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February 21, 2013 Officers and Members
RY 2012-13
Rotary Club of Holy Spirit Club No. 69935 RI District 3780 Philippines
Vol. V No. 25
MARCIA C. SALVADOR
President
Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors & RCC of RC Holy Spirit, with volunteers from other Rotary clubs, celebrate the 108th birthday of Rotary by providing medical, dental and diagnostic services to over 1,400 indigent patients
The annual partnership project Gamot Para Sa Kapwa medical/dental/diagnostic mission was held last February 9, 2013 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Don Antonio Heights for the benefit of underprivileged residents of Barangay Holy Spirit. With SM Foundation Inc (SMFI) as major sponsor, the project was coordinated by RC Holy Spirit. PP Dr Roger Belleza led a team of 23 doctors who gave free medical consultations to 896 patients. On hand to share their time and expertise were IPP Dr Jess Lim of RC Pag-asa, PP Dr Manny Po & Spouse Dr Nitz of RC SFDM, and PP Dr Leandro Sacro of RC Valenzuela RID 3800 who had all been invited by President Marcia. Doctors from the Capitol Medical Center, Quezon City General Hospital, the Don Antonio Heights community, and the SMFI mission team were there, too. PE Dr Eui Bong Jung administered acupuncture to 20 patients who had sought relief from various forms of body pains. Service Projects Chair Dr Marylene Martinez and Rtn Dr Jong Myeong Kim led a team of ten dentists in providing services to 228 patients. Dr Marylene and Dr Myeong stayed on until the last patient was served at around 5:30pm. IPP Dr Terry Amado of sister club RC Marikina North RID 3800 came with her daughter, a senior dental student. Members of the Interact Club of Holy Spirit National High School led by President Lovely Rose Paalisbo, Rotaract Club of Holy Spirit led by President Kevin Laragan, and the Rotary Community Corps of Kaligtasan led by President Marianita Mahinay were a great help during the mission. Together with Auditor Marites Nepomuceno, the Interactors manned the registration desks, with some assisting the dentists. SNG Chair JR Delgra and the Rotaractors took care of weighing and ushering in the patients and later helping as dental aides. Newly-inducted members Babes Bacula and Jerry Sy ensured the smooth flow of patients. Sports Chair David Kim ably and happily served as dental aide. PP Beth Sy made sure that the volunteers, doctors, dentists and nurses had sumptuous food, even bringing delicious kakanin and fruits. This has become a model of partnership for community service. SMFI provided free medicines, the x-ray mobile clinic, ECG machines, urinalysis and FBS services, and a team of doctors, dentists and nurses. The Don Antonio Heights Homeowners Association provided the venue, security & physical set-up, drinking water and breakfast for 15 doctors and technicians. St Benedict Parish Pastoral Council sent volunteers, provided the morning snacks and set up tents for x-ray patients. The Greater Don Antonio Heights Senior Citizens Association provided volunteers to assist the elderly patients. In addition to involving Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors and RCC of Holy Spirit, RCHS ensured the availability of teams of volunteer doctors, dentists and nurses. The club also provided lunch and afternoon snacks for all the mission volunteers, courtesy of RCHS members and friends. All in all, there were 119 mission volunteers. President Marcia served as overall mission coordinator and project manager. The value of professional & diagnostic services and medicines provided free to the patients would be at least P800,000. The benefits arising from diseases treated & prevented, increased productivity & motivation to work due to relief from sickness and discomfort from pain, and the like would require follow-on research to quantify.
FERNANDO M. DELGRA JR
Secretary & Chair - Youth Development
RICARDO P. SALVADOR
PP EMELINDA C. PALATTAO
Chair - Service Projects
WILLIAM P. FABROA
President-Nominee
BABES M. BACULA PP ROGELIO B. BELLEZA, MD ANGEL E. CASTRO JOCELYN M FLORES ROCA MARIE JURADO JERRY SY PP VIRGINIA ARDEN F. SY FERDINAND VALBUENA ANTONIO KENT VALDERRAMA ESTRELLA C. VALMOCINA PERCIVAL C. ZABALA
Associate Members (RI Pilot Program) NENG ATENDIDO LITO DELA CRUZ LIZA FERNANDEZ NELSON FRANCISCO MALOU JOSE TYRON KIM Honorary Members PDG DANILO V. FAUSTO AG EDMUND CHIU PDS SALVADOR VIARI JOSE B DEL ROSARIO JR FR STEVE TYNAN, MGL AG PP BETH CONSTANTINO AGR PP ERNIE PARANIS
Holy Spirit inducts 3 new members and reports progress on the clubs participation in the 3-year pilot project of Rotary International during the clubs 29th meeting last February 7th
The 29th meeting of RC Holy Spirit on February 7, 2013 was highlighted by the induction of three (3) new members, bringing to 25 the clubs total number of active members. This effectively meets the membership goal set by the club for RY 2012-13, even before the targeted date of March 31. More significantly, two of the new members are the clubs first conversions from the on-going 3-year associate member research project of Rotary International. RC Holy Spirit is one of 200 pilot clubs from among the worlds 34,000 Rotary clubs selected by RI to participate in the project from RY 2011-12 through RY 2013 -14. Before introducing for induction the associate members who have been invited and accepted to join Holy Spirit as active Rotarians, Ric Salvador, co-chair with IPP Ped Condeno of the RI pilot project, briefed the audience on what the RI associate member research project is all about and our progress relative to the outcomes desired by Rotary International from the project: Increase the in number and scope of community service projects, supported by having more hearts, more hands on board; Livening up of club meetings and activities; Improvement in gender-ratio (not a concern anymore for RC Holy Spirit); Decrease in average age in the club; and Increase in number of members due normal recruitment and conversions from associate membership. After the induction of associate members Babes Bacula and Jerry Sy as Rotarians, the club will now have six associate members left, and will henceforth recruit new associate members to replenish the pool. Chair Ric reported that the goal is to have at least 20% of all RCHS members come from associate members category, by June 2014. District Governor Penny Policarpio inducted former associate members Babes Bacula and Jerry Sy, and new member Chin Chin Jurado, after having been charged by PDG and RCHS Honorary Member Danny Fausto. IPDG Jess Cifra and Spouse Helen, DGE Francis Rivera and Spouse Holy Spirit Treasurer Peth, PDS Jesse Tanchanco, AG Beth Constantino and Peace President Morris Agoncillo of RC Loyola Heights graced the occasion.
New RCHS members PP Chin Jurado, Jerry Sy and Babes Bacula recites oath of membership before District Governor Penny Policarpio III. PDG Danny Fausto, AG/PP Linda Palattao, PP Beth Sy and President Marcia Salvador witness the ceremony.
Holy Spirit Peace President Marcia pose with the governors after the induction ceremonies. From left: IPDG Jess Cifra, PDG Danny Fausto, Guest Speaker Governor Penny Policarpio and DGE Francis Rivera.
Seated from left: RCHS Auditor Marites Nepomuceno, AG/PP Linda Palattao, PDG Danny Fausto, Governor Penny Policarpio, President Marcia Salvador, IPDG Jess Cifra, AG Beth Constantino, DGE Spouse Rtn Peth Rivera, Spouse Helen Cifra, PP Beth Sy, PP Chin Jurado and Rtn Babes Bacula. Standing: PP Dodgie Osabel, PE Dr Bong, Chair Ric Salvador, Chair David Kim, Rtn Percy Zabala, PN Willy Fabroa, Sec JR Delgra, Rth Ed Valbuena, IPP Ped Condeno, CP Nides Respicio, Rtn Kent Valderrama, associate Lito Dela Cruz, and Rtn Jerry Sy. Photos courtesy of PP Cong. Dodgie Osabel 2
RC Holy Spirit turns over reference books to RC Loyola Heights as support for the latters innovative Books-for-Peace Initiative
On February 7, 2013 during the clubs 29th meeting, ten (10) boxes of assorted reference books (encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs) were turned over to RC Loyola Heights to support its Books -for-Peace initiative. The books were received by Peace President Morris Agoncillo of RCLH, in the presence of IPDG Jess Cifra and Spouse Helen, PDS Jesse Tanchanco, AG Beth Constantino, all of RCLH. These books along with other volumes received by RC Loyola Heights from its donors will be sent to conflict areas in Mindanao and the Cordilleras through the AFP. Our heartfelt thanks to the following who donated the books: Mr & Mrs Zyrel Rojo of California USA, family friends of the Salvadors; Mrs Teresita Ladanga and Mr Renato Flores, high school friends of President Marcia; Mrs Nydia Chavez, President Marcias bosom friend; and RCHS Auditor Marites Nepomuceno.
PP Cong. Dodgie Osabel turns over the books to Peace President Morris Agoncillo in the presence of IPDG Jess Cifra and AG Beth Constantino
Selected photos of the medical, dental, and diagnostic mission February 9, 2013 at Don Antonio Heights QC Our very important clients . . .
Holy Spirit President & Mission Coordinator being interviewed by GMA News 3
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The robust menu of Holy Spirits continuing service projects serves as solid proof of Rotarys firm commitment to serve the community over the long term.
Milk feeding & health improvement program for 60 malnourished pupils over 100 days
Using club resources, donations from members, and some assistance from Cong. Winnie Castelo, RCHS has been providing milk and supplementary food to help improve the health of 60 wasted grade 1 pupils of Dona Juana Elementary. Teachers have happily reported to Project Chair PP Beth Sy the noticeable waist-line improvement on the part of participating students during the past few weeks. CHEERS! The 100-day program began last Nov 12, 2012.
Saturday mentoring sessions. Beginning last Oct 13, RCHS and officers & members of the Interact Club of Holy Spirit National High
launched the weekly Saturday mentoring sessions to help schoolmates improve their academic performance in subjects where they were weak. This is an on-going joint initiative of the club and the Interactors through the rest of the school year 2012-13.
Alternative Learning System being implemented by Sec JR Delgra and ALS of QC Inc with assistance from RCHS and club members.
Purpose is to help out-of-school persons to obtain high-school certification from the Department of Education after completing ALS. ALS sessions are held for 3 hours every Saturday over a 10-month period in three locations: St Peter Christian School, Barangay Holy Spirit with 24 ALS students Barangay Hall of Barangay Botocan QC with 31 ALS students Barangay Hall of Barangay Central QC with 19 ALS students
Sponsored scholarship grants for high-school graduates, on-going until completion of courses
One four-year college scholarship. Covers cost of tuition, books, course materials for a former Interactor, sponsored by President
Marcia Salvador from 2012-13 through 2015-16.
Five scholars for 2-year vocational courses at Elite Business School of Science & Technology, sponsored by AG/PP Linda Palattao
These continuing service projects of RC Holy Spirit are in addition to the clubs numerous finite duration projects such as medical-dental relief missions, disaster-relief & hunger alleviation projects, literacy projects, youth development initiatives, programs & parties to bring cheers to less fortunate children, DSG-supported water sanitation & disease prevention, and other projects that have already touched lives of over 5.000 since July 2012.
MORE PROJECTS IN PROGRESS: Projects with significant life-changing impact for beneficiaries & their families
Holy Spirit SMILES Project launched last August 14, 2012 for 16-month old Baby TJ who was given free cleft lip operation, medicines and hospital services. The second beneficiary of SMILES Project is currently in the process of medical assessment for readiness to undergo the procedure. Holy Spirit WHEELS OF HOPE Project rolled out last Sept 25 with the turn-over of wheelchair to a paralyzed breadwinner in Veterans Village in Barangay Holy Spirit. The second new wheelchair was turned over to another stroke victim last October 16. In both cases, the Project spread hope and happiness among the beneficiaries and their families. Project is-ongoing as we strive to serve more needy, indigent persons.
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Club business: Debrief by Pres Marcia on large-scale medical-dental-diagnostic mission Feb 9, 2013
Update on100-day milk-feeding & nutrition program at Dona Juana Elementary School Sponsorship of 5 officers of Interact of Holy Spirit National High to District RYLA in Corregidor District celebration of Rotarys 108th birthday and our proposed part in it Proposed member of District Nominating Committee for RY 2012-13 Pres Marcia Pres Marcia Night Chair PE Dr Bong
Venue: Residence of DGE Francis and Spouse RCHS Treasurer Peth Rivera in BF Homes QC
The third meeting of the newly formed club soon to be Rotary was held in Chicago at Charter Member, Silvester Schiels coal-yard office. A total of 15 members attended the meeting. It was clear that first on the agenda was naming the new club. Some members felt that the name should reflect a feeling of community. The first names proposed for the fledgling organization were: the Windy City Roundup, Chicago Fellowship Club, The Lake Club, or simply The Chicago Civic Club. The name The Trade and Talk Club also was
suggested. Although the suggestions for a name were bountiful, none seemed appropriate. When two in the group made proposals for the Blue Boys and The Conspirators, Paul Harris felt he should take control of the process. He brought a new name to the table. Since the charter members of the club had agreed to rotate meetings between members places of business with the leadership of each meeting also rotating, why not name the club The Rotation Club. The members of the group thought the name too clumsy and Paul resubmitted a final choice The Rotary
Club. That name stuck. And it sure seems more appropriate than The Conspirators. Dues were set at 0 cents allowing for club expenses to be paid from those 50-cent fines imposed on members who missed meetings or for other offenses. Members would have to requalify for mem-bership each year by gaining a two-thirds vote of the club. The newly-named Rotary Club chose Paul Harris as their first president; although he declined and Silvester Schiele took on the position of Rotarys first official leader. Thus The Rotary Club was off and running.
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Rotary clubs around the globe have many things in common, including a commitment to service. All year long, clubs are taking action to make a difference in their communities. Heres a roundup of recent club activities.
Bahrain The Rotary Club of Manama, Bahrain, donated a mobile diabetes unit to the Bahrain Diabetes Society as part of the clubs ongoing effort to combat type II diabetes among youth in the country, where the disease accounts for 12 percent of child and adult deaths. The van, which cost US$111,400 to equip, travels to schools and neighborhoods across the nation to screen children for diabetes and educate families on prevention. The units staff consists of volunteer doctors, nurses, and students from the Bahrain medical campus of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Cameroun Early last year, the Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora, Ont., Canada, worked with the Rotary Club of Bafoussam to install potable water systems in seven rural villages as part of Hand Up Cameroon, a project involving 34 clubs in Canada and the United States. One of the villages, called Bawouk, has 1,300 residents, who are mostly women and children; many of the working-age men have migrated to the nearby city of Bamenda to find work. The new water systems will benefit these families as well as the students and traders who come from neighboring villages for Bawouks primary school and market. Canada The 56 clubs in District 7070 (Ontario) set a new fundraising record in September for their annual Rotary Foundation Walk. More than 500 Rotarians, family members, and local residents helped bring in over $142,000 for the Foundation. District Governor Ted Koziel, Past District Governor Bob Wallace, and Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Wilfrid J. Wilkinson attended the event. In 2011, the district raised a total of $848,000 for the Foundation. Japan Twenty years ago, Grace Michiko Saito, of the Rotary Club of Tokyo Seijo Shin, founded Tokyo Grace, a charity that supports young musicians, children with disabilities, and the elderly. Since Saito began organizing biannual fundraising concerts for PolioPlus in 2002, Tokyo Grace has raised close to US$96,000 for polio eradication, disaster relief in Japan, and The Rotary Foundation. The concerts have featured distinguished vocalists, violinists, pianists, saxophonists, and flutists. The most recent event, held in November, raised more than $3,300.
The Rotary Club of Manama, Bahrain, donated a mobile diabetes unit to help combat type 2 diabetes among the country's youth. Photo courtesy of the Rotary Club of Manama
of Nicaragua with two semi-trucks full of donated Christmas gifts. Churches, school groups, and Rotarians from Iowa and seven other states work year-round to collect the goods. Since 2001, theyve shipped about 2,400 shoeboxes packages loaded with clothing, school supplies, and toiletries for kids 790 layette bags filled with supplies for new mothers, 100 bicycles, and 12 tons of food. Taiwan District 3500 had an all-time record number of Rotary Foundation Major Donors (individuals or couples whose cumulative donations to the Foundation total at least US$10,000) in the 2011-12 Rotary year. A ceremony at the district conference in April recognized 82 Major Donors, including three who decided to donate on the spot. Inspired by the generosity of his district, Tony Hung-Ming Chang, then district governor, declared his intention on stage at the ceremony to become a member of the Arch C. Klumph Society; he was inducted with his wife, Julia, on 26 October, along with three other couples and one individual from Taiwan who have donated $250,000 or more to the Foundation. The districts total contribution exceeded $1.5 million in 2011-12, another district record.
USA The Wekiva River Basin provides clean drinking water, habitats for indigenous plants and wildlife, and outdoor recreation venues across 380 square miles in central Florida, but excessive nitrates have degraded the water quality. To preserve the federally designated Wild and Scenic River and the local water supply, the Rotary Club of Seminole County South launched an initiative to promote river-friendly policies among homeowners and businesses. By signing on to the Wekiva River Promise, residents pledge to limit their use of fertilizer and pesticides, grow native plants, regularly inNicaragua spect their septic tanks, and write letters to government offiEvery November, the Rotary Club of Waterloo, Iowa, USA, cials in support of Wekiva River Basin conservation efforts. sends Rotarians and other volunteers to impoverished areas 7
Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
ROTARIANS PLEDGE
I am a Rotarian
I will always uphold the TRUTH. I am a Rotarian I will always strive to be FAIR in all of my dealings with my fellowmen. I am a Rotarian I will always endeavor to build GOODWILL and UNDERSTANDING in my community, among my countrymen and people of all nations. I am a Rotarian I will always seek to promote the greatest good for the greatest number of people in the spirit of ROTARY SERVICE. I am a Rotarian I will always uphold the Rotary International Motto, SERVICE ABOVE SELF.
5 Avenues of Service
Based on the Object of Rotary, the Five Avenues of Service are Rotarys philosophical cornerstone and the foundation on which club activity is based:
Club Service focuses on strengthening fellowship and ensuring the effective functioning of the club. Vocational Service encourages Rotarians to serve others through their vocations and to practice high ethical standards. Community Service covers the projects and activities the club undertakes to improve life in its community. International Service encompasses actions taken to expand Rotarys humanitarian reach around the globe and to promote world understanding & peace. New Generations Service recognizes the positive change implemented by youth and young adults through leadership development activities, service projects, and exchange programs.
As a Rotarian, I will
1. Exemplify the core value of integrity in all behaviors and activities
2. Use my vocational experience and talents to serve in Rotary 3. Conduct all of my personal, business, and professional affairs ethically, encouraging and fostering high ethical standards as an example to others 4. Be fair in all dealings with others and treat them with the respect due to them as fellow human beings 5. Promote recognition and respect for all occupations which are useful to society 6. Offer my vocational talents: to provide opportunities for young people, to work for the relief of the special needs of others, and to improve the quality of life in my community 7. Honor the trust that Rotary and fellow Rotarians provide and not do anything that will bring disfavor or reflect adversely on Rotary or fellow Rotarians 8. Not seek from a fellow Rotarian a privilege or advantage not normally accorded others in a business or professional relationship
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