- 3 min
March 2021 Thoughts from the President
In February we celebrated both the birthday of Rotary International (116th) and of our club (7th). Our club continues doing good things...
Roger Lindley
- Feb 5, 2021
- 2 min
February 2021 Thoughts From The President
The ending of the calendar year in December brought a renewed hope of a return to a “new normal” in Thailand and in Chiang Mai.
Roger Lindley
- Jan 7, 2021
- 2 min
President's Message for January 2021
The club had quite a busy month in December with the completion of this year’s School Vision Screening Project visits to six tesaban schools
Roger Lindley
- Dec 3, 2020
- 2 min
President's Message for December 2020
During our regular meetings of the club, we have become accustomed to the standard opening line from our treasurer: “We are solvent’'
Roger Lindley
- Nov 5, 2020
- 2 min
President's Message for November 2020
We survived the rainy season and are now entering into the cold season of November through January with a double celebration
Roger Lindley
- Oct 6, 2020
- 2 min
President's Message for October 2020
Well, this was something I was not planning on doing during the month of September.
Clarence Shettlesworth
- Sep 10, 2020
- 2 min
President's Message for September 2020
4 and one quarter of us attended the District 3360 Vibrant Club Workshop in Uttaradit: myself, Foundation Chair Roger, Membership Chair Viki
Clarence Shettlesworth
- Aug 7, 2020
- 2 min
August 2020 Message from the President
July is the first month of the new Rotary year, and my first month as CMIRC President.
johnkschorr
- Jul 2, 2020
- 4 min
President's Message For July 2020
I would like to begin this month’s President’s Message (my last one) by thanking my colleagues at the Chiang Mai International Rotary Club.
johnkschorr
- Jun 1, 2020
- 4 min
June 2020 Message from the President
CMIRC members, our local partners and friends have been working hard to help meet the critical needs of the poor in Northern Thailand.
johnkschorr
- May 5, 2020
- 3 min
President's Message for May 2020
Once again, this month the big story is the pandemic and the socio-economic impact it has had...
johnkschorr
- Apr 14, 2020
- 3 min
President's Message for April 2020
There is no other way to start this message. The disease and the efforts to slow its progress have dominated life here in Thailand...
johnkschorr
- Dec 31, 2019
- 1 min
President's Message for January 2020
Let me begin by wishing all our readers a VERY HAPPY and PRODUCTIVE NEW YEAR! Our club begins the year with a great deal of optimism;...
johnkschorr
- Dec 6, 2019
- 3 min
December 2019 President's Message
I begin the message this month with the sad news that Chiang Mai International Rotary Club charter member Laurence O’Keeffe (right) has died
CMI Rotary
- Nov 1, 2019
- 2 min
Presidents' Messages
It was with great regret that at the Chiang Mai International Rotary Club (CMIRC) Board’s October 25, 2019 meeting, the CMIRC Board received
johnkschorr
- Mar 1, 2019
- 4 min
President's Message
February may be the shortest month of the year, but you wouldn’t know that by what our club accomplished this month!
johnkschorr
- Jan 31, 2019
- 4 min
President's Message
I will start with an appeal. We are off to a very busy start for 2019. Our club’s mission to improve the lives of children.
CMI Rotary
- Dec 1, 2017
- 2 min
President Message December 2017
It’s hard to believe that we are half way through the Rotary Year! In a couple of days, we will have our annual meeting.
CMI Rotary
- Aug 18, 2017
- 3 min
President's Message
Rotary International has announced a ‘PEOPLE OF ACTION’ campaign. In the 18 August 2017 edition of the Rotary Weekly bulletin is written:
CMI Rotary
- Oct 23, 2016
- 2 min
King Bhumibol Adulyadej
As a long-time resident of Thailand I learned of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s great work for his people, I remember being amazed.
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