Official e-Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Holy Spirit
The Dove May 9, 2017
Rotary Club of Holy Spirit Club No. 69935 RI District 3780 Philippines
Vol. IX No. 29
Holy Spirit and Rotary partners turn over Global Grantfunded life-saving equipment for the benefit of sick and pre-mature infants in the Central Luzon area The Human Milk Pasteurizer equipment and accessories under Global Grant No 1746885 from the Rotary Foundation was turned over to Jose B Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital (JBLMRH) in San Fernando, Pampanga on April 24, 2017. ASP Hong Keun-Pyo of RC Daejeon-Jeil D3680, ASP Jubee Navarro of RC Timog QC D3780, ASP Alfredo Mendoza of RC Western Pampanga D3790, and ASP Peth Rivera of RC Holy Spirit D3780 signed the donation documents together with Dr Monserrat S Chichioco, Medical Center Chief of JBLMRH. Witnessing the turn-over were DRFC PDG Paul Lee D3680 Korea, District Governor Dwight Ramos D3780 and District Governor Raul Peralta D3790, RRFC for Zone 7A PDG Jess Nicdao D3790, DRFC PDG Jess Cifra D3780, as well as Dr Juliana Reyes, Associate Regional Director of the Department of Health, senior officials of JBLMRH, and Rotarians from the four sponsoring Rotary clubs. Also present during the turn-over ceremonies were RIPR Les Wilson D1180 UK and Spouse Pat, a nurse, guests of D3790 during their Discon. Spouse Pat was teary-eyed upon seeing the premature babies at the hospital’s NICU.
It will be recalled that the GG proposal was initiated by ASP Peth Rivera of RC Holy Spirit D3780 with DRFC PDG Paul Ik Hwan Lee D3680 during the 2016 RI Convention in Seoul. It was then developed and submitted last November 2016 by RC Timog D3780 as primary host club sponsor, RC Holy Spirit D3780 and RC Western Pampanga D3790 as host club sponsors. RC Daejeon-Jeil D3680 Korea and RID 3722 are the Primary International Sponsors. JBLMRH is a Level III tertiary, teaching and training hospital founded in 1950. The hospital caters to the people of Central Luzon or Administrative Region III comprising the seven (7) provinces of Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales. Central Luzon had a population of 11.2 million in 2015. Direct beneficiaries of the life-saving equipment are pre-term babies, babies with feeding problems and infants with critically-ill mothers. These babies are confined in the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and wards. Other beneficiaries are infants who are victims of calamities like floods, adult patients suffering from cancer, Hemolytic anemia and the like, donor-mothers with excess breast milk, healthcare students and workers.
Turnover of Global Grant funded Human Milk Bank Service
10-28-2016 Signing of MOA among RC Holy Spirit D3780, RC Timog D3780, RC Western Pampanga D3790 and JB Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital to work together to obtain support for the proposed multi-district life-saving Rotary project. 2
RC Holy Spirit is recognized for unstinting support and cooperation with the SPED Center of Dona Juana Elementary School On April 6, 2017, 100 students with special needs at the SPED Center of Dona Juana Elementary School were feted during the 2017 Araw ng Parangal (Recogbition Day.) The students were each recognized for their special talents and individual achievements during the school year. Representing RCHS, Rtn Jerry Sy assisted the
school principal, Dr Alarico Ramos and the SPED teachers during the program. RCHS was recognized for its untiring support and contribution to the Center’s activities and program for School Year 2016-2017. A Certificate of Appreciation was received by Rtn Jerry Sy in behalf of RCHS.
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RCHS and partners spread Easter hope and cheer among 120 less fortunate children The Easter celebration for children under the Careseekers Program espoused by IPP Angel Castro and the Salamat sa Biyaya Foundation for poor children and other street children living in Barangay Holy Spirit was held on April 16, 2017 at the residence of PP Angel Castro. About 120 children, aged 5-15 years participated in the joyous celebration.
Sacred Heart Parish, as well as guardians of the street children got slippers also compliments of SM Foundation Inc. Everyone was treated delicious snacks after enjoying fun games. RCHS thanks volunteers, friends and supporters who made the Easter celebration for less fortunate children a big success.
They were each given toys that came from SM Foundation Inc. Some youth volunteers from Our Lady of
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Congratulations to officers & members of the Rotaract Club of Holy Spirit who have graduated from respective college courses The following members of the Rotaract Club of Holy Spirit have graduated or are due to graduate this school year: Jamilah Abdul
Business Accounting Management
Central Inst of Technology
Louise Barcial
BS Development Communication
UP-Los Banos
Mariel Joy Bautista
BS Travel Management
Our Lady of Fatima Univ
Kier Berce
BS Accountancy
New Era University
Rocell Joy Cacatian
BS in Banking & Finance
PUP – Sta Mesa
Renziel Joy Candelario
BS Accountacy
PUP – Sta Mesa
Rowell Dela Cruz
BS Computer Science (CUM LAUDE)
EARIST
Thalia delos Reyes
BS Education major in MAPE
New Era University
Kinneth Idjao
BS Economics
PUP – Sta Mesa
Jenny Lavares
BS Information Technology
PUP – Sta Mesa
Cyrene Macabenta
BS Entrepreneurship
QC Polytechnic University
Rommel Manarang
BS Psychology
PUP - Sta Mesa
Aileen Claire Mesias
BS Entrepreneurship
QC Polytechnic University
Jayson Monte de Ramos
BS in Chemistry for Teachers
Philippine Normal University
Lovely Rose Paalisbo
BSBA Financial Management
New Era University
Mikhaela Palmiano
BS Education major in Social Science
PUP – Sta Mesa
Congratulations, too, to JAYSON MONTE DE RAMOS, awardee of Jose Rizal Outstanding Student Leader of the year at the Philippine National University, also known as PNU Top Student Leader of the Year. Also to, ROMEO LATOZA for being the Top 1 College Scholar of the College of Arts & Letters at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, and likewise Top 5 University Scholar of PUP. Romeo is incoming fourth year, taking up Bachelor of Arts in English and a university/college debater.
Seven of the graduates visited Youth Chair M’Marcia on Easter Sunday, April 16, to cheer her on prior to hospital confinement.
“Your time is limited so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinion drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.”
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The Great Presidents and District officers for RY 2017-18 are formally introduced at DISTAS 2017 The well-attended District Assembly was held on May 6, 2017 at the Celebrity Sports Club on Capitol Hills Drive in Quezon City. It was a day for learning the RI and District Strategic Plan, thrusts, goals and priorities for the Rotary Year 2017-18. It was also the first official presentation of the incoming presidents, called The Great Presidents, to the District community. Holy Spirit PE Ric Salvador marched with the other Great Presidets at the beginning of the program. The morning plenary session of the DISTAS was sparked by insightful messages from DG Dwight Ramos, Incoming District Governor Nestor “Chito” Borromeo, RIDN PDG Rafael “Raffy” Garcia and DGN Pastor “Mar” Reyes, imbibing the RY 2017-18 theme “MAKE A DIFFERENCE”. At lunch, participants were assembled into eight (8) functional groups. The session for Club Presidents, Deputy District Secretaries, Deputy Chiefs of Staff, Assistant Governors and Assistant Governor’s Representativess was led by PDG Sammy Pagdilao; for Club Administration Committee by PDG Dan Espinosa; for Club Secretaries and Treasurers, PDG Francis Rivera; Club Membership Committee, DGND Bernadette Herrera-Dy; Club
Service Projects Committee, PDG Rey David; Youth Service Committee, PDG Penny Policarpio; Club Public Image Committee, PDG Mel Salazar; Club TRF Committee, PDG Jess Cifra. A Spouses Program was held separately, led by DGE Spouse Nona Borromeo. In addition to TGP Ric, Holy Spirit Rotarians present during DISTAS 2017 were ASP Peth Rivera, PP Angel Castro, PP Marites Nepomuceno and PP Marcia Salvador. PP Marites was Panel Speaker at the Youth Service group. PDG Spouse and ASP Peth delivered a talk during the Spouses Program entitled, “The Wonderful World of Rotary.” Dinner and fellowship capped the whole-day training assembly. DISTAS 2017 was hosted by RC Balintawak led by Great President Joey de Dios and DISTAS Chair PP Milo Lucenario, with the guidance of the District Training Team led by PDG Danny Fausto.
The 2017 District Assembly in Plenary Session
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6th annual 100-day milk feeding & nutrition program to save children from malnutrition, results in dramatic improvement in status of 50 “wasted” pupils By All Star President Peth Rivera, RC Holy Spirit The 6th annual milk feeding and nutrition program of RC Holy Spirit for 50 malnourished Grade I pupils of Dona Juana Elementary School, a public school in Barangay Holy Spirit, began in September 2016 and ended in March 2017. The participating pupils have been selected by the school faculty based on their respective body-mass indices based on height & weight measurements. The program involved daily feeding of fresh carabao’s milk and bread, plus a daily dose of multi-vitamins. The purpose of the program has been to improve the nutritional status and safeguard the health of the children. After almost 100 school days, the nutritional status of the children has remarkably improved. Implementation of the 6th annual program was made possible through the generous support of Mr Park’s Bread and Cakes, the Quezon City Realtors Board, RCHS Honorary Member PDG Robert Kuan, PP Morris Agoncillo of RC Loyola Heights, and members of RC Holy Spirit. Ensuring the success of the feeding program has been the passionate care provided by Teacher Lorna B Corre, Feeding Coordinator, with assistance from Teachers Florence and Jaide, parent volunteers, and some Grade V student volunteers. RCHS Feeding Program team lead IPP Angel Castro has been assisted by ASP Peth Rivera, PP Beth Sy and other members.
Remarkable results of Milk Feeding & Nutrition Program of RC Holy Spirit D3780
The children gained weight, with an average increase of 3.8 kilograms
Nutritional Status of the children have improved in varying degrees: At the start 27 were “Severely Wasted” 23 “Wasted” At the end-line 40 improved to “Normal” 8 still classified as “Wasted” 2 remain “Severely Wasted”
September 19, 2016 program launch
Rotaractors of Holy Spirit celebrate WORLD ROTARACT WEEK by helping wind down activities of the 6th Milk-Feeding Program on March 16, 2017, and by reminding the pupils about “why and how” of Rotary’s WASH to safeguard their health. Reprinted from the April 2017 issue of District 3780 GML
Christmas treat December 16, 2016
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MESSAGES FROM ROTARY LEADERS
RI President’s May 2017 Message
Foundation Chairman’s May 2017 Message
As you read these lines, final preparations are well underway for our 108th Rotary International Convention, 10-14 June in Atlanta. We're looking forward to one of the biggest and best Rotary conventions yet, as we celebrate not only a wonderful year of Rotary Serving Humanity, but a full century of Doing Good in the World through The Rotary Foundation. If you haven't already made plans to attend, it's not too late to register at riconvention.org. There is simply no better way to round off another great year in Rotary than by coming together with 40,000 or so of your fellow Rotarians to share ideas, find inspiration, and have a great time together. We're excited to have Bill Gates, a friend and partner in our work to eradicate polio, speaking at our convention this year. And it's worth arriving early to attend a special Presidential Peace Conference, scheduled for 9-10 June and featuring Bernice A. King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. I'm proud to host a convention that is practically in my own backyard: Atlanta is a vibrant, modern state capital just a two-hour drive from my home city of Chattanooga, Tenn., and it's a great place to experience the famous hospitality of the American South. Our Host Organization Committee has a great week planned, starting with the "Blue Jeans and Bluegrass" kickoff event on Saturday night. Come on over to Centennial Olympic Park, right across from the House of Friendship, and get in a dancing mood with Grammy Award winner Ricky Skaggs and his Kentucky Thunder band. Meet up with friends old and new at the Centennial Celebration Block Party or on the Peace Tour of Atlanta. Roll up your sleeves for the Habitat Home Build, or tie up your laces to take part in the 3K Walk/Run to End Polio Now. And before you say goodbye, come back to the House of Friendship for one more party: our Foundation's 100th birthday party, with (of course!) cake and ice cream.
As we near the end of our yearlong celebration of The Rotary Foundation's 100th anniversary, let's stop to think about what the world would be like if Rotarians had never created an endowment fund for doing good in the world. I think we can say for certain that without Rotary's historic PolioPlus program, the world would not be on the verge of eradicating polio. Although public health officials and governments would have carried out routine vaccination efforts, it was Rotary's leadership and support that provided the impetus to move beyond containment of the virus to global eradication. And let's consider the other diseases our Foundation grant projects have prevented and treated by providing access to health care, clean water, and adequate sanitation. Malaria, cholera, HIV/AIDS, Guinea worm – the list goes on and on. How many thousands of people have avoided suffering and even death because Rotarians carried out projects? Without the Foundation, many more people would have remained illiterate and many others would not have the vocational skills needed to earn a living and provide for their families. And then there is our quest for peace. In 2002, the first peace fellows started class at the Rotary Peace Centers. Today, hundreds of our graduates are using their skills to prevent and mediate conflict and help those whose lives have been devastated by war. In villages around the world, you see hundreds of signs identifying Rotary Foundation projects. They stand beside water wells and are affixed to clinics and schools. When I see one of these signs, I feel proud to be a Rotarian and I think, "My contributions helped make this happen." Let's never forget that behind every one of these signs is a story of the people whose lives have been touched and perhaps even saved. It is their stories that demonstrate conclusively how much better the world is because The Rotary Foundation exists.
KALYAN BANERJEE Trustee Chair 2016-17
It's going to be an incredible experience, and Judy and I are looking forward to celebrating with you – or, as we say in the South, with y'all! See you in Atlanta!
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District Governor’s Message By Governor Dwight Hilarion M. Ramos, Rotary International District 3780
Two Words I do have 2 big words to say; And it is not Good bye! Truly, all I really want to say now is Thank you! Thank you to all of you – My fellow Rotarians of District 3780. Rotary Year 2016-17 would not have been a success without all your support. But more than that, for making it an experience of a lifetime for me and my family. In the words of RIPR Tony Heading, something me and Angie will excitedly be talking about again and again for the rest of our lives! Also joining me in thanking all of you are of course the All Star Presidents and the All Star District Officers. We are truly glad that in our journey to fulfill the promise of “We’ll be there” – You were all there with us as well! Thank you to District 3780, for giving me this opportunity to serve you for Rotary Year 2016-17 as District Governor. My Home Club as well joins me in gratitude. That finally, after about 28 years we were able to show you the brand of leadership that your Mother Club can offer. It was truly the pleasure of the Rotary Club of Quezon City to Serve the District! And so in the great tradition of your Mother Club during the Governors’ Ball of DisCon 2017, we sang the RCQC Hymn, “I’m Proud to be a Rotarian” – again, not to say goodbye but just to say from the bottom of our hearts, thank you! Likewise, during the Governors’ Ball, we welcomed Incoming District Governor Nestor “Chito” Borromeo, who will serve for RY 2017-18. And looking much farther ahead, we have our DGN PASTOR “MAR” M. REYES, JR. of RC San Francisco Del Monte, who will serve for RY 2018-19. Mar is a 1980 graduate from UP Law. Currently, he is a member of the Board of Directors of the UP Alumni Association. He is in general law practice. He is the Senior Partner and co-managing partner of Reyes Francisco Tecson Sabado and Associates Law office. As a Rotarian, his classification is Intellectual Law practice.
Reprinted from the May 2017 issue of District 3780 GML
Mar joined RC SFDM in 2003, became President in RY 2009-2010. After serving as club president, he served in the district continuously up to the present. Among others, he has served as the District’s Club Administration Committee Chairman, Member of the District’s Membership Development Committee; Assistant Governor, Chairman of the District’s Sub-Committee on Community Service, Associate Editor of the GML, District Secretary, Vice Chairman of the Committee on Club Trainers Program, member of the Grants Committee, a faculty member of the Rotary Leadership Institute, a member of the District Training Team and the Executive Vice President of the Paul Harris Society, GSE Team Leader of D3780’s Outbound Team to the UK and the Isle of Man in RY 2012-2013. He also served as Chairman of the District’s Club Trainers’ Program in RY 2014 -2015, and Chairman of the TRF`s Annual Giving Program in RY2015-2016. He was also Chairman of the District’s Golden Wheel Awards Night, Lieutenant Governor for Region 2, Vice-chairman of the Club Trainers’ Program, Vice Chairman of the Paul Harris Society, Faculty of the Rotary Leadership Institute, a member of the District Training Team and was Vice Chairman of the Rotary Academy. DGN Mar has received numerous awards and commendations; among them are: he was his club’s Most Outstanding Rotarian in RY2005-2006, the Most Outstanding President in RY 2009-2010, and RC SFDM the Most Outstanding Club, the Most Outstanding District Officer in RY2010-2011, Outstanding Assistant Governor in 2011-2012, and the Most Outstanding Committee Chairman for RY 20142015, a Governor`s Award. Recently, he was awarded a Paul Harris Vocational Excellence Award in Law Practice. Mar is married to Cynthia “Chit” Cruz Reyes, a Business Economics graduate from UP and Past President of the Inner Wheel Club of SFDM. Mar and Chit are active members of the Marriage Encounter movement. They were Head Servants of Alpha Zeta Paglilingkod, a Series under the Tuklasan Sector of Fr. Jess Fernandez, SJ, and were also the Couple President of Tuklasan Foundation, Inc. in 2007-2009. They have three (3) sons, Rafael, Gabriel and Lorenzo Miguel. Undoubtedly, the future of our District is bright, with our DGE Chito and DGN Mar being ready, able and willing to get on board in service to humanity!
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SELECTED ONLINE PUBLICATIONS FOR WELL-CONNECTED ROTARIANS Click “links” to view contents
The Rotarian April 2017 District 3780 GOVERNOR’S MONTHLY LETTER May 2017
ROTARY LEADER May 2017
THE DOVE of RC Holy Spirit D3780 Issue 28 of Year 9 April 11, 2017 11
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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