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The Dove November 18, 2014 Officers and Members RY 2014-15
MARITES L. NEPOMUCENO President
ANGELITA E. CASTRO
Rotary Club of Holy Spirit Club No. 69935 RI District 3780 Philippines
Vol. VII No. 16
Regular monthly Oriental medical relief mission serves indigent patients from the barangay Holy Spirit area
PE AND Chair, Membership Development PP MARCIA C. SALVADOR Secretary & Chair, Youth Service PERCIVAL C. ZABALA Treasurer PP ROCA MARIE JURADO Auditor RICARDO P. SALVADOR Chair, Club Administration & Co-chair of 6-year Associate Members Pilot Project 2012-2017
PP VIRGINIA ARDEN F. SY Chair, Service Projects
CP LEONIDES S. RESPICIO
Chair, The Rotary Foundation PP PEDRITO M. CONDENO Chair, Public Image & Co-chair of 6-year RI Associate Members Pilot Project 2012-17 FERNANDO M. DELGRA, JR. Chair, Fund Generation PP EMELINDA C. PALATTAO Club Trainer and Chair, Livelihood PP DIOGENES S. OSABEL Chair, Literacy IPP EUI BONG JUNG, OMD Chair, International Understanding MARYLENE MARTINEZ, DDM Chair, Health & Wellness IN IL “David” KIM Chair, Sports BABES M. BACULA ARMELIA OXALES BAGAIN CAROLINE K. BARCINAL JOCELYN M FLORES MA. PERPETUAL S. RIVERA EMMANUEL P. SOLIDUM JERRY SY FERDINAND VALBUENA ANTONIO KENT VALDERRAMA ESTRELLA C. VALMOCINA Associate Members (RI Pilot Program) TYRON KIM GEORGINA B. UBALDO Honorary Members PDG DANILO V. FAUSTO EDMUND CHIU SALVADOR VIARI JOSE B DEL ROSARIO JR FR STEVE TYNAN, MGL RAMON V. BUNAG BENJAMIN BAUTISTA AG Roland Portes AGR Demetrio Aquino
NOVEMBER is Rotary Foundation Month
Despite the afternoon rains, the monthly Oriental medical mission held at the St Benedict Parish Church complex in Barangay Holy Spirit on November 16, 2014 served 20 indigent patients in the barangay, most of whom were children, who complained of colds and cough. They were given herbal medicines and vitamins after consultation with IPP Dr Eui Bong Jung. PP Marcia Salvador served as interpreter to Dr Bong and the patients. Rotaract Secretary Michelle Mae Estenzo and Interact President Resha Avelino helped in explaining the dosage instructions to the patients. Interactors Jessa Cacatian, Micaella Manal and Rona Marie Iglesia who were prepared to
read a book to the expected children-patients assisted in receiving and registering the patients that arrived in trickles because of the rains. Youth members of the Sion Oriental Medical Mission Center assisted in preparing the medicines prescribed by Dr Bong. .BC President Marites Nepomuceno, PE Angel Castro and Admin Chair Ric Salvador were also on hand to lend assistance. Rtn Marlene Martinez brought some snacks for the volunteers. Our regular partner, the Salamat sa Biyaya Foundation, referred the patients from the poor neighbourhoods in the barangay.
Regular monthly Oriental medical relief mission touches lives of 25 indigent patients in Payatas, QC neighborhood The regular monthly Oriental medical relief mission at the CDP Center in Payatas last November 9, 2014 served 25 indigent patients from the neighbourhood. They were given free consultation & diagnosis, herbal medicines and vitamins for their ailments. Dr Bong and the volunteers from SOMMC thank the staff members of “Beautiful Church� for their assistance during the mission.
Rotaractors and Interactors of Holy Spirit plan their respective roles in the CHECKMATE chess tournament on Sunday, November 23rd
Officers of the Rotaract Club of Holy Spirit led by RaC President Harold Maggay and the Interact Club of Holy Spirit National High School led by IaC President Resha Avelino met last Sunday, November 16, to finalize their assignments in the whole day chess tournament on November 23.
They also discussed how they may help campaign for donors to the blood-letting activity on November 22, as well as their participation in the forthcoming Rotary Family Day event of the district. The meeting was held at the residence of PP Marcia Salvador, Youth Service chair. 2
End-TB in QC Program of RI District 3780: Treatment begins for four (4) day care center children found tuberculosis-positive On November 12, 2014, the four (4) pupils from the Yakap day care centers earlier found to be infected by the tuberculosis bacteria began treatment. They were brought by their parents and teachers to the Holy Spirit Health Center where Dr Yvonne Guillermo gave them the prescribed medicines, explained the required dosage and the medicines’ side effects.
The anti-TB program is a flagship program of RI District 3780 in cooperation with the Quezon City government and Department of Health. Five (5) Yakap day care centers with an aggregate enrolment of 384 were assigned to RC Holy Spirit for implementation of the program. Of the 5, Gilarmi Yakap Day Care Center still needs to complete evaluation on eleven (11) children.
The medicines given were Isoniazid and Rifampicin which are to be taken for six (6) months, and Pyrazinamide which should be taken for two (2) months. The parents and teachers were advised to return to the health center for follow-up visit with Dr Guillermo after two (2) weeks.
RC Holy Spirit is coordinating with the center’s teacher to send the children for a scheduled x-ray testing in Barangay Commonwealth.
Results of anti-TB screening in 5 day-care centers in Holy Spirit as of October 23, 2014 Yakap Day Care Centers Designated to RC Holy Spirit Mapayapa Sto Domingo Gilarmi St Catherine Zebra
Pupils Enrolled
Checked Given Up PPD Test
TB Positive Result
Already under Medication**
80 72 73 79 80
62 67 57 56 68
14 16 13 24 15
2 1 inc* 1 0
0 0 0 2 1
384
310
82
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* Need to do a repeat PPD on 6 pupils of Gilarmi DCC. (Test results were not read on scheduled date because they did not report to the health center as instructed.) ** Before start of the District anti-TB project, 3 children (2 in St Catherine DCC and 1 in Zebra DCC) had been given PPD tests at another health facility, were found TB-positive, and are now undergoing medication
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Korean community in Quezon City lends support to the 100-day milk-feeding & nutrition program of Holy Spirit to improve health & wellness of 50 “severely wasted” children
On November 11, 2014, President Kim Tae Cher of the United Korea Community Association (UKCA) QC Regional turned over to BC President Marites Nepomuceno of RC Holy Spirit the donation from UKCA to help support Rotary’s on-going 100-day milk-feeding & nutrition program to improve health of 50 severely malnourished Grade I pupils in Dona Juana Elementary School. RC Holy Spirit is on . .
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Rotary Information - NOVEMBER MESSAGES FROM ROTARY LEADERS
RI President’s November Message Four months into this year of working to Light Up Rotary, I am more excited about Rotary than ever before. I've been to 22 countries, visited dozens of cities, and met thousands of Rotarians. I've seen amazing projects and been inspired over and over again by the terrific work Rotarians do all over the world. And I've been privileged to be part of all kinds of Rotary events, from club meetings to Rotary institutes, from Rotary Days to Foundation dinners. Every event is memorable. I feel especially honored when I am invited to share in club celebrations. To me, taking part in a Rotary club celebration as Rotary International president is like being invited to a family event as an honored guest. Indeed, Rotary is the biggest family in the world. You could say that Rotary is built of service: Each project is another brick in the big building that is Rotary. If our service forms the bricks, then there is no question that friendship is the mortar that holds those bricks together. I see this every day, but nowhere more clearly than at some of the most special Rotary club events: their centennial celebrations. Being president of Rotary International in its 110th year, I've been lucky to take part in a number of these. It is natural, when visiting long-serving clubs, to want to know what their secret is – because I have always noticed that the longest-serving clubs are also some of the most productive. They are large, they are active, and they do great work. Not only that, but they have a great time doing it. Of course, that is their secret: In Rotary, strong friendships and great service go hand in hand. When we enjoy our work, we want to do it. We want to work harder, and we want to work better. We look forward to Rotary meetings. Even when our lives are busy, we make Rotary a priority – because we want to see our friends, and we want to serve. That is why Rotary is still here, after more than 109 years. In Chinese, we say: 如果人生没有朋友，就等于没有太阳. A life without a friend is a life without sun. Our Rotary friendships give light to our lives, and it is Rotary friendship – as well as service – that lets us Light Up Rotary.
Gary C. K.
Foundation Chairman’s November Message It is surely the wish in all our hearts that there is peace in our world. Our Rotary Foundation is endeavoring to advance this with the establishment of Rotary Peace Centers in various parts of the globe. The Rotary Peace Centers are the premier educational program of the Foundation, and this year I am asking Rotarians to foster world understanding, goodwill, and peace by promoting and publicizing the program so its work is enhanced. The program funds up to 100 Rotary Peace Fellowships per year, for fellows to study at one of the Foundation's specially chosen universities. Fellows can earn a master's degree in peace and conflict resolution or a related field at Duke University and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in the United States; University of Queensland in Australia; Uppsala University in Sweden; University of Bradford in England; and International Christian University in Japan. Additionally, our professional development certificate program in peace and conflict resolution is offered through Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. The idea of the Rotary Peace Centers is to create a cadre of individuals who are dedicated to peace and conflict resolution, and who have been given the tools to succeed in their efforts. Since the program began in 2002, nearly 900 peace fellows have been engaged in peace activities throughout the world, working for nongovernmental organizations, government agencies, the World Health Organization, World Bank, and others. To fund the program, the Rotary Peace Centers Major Gifts Initiative has set a target of US$125 million by the end of this Rotary year. This is an achievable goal, but it needs your continuing financial support. This is a program pertinent to the 21st century, and one worthy of all Rotarians' support. In these days of anger, of anguish, of uncertainty in our world, it is important to remember that the brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations.
John Kenny Foundation Trustee Chair
Huang
President 2014-15 Rotary International
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Rotary Information - NOTABLE ROTARIANS Rotarians are your neighbors, your community leaders and some of the world’s greatest history-makers: Warren G. Harding, U.S. president Jean Sibelius, Finnish composer Dr. Charles H. Mayo, co-founder of Mayo Clinic Guglielmo Marconi, Italian inventor of the wireless radio and Nobel laureate Thomas Mann, German novelist and Nobel laureate Friedrich Bergius, German chemist and Nobel laureate Admiral Richard E. Byrd, American explorer Jan Masaryk, foreign minister of Czechoslovakia H.E. Soleiman Frangieh, president of Lebanon Dianne Feinstein, U.S. senator Manny Pacquiao, Filipino world-champion boxer and congressman Richard Lugar, U.S. senator Frank Borman, American astronaut Edgar A. Guest, American poet and journalist Sir Harry Lauder, Scottish entertainer Franz Lehar, Austrian composer Lennart Nilsson, Swedish photographer James Cash Penney, founder of JC Penney Co. Carlos P. Romulo, UN General Assembly president Sigmund Sternberg, English businessman and philanthropist
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Carlos P. Romulo (1898-1985) Filipino diplomat, statesman, soldier, journalist, author, editor.. Among positions held:
President of the United Nations General Assembly
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Secretary of Education
President of the University of the Philippines (1962-68)
Manny Pacquiao Born December 17, 1978
Perhaps among the most decorated Filipino in history which includes 82 honorary degrees from different international institutions & universities and 74 decorations from foreign countries. 6
Rotary Information - NOVEMBER IS ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH THE ROTARY FOUNDATION The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The Rotary Foundation helps fund our humanitarian activities, from local service projects to global initiatives. Your club or district can apply for grants from the Foundation to invest in projects and provide scholarships. The Foundation also leads the charge on worldwide Rotary campaigns such as eradicating polio and promoting peace. Rotarians and friends of Rotary support the Foundation’s work through voluntary contributions.
LEADERSHIP The Board of Trustees manages the business of the Foundation, led by the trustee chair. The Rotary International president-elect nominates the trustees, who are elected by the Rotary International Board of Directors. The trustee chair serves for one year and trustees serve for four years.
HISTORY OF THE ROTARY FOUNDATION At the 1917 convention, outgoing RI President Arch C. Klumph proposed to set up an endowment “for the purpose of doing good in the world.” In 1928, it was renamed The Rotary Foundation, and it became a distinct entity within Rotary International.
GROWTH OF THE FOUNDATION In 1929, the Foundation made its first gift of $500 to the International Society for Crippled Children. The organization, created by Rotarian Edgar F. “Daddy” Allen, later grew into Easter Seals. When Rotary founder Paul Harris died in 1947, contributions began pouring in to Rotary International, and the Paul Harris Memorial Fund was created to build the Foundation.
EVOLUTION OF FOUNDATION PROGRAMS 1947: The Foundation established its first program, Fellowships for Advance Study, later known as Ambassadorial Scholarships. 1965-66: Three programs were launched: Group Study Exchange, Awards for Technical Training, and Grants for Activities in Keeping with the Objective of The Rotary Foundation, which was later called Matching Grants. 1978: Rotary introduced the Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grants. The first 3-H Grant funded a project to immunize 6 million Philippine children against polio. 1985: The PolioPlus program was launched to eradicate polio worldwide. 1987-88: The first peace forums were held, leading to Rotary Peace Fellowships. 2013: New district, global, and packaged grants enable Rotarians around the world to respond to the world’s greatest needs. Since the first donation of $26.50 in 1917, the Foundation has received contributions totaling more than $1 billion. Click picture to view photo-stream of Rotary Club of Holy Spirit and Rotaract Club of Holy Spirit in District 3780 door-to-door polio immunization on February 22, 2011 during the term of Global President Dogie Osabel and Gov Pablo “Ambo” Gancayco.
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Rotary Information - Watch the inspiring, informative and entertaining commemoration of World Polio Day last October 24, 2014 on Livestream
WORLD POLIO DAY: HEALTH OFFICIALS LAUD POLIO ERADICATION ACHIEVEMENTS, POINT TO DISEASE’S ENDGAME At a special Livestream program -- World Polio Day: Make History Today -- Rotary leaders joined global health experts and celebrity singers to hail the progress of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. After nearly 30 years, the GPEI, which includes Rotary, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is on the brink of ending polio by 2018, making it the second infectious disease to be eradicated. "A world without polio is within our grasp more than at any point in the past," said Tom Frieden, director of the CDC, during a video message to the audience. "The poliovirus continues to lose ground. Next month we will mark two years since the last case of wild poliovirus type 3, giving every appearance of eradication, and leaving only type 1 in the world." Frieden talked about how Nigeria's Polio Emergency Operations Center aided in the quick and effective response to the country's Ebola outbreak. Senior officials from the center were sent to Lagos to lead the effort. They opened an Ebola treatment unit and conducted contact tracing with up to 500 people per day.
Rotary General Secretary John Hewko praised the work of the GPEI, calling the organization "perhaps the most ambitious and effective public-private partnership ever assembled." More than 2.5 billion children have been vaccinated since its launch. The annual number of polio cases has fallen from 350,000 in 1988 to 416 in 2013, and 222 so far this year, a remarkable decrease of more than 99 percent. UNICEF estimates that 10 million people would have otherwise been infected, while 1.5 million lives have been saved. Rotary has contributed more than $1.2 billion to polio eradication since taking on the disease in 1979. That amount got a significant boost earlier this week after Rotary announced it will provide an additional $44.7 million toward the polio fight. Reggae star Ziggy Marley, a celebrity End Polio Now ambassador, opened the event via video welcoming participants and performing a song. By Ryan Hyland Rotary News 24-OCT-2014
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RC Holy Spirit is on Rotary Showcase of RI Seven among the various service projects launched by the Rotary Club of Holy Spirit District 3780 since the start of RY 2012-13 have been posted on the Rotary Showcase of Rotary International. Click on the photos to view Showcase projects of Holy Spirit and other Rotary clubs in the world. RC Holy Spirit D3780 with the Rotaract & Interact Clubs of Holy Spirit organized the 2nd annual youth forum on Drug Abuse and HIV/AIDS Prevention last October 28, 2012 in cooperation with the Philippine Red Cross QC Chapter. The outcome desired from the forum is to help achieve ZERO new incidence of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS affliction among the youth in Quezon City. RCs Camp Aguinaldo, Loyola Heights, New Manila East, Pagasa, SFDM, and Timog co-hosted this year’s forum. Hope is shared with baby and parents when RC Holy Spirit D3780 launched HOLY SPIRIT SMILES Project last August 14, 2012. Ten children from poor families are expected to benefit from free surgical operation in two years.
RC Holy Spirit D3780 responded quickly to help alleviate hunger among 200 flood victims sheltered at the Bagong Silangan Elementary School evacuation center last August 8, 2012, one day after the deluge.
Weekly learning-feeding program motivates interest to learn and consequently raises literacy of 40 young children. Program for RY 2012-13 was rolled out in early August in Payatas, Quezon City by Rotarians and Rotaractors of RC Holy Spirit D3780.
Oriental medical relief and dental mission organized and sponsored by RC Holy Spirit D3780 served 323 patients from urban poor families last July 18, 2012.
To help build international peace and understanding, PE Dr. Eui Bong Jung, OMD, and RC Holy Spirit D3780 hosted the educational-cultural visit in the Philippines of eleven Korean college students last July 16-20, 2012.
RC Holy Spirit, Interact and Rotaract Clubs of Holy Spirit D3780 helped two adopted schools with combined student population of nearly 12,000 prepare for the opening of 2012 classes last May 21-28, 2012.
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Principles that Guide Rotary The Object of Rotary
The Four-Way Test
First formulated in 1910, 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.
Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 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.
5 Avenues of Service Based on Object of Rotary, the Five Avenues of Service are Rotary’s philosophical cornerstone and the foundation on which club activity is based:
Club Service focuses on strengthening fellowship and ensuring the effective functioning of the club. Vocational Service encourages Rotarians to serve others through their vocations and to practice high ethical standards.
I am a Rotarian I will always endeavor to build GOODWILL and UNDERSTANDING in my community, among my countrymen and people of all nations.
International Service encompasses actions taken to expand Rotary’s humanitarian reach around the globe and to promote world understanding & peace.
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.
Youth Service recognizes the positive change implemented by youth and young adults through leadership development activities, service projects, and exchange programs.
I am a Rotarian I will always uphold the Rotary International Motto,
Community Service covers the projects and activities the club undertakes to improve life in its community.
SERVICE ABOVE SELF.
Rotary Code of Conduct As a Rotarian, I will 1. Exemplify the core value of integrity in all behaviors and activities 2. Use my vocational experience and talents to serve in Rotary 3. Conduct all of my personal, business, and professional affairs ethically, encouraging and fostering high ethical standards as an example to others 4. Be fair in all dealings with others and treat them with the respect due to them as fellow human beings 5. Promote recognition and respect for all occupations which are useful to society 6. Offer my vocational talents: to provide opportunities for young people, to work for the relief of the special needs of others, and to improve the quality of life in my community 7. Honor the trust that Rotary and fellow Rotarians provide and not do anything that will bring disfavor or reflect adversely on Rotary or fellow Rotarians 8. Not seek from a fellow Rotarian a privilege or advantage not normally accorded others in a business or professional relationship
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Rotary Club of Holy Spirit D3780 AGENDA for November 18, 2014
17th Meeting
7:00 PM Dinner-Fellowship Call to Order
BC Pres Marites Nepomuceno
Opening Rites Agenda: I . Status and implementation of forthcoming service projects 1) 2) 3) 4)
Blood-letting project with Red Cross QC Chapter. Saturday, Nov 22, 8:00 AM CHECKMATE chess tournament. Sunday, Nov 23, QC Hall 14th Floor, from 7:00 AM 2014 District Rotary Family Event. Sunday, Nov 30 at Camp Crame Multi-purpose Hall Annual dental mission at Sacred Heart Sub-Parish
IV. District events V. Other matters VI. President’s time Adjournment
BC President Marites Nepomuceno
Holy Spirit D3780
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