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Thank you, D3750, D3720, RC Suwon Susong, Korea DG Jeong Wan Bae, The Rotary Foundation, and District 3790

GOVERNORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MONTHLY

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Escaler Elem School by RC Magalang

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Rotary Club of Iba

San Fernando Pampanga

Tarlac Metro health kit

Magalang Baguio Sunrise

Blessing and turnover by Rotary Club of Orion

10 newsletter ISSUE GOVERNORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MONTHLY

May-June 2015

03 From the Governor 06 RIPE Ravi 11 New Look My Rotary 17 Rotarians On The Internet

18 San Paulo Welcomes Rotary 22 Confessions of a Contrarian Rotarian 28 Byond at Nepal 36 Membership and TRF Data

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To my Best Class Team, I need you to be present on 20 June 2015 at Hotel Stotsenberg for one day of bonding, recognition, and thanksgiving for all the blessings that we receive and give, as individual, as club, as Rotarian. At the start of the year, I asked you to be the best of the best. I asked you to give and wait not to receive. I asked you to grow, to perform, to accomplish beyond club level. I asked a lot. And yes, you gave a lot. I have no words to express my feeling of thankfulness and appreciation for all that you have done. No words are enough. Let me show you, be with me, on the last event of our term - Year End Review and Thanksgiving.

BEST CLASS 2014-2015 DISTRICT GOVERNOR

DENNIS NORMAN T. GO Major Donor Civil Engineer Mayor, Gerona, Tarlac TRF Annual Giving Breaking Record of USD 367,164 and Membership Count of 2,888 Rotarians as of 12 June 2015

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MESSAGE

When I began this Rotary year as your president, I wanted us, above all, to Light Up Rotary. I wanted us to share with the world how many wonderful friendships and experiences we have found in Rotary, and how Rotary has transformed and enriched our lives. I knew that by telling others about Rotary, we would increase membership, build stronger clubs, and improve our ability to help people in need. As we end this 2014-15 Rotary year, I am honored by your response and will always be grateful for how you have risen to this challenge. You have answered my call to Light Up Rotary by holding many successful Rotary Day celebrations in your communities; you have outdone yourselves in your contributions to our Rotary Foundation; and you have moved all of Rotary forward with new members and new clubs.

GARY C. K. HUANG Rotary Club of Taipei

When I chose my theme for my year as president, I was inspired by the words of Confucius, who said, "It is better to light a single candle than to sit and curse the darkness." This year, more than 1.2 million Rotarians, along with Interactors, Rotaractors, Rotary Youth Exchange participants, and Rotary Peace Fellows, have lit their own candles in tens of thousands of communities. Together, the lights we have kindled have created a great light that shines for all the world to see. I thank all of you for the opportunity to serve as your president this year, and for the hard work and dedication of our volunteer leadership and our staff members. I came to them with high expectations – and they delivered. I also am grateful for the many friends I have made during this Rotary year, and for the wonderful visits I've had to so many places. I will always remember, with great fondness, riding on the Rotary float in the Rose Parade, watching children enjoy the Japanese drummers at the Rotary Day open house at RI headquarters in Evanston, and bicycling through the night in Colombo during the Ride to Light Up Rotary event, celebrating a polio-free Sri Lanka. I have seen a new energy in Rotary this year, and felt a new excitement. We've seen more and more women and young people join Rotary as well – including my wife, Corinna, and our three children. I hope that in the year to come, you will continue your wonderful work to Light Up Rotary – and to help it Be a Gift to the World.

GARY C. K. HUANG RI President 2014-15

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MESSAGE from THE ROTARY FOUNDATION TRUSTEE CHAIR

ach month, I have tried to highlight various priorities of our organization's largest charity, The Rotary Foundation. They were my own thoughts, but I hope you found them helpful.

JOHN KENNY Trustee Chair 2014-15

Our principal goal is the eradication of polio. Some of you may ask why we are still pursuing this when many of your countries haven't had a new case of polio for years. It is important to remember that we gave our word to eradicate polio, but we have not yet done so. We must continue until we finish the job – until all the children of the world are free from this dreaded disease. It is surely the wish in all our hearts that there is peace in our world. Our Foundation is endeavoring to advance this wish with the establishment of Rotary Peace Centers in various parts of the world – a pertinent program in these troubled times. Our Annual Fund goal of US$123 million is still achievable if our giving continues at the same generous level. Every Rotarian should give to the Foundation, each according to his or her means. In my final message, I would like to express my thanks to those dedicated Rotarians who have supported our Foundation during the year simply by doing good in the world. I am always conscious that Rotary is a volunteer organization. The important work of our organization is undertaken by the Rotarians who are helping those less fortunate in their own communities, and in communities throughout the world that they may never even see. I have always deemed it an honor to have been president and trustee chair. Thank you for giving me that privilege. Remember, the future of Rotary is in your hands.

John Kenny Trustee Chair 2014 – 15

MAY JUNE 2015

RIPE

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Rotary Club of Colombo Sri Lanka

From left: Son Krishna, daughter-in-law Neesha, Vanathy, K R Ravindran, daughter Prashanthi and son-in-law Nicolas Mathier. Photo: Alyce Henson,RI

n an era gone by RI’s incoming President K R Ravindran, known to the entire Rotary world as ‘Ravi,’ would have been compared to a cowboy who shoots straight from the hip. He has the height for sure, to begin with…. After great persuasion and one failed attempt at the Chennai Institute, Ravindran agrees to an interview. Extremely shy of “publicity,” he makes several attempts to fob me off, but finally agrees, tying it up with the multidistrict PETS, ‘Sangamitra,’ on his home turf — Colombo. Ushering me into his study, which is strictly his personal space, at his elegant and tastefully done up home in Colombo, the Founder-CEO of the publicly listed Printcare PLC, “arguably the largest producer of tea bag packaging in the world,” talks about his childhood, college days in Chennai where he met his beautiful and graceful wife Vanathy, admired across the Rotary world as much for her sarees as her poise and elegance, the setting up of his business, and his long years in Rotary. 6

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For his term beginning next month, Ravindran has several aces up his sleeve for his year, one being to run Rotary like a business. When people ask him why, “I tell them I know Rotary is not a business, but I see no reason why it shouldn’t be run as a business, with accountability and transparency.” No Rotary moment Both his grandfather and father were Rotarians, and he first joined the Rotary Club of Bandarawela and shortly after, the Rotary Club of Colombo. He was 21. Candidly he says he has no single “defining or Rotary moment” to relate. Though involved with some very significant projects such as leading the polio eradication drive in his country or rebuilding schools destroyed in the tsunami, his best moments are those “that I spend with my friends in their homes in many countries, chatting away till the early hours,” he smiles.

He pays a tribute to his uncle — R Krishnamoorthy, a highly respected former Advocate General of TN — and his aunt Kanagam, for their guidance and support during his formative years in Loyola.

An enterprise begins So he returned to Colombo and joined the family’s printing business and he is grateful to his uncle A Ramanathan, who readily welcomed him in. It was a period when tea was being exported in bulk out of Sri Lanka. The youngster had a smart business idea — to introduce high quality packaging for tea bags, for which Sri Lanka had neither the technology nor the quality. When he met Merrill Fernando, a tea industry heavyweight, there was a meeting of minds and after just one conversation Fernando agreed to invest with him and thus was born Printcare.

I ask him about the moments that led to his acceptance of his nomination for President. He explains that when the committee met in August 2013, he had gone to sleep by 10.30 p.m. because he was not expecting to be nominated. “I was only expecting a call the next day to be told who won the nomination.” But his phone rang at 3 a.m.; PRID M K Panduranga Setty, a member of the committee and someone he respects a lot, was on the line. “I said: ‘Pandu, go to sleep, we’ll talk tomorrow.’ Pandu quickly interjected: ‘Wait, wait, Chairman Eric Adamson wants to talk to you.’?”

A strong friendship which began then has endured and Ravindran looks up to him even now for advice and counsel.

The procedure is that before announcing the RI President-nominee, his consent is sought and because the committee met well past 5 p.m. the switch board operator at RI was not available. So Setty volunteered to get him on the phone. When his consent was sought, he responded: “I’ll ask my wife! By then Vanathy was also up and when I posed the question to her she nodded with a smile! The rest is history. And by morning my phone was so hot it stopped functioning.”

Ravindran started Printcare in a garage-sized space, printing tea bag labels. The first four years were tough; “for three years I was struggling financially, worked the machines myself sometimes, carried the finished products to customers in the boot of my car and had only two workers to begin with. It wasn’t that I was struggling to make a living. Vanathy and I were happy with our modest lives and we had a great family to support us.”

Early years

His father, the son of a district court judge in India, settled in Ceylon after marriage and was the MD of a newspaper, “and my mother was a lady of remarkable fortitude.” She was paralysed early in life, but made a partial recovery. “She was a wonderful supporter of mine and very proud of me.”

Born into a well-to-do Sri Lankan Tamil family, Ravindran graduated in commerce from the Loyola College in Chennai, where he met Vanathy, an Economics graduate from Stella Maris College. With his college mates he would “hang around” the sylvan surroundings of the ubiquitous Woodlands restaurant near Stella. “But we never met alone,” he smiles. He was very much into sports in his school and college days, playing Rugby (for South India), cricket, tennis, water polo and even boxing. After graduating at 21, he returned home to work at the family tea plantation in Haputale near Nuwara Eliya in 1973. The idea was that he would learn the job and return to Colombo after a few years where he could run the head office. But it did not quite work out that way for it was a socialist era and soon the family’s plantations were nationalised; “leaving us without our assets and me without a job,” he recalls.

Printcare has evolved into one of Asia’s most respected printing, packaging and digital media solutions provider with cutting edge technology and multiple factories, including one in India. Ravindran is of the view that labour laws are so stifling in Sri Lanka that companies like his are automating more and more. That, he says, is a pity.

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Business philosophy

You have to coax out all this information from Ravindran as he admittedly has a “phobia about publicity,” and faced a dilemma while taking his company public “because you’re supposed to be in the eyes of the media to support your company’s share prices and I was a very reticent MD who preferred to keep a low profile.” The company’s (SL) Rs 2 share is now trading at Rs 42.

But doesn’t so much time devoted to Rotary affect his bottom line? “Who knows? If I had devoted cent per cent of my time only to business, I may or may not have done better in numerical numbers but I would not have been richer in mind and body,” he says, adding, “I would never have built a professionally managed company as I have now because everything would have revolved around me. Don’t make the mistake of evaluating success by money alone, but look at the values you cherish, and the excellence you practise and create. We run a highly ethical company shunning business which requires any element of unethical practices. We are good role models by any standards, following the highest levels of transparency and honesty. We neither make contributions to politicians nor are we prepared to give kickbacks to buyers and government officials at any level. A lot of these values came from my association with Rotary including the joint community projects we do with workers. The community around us has benefitted hugely because of us.”

But slowly he opens up to say, “we are a unique and pretty classy company, excelling in what we do. Our packaging is quite stunning and absolutely world class. Just walk into the Harrods tea department in London and you will see the array of our packaging.” Apart from Dilmah, Printcare’s packaging is also used by renowned companies like Unilever, Twinnings, Tetley, Typhoo, Hallmark, Victoria’s Secret and others. Companies like Target, Best Buy, Decathlon use their digital services and buy their RFID labels. They are also the biggest suppliers to the telecom industry in Sri Lanka. An astute businessman, he visits stores overseas and deliberately buys products containing his packaging. Sometimes he will search for defects that only his trained eye can note, carry it back to Sri Lanka to his factory “and throw it at them saying: ‘What is this junk that you are producing!’?” A lingerie moment! Once, at the lingerie section of M&S in Sheffield, England, where he was checking out the packaging, a matronly lady supervisor stood behind him, and stared hard at him with folded arms. “I looked at the bra box in my hand, looked at her and thought there was no point in telling this lady that I’m only interested in the box and nothing else. So I dropped it and walked off, quite embarrassed. I do go through some situations like that!” Last year he was declared one of the country’s top 10 ‘business personalities of the year’ and his company listed among the “top 15 best places to work in Sri Lanka.” 8

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So is it possible to be ethical and do business? “It’s tough at the beginning but then it becomes a habit and everyone in the company begins to speak the same language. It becomes the company culture. I have to admit though that we succeed largely because we are so heavily export oriented with very little dealings with Government.” And now, “nobody solicits anything from us, for our reputation is strong. But it does mean that you must have the courage to turn down seemingly lucrative business deals,” he adds. To a question on his decision to list his company in the stock exchange, he responds, “I went public not because I needed the money but because I have this philosophy that you must live as though you will die tonight. But plan as though you’ll live 100 years. When you think you might die tonight ... my table is always clear, my emails answered the same day or next, my calls returned and my bills paid. I don’t have outstanding to anyone. Your perspective to life changes.”

Also he “thought if I die tonight, my wife and children (who were then young) can never run this business, and should be able to sell the company. But of course our Board saw other benefits too.” Family But that has changed now; his son Krishna, armed with a management degree from Georgetown University, Washington DC, and having worked for J P Morgan for a while in New York, joined his father 7 years ago. But Ravindran believes that while inheritance is by birth, management positions have to be earned by proficiency and skills for the job. “Because if you hand over a good business to an incompetent and incapable child, he will ruin himself, the business and the family as well. You and I know many such cases.” But Krishna, with his “analytical skills and experience at J P Morgan,” has added great value to the management team and has rapidly moved up the ladder by his own ability, winning the confidence of his colleagues. He is married to Neesha, a software engineer from Carnegie Melon, and they have a daughter Raika who is the apple of the grandpa’s eye. As we chat, the child is back from her immunisation shots and Ravindran leaps out of the chair to cuddle her and introduce her. “The biggest thing I’ll miss being RI President is being close to her,” he rues.

Natural grace Her father has the rare ability to wear his power lightly and not strut around like the salt of the earth. He has a natural grace … when Rotarians mob him and seek pictures with him at the few events I’ve seen him, his smile is warm and genuine. So how does he manage this? He smiles: “The other day at San Diego somebody senior told me you are now RIPE, you can’t go around between tables talking to everybody like this. I told him, ‘Why don’t you walk out of this building with the President or anyone you consider senior, hail a cab and then tell me if the cabbie cares two hoots who you are!’ All these bundas, as we say in our language, are only within these four walls. To me this is just another job and a temporary one at that. It is best I keep my feet firmly on the ground and not lose my head in the clouds.”

Ravindran’s daughter Prashanthi, educated at the London School of Economics, is married to Nicolas Mathier, a person of Swiss origin, and lives in Singapore. Prashanthi, an advertising professional, is a clone of her father, able to mix and work a room with ease, is affectionate and full of fun. MULTIPETS @ CEBU

But it’s more than just that … it has to do with pedigree, upbringing, childhood values. I come away from the interview musing on this, and seek a final comment on his impeccable sense of dressing and the well-groomed look. Clearly embarrassed, he shrugs it off, saying “I dress like this,” pointing to the simple cotton shirt in floral design he is wearing for the dinner he is hosting for senior leaders of the multidistrict PETS meet that begins the next day. - See more at: http://www.rotarynewsonline.org/articles/Aco mboofstrengthsuccessandeleganceJun15#st hash.oA06hUE0.dpuf

MAY JUNE 2015

CLUB INVOICE

Reporting of Incoming Club Officers for 2015-16

Dear Club Officers:

e would like to remind you that, in preparation for the July 2015 invoice, all membership updates must be reported to Rotary International directly or through your integrated local database on or by 1 July. Invoices are calculated based on the 1 July club membership reported to Rotary on or by that date. No adjustments will be made to your invoice once it has been issued, so submitting membership data promptly will ensure you receive an accurate invoice. While these updates should be made through whichever process you currently use, we ask that you also verify that all the information is correct in Rotary.org. If you haven’t already done so, please update your club’s incoming officer information in My Rotary. It’s imperative the names and email addresses of club officers are entered into our system to ensure continued communications through the leadership changeover in July. Visit Rotary.org to learn more about the new club invoice. If you have any que s t i o n s , p l e a s e c o n t a c t u s at clubinvoice@rotary.org. Best regards, Lori Carlson Chief Financial Officer Rotary International

REMINDER TO CLUBS

his is a quick reminder to let you know that incoming club officers (2015-2016) need to be reported to Rotary International before 30 June 2015. That is, you need to ensure that current club officers report their incoming club officers in My Rotary once they have been elected. Currently, 19% of Clubs in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands and 38% of clubs in the Philippines do not have incoming officer information listed in Rotary’s database. This has improved from last month’s figures at 24% and 46% respectively. But there is still a long way to go with little time left. With the changeovers happening in late June or early July, it is imperative that these incoming officers and their email addresses are entered in our system to ensure that communication to clubs continues with the change in club leadership. Reporting incoming club officers means that they will receive the level access they are entitled to in My Rotary and they won’t miss out on any important Rotary mailings relating to their role. Incoming club officers will have access to a whole range of information and tools which will help them plan for their coming year and provide a ‘health check’ of their club. Come the start of the Rotary year, they will be able to perform club administration such as view and update their membership lists, club details and view and pay their club invoice. Presidents elect can also go into Rotary Club Central now and start entering their club’s goals for the coming year. In order for current club officers to do this their role must be reported in the RI database and they must be registered for My Rotary. To access a How-To guide on adding incoming club officers, please click on the following link: Reporting Incoming Officers. If any current club officers are not registered for My Rotary please let us know and we can help them register. If there are any clubs which, due to extenuating circumstances, cannot report their incoming officers via My Rotary, please contact risppo@ rotary.org.

MY ROTARY CLUB & DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION PAGES Dear Club and District Officers:

etween 19-22 May, we are introducing several updates to the Club & District Administration pages that will make your administrative tasks easier:

Quick links: Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be able to designate favorite links from the Club & District Administration section and access them from your My Rotary dashboard. See an example. Terms of access: Incoming club and district officers will have access to club and district information by 1 June. Most outgoing club and district officers will retain access to the information for 12 months. Overall redesign: Related activities will be grouped together on Club & District Administration pages. See an example and the new landing page. If you have questions, contact rotarysupportcenter@rotary.org.

Incoming club and district officers will have access to club and district information by 1 June

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MY ROTARY

SAR

Use the same guidelines for Rotaract Organization Fees, Club Charter Fees, Reinstatement Fees. TRF contributions SHOULD NOT be deposited here.

CLUB & DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION

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CLUB ADMINISTRATION

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

Update Rotary member and club data; pay Rotary club dues; download club sponsorship materials; donate and find forms and instructions. You can also update Rotaract member and club data. Click

Club number/Club name (e.g. 16893 Mabalacat ) SAR Invoice No..xxxx or Charter Fee or Registration Fee

MANAGE MY CLUB

PHILIPPINES BPI PAYMENT GUIDELINES RESOURCES & REFERENCE Be Vibrant Club Strategic Planning Guide Learn about Club Roles

TRF

For Annual Programs Fund, Polio Plus, Grants (Please indicate GG#) 0011-1829-09 for Peso 0014-2171-42 for USD

DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION

Review club finances; update district appointments; submit conference information; recognize volunteers; donate; and find forms and instrictions Click

Donor No. or Club No. and Donor Name or Club Name & No. (e.g. 6871236 May Valdez or 16893 Mabalacat)

APF SHARE or POLIO or GG No.

MANAGE MY DISTRICT

RESOURCES & REFERENCE District Leadership Plan Lead your District: Committee Learn about District Roles REPORTS Find club, district and regional reports for membership, contributions and recognitions, Presidential Citation and program participants and alumni PEOPLE & DIRECTORIES Find your club and district representatives and regional coordinators; locate club meetings around the world in the Official Directory; and learn about Rotaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership team.

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PH I L L I P P I N E

ROTARY MAGAZINE OF CHOICE

BPI Account No. 3371-0064-93 (Pesos) BPI Account Name: Philippine Rotary Magazine Foundation, Inc. Reference No: Club number/Club name Email to office@philrotary.com cc ganethercutt@yahoo.com (until 30 June 2015 only), with your club PRM subscription form, to update your club info particularly the address where the magazines will be sent to.

GET READY FOR YOUR JULY CLUB INVOICE

CREATE A MY ROTARY ACCOUNT TODAY

our next club invoice will be available online in late July. Make sure youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able to access it by creating a MY ROTARY ACCOUNT.

To improve the new member experience, club secretaries are asked to register new and terminated members within 30 days, or by 1 January or 1 July, whichever is sooner, and to report incoming club officers by 1 February of each year.

HOW TO CREATE

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MAY JUNE 2015

MEMBERSHIP RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS To International, Regional, District and Club Leaders:

Council on Legislation dues increase begins in July

n increase to the Council on Legislation dues goes into effect in July, and it will be reflected on the July club invoice. The Rotary International Board of Directors approved the increase from $1 to $1.50 in October 2014. The Council, which meets every three years, will meet 1015 April 2016 in Chicago when selected representatives from each Rotary district will review and vote on proposed legislation..

e are excited to share with you the details of the new Rotary International Membership Development Award! As many of you are aware, Rotary previously administered several membership awards: Membership Development and Extension Award, Recognition of Membership Development Initiatives, and the Smaller Club Membership Growth award. Your feedback over the years has guided the Board of Directors to refine and streamline these individual awards into a single comprehensive program. The new program Ÿ Clarifies and removes many of the redundancies and ambiguities

in achievement categories Ÿ Reduces the administrative burden of governors and their

designees in making award determinations Ÿ Increases the accuracy and validity of the achievements Ÿ Provides opportunities for Rotary leaders to recognize each other

for membership achievements The Council considers proposals to change RI's constitutional documents and resolutions that express an opinion or make a recommendation to the Board. RI's Bylaws, which govern the relationship between Rotary International and Rotary clubs, can be changed only by legislation by the Council. The bylaws include provisions covering the formation of new clubs, types of membership within a club, club voting in district elections, and per capita dues. The increase will be reflected on the July club invoice. This is the first such increase since 2002, and it will help ensure that there are sufficient funds to meet Council expenses in 2016 and future years. The Council on Legislation gives Rotary members a voice in how our organization is governed. If you have any additional questions regarding the Council or the additional dues increase, please contact us at RI.ClubFinance @rotary.org.

For the first time, it will also measure membership progress for the entire term of the Rotary year, from 1 July to 1 July each year. The new program launches now and two types of recognition are available: A: RECOGNITION BY THE RI PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS Rotary International will calculate data and recognize achievements for the period of 1 July through the following 1 July each Rotary year in the categories listed in the brochure. Award certificates as PDF files will be sent via email by 31 August to district and zone leaders. Nomination forms are not necessary. B: PEER-TO-PEER RECOGNITION This flexible award provides volunteer leaders a chance to highlight any individual, club or district, any time and as often as you like, for creative or outstanding initiatives in membership development. We hope you will take advantage of this award in place of Recognition of Membership Development Initiatives or Smaller Club Membership Growth award. A blank certificate template is available to download under “Membership Development Award” at www.rotary.org/ awards. Please contact us if there are any questions. Thank you for your support for membership development! Membership Recognition Team Membership Research and Programs

NOMINATION FOR 2015-2016

CHANGES TO CASH CONTRIBUTIONS FOR

ROTARY GRANTS

Dear District Rotary Foundation Committee Chairs, District Grants Subcommittee Chairs, and primary contacts for grants in progress:

n 1 July, The Rotary Foundation’s funding model goes into effect. Sponsors must contribute an additional 5% for any cash contributions made to The Rotary Foundation for global grant applications submitted on or after 1 July. This additional 5% will help offset the costs of processing and administering the funds, which do not go through the three-year investment cycle. We’re updating the online grant application tool to automatically calculate the 5% and to show the total amount required to fully fund the project. Paul Harris Fellow recognition points will be awarded on the full cash contribution, and charitable tax receipts, as applicable, will be on the total amount of the cash contribution. The additional 5% is not matched by the Foundation. The additional 5% is not required for contributions sent directly to the project bank account. However, these contributions do not generate Paul Harris Fellow recognition points and tax receipts will not be issued by The Rotary Foundation. Please tell Rotary members in your district about the changes, and direct any questions to your regional grants officer. Thank you for everything you do through The Rotary Foundation.

GLOBAL ALUMNI SERVICE TO HUMANITY AWARD AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR AWARD Rotary Service Connections To:

2014-15 Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinators

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2015-16 Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinators 2014-15 District Governors 2014-15 Rotary Coordinators 2014-15 Rotary Public Image Coordinators 2014-15 District Alumni Subcommittee Chairs 2014-15 District Rotary Foundation Chairs 2014-15 District Grants Subcommittee Chairs

reetings from Evanston! We would like to invite you to submit your zone/region’s nominations for the 2015-16 Global Alumni Service to Humanity Award and Alumni Association of the Year Award. Nominations are due to RI World Headquarters by 30 June 2015 for the 2015-16 awards.

Sincerely, If your term as RRFC will end on 30 June, we encourage you to work closely with your zone’s 2015-16 RRFC to select your nominees. 201516 RRFCs will also have their own opportunity to submit nominations for these awards in June 2016.

Abby McNear Rotary Grants Manager Tel 1.847.425.5656 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL One Rotary Center | 1560 Sherman Ave. Evanston, IL 60201 USA

ROTARY ALUMNI Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ

Interact Rotaract Rotary Youth Exchange Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Rotary Peace Fellowships Global Grant Scholarships Vocational training teams (members and leaders)

Ÿ District Grant scholaships Ÿ New Generations Service Exchange Ÿ Rotary Foundation awards to individuals

in former TRF programs, such as: Ambassadorial Scholarships Grants for University Teachers GSE Rotary Volunteers MAY JUNE 2015

JUNE is ROTARY FELLOWSHIP MONTH

bserve Rotary Fellowship Month in June by helping members get involved with Rotary beyond their clubs and across national boundaries. Whether members are interested in vocational service, recreational activities, or visiting Rotarians around the world, they can come with others who share their interests through programs like Rotary Action Groups, Rotary Fellowships, Rotary Friendship Exchange and Rotary Service Connections. The programs can help yor club establish a twin club relationship or find a partner for a service project.

Attending a Rotary International Convention is one great time to meet friends and partners from other parts of the world.

President Sam Kumar of RC Central Pangasinan and AG Chuck Gueco of RC Angeles Kuliat spent time at ROTI Booth 196 at the RI Convention in San Paulo, Brazil, distributing ROTI brochure and meeting many friends from all parts of the world.

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ROTI BROCHURE

SAN PAOLO WELCOMES ROTARY

Many of our global Rotary friends are attending the Rotary International convention, held this year in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Around 15,000 Rotarians will be together to Rotarize and recharge their batteries with new and unique leadership skills and ideas. On the first night, following opening ceremonies, participants were treated to a genuine Carnivale celebration and parade. It is always great to experience this fun and fellowship, in addition to renewing friendships with many friends around the world.

THE STAGE SETTING IN SAN PAULO CONVENTION CENTER Chuck Gueco, RID Guillen Tumangan abd PDG Oyan Villanueva

FUTURE

CONVENTIONS 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 -

The House of Friendship opened June 6, at the Rotary Convention in São Paulo featuring member projects and ideas from around the globe.

President Sam with ROTI members at ROTI booth

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Seoul, Korea, 28 May-1 June Atlanta, USA, June 10 to 14 Toronto, Canada, June 24 to 27 Hamburg, Germany, June 1-5 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, June 7-10

FROM A FIRST-TIMER

It was a wonderful experience attending my first Rotary international convention. Thousands of Rotarians and friends from all over the world with the same vision to make the world a better place to live for every single living thing on earth. Got alot of new friends, met alot of my facebook friends... new hopes...you are amazing... good bye for now... see you all in seoul, korea next year for the 2016 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION... Pres. Sam Kumar, RC Central Pangasinan D3790 Philippines

NOT TOO EARLY TO REGISTER FOR KOREA

www.rotary.org 10-14 June 2017 ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA

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MEMBERSHIP EXCERPT OF LETTER TO DGE KEN

ne very important lesson that Rotary leaders should remember: time flies, and a year is mighty short. You are a DGE now; you will be a PDG before you know it. So, ACT. It is good to think and deliberate about the great wonderful things you can and would like to do, but thought without action does little good. Our business is service, as Rick King has often said, and we are surrounded by people in need of our service. Our ambition for bigger things can prevent us from seeing the needy, and from helping them even when we see them. Let us not abandon our ambitions, but let us not be ever alert to the opportunities to do good that are nearer at hand. Helpful service, even if only partial and not well designed, is still much better than no service at all. Lead your clubs to act on that truism, and have a very successful and gratifying year. There are of course various measures of success. One that you will always remember will be the number of new members who joined your clubs and remained members as of June 30, 2016. That is because the lifeblood of a club is its members; there will be no club without members. That is why the search for new members is a continuing year-long activity of the club. Since 1986, when we reached 1 million members, intensive drives to organize new clubs and gain new members were launched every year by presidents (not including me and two or three others). Thanks mostly to the admission of women Rotarians, we gained 200,000 new members, but we have been stuck at 1.2 million for something like two decades now. In that period, probably more than one million men and women joined Rotary and left it because those who were drawn in by our campaigns did not find Rotary their cup of tea. They did not find Rotary worth their time. The best way to attract and keep new members is to have a good club: one that counts in its membership respectable members of the community, holds interesting programs in pleasant places, has high fellowship, and engages in community improvement activities that the members can be proud of and in which they will be glad to get personally involved.

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The best way to attract and keep new members is to have a good club: one that counts in its membership respectable members of the community, holds interesting programs in pleasant places, has high fellowship, and engages in community improvement activities that the members can be proud of and in which they will be glad to get personally involved.

Mat Caparas was the first Filippino president of Rotary International He initiated the national PolioPlus campaign in India on May 1 1987. As a club, though, Rotary had started the campaign earlier. Thus, it is significant that the Rotary EndPolio Flame touched down on Filippino soil! (In pic, Caparas watches while Indian Min for Health Saroj Khaparde administers the polio vaccine).

Of these, the last one is certainly the most important, for good members will not long remain in a club they cannot be proud of and that make no serious attempt to improve. Just what activities the club should pursue to win it public approval and new members will depend on different factors of time and place, but some kinds, like those that promote the good of children, seem to be a safe bet. Since three years ago, we in the Philippines have been encouraging every Rotary club in the country to hold every month a public school childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s party hosted by the Rotarians celebrating their birthday that month. It is a way to acquaint the Rotarians with the deplorable conditions of the public schools, the poverty of the children, and the difficult job of the teachers. It is also hoped that the children will learn to look up to the Rotarians as friends, and, since the Rotarian hosts would usually invite some school officials and government officers to the party as their personal guests, the project can result in infusion of Rotary values into government function.

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We are nowhere near accomplishing our purpose, but we have progressed much already, thanks to our way of launching the program every year. We celebrate July 1 as Rotary New Year Day when a new year of Rotary service begins. Many clubs publicly perform their continuing community service, such as free medical and dental service, milk for infants, and the like, but their most important activity that day is the public school childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s party. And we announce these significant activities in Rotary New Year cards that we send to friends announcing the day as well as the praise-worthy things Rotary is doing for the country. Too many times, I have heard otherwise good talks on membership that unfortunately fail to lead to concrete action. I do not want to make the same mistake, so I inserted the Philippine experience although it may not be applicable here where your school year ends in June. But if you like the idea, you may want to choose some other activity pleasant to children to which you can lead your clubs when they talk of club membership. Then, in the words of the late RIVP Monty Audenart, you will at least make some children happy. And I say that is the least we can do for children to whom we are leaving a world so sadly broken. I wish you all success to make it better.

A nation of manners and discipline. By DIR ANTON HERNANDEZ, RC MABALACAT During travel in Japan with family

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MAY JUNE 2015

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An Essay by Bill Philips RC Lawrenceburg Tennessee, USA

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am a Contrarian Rotarian. Since 2012, I have been actively involved in a campaign that questions Rotary’s direction with specific concern about its Future Vision initiative. What you are about to read are my personal feelings which in no way represent the position of either my club or my district. The act of publicly expressing disagreement with Rotary policy is unusual in the Rotary world; it makes people uncomfortable. I have often been questioned and have in fact questioned myself on why I have started down this road less traveled. What exactly am I trying to accomplish? Why is the journey so important that I would expose myself to the criticism that would surely result; and in the process virtually eliminate any opportunity to personally advance in the Rotary world? Why have I chosen to become a Contrarian Rotarian? This essay contains answers that have surfaced after more than a little soul searching. While this may be a self serving rationalization for engaging in what many will view as inappropriate; I can assure you that my feelings are genuine and well intentioned. As my friends and colleagues will testify; I may occasionally spread a little organic fertilizer, but I will not lie. Why is such a campaign important? Although Rotary membership is growing in developing countries, its numbers are declining in North America and other donor regions. If this trend continues, Rotary as we know it will die. I sincerely believe the old maxim that “The World Needs Rotary”. Rotary has done a lot of good in my community, and Rotary has done even more good in the world. There is still much that Rotary can do, but this will not be possible if Rotary membership continues to decline. In order for Rotary to grow, it must find a way to truly engage its clubs and club level Rotarians, especially in the developed world where needed resources exist, but Rotary membership is in its greatest decline. I believe a reemphasis on fellowship, hands on service, and support for local clubs would be a wonderful place to start. What do I hope to accomplish? At the most basic level, I hope to convince Rotary leadership to reinstate The Rotary Foundation’s Matching Grant Program or a reasonable substitute that will assist individual clubs and Rotarians to leverage their resources and do projects that are within their experience and unique skill sets. I also hope to convince Rotary leadership to reinstate corporate support of the now defunct Group Study Exchange program. My strategy is to build a case on why these programs were important, why their elimination was a mistake, and most importantly why they should be reinstated. I am not interested in finding fault or leveling criticism at what has already been done, but I am very interested in undoing the elimination of programs that were gateways to international service for so many Rotarians.

Contrarian A person who takes a contrary position or attitude; Example: Specifically an investor one who buys shares of stock when most others are selling and sells when others are buying

On a higher level, I believe that Rotary is moving in a direction that is losing sight of its core values; namely the bringing together of professional, business, and community leaders for fellowship, networking, and activities that serve their local communities and beyond. I believe the vast majority of club level Rotarians are virtually unaware of this, primarily because the activities of Rotary International are so far removed from their own experience and ability to participate; but also because many newer Rotarians have never experienced the Rotary that existed a few short years ago. Therefore, my intermediate goal is to raise awareness on this shift in direction, why it is relevant to the operation of local clubs, and how the shift affects a club level Rotarianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to enjoy Rotary while practicing Service Above Self. On the highest level, I hope to encourage a ground swell of opinion and informed discussion that will help the leadership of Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation rediscover the programs and club focus that made Rotary successful. I want to see a Rotary that once again values doing actual service ahead of simply collecting money for faceless non-rotarian groups. I want to see a Rotary that once again evaluates projects mostly on the good they can do and less on whether they will generate favorable publicity for RI and its leadership. I want to see a Rotary that once again fills a service niche that Rotarians are eminently qualified to fill as opposed to a Rotary that turns its back on small but effective projects while vainly reaching for bigger and better things. I want to see a Rotary that once again relies on the experience and talent of its rank and file membership and less on the recommendations of paid bureaucrats, third party consultants, and deep pocket non-rotarian donors. I want to see a Rotary where The Rotary Foundation once again supports the effort of Rotarians through their hands on projects and less on being a foundation that pursues its own agenda while expecting unconditional support from Rotarians. The bottom line is that I want to see a Rotary that is once again a club centered association of independently operating clubs that are united in the ideals of friendship and service. I want to see a Rotary that rejects the flawed parts of a vision that is causing it to become a large, impersonal, centrally controlled, quasi-political collection agency for its own foundation and non-related groups. I want to see a Rotary that once again lives up to its own ideals!

One Final Thought: I fully recognize that a single Rotarian, a single Rotary Club, or even a single Rotary District has little chance of affecting such a change. I have therefore joined with a group of experienced and committed Rotarians who are dedicated to raising the awareness described herein and ultimately supporting an effort that will help Rotary return from a well intentioned but misguided detour. The effort is frustrating and lonely; but someone has to try. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. What I can do, I should do; and what I should do, by the grace of God, I will doâ&#x20AC;?. Quotation by Edward Everett Hale recited by DGE Charlie Laine in 1986. This is why I have become a Contrarian Rotarian. Thank you for reading. Yours in Rotary Service Bill Phillips PP, RC of Lawrenceburg, TN, USA District 6760) TRF Level 1 Major Donor

MAY JUNE 2015

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oes it want to be an international organization dedicated to assisting local clubs in fulfilling the Object of Rotary - - - Or does it want to be an international organization dedicated to improving lives through educational and humanitarian programs funded by The Rotary Foundation? Rotary History tells us that in its beginning, Rotary's purpose was to create Rotarians. That expanded into creating clubs and supporting them in creating Rotarians and fulfilling the Object of Rotary, which is a process of thought (not a call for social engineering or action.) For almost ninety years, centered on this purpose, Rotary grew. Then Rotary's purpose gradually evolved into improving lives through educational and humanitarian programs. This evolution changed Rotary's culture from being a member-centered (customer-centered) organization into being beneficiary-centered. That was a major, and potentially fatal, mistake. Beneficiaries don't pay dues or make donations.

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But Rotary is waking up to reality. Its Board of Directors has recognized that membership is Rotary's top internal priority. However, this implies that Rotary has an external priority. Two priorities cancel each other out. By definition, Rotary still does not have a priority, and its only customers its member clubs - the ones who pay dues - are confused. Who serves who? That is why Rotary continues to teeter at the Razor's edge.

Polio eradication is probably the external p r i o r i t y and could very well have given birth to Rotary's change of purpose and culture. Polio eradication is a worldwide humanitarian social action unlike any other ever undertaken. But it is only a service project, a product of Rotarians fulfilling the Object of Rotary. Like any service project, it must be completed. But for Rotary, that's a goal. Rotary could continue to treat it as a priority, but that will only perpetuate confusion and is Rotary's business brain allowing its emotional heart to lead the way. President-Elect Ravi is encouraging clubs to improve membership retention by one percent. This alone could begin to change Rotary's culture back to creating Rotarians. Yet some incoming club leaders have been led to believe that their district's priority is to be their Zone's top foundation contributor. More confusion, and think about this: North America continually leads the world in foundation contributions. In the last 12 years Rotary in North America has lost over 63,000 Rotarians and potential Foundation donors. If this trend continues, what's going to happen to Rotary? To the foundation?

But let's clarify this confusion. According to Rotary's Code of Policies, districts exist solely to help the individual clubs advance the Object of Rotary and should not tend to diminish services provided by clubs and individual Rotarians on the local level. The Code of Policies also encourages all districts with fewer than 75 clubs and 2,700 Rotarians to strive to reach those numbers. The Siegel+Gale research clearly shows that people join and stay in Rotary to make friends and contacts: to make local impacts; to have people recognize and value their profession, and to work with leaders. That pretty much lines up with the Object of Rotary's process of thought. Rotary International, the international association of local Rotary clubs, will return to a steady growth rate only when all of us, from the newest member to the President of Rotary International, prioritize creating Rotarians.

ur recruitment efforts continue on in the same vein as we employed back in the 1990s. It does not work, since it is constantly focused on "new members", but only pays lip-service to those who have been members in the 3 to 8 year range.

For smaller clubs, we have to push the new member to become a club director and even a club president in a very short period of time. In my district (5340) we have had new members become a club president in as little as three months from the date of joining Rotary. Our Council on Legislation has consistently taken steps to erode the value of having persons who have been a part of Rotary for years, replaced by those in Rotary who have a minimum of service. For example, we eliminated the requirement that a person in order to serve on the Council need only to have completed their service as a District Governor, and then they can by the popular vote become the District Representative on the Council. No wonder the Council has lessened the requirements regarding Rotary Membership, etc. Obviously we need to adapt with the times, but reducing the experience requirement on status of the initial member in the community, has not been working. We take in 1.2 million, and watch another 1.2 million leave. Rotary always represented the best in the community. The leaders who built the business that employed people in that community. Members of the community looked to those individuals for community leadership. I believe we need to return to that premise, if we want to return to membership growth. There are plenty of organizations who can rally people to join their cause for a brief period of time, but it will take a real concerted effort for Rotary to once again attract and retain the real "community leaders". Each club should be requested to look at some key positions in their communities. How many school principals and school superintendents are members in each community. Just how strong is the banking community represented in the community. Each club should have at a minimum 5 people from the medical professions. Business owners - definitely needed since they are the persons who employ the citizens in that community. True there are many "big-box" employers in these communities, but there are still plenty of small business owners we need to pay attention to.

Perhaps Rotary International, instead of have Rotary Regional Membership Chairpersons would be better served if they requested each District to form a "membership commission" to develop a recommended plan of action for their respective districts to address how we address the problem of attracting "community leaders" back into Rotary. Have those "membership committees" send their recommendations to RI for review and implementation of the best ideas, as a possible course of action for Districts and Clubs to employ. Do not send me a RRMC person, who as a District Governor did not achieve a significant membership gain during their year of service as a Governor, to now tell me how to increase my membership. We need to reduce the "image" of having those who have served as a Rotary leader beyond the club level, as being a part of some "royalty" in Rotary. I will use the down to earth message my wife employed when I would return from a military deployment as a commanding officer, she would remind me to "take out the garbage" "dear". We now

seem to rotate many of our Directors to become Trustees. Certainly those individuals are giving of their time and fortune, and need to be respected for their service, but with the same people on center stage for such long periods of service, the folks in the trenches do not always understand why the same people are running their Rotary lives. Rotary stated with the clubs. The clubs are still the strength of the organization. Not RI. Recommend we go back to the Districts - request the Districts to bring their clubs together and form a District Commission to formulate recommendations on how to attract "local" community leaders to join Rotary, and have the clubs provide the community leadership we once provided and which made Rotary such a strong organization. Larry Scott, Governor 2002-03, District 5340 MAY JUNE 2015

ROTI FORUM

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ROTARY on the GLOBAL STAGE Posted by Ron Nethercutt

he recent email from the RI and TRF General Secretary John Hewko attempts to explain RI’s donations to the Clinton Global Initiative. To read Mr. Hewko's e-mail is to review all of the catch words from Future Vision. That shouldn’t be surprising since these donations to the CGI began in 2011, the first year of the FV pilot. Since Mr. Hewko came to Rotary from the political world of bureaucratic agencies and political deal making, one should not be surprised to find this is the direction of Rotary. Mr. Hewko says that these donations are necessary for Rotary's "strategic plan." That plan is ego driven and takes precedence over we simple club level Rotarians. Future Vision was forced on us by claims that it was member driven. Further investigation has shown that it was not member driven, it is leadership driven, just like these payments to the CGI that violate provisions of the MOP and so many tenants of the Rotary I've known for the past 25 years.

(b) No substantial part of the activities of this corporation shall be carrying on of propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation.This corporation shall not participate in (including the publication or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidates for public office. He (Hewko) says that the Rotary must pay this "membership" to access "...opportunities and events (to) position Rotary in the international community as a major thought leader and key influencer of the humanitarian agenda...". He claims these events are a, "...very effective and efficient mechanism to establish and maintain relationships with current and potential corporate and foundation partners." Once again, Rotarians and Rotary clubs are not sufficient; we must enter this sordid world of political dealings and quid pro quo to satisfy the goals and egos of the leadership. Rotary is no longer in the hands of the fish fryers and raffle ticket sellers, this Rotary belongs to those who wish to rub shoulders with world leaders and gain claim and fame for doing so.

We note with concern an excerpt from the TRF Mr. Hewko tries to separate the CGI from the Clinton Constitution published in the 2013 RI Manual of Foundation and says Rotary needs to join such organizations to expose RI and TRF to world leaders, the Procedure which appears to prohibit this activity: world’s movers and shakers if you will. This ABC news story about the latest meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative speaks of some of those world leaders. Are these the people and groups with whom Rotary should seek to be associated? http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/amid-human-rightsconcerns-bill-clinton-moroccan-king/story?id=30876027 One of my fellow Rotarians has done a little digging into TRF’s 2013-14 IRS return. That return has an entry under Part II-A (B1[b]) Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying) for $997,565.00.(Please see attachment.) I only have one question, how many GSE Groups or Matching Grants could we have funded for a million dollars? 26 MAY JUNE 20153

A study of TRF's published IRS 990 forms shows a reported lobbying expense of $997,565, an amount triple the annual lobbying expenditures prior to 2011. Ÿ What is the nature of this lobbying expense? Ÿ Where have the additional funds been directed? Ÿ What measurable outcomes have resulted from

this added expense? Ÿ What is the projected expense for 2014-15? Ÿ Does TRF plan to continue this activity?

In his reply to many Rotary officials, Sec. Gen. Hewko said, “In relation to a recent story in VOX that erroneously lists the Rotary Foundation as a contributor to the Clinton Foundation, I would like to clarify that no Rotary Foundation contributions have been made to the Clinton Foundation.” He continued however by saying, “As a result, the only payments that have been made are the annual membership fees paid by Rotary International to participate in CGI events. We have contacted VOX requesting a correction.” A membership fee of at least $25,000 to as much as $50,000 to participate in GCI Clinton Foundation events? What kind of events are those? Certainly not the kind in which we should participate. Maybe that is part of the fee Bill and Hillary demand to speak at GCI events? That's equal to the contributions of 25 to 50 Rotarians to become Paul Harris Fellows. On May 11, these questions were submitted to Secretary General Hewko. To date there has been no reply. We realize that they will require research and anticipate a response in the near future. Ÿ What is the total amount of contributions or

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membership fees RI has contributed to the Clinton Foundation since 2011? Did the RI Board of Directors authorize these expenditures, or are these an initiative from the Secretariat? Who are the senior leaders who have attended CGI meetings? What measurable results have been achieved from RI attendance at these meetings? Has RI applied for a complimentary membership to CGI similar to that offered by WEF? Please note that the CF FAQ page lists that such memberships are available on a competitive basis. In light of the negative publicity CGI has received in recent weeks, does RI intend to continue its relationship with this group? With what other organizations do we have similar relationships? How much does RI or TRF pay in membership fees or otherwise contribute to these organizations?

We are not a group of agitators. We are a group of very dedicated Rotary leaders who think there is a problem between senior Rotary leaders and the "Club Level Rotarians" who they are supposed to represent. We admit to being activists, but intend all of our actions to be for the benefit of Rotary and to follow the "Four Way Test". I have personally seen TRF become a collection agency from the Clubs to support the goals of Rotary. My fondest memories are of Rotary and TRF supporting the goals of Rotary clubs. . I am well aware that without TRF funding, there would be no finances to support the efforts of Rotary Clubs. However when DGs rank Clubs depending on how much they contribute to TRF instead of services rendered by the clubs, it appears that our motto “Service Above Self,” is changing. Are we now placing more emphasis on money from Clubs than services by Clubs providing for the needs of their community? Perhaps it is easier to evaluate how much money is raised than the smiles of children? - Ron

Having been in Rotary about 45 years, I've seen many things, but most Rotarians I've know have tried to approach Rotary in a positive light, even when something was not liked. Tearing down the organization or its leadership accomplishes nothing, except discourage other people from joining or staying in the organization. Its been my experience that Rotary leaders are very responsive, when approached in a respectable manner. In fact, I would not at all be surprised that Bill's email to Rotary leadership has not already been responded to by a Rotary leader.>> I encourage you to adopt the manner of most Rotarians and try to be positive toward Rotary. It's difficult to belong to an organization at which one is angry and negative. Try to see the positive side of Rotary's evolution and all the good that continues to be done around the world and in our communities. Dan Mooers, District 7780

MAY JUNE 2015

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The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19,making it the deadliest day on the mountain in history It triggered another huge avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened, across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture. A major aftershock occurred on 12 May 2015 at 12:51 NST with a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.3. The epicenter was near the Chinese border between the capital of Kathmandu and Mt. Everest. More than 200 people were killed and more than 2,500 were injured by this aftershock. People and organizations around the world came to help. District 3790 sent a team to put up temporary shelters.. However, there are still needs to meet as thousands of people who have no shelter. The cost is $100 for a family to stay, sheltered from the cold nights, culture and climate adaptive. Please help us put up temporary shelters for the Nepaleese as they slowly built up their homes again while their family stayed in our temporary shelter.. Kindly contact Jess Nicdao at +63 917 328 1903 for your donations.

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t has been 117 years since the Philippines declared independence from Spain in 1898 after 300 years of living under Spanish rule. The day is marked by celebrations and parades among Filipino communities around the world, including in the U.S. This year’s celebrations are expected to coincide with the release of a government-sponsored, three-part television documentary defending the country’s position against China expanding its territory in the South China Sea, according to GMA News and Public Affairs. China has recently laid claim to nearly the entire South China Sea, including its shipping lanes. “Our objective is to inform our people,” Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose said in a statement. He added that the documentary was meant to “raise awareness” on the South China Sea dispute and to “rally support of our people behind our Philippine government’s policy and action.” Here are five surprising facts about the history of Philippine Independence Day, honored every year on June 12. 1. Filipino priests started the opposition. The priests resented Spain’s domination of the island nation’s Roman Catholic churches, according to History.com. The country’s intellectual and religious leaders began meeting in the late 19th century to discuss declaring independence. 2. A secret society of revolutionaries was formed in 1892 in Manila. Its numbers grew tremendously and the society’s plans for rebellion were soon discovered by the Spanish. The uncovering forced the revolutionaries to act sooner than they had wanted. 3. Emilio Aguinaldo became the leader of the rebellion. He had joined the secret society in 1894 at the age of 25. He became the country’s first president from 1899 to 1901. 4. The National Flag of the Philippines that was unfurled on June 12, 1898 was made in Hong Kong. It was conceptualized while Aguinaldo was in exile in Hong Kong in 1897. 5. The declaration was not recognized by the U.S. or Spain. In fact, following the declaration, Spain ceded the Philippines to the U.S. in the 1898 Treaty of Paris. The treaty put an end to the Spanish-American War.

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is the national holiday of the Russian Federation, celebrated on June 12. Mindanao excluded from 1898 Independence Day declaration’ Philippine Star via Yahoo! Philippines NewsJune 12 09:00 AM The June 12, 1898 declaration of Philippine independence did not include Mindanao and Sulu, the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) said yesterday. Emilio Aguinaldo’s June 12 declaration only covered Luzon and some parts of the Visayas, as Spain and the US were not able to conquer Mindanao and Sulu, MNLF spokesmen Emmanuel Fontanilla and Absalum Cerveza told The STAR in separate telephone interviews. “Mindanao and Sulu were not part of the Philippines at that time,” they said. Mindanao was annexed as a Philippine province through the Philippine Independence Act that the US Congress had passed, said Cerveza, former head of the MNLF peace panel. “Historically, the June 12 declaration was an offshoot of the revolution against Spain, but it was overwhelmed when the American forces came into the picture,” he said. POSTED BY RON NETHERCUTT MAY JUNE 2015

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6. You have an overzealous antivirus program. Having an active antimalware program is a vital part of computer hygiene – but yours may be running regular background scans at the worst possible times. Fix it. Head into your antivirus settings and configure it to scan late at night when you aren't using the computer.

1. Your browser has too many BY NATASHA STOKES add-ons. Not all browser extenPOSTED BY RON NETHERCUTT sions are created for good. These add-ons may proclaim themselves 7. You have a virus. If it's not popup blockers or search protectors, but they're actually the antivirus, it could be the virus. Viruses, spyware and browser adware that can slow your computer down. Fix other malware can slow down your computer as they it. Disable or remove browser extensions and toolbars mess around with everything from hijacking your you don't really need. browser to pushing advertising or phishing sites, to crashing your computer. Fix it. Run a malware scan. 2. Your hard drive is failing. “Hard drives have moving parts, so they all fail eventually,” Silverman says. Fix it. 8. You have too many startup programs. Newly Run a hard drive check by installing a program called downloaded programs often try to weasel their way into HDTune that runs a health check on your hard drive to your Startup menu (Windows) or Login Items (Mac). If diagnose it healthy or ailing. you didn't uncheck the box for that permission, you could have dozens of unnecessary programs vying to be ready 3. You're running too many programs at once. Doing and running as soon as your computer boots up. While a trillion things at once is exactly why we have some programs – such as antivirus and firewall software computers but, at some point, your little bundle of - should be allowed to run from startup, others – such as artificial intelligence is going to falter. “Lots of folk have iTunes or Microsoft Office – could quite easily stay to keep in mind not to have too many windows open,” closed until you actually need to access a file from their Silverman says. That includes minimized windows, digital depths. Fix it. Delete desktop icons you don't use which continue to run in the background, sucking up by trashing them or, in the case of files you've saved to processing power. Fix it. Shut 'em down. In Windows 8, desktop for convenience, reorganizing to the appropriate programs are built so that they run in the background for folder. Windows 8: Right-click on the task bar / Task a while, then automatically shut down. But if you want to Manager / Startup tab, then right-click on the programs manually shut one down and ensure all associated files you want to remove and select Disable. Windows 7 and shut down with it, drag from the top of the screen to the older: Start button, then search for System bottom, and hold there until the icon flips over. Configuration. Go to Startup tab, then uncheck each of the programs if you don't want starting when the system 4. Too many browser tabs are open. If you keep many boots up. open tabs, your browser is likely hogging far more than its fair share of RAM. Fix it. Bookmark those 9. Your hard drive is 90% full. When your hard drive “necessary” links and shut those tabs down. gets to 90-95 percent full, that's when you see things moving at a crawl. Hard drive space is taken up by 5. Rogue programs are hogging all the processing programs, updates to programs, and downloads, as well power. It's not always a heavy-duty video or music app as temporary files and associated files of deleted that's eating up your computer's processing power. Fix it programs, so you may be able to clear a good amount of Check how much processing power programs and space just by emptying your trash. Fix it Deep clean your processes are using by heading into Task Manager computer of unnecessary files from unused programs to (Windows; Ctrl+Alt+Delete) or Activity Monitor (Mac; in defunct downloads and temporary files. Applications / Utilities). Click the “CPU” tab to order the programs by how much processing power they're taking 10. You need to restart your computer. The reason up. And, when it comes to browsers, Internet Explorer is restarting seems to solve so many tech issues is that especially heavy on your computer, Silverman says. programs can get hung for a myriad of reasons. “A lot of “You don't have to run it but don't remove it. It could stuff gets gummed up in the background. Fix it Bite the cause problems as it's very tied to the operating bullet and shut things down. You even get the added system,” he says. Instead, he suggests the lighter, more benefit of having critical system updates applied that can secure Chrome. only happen during a reboot. 30 MAY JUNE 20153

HOW TO RECOGNIZE A

HEART ATTACK BEFORE IT HAPPENS Heart attacks are one of the leading causes of death in America, and has been for many years. One of the best ways to prevent a heart attack is to spot the symptoms before they happen, sometimes a month or so in advance. The problem is that many people who are at risk of having a heart attack are not even aware of the stress they are putting on their body. A heart attack happens when there is a buildup of plaque in your arteries. This buildup causes a loss of blood supply to your heart, which in turn leads to a heart attack.

ssentially a heart attack is dead tissue that is killed during the loss of blood flow. This dead tissue results in extreme pain and pressure, both of which are experienced at the moment your body your heart is attacked. Cardiovascular health is very important. After all your heart is responsible for a hefty amount of work that keeps you alive. Here is a list of the 6 most common symptoms you should look out for: 1. Cold Sweats and Dizziness. Due to the poor circulation your brain will not get the proper blood flow it needs to operate appropriately. This is a sign that you are in extreme danger, and you should seek medical attention immediately. 2. Chest Pressure. This is one of the most noticeable signs of them all. This pressure is a clear sign that an attack is near. Many people also ignore this pressure, claiming that it’s nothing or that it’s normal, but it’s not. Get checked out immediately if you are experiencing pressure.

5. Fatigue. If you are feeling tired and drowsy all the time it could be a result in the loss of blood flow to your heart. This happens when there is a buildup of plaque in your arteries, the same arteries that carry blood to and from the heart. 6. Shortness of Breath. Due to the loss of blood flow your lungs are going to suffer as well. When not enough blood gets to your lungs you will not be able to take in enough air, which is related to shortness of breath. If you are having trouble breathing you should contact your doctor immediately, this is a very bad sign. If you experience any of the above symptoms of a heart attack you must get yourself up and to the doctor. After all, the best way to prevent a heart attack is to catch wind of the symptoms before it happens. Do whatever it is you can to ensure you have good cardiovascular health; it could be the difference between life and death.

Becoming increasingly weak is 3. Weakness another dangerous sign that you may have a heart attack. This is because you arteries have continued to narrow. This doesn’t allow the proper blood flow throughout the body. 4. Cold and Flu Symptoms. Many people have recorded developing cold and flu like symptoms right before an attack happens. These are very scary signs, and once again contact your doctor immediately.

MAY JUNE 2015

GG 1419503 Ambulance Project of the Rotary Club of Mabalacat PP May Shilton with special patient Francene on way to hospital in Manila

GRANTS IN

D3790

OPEN GRANTS GG 1528339

Reforestation, Agricultural Farm Draft, Mabalacat GG 1531037 Dengue Prevention/Treatment Draft, RC Clarkfield GG 1529334 Alternative Learning System Submitted, Angeles North GG 1528141 Orang Asli Villages Submitted, GG 1528242 Brgy Camias Water Project Draft, Metro Olongapo GG 1528087 KKK Village, Water Project Draft, Angeles Friendship GG 1527584 Skill Training Center Draft, Villa de Bacolor GG 1527015 School Equipment Supplies Draft, Baguio Sunrise GG 1526946 Brgy Tuquib Water Supply Approved, Bangued GG 1526409 Computers for Public Schs Bataan Draft, Mariveles Ecozone GG 1419542 Toilet Block/Handwashing Facility Ongoing, District 3790 GG 1419335 FG Nepomuceno HS Project Ongoing, Angeles Friendship GG 1419593 Medical Surgical Mobile Facility Ongoing, Mabalacat GG 1419334 Brgy Calumpang Water Project Ongoing, Angeles Friendship GG 1416669 Operation Uplift Sallacong Submitted, Vigan GG 1413857 Shin Yang Korea-Phils Cultural Center Project Cancelled, Angeles Friendship GG 1413855 Angeles City National Trade School Project Reported, Angeles Friendship GG 1413778 Maternal and Child Care, ONA GG1419503 of MABALACAT Ongoing, Angeles North GG 1412650 Biosand Water Filter Project Ongoing, Mabalacat

CLOSED GRANTS GG 1418851

32 MAY JUNE 20153

Brgy San Martin Water Project Closed, Angeles Firendship

AVAILABLE DDF As of June 2015 50% of Annual Fund Share contributions from 2011-2012 $ 103,046.46 Add: 50% Available Endowment Fund Share Earnings 224.70 Carry forward from 2013-2014 94,033.36 ----------------------------------------------------------------Total DDF Available $ 197,304.52 Less: District Grant 1526799 GG1413778 GG1419335 GG1419503 GG1519542

(51,530.00) ( 2,000.00) ( 2,000.00) ( 5,000.00) (51,250.00)

Total DDF Funding ($111,780.00) ----------------------------------------------------------------Balance DDF $ 85,524.52 Tagged GG1416699 ( 5,000.00) GG1528087 ( 2,000.00) GG1529334 ( 5,000.00) ----------------------------------------------------------------Uncommitted DDF Balance $ 72,524.52 as of June 2015 ===================================== Add: For 2015-2016 50% of Annual Fund Share contributions from 2012-2013 $ 118,651.72 ---------------------------------------------------------------Total DDF Balance available for 2015-2016 $ 191,176.24

DISTRICT 3790

GLOBAL GRANT 1419542 TOILET BLOCK

and HANDWASHING FACILITY

NOTE: To get final payment, club must 1. Present acctg report 2. Submit invoices equivalent to amount received 3. Submit photos of completed structure 4. Training & education done Above must be emailed to ganethercutt@yahoo.com

Toilet 1 2&3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

AREA 1 San Juan Elem School La Union National Highschool Cauayan Elementary School Bantay West Elementary School Tanquigan Elementary School Pagudpod Elementary School*** Don Eulogio Memorial Natl HS Barbarit Elementary School**** Tacdian Elementary School Pinsao Elementary School Spring Hills Elementary School Poyopoy Elementary School Longlong Elementary School Bakakeng National Highschool

CLUB Agoo Metro San Fernando LU Vigan Vigan San Fdo La Union San Fdo La Union Southern La Union Magsingal North* La Trinidad Downtown Session Metro Baguio Baguio Baguio Sunrise Baguio Summer Capital

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

AREA 2 Sual Central Elementary School North Central Elementary School Domalandan Elementary School Consolacion Elementary School McArthur Salanga Memorial ES Mangin-Tebeng Elementary Sch Leet Elementary School

Midwestern Pangasinan San Fabian Lingayen Urdaneta East Dasol Bay Central Pangasinan Sta Barbara

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

AREA 3 Mining Elementary School Cutcut Elementary School San Juan Elementary School Don Pepe Henson Memorial School Pulungbulu Elementary School Lourdes Northwest Elem School San Ignacio Elementary School Fausto Gonzales Sioco Memorial Escaler Elementary Sch Alvindia Elementary School Camp Aquino Elem School

Angeles Angeles North Angeles West Metro Angeles Angeles Kuliat Balibago Angeles Midtown Pampanga North Magalang Midtown Tarlac Tarlac Metro

34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

AREA 4 Kalalake National Highschool*** Sta Rita Highschool*** Balanga Elementary School Donya Elementary School Regional Science Highschool Gen Lim Elementary School Looc Elementary School San Isidro Elementary School Felipe E. Estela Elementary School Don Brigido Miraflor Elem Sch Bihawo Elementary School Pabanlag Elementary School Juliana Elementary school Wenceslao Elementary School San Juan South Elem Sch Bacolor Elementary School Pampanga Highschool

Metro Olongapo Metro Olongapo Balanga Orani Freeport Zone Orion Olongapo Subic Pearl Masinloc Sta Cruz Iba Floridablanca Central Pampanga Greater Floridablanca San Fernando Cabalen Villa de Bacolor San Fernando P

A JOINT PROJECT WITH DISTRICTS 3750 AND 3720, ROTARY CLUB SUWON SUSONG, KOREA MAY JUNE 2015

EARLY COMPLETIONS

orion

A ribbon-cutting ceremony, blessing, and training program at the turnover of toilet block at General Lim Elementary School

A tooth-brushing lecture

handwashing demo;

Escaler Elementary School

magalang and distribution of personal hygiene supplies to students. At right, curious students surround PP Ric David to get a glimpse of the finished toilet block.

34 MAY JUNE 20153

baguio sunrise

@ Longlong Elementary School, balanced at the edge of Baguio natural ravine.....

SEE HOW THEY FIT!

Between two buildings, Bantay West Elementary School

iba

vigan

No space problem for Sta Barbara Elementary School

san fernando p

@ San Fernando Highschool, squeezed by a building and a main road

A tree had to be cut to give way to the structure at Balanga Elementary School

balanga MAY JUNE 2015

DISTRICT 3790 CLUB DATA AS OF 12 JUNE 2015

MEMBERSHIP Cluster 1A 1B 1C 2A 2B 2C 2D 3A 3B 3C 4A 4B 4C 4D TOTAL

MEMBERSHIP as of 12 JUNE 2015 1-Jul-14 28-Apr-15 Gain/Loss 187.00 206.00 19 188.00 210.00 22 235.00 236.00 11 57.00 70.00 11 159.00 194.00 35 155.00 165.00 10 179.00 191.00 12 274.00 267.00 3 225.00 264.00 39 216.00 221.00 5 323.00 358.00 35 128.00 165.00 37 151.00 189.00 11 115.00 152.00 38 2592.00 2888.00 284

% 2.67% 3.72% 2.98% 12.28% 14.47% 5.16% -2.79% 2.55% 4.44% 0.46% 8.05% 25.78% 8.05% 7.83% 10.96%

MAY JUNE 2015

Annual

Other

Cluster

Giving

TOTAL

$17,625.00

$3,381.53

$21,006.53

$28,750.77

$1,265.71

$30,016.48

$43,469.66

$2,165.97

$45,635.63

2A 2B 2C 2D 3A 3B 3C 4A 4B 4C 4D TOTAL

$7,270.00 $14,910.00 $8,350.00 $5,020.00 $54,565.00 $39,483.60 $37,540.44 $48,084.03 $13,117.33 $31,862.81 $18,860.10 $368,908.74

$200.00 $437.88 $220.00 $70.71 $488.89 $267.87 $1,998.64 $1,642.87 $644.46 $1,798.12 $701.78 $15,284.43

$7,470.00 $15,347.88 $8,570.00 $5,090.71 $55,053.89 $39,751.47 $39,539.08 $49,726.90 $13,761.79 $33,660.93 $19,561.88 $384,193.17

TRF

TRF SUMMARY as of 12 June 2015

CLUB

Annual Giving

ID Area 1A 16856

Agoo

24467

Bangued

85913

Loaog Sunrise

79360 31673 16937

Magsingal North Narvacan Vigan Area 1B Bauang Metro SFLU San Juan SF City North SFLU, Inc Southern LU Area 1C Baguio Baguio North Baguio South Baguio Summer Capital Baguio Sunrise Downtown Session La Trinidad Metro Baguio Sagada TERMINATED Area 2A Urdaneta Urdaneta East Urdaneta Mid-City Urdaneta North Area 2B Central Pangasinan Dagupan Dagupan East Downtown Dagupan Metro Dagupan Uptown Dagupan Area 2C Bayambang Calasiao Mangaldan Metro Malasiqui Metro San Carlos San Fabian Sta Barbara Area 2D Binmaley Century Dasol Bay Hundred Islands Lingayen Lingayen Gulf Mangatarem Midwestern Pangasinan

70938 30955 26069 16920 16918 58725 16863 16864 16865 51996 57485 50230 27872 24043 84273 16935 57304 84886 24184 16876 16879 22395 23231 63496 53312 57924 55849 29949 81738 82411 57292 71376 51473 72854 58570 26225 84230 82798 71756

TRF

$17,625.00

Other Giving $3,381.53

No. of Members 1-Jul-14 187.00

No of Members

GAIN/

12-Jun-15

LOSS

206.00

19.00

2.67%

$4,170.00

$200.00

13.33%

$500.00

$102.27

0.00%

$2,500.00

12.50%

$500.00 $1,000.00 $8,955.00

21 22 54 188.00 19 30 23 26 74 16 235.00 49 29 27 42 17 22 14 25 10 57.00 8 18 16 15 159.00 24 42 27 25 8 33 155.00 19 10 22 23 16 26 39 179.00 21 10 28 50 11 36 23

26 22 59 210.00 23 37 21 26 73 30 236.00 58 28 25 37 16 26 24 22

5 0 5 22.00 4 7 -2 0 -1 14 11.00 9 -1 -2 -5 -1 4 10 -3

23.81% 0.00% 9.26% 3.72% 21.05% 23.33% -8.70% 0.00% -1.35% 87.50% 2.98% 18.37% -3.45% -7.41% -11.90% -5.88% 18.18% 71.43% -12.00%

70.00 10 28 10 22 194.00 41 38 40 26 8 41 165.00 24 10 31 22 16 25 37 191.00 22 12 51 35 10 36 25

11.00

12.28%

10 -6 7 35.00 17 -4 13 1 0 8 10.00 5 0 9 -1 0 -1 -2 12.00 1 2 23 -15 -1 0 2

55.56% -37.50% 46.67% 14.47% 70.83% -9.52% 48.15% 4.00% 0.00% 24.24% 5.16% 26.32% 0.00% 40.91% -4.35% 0.00% -3.85% -5.13% -2.79% 4.76% 20.00% 82.14% -30.00% -9.09% 0.00% 8.70%

$28,750.77

$1,500.00 $6,562.00 $1,300.00 $1,000.00 $13,240.00 $5,148.77 $43,469.66

$8,889.94 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 $15,175.00 $6,595.56 $4,639.38 $2,572.00 $1,597.78 $7,270.00 $100.00 $3,670.00 $2,000.00 $1,500.00 $14,910.00 $6,910.00 $600.00 $1,800.00 $3,000.00 $500.00 $2,100.00 $8,350.00 $1,600.00 $1,000.00 $350.00 $1,000.00 $2,700.00 $1,700.00 $5,020.00

$3,079.26 $1,265.71 $465.00 $200.71 $500.00 $100.00 $2,165.97 $1,248.39 $200.00 $235.69 $204.55 $0.67 $276.67 $200.00 $200.00

$437.88 $204.55

$233.33 $220.00

$20.00

$200.00 $70.71 $11.11

$1,220.00 $1,200.00 $2,100.00

$26.27 $22.22

$500.00

$11.11

MAY JUNE 2015

TRF

CLUB ID

16877 24118 83678 16904 16910 25314 24343 16933 27158 16939 30320 57293 83157 30778 26058 16893 83693 53570 63497 27157 16857 21777 82881 16858 85919 16859 51878 29501 50899 52307 16882 82410 66255 85434 27257 16919 84221 16861 78832 16887 16867 31439 16900 52316 26903 30484

Area 3A Central Tarlac Downtown Tarlac Melting Pot Midtown Tarlac Northern Tarlac Paniqui Poblacion Tarlac TERMINATED Tarlac Tarlac Metro Western Tarlac Area 3B Angeles Kuliat Angeles Midtown Balibago Clarkfield Dau Mabalacat Mabalacat Clark Magalang Metro Clark Pampanga North Area 3C Angeles Angeles Centro Angeles Friendship Angeles North Angeles Skytown Angeles West Clark Centennial Metro Angeles Metro Angeles Cent'l Area 4A Central Pampanga Dolores Eastern Pampanga Floridablanca Greater Floridablanca Metro San Fernando P San Fernando Pampanga San Fernando Cabalen Southern Pampanga Villa De Bacolor Western Pampanga Area 4B Balanga Limay Mariveles Mariveles Ecozone Orani Orion

38 MAY JUNE 20153

Annual Giving $54,565.00

$3,515.00 $2,800.00 $860.00 $2,500.00 $14,736.00 $5,640.00 $1,000.00 $5,900.00 $16,914.00 $700.00 $39,483.60

$13,661.36 $2,130.00 $3,100.00 $1,497.25 $4,045.00 $6,509.99 $2,040.00 $3,800.00 $1,000.00 $1,700.00 $37,540.44 $13,661.36 $500.00 $5,879.08 $11,400.00 $900.00 $500.00 $3,000.00 $1,000.00 $700.00 $48,084.03

$1,499.99 $4,000.00 $4,710.00 $1,649.00 $5,525.00 $2,000.00 $4,694.43 $3,500.00 $3,655.61 $9,290.00 $7,560.00 $13,117.33 $4,453.42 $658.00 $300.00 $2,120.91 $3,000.00 $2,585.00

Other Giving

$488.89

$200.00

$88.89 $200.00 $267.87 $200.00

$47.42 $20.45

$1,998.64 $200.00 $284.09 $910.00

$204.55 $200.00 $200.00 $1,642.87 $216.07 $124.09 $265.34 $45.45 $200.00 $306.00 $70.00 $100.01 $213.64 $102.27 $644.46 $208.90 $100.00 $200.00 $135.56

No. of Members 1-Jul-14

274.00 30 14 13 23 56 40 10 28 30 30 225.00 67 15 10 8 25 30 19 24 11 16 216.00 30 17 27 33 27 14 18 22 28 323.00 20 42 25 14 30 32 40 21 27 33 39 128.00 27 20 27 16 24 14

No of Members

GAIN/

12-Jun-15

LOSS

267.00 34 16 20 24 43 37

3.00 4 2 7 1 -13 -3

2.55% 13.33% 14.29% 53.85% 4.35% -23.21% -7.50%

29 34 30 264.00 69 16 16 13 28 36 23 30 11 22 221.00 31 15 22 36 22 20 24 23 28 358.00 17 42 25 20 37 36 44 23 27 44 43 165.00 38 25 27 21 38 16

1 4 0 39.00 2 1 6 5 3 6 4 6 0 6 5.00 1 -2 -5 3 -5 6 6 1 0 35.00 -3 0 0 6 7 4 4 2 0 11 4 37.00 11 5 0 5 14 2

3.57% 13.33% 0.00% 4.44% 2.99% 6.67% 60.00% 62.50% 12.00% 20.00% 21.05% 25.00% 0.00% 37.50% 0.46% 3.33% -11.76% -18.52% 9.09% -18.52% 42.86% 33.33% 4.55% 0.00% 8.05% -15.00% 0.00% 0.00% 42.86% 23.33% 12.50% 10.00% 9.52% 0.00% 33.33% 10.26% 25.78% 40.74% 25.00% 0.00% 31.25% 58.33% 14.29%

CLUB

Annual Giving

Area 4C Dowtown Olongapo Freeport Zone Metro Olongapo Olongapo Olongapo Centennial Subic Subic Bay Subic Bay Pearl Subic Bay Sunrise Area 4D Candelaria Iba Masinloc San Marcelino Sta Cruz TOTAL

21477 74063 53313 16912 65917 16931 50512 82624 84090 86016 16889 31158 86346 21552

TRF

$31,862.81

$5,022.18 $3,250.01 $8,888.86 $3,602.27 $700.00 $4,639.49 $400.00 $5,060.00 $300.00 $18,860.10

$100.05 $5,421.78 $626.00 $600.00 $12,112.27 $368,908.74

Other Giving $1,798.12 $264.46 $502.55 $200.00 $250.00

$300.00 $260.00 $21.11 $701.78 $433.60

$268.18 $15,284.43

No. of Members 1-Jul-14 151.00 18 22 12 24 17 28 8 11 11 115.00 23 39 21

32 2,592.00

ROTARY GLOBAL REWARDS

ILOCOS NORTE

AREA 1 AREA 2 AREA 3 AREA 4

189.00 25 23 20 31 17 40 13 12 8 152.00 15 44 23 30 40 2,888.00

LOSS 38.00 7 1 8 7 0 12 5 1 -3 7.00 -8 5 2

17.88% 38.89% 4.55% 66.67% 29.17% 0.00% 42.86% 62.50% 9.09% -27.27% 7.83% -34.78% 12.82% 9.52%

8 284.00

25.00% 10.96%

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MAY JUNE 2015

Scenes we would like to see CHARTER PRESENTATION OF 105TH* CLUB

metro batac

7 JUNE 2015, BATAC, ILOCOS SUR

Congratulations! * After termination of three clubs in the district due to nonpayment of RI dues, the number of clubs shrunk to 104.

A new addition to Cluster 1A

MAY JUNE

PDG Jess Nicdao welcomed the delegation of Operation Smile International at a reception held in Hotel Royale on 12 June.

12 - 2O JUNE 2015 RICARDO RODRIGUEZ MEDICAL CENTER BACOLOR, PAMPANGA â&#x20AC;&#x153; Every Child with facial deformity is our responsibility. If we don't take care of them now there is NO GUARANTEE that anyone else will," Kathy Mcgee, Operations Smile Co- founder and President Greetings!

LE I M S N O ATI

OPER

e will have another International Operation Smile Mission on June 12 to June 19, 2015 at the Ricardo Rodriguez Medical Center in Bacolor, Pampanga. Final Screening will be on June 14,2015, 8AM at Jesus Datu Medical Center in San Vicenter, Bacolor, Pampanga. Spearheaded by KDF and with great help from Rotary Clubs in the region, the mission can accommodate 100 to 150 patients. Rotary Clubs and Rotarians can send or bring their patients to JADMC for final screening on June 14th. Bring them to us and we will take care of the rest. Patients coming from far away places, please be ready for admission on June 14th. For patients who cannot be accommodated this June, another international mission will be held on 3 to 9 August 2015 at Subic Bay Free Port Zone. A Mercy Hospital Ship will dock at the Subic Bay Freeport, where surgeries will be performed. We would like to request the active participation and sponsorship of all Rotary Clubs in Clusters in 4B (BARC), 4C and 4 D. We have requested DGN Raul Peralta to assist in managing the mission. Yours in service,

RC Mabalacat crew, Operation Smile

PP May Shilton Chair, District Community Service

MAY JUNE 2015

Cares

downtown olongapo

RCDO cares. This is always the message the Rotary Club of Downtown Olongapo wants to convey to every men and women, boys and girsl the club meets through the community service it conducts - by visiting and giving personal supplies to children and abandoned women in Centers.

Japan

baguio in

MAY JUNE 2015

â&#x20AC;&#x153;

southern pampanga

We went to Tacloban Leyte using C130 at Villamor Airbase to Tacloban Airport. to bring 4 containers of brand new clothings, underwears, school supplies, and gave cash donation for the typhoon victims.

MAY JUNE 2015

A time to relax and bond for

Medical/Dental Mission at Brgy Abagon Gerona Tarlac

44 MAY JUNE 20153

tarlac metro

2D 3B

AG Roger Santos on the strike lane

MAY JUNE 2015

D3770 & D3790 rotaract district conference 14 JUNE 2015, MONTEVISTA VILLAS, CLARK

freeport zone rotaract club

ColorFunRun 800 runners made fun on ‪ ‎SMOlongapoColorFunRun‬ in # celebration of 49th Cityhood of Olongapo, on 4 June 2015, made possible by SM City Olongapo co-presented by the Rotaract Club of Freeport Zone (Subic Bay) ‪

46 MAY JUNE 20153

vigan

POLIO PLUS AND TEAM BUILDING

Team Building Seminar with Resource Speaker PP Reynaldo Emilio Roa - June 14, 2015

MAY JUNE 2015

GG 1419542

THE TURNOVER

ROTARY CLUB OF TARLAC METRO

TARLAC METRO

Ÿ Health kit Ÿ Health lecture Ÿ Washing and

proper health practice demo Ÿ Rotarian and cooperating organization presence Ÿ Good turnover program

President Bonnie President Elect David

GLOBAL GRANT 1419542

ittle did I know that the Global Grant 1419542 for the construction of 50 toilet and hand washing facilities would enrich my geographical knowledge and infrastructure of the eleven provinces of Rotary District 3790.

editorial glo. a. nethercutt mabalacat 3790 philippines

One of the concentrations of Global Grants is emphasis on water and health sanitation under with the Toilet/Washing stations qualify. Another item of importance is sustainability. Although the project is not expected to sustain itself financially, it certainly will sustain the health of the young students. The physical structures themselves will allow students put into practice the lessons of their teachers and health officials as they instruct them in the importance of cleanliness. In looking at the definition of â&#x20AC;&#x153;sustain,â&#x20AC;? the dictionary provided the following: to maintain or prolong, keep up the vitality or strength, and support. The data provided by the enrolment of the schools in which the toilet/washing blocks are being installed, show that approximately the lives of over 20,000 children will be served each year.

TO BE ON TIME

The journey down many gravel, bumpy, and unpaved roads, become more pleasant to recall as I consider how that $262,000 USD grant by The Rotary Foundation will benefit the children. Many of the structures are new completed and ready for the opening of schools, so memories of the 'bumps' seem smoother, the dust fades, and the roads travelled are more pleasant. As I write the checks to pay the Rotary Clubs for the financial costs incurred, I remember the smiles of the Club officers, the schools principals, the health officials, the PTA members, but mostly the smiles of the thousands of young children while we travelled down the 'roads less travelled.' If you ask why I used a metaphor in reference to David Peck's book, it is because Peck's writings emphasized the virtues of a disciplined life and delayed gratification. His book sold over ten million copies; perhaps the children assisted by the toilet blocks will also affect many others.

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MAY JUNE 2015

Happening in RY2015 - 2016

NEW SPECIAL MONTH OBSERVANCE 路

otary International Board of Directors modified Rotary's calendar of special observances to designate specific months highlighting the Areas of Focus. The new special observance months are:

September Basic Education and Literacy October Economic and Community Development December Disease Prevention and Treatment January Vocational Service February Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution March Water and Sanitation April Maternal and Child Health May Youth Services NOTE: June, July, August and November remain the same. 3 50

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31 Jan 2015 PrePETS Camp Aquino RC Central Tarlac 08 Feb Multi-District PETS PICC, Manila 06 March AG/DS Mtg 4pm, Vigan 07 March DTTS, 8am, Vigan 7 & 8 Mar PESETS, Vigan 9 & 10 May DISTAS, Baguio Hosted by Cluster 1C 16 May Phil Leaders Training Seminar, AIM, Makati 11 July MDS 1 & 2 2D, AG Ike Puzon 18 July MDS 3 & 4 4A, AG Malou Garbes 29 August TRF Seminar Cluster 1B 16 Sept PR/RLI/RCC Cluster 4B, Bataan AG Art Maximo 6 - 8 Nov RYLA Highland Camp Zambales, Cluster 4D 21 Nov TRF Banquet 3C, AG Jun Tolentino 23 Jan 2016 Mid Year Review Cluster 3B AG Chuck Gueco 23 Jan Candidates Forum 20 Feb Family Day Cluster 3A 1 & 2 April DISCON, Hosted by RC Central Tarlac 29 May to 1 June RI Convention Seoul, Korea 18 June Year End Review Cluster 4C AG Boyet Cristobal

OBJECT OF ROTARY

The Rotary Code of Conduct (formerly known as the Declaration of Rotarians in Businesses and Professions) provides a framework for ethical behaviour that all Rotarians can use, together with The FourWay Test, in their business and professional activities.

Rotary Code of Conduct 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

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster: FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society; THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life; FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

The 4 Way Test Of the things we think, say or do 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Paul Harris wrote: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each Rotarian is a connecting link between the idealism of Rotary and their trade or profession. Whether it is that Rotary was born under a lucky star, or whether it is that its " will to be" was undeniable, the net results of the clash of ideas and ideals among the members of the first club marked the beginning of the renaissance of Rotary."