Events

Please join us for this Rotary Year's 2nd Club Assembly to hear all the updates on our club's community service projects, events and fundraising activities.

We hope to see you there!

Buffet lunch: THB 550

Dress code: Smart casual, long trousers

To recognize World Polio Day on 24 October, please be invited to our club’s community service activity at Ban Khlong Noi Border Patrol Police School in the mountainous region of Pala-U in Hua Hin. There are 130 students in the school, grades 1 to 6, and the remote village is located about a 75-minute drive from the Hua Hin city center. This is the same school that we participated in a joint project with the Rotary Club of Bangkok Harmony on 7 September.

We are going to start the day by educating the local villagers on the poliovirus, then help them clean the school’s vegetable garden and repair the fence, and serve lunch and ice cream for the 100+ students and families.

  9.00   Provide knowledge about poliovirus        

10.30   Clean the vegetable garden and repair the fence

12.00   Lunch

The Rotary International theme for October is Economic & Community Development and we aim to help improve the lives of the underprivileged and disadvantaged in our communities.

Please be invited to the RI District Governor’s Annual Visit to our club scheduled for Saturday, 26 October at 12.00 pm. This official meeting is held every year and DG Jakchai will update our members on District 3330 goals and objectives as well as the latest information from Rotary International.

We will not have a club lunch meeting on Tuesday, 22 October due to the DG's Annual Visit.

Lunch meeting: THB 550

Dress code: Smart casual with trousers or Club jackets and/or Rotary shirts

Please mark your calendars and we look forward to seeing you there!

Dear Rotarians and Friends

Our November event will be at the beatifully refurbished and newly opened Carapace Beach Club, located on the beach behind the Best Western Hotel, Khao Tao.

With the choice of aircon or alfresco beach front dinning, it promises to be a memorable event. The Club is providing a very generous menu including:

Appertizers -  deep fried prawn cake and lemongrass, vegetable spring rolls with plum sauce, chicken satay with peanut sauce and French onion soup.

Salads - carprese, chicken and pinapple, German potato and wakame salad.

Cold Cuts - smoked salmon, pepperoni, mortadella.  

Cheeses with Fresh Baked Bread - edam, emmental and gorgonzola.

Main Course - pad cha seafood, roast chicken with teriyaki sauce, deep fried fish with fish sauce, steamed rice.

Carving Stations - roast beef tenderloin and roast pork loin.

Dessert - strawberry panacotta, mango with sticky rice, tiramisu, brownies and fresh fruit.

There will be draft Chang beer and the dinner wine will be Bandicoot Estate Premium Selected Shiraz and Chardonnay and also Brushtail Estate Grey Label sparkling wine for the 2 hour freeflow package, all for 800 THB, 500 THB for the buffet and soft drinks only.  Please try and bring the exact change, thank you.

We also have the boutique Fantini Winery wine tasting, promoting their Varieties Aglianco red, Calelenta rosato (rose), Gran Curvee Bianco sparkling, Montepulciano D'Abruzzo red and Pinot Grigo Terre Siciliane white, so come along and enjoy the flavours of Italy. 

Dress code is smart casual, please book early if possible, see you there!

Best Regards

Billy Popham

Please be invited to our club lunch meeting with guest speaker Rotarian Mike Doyle who is going to present the informative topic, “Avoiding Legal Disasters Associated with Estate Planning”. Mike is a U.S. attorney and a Senior Partner of Seri Manop & Doyle in Bangkok, and has been practicing law in Thailand since 1996. Mike is also a past president of the Rotary Club of Bangkok South and he presented some interesting expat legal issues to our club in 2010. We look forward to welcoming Mike back again and we hope to see you there!

Buffet lunch meeting: THB 550

Dress code: Smart casual with long trousers

Following our club lunch meeting on 12 November, we are going to visit Mercy House Children’s Home in Pran Buri to donate gifts for the 45 children who live there. This project is similar to what we did for the children last year at Mercy House in collaboration with Cyclists With Compassion charity bike rides. We also organized meals for 45 children and 51 cyclists through the Scholars of Sustenance Foundation in Hua Hin, and the children are going to participate in some activities in the afternoon.

We will depart Amari Hua Hin Resort by 2:00 pm and arrive at Mercy House about 2:30 pm. We hope to see you there!

Dear Rotarians

Karl StGeorge, the Western Seaboard Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce, Thailand (BCCT), will give a presentation on how the BCCT works in helping businesses and sole traders in Thailand, expand their spere of commerce in the Land of Smiles.

550 THB per person for the buffet lunch, dress code smart casual, no shorts please.

Best Regards

Billy Popham

Please be invited to our club’s Annual General Meeting for the election of six club officers for next Rotary year and a Club Assembly to update our members on this year’s community service projects and activities to date. Please note this is a club lunch meeting because our Christmas Fellowship Night is scheduled for 10 December. 

We hope to see you there!

Buffet lunch meeting: THB 550

Dress code: Smart casual with long trousers

Please join us at the 8^th Annual Music and Performing Arts Festival, “Honoring the Great Kings of Thailand” at the “Seven Kings” Rajabhakti Park on 5 December. The evening includes a Thai classical music orchestra with dancers performing a tribute to the Great Kings of Thailand.

16:30  Thai classical music orchestra performance

17:00  Opening Ceremony

The Mayor of Hua Hin, Mr. Nopporn Wuttikul presides over the ceremony with Mr. Somkid Chanthamalik, the Governor of Prachuap Khirikhan province. Incense and candles are dedicated to the Great Kings of Thailand with floral garlands for the altar of King Rama IX.

17:30  Dance Performances

- Patriotic flag dance with the Thai national anthem performed by students from Wang Klai Kangwon School, Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin (Wang Klai Kangwon Campus), and army cadets from the Army Cadet School

- Tribute dance to the Great Kings of Thailand by the Local Music and Performing Arts Center of Hua Hin with a Thai classical music performance of “Najakitarasarnutr” by the orchestra

- “Khon” dance performance (traditional Thai masked dance) from the Ramayana, "Yok Rob" episode, by the Hua Hin Khon Club

- Phatthavisai dance performance by the Yan Nawa Senior School in Bangkok

- Thai boxing tribute performance by cadets from the Army Cadet School

19:30  Remembrance Ceremony for King Rama IX

Mr. Somkid Chanthamalik lights a candle at King Rama IX’s portrait with a remembrance speech honoring King Rama IX’s contributions to society, followed by the songs "Father’s Tree" and "Love for Father Never Ends".

This annual festival is organized by the Learning Center of Local Music and Performing Arts in Hua Hin for cultural preservation and community engagement, with the Rotary Club of Royal Hua Hin as the sponsor of two nights’ accommodation and meals for the 100 youth musicians.

Dear Rotarians

Our Christmas Party will be on the beautiful terrace at the Carapace Beach Club, with a special two and a half hour Christmas buffet.

Appetizer options will be fish goujons, vegetable spring rolls with plum sauce and pork satay with peanut sauce. Also, an assorted salad bar of cucumber, tomato, onion, capsicum, sweet corn, carrot, red bean, cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower with thousand island, honey mayonnaise and Italian dressing. Finally pumpkin soup with freshly baked bread and spicy pork rib soup with lemongrass.

The carving station will have roast turkey and BBQ grilled pork loin, with cranberry sauce, peppercorn sauce, mustard or brown gravy. To complement the carving station there will be a choice of mashed potatoes, roast potatoes, peas and carrots. There will also be the option of panang chicken curry or deep fried fish with fish sauce with steamed rice.

The live cooking station will have Ceasar salad with a Parmesan cheese wheel, plus pastas with a choice of Bolognese, arrabbiata and carbonara sauces.

Christmas pudding with brandy sauce leads the desserts, also Christmas log, Christmas stollen, chocolate fudge cake, blueberry cheesecake, assorted Christmas cookies, strawberry panna cotta, brownies, mango with sticky rice and fresh fruit.  

There will be two and a half hours free flow to go with the buffet, 1,500 THB for free flow red, white and sparking wine and Chang beer, or 1,000 THB for the buffet and soft drinks. Please try and bring the exact money.

The party will be rocking with music from Nongdear Music, who will keep playing until late, and there will be special prices on bottles of wine once the free flow ends.

Also, if you have any guests coming from out of town, the hotel is offering rooms at a special price with a free upgrade and late checkout, please contact me for more details, if needed we need to book this deal direct via the GM.

The dress theme is Christmas Colorful, so dress to impress!

Merry Christmas!

Billy Popham

Please be invited to the Rotary Motary Rally & Toy Ride to the Cha-am School for the Blind and Multiple Disabled on Saturday, 14 December. This is a joint community service project organized by the Rotary Club of Bangkok South with the Rotary Club of Chiang Mai Airport and the Rotary Club of Royal Hua Hin.

     Rotarians are going to ride motorcycles and drive cars from Chiang Mai and Bangkok to Cha-am and we will meet them at the school to hand over 12 yoga balls and 12 bosu balls for muscle therapy to improve body balance, hearing aids, adult diapers, soap and shampoo worth THB 114,000.

     The school takes care of 48 children; 10 are 3-10 years, 38 are 11-22 years. Please bring a fuzzy toy or Teddy bear to give to the children. Attendees will give a donation of THB 500 per car or motorcycle as a fundraiser to help the school with their needs.

2:00 pm – Arrive at Cha-am School for the Blind and Multiple Disabled

Note: If you are unable to attend and would like to donate a fuzzy toy, please bring it to our Christmas Fellowship Night on 10 December.

Please register your attendance on CR as usual and we hope to see you there with the Magic of Rotary!

No club lunch meeting due to Christmas Eve.

Please be invited to the official handover of our classroom construction project at Ban Khlong Noi Border Patrol Police School in the mountainous region of Pala-U, Hua Hin on 7 January. This is another one of our joint community service projects recently completed with our friends of the Rotary Club of Bangkok South and the Rotary Club of Bangkok Harmony. Rotarians from both of those clubs will be joining us for the handover in the morning as well as our fellowship night at Monsoon Valley Wine Bar.

There are 130 students in the school, grades 1 to 6, and the remote village is located about a 75-minute drive from the Hua Hin city center. Depending on the number of our members who register their attendance through our club website, we will organize a van or two for roundtrip transportation, so please register early so we can plan accordingly.

  9:15  Depart Bluport Shopping Mall parking garage

10:30  Arrive at the school and visit their vegetable garden

11:00  Serve lunch and ice cream for the students

11:30  Handover the classroom construction project, desks and chairs, 160 library books, second-hand clothes, and 100 kg of rice

12:00  Serve lunch for the Rotarians

13:00  Depart from the school

As previously announced, please feel free to bring along any unneeded, second-hand clothing to add to what we’ve collected already to donate to the villagers. Be sure to register your attendance in advance and we look forward to seeing you there with the Magic of Rotary!

Dress code: Smart casual, Rotary shirt

The Rotary International theme for the month of January is Vocational Service to encourage Rotarians to use their skills and expertise to help their communities.

Please join us for our monthly Fellowship Night at Monsoon Valley Wine Bar from 6:00 - 8:30 pm on 7 January. We are going to have several Rotarians from other clubs joining us again and Monsoon limits the attendance to 55 people.

Also, if you register and then decide that you won’t be able to attend, please be sure to delete your name from the registered list on our Club Runner website so someone else can have a seat. We hope to see you there!

Dinner with free-flow wine and beer: THB 900

Dinner with soft drinks: THB 600

Dress Code: Smart casual

Please join us for another excursion to Ban Nern Payom School to celebrate Thai National Children’s Day with the students and teachers on 9 January. We are going to deliver 160 new books chosen by the academics of Chulalongkorn University to help expand the school’s library selection, as well as toys, blankets and ice cream for everyone.

Located in the mountainous region of Bueng Nakhon, the school and the local villagers are not connected to the electricity grid but a limited amount of solar power is in use. The school is about a 90-minute drive from the Hua Hin city center on paved roads and we will organize van transport depending on the number of registrations.

10:30 Depart Hua Hin city center

12:00 Arrive at the school

13:30 Depart from the school

Dress code: Smart casual, Rotary shirt

Be sure to register your attendance in advance and we look forward to seeing you there with the Magic of Rotary!

The Rotary International theme for the month of January is Vocational Service to encourage Rotarians to use their skills and expertise to help their communities.

Please join our club lunch meeting for an insightful presentation on the new organic produce purchasing platform “Truly Organic” by Nat Ponkrida, a former Rotaractor of Assumption University in Bangkok. Associated with the Thailand Organic Consumer Association, this local initiative is meant to facilitate the exchange of organic produce from the farmer to the consumer and drive sustainable development among health, environment and economics, drawing inspiration from successful models in developed markets.

Mission Statement

"This organic platform is dedicated to transforming the organic market by addressing the challenges of a value-driven yet complex industry, often tainted by shady transactions within the supply chain. By establishing a transparent and accountable governance structure, the platform aims to build trust and accountability among all stakeholders, ensuring every transaction is traceable from farm to table. This initiative is committed to promoting fair pricing practices that respect the work of farmers and provide value to consumers, ultimately creating a balanced, ethical marketplace. This platform fosters organic, sustainable development and encourages long-term growth that benefits local communities, integrity, and the environment"

We hope to see you there!

Buffet lunch meeting: THB 550

Dress code: Smart casual

Join us for International Charity Night 2025!

The Rotaract Club of Stamford International University, supported by the Rotary Club of Royal Hua Hin, Stamford International University and Market Village Hua Hin, invites you to the annual International Charity Night 2025 on Thursday, 23 January at the front of Hua Hin Market Village Shopping Mall. This year’s gala will feature live music and student performances, with the highlight of the evening, the International Costume Contest and Talent Show for students in grades 7 to 12 (M1 to M6), with prizes worth over THB 35,000!

The proceeds generated from the event are earmarked to fund the students’ community service projects including the provision of new batteries for solar power systems, and tables and chairs for classrooms at Chonprathan Pranburi School in Prachuap Khirikhan province, as well as future volunteer activities.

Time: 5:30 – 9:30 pm

Tickets: THB 500 per person including food, beverages, and a flower for the Popular Vote. (8 seats per table)

Please register your names on our Club Runner website as soon as possible and contact Rotarian Benjamas directly for tickets at 084-124-0888 or benjamas.uamsa-ard@stamford.edu

Dress Code:

Women: National costume or elegant semi-formal evening dresses (long or short) or smart casual

Men: National costume, jacket or smart casual with long trousers

Attendees dressed in international-themed costumes are eligible to win the Best Dressed Award worth THB 2,000!

Let’s continue to support this meaningful cause as every year while enjoying a fabulous night of culture, creativity, and giving back!

Please be invited to our club lunch meeting where our member Rotarian Michael will give an informative presentation on The Rotary Foundation (TRF), the mechanism that helps Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty.

We hope to see you there!

Lunch meeting: THB 550

Dress code: Smart casual, long trousers

Please join us at our monthly Fellowship Night for good fun and food at Harry's Restaurant & Bar. Be sure to register on CR as usual so we can inform the restaurant of the headcount beforehand to prepare for food and drink. We hope to see you there!

Appetizers: sausage rolls, spring rolls and coleslaw

Main dishes: BBQ pork ribs, meatballs with onion gravy, massaman chicken, steamed rice and French fries

Dessert: apple crumble with custard

THB 800: dinner buffet and free-flow wine and beer

THB 500: dinner buffet and soft drinks

Dress code: smart casual

Please be invited to the Rotaract Club of Stamford International University’s 6^th annual “All for One, One for All” day at Ban Wang Pla School in Pran Buri (Pran Buri Irrigation School). The Rotaractors will conduct their University Social Responsibility (USR) project from funds raised at their International Charity Night event held on 23 January.

In a joint project of the Rotary Club of Royal Hua Hin with the Rotary Club of Aireborough, we will donate 160 Thai-language books for children to augment the school’s library and provide lunch for the children, teachers and Rotaractors on the day.

Ban Wang Pla School educates 30 students in grades 1 to 6 with four teachers, and is not connected to the electricity grid.

7 February

9:30 am to 1:30 pm

Please register your attendance and we hope to see you there!

Please join us for our club lunch meeting where Past President Bernhard Marti, the chairman of the Rotary Inter Country Committee (ICC) in Switzerland, is going to present the latest developments of the committee in partnership with the Thailand-Switzerland ICC in our District 3330. Our member Past President Fredy has been the District 3330 Chairman of the ICC for the last two Rotary years and he will discuss the recent activities as well.

The Rotaract Club of Rajamangala University - Wangklaiganwon Campus is going to present their upcoming fundraising activity to be held on 25 February as well.

We hope to see you there!

Lunch meeting buffet: THB 550

Dress code: Smart casual with long trousers

Please be invited to the ‘United for Change’ charity fundraising luncheon organized by the Rotaract Club of Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin – Wangklaikangwon Campus on Tuesday, 25 February. The venue is the Rajamangala Chom Kluen Resort, located near the beach east of (behind) the Tamarind Night Market, and this event will replace our regular club lunch meeting at Amari Hua Hin Resort. Please register your attendance on Club Runner to show our support for the Rotaractors and their community service projects.

4-course luncheon

Thai traditional dance performance

Live music by students

Bartender show

Raffle prizes

Luncheon: THB 650

Dress code: Smart casual

Also, the Rotaract club together with the Faculty of Engineering, have co-organized a community service project on Saturday, 15 February at Baan Nern Phayom School in Bueng Nakhon, the same school that our club has been working with recently. The aim of this project is to support and improve the school environment while bringing joy and opportunities to underprivileged students. The planned activities include:

1. Renovating and repainting school buildings

2. Repairing the playground

3. Fixing the school fence

4. Organizing recreational activities for students

5. Providing lunch and snacks

6. Donating snacks, school supplies, and sports equipment to the school

7. Giving gifts to all students

Please contact Rotarian Benjamas for further information and we hope to see you there!

Please join us for our monthly Fellowship Night at Monsoon Valley Wine Bar from 6:00 - 8:30 pm on 4 March. Monsoon limits the attendance to 55 people so please register your names early. Please disregard this email if you've already registered.

Also, if you register and then decide that you won’t be able to attend, please be sure to delete your name from the registered list on our Club Runner website so someone else can have a seat. We hope to see you there!

Dinner buffet with free-flow wine and beer: THB 900

Dinner buffet with soft drinks: THB 600

Dress Code: Smart casual

TIME CHANGE: Please be informed that our club lunch meeting has been rescheduled to begin at 11:00 am due to the annual maintenance of Amari's electrical transformer with the Provincial Electricity Authority.

11:00 Meeting

12:00 Lunch

13:00 Finish

Please be invited to our club lunch meeting on 11 March where we will present an overview of our club’s committees and sub-committees with the roles and responsibilities that are required to manage the club. There will also be an update on our recent community service projects. Please register on CR so we can inform the hotel about the number of attendees for lunch preparation.

We hope to see you there!

Buffet lunch: THB 550

Dress Code: Smart casual, long trousers

Please be invited to attend the annual RID 3330 District Conference to learn about the latest of what's happening in Rotary and our district, and meet our old and new friends over two days in Nakhon Pathom province. The club awards ceremony is going to take place in the evening of 14 March, and the theme of the Governor’s Gala Dinner Party on 15 March is “80’s Disco Magic Night” with a lot of Rotary camaraderie and fun entertainment.

The conference is conducted in Thai with English translators broadcasting via ZOOM so bring your earphones to connect to your smart phones. Only Rotarians are allowed to attend the conference to ensure enough seating. Please register through our club’s website by 26 February if you plan to attend because we will register our attendees with the district on 27 February.

Cost

THB 2,300 for Rotarians’ registration plus 2-nights hotel accommodation paid by our club’s administration account (includes the Governor’s Gala Dinner on 15 March).

Rotarians’ spouses and partners are invited to join the Governor’s Gala Dinner at THB 1,000 per person.

Attendees need to cover their own transportation costs.

Friday, 14 March

13:00 – 16:30  District Opening Ceremony and District Achievements

18:00 – 21.30  District Awards Night Ceremony

Saturday, 15 March

7:30  Registration opens

8:30 – 12:00  Meeting in ballroom

12:00 – 13:00  Rotary Luncheon

13:00 – 15:30  Meeting in ballroom

18:00  Governor’s Gala Dinner registration

18:30  Governor’s Gala Dinner Opening Ceremony and Performances

19:00 – 20:00  Governor’s Gala Dinner

20:00 – 22:30  Fellowship Party and Performances

It’s a huge Rotary event and we hope to see you there! 

Please join us for our club lunch meeting on 25 March where our special guest speaker Richard Knight of Business Class Asia will give an insightful presentation on Financial Planning and Taxation. Also, President Benoit Fluck and Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Zurich-West in Switzerland will visit us and talk about their club service projects and activities.

“Financial planning isn’t just about money—it’s about freedom. Without a plan, you’re reacting, not deciding. You earn, you spend, and if you’re lucky, you save. But with a plan, you take control. You minimize waste, grow wealth, and protect against risk. Taxes take less, investments compound, and opportunities open. Most people don’t think ahead until it’s too late. They drift. The ones who win—who retire comfortably, who fund their ideas, who stay calm in crises—start early. They understand money isn’t the goal; it’s the tool. Planning well means having options. And in the end, options are everything.” Business Class Asia

We hope to see you there!

Buffet lunch: THB 550

Dress Code: Smart casual, long trousers

Please be invited to our April Fellowship Night to celebrate our club’s 15 years of community service and friendship.

We have a lot of Rotarians from other clubs coming so be sure to register your names early because we might be fully booked.

Important: Please let us know if you register and then decide that you cannot attend so we can give the venue an accurate headcount in advance.

Dinner buffet with free-flow wine and beer THB 1,000

Dinner buffet only THB 600

Dress code: Smart casual