SERVICE PROJECTSANNUAL REPORT 2011-<strong>2012</strong>David RecordService Projects Director<strong>The</strong> role <strong>of</strong> the Service Projects Committee for RCBS is tocontinue our existing projects, as well as identify, develop andimplement new educational, humanitarian, and vocationalservice projects that will help our local communities in Thailand.This year the Service Projects Committee met regularly at thelicensed premises <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> our Past Presidents and supported arange <strong>of</strong> new projects as well as continuing some existing ones.I would like to thank all the Service Projects Committee for theirregular attendance, support and ideas, and their time identifyingand executing our club’s Service Projects.Water Projects THB 2,654,440Guided by Rtn. Volker Betsch and ably assisted by Rtn. MarcoCasanova, the water team supervised the installation <strong>of</strong> 27 newwater projects. This is the second year in a row that Volker hasthis leadership when combined with such a heavy travel schedulemust be atoning for the sins <strong>of</strong> a previous life as we understandthat he has signed up for a third year under the Incoming ServiceProjects Director for the year <strong>2012</strong>-13. Volker also welcomed PPthe other very experienced members <strong>of</strong> the team.In March <strong>2012</strong>, Rtn Volker organised a very successful water trip with10 attendees from our club, plus 20 Rotarians from up country clubs.Whilst the individual sponsors are too many to mention in thiswrite up, a special note should be made <strong>of</strong> the Wild GeeseFoundation in Holland, who have fully funded 6 water systems<strong>The</strong> Flood Relief Committee also conducted a detailed review <strong>of</strong>existing installations in the Central Region, which will be coveredseparately in this yearbookHandicapped Projects – THB 650,030Guided by Rtn Chris Thatcher, with advice from PP Gary Worthingtonon existing projects, this sub-committee undertook severalprojects with institutions caring for the young, the deaf, the blind,the handicapped and the ill.Notable projects were with Ban Bang Boon Aids Hospice,Thungmahamek School for the Deaf, providing a sign languagecourse for parents and community members, as well as helping270 deaf children attend the National Boy Scout / Girl GuideCamp, and the Kwai River Christian Hospital in Sangkhlaburi,where we purchased an oxygen concentrator. We also continuedto support the very worthy Redemporist Vocational School inPattaya with the purchase <strong>of</strong> ROHO cushions for wheelchairboundstudents. This school comes under the auspices for theFather Ray Brennan Foundation, whose representative, FatherMichal Picharn, spoke at our club in April.Kids Day Out - THB 221,816It was a real pleasure to have our recent Past President John there is very little to say but what a great day it was for all involved– especially for the children from Pakkred, Ban Kru Noi andRamindra Homes. Always well supported by Rotarians and regularhas volunteered to organise it for a second time in <strong>2012</strong>-13.Youth THB 114,500Led by Rtn Chip Bowness, this sub-committee looked forprojects dealing with young people, including orphanages. Ithas supported projects from Books for Thailand as well as withSparrow Home in Nonthaburi. Further projects that Rtn Chipworked on were passed to the Flood Relief Committee whereRtn Chip was heavily involved in their hands on implementation.Low Income Communities – THB 227,600Under the leadership <strong>of</strong> Rtn Vince Shueh, this sub-committeeService Projects Committee:Marcel DubbelmanVince ShuehChris ThatcherVocationalLow Income CommunitiesKids’ Day OutHandicapped26 <strong>Rotary</strong> <strong>Club</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bangkok</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Yearbook</strong> <strong>2012</strong>
SERVICE PROJECTSANNUAL REPORT 2011-<strong>2012</strong>was involved in initiatives to create new self-sustaining projects inLow Income Communities in <strong>Bangkok</strong>. <strong>The</strong> subcommittee found away to support the Lad Prao 34 Klong Bangsue community, whichwith water pumps. One hopes they will never be needed but that, ifthey are, the community will not suffer a similar level <strong>of</strong> devastation.Continuing with this theme, working with the Mercy Foundation, the properties in the Rama 9 slum area.This was a particularly busy year in this sector, with the completion<strong>of</strong> a major project from the CIMBT Foundation for an IT LearningCentre in the Huay Kwang community. This was funded by CIMBTin the 2010-11 year but undertaken this year. It is described in moredetail on its own page in this book.Vocational – THB 142,900Rtn Marcel Dubbelman’s sub-committee provides assistance foreducational purposes and supported two notable projects in theNorth and North East <strong>of</strong> Thailand: with the Ban Reng Khai Foundationsupporting the Burma Children Medical Fund to provide tuition for20 health workers at a programme for Community Health Workersin Tak.Library Kits – THB 216,00018 kits will have been sponsored or funded this year.Contributions <strong>of</strong> THB 550,000 were also made to various Floodrelief funds, including the club’s own fund.Finally, I would like to sincerely wish Rtn Jon Plate and his incomingteam, many <strong>of</strong> whom have signed up from this year’s committee fora further year, as much fun and success in Service Projects as wehave had the past year.Volker BetschWaterMarco CasanovaWaterChip BownessYouthGary WhiteSecretary<strong>Rotary</strong> <strong>Club</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bangkok</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Yearbook</strong> <strong>2012</strong> 27