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Event

Where There’s a Need,

There’s a Lion

On July 5th, 2017, the 33rd President of the Lions Club of
Bangkok Silom 310-D was sworn in at the installation ceremony
that took place at Rembrandt Hotel Bangkok. Harinder Singh
graciously accepted his new position, with a fi erce vision to

‘serve with determination’ —
the motto the club will stand
by during his presidency. The
club was founded in 1984 by
Dr. Krasae Chanwongse, with
members present from both
Thai and Indian communities.

Masala sat down with President Harinder to
learn more about the club’s aspirations.

What is the Lions Club about?
The Lions Club is the world’s largest service
club organisation with more than 1.4 million
members in 46,000 clubs around the world.
The Lions Club of Bangkok Silom 310-D is a
group of like-minded volunteers who want
to work together to help and strengthen
our local community through charity and
service. Our members have the opportunity
to get involved with great initiatives and help What type of activities are the members involved with?
those in need. Our club has initiated several projects, with many new projects in
the pipeline from August 2017 onwards. Our past projects include
What is the advantage of being a member? providing food to orphanages in Bangkok and Pattaya, distributing
There are many advantages to being a member of the Lions club. food and necessities for children at the Kiran Shankar Foundation,
Some of those include: cleaning the streets and planting seeds to improve our environment,
and aiding orphanages to be self-su cient.
• To serve those less fortunate than yourself in an organised and
e ective way Become a Lion member and serve with determination. The club
• Learn leadership skills valuable for your business and/or members meet once a month, on the rst Wednesday of each
professional life month. For more information, email lcsilom@gmail.com or visit
• Meet and work with in uential leaders in government, business their Facebook page Lions Club of Bangkok Silom 310-D.
and corporations, including Lion members from di erent clubs
and countries at various events, for example at annual Current committee members at Lions Club of Bangkok Silom 310-D
international conventions, area forums, etc. President: Lion Harinder Singh
• Practice your public speaking skills, not only within the club but Immediate Past President: Lion Sonya Manwani
when representing the club in the community Club Secretary: Lion Chuan Thakur
• Connect with people who share your values and commitment to Club Treasurer: Lion Amit Singh
the community Club Membership Chairperson: Lion Dr. Kamaljit Singh
• Belong to the world’s largest community service organisation, Club Director: Lion Raju Manwani
which takes on ambitious challenges, such as SightFirst, a Club Director: Lion Suresh Mutreja
programme that aims to largely eliminate preventable and Media Chairperson: Lion Kumar Raj
reversible blindness worldwide

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