Tim McGuire, President of Skål International
Chiang Mai & North Thailand and Skål International President Sonny Aung Khin
with the Skål International Twinning Certificate at the signing ceremony
held at Padonmar Restaurant, Yangon, Myanmar on September 20, 2014.
Members of Skål International Chiang Mai & North
Thailand, located in the North of Thailand, traveled to Yangon, Myanmar on
September 18 to spend a weekend meeting with Skål International Yangon
members and perform the twinning ceremony that cemented ties with members in
Yangon.
As part of the push by Skål Chiang Mai to create connections with different
Skål groups, members and guests recently traveled to Yangon with Air Bagan
to hold a twinning ceremony with the newly created Skål Yangon.
Skål Chiang Mai President Tim McGuire was joined by committee members and
Skål friends in the trip that saw Skål International Yangon President Sonny
Aung Khin and Tim McGuire sign the official twinning certificate at the
Padonmar Restaurant on September 20. The ceremony was witnessed by Skål
International Kuala Lumpur President Jean Wasser standing in for Marco
Battistotti, President of Skål Asia and Annette Kunigagon, Vice President
and Past President of Skål Chiang Mai as well as committee members Manfred
Ilg and Shana Kongmun. The clubs then exchanged banners before citing the
Skål toast in Thai, Burmese and English.
The clubs plan on holding joint activities and are certain that the
increased number of direct Chiang Mai - Yangon flights will enable more
frequent visits. Skål Yangon President Sonny Aung Khin said, “Good friends
make good business. The twinning of Skål International Chiang Mai and North
Thailand and Skål International Yangon hopefully will produce many exchanges
of visits between two cities.”
Skål Chiang Mai President Tim McGuire said, “What an honor and pleasure to
twin Skål Chiang Mai & North Thailand with the wonderful members of Skål
Yangon. The city was nothing short of spectacular and the food and tours
magical. I can’t express enough the warmth and sincerity I saw in the people
I met. My entire outlook on Myanmar has changed and I can’t wait to return
to this beautiful country!
“Sonny and his team could not have done a better job in welcoming us and
providing us with a completely awesome journey. I thank you from the bottom
of my heart and very much look forward to working closely with you all in
the future to strengthen the bond between our countries and to support and
assist one another in any way possible... Skål!”
