Surviving is hard but oh so much fun (sometimes)
On 12 May I finally made it to one of their first meetings since they started. Location: Bo Coffee, where they can use a private room. Very near the subway station Wudaokou, but nearly one hour by subway from gongti.
The new club is doing very well with new and dynamic members.
We are looking forward to organize a Gala with the two clubs (East and West), probably in Conrad Hotel on 25 June, details to be confirmed.
On 9 May a different location to do the elections of the new board for Rotaract East (Sanlitun): The Tree in Sanlitun, a well-known Belgian bar and restaurant.
The new team was elected, different nationalities, different faces. They will start their Rotaract year 1 July.
We were happily surprised by the invasion from many members of the Rotaract West (Wudaokou) who joined us for a pretty intense party.
Indeed our Birthday Boy Frederik paid us all a drink and they then switched to Tequila at some point. Somehow all Rotaractors made it home safely, if not the same evening…
Sometimes words are not needed. This year’s Art Jam was again a blast as the pictures tell the story.Seems we have hidden artists among us!
Location was again at the Crossroads Centre in Da Shiqiao Hutong. Proceeds (over RMB 1,500) went to support the 4th Edition of China Women’s Film Festival.
Great job by Jade and all the others!
On Friday 6 May 2016 our third anniversary lunch!
Our Belgian ambassador did the honor of joining us (again)(and yes he IS an approved Old China Hand!).
Location of course Morel’s Restaurant. Great conversation as usual!
Next lunch is Friday 3 June.
A quiet lunch this time, just after the (short) 1 May holidays, no speaker.
Sven H., one more new German member of our club was inducted.
Gilbert received his new Paul Harris Foundation pin, the PHF+7, see his collection, PHF+7 (2016) and PHF+6 (2016), plus the first one and all others together! Received for his work with Rotaract.
Rtn Daniel R. also got a PHF pin and brought the banner and news of the new Rotary Club of Tianjin.
Daniel Ralph, who runs URBRAU (König Ludwig Beer!) kindly gave free tickets for a beer festival in Shanghai.
We had a French visitor from the loverly region of Monaco, Rtn Yann G. from the Rotary Club of Beausoleil.
Rtn Jens H. tried a new role as Sergeant-at-Arms!