About RCHI

Rotary Club Hilversum International (RCHI) is a service club of inspired individuals whose contributions improve lives in communities locally and worldwide. We are a vibrant and diverse group with one common thread - we either have lived abroad or have an international background. Many of our projects such as Breaking the Ice and the Pony Event have benefitted children from underprivileged backgrounds living in 't Gooi region. And now, this year, we are bringing the international famous Elephant Parade to Hilversum, to support our charities of choice and to improve the life of people.   

From our Chairman

Welcome!

2024/2025 is an exciting year for our Club. We managed to get the International known Elephant Parade to our beautiful city, Hilversum. This coincides with Hilversum 600 where we will celebrate Hilversum's 600th birthday.

The Elephant Parade will be an opportunity to make a difference where the proceeds will go to two NGOs:

The Elephant Family, that aims to tackle the challenges facing Asia’s wildlife and the indigenous communities that live alongside them

and

Philanthropy Connections, founded by Hilversummer Sallo Polak, who does work especially for children in the most vulnerable situations in the border areas of Thailand, Cambodia and Burma, to improve their lives and give mainly childern a new lease on life.

This year our focus will be to connect to the international community in Hilversum since fellowship is a very important thing to us. To reach out and to connect since we feel connected to the environment around us and would like to make a positive impact to this: support less fortunate people in our environment. Through this we want to grow, since we would like to increase this impact on the world around us. And therefore we are very open to welcoming new club members. 

Are you open, interested in others around you, do you have an international background and would you like to join us? Please send us an email! connect.rchi@rchilversumintl.nl

Tammy Brazzoli, Chair Rotary Club Hilversum International 

Rotary Club Hilversum International brings the Elephant Parade to Hilversum

Elephant Parade® was initially established to support the recovery of baby elephant Mosha, who tragically stepped on a landmine in Thailand. Mosha was taken care of at Lampang, where she received a prosthetic leg and the love and care she needed to thrive. In 2006 the first Elephant Parade took place and the ones that followed were a testament to the power of community and the importance of protecting and preserving these incredible animals.

Elephant Parade Hilversum 600 will be an opportunity to make a difference. Proceeds will go to two NGOs:

The Elephant Family, that aims to tackle the challenges facing Asia’s wildlife and the indigenous communities that live alongside them

Philanthropy Connections, founded by Hilversummer Sallo Polak, who does work especially for children in the most vulnerable situations in the border areas of Thailand, Cambodia and Burma.

We invite everybody to join us for this extraordinary event, whether you are an art enthusiast, a conservationist, a Hilversummer or simply someone who is willing to make a difference. Support our Charities, by either sponsoring an elephant or buying our mini Elephants or Art Boxes, of which proceeds will go to our Charities.