Ceremonies and celebrations held at District Assembly in Rayong
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Noraseth Pathmanand congratulates outgoing governor Siri Eiamchamroonlarp
(left) and incoming governor Thongchai Lortrakanon (right) as his first lady
Wipapan stands proud and ready to support her husband.
Phasakorn Channgam
Rotary International is the world’s first service club
organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs divided
into more than 500 districts worldwide. Many would come to believe that the
position of Rotary District Governor in one of the districts in the Rotary
world is a glamorous job. Little do they realize that to become a district
governor the person must go through a grueling test throughout his Rotary
life. He has to learn more than everyone else, so that he can convey his
knowledge of the Rotary procedures to Rotarians both young and old.
Past Rotary International Director Noraseth Pathmanand
installs Thongchai Lortrakanon as Governor of District 3340 for 2010-11.
A District Governor must be a most loyal person to the
Rotary ideals. He must be a good leader, father, son, brother and most
important, an excellent teacher. The Governor has a responsibility to travel
to all the Rotary clubs in his district to guide, instruct and assist in all
Rotary matters. He must be ready to sacrifice a lot of his precious time and
funds to be able to carry out his duties effectively during his tenure.
One such person is Rotarian Thongchai Lortrakanon, member
of the Rotary Club of Chonburi.
Having served for 19 years, including one year as
president of his club in 1993-94, Rotarians of district 3340 saw it most
fitting to elect Past President Thongchai Lortrakanon to serve as District
Governor for the 2010-2011 Rotary year.
Past
District Governor Premprecha Dibbayawan actively raising money
for the Rotary Sow the seeds of Love district benevolent fund.
The installation ceremonies were held to coincide with
the annual District Assembly at the Ploenta Restaurant complex in Rayong on
May 8, 2010.
The district assembly is one of the most important
functions in a Rotary year, where seminars are held for the training of
incoming presidents and the directors of all the avenues of service in all
the clubs throughout the district, preparing them to take over their
respective offices on July 1.
Past District Governor Pratheep Malhotra congratulates
the new governor and his first lady Wipapan (right).
Rotary district 3340 covers the northeastern and eastern
parts of Thailand wherein more than 1200 Rotarians in 58 clubs actively play
their part in serving their communities.
Supeepat Chongpanit, deputy governor of Rayong presided
over the ceremonies which saw Past Rotary International Director Noraseth
Pathmanand perform the ceremonial removing the badge of office from outgoing
district governor Siri Eiamchamroonlarp and installing Thongchai Lortrakanon
as the new district governor for the upcoming Rotary year.
Past District governor Jin Srikasikorn (left) receives a
gift from DG Thongchai.
In his acceptance speech DG Thongchai said, “I was first
introduced to Rotary by Past District Governor Prasart Euprasert and have
learned much more about this wonderful service organization when my eldest
child was selected to join the youth exchange program. … Later on, I came to
cherish Rotary and our ideals of service. Now as governor, it seems like
it’s the start of a new life. I will utilize my time as governor in the
service of our clubs and their members and assist them in their various
projects.
“I’m not a master nor am I a supernatural being,” he
continued. “I need cooperation from all Rotarians to effectively manage our
Rotary clubs for the progress and achievement of our humanitarian projects
to alleviate the hardships of our fellow man. One thing that I wish for all
of us to remember is our pride in being Rotarians and that our principle
motto is ‘Service above self’.”
Charming members of the Rotary Club of Mitraparp Khonkaen
are always the attraction at any function.
Members of the Rotary
Club of Plutaluang came in force
to wish the new governor and his first lady a most successful year.
A large contingent of Thai, English, French and German
speaking
Rotarians in Pattaya attended the historic function.
Master of Ceremonies “Hawaii” Bob Sutterfield welcomed everyone to the
Pattaya City Expat Club’s temporary meeting location at the Markland Hotel’s
Haad Sai Room on Sunday, May 16. After the usual morning announcements
including the availability of free blood pressure checks by staff from
Phyathai Sriracha Hospital, he called on fellow member Gavin Waddell,
international marketing executive with the hospital. Gavin told everyone
about the 990 baht physical check up promotion currently being provided by
the hospital till the end of May. He then introduced the speaker from the
hospital, Dr. Ketkamon Sangwichit D.D.S., who would be talking primarily
about veneer dentistry. Dr. Ketkamon is a cosmetic dentist from the
hospital’s staff.
Gavin Waddell, International Marketing Executive of Phyathai Hospital
Sriracha introduces Dr. Ketkamon Sangwichit, D.D.S.
Gavin noted that in dentistry, a veneer is a thin layer
of restorative material placed over a tooth surface, either to improve the
look of a tooth (cosmetic) or to protect a damaged tooth surface. He said
veneers were invented by a California dentist named Charles Pincus. They
were developed for changing the appearance of actors’ teeth. These first
veneers often fell off in a very short time because they were only held on
by denture adhesive. Today with improved cements and bonding agents, Gavin
said they can last from 10 - 30 years. Veneers are an important tool for the
cosmetic dentist to create a “Hollywood” type of makeover. Veneers can close
spaces, lengthen teeth that are worn, provide a uniform color, shape,
symmetry, and make teeth appear straight. Gavin then called on Dr. Ketkamon
to explain the process in detail.
Dr. Ketkamon started by asking the question, what is a
veneer? She then described dental veneers noting that veneers are thin, are
natural looking, and can be made from two different materials. One is made
with a composite resin and the other with porcelain. She said she would
limit her discussion to porcelain veneers because they are better and last
longer.
Dr Goong (Dr. Ketkamon Sangwichit, DDS) advises PCEC members on the
latest in the use of veneers in cosmetic dentistry, and to cover visual
tooth and bite defects.
She commented on some of the benefits noting that veneers
resist stain and abrasion effects of solvents plus they have biologic
compatibility. She then asked the question, who should use veneers? She
listed several reasons for choosing to have veneers by those with teeth
color defects, abnormalities of shape (malformed), abnormal texture, tooth
fracture, or problems with tooth spacing. She displayed several before and
after pictures showing the benefit of veneers.
She also explained the process for placing a veneer over
one or more teeth and explained how to maintain a veneer once it has been
placed over the teeth.
Open Forum MC, Judith Edmonds, invites questions from the
members and guests about life and living in Thailand.
She concluded by discussing another cosmetic dental
service offered by the hospital besides veneers. She quickly explained the
process of bleaching to brighten a person’s teeth and how one can maintain
their appearance after the bleaching. She then answered many questions from
the audience.
“Hawaii” Bob then updated everyone on upcoming events and
called on Judith Edmonds to conduct the always informative and sometimes
humorous Open Forum where questions are asked and answered about living in
Thailand and Pattaya in particular.
