January-February 2014 Vol. 27 No. 07 & 08

Special Issue

World Understanding and Peace Through Rotary

"There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave

most in life...happiness, freedom,

and peace...are always attained by giving them to someone else".

Peyton Conway March

Rotarians of RID 3780, led by DG Francis Rivera & IPDG Penny Policarpio let go of balloons during World Understand-ing & Peace Day Celebration at the QC Memorial Circle as a symbol of advancing goodwill and understanding to all.

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W ere Just Halfway Through: Let Us Keep Our Passion Burning Engage Rotary, Change Lives. This is the theme that captured our hearts and minds as we began our year of lead-

ership four beautiful and meaningful words that inspired us to break walls of competence to attain new heights of success in our history as a district.

Today, we are gathered here in this beautiful and cold city of Hong Kong to look back to our past six months to see what we have already achieved and what remains to be done to fulfill our dreams for the year. Wisdom teaches us that it is in looking back that we learn from the past and determine our actions in the future.

Governors Message Delivered in Hongkong at the Guandong Hotel

On July 1, 2013 we set out on a journey that we charted together. Today, we are here to find out where we are to see if we have gone in the direction we had planned and to find inspiration to move on with even greater resolve towards our years destination.

Let me now lead your minds closer to those four words and show you the measure of our achievements. As we look back, we find that in the beginning we gave ourselves the challenge to Engage Rotary and Change Lives and to meet this challenge we set our minds on our 2013-2014 District Strategic Plan. Embedded in this plan were our priorities and goals that served as our guides for every action we took.

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As part of our preparations, we fortified ourselves with greater knowledge and skills through the training that you and I undertook. I had my training in the Preparatory Governors-elect Training Seminars in Bali, Indonesia and in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia which culminated in my final training at the International Assembly in San Diego, California.

For your part, we had four (4) Preparatory Presidents-elect Training Seminar sessions ( Pre- PETS) which was capped by the historic and first ever in the Philippines and in the world multi-district (ten districts) Presidents-elect Training Seminar in Cebu, and for the district officers who are with us today, the Assistant Governors/Assistant Governors Representatives Training Seminar in Tagaytay City, the District Team Training Seminar in Antipolo and the District Assembly at the famous Manila Hotel. In addition to these, we went further in our training through our Rotary Foundation Seminar, the CATS Seminar, and the Membership/Public Relations Seminar.

We have prepared well, my friends. And to put it more fittingly, we have armed ourselves to the teeth to ensure our success for the year.

Today, six months from where we started, let us trace our

footsteps and see if we have left footprints that have truly marked our journey of service with meaningful achievements.

Let us begin with Membership. We believed that a 20% increase in club membership would be ideal for our year. We also believed that 20% would be the most achievable goal, considering the current economic conditions that prevail in our time. Today as we look back to those past 6 months, have we

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achieved at least half of this goal?

I am proud and pleased to announce that we have attained an 8% increase in membership. We began on July 1, 2013 with 2, 273 members and ended our first six months on December 31, 2013 with 2, 416 members for an increase of 143 new members.

Nationwide, all ten Philippine Rotary Districts registered increases in their membership and only three of the districts have increases below one hundred.

Our district, D-3780, with its increase of 143 was second to D-3830 which registered an increase of 231, the difference being that the Makati district had chartered a new club.

I am even more pleased to inform you that most of our new Rotarians belong to the 30-40 age range. Some are even younger, with ages ranging from 28 to 30. This is a clear sign that Rotary in our part of the world is shedding its senior

citizen image and growing younger to help secure the future of Rotary.

While we have made inroads into our membership goal during the first semester, I have some not-too-pleasant news my friends. Eight of our clubs have failed to make their number grow. Membership loss in these 8 clubs range from 4% to 58% and thats quite a hurdle to make in the next six months. I am confident however that with unbending commitment they will overcome their challenge of membership growth in our year.

The figures leave us with one concern to address in our next six months and that is retention of members. It is therefore imperative on our part to give more focus not only on membership recruitment but also on membership retention to be able to attain our goal of 20% gain in membership.

I am most certain that we can do it. We are the First Class Presidents and First Class Rotary Leaders. We can achieve what we dream. And I am optimistic that we can.

Let us now take a look at our Service Projects. We vowed to increase our clubs capacity to provide effective service projects through emphasis on the five Avenues of Service and pursuit of strategic partnerships to enhance our clubs potentials. A review of our clubs monthly reports reveals such balanced programming in the Five Avenues of Service.

Our clubs have undertaken service projects in the areas of poverty alleviation, literacy, health, waste management, water management, the environment, and economic and human development. Examples of these are our feeding and nutrition projects, livelihood projects, donation of books, computer training and donations, scholarships, medical-dental missions, disaster relief projects, deep well projects and drinking fountains, zero waste management, and greening and lighting projects.

Many of our clubs have undertaken huge projects of the multi-million dollar or peso magnitude.

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One such project is the Mobile Surgery Unit of the Rotary Club of San Francisco del Monte, which has undertaken mul-ti-million peso life-saving surgeries since its inception in Sep-tember 2007. Value added to these projects is the fact that both have been conceptualized and funded through partner-ships between RC San Francisco del Monte and its partners in the USA. This is a fine example of strategic partnership that increases a clubs potential for service projects.

Our district has also obtained a US$38,000.00 Global Grant in partnership with a Korean District to finance the purchase of a human milk pasteurizer which we delivered to the Fabella Maternity General Hospital through the Department of Health. During the turnover PDG Paul Lee represented the Korean district. The said pasteurizer, which allows the storage of human milk, has been in regular use since then to ensure safe distribution of breast milk to different parts of the country.

In response to the need to help victims of the super typhoon Yolanda, our district took the lead in organizing a feeding

program in Ormoc, Leyte. In cooperation with the RC of Ormoc City and RI District 3860, we started the feeding pro-gram at the Linao Elementary school that later included the Naungan Elementary School. For these two schools, we were feeding about 1500 school children who were victims of the worlds strongest typhoon of the century, the super ty-phoon Yolanda. Then we went further by launching also our feeding program in Tacloban involving another 1000 school children in four Barangays of that storm-stricken city.

I am happy to note the immediate assistance that the International Yachting Federation of Rotarians had extended to D-3860 through our district from the efforts of IYFR Inter-national Vice Commodore Jun Avecilla of RC Cubao West.

I also note the donations in several millions given by our Japanese Rotarians from D-2260.

So many First Class Presidents and district leaders, past and present and even new Rotarians showed the heroes in them-selves when after Yolanda, braving the danger and risk to health and life, they joined massive relief efforts in the storm stricken areas.

With assistance from Rotarians all over the world who

donated money to help fund the project, we are now feeding 2500 typhoon victims, mostly children. The soup kitchen project has gained the admiration and praise of international agencies that have also come to the assistance of the typhoon victims. The project has also become a big boost in the promotion of Rotarys public image.

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Our districts Golden Wheel Awards program was also one of the very successful projects our district has undertaken in the last six months. We were able to choose about 50 outstand-ing men and women in business and professions for the awards. This program has become a tradition in our district and is gaining great admiration from the world of business and professions. To us, this is a great source of pride as Ro-tarians.

These are but some of the numerous projects that have kept our clubs in the mainstream of Rotarys thrusts for the year. And I am very pleased that your involvement in these humanitarian and educational endeavours has developed in our clubs more dedicated Rotarians that have remained true to the Rotary spirit despite the challenges of our time.

At the start of our year, we committed to increase our support for The Rotary Foundation through pledges amounting to more than US$300,000.00 as our years total contributions to the Annual Programs Fund using the Every Rotarian, Every Year initiative and focus on Paul Harris contributions. To date we have already received some US$153,000.00 in contribu-tions with more pledges to be met in the next 6 months of our

year. It is therefore my hope that everyone who has pledged to give will be able to find a way to make good those pledg-es, to enable the Foundation to continue its mission of touch-ing lives of the less privileged around the world.

These are our modest gains during the first half of our year. We may have attained more than we had hoped to achieve in some areas of our thrusts. But let us not be blinded by this success. We cannot sit on our laurels. There are a lot more things to be done. And in the light of the present economic situation and calamities that have recently struck parts of our country, we need to do more than we had planned. For, our dreams of a bigger success could be threatened by uncertainties that are gripping our time.

We face the truth that hard times have become a real concern in our dream of changing lives in our district, but let us not be swayed by the fears of many. For, this is the test of time and circumstances. More fittingly, this is the test of our commitment to serve. This is our test of leadership. We cannot waver in our commitment to the Rotary ideal. It is in these difficult times that more people will be suffering. More will be living in anguish. As a bitter consequence of the many calamities that have struck our country, many have lost their loved ones, their homes, their jobs and their means of livelihood. More will be led into crime and drug addiction. Therefore, more than ever, we should grow even stronger to be able to reach out to those in need.

Let me end with a poem written by Henry Longfellow: The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept were toiling upwards in the night

We have achieved great heights of success during our first six months because we toiled hard to reach our dreams. Let us not be complacent because of those victories. Let us continue our toil with a relentless spirit to achieve what we have set out to do in our year of leadership. We carry the mark of First Class leaders and that should inspire us to keep our passion burning for the rest of our year and even beyond. We must continue to Engage Rotary, Change Lives.

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The Governors Monthly Letter is published by the Gov-ernor of Rotary International District 3780 with offices

at the Rotary Center Building, Roces Avenue, Quezon

City, Philippines. Contributions for publication may be

sent to Ric Salvador at rp_salvador@yahoo.com, to

Beth Directo at betchie@728@gmail.com, or to Marcia

Salvador at mdcsalvador@yahoo.com GML December 2013

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From the Editors

This is a special double issue of the Governors Monthly Letter for the months of January and Febru-ary, 2014.

Main feature of this GML is the mid-term state-of-the district message of DG Francis Rivera.

Also featured are six showcase pages of clubs that will be published in the March 2014 issue of the Philippine Rotary Magazine. The clubs - RC Quezon City, RC Cubao West, RC Loyola Heights, RC Greenmeadows, RC Timog, and International Yachting Fellowship of Ro-tarians (IYFR Philippine Fleet) - have gladly volun-teered to participate in this years section of the maga-zine sponsored by D3780.

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Rotary magazine subscription

To First Class Presidents, make sure your clubs are functioning.

As DGR-PRM its a responsibility of the undersigned to assist the district governor in ensuring that clubs in the district are functioning according to RI standards. One of those requirements is member subscription to a Rotary magazine.

We would like to remind all club presidents to verify the status of the Rotary magazine subscriptions of their members, and to remit promptly to RI or the PRM sub-scription payments that might have already been col-lected from members.

The Rotary Manual of Procedure 2013 defines a functioning club as a club that satisfies 12 minimum requirements including readily measurable or determi-nable ones such as:

Pays per capita dues to RI

Meets regularly

Members subscribe to an authorized Rotary magazine

(The Rotarian or Philippine Rotary Magazine)

Receives the visit of the governor, assistant governor, or

an officer of RI

Pays RI dues membership and district dues without out-

side assistance

For information about your subscriptions with PRM or The Rotarian, please contact Mr Nelson of PRM at the Rotary Center or call phone number 416-3800, 332-5729, or 0916-478-6570.

Ric Salvador, District Governor Representative - PRM

Calendar of Activities March-May 2014

From District Secretary Amable Mar Cancio

March is Literacy Month

During this month, clubs are encouraged to raise awareness of literacy issues and to organize literacy projects. Clubs should observe Rotaract week during the week that includes March 13 (March 10-16, 2014).

Mar 22 Deadline of submission of Club Certificates for District Governor Nominee Candidate

Mar 23 Rotary Family Day

Mar 23 Rotabowl Championship

Mar 27 Deadline of submission of Club Certificates for Nominating Committee

April is Magazine Month

Each April, Rotarians promote their Rotary regional magazine or The Rotarian. They also discuss how to use these resources to get project ideas, to recruit new members, and to renew excitement about Rotary.

Apr 10-12 2014 District Conference Taal Vista Hotel

May

May 25 Recognition & Awards Night Manila Hotel

EDITORIAL BOARD

District Governor Francis A. Rivera

Publisher

District Secretary Amable Mar Cancio

District Chief of Staff Francis Paderna

Ricardo Ric P. Salvador Editor in Chief

IPP Elizaberth Beth Directo (RC Camp Aguinaldo) Associate Editor - District

IPP Marcia Marcia C. Salvador (RC Holy Spirit) Associate Editor - Clubs

CP Winston Winston Sia (RC VisMin) Associate Editor-Webmaster

Editorial Staff

IPP Rhodora Doris Sanchez (RC Diliman North)

IPP Cresencio Cris Bacho Jr (RC Cubao Edsa)

Bernard De San Jose (RC Timog)

The Governors Monthly Letter is published by the Gov-ernor of Rotary International District 3780 with offices

at the Rotary Center Building, Roces Avenue, Quezon

City, Philippines. Contributions for publication may be

sent to Ric Salvador at rp_salvador@yahoo.com, to

Beth Directo at betchie@728@gmail.com, or to Marcia

Salvador at mdcsalvador@yahoo.com

This page of the eGML is best viewed online.

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T he Rotary Club of Quezon City was formally established and its charter approved by Rotary International on April 28, 1960. The following officers and directors were then elected to serve for Rotary Year 1960-61: Ceferino M. Pi-cache, President; Conrado Alava, Vice President; Vivencio Villaluz, Secretary; Jose Zabarte, Treasurer; and Charles T. Mulvaney, Severo Santiago and Benjamin Tamesis, Directors.

As the premier club in then District 380, RCQC successfully organized 17 daughter Rotary clubs, established links with 8 sister clubs in the country, and 5 overseas sister clubs in Japan, Switzer-land, Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong.

It has produced four very outstanding and most distinguished district governors, namely PG Seferino Fering Picache (1968-69), PG Marcos Mark Herras (1972-73), PG Jose Agaton Tony Sibal (1980-81), and PG Ernesto Boy Manalac (1989-90).

RCQC has undertaken many service projects with great impact to the community and the Rotary movement. Among its flagship projects are: Prevention of Childhood Blindness Project; Anti-Drug & Anti-Substance Abuse Project; Rotary Village Corps; Ampon Puso (Save-A-Heart) Project; Sinop Bulasi sa Eskwela Project; and Transitioning Program for Youth with Special Needs exemplified in the story at right.

TOWARDS A BETTER FUTURE FOR THE YOUTH WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

T he Rotary Club of Quezon City conducted an Art Workshop for the Youth with Special Needs on February 11 at the Batino Elementary School SPED Center at Project 3 Quezon City. This was part of the long-term arrangement initiated by the RCQC with the Batino SPED Center to provide support to the Transition Program of the School. During the workshop, twelve youth with special needs were taught the art of painting by a Master Art Teacher who guided them through three hours of concentrated but fun art work.

At the end of the session, the youth were able to produce and display what amounted to be their masterpieces much to the delight of the School Principal Mr. Meneleo Ramon Jimenez, Teacher Bhea Soliman, and the RCQC Rotarians: IPP Cesar & Anne Noemi Baltazar and son Arby Baltazar, PP Romy Jorge, LG Dwight & Anne Angie Ramos, Director Edgar Tapiador, and Ms. Osang.

The Art Workshop was the latest in a long line of activities that have been lined up for the benefit of the youth with special needs under the Transition Program. It was meant to round out the development of these youth by making them experience vocational, cognitive, and artistic activities.

The Club will continue to support the Transition Program as it believes in helping provide for the future of these youth. It will move towards involving other people and entities who have a stake in the development of these individuals. Transition planning is a partnership involving the individual with special needs, their family, local service providers, school personnel and government staff who support youth transitioning to adulthood. Transition planning is an interactive, dynamic process that requires a number of meetings to prepare, plan and implement a successful transition for a youth with special needs. Transition planning is essential as it provides an opportunity to review personal accomplishments and create an individualized vision for the future. This in turn prepares the youth for new and exciting challenges and opportunities. Transition planning can assist the youth in securing employment, pursuing post-secondary education and experiencing a meaningful community life.

The Rotary Club of Quezon City stands committed to pursue this program through the years until the school will have developed its own capability to manage it on their own.

As the Mother Club in District 3780, RCQC remains

a strong pillar in the world of Rotary

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RC Greenmeadows Project LOVEE: A holistic approach covering livelihood, outreach programs, value formation, environment and education transforms poor community to be self-reliant

T he Rotary Club of Greenmeadows officially chartered on June 9, 1988 celebrated its 25th year anniversary this year. The clubs proponents led by CP Rustico De Vera, PP Jose Cardinez and PP Renato Lirio jointly set their vision of a new Rotary Club. Dist. Gov. Jesus Laxamana was instrumental in pushing for the approval of the club under the then District 378.

Aside from other communities nearby, RC Greenmeadows has also adopted the poor communities in Bgy. Hulo, Pililla, Rizal composed of farmers and workers from Samar and Bicol who had relocated to Metro Manila but eventually got displaced. These people were considered by the Bureau of Census and Statistics as the poorest of the poor Filipinos with annual incomes of P 12,000 or less. They did not have the resources to provide for the basic necessities of living nor the source of steady income to finance the education of their children. Thus, the areas became the breeding places not only of delinquent children but also trouble maker adults.

The club launched its flagship Project LOVEE (Livelihood projects, Outreach programs, Value formation, Environment and Education) in 2004 together with formation of a RI-registered Rotary Community Corps.

The community in Barangay Hulo is located 4 kilometres away from the nearest school. There were less than twenty children going to school because of the distance and lack of funds to go to school.

A school was started in a 9 x 5 meters former chicken house with 90 students. Enrolment went up to 120 in the second year .

RC Greenmeadows then built a five-room concrete school building with toilets. The club also donated chairs, teachers tables, platform, blackboards, books and computers for the library. Funds came from contributions of the members and friends.

Encouraged by this civic action, the Department of Education constructed an 8-room concrete elementary school building and another 8-room building for high school. Today, there are 21 modern classrooms with more than one thousand students enrolled in school year 20132014. The school was cited as number one in learning growth in 2008 out of 57

schools in the region.

The club grants full scholarship for the top five (5) students of each class - 30 Elementary students (Grades 1 to 6) and 20 high school students. There are half scholarships for poor but deserving students who could not have continued schooling without Rotary assistance for a total of 120 students in Elementary and 50 High school students.

In November 2013, RC Greenmeadows was given an award by the Department of Education under its Adopt-A-School Program. RCGM was one among large business conglomerates and internation-al organizations that were given awards.

In addition to the education aspect, Project LOVEE of RC Greenmeadows with the RCC of Hulo, Pililla has been transforming lives through continuing projects for the community:

Livelihood programs. The RCCs 100 members and their wives were given seminars on cultivation of high value crops. An FDA approved processing plant for making pickled products was set-up to buy and process

the produce. The pickle-making project was given a certification by the University of the Philippines after conduct of an audit.

Finished products are sold under the brand name Uncle Toms. The club through its Community Service Projects Committee assists in marketing the prod-ucts. A farmers cooperative was orga-nized to better coordinate the activities.

Outreach projects. The club conducts yearly medical/dental and optical missions to provide for free consultations, medicines, dental care and tooth extractions, eye examinations and free eyeglasses. There are also annual food, clothing and gift giving activities.

Through Matching Grant 65310 participated in by the Rotary Club of Brighton North, Rotary Club of Gladstone South and Rotary Club of Adelaide (Australia), potable water and electricity are provided to Hulo Elementary and High Schools with the installation of a deep well and generator set.

Value formation. Catechists were invited to foster love of God, country, parents and the elderly. Seminars were conducted regarding Old Filipino Values such as respect and love of parents and elders, honesty, courtesy, and humility.

Environment care and protection. The club has conducted seminars on waste segregation and conversion of biodegradable waste to fertilizer, RCC has planted hundreds of hardwood trees, residents are encouraged to build a toilet for each home, and a pathway to the communitys drinking/washing water source was constructed through bayanihan.

The Rotary Club of Greenmeadows looks to another 25 years with resolve to achieve a lot more in the service of the communities it supports.

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Rotary Club of Timog QC - Leading District

3780 in Global Grant projects

History

T he Rotary Club of Timog, QC, chartered on March 7, 1990 has truly come a long way. What started as a Monday club has now evolved into a service organization of professionals and leaders who share their time and resources to work together for the common good.

Current President

Leading the club this Rotary Year 2013-14 is First Class President Rene M. Cantos, the clubs 24th president who has been a club member for 14 years. The incumbent District Governor (DG) of D3780, Francis Rivera comes from the Rotary Club of Timog, the first past president from the club who held such a highly esteemed position.

Service Projects

For this years theme of Engage Rotary, Change Lives, numerous service projects have already been accomplished.

Human Milk Bank GG1411101

RC Timog QC is the first club in D3780 to be granted a global grant by the Rotary Foundation together with international partners Daejeon Rotary Club, D3680, led by Pres. Hyun Sik Song and DG Paul Ik Hwan Lee of D3680, Republic of Korea.

The Human Milk Bank Project, GG1411101, costing US$38,000.00 aims to feed sick infants who are confined in neo-natal intensive care units (NICU) in different hospitals nationwide; as well as infants who are victims of calamities like typhoon Yolanda.

The Club turned over a human milk pasteurizer machine to Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital, Manila, last November 11, 2013 to help in processing and distributing human milk to babies in need.

Other Projects

Now on its second year, the Busog-Lusog-Talino (BLT) is a feeding program to help arrest malnutrition among students and improve their learning capabilities. Having seen its benefits, it has been adopted into a district-wide project this year benefitting 32 public schools. The Club also launched the Sagip Pandinig program together with volunteer doctors from QC General

Hospital. Now on its 19th year and has been elevated to the Hall of Fame in 2008, it aims to help children with hearing problems improve their learning capacity. Other projects include medical, dental and optical missions, tree planting, skills training in basic cosmetology such as hair-cutting, manicure and pedicure for women.

In its 24 years of implementing numerous service programs for communities, the club has helped to improve the lives of many people. This years theme Engage Rotary, Change Livescontinues the spirit of service and dedication by engaging in more opportunities to create and implement life-changing programs to benefit local communities.

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A Rotary Fellowship is a group of Rotarians who unite themselves to pursue a common vocational or recreational interest in order to further friendship and

fellowship. District Governors appoint a District Rotary Fellow-ships Committee to encourage participation in Rotary Fellow-ships among the clubs of the District.

One distinctive fellowship grouping recognized and sanctioned by Rotary International is the International Yachting Fellow-ship of Rotarians (IYFR). IYFR was officially formed and organized in 1947 at Birmingham, Great Britain making it the oldest continuously active fellowship in Rotary. Likewise, it is the largest of the more than fifty-five worldwide Rotary Fellowships, with about 100 active fleets and around 3,000 members in 21 countries. IYFR Fleets are Fellowship groups composed of individual Rotarians from multiple Rotary clubs that maybe located in several different Rotary districts.

In our country the IYFR Philippine Fleet combines an acceptance of the principles of Rotary with a love of boats and the sea, rivers, inland waters, the overall marine eco-system and its bio-diversity in general and uses these shared interest of yachting and seamanship as an opportunity to foster the objectives of Rotary as embodied in The Object of Rotary.

It was during the Chicago International Convention that the fellowship group caught the interest and fancy of then new member of RC Cubao West Jun Avecilla, himself an avid sailor and yachtsman. Curious as he was, he intently pored over the booth of IYFR in the Hall of Friendship and gathered much information on the possibility of forming an IYFR Fleet in the Philippines. When he became President Nominee in 2007 it took him a couple of years to form the first and only IYFR Fleet. As soon as he became President of the Club, the first IYFR Fleet was officially organized and chartered at the historic Ma-nila Yacht Club on March 18, 2009. It was composed of RC Cubao West members and called the Cubao West Fleet. Eighty percent of the more than 40 members of the Rotary Club of Cubao West joined the international fellowship with PP Jun Avecilla as its first Fleet Commodore. In the same year, the second fleet was chartered, the RC Mactan Cebu Fleet and in less than two (2) years four more fleets were officially chartered; the Hands On Fleet, Mabuhay Rotonda Fleet, Rainbow Connections Fleet and the Silver Presidents Fleet. FC Jun Avecilla was elected to become the first the Regional Commo-dore of the new Philippine Region. The following year the Universal Peace Fleet was added and last year the Subic Bay Fleet. Plans are being finalized to undertake the forming and chartering IYFR Fleets in other Rotary Districts of the country. Three out of 10 Rotary Districts are now represented namely, D3780, D3790 and D3860. The Philippines, being an archipelagic nation and the Filipinos recognized as natural seafarers, is an ideal place for the fellowship to expand and extend to other districts.

The Philippine Fleet has pre-empted a 30-hectare forest area in the La Mesa Watershed Reservation through the efforts of PP/RC Butch Madarang, Hands On Fleet, for tree planting.

The Rainbow Connection Fleet under PP/RC Oyie Valarao has adopted the reforestation of the Angat Dam watershed area in Bulacan. In the island province of Cebu, RC Mactan Cebu has planted 1,000,000 mangrove trees and takes care of the protection, preservation and conservation of the marine life and its bio-diversity in the Olango Island Bird Sanctuary. Twice a year, the Cubao West Fleet spearheads a massive beach clean-up project with the other IYFR Fleets covering more than 50-kilometer radius beachfront area in Zambales in observation of Ocean Conservancy Week in September and Earth Day in April. The Philippine Fleet further conducts medical missions, estero and clogged waterways clean-up drives, sailing training and workshops for indigent children, rescue operations and relief assistance during calamities and emergencies. The Philippine Fleet was among the first respond-ers and was a conduit for US$30,000 from IYFR to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda locally). Almost the same amount raised from the various fleets is currently being spent for livelihood projects and construction of fishing boats for the displaced fishermen in San Remigio, DaanBantayan and Medellin in northern Cebu through the efforts of the Cebu Fleet and District 3860 Governor Ed Chiongbian.

The Philippine Fleet is headquartered at the Lighthouse Marina Resort Hotel in Subic, Zambales. Currently, it has nine (9) Flying Fifteen Sailboats, five donated by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Flying Fifteen Association and four by Capt. Vic del Prado of Klaveness Shipping Inc. These are now being used in the IYFR-SAGS Sailing School. Members own a medium sized speed boat and two yachts that are used for fellowship activities. Presently, the Philippine Fleet is negotiating for the acquisition from Japan of rubberized rafts for rescue operations during typhoons and flooding in Subic that has become a regular occurrence because of environmental changes.

The Rotarian responsible for organizing the first IYFR Fleet in the country, Past President Jesus Jun Avecilla, Jr. holds the distinction of being the first Asian and Filipino International Vice Commodore currently and the next International Commodore of IYFR in 2015-2017.

The Ideal Rotary Fellowship Group for

Filipinos

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T he month of February is special in the Rotary calendar since it is designated World Understanding Month. The month also includes the anniversary of the first Rotary meeting held on February 23, 1905, now designated World Understanding and Peace Day. Advancing world understanding and peace, which is expressed in the fourth part of the Object of Rotary, is an important focus of Rotarian service. It is the impetus for numerous service efforts and other cooperative ventures among Rotarians from different parts of the world. It is the reason Rotary International has a long-standing, close collaboration with the United Nations and many of its member agencies. To honor this day, RI District 3780 held an activity at the Quezon City Memorial Circle. At 4:00 in the afternoon, Rotarians of district 3780 and their families gathered at the Peace Bell where the First Class Presidents called the activity to order, after which everyone present walked to the Rotary Peace Monument to continue with the rest of the activity.

Ecumenical prayers for Peace were offered by Peace Presi-dent Doris Sanchez of RC Diliman North, FCP Jenny Sahak of RC Metro Eastwood and FCP Dr. Bong of RC Holy Spirit. The Drum and Lyre Marching Band of Rosa Susano Elementary School in Quezon City, emerging champions of

the recently hosted Alay ng Kabataan Music contest by RID 3780, regaled the crowd with their excellent performance and set the pace for the rest of the program. DG Francis Rivera after his speech wherein he emphasized understanding and goodwill as essential to world peace, unveiled the peace marker with the assistance of IPDG Penny Policarpio, over all chairman of the event. This was followed by the traditional wreath offering, witnessed by PDG Dan Espinosa, PDG Ambo Gancayco, PDG Jess Cifra, DGN Rey David and other district officers.

Echel Viray, spouse of our recently deceased and well loved PDG Bobby Viray, was the featured guest at the event. For his tireless dedication and effort in fostering peace in the community and beyond, a posthumous award was given to PDG Viray. Spouse Echel together with her family calmly ac-cepted the award but broke down in tears while giving her acceptance speech as she reminisced on her husbands last moments.

The activity went well into the night, and was highlighted by the Rotary Song being sung by everyone, with lighted candles in hand. The evening was capped by a film showing entitled The Journey of Ninoy,

World Peace and Understanding Day Celebration at the QC Memorial Circle by Beth Directo, IPP of RC Camp Aguinaldo

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World Understanding and Peace Day Photos

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Districts 3770 and 3780 jointly hold the 2014 RYLA with a unique program to

develop youth leadership skills and build fellowship among them

O n February 22-23, the 2014 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Training Camp called RYLA Earth Camp was successfully held at the historic Corregidor Island. This years theme was Engage Youth, Save Earth.

The youth event has been sponsored by Rotary International Districts 3770 and 3780.

Early in the Rotary year DG Francis Rivera of District 3780 and DG Pichoy Ramirez of District 3770 decided to hold a joint RYLA event. It was seen to be a mutually beneficial arrangement for both districts. It was the first time D3770 was to hold a RYLA and so a joint activity with D3780 presented the opportunity to work with a district experienced in this youth program. (D3780 has been implementing the RYLA Youth Program of Rotary International since 1988.) For D3780 it was an opportunity to build friendships and learn with youth leaders from outside Metro Manila, including from far-away places like Batanes, Cagayan and Kalinga, for example.

The presence of DG Pichoy Ramirez, DGE Nonette Tiam, and DGN George Bunuan of Rotary International District 3770 demonstrated the districts continuing commitment to youth leadership development and to the RYLA program in particular.

The February 22-23 event in Corregidor was hosted joint-ly by the Rotary Club of Paraiso on the part of D3780 and the Rotary Club of Malolos on the part of D3770. Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is a leadership development program run by Rotary. Most events focus

on secondary school students, university students, or young professionals. RYLA events include presentations, activities and workshops that cover a variety of skills, including leadership fundamentals and ethics, communi-cation, problem solving and conflict management, environment protection, and community and global citizenships

Nearly eighty Interactors and Rotaractors attended the 2014 RYLA Earth Camp. With the theme Engage Youth, Save Earth, the program engaged the youth in an inter-esting, thought-provoking seminar with environmentalist Mr Bong Soca, called Kapitan Luntian. Also, the youth enjoyed the Corregidor Adventure Challenge, much like The Amazing Race, where different challenges needing group efforts were given to them, testing their determina-tion. The RYLA Earth Camp was capped with a tree-planting activity in a designated area in the island.

As the attendees left Corregidor, they will remember that Everything is connected to everything else.

Gov Francis Rivera of D3780 and Gov Pichoy Ramirez of D3770 are shown standing in the third row of attendees in this souvenir photo.

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2nd Super Pinoy Kid Dramatization Contest held to help promote Rotary core values among school children by Jun San Juan, PP of RC New Manila Heights

A fter being postponed from its original schedule in December 2013, the Super Pinoy Kid (SPK) Dramatization Contest was held last January 25, 2014 at the Multi Purpose Hall of P Bernardo Elementary School. The contest was open to Grade 3 students of elementary schools in Quezon City. While there were quite a number of schools who signified their interest to join, only four (4) schools were represented on the day of the contest. The contestants came from San Francisco Elementary School (first place), Kamuning Elementary School (second place), Dona Juana Elementary School (third place), and P Bernardo Elementary School (special award). The participating kids showed extraordinary creativity and acting ability and it was obvious that they prepared well for the contest. The panel of judges was composed of AG Becca dela Cruz, Sec Mel Waje of RC Cubao West, and IPDRR Nicole Corpus. PP Joel Guillermo sweetened the pot by adding P1000 each to the prizes received by the winners, and by providing special prizes to the best actor and the person who guessed his birthday. The 2nd SPK Dramatization contest was hosted by RC New Manila Heights, led by the indefatigable PP Baby Allado, assisted by FCP Aladin Villacorte and Sec Jun San Juan. The event was co-hosted by RCs Batasan Hills, Cubao West, Diliman North, Greater Midtown Cubao and Roces.

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Update on membership development initiatives in D3780 and Rotary International by District Membership Development Committee Chair Lt. Gov. Dwight M. Ramos of RC Quezon City

Membership recruitment and retention initiatives in D3780 are in full swing

Bigger Picture: Rotary International addresses longer-term challenges in membership growth and development

D G Francis Rivera has proudly announced in his mid-year message that membership in our district has grown to 2,416 or by 143 members as of December 31, 2013 without having a new club chartered. This 8% increase from July 1 may be attributed to the remarkable member-recruitment efforts of the First Class Presidents and the unwavering encouragement & guidance from AG/AGRs and DG Francis, supplemented by training and support activities provided by District Member-ship Development Committee.

To sustain growth and support member retention further, the District Membership Development Committee has come up with this Rotary Year's District Membership Recruit-ment/Retention (DMR) Award. The committee shall raffle off during the District Conference a trip for two to Hong Kong with first class accommodation. Eligible to join the raffle are the First Class Presidents who achieve the District membership goal of net gain of at least 2 members between July 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014.

During the meeting of the Board of Directors on 28-31 October 2013, it was agreed that membership remains Rotary International's highest priority, second only to polio eradication. The commitment to membership development efforts was renewed especially to address the decreasing membership trends as reported by the general secretary. Based on the annual report, as of 30 June 2013 membership stood at 1,208,660 Rotarians and 34,644 clubs.

In the same meeting, the general secretary reported on the ongoing membership pilot programs. It was recalled that at its November 2010 meeting, as a three-year pilot project, four new club models were to be piloted in order to help clubs adapt to the demands of a changing society. These are associate membership, corporate membership, innovation and flexible clubs, and satellite club membership. The general secretary reported that the pilot projects' first two years were largely spent planning and

building support for the changes among club members, and that while the third year has not seen their complete implementation majority of those participating registered positive impact on their clubs. Based on this, the Board extended the membership pilot programs for a second three-year term, to conclude on 30 June 2017.

In our district, RC Holy Spirit is one of 200 clubs from among the worlds 34,600 Rotary clubs participating in the associate membership pilot project. Holy Spirit has shared with the District Membership Development Committee its experience in the experiment. The pilot project has improved the clubs ability to implement service projects with the availability of more hands & hearts; improved gender diversity; decreased average age; and conversion to active Rotarian status through immersion of the associate member. The club now has 25 active members, 5 associate members and 7 honorary members.

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Incoming District Governor Samuel Pagdilao completes preparation to

lead District 3780 in 2014-15

T he International Assembly held last 12-18 January 2014 was more than just a training meeting for the incoming class of district governors. They had opportunity to gain inspira-tion, exchange ideas, and discover new perspectives as they prepared for their term. Participants received hands-on training through plenary sessions, group discussions, networking, and social events.

Incoming governors from 537 Rotary districts in the world including ten from the Philippines participated in the conference. Governor-elect Samuel Pagdilao and Spouse Maria Rosella participated for our district.

During the International Assembly, spouses or partners of incoming district governors attended a variety of sessions to learn more about Rotary and The Rotary Foundation.

Rotary International President-elect Gary C. K. Huang greets Governor-elect Samuel Pagdilao of District 3780. Flanking them are Spouse Maria Rosella Pagdilao and Spouse Corinna Huang.

The International Festival Talent Night at the International Assembly is a chance for Rotary leaders from around the world to display

both their international and Rotary culture. Lovely ladies from Philippine Rotary districts pose in their colourful attire.

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RC Murphy launches livelihood project for single mothers and RCC members By IPP Eduardo Ferriols and FC President Ismael Andres, RC Murphy

I n partnership with RC Acropolis led by CP Grace Vinarao, Ang Hortaleza Foundation Inc, and TESDA QC, RC Murphy QC sponsored a livelihood project dubbed GANDA MO, HANAPBUHAY KO to benefit 28 female members of the RCC of San Roque Murphy, residents of Nazareth Home for Single Mothers and the Escopa community. It was a week-long training on hair-cutting, manicure, pedicure and foot spa, hair-perming,

hot oil treatment and hair coloring/highlighting held at the Multi-Purpose Hall of the Nazareth Home for Single Mothers in Project 4, Quezon City. Awarding of certificates of completion was done on January 24, 2014 for the 28 participants who have acquired the skills that could help them earn a decent living. 50 members of the Escopa community became the first clients of the successful trainees.

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RC Valencia donates mobile clinic to serve 6,000 barangay residents By FC President Raymund Calsado, RC Valencia QC

O n January 31, 2014, RC Valencia, led by FCP Raymund Calsado, donated a mobile clinic/first-aid station to Barangay Valencia to benefit the estimated 6,000 residents thereat. It was received by fellow FCP of RC New Manila QC & Barangay Valencia Chair Anna Millonado and Barangay Valencia Kagawad Cecile Rivera.

The clinic is equipped with blood pressure apparatus and some basic medicines for cough, colds, fever, tuberculo-

sis, typhoid, etc. It will be open daily to the barangay residents and will be manned by health workers.

The project was made possible through the club members contributions as well as financial support solic-ited from friends. Installation and other physical aspects were undertaken by Rotaractors from PNTC Colleges, one of two Rotaract clubs recently formed by RC Valencia.

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Family Home Night project keeps children away from the streets

Ang Kampo sponsors job fair to provide indigents access to employment abroad

RC Camp Aguinaldo implements innovative service projects to help the poor By FC President Robert Camba, RC Camp Aguinaldo

R C Camp Aguinaldo came up with a signature project for 2014, wherein families can keep children from roaming the streets by making the home environment happy and fun. They sponsored a weekly family home gathering activity for unemployed housewives and their children living in the slums of Manila on January 18, 2013. They were

taught how to have fun and bond as a family while playing games made from scrap and natural materials available in their homes and immediate surrounding. Using these creative and innovative ways, we hope to entice the children to have fun at home instead of loitering in the streets. They were advised to do this one day a week.

T o help the residents of distressed areas have a better future by finding better paying jobs abroad, RC Camp Aguinaldo sponsored a job fair for the residents of Barangay Bagong Silangan on January 25, 2014 at 1pm, after the childrens party

they hosted for the children of the day care center. They helped screen the applicants and helped them become familiar with the process of applying for and getting their passports.

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RC Holy Spirit reinforces club initiatives for international understanding & cooperation as

Rotary celebrates World Understanding Month in February 2014

Sacheon Chamber of Commerce & Industry, South Korea

R C Holy Spirit RI D3780 forged an agreement of cooperation and understanding with SACHEON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY of South Korea on February 7, 2014. District Governor Francis Rivera of RI D3780 witnessed the signing of MOU between FC President Dr Bong and SACHEON CCI President Mr Kang Jeong Jin.

A brief program started the days events: National anthems of South Korea and the Philippines;

Invocation by FCP Dr Bong; Welcome Remarks by IPP

Marcia Salvador in behalf of the event hosts RCHS

and Don Antonio Heights Homeowners Association;

MOU signing ceremony facilitated by PP Ped Condeno;

and inspirational messages from Dr Bong, Sacheon

CCI President Mr Kang, and Gov Francis Rivera of

Rotary International District 3780.

A medical-dental mission with Korean and Filipino

doctors, dentists, nurses and volunteers followed the signing ceremony. They served nearly 500 poor patients. The mission

represented the first joint project under the MOU which has been initiated by Rtn Dr Jong Myeong Kim.

Voice of the New Generation Foundation, California, USA

T he leaders of the VNG Foundation, Chairman Ramon V. Bunag and President Benja-min Bautista, have been inscribed as Honorary Members of RC Holy Spirit at the clubs meeting last February 12, 2014.

VNG Gawain Foundation is major sponsor of the on-going 120-day milk

feeding & nutrition program for 100 malnourished Grade 1 pupils of Dona

Juana Elementary School. Of the participants, 19 pupils had been assessed

as severely wasted and 81 of them were wasted before the program.

Teachers have reported marked improvements in weights and heights of the

pupils as of December 2013. Program ends at the end of the school year in

March 2014.

Rotary International District 1040, England

A t the meeting last February 19, 2014, President Eui Bong Jung signed in behalf of RC Holy Spirit a Memorandum of Understanding with RI District 1040 regarding the implementation of a Micro-Loan Scheme (MLS) to support livelihood projects in areas devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). D1040 shall provide the seed fund while RC Holy Spirit

D3780 shall act as MLS administrator club.

On February 20, Rtn Angel Castro embarked on a mission to identify and assess an initial beneficiary area in Northern Leyte

and meet with parish councils there that RC Holy Spirit has supported through the Caritas of Novaliches Foundation. This is

part of the first steps in MLS launch.

Since last November 2013 when the typhoon struck, RC Settle D1040 of Yorkshire, England has provided relief assistance

for typhoon survivors through Holy Spirit. With funds from other donors, the fund from RC Settle has enabled us to turnover

to D3780 one of the earliest and largest cash donation that supported the Rotary Meals/Soup Kitchen of RI D3780 in

Ormoc City. In January, we turned over cash donation through Caritas of Novaliches for the purchase of 6 motorized fishing

boats for displaced fishermen in Northern Leyte in the Vicariate of Our Lady of Fatima in the Diocese of Naval.

Rotary International District 3710, Korea - Joint project being finalized with DG Bo Gon Kim

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Dear fellow Rotarians,

I t was 109 years ago this month that Paul Harris and three of his friends founded the first Rotary club. His goal was simple: to create an oasis of friend-ship amid a city of strangers, with those

who shared his values.

Over time, the philosophy of Rotary developed and ma-tured, and Rotarian ideals expanded to include service, vocational ethics, and international understanding. As Ro-tary grew and spread, Paul Harris envisioned a world in which conflict would ultimately melt away a world where personal connections and acceptance of differences would relegate war to history. If people could only come together in a spirit of friendship and tolerance, he felt, they would soon realize how much they had in common.

Paul Harris was fortunate in his lifetime to see the Rotary idea take hold and establish itself in dozens of countries around the world. Every week, in 34,000 communities, his vision lives on in every Rotary club meeting. But nowhere in the world does Paul Harris' vision take life as vividly as it does at our annual Rotary International convention.

At a convention, for a few short days, we see the world as Paul Harris imagined it: a world where men and women from every corner of the globe come together, to build peace, to serve others, and simply to enjoy one another's company. Differences of background, politics, culture, and religion are woven together, all part of one bright tapestry. It is an unforgettable experience, one that Jetta and I look forward to every year. Every convention is different, and every one becomes a memory that we cherish.

This year, I will have the tremendous privilege of presiding over the 105th Rotary International Convention in Sydney, 1-4 June. Sydney is a vibrant international hub, a gateway between East and West, and a wonderfully appropriate city to host a Rotary convention. It is tremendously diverse, rich in culture and history, and one of my favorite cities to visit; at once exciting and relaxed, it is a place where I know I will always feel at home and always find some-thing new to see and do.

In 2014, Rotary members will gather to say G'day from Sydney. We will come together as friends and Rotarians, to reach out to the world and to one another, in an environ-ment where all are welcome. I hope you will join us as we celebrate our successes, look to the future, and discover new ways to Engage Rotary, Change Lives.

Ron D. Burton

President, Rotary International 2013-14

RI Presidents February Message Foundation Chairmans February Message

Messages, news and information from Rotary International

The last hurdle.

I n 1985, we made a promise. We promised that we would eradicate polio, no matter how long it took. We have never backed away from that promise, even though the job has been much harder, and taken much longer,

than we first thought.

Because of Rotary and its partners, the world has seen a 99 percent drop in the number of polio cases: from 350,000 children paralyzed every year to 223 in 2012. This progress is significant.

We are now combating an outbreak of polio in the Horn of Africa. Cases of polio were found in Syria. We all recognize that this presents a new and significant chal-lenge to the process of eradication. The political and humanitarian situation in Syria is difficult, and responding to this outbreak will be difficult as well.

We have been told many times that we cannot end polio, that we will never do it. But we know better. We will conquer this challenge, as we have conquered so many before. We will stop these new outbreaks. And we will continue to fight polio until we have reached every last child. To do all this requires tremendous resources.

Right now, we have a funding gap of US$1.5 billion over the next five years. To eradicate polio, that gap must be filled. We are not alone in this fight. We will not be the on-ly ones to help find these new funds. This must be the responsibility of every country and every government. A polio-free world is within our grasp.

All of us must be ambassadors for polio eradication. Eve-ry Rotarian should lead by example by making a donation. And we need to make sure that every Rotarian, in every Rotary club, understands that we are truly this close to ending polio and that every Rotarian under-stands that this is our chance to make history together.

If we can summon the will and the determination in this final hour, we will have written Rotary into the pages of history forever.

Dong Kurn (D. K.) Lee

Foundation Trustee Chair

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The first four Rotarians (from left): Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, Hiram Shorey, and Paul P. Harris, circa

1905-12.

P aul P. Harris, an attorney, wanted to create a professional group with the

same friendly spirit he felt in

the small towns of his youth.

On 23 February 1905, Harris,

Gustavus Loehr, Silvester

Schiele, and Hiram Shorey

gathered at Loehrs office in Room 711 of the Unity Building

in downtown Chicago. This was

the first Rotary club meeting.

They decided to call the new

club Rotary after the practice

of rotating meeting locations.

Within five years clubs had

formed across the country, from San Francisco to New York.

In August 1910, Rotarians held their first convention in Chicago. The 16 clubs that existed at

that time united to form the National Association of Rotary Clubs.

In 1912, the name changed to International Association of Rotary Clubs to reflect the addition

of clubs in other countries. The name Rotary International was adopted in 1922.

By July 1925, Rotary had grown to more than 2,000 clubs and an estimated 108,000

members on six continents.

Rotarys reputation attracted presidents, prime ministers, and a host of other luminaries to its ranks among them author Thomas Mann, diplomat Carlos P. Romulo, and composer Jean

Sibelius.

As Rotary grew, members pooled their resources and used their talents to serve their

communities. The organization's dedication to this ideal is best expressed in its motto: Service

Above Self.

HISTORY OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

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PAST PRESIDENTS OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

Source: ROTARY GLOBAL HISTORY FELLOWSHIP

I n August 1910, Rotarians gathered in Chicago for their first national convention. The existing 16 clubs unified as the National Association of Rotary Clubs and elected Rotary founder Paul P. Harris as the organizations first president. Harris served two terms the only president to do so. Other notable presidents include Canadian E. Leslie Pidgeon (1917-18), the first from outside the United States; Sydney W. Pascall (1931-32), the first from Great Britain; and Maurice Duperrey (1937-38), the first from continental Europe. In July 1940, the first president from South America, Armando de Arruda

Pereira, took office. M. A. T. Caparas from Manila, Philippines served in 1986-87. The presidents of Rotary International are elected for one-year terms and must have served as a club president, district governor, and member of the RI Board of Directors. In addition to leadership experi-ence, RI presidents bring a commitment to Service Above Self as well as the culture and pride of their home club and region.

If Rotary is 109 years old, why are there only 102 past RI presidents in this photo gallery?

A History of the Presidents of Rotary International

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W e are 1.2 million neighbors, friends, and community leaders who come together to create positive, lasting change in our communities and around the world.

Our differing occupations, cultures, and countries give us a unique perspective. Our shared passion for service helps us accomplish the remarkable.

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?

Our distinct point of view and approach gives us unique advantages:

We see differently: Our multidisciplinary perspective helps us see challenges in unique ways.

We think differently: We apply leadership and expertise to social issuesand find unique solutions.

We act responsibly: Our passion and perseverance create lasting change.

We make a difference at home and around the world: Our members can be found in your community and

across the globe.

HOW DO WE WORK?

Our impact starts with our memberspeople who work tirelessly with their clubs to solve some of our communi-ties' toughest challenges. Their efforts are supported by Rotary International, our member association, and The Rotary Foundation, which turns generous donations into grants that fund the work of our members and partners around the world. Rotary is led by our membersresponsible leaders who help to carry forward our organization's mission and values in their elected roles.

Explore our structure

HOW DID WE GET HERE?

We've been making history and bringing our world closer together for over 100 years. Since forming in 1905, we've taken on some of the world's toughest challenges and helped a wide range of international and service organizationsfrom the UN to Easter Sealsget started.

Learn about Rotary's history

HOW DO WE USE OUR FUNDS?

Responsible leadership means more than just doing good workit means making the most out of every donation we receive.

See how we maximize our impact

ABOUT ROTARY

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DISTRICT 3770

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Pichoy Ramirez

Aurora, Batanes, Bulacan, Cagayan, Ifugao, Isabela,

DISTRICT 3780

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Francis Rivera

Quezon City

DISTRICT 3790

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Linda Winter

Abra, Bataan, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Mountain Province, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Zambales

DISTRICT 3800

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Louie Ticman

Caloocan, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Navotas, Pasig, Rizal, San Juan, Valenzuela

DISTRICT 3810

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Karen Tamayo

Cavite, Manila, Mindoro Occidental, Pasay

DISTRICT 3820

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Danny Ona

Batangas, Laguna, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro

DISTRICT 3830

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Robert F. Kuan

Alabang, Las Pinas, Makati, Muntinlupa, Palawan, Paranaque, Pateros, Taguig

DISTRICT 3850

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Mark G. Ortiz

Aklan, Antique, Basilan, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, Misamis Occidental, Negros Occidental, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay

DISTRICT 3860

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Edgar R. Chiongbian

Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Bohol, Cebu, Compostela Valley, Davao City, Davao del Norte, Da-vao del Sur, Davao Oriental, General Santos City, Leyte, Negros Oriental, Samar, Siquijor, South Co-tabato, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur

DISTRICT 3870

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Teresita Navales

Bukidnon, Cagayan de Oro City, Camiguin Island, Cotabato, Cotabato City, Gingoog City, Iligan City, Kidapawan City, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Malaybalay City, Marawi City, Misamis Oriental, Sultan Kudarat, Tacurong City, Valencia City

Source: Philippine Rotary Magazine

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

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FCPs Mid-Term conference in Hongkong

FCPs in fellowship during DG Francis birthday celebration February 21, 2014

Memorable Fellowship Events

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Come join us at the 2014 First Class District Conference

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D istrict Governor Francis Rivera and the editors thank Rotarians who have contributed stories and pictures for this special issue of the Governors Monthly Letter. Beth Directo, IPP of RC Camp Aguinaldo, for the coverage of the districts commemoration of

the 23 February 2014 World Understanding & Peace Day and 109th anniversary of Rotary, of which Associate GML editor Beth was district event chair, on the front page and Pages 14 & 15.

Pocholo Jaymalin and Cesar Baltazar. First Class President and Immediate Past President respectively, of the Rotary Club of Quezon City for the club showcase on Page 8.

Josie Garcia and Mel Waje, First Class President and Secretary respectively, of the Rotary Club of Cubao West for the club showcase on Page 9.

Raul Addatu and Jesse Tanchanco, First Class President and editor/Past President respectively, of the Rotary Club of Loyola Heights for the club showcase on Page 10.

Romeo Sangalang, Past President of the Rotary Club of Greenmeadows for the club showcase on Page 11.

Rene Cantos, First Class President of the Rotary Club of Timog QC for the club showcase on Page 12.

Alex Bernales, Rotarian and IYFR Mariner of RC Cubao West Fleet, for the showcase of the International Yachting Fellowship of Rotarians (Philippine Fleet) on Page 13.

Officers of the Rotaract Club of Holy Spirit, Alfredo Bullo and Michelle Mae Estenzo, provid-ed the information and photos used by the editors in the story on Page 16 about RYLA Earth Camp held jointly by Districts 3770 & 3780 at Corregidor Island last 22-23 February.

Jun San Juan, Past President of the Rotary Club of New Manila Heights, for coverage of the districts 2nd Super Pinoy Kid Dramatization Contest held last 25 January 2014, on Page 17.

Dwight Ramos, Lt. Gov. and District Membership Development Committee chair, for the update on membership development initiatives both in District 3780 and in Rotary International, on Page 18.

IPP Ed Ferriols and First Class President Ismael Andres for the story and photos of the liveli-hood project of the Rotary Club of Murphy, Ganda Mo, Hanap Buhay Ko, on Page 20.

Raymund Calsado, First Class President of the Rotary Club of Valencia QC, for the story on Page 21 of the clubs donation of a mobile clinic to benefit residents of Barangay Valencia in Quezon City where Anna Millonado, First Class President of RC New Manila, is chairman of the barangay council.

Robert Camba, First Class President of the Rotary Club of Camp Aguinaldo, for the article and photos on Page 22 covering two of the clubs innovative service projects to help poor communities.

Eui Bong Jung, First Class President of the Rotary Club of Holy Spirit, for a report on the clubs initiatives to build international understanding and cooperation as Rotary celebrated February as World Understanding Month, on Page 23

Leslie Anne Lianne Reyes-Yao for the obituary with brief biographical account honouring her father, the late District Governor Danilo Danny Reyes, and Ed Santos, IPP of RC Ayala Heights, for assisting the GML editors.

Recognition of Contributors

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