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TRF SUMMARY As of 28 February 2013
Cluster
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$1,400.00 $6,290.00 $15,903.04 $1,600.00 $5,223.81 $11,623.81 $3,300.00 $13,369.34 $5,800.00 $4,610.00 $20,219.20 $1,000.00 $24,223.81 $114,362.81
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Giving
$0.00 $22.00 $5,300.00 $0.00 $200.00 $150.00 $263.41 $0.00 $0.00 $9,200.00 $1,317.07 $1,317.07 $100.00 $17,571.48
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10 features PETS & PCRG Forum 10 MultiDistrict in Cebui First of a kind gathering of the 10 Rotary districts for two major events
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TRF Summary as of 28 Feb 2013 Status of AFP and Restricted Giving in the District
18 DISCON Reminder of attendance to District Conference 2013 to be held 12-13 April 2013, for the first time in Manila
Exhibit of 3B 20 Photo In celebration of 108th birthday of Rotary Club of Urdaneta Mid City 25 Rotary New club in Area 2
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www.rotarydistrict3790.org
from the governor
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y fellow Rotarians, people ask what is wrong with the world? A famous writer, G.K. Chesterton's answer was very short. He just said, I am. The world is dangerous, not because of those who do harm, but, because of those who look at it, without doing anything. Are you ready to make a real difference, in the world around you? The power to make a difference, lies within each one of us. If our faith is strong and constant, our effort to make a difference will be more than what we ever thought possible. To make a difference does not mean, making a bog splash or doing something, that makes people yell, “wow”. Some people proudly call it, “leaving a legacy.” Making a difference, is doing things differently. Are you willing to help a needy child, overcome the obstacles of poverty through a sponsorship? Have you ever thought of providing education to those children who are still out of school? Have you ever considered about those children who die each year from curable diseases, such as polio, diarrhea, malaria, and tuberculosis?
DG Tony Bautista Mother Teresa was once asked, what is the secret of your success? Is it hard work, dedication, ability or discipline? She smiled and said, it is hard to say, but one thing I know, I love to serve, I love to give, and if you give yourself, life will give you back something to cherish. You can make a difference in the world. District Governor Antonio “Tony” C. Bautista and spouse Evelyn at PCRG Forum in Cebu
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Mother Teresa was once asked, what is the secret of your success? Is it hard work, dedication, ability or discipline? She smiled and said, it is hard to say, but one thing I know, I love to serve, I love to give, and if you give yourself, life will give you back something to cherish. You can make a difference in the world.
If we can share the tears of the lowly, we will soften our hearts, wash our eyes, and clear our vision. They in turn will witness our selfless desire to be of help. Most of the have-nots, are generally afraid, to put their faiths in the offers of help, because many of them, have an ulterior motive. They have selfish reasons to offer assistance. When they realize that Rotary is different, Rotary is serious, Rotary has no axe to grind, that Rotarians can share their tears and fears, then they would give total cooperation, untainted faith, and enthusiastic response. Therefore, never be afraid of the tears that you share with others. That is the best cleaning fluid ever. Let us rise in the eyes of our communities, by sharing your time, energy, and resources and make them know, YES, Rotary is there. Rotary can make a difference in the world. Therefore, let your presence in the world, be one that shares and radiates love, and bring “Peace Through Service”. God bless!
whatpaulharriswrote.org An Oasis in the Desert
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ellowship is the glue that holds Rotary Clubs together. Paul Harris knew this from Day 1. Some might consider it a selfish reason to join for the friendships, but having friends is as important to one’s health as breathing. Harris rejoiced in the fellowship of Rotary, and he wanted every Rotarian to rejoice with him. Paul P. Harris Founder of Rotary 23 February 1905
Happy 108th birthday to Rotary! What Paul Harris Said, is our longest running feature, started in December of 2001. His writings are timeless and speak to Rotary leaders and visitors at www.whatpaulharriswrote.org The Global History of Rotary and RGHF is always at www.historyfan.org
“In the social desert of a city, they possessed an oasis all their own. To it the chosen few came to revel in the delights of friendly communion. No longer would any of them have occasion to dream in city parks and public places of happy days gone by; the ‘Happy days had come again.’” (Paul Harris, This Rotarian Age, page 57) Reprinted by permission of the Rotary Global History from the Newsletter Nuggets Section of “What Paul Harris Wrote” (www.whatpaulharriswrote.org).
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OME things creep into our lives so quietly that they seem to have been without beginning. From obscure and despised origin have come faiths that have lived to lift the gates of empires from their hinges. Rotary has developed in less than a decade from a theory into the most important, practical business movement of the age. And more and better - it is respected wherever known. If we could get far enough away to obtain a bird's-eye view of Rotary and take a moving picture of its growth, we would indeed say "wonderful." If the success of the movement is due to one thing more than to any other, it is perhaps to the fact that Rotarians have always considered business as fit for society as society is fit for business and have always been of the opinion that the world could get along a good deal better without society than without business. I use the word society here in its narrow sense. Rotarians believe that business friends are as warmhearted as social friends and often much truer; that business will mix with friendship, and that the best way to mix them is by elevating business to the plane of soulful friendship and not by lowering friendship to the plane of soulless business.
Rotary history at
http://www.rghf.org/
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GOVERNOR’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER February 2013
- Paul Harris
February is World Understanding Month
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appy Rotary World Understanding Month Rotary leaders! The Rotary Peace Centers are excited to celebrate all that Rotary does to promote peace in the
world.
We want your club or district to celebrate with Rotary Peace Centers. Check out the list below for ways you can help promote peace through Rotary: Ÿ Start recruiting candidates for the Rotary Peace Fellowship!
What better way to promote peace in the world than by finding the world’s next peace leader. The application is now available on line. If your district has never submitted a Rotary Peace Fellowship application, let us remind you that the fellowship is completely funded by Rotary and requires no District Designated Funds. Also districts are allowed to submit as many applications as they deem qualified. See the tip box below for recruitment ideas. Ÿ Participate in a joint Rotary Peace Centers and Rotaract
Twitter Chat on 21 February. A Rotary Peace Fellow Alum will be moderating a Twitter discussion about how to apply for the Rotary Peace Fellowship and how Rotary and Rotaractors can get more involved. Learn more about the event here. Ÿ Submit Your Rotary Peace Moment to the Rotary Peace
Centers Facebook Page. We want to know what peace looks like for your Rotary club and district. Submit a picture, story or quote on the Rotary Peace Centers Facebook page with your Rotary club and district identified. We will collect all the pictures and stories in a photo album on Facebook and highlight one Rotary Peace Moment a week for the month of February. One random entry will win a Rotary peace tie signed by President Tanaka! If you have any questions please feel free to email at rotarycenters@rotary.org. Thank you for all you do in helping Rotary promote a more peaceful world. Sincerely, The Rotary Peace Centers Department
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GOVERNOR’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER February 2013
Aung San Suu Kyi receiving the Hawaii Peace Award from RIP Tanaka at the Hawaii Peace Forum in Honolulu
Rotary’s birthday February 23rd marks Rotary International’s 108th birthday and what better way to celebrate than by recognizing one or two of your club members with Paul Harris Fellow recognitions!
message SAKUJI TANAKA RI President 2012-2013
from RI president
Dear fellow Rotarians, In December, I spoke at the first of the three Rotary Global Peace Forums we have planned for this Rotary year. This first event, with the theme "Peace Without Borders," was held in Berlin, the home of the Berlin Peace Clock. The clock, intended as a piece of art, is 3 meters high and weighs over 2 tons. On its side are inscribed the words, Time bursts all walls asunder. The clock was unveiled on 9 November 1989. That was the day the Berlin Wall fell. It was a wonderful coincidence that the moment the hands on the clock began to move, the orders were given to open the border to West Berlin. The words written on the side of the clock had come true. In Rotary, we do not divide our work by nation, culture, or language. It does not matter what is printed in your passport. What matters is that you believe in Service Above Self. But even in Rotary, it is easy to think in terms of countries or communities. This project may help someone in my own community, or that project may help someone from Germany, or Kenya, or South Africa. Sometimes we think of different types of borders. This project, we think, helps the young. This helps the elderly. This helps people who are hungry, poor, or sick, or who have disabilities. The truth is that Service Above Self does not know such borders. When we serve, the impact is not limited to our community, or the community we are helping. We are not only helping the young, or the elderly, or this school, or that orphanage. When we serve, we are helping all of humanity. The effects of what we do go on and on. When we put Service Above Self, we are making a choice. We are choosing to put other people's needs ahead of our own desires. We are saying, "Your problems are my problems, and I care enough to help you." Rotary brings peace by addressing the needs that cause conflict: the need for clean water, for nutrition, sanitation, and health care. When these needs are met, there is opportunity. And there is hope. Hope has no borders. It is the garden from which peace can grow. Peace Through Service brings out the best in us. It makes us aware of the borders we set up around ourselves – and it helps us tear them down. Source : Rotary International Courtesy : www.eflashonline.org
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GOVERNOR’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER February 2013
message from Foundation Trustee Chair
Wilfrid J.Wilkinson Foundation Trustee Chair 2012-2013
Help build peace in our world
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fter 25 years of hard work, Rotary and its partners are on the brink of eradicating this tenacious disease, but a strong push is needed now to root it out once and for all. It is a window of opportunity of historic proportions. Reaching the ultimate goal of a polio-free world presents ongoing challenges, not the least of which is a hundreds of million dollar funding gap. Of course, Rotary alone can't fill this gap, but continued Rotarian advocacy for government support can help enormously. As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, children everywhere remain at risk. The stakes are that high. Donate now to help Rotary achieve a poliofree world.
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otary was built upon the idea of advancing goodwill and understanding – it's in our mission, and part of everything we do. The Rotary Foundation has six areas of focus, each of which is important. But every one of them depends on peace in the world. We can't celebrate the World Day of Social Justice on 20 February unless we have peace. We can't really celebrate World Understanding and Peace Day on 23 February, which also marks Rotary's 108th year of existence, unless we can say that we are working for peace. There are endless ways to help build peace in our world, through our clubs and through our Foundation. The polio eradication initiative, as the largest global public health initiative in history, is doing a tremendous amount to promote peace – by building partnerships between the public and private sectors, by improving health infrastructure and monitoring the poorest areas, and by making it clear to all that we cannot have a healthy world if even one child is forgotten.
“If we all have the fortitude to see this effort through to the end, then we will eradicate polio.”
Peace comes from sharing, and as many of you know, Rotary Shares is my personal answer to what each Rotarian should be doing. This month, which we celebrate in Rotary as World Understanding Month, the efforts of every district, club, and Rotarian should be directed toward doing something for peace.
- Bill Gates
Wilfrid J. Wilkinson
GOVERNOR’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER February 2013
CEBU : MULTI DISTRICT PETS AND PRCF – A First for the Philippines by PP Ron Nethercutt, RC Mabalacat, District 3790
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he very first All Philippines PETS and Philippines Rotary Concerns Forum were held in Cebu February 15 & 16 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel. Some asked, “Why Cebu?” While your author was not on the planning committee, the answer appeared logical since it is one of the fastest growing areas of the Philippines with a metropolitan population of almost two million. Located in the geographical center of the Philippines, Cebu can be reached by land, sea, and air. Cebu was founded by Magellan over 500 years ago, but the imprint of both the Spanish and Catholic culture continue; most notable is the Magellan's Cross and of course a statue of Lapu-Lapu, the victor over Magellan on Mactan island. While this was not my first visit to Cebu, I was impressed with the many new buildings since my last visit only last year. Another noticeable change was the many PUV “trucknees” seen replacing jeepneys. Trucknees, my own term, is a PUV based on a light truck body instead of an extended jeep. Even the jeepneys did not show the smoke belching found elsewhere. The absence of tricycles on the main streets was noticed by others visiting Cebu for the first time. Also noticed by fellow Rotarians was the cleanliness of the city, and especially the friendly and rea-sonably priced taxis. 10 District Governors-Elect with RIPN Gary Huang
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GOVERNOR’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER February September 2013 2012
DGE Linda Winter
D3790 banner and Rotarians
The country-wide PETS, combined with the Rotary Concerns Forum, appeared to be appreciated by the nearly 2,000 attendees. Some of the benefits of such a gathering were seen in both the quality of speakers and range of topics. Rotarians were able to hear RIPN Gary Huang of Taiwan, Bro. Armin Luisto, Secretary for the Department of Education, RIDN Guiller Tumangan, RID John Boag, PRID Paing Hechanova, and of course our own, RPIC Chit Lijauco, RRFC Mac Hermoso, and RRC Oyan Villanueva. PP Dr. Siva Ananthan's talks on both the 15th and 16th brought several remarks from Rotarians. Silva, a PhD from Malaysia was able to combine education about Rotary in an entertaining manner that managed to capture both their mental thoughts while bringing large bouts of laughter from the audience.
PDG Lina Aurelio and guest speaker PDG Bruce Allen, RI SouthEast Asia Pacific Manager Entertainers singer Dulce and Sinulog dancers
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RI President Nominee Gary Huang RC Taipei
D3790 attendees in green
Workshop speakers PDG Oyan Villanueva, PDG Jess Nicdao and PDG Vitt Gutierrez
The break-out sessions of PETS and PRCF held during the second day provided the 'nuts and bolts' of Rotary. The sessions were held in three levels of the hotel, but signs usually marked the rooms. However some registrants had difficulty and spent time locating the room intended for them where topics included “The Future Vision Plan,” “Protecting Our Environment,” ”Economic and Community Development,” “Connecting, Engaging and Serving,” “Filipino Health and Safety,” “Surviving Cancer,” “Leadership Development,” and many more. The districts then held special sessions to discuss items of unique interest or concern to their respective areas. From the exciting opening of the Sinulog 2013 presentation, to RIDN Guiller's “My Dreams and Plans for Rotary,” to the Closing Presentation by the Loboc Youth Ambassadors, the first PETS & PRCF were a success. PP and Immediate Past District Secretary Jesse Tanchanco said it best, “I certainly enjoyed the fellowships, meeting of old acquaintances as well as making new ones.” And that's a big, “Me too; let's do it again in 2014.” - PP Ron Nethercutt
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GOVERNOR’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER February 2013
TRF DATA
TRF SUMMARY As of 28 February 2013
MEMBERSHIP ASSESSMENT by PDG Rolando "OYAN" V. Villanueva 2012 - 2013 Rotary Membership Coordinator Rotary International Zone 7A 2009 - 2010 District Governor Rotary International District 3790
Cluster
Giving
1A 1B 1C 2A 2B 2C 2D 3A 3B 3C 4A 4B 4C TOTAL
$1,400.00 $6,290.00 $15,903.04 $1,600.00 $5,223.81 $11,623.81 $3,300.00 $13,369.34 $5,800.00 $4,610.00 $20,219.20 $1,000.00 $24,223.81 $114,362.81
MEMBERSHIP SUMMARY Cluster 1A 1B 1C 2A 2B 2C 2D 3A 3B 3C 4A 4B 4C TOTAL
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1 July 2012 138 189 273 89 170 144 200 274 243 182 284 130 246 2564
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28 Feb 2013 147 193 303 91 173 180 214 291 274 203 314 132 263 2803
Giving $0.00 $22.00 $5,300.00 $0.00 $200.00 $150.00 $263.41 $0.00 $0.00 $9,200.00 $1,317.07 $1,317.07 $100.00 $17,571.48
As of 28 February 2013
Gain/Loss 9 4 30 2 3 36 14 17 31 21 30 2 17 239
% 7% 2% 11% 2% 2% 25% 7% 6% 13% 12% 11% 2% 7% 9%
CLUB
Annual Giving
ID 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 ntry Name 57924 55849 29949 81738 57292 71376 82411 51473 72854 58570 26225 84230 82798 71756
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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 Mid-City 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 Binmaley Century Dasol Bay Hundred Islands Lingayen Lingayen Gulf Mangatarem Midwestern Pangasinan
TRF
Other Giving
$1,400.00 $1,000.00
$400.00 $6,290.00
$22.00
$1,490.00
$22.00
$4,800.00 $15,903.04 $6,400.00
$5,300.00 $1,600.00
$1,103.04 $4,000.00 $3,100.00
$200.00 $3,500.00
$1,300.00 $1,600.00 $1,600.00
$5,223.81 $4,200.00
$200.00
$1,023.81 $11,623.81 $1,000.00 $4,523.81 $1,200.00 $1,000.00 $2,000.00 $1,100.00 $800.00 $3,300.00
$200.00 $150.00
$1,000.00 $1,800.00 $500.00
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$150.00
$263.41 $24.39 $24.39 $214.63
No. of Members 1 July 2012
No. of Members 28 Feb 2013
LOSS
138 49 24 17 26 22 189 15 31 28 24 69 22 273 59 32 27 40 30 22 16 27 20 89 21 28 24 16 170 25 43 38 23 11 30 144 17 23 18 20 21 33 12 200 30 19 41 45 20 26 19
147 49 24 25 22 27 193 14 33 24 26 74 22 303 57 33 30 44 34 25 21 31 28 91 25 26 24 16 173 25 43 38 23 12 32 180 22 30 21 28 26 38 15 214 30 16 41 45 20 36 26
9 0 0 8 -4 5 4 -1 2 -4 2 5 0 30 -2 1 3 4 4 3 5 4 8 2 4 -2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 36 5 7 3 8 5 5 3 14 0 -3 0 0 0 10 7
GAIN/
% 6.52% 0.00% 0.00% 47.06% -15.38% 22.73% 2.12% -6.67% 6.45% -14.29% 8.33% 7.25% 0.00% 10.99% -3.39% 3.13% 11.11% 10.00% 13.33% 13.64% 31.25% 14.81% 40.00% 2.25% 19.05% -7.14% 0.00% 0.00% 1.76% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 9.09% 6.67% 25.00% 29.41% 30.43% 16.67% 40.00% 23.81% 15.15% 25.00% 7.00% 0.00% -15.79% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 38.46% 36.84%
CLUB
Annual Giving
ID
16877 24118 83678 16904 16910 25314 24343 16933 27158 16939
30320 57293 83157 30778 26058 16893 83693 53570 63497 27157 try Name 16857 21777 82881 16858 16859 51878 29501 50899 52307 16882 82410 66255 27257 16919 84221 16861 78832 16887 16867 31439 16900 52316 26903 30484
TRF
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
$13,369.34 $2,901.52 $1,100.00
Area 4A Central Pampanga Dolores Eastern Pampanga 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
$20,219.20 $1,000.00 $3,900.00
Other Giving
$4,890.00 $430.00 $1,000.00 $3,047.82 $5,800.00
$800.00 $5,000.00
$4,610.00 $2,600.00
$9,200.00
$4,000.00 $510.00
$100.00 $1,400.00
$1,000.00 $2,512.20
$6,000.00 $5,807.00 $1,000.00
$5,000.00 $200.00 $1,317.07 $217.07
$100.00
$1,000.00 $1,016.00 $47.00
$969.00 $1,000.00
No. of Members 1 July 2012
No. of Members 28 Feb 2013
GAIN/
274 27 16 18 26 47 40 10 43 25 22 243 64 14 18 22 26 30 27 16 10 16 182 32 15 25 34 10 19 25 22
291 41 20 28 25 46 40 10 36 23 22 274 64 25 26 17 28 38 28 21 10 17 203 34 18 23 36 20 19 25 28
17 14 4 10 -1 -1 0 0 -7 -2 0 31 0 11 8 -5 2 8 1 5 0 1 21 2 3 -2 2 10 0 0 6
6.20% 51.85% 25.00% 55.56% -3.85% -2.13% 0.00% 0.00% -16.28% -8.00% 0.00% 12.76% 0.00% 78.57% 44.44% -22.73% 7.69% 26.67% 3.70% 31.25% 0.00% 6.25% 11.54% 6.25% 20.00% -8.00% 5.88% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 27.27%
284 16 42 21 18 33 45 21 21 32 35 130 26 22 26 19 18 19
314 16 44 21 20 34 45 21 31 32 50 132 26 22 27 17 21 19
30 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 10 0 15 2 0 0 1 -2 3 0
10.56% 0.00% 4.76% 0.00% 11.11% 3.03% 0.00% 0.00% 47.62% 0.00% 42.86% 1.54% 0.00% 0.00% 3.85% -10.53% 16.67% 0.00%
Preparing for the future. The Rotary Foundation’s new grant model, Future Vision, took top billing at Rotary’s annual training event for incoming leaders, in preparation for its worldwide launch in July 2013. Read more. Visit the Rotary Grants website
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%
LOSS
CLUB
Annual Giving
ID
Area 4C Dowtown Olongapo Freeport Zone Iba Masinloc Metro Olongapo Olongapo Olongapo Centennial Sta Cruz Subic Subic Bay Subic Bay Pearl Subic Bay Sunrise TOTAL
21477 74063 16889 31158 53313 16912 65917 21552 16931 50512 82624 84090
TRF
Other Giving
$24,223.81
$100.00
$800.00 $1,023.81 $1,000.00 $16,000.00 $1,700.00 $1,800.00 $1,800.00 $100.00
$100.00
$114,362.81
$17,571.48
No. of Members 1 July 2012
No. of Members 28 Feb 2013
GAIN/
246 21 17 34 14 13 22 15 30 34 12 13 21 2564
263 21 20 31 21 16 20 19 28 36 12 18 21 2803
17 0 3 -3 7 3 -2 4 -2 2 0 5 0 239
%
LOSS
6.91% 0.00% 17.65% -8.82% 50.00% 23.08% -9.09% 26.67% -6.67% 5.88% 0.00% 38.46% 0.00% 9.00%
$131,934.29
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Happy 108th birthday to Rotary! What Paul Harris Said, is our longest running feature, started in December of 2001. His writings are timeless and speak to Rotary leaders and visitors at www.whatpaulharriswrote.org
To : Peacemaker Presidents From : DG Tony Bautista Re : SAR January 2013 Peace blessings to all! This is just to remind all of you, that 31st January is the deadline in paying your respective clubs semi-annual dues, and submission of the SAR hardcopy, to include all your new members. Let us all join and work together in achieving a world record again, as we did in the 1st half and show the world, that our district is determined to maintain our present position as the number 1 in Zone 7A, as far as membership is concerned, and a record holder in payment of semi-annual dues on time. With the support you have shown me in the 1st half, I am optimistic that, all of you will continue and maintain the same, as we go through and finish the 2nd half.
RI EXCHANGE RATE for February 2013 - P41/USD
Host: Rotary Club of Villa de Bacolor
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I would like to thank all of you in advance, in accomplishing the above on time, and for all your support.
ANTONIO “ Tony” C. BAUTISTA District Governor, RY 2012-2013
18 April 2013
4th Leg DG Tony Golf Cup TBA, RC Angeles Friendship
12-13 April 2013
DISCON 2013 Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel, Mla RC Metro Olongapo
1 June 2013
YEAR END REVIEW Lakeshore, NLEX RC Tarlac
23-16 June 2013
RI Convention Lisbon, Portugal
23 March 2013
DTTS/PETS To be announced
04 May 2013
DISTAS 2013 Baguio
semiannualdues
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he dues that clubs pay to Rotary through the semiannual report (SAR) allow the Secretariat to provide high-quality support to Rotarians around the world. Here are some suggestions for club officers who submit SAR dues: 1. Keep membership information current and accurate. Use Member Access or your local system to: a. Update information at least twice a year, and no later than 1 June and 1 December. b. Make sure that the names of all current officers are correctly entered in the system and that all future officers are named no later than 31 May. c. Ensure that email addresses for all members, especially current and future officers, are current. d. Set up a club email address that can be transitioned to future officers in order to help maintain a consistent flow of communications with Rotary.
UPDATE CLUB OFFICERS FOR 2013-14
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se Member Access to update incoming club officers as soon as possible after the selection has been made. If they are ‘in the system’ by 10 March 2013, they will be included in the printed Official Directory. It is important that all incoming officers are notified, even if they are continuing in their current roles. This information can only be updated by the current president, secretary and executive secretary of your Rotary Club. Please also remember to update any changes to club officers for the current year as soon as they occur. If you have problems with Member Access, contact Mary Jayne Desmond MaryJayne.Desmond@rotary.org Barbara Mifsud Barbara.Mifsud@rotary.org or Joy Walker Joy.Walker@rotary.org
2. Add Rotary email addresses to your contacts. To help ensure that email from Rotary is not rejected or filtered as spam, add rotary_international_sar@microdg .com and ri_club_finance@rotaryintl.org to your email contacts. 3. Go paperless. Update your email preferences in Member Access to receive only the electronic copy of the SAR.
Future RI Conventions 2013 - Lisbon, Portugal - June 23-26 2014 - Sydney, Australia - June 1-4 2015 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - June 5-8 2016 - Seoul, South Korea - May 29 to June 1 2017 - Atlanta, USA - June 10-14 2018 - Toronto, Canada 2019 - Durban, South Africa - May 7-10 - Ron Nethercutt D 3790 International Service Director
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FOUNDATION GRANT TIMELINE
The last day to register for the RI Convention at a reduced rate is 31 March. After 31 March, registration fees increase from US$315 for a Rotarian or guest to US$365. http://www.riconvention.org/en/2013/Pages/ri
12-13 April 2013 Sofitel Philippine Plaza Roxas Blvd, Manila
Pre-registration fee of P3,200.00 each (10+1) On site - P3,500.00
Email deposit slip to DISCON chair PP Rael Ortega rael_ortega@yahoo.com Cell no. 0922-8720528
Account Name: Antonio C. Bautista Metrobank Account no. 007-676-03320-0 San Fernando-Olongapo Highway branch San Fernando, Pampanga
For spouses: P1,500 - Fellowship party on 12 April P1,800 - Governor’s Ball on 13 April
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Interesting facts from the 2011-2012 Rotary International Survey Ÿ Why do Rotarians and Rotaractors
join Rotary? Why do they stay? According to the research, the top two reasons are (1) local community service and (2) friendship and fellowship. Further, these are the top two reasons cited by every age group.
Avoiding spams by PP Ron Nethercutt
Let's all promote Peace, by not contributing to the sending of spam. Ÿ Do not send emails to individuals, via peacemaker/
changemaker, etc. They are GROUP lists. They are not intended for individual communication and should not display a name or individual's address. Ÿ Before forwarding an email, eliminate any names/email addresses that may be in the message. Ÿ When writing new emails, do not
Ÿ The vast majority (90%) of district
leaders (governors, committee chairs, and so forth) from nonpilot districts say they support the Future Vision Plan. Ÿ Strategic plans make a difference.
Compared with clubs that don't have strategic plans, clubs with strategic plans are more likely to report significant improvement in the past three years in recruiting and retaining members, using social media, and maintaining a positive public image.
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Ÿ New Generations participants are
very interested in joining Rotary in the future. They say so at a rate of 80%! Ÿ Clubs that are participating in the
2011-14 pilot programs (Associate Membership, Corporate Membership, Innovation and Flexibility, and Satellite Club) had greater overall membership growth in 2011-12 than they did the year before the pilot, 2010-11. Their growth was also far a b o v e R I ' s 2 0 11 - 1 2 o v e r a l l membership growth rate. Source : Rotary District 7600 in Facebook Courtesy : www.eflashonline.org
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type the TO or CC addresses at first. Enter the subject, write and review the email content. Read the email carefully. Only when you are ready to send the email, type the TO and CC addresses. Ÿ Subject or title of the email is mandatory. The subject should clearly indicate the purpose of the email. Change the subject title when the subject changes. Do not attach files. Yahoogroups does not accept files. Do not forward chain letters. Avoid chat language Write emails in the language understood by the recipient. Use simple words; do not make the recipient use a dictionary. Remember that English is a second language to many of your fellow Rotarians. Do not use fancy fonts in emails. Some fancy fonts are difficult to read or print. The recipient may not have the same fancy font you used for composing the email. Write one email per theme. Do not include various unrelated topics in the same email even if you are sending it to the same group. Stay focused. Never assume your e-mail messages are private or that they can be read by only yourself or the recipient. Do not use CAPITALS. Capital letters in emails indicate shouting at someone! Use initial capital for the subject. Try to quote from the original message where relevant. You can break the quoted message down into paragraphs and comment on them individually to make it clearer. Delete all but the last reply when referring back to a previous posting. Sign with name, club name, name of city of residence. No commercial posts
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3B PHOTO EXHIBIT 23 - 28 Feb 2013 SM City, Clark
SM manager and AG Zaldy opened the exhibit.
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To celebrate the 108th birthday of Rotary, the 10 clubs of Cluster 3B held a week photo exhibit at SM City Clark, from 23 to 28 February 2013. The exhibit featured the projects and activities of the 10 clubs including a PolioPlus campaign. The shelter box erected in the middle served as the catching point of the exhibit.
WHAT MAKES GOOD NEWS
Medical Mission, Free ECG & X-ray
western pampanga
February 23, 2013 Villa Victoria, City of San Fernando, Pampanga
WATER PROJECT with Rotary Club of Strongsville, Ohio, USA
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Mayor Boking Morales of Mabalacat City with volunteers and Rotarians
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Multi-District Medical Mission with UNTV, 24 February 2013 Dau Central Elementary School
n celebration of the Rotary’s 108th year, the 10 districts of the country held a simultaneous Medical Mission on 24 February 2013. Cluster 3B was assigned to conduct the medical mission for District 3790, which was held at Dau Central Ele-mentary School. More than 1500 residents from many barangays came and benefitted from the free medical/dental treatments, ECG, other check ups and therapies, and medicines. Above, UNTV interviewed AG Zaldy during the mission.
WHAT MAKES GOOD NEWS
Matching Grant - Baguio Central School. Gov. Tony Bautista and Spouse Evelyn of Rotary International District 3790, Kim 1 to 4 or RC Geumsan, Korea joined us - The Rotary Club of Baguio Sunrise in delivering Computer Sets, Printers, AVRs , books, school supplies and science lab tools (for some schools). It was a rewarding Service Day for Rotarians once again. Funded by Rotary Foundation through RI District 3790, RC Geumsa, Korea and RC Baguio Sunrise . By: Rey M. Abellada
baguiosunrise
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metro olongapo
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Greetings of Peace to all! Please join me and my spouse Evelyn, in welcoming to the Rotary family, the newest club in Area 2A, officially chartered on January 31, 2013, under the supervision of ADT/DGSR Edwin Aguirre, the Rotary Club of Urdaneta MidCity, headed by its charter PeaceMaker president, Marife Mangoba. - DG Tony Bautista
Congratulations and welcome to 3790 family!
urdaneta mid city
dolores FEEDING PROGRAM Children's Joy Foundation Brgy. San Jose Greenville City of San Fernando Pampanga
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Promoting Rotary to the 'New Generations" through customized Notebooks for me is the best Public Relations and Community Project on Literacy in one... I hope we could have this project either this or next Rotary year... - Omar Dimarucot Peacemakers D3790 RY 2012-13 February 2, 2013
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WHAT MAKES GOOD NEWS
balibago MEDICAL-DENTAL MISSION Brgy. Talba (Bacolor) Madapdap Resettlement Area Mabalacat, Pampanga — Zonta Club of Pampanga 24 Feb 2013 - PP Herman Sumadchat
Probus Club of NORTHVILLE 15 RC Angeles Kuliat with PDG Ben Henson (Probus Club chair)
angeles kuliat
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dasol bay Donation of electric fans and baking utensils by
uptown dagupan
MEDICAL DENTAL MISSIONS
san fernando LA UNION
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WHAT MAKES GOOD NEWS
MATH ITOGON CLASS February 08, 2013 Itogon Grade 1 teachers who were trained in Mathematics undergoing actual teaching exams for elementary school children
baguio
3B CLUSTER MEETINGS with DG TONY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
pdg mar
Recognized by DSWD as one of its outstanding partners and civic organizations
uptown dagupan
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olongapo centennial
this close
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FROM THE EDITOR
editor’s NOTES
Various facial reactions during DGE Linda’s open forum at D3790 PETS breakout workshop in Cebu.
VISIT US AT www.rotarydistrict3790.org
what a PEST at multidistrict PETS!
PP Rey Abellada summed up the “problem” in Peacemakers facebook after the 1st historic MultiDistrict PETS held on 15-16 Feb 2013 in Cebu. “It was a victorious travel and at the same time a very very frustrating one. District 3790 were applauded that despite the odds we were confronted with, about 67 made it to Cebu. Originally, about 120 registered and paid, but sadly, they were not able to travel. I can feel the frustration of IG Linda and those who were not able to travel. The excitement of those who registered was doused by the reality that the MRC travel agency engaged by incoming governor (IG) Linda did not deliver the prepaid travel packages resulting to the anger and frustration of those who were not allowed to board the plane to Cebu. I feel sorry for IG Linda who was the victim of the "scamlike" travel arrangement by PP Maris Cura, of MRC Travel. IG Linda wanted to arrange for the best travel package for her team but she ended up being the victim of glib tongued travel agency. I can imagine the nightmare IG Linda is going through. The frustrated members who were denied of the chance to be part of the First One Rotary Philippines MDPETS 2013 cannot help but be angry and expressed their disgust in very strong terms. I can't blame them. I just hope that when their angers have died down, they listen again to the explanation of IG Linda. If there is any one in the District 3790 who most wanted to bring PEs and Rotarians to MDPETS, it would have to be her. But she was taken for a ride by MRC Travel and it was too late when she realized that she was taken for a ride. She had sleepless nights trying to remedy the situation but she can only do so much. Some understood her plight and personally arranged for their own flight. Others were not informed and to their nightmare were not allowed to board the plane to Cebu. IG Linda updated her AGs on what is going on but the information did not trickle down to everyone. It was frustrating specially to those who went to the airport but denied entry. They have all the reason to be angry. But Rotarians as they are - as we all are, we will in time put aside our anger and frustrations to look at this situation in a more understanding way. PEACE through Service will bind us stronger as we Engage Rotary and Change Lives.” - PP Rey Abellada.
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editor’s NOTES In the plenary, RI president nominee Gary Huang expressed his regrets about 3790’s travel problem. Of course, every one knew that a Rotarian in D3790 scammed her fellow Rotarians. D3790 could have been the biggest delegation! The green shirts would have been a knock out!
D3790 GOVERNORS
How and what happened was a frantic talk among the 3790 tables (and perhaps other districts’ tables). Some of those who made it lamented that they had to fly through Manila instead of Clark. On the 2nd day, each district held its own workshop. In the room of D3790, DGE Linda opened up the matter of “missed booking” after the regular speakers delivered their talks. Discussions ensued; clamor was raised that their fellow Rotarians who failed to make it be reimbursed; DGE Linda assured that she would pursue the matter to the roots, The 3790 Rotarians went ahead to their next activity: photo shooting. The smiles came, every one agreed that it was a great event.
On the way back to Manila, PP Glo and AG Rey Mallari arranged a meeting between DGE Linda and PP Mariz Cura (RC Pampanga North) of MRC Travel. The meeting took place in Angeles City. The agent tearfully said she gave the money to her booker who failed to get the tickets. She promised to reimburse the unused tickets, hotel accommodations and PETS registration fees. After a day or so, the erring travel agent posted an apology letter to 3790 yahoogroups with a pledge to give back the money of the Rotarians. DGE Linda wrote her presidentselect assuring them that “she would take the matter by heart and will make sure that those who paid and were not able to go to Cebu will be fully re-imbursed, and that the erring travel agency will be legally dealt with, and that an adequate PETS will be given to the affected Presidents Elect at no charge at all.” The mayhem calmed down, and Rotarians went on their regular business. It is now the 15th day. Unfortunately, the travel agent had not paid a single cent to DGE Linda or to any one concerned. Sooner or later, the Rotarians in D3790 will be tested again when the promised post-PETS come. March 23. They are the ones who want their money back.
Amidst big smiles of 3790 Rotarians, stood a thoughtfullooking DGE Linda Winter...
They are also Rotarians. In Rotary, we respect our peers. Whatever lies ahead, as Rotarian, let us we practice our gift of reason and understanding. Let us be the Peacemaker that this Rotary year’s theme wants us to embrace. - Editor
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