October is Economic and Community Development Month in Rotary Official e-Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Holy Spirit
The Dove October 11, 2016
Rotary Club of Holy Spirit Club No. 69935 RI District 3780 Philippines
Vol. IX No. 10
WASH Project: Rotary-funded facility shall safeguard health of 91 pre-school children in day care center One of the day care centers served by RC Holy Spirit, the Zebra Day Care Center in Barangay Holy Spirit, has been chosen as a recipient of a hand-washing facility to be funded by the District Designated Fund. On September 6, 2016, ASP Peth Rivera visited the center with IPP Angel Castro, PP Marcia Salvador and Rtn Jerry Sy. They coordinated with Teacher Gina Simangan on the location of the proposed lavatory in the small center. When installed, the hand-washing facility will serve nearly 100 pre-school children and help safeguard their health. On September 29, 2016, ASP Peth Rivera accompanied AGR Koncon Constantino to the center for the required site inspection by the Technical Committee.
Classroom of Zebra Day Care Center is shown with some of the kids, their teacher and a parent during a visit by Rtn Jerry Sy and Ric Salvador in December 2014 to bring Christmas packs from BCP Marites Nepomuceno.
AGR Konkon Constantino inspected the proposed location of the hand wash facility for day-care children.
Care-seekers Program: End-of-month assessment, feeding and tutorial lessons for care-seekers and other street children On September 25, 2016, seventy (70) children consisting of kids under the Careseekers Program and other street children espoused by IPP Angel Castro and the Salamat sa Biyaya Foundation were gathered at the Don Antonio Heights park. They were treated to sumptuous snacks provided by PP Beth Sy in celebration of her daughter Nica’s birthday.
Earlier, the attendance cards of the children were checked to find out if they had been attending classes. ASP Peth Rivera, along with IPP Angel Castro, PP Beth Sy, Rtn Jerry Sy and their daughter Nica distributed packed snacks to the kids. They were assisted by Rotaractor Daniel Ortega and youth volunteers of St Benedict Parish. Meanwhile, PP Marcia Salvador conducted tutorial lessons in Math to a handful of children aged 9-14 years old.
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100 mothers in poor families in Barangay Holy Spirit receive assorted clothing donated by Korean sister club as part of the effort to establish international friendship and understanding
On September 23, 2016, RC Holy Spirit received five (5) big boxes containing about 570 pieces of assorted clothing sent by Atty Park and his colleagues at RC Sae Gwangju D3710 Korea. These were immediately sorted by PP Marcia Salvador and PP Marites Nepomuceno for counting and to determine the recipients of the clothes. After coordination with Holy Spirit Barangay Administrator Kagawad Joemar Lagarto, RCHS received a list of 100 certified poor residents of the barangay who are accredited participants and beneficiaries of the 4P’s (Panawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program) under the Department of Social Welfare and Development. The 4P’s program is a welfare program that provides conditional cash grants to the poorest of the poor to improve the health, nutrition and education of young children. Launched in 2008, the 4P’s program “has reduced stunting among children in beneficiary families, raised immunization rates and increased household investments in health and education”, according to a World Bank report. On September 30, 2016, the 100 indigent barangay residents received 200 pcs of clothes at the Inner Wheel Building at the barangay hall complex. Helping in the distribution were ASP Peth Rivera, IPP Angel Castro, PP Marcia Salvador, Rtn Dr Aleli Rivera and Chair Ric Salvador. Witnessing the turn-over were Barangay Administrator Joemar Lagarto and Kagawad Sabalillo. 3
Sacred Heart Center welcomes Rotary Club Holy Spirit into their family; during the occasion Rotarians turned over apparel donated by Koreans in District 3710 to children with special needs It was as if the rain was God's greeting when we stepped on the site of Sacred Heart Center at Fairview, Quezon City last October 10, 2016. The place was chosen to be the recipient of part two clothes donation drive by RC Holy Spirit. The clothes were donated with love from fellow Rotarians in District 3710 in Korea. The Sacred Heart Center is an institution founded by the Daughters of St. Mary Providence, a congregation of sisters who in years have continued extending their helping hand to children and adults with special needs. Kids and adults, diagnosed with congenital Down Syndrome, Autism, and other special needs, immediately greeted us with an animated song number, "Welcome to
the Family," and patiently waited for their turn at the queue to receive their clothes. A total of 96 pieces of apparel were donated at the center. The very disciplined recipients were chosen because in their own special right, they deserve to be rewarded for their perseverance to learn and continue their education as they grow to adapt themselves to the ever challenging society. We were grateful enough to be thanked with hugs and kisses and a concluding song, "Give Thanks" which were much enough to satiate our hearts. By Aleli Francis S. Rivera
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Past Presidents Marites Nepomuceno and Marcia Salvador unpacked, sort and count the assorted apparel donated by members of RC Sae Gwangju D3710 Korea, sister club of RC Holy Spirit D3780, for underprivileged members of the local community. Sofie Salvador, 9 years old, assisted the Rotarians in the activity that started at around 5:00 PM until 10:30 PM. This is another initiative of Sae Gwngju and Holy Spirit to promote international friendship and understanding. The Koreans have also been providing scholarship assistance through RC Holy Spirit. RC Holy Spirit is on . .
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District Governor’s Message By Governor Dwight Hilarion M. Ramos, Rotary International District 3780
Let us move as One Solid Team in the same direction as we carry forth the tradition of ROTARY SERVING HUMANITY including the eventual elimination of illiteracy in QC We in Rotary observe every September as Basic Education and Literacy Month. This is one of Rotary's six areas of focus. Sixty-seven million children worldwide have no access to education and more than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate. Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy. This September, we likewise proudly welcomed a very special guest, RIPE Ian Risely and spouse PDG Juliet not only to our District but to our beloved city as well. And we truly are honoured because his visit came at the time that we are marking our 30th year as a onecity one-District institution, now the only one with such distinction in the entire Rotary world. Now as part of honouring him and thanking him for his visit, we gave him symbolic key No. 1 to our District 3780, Quezon City Rotary Center. This key was handcrafted by the inmates of the National Prisons and supports their livelihood opportunities. As we all know we are one of the very few Districts that has its own Rotary Center, comprising of our 5-storey building, a Rotary Park and Plaza. These all came about because of our "Bayanihan" spirit in which throughout the years with the help and contribution of all Rotarians in the district and inspired by our Past District Governors and RI lead-
ers, including now RIPE Ian Risely with his visit, the dream of establishing a home for our district offices, Rotary meetings and events, have come into fruition! I believe that with their visit, RIPE Ian and spouse PDG Juliet, were able to see how strong and cohesive we are. That RI District 3780 Quezon City, our one city one District, is moving as one solid Team towards one Direction in Rotary 2016-17 to carry forth the tradition of Rotary Serving Humanity.
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Save the date 24 OCTOBER, Rotary’s World Polio Day Event Celebrate World Polio Day this 24 October No child anywhere should suffer the crippling effects of a completely preventable disease. And that’s why we need your help—now more than ever—to finally put an end to polio. This 24 October join the entire Rotary world to celebrate our fourth annual World Polio Day. Discover all the ways you can help us finish the job: Advocate. Download the World Polio Day tool kit and join our worldwide network of End Polio Now advocates. Amplify. Show your support for the final push to end polio with our social media graphics. Connect. Host a community gathering to get everyone involved and tell us how you’re taking action— register your event. Give. Support volunteers and Rotary staff from around the world cycling up to 104 miles in El Tour de Tucson to raise funds for polio eradication.
RC Holy Spirit and Rotaract Club of Holy Spirit, then newly organized, participated in the supplemental polio immunization drive in Quezon City. Click on photo to view the District 3780 campaign on 22 February 2011 during the Global Year in Rotary.
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Polio survivors say ‘thank you’ By Rotary Staff. Posted on ROTARY VOICES by Rotary International ROTARY VOICES on October 12, 2016
Carol Ferguson, right, presents the Collage of Gratitude to Carol Pandak, Director of PolioPlus for Rotary International .
On 9 September, we received a visitor at Rotary International World Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, USA, who reminded us just how important the fight to eradicate polio is. Every year, fewer and fewer cases of polio are reported, bringing us one-step closer to a polio-free world. Before Rotary launched the PolioPlus program in 1985, some 350,000 people a year were infected with the disease worldwide. Carol Ferguson was one of those people. She is also the founder of the Pennsylvania Polio Survivor’s Network, an organization that provides resources for people living with post-polio syndrome, an illness that can affect polio survivors 10-20 years after being infected with the virus, and which also impacts their families. As Ferguson built her organization, she often turned to Rotary for information about polio and ongoing eradication efforts. She soon discovered how much work Rotary, along with its partner organizations in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, have done. Knowing firsthand the effects polio can have, Ferguson set out to create a Collage of Gratitude to show Rotary how much she and other polio survivors appreciated
the work of the End Polio Now campaign. One grandmother, who included a picture of her grandson, said, “Thanks to Rotary, he will never know the pain of this disease.” What started as a small initiative to gather submissions from those the network serves in Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey quickly went global. Ferguson received stories from survivors all over the world, along with images of their leg braces, iron lungs, and ventilators. One grandmother, who included a picture of her grandson, said, “Thanks to Rotary, he will never know the pain of this disease.” Ferguson visited Rotary headquarters to present the Collage of Gratitude to Carol Pandak, Rotary’s director of PolioPlus, on behalf of the network and polio survivors everywhere. Along with it came a letter that read in part, “Without question, we all share the prayer that with worldwide vaccination, death and disability from the polio virus will soon be gone…forever.” Take part in World Polio Day 8
How Rotary is providing opportunities for a brighter future By Carolyn Johnson, Vice-Chair of the Literacy Rotarian Action Group and RC Yarmouth, Maine, USA, posted on Sept 22, 2016, ROTARY VOICES
Recently, I visited a small government school outside Kampala, Uganda. The school is located on the edge of a growing community, but most of these students live in a small nearby fishing village.
And the results? Enrollment increased from 16 children three years ago to 96 children attending classes today!
Many of the children were barefoot and dressed in what they could assemble of the school uniform. The school is basic: a concrete floor, block walls and a tin roof- but clean and neat, with all the children wearing broad smiles and clearly happy to be in school with caring and supportive teachers. The first time I visited this school, it was a very different sight. Just three years ago, the school was a tiny building of three cramped classrooms – no doors and no windows. Each teacher taught two grades without books and education materials. That day, children weren’t attending classes, but a cow had made itself at home in the school: tipping over benches, knocking down the old blackboard with its horns, and doing what cows do. It was not surprising that parents didn’t enroll their children in school. It just didn’t seem worthwhile. A child sports his backpack.
Serving as role models Enter the Kajjansi Rotary Club – Rotarians living or working nearby who clearly saw an opportunity. After talking with the teachers and education officials in the area, they made plans to build three new classrooms – basic rooms to provide a classroom for each grade level. The Rotary members also understood that these children would benefit from role models to encourage regular attendance and commitment to studying. Each Rotarian mentors a student, as do local members of Rotaract. The club gave each child a backpack and some basic school supplies to help them with their studies. It wasn’t a huge monetary investment and all funds were raised locally. But this investment is clearly yielding great dividends. In return for the Rotarians’ investment, the ministry fulfilled its commitment to provide a teacher for each grade level. The school now has some text books and a few teaching supplies.
The school Rotarians helped build in Kampala.
My Rotarian colleagues recently took me to visit the school, see the progress, and meet the students. All successful business people dressed in business attire, they commented that this school reminded them of their own childhood: barefoot, walking to school, few resources, but committed teachers. One by one, and totally unplanned, each Rotarian shared their own story with the children. Their message: despite humble beginnings, the opportunity to attend school and receive an education was the key to their success.
What is Rotary? It was then my turn to talk to the students. Though education has been so important in my life, my experiences were so unlike the challenges these children face. Instead, I asked,“What is Rotary – and what do Rotarians do?” A young girl, perhaps ten years old, raised her hand and stood. “Rotarians,” she said, “are people who give us opportunities for a better future.” What more is there to say? Through connections with our communities, Rotary service offers opportunities for so many. What better investment of resources or better impact of Rotary service could there be than supporting education to give opportunity for a better future? Learn more about how Rotary is supporting education 9
SELECTED ONLINE PUBLICATIONS FOR WELL-CONNECTED ROTARIANS Click “links” to view contents
The Rotarian September 2016 District 3780 GOVERNOR’S MONTHLY LETTER September 2016
ROTARY LEADER September 2016
THE DOVE of RC Holy Spirit D3780 Issue No. 9 of Year 9 September 25, 2016
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Principles that Guide Rotary
SERVICE ABOVE SELF The Object of Rotary
The Four-Way Test
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:
Of the things we think, say or do
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.
Rotarian Code of Conduct As a Rotarian, I will 1) Act with integrity and high ethical standards in my personal and professional life 2) Deal fairly with others and treat them and their occupations with respect 3) Use my professional skills through Rotary to mentor young people, help those with special needs, and improve people’s quality of life in my community and in the world 4) Avoid behaviour that reflects adversely on Rotary or other Rotarians
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?
Rotarian’s Pledge I am a Rotarian I will always uphold the TRUTH. I am a Rotarian I will always strive to be FAIR in all of my dealings with my fellowmen. I am a Rotarian I will always endeavor to build GOODWILL and UNDERSTANDING in my community, among my countrymen and people of all nations. I am a Rotarian I will always seek to promote the greatest good for the greatest number of people in the spirit of ROTARY SERVICE. I am a Rotarian I will always uphold the Rotary International Motto, SERVICE ABOVE SELF.
Watch songwriter Jerry Mills sing Come Join Us online by clicking on this link.
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About THE DOVE THE DOVE is the official newsletter of the Rotary Club of Holy Spirit, Rotary International District 3780. The digital publication features “hyperlinks or web-links” which make it a true electronic newsletter/e-bulletin. Distribution: THE DOVE is published in 3 versions: printed, digital PDF, and online. PDF version sent by email to nearly 1,000 addressees, Rotarians and non-Rotarians in the club, in the district, in Philippine Rotary and outside including RI. Posted on social media networks and groups Printed copies for meetings First issue of THE DOVE: 4 June 2009 (Vol I, No. 1) Editorial team: Marcia Salvador - Editor Ric Salvador - Asst Editor Contributors Address: Don Antonio Clubhouse, Holy Spirit Drive, Quezon City PH
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