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To my dear PeaceMakers team,
PEACE greetings to all! This is wishing all of you, a very Merry CHRISTmas and a Prosperous New Year! May the blessings of the Lord Almighty be always with us and our family of Rotary, as we continue to embrace our theme "Peace Through Service". Our warmest regards, Antonio "Tony" C. Bautista and spouse Evelyn District Governor, RY2012-13 District 3790
Graphics and editing by PP G A Nethercutt, RC Mabalacat. Send all articles and photos to ganethercutt@yahoo.com on or before 20th of the month.
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District Christmas Party at Lingayen Umbrella gifts, gangnam, and Rotary families rolled into one wholesome fun
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Santa Rides
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They Zumba
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RC Olongapo Centennial Project Santa on wheels
RC Metro Angeles Centennial gyrate to raise funds for their projects
Wish Ko Lang Ngayong Pasko A special feature on DG Tony’s Pangarap ng mga Bata Christmas project
Mid Year Review on 12 January 2013 18 Poster reminder
27 Cataract Screening
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A Western Pampanga participation in KDF-cataract mission project
www.rotarydistrict3790.org
message from RI PRESIDENT
Dear fellow Rotarians, The year 2012 is nearly gone, and we have reached the midpoint of this Rotary year. It is time to take stock of the goals we have set for ourselves, and the progress we have made toward them. Are we on track to achieve what we set out to accomplish? I am a great believer in the importance of setting goals that are high but realistic. A worthwhile goal should be within your reach but still require you to stretch. Opening yourself to a new challenge helps you find out what you are really capable of – which may well be more than you think. On 1 July, we will embark on our newest challenge as an organization: the full rollout of the Future Vision Plan, the new grant model for our Rotary Foundation. We in Rotary have set for ourselves a simple and vital goal: to do the most good we can with all the resources we have. To do this, we will be working to reduce overhead; to improve accountability, transparency, and local control; and to focus our service more intensely in the areas where we know we can have the most impact. With Future Vision, we will implement a simplified grant structure that will encourage Rotarians to serve in our six areas of focus: peace and conflict prevention/ resolution, disease prevention and treatment, water and sanitation, maternal and child health, basic education and literacy, and economic and community development. These are areas in which Rotarians around the world have already been working for many years, and in which we have experience and a track record of project sustainability. Sustainability will be a major focus under Future Vision, as we shift our emphasis to long-term, high-impact projects. Simply put, a sustainable project is one that will continue to benefit the world even after Rotary funding ends.
SAKUJI TANAKA RI President 2012-2013
The ultimate example of a sustainable project, of course, is polio eradication: When polio is gone, the good that we have done will continue forever, centuries after the last polio vaccine is given. And the lessons we have learned from PolioPlus are universal. A truly sustainable project requires an emphasis on planning and cooperation, a long-term perspective, and an approach that considers community members as partners in our service, not passive recipients.
Embracing Future Vision means embracing a more ambitious view of Rotary – one in which we work to address major issues in a serious, lasting way. It is a new way of thinking about our service, and an approach that I believe will lead to a Foundation more capable than ever of Doing Good in the World.
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To my dear PeaceMaker team, May Peace blessings be with all of you!
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This is to express our sincerest appreciation to one and all, who one way or the other attended, participated, and contributed to the success and made the 2012 District Reunion Christmas party last December 8 in Lingayen, very enjoyable. Thank you also to the host cluster, 2C and 2D, for a very well organized party, headed by AG's Raymond and Liza, together with the kind-hearted Rotarians who donated wine, beer, bangus, giant tilapia, assorted chichirya, giveaways, etc, and most specially to all Rotarians, for gracing the occasion. And the same goes to the Rotary club of Metro Dagupan, and the North Star Vintage Motor Car, headed by past president Bert, and club president Nelson Lim, respectively, for organizing and displaying their vintage cars, Thank you for all your support and this is wishing all of you, A MERRY CHRISTMAS! Let's continue to embrace our theme, "Peace Through Service"! God bless! Antonio "Tony" C. Bautista and spouse Evelyn District Governor RY2012-13 RID3790
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Pangasinan Provincial Training Center Capitol Grounds, Lingayen, Pangasinan
Changemakers & 3B team led by IPP Chuck Gueco
Umbrella gifts from DG Tony Bautista
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Christmas is a holiday shared and celebrated by many religions. It is a day that has an effect on the entire world.
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To many people, it is a favorite time of the year involving gift giving, parties and feasting. Christmas is a holiday that unifies almost all of professing Christendom.
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The spirit of Christmas causes people to decorate their homes and churches, cut down trees and bring them into their homes, decking them with silver and gold. In the light of that tree, families make merry and give gifts one to another. When the sun goes down on December 24th, and darkness covers the land, families and churches prepare for participation in customs such as burning the yule log, singing around the decorated tree, kissing under the mistletoe and holly, and attending a late night service or midnight mass.
GOVERNOR’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER December 2012
Christmas gift giving as part of its 7th charter anniversary last December 7, 2012. RC Sta. Barbara, distributed grocery items, toys, clothes and books during the said occasion to 200 children and 100 adults at Brgy Erfe, Sta. Barbara.
team 3B Gift Giving to 300 children at Sta Ines Barangay covered court 18 Dec 2012
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Every year, the club delivers gifts to the children in pedia ward of Ospital Ning Angeles. This year’s Santa was again AG Zaldy Alegre, assisted by GKA Rotaractors.
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Every year, feeding beneficiaries at Dau Homesite and Lakandula Elementary Schools get their gifts and special meals. Also, almost every year, President Elect Manny Asis distributes gift checks to members of the club attending the Christmas party. President Elmer Hernandez, on the last meeting of the club for the year, handed over a gift package of Christmas goodies to members, assisted by his son, rookie Rtn Anton.
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santa rides... Project Santa of RC Olongapo Centennial conducted their second annual Project Santa started in 2011 by IPP Mark E. Thomas. This year President Marissa expanded the project to special needs children in the Niños Pag-Asa Center, and Barangay Sto. Tomas, and 250 indigent children at the Lakas Bihawo Resettlement Area Botolan, Zambales. The club continued the gift giving in the Barangay Day Care Centers of Iram and San Isidro. Santa Claus was present at each of the locations to giving each of the children a Christmas gift. The Interact Club of Olongapo Centennial contributed a lot of their time as Santa's Elves helping to giving out the presents. Gordon & Patricia Thomas, the parents of IPP Mark E. Thomas, from Fitzgerald, GA. U.S.A. after seeing the 2011 Project Santa generously contributed $900 to fund three of the Project Santa's in Lakas Bihawo Resettlement, Niños Pag-Asa Center, and Barangay Sto. Tomas.
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olongapo centennial
limay Not only or two, but 205 children (from pre-school to grade 6) got their presents during the gift giving project in our adopted school Peas Elementary School.
100 kids from Barangay Binauganan and 100 kids from Brgy. San Sebastian (Riles Area) have converged at the Rotary Skills Center last December 23, 2012 for PROJECT HAPPY FEET on its 3rd year, a half day of feeding, games, and gift donation. They received new pair of slippers and used toys from Rotaract Club of Tarlac State University. The Rotary Club of Central Tarlac, headed by President Marveluz M. Baluyot served “SOPAS” to the beneficiary children and parents Reported by PDRR OMAR NAVARRO DIMARUCOT District Secretary & Assistant District Rotaract Representative-At-Large Rotaract Club of Tarlac State University
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metro angeles centennial
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western pampanga
for President Nato Rongcal, a family presence in Rotary function added to the glitters of the Christmas fellowship ...
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The 1st Christmas Tree in the Philippines Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) Pangasinan, a province north of Manila, is supposed to have gotten its name from its famous gourmet product, a coarse, pinkish sea salt (asin) praised by discriminating cooks all over the world. Pangasinan, depending on your informant, means either "land of salt" or "place where salt is made." But it seems that the province also contributes some enduring legends that should rightfully be taken with a grain of salt. First we have Urduja, who is believed to have been a 14th-century, Turkishspeaking amazon princess. Although debunked by historians, her name proudly remains on one of the buildings in the provincial Capitol and elsewhere in the country. The other legend from Pangasinan is that the first Mass-or, to be specific, the first Christmas Mass-was celebrated somewhere on the coast of Bolinao in 1324! This assertion further complicates the issue of the first Mass or Masses brought by the Magellan expedition in 1521. An interesting detail in this story is that the Mass was officiated by the Franciscan Odoric of Pordenone ©. 1286-1331), who travelled to Asia in the 14th century, and who also planted the first Christmas tree in the Philippines in 1324! It is not only the first Mass that is at issue here but also the Christmas tree, which became popular in Europe only in the 19th century and was probably brought to the Philippines in the early 20th century by the Americans. I would like to think that the idea of the Christmas tree was actually brought to the Philippines in 1886 by Jose Rizal. We have two primary-source documents to support this claim: a manuscript containing Hans Christian Andersen tales that Rizal translated into Tagalog to delight his nephews and nieces; and a letter Rizal wrote in Berlin in November 1886 to his eldest sister Neneng (Saturnina) and her husband Maneng (Manuel Hidalgo). Written in Rizal's legible hand, "Ang Puno ng Pino," the sad tale of a little fir tree, is illustrated with two spot drawings of a Christmas tree. In his letter to Neneng, the hero narrated that he attended religious services both in Catholic and Protestant churches. He even visited Jewish synagogues. "Everything that can teach me something interests me," he said, "so that I can bring to the Philippines the best that I find here." In this letter, Rizal mentioned the Christmas traditions he encountered in Spain and Germany. On the Christmas tree he wrote:
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“There are some beautiful and good [German] customs, like Christmas, which gives me pleasure to describe here for it is not found in Spain and you have not read about it in Spanish books. On Christ-mas Eve they bring from the forest a pine tree, and this tree is chosen because, besides being erect, it is the only tree that keeps its leaves during winter-I say it badly; not really leaves, but a kind of needle. It is decorated with tinsel, paper, lights, dolls, candy, fruits, dainties, etc., and at night time, it is shown to the children (who should see the preparation of it), and around this tree the family celebrates Christmas." Then Rizal described kissing under the mistletoe: "They say, and I have also read it, that in England there is another custom which is for older persons. In certain parts of the house is hung a twig of mistletoe or gui in French. When a young man and woman find themselves under it and he does not kiss her, he must pay a fine or give her a present. For this reason, many young men stroll in the streets carrying a twig of mistletoe. When they see a pretty girl, they approach her and kiss her. When she looks up and sees the mistletoe held over her head by the mischievous young man, she smiles, keeps quiet, and says nothing. This is very English." Rizal concluded by comparing Spanish and German customs to state that Christmas in the Philippines was ruined by too much praying. “The only custom I have seen in Madrid, which perhaps we have adopted, is eat a fish called besugo and roast turkey, which shows that the Spaniards do not indulge in poems for children and young people, or as the vulgar expression goes, they do not beat around the bush. They attend more to the positive, or the stomach. And Carambas! they would say; let us amuse ourselves and let children and young people seek their own amusement as best they can. They do seek their own diversion, with the result that the children and young people in Spain lack the charming innocence and candor of those in the North [of Europe], without malice, without great preoccupations. A good young woman can walk alone in the streets until 10 or 11 o'clock at night without being molested. A pretty girl, educated and rich, can travel safely for leagues and leagues alone with her handbag and luggage. This is because here [in Germany] they know how to give age its due, unlike in other countries where children are not allowed to be themselves, to make noise or to play. Instead, they are made to recite the rosary and novena until the poor youngsters become very sleepy and understand nothing of what is going on. Consequently, when they reach the age of reason, they pray just as they have prayed when they were children without understanding what they are saying; they fall asleep and think of nonsense. Nothing can destroy a thing more than the abuse of it, and praying can also be abused."
Ron Nethercutt worte: Hi folks, take some time to read this interesting story.
A Special Report
rotary wish club ko lang of metro san carlos
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ngayong pasko
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“It’s very simple. If you want to experience more joy, give joy to others, if you want more love, learn to give love, if you want attention and appreciation, learn to give appreciation to others. These are some of life’s most precious gifts and they don’t cost you anything.”
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Wish ko lang ngayong Pasko... Bianca Ambion a cripple child, resides at Upper Kalaklan
My Dear Peacemaker Presidents and District Officers: The Christmas Season is just around the corner and we, Rotarians, have always made it a point to share our blessings through our projects for the benefit of the poor and underprivileged. We also realize that the celebration of the season is centered on children who are always looking forward to receiving special gifts on Christmas Day. In view if this, I would like to present our District Project for Christmas 2012, which we will call; “ Pangarap ng mga Bata Ngayong Pasko” Procedure: Ÿ Each Rotary Club will select two (2) children from among the poorest in their communities. Ÿ The clubs will ask each child what gift they would like to have this Christmas. The gift can be material or a wish. Ÿ If possible, during the visit to the children, for clubs to document the interview with pictures and videos. Ÿ The names of the children and their addresses will be posted in our website and yahoo groups together with the corresponding gifts/wishes that they want. Ÿ Clubs, Rotarians and/or friends of Rotarians in District 3790 willing to fulfill the dreams of the children will send their intention to the Office of the Governor via email or by calling DG Tony directly. Ÿ The Office of the Governor will collate all these and will inform the clubs accordingly. Ÿ The gifts/wishes will be given to the children-beneficiaries on or before December 25, 2012. These events which should also be documented. The project aims to fulfill the dreams and aspirations of 200 poor children on Christmas Day and I am asking your full support to this wonderful project as we continue to bring PEACE THROUGH SERVICE. May the Good Lord continue to bless you and your love ones. TONY C. BAUTISTA, District Governor, RY 2012-2013
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Wish ngayong Pasko: Medical check up, new shoes, dress and doll...
she’s got it! through the rotary club of
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Wishes came true to two indigent students of Tinajero Elem. School,Bacolor, Pampanga adopted school of RC Villa de Bacolor last Dec. 20, 2012
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Pangarap ng mga Bata Ngayong Pasko December 21 · As part of the District Christmas Project 2012, RC Metro San Fernando La Union granted the wishes of Joy Salanga andJonathan dela Cruz of Barangay Sibuan-otong, San Fernando City, La Union.
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Paano yan? Wala nang MG next year.
thank you po, baka puwede po ung ilong ko next year...?
MG 75605 Medical Surgical Program
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tulungan ninyo kami...
...and their wishes were granted, through the
GIFT of LIFE A cooperation with RC Saicity, D3201, who provided the free heart surgery in India PP Suresh of RC Saicity
And the following had their gifts of life: Cyril Rivera, Almira Madronio, Jolina Pinlac, Shane Tornato Zapanta, Gwyneth Acibar, Jomar Castro, Trinity Miguel, Brian Mae Layug, Florence Sibal, and Princess Joy Nevado. Thanks to benefactors who sponsored their visa/passport/airfare : the Rotary Clubs of Mabalacat (lead club), Angeles Kuliat and Clark Centennial.
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DISTRICT AND CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please deposit your P1000 (for both Candidates Forum and Mid Year Review events) registration payment to: Bank of the
Philippine Islands Rotary Club of Baguio Sunrise (District Affairs) Account Name:
Account # SA 0573-3094-05
JANUARY 2013 CANDIDATES FORUM 12BAGUIO COUNTRY CLUB
The 1st MULTI-DISTRICT PETS 15-16 February 2013 Waterfront Hotel and Casino, Cebu City
REGISTRATION FEE: Php 3,000.00 per head to be paid up to February 10, 2013. PAYMENT REMITTANCE: Name of Bank: Banco de Oro (BDO) Session Road, Baguio City Account Name: Linda A.Winter Account Number: SA 005470336841 To confirm your registration to the MDPETS and your flight and hotel bookings, please email your registration form and the scanned copy of the bank validated deposit slip to: Incoming District Sec. CristyBersola <cristy.rcbsun@yahoo.com> (Cel no. 0922-827-3490)
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GOVERNORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER December 2012
To : Peacemaker Presidents From : DG Tony Bautista Re : Selection of the District Nominating Committee (DNC) for RY 2013-2014 During the Mid-Year Review on January 12, 2012 at the Baguio Country Club, Baguio City, we are going to elect the members of the District Nominating Committee (DNC) for RY 2013-2014, which will nominate our District Governor for RY 2016-2017.
Inter Cluster Bowling Fellowship, Duckpin & 10pin 11 January 2013, Baguio
In view of this, the office of the Governor will start accepting nominations for members of the DNC from Rotary Clubs in our District from December 3, 2012 up to midnight of January 5, 2013 in accordance to Rotary International’s Manual of Procedure 2010 and D3790 Amended Terms of Reference (TOR) approved during the Plenary Session of District 3790 Conference on April 24, 2005.
PhP42/US$
RI EXCHANGE RATE for December 2012 - P42/USD
Host: Rotary Club of Villa de Bacolor
SAR PAYMENT DEADLINE: JANUARY 2013
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Again, I am encouraging all the clubs to seek out and nominate the best-qualified Rotarian for membership to the DNC Please see attached D3790 TOR dated April 24, 2005. Keep making PEACE THROUGH SERVICE
ANTONIO “ Tony” C. BAUTISTA District Governor, RY 2012-2013
18 April 2013
4th Leg DG Tony Golf Cup TBA, RC Angeles Friendship
19-21 April 2013
DISCON To be announced RC Metro Olongapo
1 June 2013
YEAR END REVIEW To be announced RC Tarlac RI Convention Lisbon, Portugal
23-16 June 2013
The First International Conference on DENGUE SITUATION AND CONTROL 17-19 January 2013 Univesrsity of Phayao, Thailand GOVERNOR’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER December September2012 2012
Rotary Foundation Monthly Contribution Report 1-Jul-2012 to 27 Dec 2012 Club
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Restricted*
Annual Giving
Angeles Angeles Friendship Angeles North Baguio Baguio South Baguio Summer Capital Baguio Sunrise Balanga Calasiao 2000 Central Pampanga Central Pangasinan Central Tarlac Clark Centennial Dau Dolores Downtown Tarlac ‘86 Freeport Zone Iba Lingayen Mabalacat Mangatarem Masinloc Metro Angeles Metro Baguio Metro Olongapo Metro San Carlos Northern Tarlac Metro San Fernando LU Olongapo Olongapo Centennial Orion Paniqui San Fernando LU Sta Cruz Subic Tarlac Tarlac Metro Uptown Dagupan Vigan Villa de Bacolor Western Pampanga
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TOTAL YEAR TO DATE TOTAL
$13,962.86 $90,300.61 $104,472.61
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$2,600 4,000 510 5,400 1,103.04 4,000 2,900 2,023.81 1,000 4,200 2,901.52
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600 2,300 1,100 800 1,023.81 1,800 3,000 500 1,000 1,400 300 15,000 800 4,890 1,040 1,700 1,603 1,000 430 4,800 800 200 1,000 3,047.82 1,223.81 1,000 5,500 5,807
District Rotary Foundation Chair PDG Vitt Gutierrez Metro Olongapo
SUB COMIITEE CHAIRS Grant PP Gerard Adineau Baguio Annual Giving PP Alice De Vera Tarlac Permanent Fund PDG Ben Henson Clarkfield
New Major Donos Ÿ Bruce and Carmen McTavish
New 2nd Level Major Donor Ÿ DG Tony & spouse Evelyn
Bautista
PolioPlus PP Sean Vera Cruz Vigan GSE PP Liza Melendez Calasiao
Right this moment, 11,000 Rotarians are taking part in more than 3,700 grants all around the world. District Qualification Before applying for grants, district officers agree to implement the financial and stewardship requirements in the memorandum of understanding (MOU) by completing the online qualification process. District Grants Coming 31 October 2012 District grants are block grants that allow clubs and districts to address immediate needs in their communities and abroad. Global Grants Coming in January 2013 Global grants, which range from $15,000 to $200,000, fund large international humanitarian projects, vocational training teams, and scholarships that have sustainable, measurable outcomes in one or more of the areas of focus. Packaged Grants Coming in January 2013 Packaged grants allow clubs and districts to work with Rotary’s strategic partners to implement pre-designed projects.
SUB COMIITEE CHAIRS Scholarship /PHF Society PP May Shilton Mabalacat Rotary World Peace Fellowship Peace and Conflict Resolution DGN Linda Winter Baguio Rotary Friendship Exchange PP Tony Shilton Mabalacat Hunger PP William "Iam" Chan Hundred Islands Health PP SJ San Jose Baguio South Water and Sanitation PP Alex Laguisma Clarkfield
(NOTE: SAR PACKAGE IS SENT TO CLUB SECRETARIES BY EMAIL.)
SAR ONLINE
Beginning on January 1st please complete the Semiannual Report according to the SAR instruction sheet in the attachment, preferably using the online method. Login into Member Access on the Rotary.org website to do the following: Ÿ In menu option Update Membership Data: Review/update your club's membership. Clubs that participate in the OneRotary data integration initiative should update membership using their local systems. Ÿ In menu option Pay or Print Semiannual Report (SAR): use this online option to pay in USD by credit card. Send an email certifying number of members and subscribers to data@rotary.org. Ÿ In menu option Update Club Data: check the box to remove your club from receiving future paper SARs and to receive only E-SAR (make sure to click on Save) Please note, if you have any questions about this process, please contact your financial service representative. If this email did not include our attachment, click on the link below to access your club's full SAR packet. https://www.pdmidata.com/adf/DocumentRequest.aspx RI Finance/Data Service
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Maternal and Child Health PP Bien Espinosa Subic Bay Sunrise Literacy PP Dan Galura Balanga Economic and Community Development PP Jun Roxas Baguio Sunrise Rotary Fellowship IPP Chuck Gueco Angeles Kuliat Rotary Volunteers PP Ric David Magalang
Misrepresentations from “Rotarians Matter Most” Dear district governors and district Rotary Foundation committee chairs, Over the past few days, you and many club officers may have been contacted via email by a small group of Rotarians who recently developed a website called Rotarians Matter Most to spotlight their objections to the Future Vision plan. As Rotarians in your district may come to you with questions about this message, I wanted to provide some clarity on the issues raised. I am sending some key speaking points that correct some of the misinformation and will help you address Rotarian concerns. Rotarians are entitled to express their opinions about the new grant model and ask difficult questions; however, we are concerned about the factual quality of the site’s content as well as its negative tone. In addition, the group appears to be violating Rotary’s circularization policy. The Future Vision Plan was developed with great care. Every argument now being expressed by Rotarians was raised by members of the Future Vision Committee and given exhaustive debate before a suggested decision was forwarded to the Trustees and/or Directors. Then, during the first two years of the pilot, the committee debated various aspects of the plan and recommended additional changes to the Trustees. In addition, the Trustees and the Future Vision Committee have openly encouraged feedback and conversation over the many years that the Future Vision Plan has been in development. Transformative change invariably generates disagreement among Rotarians. When the 3-H program was first proposed in 1978, a formidable group of Rotarians launched a campaign to oppose its implementation. They argued that it violated the principle of club autonomy and would greatly reduce contributions to the Foundation. History proved the program to be a success. The ambitious scope of 3-H projects served as a model for Future Vision’s global grants, which are designed to greatly expand Rotarians ability to do good in the world. The Rotarians who opposed the 3-H programs did so out of good intentions and a deep love of their Foundation. I believe that those who now oppose our new grant model share that same passion for the well-being of The Rotary Foundation. But I also believe that their fears are unfounded, and I hope that these erroneous assumptions will not be spread throughout the Rotary world. In less than a month, we will launch our new grants website, which will feature a wealth of information on our new grant model and provide an easier way for all clubs and districts to apply for Foundation grants online. These tools will address many of the pilot district concerns and help nonpilot districts make a smooth transition to the new model. I believe that much of the skepticism about Future Vision will dissipate as more Rotarians learn about the many benefits it offers and begin to see the impact that larger projects will have on the world. Rotarians do matter. There is no doubt about that. But in keeping with our ideal of Service Above Self, I strongly believe that it is the communities and people we serve who matter most. Yours in Rotary, Wilf Wilkinson Chairman The Rotary Foundation Trustees, 2012-13 cc: Rotary International Board of Directors, The Rotary Foundation Trustees, Future Vision Committee members, regional Rotary Foundation coordinators and district governors-elect
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The Rotary Foundation is planning a worldwide roll out of its Future Vision Plan on July 1, 2013. We encourage all Rotarians to become fully educated on the Future Vision Program and ask that you discuss you feelings with your Club and District Leadership.
A TEN-STEP PLAN TO FIX FUTURE VISION
For reasons stated in our concerns and objections, we believe that Future Vision is a flawed program that could lead to undesirable consequences including Clubs and Districts organizing their own foundations, Rotarians deciding to escrow their contributions, or Rotarians deciding to redirect their contributions through more direct channels. None of these would be good for TRF, RI or the people we serve 1. We note that the RI Board of Directors and the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation are capable Rotarians who believe there are compelling reasons to embark on the implementation of Future Vision. We also note that many Rotarians, ourselves included, are not fully aware of such reasons. We recommend that, consistent with the prudent handling of sensitive information, RI and TRF be more forthcoming with these compelling reasons. 2. We note the latest Future Vision presentation reports that only four Global Grants had been closed in 2011-12. This confirms that the FV pilot has not had sufficient time to identify and correct issues related to large Global Grant reporting and sustainability. We also note that FV has reported that there are plans to update application procedures and guidelines. We recommend that the worldwide roll out of Future Vision be postponed for one to two years. This will provide time for the Staff to implement, publicize, and TEST the new improvements. This will also allow the pilot to gain practical experience with the full reporting and sustainability requirements of multi-year Global Grants. Most importantly, this will demonstrate in a tangible way that the leadership of RI and TRF is truly listening and thus address the Rotarian disenfrachisement that is being reported. 3. We note that there are many worthwhile projects that are obtaining TRF funding through traditional Matching Grants. We recommend that such projects be "grandfathered" and allowed to continue. This will ensure that projects currently being performed by clubs and districts are given sufficient time to arrange different sources of revenue whether if be through self funding, project modification, or other methods. This could be done by waiving certain requirements in the new Global Grant including the US$30,000 minimum, having to directly address one of the Six Areas of Focus, and the added requirements for sustainability (especially the onerous monitoring and evaluation requirements). The waivers could be granted for a specified number of years and we suggest that three (3) years might be an appropriate number. The most important thing is that groups and supporting Rotarians who are currently benefitting from Rotary involvement do not feel abandoned.
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4. We note that "problems with GSE" have been put forward as the reason for its elimination. We also note that GSE nominally focuses on the young professionals that Rotary needs for its continued viability. GSE is the only direct exposure many clubs have to the international nature of Rotary. We recommend that access to the World Fund be provided for districts that wish to continue the traditional GSE program, and that TRF continue the logistical support currently being provided for the GSE program. We recommend that specific problems with the current program be clearly stated and that Districts so inclined be allowed to seek appropriate rule waivers in order to rectify these problems. We consider VTT to be a worthwhile addition to TRF programs, but caution that with its required emphasis on area of focus and large minimum project size VTT is NOT a viable replacement for GSE. 5. We note that the Future Vision definition of Project Sustainability is completely at odds with the perception of many clubs and districts that are actively participating in Humanitarian Projects. We recommend that Project Sustainability guidelines recognize that the provision of certain infrastructure, life changing medical and dental procedures, and hard to obtain medical devices including wheelchairs, crutches, eyeglasses, etc. provide inherrently sustainable benefits.
6. We note that the Measurement and Evaluation Pillar of Sustainability places an enormous burden on host clubs that may have limited resources and administrative capability. We further note that the resulting metrics frequently are of little practical use for the benefitting group, the host club, or the sponsoring club. We recommend the elimination of this pillar as a "drop dead" requirement for Global Grant approval. 7. We note that the funding gap identified by our group creates a serious gap in the types of projects that can receive TRF funding. We recommend the creation of a mid-level grant that would provide access to the World Fund for projects falling into the "funding gap". We also support recommendations made by others that the US$30,000 minimum project size for Global Grant projects be reduced. We believe that reducing the minimum to US$20,000 is a good place to start. 8. We note that the transfer of smaller projects to District control under the District Grant program is a beneficial feature of Future Vision, however we do not believe that this initiative is being adequately funded. We believe the resulting shortfall could encourage Districts to form their own foundations or otherwise make other arrangements for funding. We recommend an increase in the percentage of APF/Share contributions that are allocated to the Share fund with a commensurate increase in DDF available to the districts. We also recommend an increase in the percentage of DDF that may be allocated to District Grants. 9. We note the reluctance of some Rotarians to sign MOU's required for the club qualification and grant application process due to a perceived individual liability for the person signing the document. We recommend that TRF clarify this requirement and the resulting expectations. 10. We note that after two years of participation in the Future Vision Pilot, there are pilot districts and clubs within pilot districts that no longer wish to participate in the program. We recommend that current pilot districts be
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9. We note the reluctance of some Rotarians to sign MOU's required for the club qualification and grant application process due to a perceived individual liability for the person signing the document. We recommend that TRF clarify this requirement and the resulting expectations. 10. We note that after two years of participation in the Future Vision Pilot, there are pilot districts and clubs within pilot districts that no longer wish to participate in the program. We recommend that current pilot districts be allowed to remove themselves from the pilot by a vote of the clubs and any clubs in districts remaining in the pilot program be allowed to move their affiliation to a neighboring non-pilot district.
http://rotarians-matter.org/recommendations.html The above recommendations are offered by Rotarians Matter Most in a good faith effort to encourage changes that will ensure the ultimate success of the planned worldwide roll out of Future Vision. We believe that FV, as it is currently configured, is a seriously flawed program that should be fixed sooner rather than later. We believe that taking prompt and visible action on some or all of these recommendations will fulfill TRF's stated promise to adjust the program as problems are identified. We believe this will minimize the potential of Rotarians, Clubs, or Districts turning away from The Rotary Foundation in favor of redirecting their International Service efforts or financial support through other channels.
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YOUTH EXCHANGE
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baguio District 3790 & District 3830 Partner in the Youth Exchange Program Finally! The Youth Exchange Program is revived. Our very own District Governor Tony Bautista and District Governor Sue Sta. Maria signed the Memorandum of Agreement for the said program on November 22, 2012 at the Executive Lounge of the Makati City Hall during the regular meeting of RC Makati Poblacion. It was witnessed by the RC Makati Poblacion President Ryan Barcelona and the membership, PP Jay Tambunting, International Service Director, Assistant Governor Manny David, Youth Exchange Chairpersons Mong Canizares (3830) and yours truly (3790). Also present were the Rotarians of RC Kankabato Tacloban who were there for the signing of their Sisterhood Agreement. Announcements will soon be made regarding the details of the program. IPP Flo Bayquen Chair, Youth Exchange
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Worshop speakers
cataract screening
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At Mabalacat and Magalang RHU Centers by the Rotary Clubs of
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DISTRICT PERFORMANCE CHART As of 27 December 2012
CLUB
16937 16892 79360 31673 16856 70938 30955 26069 16920 16918 58725 16863 16864 16865 51996 57485 50230 27872 24043 84273 16935 57304 24184 16876 16879 22395 23231 63496 53312 57924 55849 29949 81738 57292 71376 82411
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Area 1A Vigan Laoag Magsingal North Narvacan Agoo Area 1B Central SF City 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 Area 2A Urdaneta Urdaneta East Urdaneta North Area 2B Central Pangasinan Dagupan Dagupan East Downtown Dagupan Metro Dagupan Uptown Dagupan Area 2C Bayambang Calasiao Mangaldan Metro Malasiqui San Fabian Sta Barbara Metro San Carlos Area 2D
TRF Contribution since July 2012
No. of Members SAR July 2012
$1000 AFP
$22+$1040
$4800 AFP
$100+$5400
No. of Members SAR Todate
Gain/Loss of Members Toate
% % Gain/Loss Attendance of for the Members Month Toate
48
49
1
2.08%
23
24
1
4.35%
19
24
5
26.32%
26
23
-3
-11.54%
22
27
5
22.73%
15
14
-1
-6.67%
31
36
5
16.13%
28
27
-1
-3.57%
30
24
-6
-20.00%
71
73
2
2.82%
22
22
0
0.00%
59
57
-2
-3.39%
35
32
-3
-8.57%
34
30
-4
-11.76%
$4000 AFP
40
40
0
0.00%
$3500+$2900
33
30
-3
-9.09%
23
27
4
17.39%
$200/$1103.04
$300 AFP
$4200 AFP
$1223.81 AFP
$2023.81 AFP
$800 AFP
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18
23
5
27.78%
26
27
1
3.85%
20
28
8
40.00%
21
25
4
19.05%
28
28
0
0.00%
13
18
5
38.46%
32
25
-7
-21.88%
48
43
-5
-10.42%
38
38
0
0.00%
25
23
-2
-8.00%
12
11
-1
-8.33%
29
29
0
0.00%
17
17
0
0.00%
29
23
-6
-20.69%
14
21
7
50.00%
20
20
0
0.00%
22
24
2
9.09%
33
33
0
0.00%
12
15
3
25.00%
Ave % Attendance Todate
DISTRICT PERFORMANCE CHART As of 27 December 2012
ID 51473 72854 58570 26225 84230 82798 71756 16877 24118 83678 16904 16910 25314 24343 16933 27158 16939 30320 57293 83157 30778 26058 16893 83693 53570 63497 27157 16857 21777 82881 16858 16859 51878 29501 50899
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CLUB Area 2D Binmaley Century Dasol Bay Hundred Islands Lingayen Lingayen Gulf Mangatarem Midwestern Pangasinan Area 3A Central Tarlac Downtown Tarlac Melting Pot Midtown Tarlac Northern Tarlac Paniqui Poblacion Tarlac 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 West Clark Centennial Metro Angeles Metro Angeles Cent'l
% % Gain/Loss Attendance of for the Members Month Toate
No. of Members SAR Todate
Gain/Loss of Members Toate
50
30
-20
23
23
0
0.00%
50
41
-9
-18.00%
$1800 AFP
62
45
-17
-27.42%
20
20
0
0.00%
$500 AFP
26
26
0
0.00%
30
27
-3
-10.00%
$2901.52 AFP
28
28
0
0.00%
$1100 AFP
16
17
1
6.25%
20
28
8
40.00%
26
24
-2
-7.69%
$4890 AFP
47
48
1
2.13%
$430 AFP
40
40
0
0.00%
19
10
-9
-47.37%
43
45
2
4.65%
TRF Contribution since July 2012
No. of Members SAR July 2012
$1000 AFP $3047.82 AFP
-40.00%
28
22
-6
-21.43%
22
22
0
0.00%
69
64
-5
-7.25%
14
23
9
64.29%
18
24
6
33.33%
27
17
-10
-37.04%
$600 AFP
26
28
2
7.69%
$3000 AFP
30
35
5
16.67%
25
30
5
20.00%
16
20
4
25.00%
$2600 AFP
16
10
-6
-37.50%
19
17
-2
-10.53%
36
32
-4
-11.11%
18
14
-4
-22.22%
$4000 AFP
25
23
-2
-8.00%
$510 AFP
34
34
0
0.00%
13
20
7
53.85%
$5000 MG
18
21
3
16.67%
$1400 AFP
28
27
-1
-3.57%
23
26
3
13.04%
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Ave % Attendance Todate
DISTRICT PERFORMANCE CHART As of 27 December 2012
ID
52307 16882 82410 66255 27257 16919 84221 16861 78832 16887 16867 31439 16900 52316 26903 30484 21477 74063 16889 31158 53313 16912 65917 21552 16931 50512 82624 84090
CLUB
TRF Contribution since July 2012
% % Gain/Loss Attendance of for the Members Month Toate
No. of Members SAR Todate
16
16
0
0.00%
45
42
-3
-6.67%
21
21
0
0.00%
25
19
-6
-24.00%
50
33
-17
-34.00%
45
45
0
0.00%
25
21
-4
-16.00%
27
21
-6
-22.22%
32
35
3
9.38%
41
44
3
7.32%
Area 4A Central Pampanga $1000 AFP Dolores $2300 AFP Eastern Pampanga Floridablanca Metro San Fernando P San Fernando Pampanga San Fernando Cabalen Southern Pampanga Villa De Bacolor $5500 AFP Western Pampanga $5807 AFP Area 4B Balanga $47 Polio Limay Mariveles Mariveles Ecozone Orani Orion $1000 AFP Area 4C Dowtown Olongapo Freeport Zone $800 AFP Iba $1023.81 AFP Masinloc $1000 AFP Metro Olongapo $15000 AFP Olongapo $1700 AFP Olongapo Centennial $1603 AFP Sta Cruz $800 AFP Subic $100 + $200 Subic Bay Subic Bay Pearl Subic Bay Sunrise TOTAL $104,472.61
27
30
3
11.11%
25
22
-3
-12.00%
27
26
-1
-3.70%
24
19
-5
-20.83%
18
21
3
16.67%
19
19
0
0.00%
22
21
-1
-4.55%
16
17
1
6.25%
34
31
-3
-8.82%
17
21
4
23.53%
19
14
-5
-26.32%
22
20
-2
-9.09%
22
18
-4
-18.18%
30
30
0
0.00%
34
40
6
17.65%
12
12
0
0.00%
13
13
0
0.00%
21
21
0
0.00%
2750
2683
-67
-2.44%
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VISIT US AT www.rotarydistrict3790.org “The acts of giving and receiving are a continuos process of circulation that continues the flow of your life’s energies. For one person to receive someone else has to give. It’s a cycle of energy that flows continually onwards.” “The true Art in Giving is to give from the heart without any expectation of a return.” “True giving comes from the same place inside you as your deepest happiness. They are inexplicably intertwined.” “A gift is something that is enjoyed twice. First by the giver who revels in the pleasure of giving something special and then also enjoyed by the person who receives the gift.” “A very special form of giving takes the form of small, personal acts of kindness. Very often it is not money or belongings that people need, it's the things that can't be seen, such as advice reassurance, a kind word, compliments or a smile.” “The act of giving doesn’t have to be limited to an exchange of presents at Christmas time or Birthdays. You can treat every person you come into contact with as someone who you can give a gift to.” “You may be a bit sceptical, wondering what exactly do you have to give? Everybody has something of value for another person. It could be a kind word, a simple smile, some appreciation, the sharing of some special knowledge, even a helping hand or a bit of support during a difficult emotional time.”
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GIVING “For someone to receive, someone has to give.”