Official e-Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Holy Spirit
The Dove March 13, 2017
Rotary Club of Holy Spirit Club No. 69935 RI District 3780 Philippines
Vol. X No. 17
Rotary pays tribute to women as Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors and their friends perform the weekly Great Walk tradition On March 4, 2018, three Rotary Clubs served as hosts of the Great Walk program at the UP campus in Diliman: New Manila East led by TGP Chris Ponce. Quezon Avenue Central led by TGP Ronnie de Guzman, and Holy Spirit led by TGP Ric Salvador. Eleven (11) other Rotary clubs cohosted the event and celebrated a day in the Women‘s Month. The event started with warm-up exercises followed by Zumba routines courtesy of RC Midtown QC, with the portable sound system provided by RC Congressional. Others preferred to take the walk around the oval first. After sweating it out walking and exercising, everyone feasted on sumptuous food: arroz caldo, puto & kakanin, pancake, boiled eggs, pandesal, hotdog,
fresh fruits (grapes, watermelon, oranges, banana), green salad, suman and hot chocolate with marshmallows. Holy Spirt brought green salad and pinipig suman to the breakfast table set up at the Melchor Hall grounds.
What the GREAT WALK is all about
The Weekly Great Walk for a Cause, a district initiative, is usually held every Sunday morning as a means to inform the public of Rotary’s commitment to End Polio Now, for wellness & exercise, and for friendship & fun among participants. The event traditionally involves the Walk, a little Zumba, and healthy breakfast.
Undoubtedly the biggest delegation, the Holy Spirit team was composed of 6 Rotarians, 20 Rotaractors and 4 Interactors. Pres Ric was joined by PE JR Delgra, ASP Peth Rivera, PP Marites Nepomuceno, PP Marcia SalThe activity on March 4th, Sunday, vador and Rtn JL Torre. from 6:30 - 8:30 AM, was held inAfter everyone had their fill of the breakfast fare, the Rotaractors and Interactors had fun offering free breakfast fare of arroz caldo and hot chocolate to the walkers and joggers in the area. They also were a great help in cleaning up the area used by the group.
side the UP campus. Eleven (11) other Rotary clubs have volunteered as co-hosts of the event that also represents special commemoration of Women’s Month in March to pay tribute to all women in the world.
Rotaractors and Interactors of Holy Spirit join District Governor Chito Borromeo and Rotarians from Holy Spirit and 13 other Rotary clubs in this souvenir picture. Click on the photo to view more.
More pictures from the GREAT WALK of District 3780 hosted by Holy Spirit, New Manila East, Quezon Ave Central and 11 other Rotary clubs March 4,, 2018
Holy Spirit Rotaractors & Interactors start Zumba moves and entice Rotarians to join in, including Rotarian TGP/Rotaractor/PDRR Aya Nicole Corpus who dropped in to cheer on friends in Holy Spirit and the District
Holy Spirit team of Rotarians, Rotaractors and Interactors plus an overwhelming addition, TGP Rene “Banong� Canlas of RC Timog, partner club of RC Holy Spirit. 2
Rotaractor of Holy Spirit Romeo Latoza is 3-time Outstanding Student of PUP College of Arts & Letters During the Recognition Day on March 3, 2018 at the PUP College of Arts and Letters, Rotaractor Romeo Latoza was awarded Outstanding C.A.L. Student of 2018, Outstanding A.B. English Senior of 2018, C.A.L. Top 7 President's Lister. He also received the CAL Leadership Award and earned special citation awards in recognition of his achievements in the Philippine debate scene and his participation in the 19th Ayala Young Leaders Congress. Romeo is International Service Director of the Rotaract Club of Holy Spirit. Congratulations, Romeo! We are proud of you1
Another young Rotaractor, Jannelle Larbio, received Academic Excellence Award from Technological Institute of the Philippines
JANNELLE T. LARBIO Academic Excellence Award 1st Semester 2017-18 Technological Institute of the Philippines
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Holy Spirit donates 2-hp air-conditioning unit to SPED Center of Dona Juana Elementary School to create more pleasant learning environment for special children and teachers. Funds have been donated by personal friends and business associates of PP Marcia Salvador during her birthday celebration last Mar1. Air-con unit and electric fan turned over last 3-15-2018
Report on the results of the 100-day milk-feeding & nutrition program, a flagship program of RC Holy Spirit to save 50 Grade 1 pupils from fatal effects of malnutrition, has been turned in by feeding teacher-in-charge last March 13, 2018. Remarkable results shall soon be published.
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Meeting of leaders of RC Holy Spirit on March 13, 2018. PP Angel Castro arrived after this photo was taken. PDG Francis Rivera later joined the party upon the invitation of celebrants PP Ped and PP Marites. With TGP Ric presiding, two tough decisions settled in between the noisy kwentuhan: 1. Calendar & clock schedule, transport and accommodations for Rotarians attending the DISCON; and 2. For the travel to Tuguegarao in connection with the turnover of multi-district Global Grant funded project, the calendar schedule after the DISCON, transport, accommodation at the University of St Paul Philippines, and places to visit.
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Watch THE BOYS OF 1905 History of Rotary International 5
SERVICE ABOVE SELF
The Four-Way Test OF THE THINGS we think, say or do
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
Sustainable projects earn top Rotaract honors By Sallyann Price, Rotary International The 2017 Rotaract Outstanding Project Award recognized the Rotaract Club of the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, for launching a three-year project to improve lives in the rural community of Ranugalla. The club, which represents Rotary District 3220 (Sri Lanka), hopes to empower residents through sustainable education and economic development initiatives.
"Rather than initiating a project to donate materials, we thought a project to address all the issues in the village would be much more beneficial to all,‖ says Chamal Kuruppu, president of the University of Moratuwa Rotaract club.
During its first year, the club opened a library and science lab for the local school and helped students prepare for college entrance exams and careers. It also targeted infrastructure, bringing clean water into homes and building bridges to link neighborhoods flooded during the Best multidistrict project went to Rotaractors in Brazil for their campaign to combat hate crimes in online communities. More than 1,000 Rotaract members from 34 Brazilian districts planned activities during World Rotaract Week in 2016, adapting the campaign to their communities — such as partnering with a university to design a workshop series on Internet hate crimes — and using their social networks to spread messages of diversity, inclusion, and peace. This year, over 300 projects were nominated in 52 countries. The awards recognize the best single-club project, best multidistrict project, and outstanding service projects in each of six geographical regions. The best single-club project and best multidistrict
the Rotary International Motto, SERVICE ABOVE SELF.
Rotarian Code of Conduct
rainy season. To stimulate economic growth, the club opened a weaving cooperative for female entrepreneurs.
project receive $500 each for future service activities and will be invited to inspire other Rotaractors at the Rotaract Preconvention in Atlanta.
Asia Pacific: Rotaract Club of ePerformax, District 3810, Philippines The Rotaract Club of ePerformax, in collaboration with its sponsor Rotary club, the Rotary Club of Pasay Cyber City and the Rotarians Against Child Exploitation, and local police, developed a curriculum to support young people’s emotional and physical well-being. Club members not only trained young people to recognize bullying and defuse situations that could become dangerous, but also created a school garden to keep them active, healthy, and selfsufficient.
ROTARY WORLD AT A GLANCE Data as of 31 August 2017
ROTARY
ROTARACT
INTERACT
RCCs
Members
Members
Members
Members
1,220,185
242,949
511,796
210,500
Clubs
Clubs
Clubs
Corps
35,727
10,563
22,252
9,900
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
Source: THE ROTARIAN February 2018 published by Rotary International
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From Interact to Rotaract to Rotary When Interact club member Alexandria Ritchie enrolled in the engineering program at John Tyler Community College in Chester, Virginia, in 2013, she hoped to join a Rotaract club. There wasn‘t one, so she reinstated an inactive charter, with the Rotary clubs of Brandermill (Midlothian) and James River (Richmond) as sponsors. Now, as a pre-med student in her last year of the biomedical engineering program at Virginia Commonwealth University, Ritchie is president of the Rotaract Club of VCU, as well as a member of the James River Rotary Club. Alexandria Ritchie, president of the Rotaract Club at Virginia Commonwealth University. Illustration by Monica Garwood
She has focused on establishing more Rotaract clubs and building partnerships between clubs. Ritchie founded and now co-directs the Rotaract Atlantic Network, a multidistrict organization for the East Coast, and serves as District 7600 Rotaract chair. Ritchie, 22, spoke with us about what has kept her engaged in Rotary since her days as an Interactor at Clover Hill High School in Midlothian, Virginia. Q: How did you get involved in Interact? A: I didn‘t really know what Rotary was. I needed the community service hours for college, and Interact looked cool. A RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) conference was my first real exposure to Rotary. It was something I wanted to be involved with in the long term. Q: What in particular interested you about it? A: Two things really stood out for me. First was that our sponsor, the Rotary Club of Brandermill,
always had members at the meetings who were interested in investing in our service projects. Second, it seemed like an opportunity to create sustainable change. The service projects were based on long-term relationships with the community instead of one-time quick fixes. Q: What do young people bring to Rotary? A: Younger individuals have an authentic enthusiasm for service. Also, we have great ideas, new ideas, things we haven‘t tried before. Aside from that, people my age are generally tech savvy, which is something Rotary can definitely benefit from. Q: How can Rotary appeal more to the millennial generation? A: Rotary already does appeal to the younger generation, in terms of the mission and the purpose of Rotary. Millennials want to change the world, right? They want to have an influence on their community, and that‘s always been a Rotary mission. It‘s just a matter of making it a more conducive environment for millennials, like being more flexible with attendance or with dues. The biggest thing is building the relationship between the more seasoned and experienced Rotarians and young members coming in. Q: You‘re a member of both Rotaract and Rotary. What‘s the benefit of dual membership? A: I wanted the chance to foster the relationships that I had made with my Rotary club partner. Being a member of both has allowed me to build bridges. I have seen firsthand that we both want the same thing – to serve humanity. Dual membership gives us a chance to create a long-term relationship based on trust, understanding, and mutual belief in Service Above Self. It allows Rotaractors to be liaisons between Rotaract and Rotary in order to foster this idea of partnership. And it benefits Rotary, because dual membership helps Rotaract become better integrated into Rotary International. –Nikki Kallio
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Open hiring makes huge difference in people’s lives. New York Bakery Hires Anyone Who Wants a Job - No Questions Asked by KIRSTEN EHRLICH on FEBRUARY 5, 2018 Good News Shared Applying for a new job is stressful; interviews, resumes, background checks and applications all act to filter out those deemed ‗unsuitable‘ for a job. But imagine getting a job without going through any of these processes, irrespective of education, work history, or social barriers? Sound impossible? In reality, 176 people were employed this way in 2016 alone for Greyston, a company perhaps better known for baking 35,000 pounds a day, or 6.5 million pounds a year, of brownies for Ben & Jerry’s. Yonkers, New York, where he recognised that people needed jobs and employed them, no questions asked. Through Greyston‘s groundbreaking hiring policy, anyone who wants a job at their Bakery is given the chance to work, regardless of educational background, work history, or past social barriers, such as incarceration, or drug use. There are no background checks and no prescreening of any kind— it‘s simple: when a position becomes available, the next person on the waiting list gets it, no questions asked. Just a few years after starting the Bakery and using this open hiring practice to employ staff, Greyston Bakery were producing some of the most expensive, high-end cakes being sold in New York‘s eateries. In 1990 the Bakery began to produce brownies for Ben & Jerry‘s Ice Cream, helping it grow into an incredibly successful business with more than 75 employees. “We don’t hire people to bake brownies, we bake brownies to hire people” is a favourite saying at Greyston Bakery.
A Certified B Corp, Greyston has become a role model for other companies who are looking to do more for their communities. Greyston has expanded beyond the two communities of the Bronx and Southwest Yonkers to ensure that other people also benefit from the principles of Open Hiring. They support other companies in the incorporation of the Open Hiring practice with initiatives such as research insight, collaborative learning, practical tools and consulting. Not happy to stop there, the social enterprise uses its profits to help the community in other ways; not only employees, but also neighbours of the Centre for Open Hiring, are supported personally, socially and professionally through community initiatives such as helping with job searches, financial stability, access to housing and the successful securing of promotions. Community Programmes include Child Care, a Community Garden, where 14 tonnes of organic produce is produced annually, and Housing Development Services, which have trained 500 people since 2010. These programmes fit under the Greyston belief that, ‘people need more than a job to be successful.’ Working at Greyston Bakery is like being part of a family, and employees are excited to give back however they can. They regularly volunteer in the community, including a record 420 hours in 2014. To learn more, visit Greyston‘s website and watch
this video about Open Hiring. The next time you enjoy Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie and start feeling guilty, just remember that those delicious brownie pieces are making a huge difference to so many people’s lives. 8
Hit film celebrates social entrepreneur who is breaking taboos surrounding MENSTRUATION
Bollywood film Pad Man has got people talking about a subject that's still taboo- menstruation.
355 million menstruating females reported in 2016 that they could not afford sanitary products.
The film tells the story of Arunachalam Muruganantham, a social entrepreneur from Tamil Nadu who invented a low-cost sanitary pad machine to improve menstrual health in India and eliminate the stigma surrounding menstruation.
The film has led to an increase in donations of sanitary pads to NGOs, and people in villages have been taken to see the film for free.
I'm in India at the moment and was excited to go and see the film. It was great to see the screening was packed with men, women and children from across the city. Baffled by the high price of sanitary pads in his village, Muruganantham decided to buy cotton and make the pads at home, even testing one himself by attaching an ‗artificial uterus‘ full of goat‘s blood to his hip and engineering it to pump out blood as he cycled around the village. It took more than five years for Muruganantham to design the machines that are now installed in 23 of the 29 Indian states, allowing women to make their own pads for a third of the cost of commercial manufacture. His invention has helped millions of women and girls in India, a country in which 70% of the
Of course, this isn't just an issue in India- In the UK, for example, one in ten disadvantaged girls below the age of 21 cannot afford sanitary products, according to Charity Plan International UK. There's still a long way to go, but it is fantastic to see the topic of menstruation being discussed in India and around the world thanks to Pad Man. Nisha Kotecha is the Founder of Good News Shared. Having worked and volunteered for charities in the UK for over 10 years, Nisha is on a mission to highlight how amazing charities 9
MESSAGES FROM ROTARY LEADERS
RI President’s March 2018 Message This month marks 50 years since the first Rotaract club was chartered, in 1968. In this special Rotaract issue, you'll meet some impressive Rotaractors from around the world and see some of the incredible ways they are Making a Difference. In the half-century since Rotaract began, the world has seen profound changes, and young people have felt the greatest impact of those changes: the rise of technology and the information economy, the spread of education, and the tremendous influence of the internet. When Rotaract was founded, it would have been almost unthinkable for a teen or 20 -something to have been an entrepreneur or a CEO. Today, young people have an unprecedented capacity to achieve – and Rotary needs their ideas and enthusiasm as never before. For many years, Rotary has done Rotaract a disservice by looking at our youth and young adult programs as mere precursors to Rotary membership, and not as valuable and productive programs in their own right. But Rotaractors are truly partners in Rotary service. Today, an estimated quarter of a million Rotaractors serve in over 10,000 clubs, in nearly every country where Rotary clubs exist. The impact of their service is particularly impressive when contrasted with their resources. Rotaractors achieve an amazing amount with far less money at their disposal than the average Rotary club. Their energy and vision bring something wonderful to our Rotary family and to our communities, and we value it very much. Yet only 27 percent of Rotary clubs sponsor a Rotaract club, a figure that has remained fairly stable over time. And far too few Rotaractors ultimately do move on to Rotary membership. As we celebrate this anniversary with Rotaract, I encourage all Rotary clubs to consider sponsoring a Rotaract club or to strengthen their ties with the clubs they already sponsor. Schedule regular joint meetings, run joint service projects, and reach out to Rotaractors – not only to ask if you can help, but to find out how you can work together. Know your Rotaract clubs and their members – and make sure that every Rotaractor knows that a Rotary club is waiting to welcome them. For half a century, Rotaract has given young people a way to find the same connections with their communities, and the same value in service, that Rotarians find in Rotary. Rotaractors are connecting us to the Rotary of our future, while helping us build the Rotary of today.
IAN H. S. RISELEY President 2017-18
Foundation Chairman’s March 2018 Message Questions, questions, questions. Two topics I am frequently asked about during my visits with Rotarians around the world relate to Rotary's website and our Foundation's grants. Quite likely you have had these questions and more, about things such as donor contributions, point transfers, club and district reports, club invoices, and club officer changes, to name a few. If you don't know where to find the answer, Rotary's Support Center is the place to start. The Rotary Support Center is an easily accessible first point of contact for Rotarians, donors, staff, and others to help answer questions in English, French, and Spanish. Business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday. You can reach the Support Center toll-free at 1-866976-8279 (1-866-9ROTARY). Email inquiries to rotarysupportcenter@rotary.org will be responded to within one business day. The Support Center averages 3,500 calls per month. This includes about 1,500 callers who want to be directed to a specific person or Rotary department, allowing easier access within our complex organization. On average, 7,000 emails are responded to each month. With only an eight-year history, the Rotary Support Center has been certified as a Center of Excellence by Benchmark Portal, the industry leader in contact center benchmarking. The Center of Excellence recognition is one of the most prestigious awards in the customer service and support industry. This distinction requires that a center be both efficient and effective, providing service that is of superior quality with lower overall costs compared with other centers in the service industry. The Rotary Support Center team also includes a Visitor Services and Tour Program coordinator to schedule tours and large group meetings for those who want to visit Rotary headquarters. Rotary has a surprising number of visitors each year. Are you planning a visit to the Chicago area? You can request a tour by sending an email to visitors@rotary.org. Perhaps our paths will cross at One Rotary Center! I am confident you will agree with the 96 percent quality score the center has received from satisfied customers.
PAUL A. NETZEL Trustee Chair 2017-18
RC Holy Spirit D3780 in polio immunization drive. Click photo to view the campaign. 10
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General Information for year-end reference
Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population Reference Number: 2016-058
Release Date: Thursday, May 19, 2016 Table 1. Population of the Philippines (Based on the 2000, 2010, and 2015 Censuses)
Census Year
Census Reference Date
Population (in millions)
2000
May 1, 2000
76.51
2010
May 1, 2010
92.34
2015
August 1, 2015
100.98
The population increased by 1.72 percent annually, on average, during the period 2010 to 2015. The country has 81 provinces. Of these provinces, Cavite was the most populous in 2015 with 3.68 million persons, followed by Bulacan (3.29 million), and Laguna (3.04 million). Twenty-four other provinces surpassed the one million population mark. The Philippines has 33 highly urbanized cities (HUCs). Four of these HUCS had surpassed the one million population mark, namely, Quezon City (2.94 million), City of Manila (1.78 million), Davao City (1.63 million), and Caloocan City (1.58 million). The country has 1,489 municipalities. The three largest municipalities in terms of population size are all located in the province of Rizal. These are the municipalities of Rodriquez (Montalban) with 369,222 persons, Cainta (332,128), and Taytay (319,104). Fifteen other municipalities had a population size of more than 150,000. There are 42,036 barangays in the country. The largest barangay in terms of population size is Barangay 176 in Caloocan City with 247 thousand persons. It was followed by Commonwealth in Quezon City (198,285) and Batasan Hills in Quezon City (161,409). Twelve other barangays posted a population size of more than a hundred thousand persons. Table 5. Barangays with More Than 100,000 Population: 2015 Rank
Barangay
City/Municipality/Prov ince
Population
1
Barangay 176
Caloocan City
246,515
2
Commonwealth
Quezon City
198,285
3
Batasan Hills
Quezon City
161,409
4
Pinagbuhatan
City of Pasig
151,979
5
Payatas
Quezon City
130,333
6
San Jose
Rodriguez (Montalban), Rizal
124,868
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San Isidro
Rodriguez (Montalban), Rizal
117,277
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Poblacion
City of Muntinlupa
115,387
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Cupang
City of Antipolo, Rizal
113,613
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Holy Spirit
Quezon City
110,447
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Barangay 178
Caloocan City
107,596
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Muzon
City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan
106,603
13
San Juan
Taytay, Rizal
103,343
14
Pasong Tamo
Quezon City
103,100
15
San Jose (Pob.)
City of Antipolo, Rizal
103,051
LISA GRACE S. BERSALES, Ph.D National Statistician PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY 12
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 reports First issue of THE DOVE: 4 June 2009 (Vol I, No. 1) Editorial team: Marcia Salvador - Editor and Club Information & Communication Officer (CICO) Ric Salvador - Asst Editor Contributors Address: Don Antonio Clubhouse, Holy Spirit Drive, Quezon City PH
Holy Spirit D3780
DO SOMETHING TODAY THAT YOUR FUTURE SELF WILL THANK YOU FOR. Cited by Ms Rebecca Lee in her talk with youth leaders during the INTERACT LEADERSHIP ASSEMBLY, December 2, 2017
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