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BloomScoop Volume 21, Issue 46

30 May 2013

Programme Call to Order Prayer & Anthem Introduction of Guests

— Pres Cheryl Gomez — Dir Luna Gaviola — PE Lisa Ponce Enrile

Mood Breaker

— SERENITY GROUP

Rotary Information

— PP Remy Calaguas

Guest Speaker — Silverio Anglacer, Fashion Designer, Silverio Couture Secretary’s Time Committee Updates President’s Time & Adjournment

— Sec/PN Jannette Valderosa — Service Directors — Pres Cheryl Gomez

Prayer

CONTRIBUTORS this WEEK PE Lisa Ponce Enrile ~Prayer Rtn Marilou Baarde ~ In Pursuit of Change

Dir Christine Diaz ~ Rotary News & Information

May those assembled here today enjoy the many offerings of Rotary. May we abide by the rules we have established, those of trust, fellowship, and ethics. May we place Service Above Self in our daily endeavors and may we always test ourselves and our efforts to be sure they are the truth, good for all concerned, of benefits to mankind, and provide peace and understanding. AMEN Members, regardless of their groupings, are encouraged to contribute and email articles, stories, tips, quips, digital photographs to the editor at BloomScoop@gmail.com no later than 3:00pm of TUESDAY each week. Articles in MSWord, MSPublisher, and/or plain text would be appreciated. Please cite your source of information, credit the author, and observe copyright laws. Digital photographs must include captions and not exceed 300x300. Action photos speak volumes and therefore preferable over posed and/or orchestrated group shots. The editor reserves the right to edit articles for style and length This newsletter is published weekly in eBook format by the Rotary Club of Waling-Waling Davao and may be distributed in its entirety to any and all Rotary Clubs provided the original source is acknowledged, as well as the BloomScoop. Online newsletter: www.rotarywaling-walingdavao.organdwww.facebook.com/groups/rcwwd Club events posted online courtesy of, and powered by

Press Release

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Pres Cheryl Leilani M Gomez chichimandap@yahoo.com

Mental Hospital Fire My story starts with my mom’s call. I missed a number of calls from her as I was still preparing for work. When I returned her call she was hysterical and told me that her office for the last 13 years was burning.. I immediately drove to her office and to my dismay, it was all in fire. Her possessions, files not to mention some of her appliances - and her prized laptop were in there and no one was allowed to enter any of the offices in there. My son and I stayed on to comfort her and saw the patients in one area of the compound, all secure in an area not to be affected by what was transpiring. Some of them were barefoot and without shirts as they were rushed out of the building. They were brought out in an orderly fashion, but the small details like having them put on their slippers and shirts were forgotten. That was when I decided to text our fellow Rotarians, my church mates and others who might show concern for the mentally ill patients. I was really amazed by the immediate response of people to be of service to others. I sincerely thank the following — the patients’ unsung heroes at their time of need:

Dimirie Foundation Salanatin Construction RC Pag-asa / President Aimee Bautista Dir Baby Vilela Dir Cecille Diaz Dir Christine Diaz FIDI through IPP Marivic Jimenez Marco Polo through PP Zony Reyes Reyna Shipping

Last week’s meeting was entertaining…….not only were we educated with the Japanese Etiquette talk of Rotarian Faye, we also learned new words and facts we can use for our upcoming travel to Japan. PP Lorna, please do a lot more campaigning for the trip to Japan, because probably more ladies are now encouraged to join the trip and apply what was learnt. For me, the most important message of Rotarian Faye last Thursday is that we have to show that Filipino women are respectable and full of grace. Kampai Rotarian Faye! The talk was followed by the parade of flowers. There were a lot of ladies in floral attire, but those who really stood out were PP Lorna, Rotarian Fely, Rotarian Cory, IPP Marivic and Director baby who had matching plastic flowers on her fingers and arms and her hair. To all our “Reynas” in the club, till the next activity……. Today, we are visited by Silverio who will be sharing with us some beauty tips. I’m sure that when we leave the meeting we will be physically more beautiful and more knowledgeable about how to make ourselves stand out among the pretty faces. Have a beautiful day ahead!

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Page 3 No. of Members Used in Calculating Attendance

Members Present & Made-up

02 May

09 May

16 May Sec/PN Jannette M Valderosa jvalderoza@yahoo.com

Average Unadjusted

Adjusted

26+4+6

75%

85%

28+1

73%

25+3+2

70%

75%

23 May

75%

30 May

Absent â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 23 May 2013

Make-ups

1. Treas. Marieflor Quirim 2. Dir. Ma. Luisa Aportadera 3. PP Remedios Calaguas 4. PP Divina Fe Boiser 5. Rtn. Sangeeta Chotrani 6. Rtn. Lydia Gilles 7. PP Ma. Luisa Jacinto 8. PP Renie Maguinsay 9. PP Vegloure Maguinsay 10.PP Corazon Reyes

for May 16, 2013

Extra Attendances

Make-up is two weeks before and two weeks after FROM THE DATE OF MEETING

Preparation for the Induction, Bloodletting and Supplementary Feeding- May 23, 2013

Guests:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Rtn. Faye Short VP Teresita Yniguez Rtn. Lolita Leticia Tai IPP Ma. Victoria Jimenez PP Evangeline Schwendener PE Lisa Ponce Enrile Rtn. Corazon Cuison Dir. Armi Geralyn Espiritu

Preparation for the induction, Bloodletting and Supplementary Feeding - May 23, 2013 1. Dir. Estela Maribel Vilela 2. Rtn. Maribel Chua

Michelle Nassin Adrian Torrente Bryan Buan Rotakid Eclair Barinan Rotakid Guia Espejo Rotakid Michael Diaz Rotakid Miguel Diaz Rotakid Jeanna Gomez Rotakid Thirdy Gomez

Service Files

Total Membership (except honorary)

Date of Meeting

Rotary News

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Hiroshima peace forum notes that peace begins with you By Arnold R. Grahl, Rotary News — 20 May 2013

BloomScoop Previous forums were held in Berlin, Germany, and Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Tanaka selected all three sites because they were affected by the events of World War II and now represent the healing power of sustainable peace between nations. “Every Rotary project, every act of service, is an act of love and kindness,” Tanaka said in his closing address. “When we serve in the right ways, and for the right reasons, we bring people together, in peace and in harmony. How could it be otherwise?”

Right pic: Past RI President Luis Giay (left), RI President Sakuji Tanaka (center), and Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Wilfrid J. Wilkinson (right) placed wreaths in Hiroshima Memorial Park during the third Rotary Global Peace Forum 17 May. Giay served as chair and convener of the forum. Left pic: RI President Sakuji Tanaka (right) and Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Wilfrid J. Wilkinson lay a wreath in front of the memorial. Photos courtesy of Noriko Futagami, The Rotary-no-Tomo

In a ceremony heavy with symbolism, RI President Sakuji Tanaka joined other Rotary and community leaders 17 May in laying a wreath in Hiroshima Memorial Park, dedicated to the victims of the atomic bomb dropped on the city during World War II. The subject of peace has been at the heart of Tanaka’s year as Rotary’s president. A member of the Rotary Club of Yashio, Japan, Tanaka selected Peace Through Service as RI’s theme for his year, and he organized three global peace forums to motivate Rotarians and others, particularly youth, to work for peace in their daily lives. The wreath-laying event took place during the third of these forums, in Hiroshima, Japan, 17-18 May. Tanaka also visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and signed the guest book, which contains messages of peace from many past and present world leaders. More than 2,700 people attended the forum, including Rotarians, community leaders, and students and alumni of Rotary’s Peace Centers program -- a peace studies initiative that provides future leaders with the skills needed to resolve conflicts and promote peace. The governor of Hiroshima Prefecture, Hidehiko Yuzaki, and the mayor of Hiroshima, Kazumi Matsui, also attended.

A call to action Participants at the forum also adopted a declaration, “Peace Begins With You,” which serves as a call to action for individuals to make a conscious effort in their daily lives to promote harmony with their neighbors and create friendships that transcend the divisions of nationality, politics, religion, and culture. “Today, as we leave this last Rotary Peace Forum, I ask you to understand that peace, in all of the ways that we can understand it, is a real goal, and a realistic goal for Rotary,” Tanaka said. “Peace is not something that can only be achieved through treaties, by governments, or through heroic struggles. It is something that we can find, and that we can achieve -- every day, and in many simple ways.” Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair-elect Dong Kurn Lee, of the Rotary Club of Seoul Hangang, Korea, spoke about the contributions Rotary has made in moving the nations of Korea and Japan closer together as allies and economic partners, healing old wounds. He quoted a Korean saying, “It takes two palms to make a clapping sound,” to illustrate that neither nation could decide alone to live in peace with its neighbor. “Every year, for the last eleven years, Japanese and Korean Rotarians have had a very special meeting: a Japanese-Korean friendship meeting,” Lee said. “It is a wonderful event. We talk about Rotary, and we do some Rotary work. But the most important part of the meeting is simply coming together, in Rotary fellowship. . . . Rotary has helped us to make our dream of peace between our countries real.” President-nominee Gary C. K. Huang noted that the idea of treating others as we would like to be treated ourselves is a common concept across cultures and religions. Rotary members strive to achieve this by putting service above self and by laying a foundation for peace. (Continued on page 5)

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“We build peace in the world by building peace in our communities -- within our Rotary zones and districts, and within our neighborhoods,” Huang said. “We build peace in our communities by forging friendships, and by cultivating an open mind and a welcoming spirit within ourselves.” Rotary in Japan Rotary has been in Japan since 1920 with the chartering of the Rotary Club of Tokyo. Other Rotary clubs soon followed in Osaka, Kyoto, Yokohama, and several other cities. Today, there are about 88,000 Rotary members in Japan belonging to 2,285 clubs. In March 2011, a massive earthquake off the coast of Japan and the resulting tsunami brought devastation to much of the nation. Rotarians around the world responded with moral and financial support, raising more than US$7.8 million for disaster recovery efforts in Japan and Pacific island nations. Rotary has a long-standing commitment to peace. At the grassroots level, members have worked to address the underlying causes of conflict and violence, such as hunger, poverty, disease, and illiteracy. Ten years ago, Rotary decided to take a direct approach to promoting world understanding by providing future leaders with the tools they need to “wage peace” on the global stage. Since 2002, Rotary clubs have annually sponsored up to 110 scholars who embark on one to two years of study, earning either master’s degrees or professional certificates in peace and conflict resolution at Rotary Peace Centers at universities around the world. Seventy peace fellows have graduated from the Rotary Peace Center in Tokyo at International Christian University, and another 21 are currently enrolled; 25 peace fellows from Japan have studied abroad at Rotary Peace Centers. 

In the face of danger by Megan Ferringer, The Rotarian -- May 2013 Political and religious leaders in northern Nigeria boycotted the polio vaccine in 2003, arguing the vaccine was tainted and part of a ploy to spread HIV and render girls infertile. Immunizations resumed in September 2004, after new tests convinced officials of the vaccine's safety. Photography by Jean-Marc Giboux In 1998, thousands of families in Sierra Leone fled their homes as the Revolutionary United Front executed its campaign of terror against civilians. Despite the chaos, health workers and volunteers carried out National Immunization Days as planned. Polio immunization teams searched for refugees along the nation’s roadways and in the jungles. Risking their lives as heavy artillery resonated nearby, they continued on, determined to provide lifesaving drops of vaccine to every child they could find. Today, Sierra Leone is polio-free. Because of the sacrifices of those who have participated in the global immunization effort, including hundreds of thousands of Rotarians, polio is on the brink of extinction. Teams have conquered the disease in war-ravaged countries and in regions grappling with political unrest. Only Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan remain polio-endemic. But obstacles persist in the final battle for worldwide eradication, and the disease has proved to be a complicated, contentious foe. Misinformation and rumors of conspiracy continue to sweep through some areas, as vicious and nimble as the virus itself. The small drops of vaccine, administered to save children’s lives, become a source of fear, and as suspicion and hostility grow, immunizers can become targets. The frontline heroes of the world’s war on polio are its health workers and volunteers – the nurses, mothers, fathers, Rotarians, and community leaders who travel door to door, in slums and in isolated villages, to carry out immunization efforts. And with the recent murders of at least 20 health workers in Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan, as of 2 March, eradicating polio has become an act of courage. Photographer Jean-Marc Giboux has reported on polio for 16 years, traveling through 15 countries in Asia and Africa, including Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Chad, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, to document the faces behind the campaign. “The polio workers travel through places of desperation and distress, through every slum, war zone, and refugee camp, with one mission in mind: to reach as many children as possible. No place is off-limits,” Giboux says. “They have a commitment to their cause that you don’t often see. Without them, polio eradication cannot happen. I’m proud to document their legacy.” 

Rotary Information

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HotShots

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Serenity Group spearheading the afternoon’s event with a mood breaker

PP Marivic introducing the notable speaker, Rtn Faye Short, who delivered a very interesting and informative talk

Dr. Michelle Naasin from Boston's children hospital (USA) giving commendable thoughts on her experiences at the House of Hope.

In celebration of Flores de Mayo (“Flowers of May”) -The ladies showcased their winning floral ensemble

Brainstorming for the upcoming bloodletting activity and supplemental feeding project of the club

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By Rtn Marilou M Baarde

"The only thing that is constant in this world is change" as the saying goes, and the right response to change is to acknowledge it. We in Rotary are embracing change because we realize that change is inevitable. Dealing with a lot of modifications in the organization's policies and rules does not come without any opposition. There are members who are considered conservatives and others radicals. But is change really necessary? Is it timely? Do we really need to conform? Some would agree to these changes, but there are also members who think differently when it comes to preserving the roots of Rotary as an organization. I do believe that in order for us to succeed in our future endeavors, we need to firmly advocate for change. The mere contentions would lie on the type of change we decide to adapt. The recently concluded COL (Council on Legislation) in Chicago attended by 532 delegates made changes to the RI Constitution, By-laws and Standard Rotary Club By-laws which will take effect on July 01, 2013. The dynamics of the COL process was published in the summary and comments made by PDG Doug Vincent of RC Woodstock-Oxford, Ontario, Canada, which we published in our BloomScoop last week. His lament was not having enough discussion on some issues that were proposed by Clubs and Districts that will eventually bring changes but were voted down many times. It all ended up not having to establish new policies or programs. PDG Doug Vincent was obviously frustrated by the process and does not find any relevance to what the COL Chamber is supposed to achieve. Judging by what has transpired in the 2013 COL, significant change is a farfetched reality for Rotary. It seems like the overwhelming desire for change is in the grassroots level and there is a call for our leaders to act on certain issues that would bring change to our global organization. The suggestions made by PDG Doug are actually very good and should warrant the utmost attention of our leaders.

Are there repercussions to not making the necessary changes? If necessary changes are not made, clubs whose issues were not addressed will definitely take the cudgel of unresolved matters. I wonder, what exactly are considered relevant issues that would merit the attention of RI? I guess, the scope in which the issues would affect the majority of our global community and not just the isolated ones. I am not trying to read their minds, but that is very logical, don't you think? However, despite all that have been said, the drive for change remains to be imperative to an organization like Rotary. Resistance is nothing new, but it challenges the very core of change. New members are needed in Rotary. Guided by the organization's principles and policies, we conduct ourselves in a manner worthy to be called Rotarians that is why we open ourselves to these changes. Having been in Rotary for almost two years now, I am still oblivious to the many rules and policies governing the organization. I always learn it the hard way--- making mistakes and charging it to experience. Nevertheless, it gives me the learning experience that I would hardly forget. Maybe we should also voice out and make suggestions like what PDG Doug did in his write-up and pray fervently that we will be heard and positive changes will be on our way. Issues and concerns can be deliberated upon at Club levels and elevate it to the District and for the District to bring it to the attention of the COL. Discussions done in the District level could help in generating for support and for finding immediate solution before the problems get worst. Getting the attention of our leaders for changes to be implemented is a worthwhile exercise. Being in Rotary is like living in a global society. Because of its diversity, we encounter a lot of challenges, and we have to take up those challenges and learn to turn it into opportunities in the pursuit of change. ď ś

Spectrum

In Pursuit of Change

Diversions

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Lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like that

BloomScoop

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SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

1 Anniversary

2 Membership Milestone

PP Zony & Bajun Reyes

Dir Baby Vilela (2002)

9 42nd weekly meeting

Anniversary

43rd weekly meeting

44th weekly meeting

Birthday

PP Nen & Paquing Santos

Dir Baby & Dave Vilela Anniversary PP Malou & Louie Jacinto

Spouse Tonying Llamas

28 Anniversary PP Lorna & Tonying Llamas

30 45th weekly meeting

Events Calendar

MAY 2013

Monthly Host Groups

M AKE - UP C ARD FOR V ISITING R OTARIANS

HARMONY GROUP (July, October, January, April)

The Rotary Club of Waling-Waling Davao certifies that

Corrie Cuison — Team Leader Gina Espejo Belinda Fernandez Lydia Gilles Marivic Jimenez Ning Maguinsay Marie Quirim Zony Reyes Vangie Schwendener Letty Tai Baby Vilela Tess Yniquez

Rotarian_________________________________ attended our regular meeting on _______________________________________

______________________ Jannette M Valderosa Club Secretary, RY2012-13

SERENITY GROUP (August, November, February, May) Marilou Baarde — Team Leader Luchi Aportadera Fe Boiser Remie Calaguas Sangeeta Chotrani Christine Diaz Luna Gaviola Cheryl Gomez Elsie Libron Feli Mahani Lisa Ponce Enrile Nen Santos Myriam Tan

DAVAO ROTARY MEETINGS Monday

RC Central Davao

1900

Grand Men Seng Hotel

Tuesday

RC East Davao

1215

The Marco Polo Hotel

1200 1200 1800 1830 1900

The Marco Polo Hotel Grand Men Seng Hotel Roadway Inn Lispher Inn Grand Men Seng Hotel

Wednesday RC South Davao RC Downtown Davao RC Davao 2000 RC Matina Davao RC Sta Ana Davao

RC Pag-Asa Davao 1900 Lispher Inn (1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month)

TRANQUILITY GROUP (September, December, March, June)

Ces Diaz — Team Leader Maribel Chua Mae Dolendo Gigi Espiritu Corina Guerrero Malou Jacinto Jo Liamzon Lorna Llamas Veg Maguinsay Gio McKay Cindy Prat Faye Short Janet Valderosa

RC Calinan Davao RC Digos

1900 2000

JM Bargamento Hitoan 3rd Floor, A & B Hotel

Thursday

RC Davao 1200 RC Waling-Waling Davao 1215 RC West Davao 1830

RC Davao Club House Grand Men Seng Hotel The Marco Polo Hotel

Friday

RC North Davao

1830

RCND Club House

Saturday

RC South Digos RC Toril Davao

2000 2000

Pearl Convention Center RCTD Club House

For a complete meeting list of all Rotary Clubs in D3860, please go to http://district3860.org/?page_id=334