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May 23, 2013 Rotary Club of Holy Spirit Club No. 69935 RI District 3780 Philippines Vol. V No. 34

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PP BETH CONSTANTINO

O f f i c i a l N e w s e B u l l e t i n o f t h e R o t a r y C l u b o f H o l y S p i r i t

Holy Spirit supports Brigada Eskwelaprogram in 2 adopted schoo

to help them prepare for the start of classes in June

View this digital publication online to access more pages of information about Rotary and our club.

RC Holy Spirit, together with youth partnersInteract Club of Holy Spirit National HighSchool and Rotaract Club of Holy Spirit,joined hands with its adopted schools, DonaJuana Elementary School (DJES) and Holy

Spirit National High School (HSNHS), in pre-paring for the opening of classes for SchoolYear 2013-2014. The week-long BrigadaEskwela Program, also known as NationalSchools Maintenance Week, started on May20 in both schools.

RCHS joined the opening program at DJESwith teachers, parents, students and com-munity members who showed up enthusias-

tically to do minor repairs and clean-upsthe school. President Marcia led the Intetors and Rotaractors in cleaning the SPclassrooms. They also repainted the windgrills of the SPED classrooms.

Over at the HSNHS, Holy Spirit turned otwo (2) pails of semi-gloss latex paint wrollers, brushes and paint trays. Again, Prdent Marcia led the Interactors and Rotators in repainting the hallways and clarooms at the Susano wing of the high schThe paint and supplies had been donatedMr Nicanor P Salvador Jr of New Jersey, U

May 20-21 at SPED Center of Dona Juana Elementary School

May 22 at Holy Spirit National High School


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Rotaractors and Interactors of Holy Spirit prepare for forthcoming community service

projects: Brigada Eskwelaand Anti-rabies Dog Vaccination

Last May 18th, officers and members ofthe Rotaract Club of Holy Spirit led byPresident Kevin Laragan and the InteractClub of Holy Spirit National High Schoolled by President Lovely Rose Paalisbo

conferred with RC Holy Spirit Peace Presi-dent Marcia Salvador about two forth-coming projects for the community. 1)Brigada Eskwela, annual school pre-opening maintenance activities for HolySpirit National High School and DonaJuana Elementary School, on May 20-25;and 2) the yearly anti-rabies dog & catvaccination project on May 25th to pro-tect the Barangay Holy Spirit communityfrom the fatal effects of animal bites.

Rotary Club of Holy SpiritRI District 3780

AGENDA for May 23, 2013 42nd Meeting

7:00 PM Assembly-Fellowship

Call to Order Pres Marcia Salvador

Club business:

Reminders

District Awards Night May 25, Saturday

SETS June 8

RCHS 8th Charter Anniversary June 27

Service projects

2013 Anti-rabies cat & dog vaccination May 25

Team-building workshop for 120 teachers of DJ Elementary School May 28

Next steps in the club planning process

Other matters

Presidents Time Pres Marcia

Adjournment Pres Marcia

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARLENE !!


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Former out-of-school students receive their high school certificates after having com-

pleted the Alternative Learning System program supported by RC Holy Spirit members

Seventeen (17) students of the Alter-native Learning Institute supported byRC Holy Spirit graduated last May 19,2013, after having passed the DepEdaccreditation tests. Fifteen (15) gradu-

ates passed the Accreditation andEquivalency Exam for High Schoolwhile two (2) passed the PhilippineEducational Placement Test for GradeVI. They constitute the second batchof graduates of the Alternative Learn-

ing System (ALS).

These graduates, aged 17-38, startedthe ladderized, modular, non-formaleducation program of the Alternative

Learning System (ALS) in June 2012.They were school drop-outs and mosthad already started working or hadbeen working before they enrolled inthe ALS program. They attended Sat-urday classes under the tutelage ofHoly Spirit Secretary and SNG Chair JR

Delgra and other volunteer teachers.

Ten (10) out of the 17 graduates habeen granted scholarships by PP LinPalattao for 2-year computer cours

at her school, Elite Business SchoolScience and Trade, starting in schoyear 2013-14 Also, the 17 graduatwere gifted with a quartz watch eaby PN Willy Fabroa. It was an auscious celebration for the graduattheir parents and teachers.

The Alternative Learning System (ALS) for out-of-school persons has been anelement of the broad Literacy Program of the Rotary Club of Holy Spirit

In RY 2012-13, the Literacy Program of Holy Spirit included ALS and the following projects and activities:

Weekly reading & arts program with feeding for 40 pre-school youths in Payatas, sponsored by PP Linda Palattao with support

from Rotarians and Rotaractors

Weekly mentoring by Interactors for their schoolmates who are having difficulty in certain school subjects like math and sci-

ence; objective is to help them improve their school performance and grades.

Sponsored scholarships for high school graduates

Full scholarship for 4-year college course for one Interactor, courtesy of Pres Marcia

Five 2-year vocational course scholarships, courtesy of PP Linda Palattao

Turnover of volumes of books & encyclopedia solicited by RC Holy Spirit: directly by the club to Holy Spirit National High, Dona

Juana SPED Center, and Judge Belmonte High, and through partner clubs RC Loyola Heights and RC New Manila South

Sponsorship of lectures by experts for 80 to 120 teachers of Holy Spirit National High

Donation of school supplies and bags for poor pupils in Payatas

Reading, dramatization & feeding sessions to commemorate occasions like Araw ng Pagbasa, Rotaract week, birthday etc

Seated with twoguests are RCHS ser-vice chair Dr. MarleneMartinez, PresidentMarcia, incomingD3780 Lt GovernorPP Linda Palattao,

Secretary & YouthService chair JR Del-gra, and club auditor& PND Marites Ne-

pomuceno.


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This page ofThe Dove serves as home page of the virtual website of

ROTARY CLUB OF HOLY SPIRIT

Rotary International District 3780

Officers &Chairmen

ServiceProjects

ClubBulletin

About theClub

What isRotary?Galleryembers

Rotary International www.rotary.orgwww.facebook.com/RCHS37C Holy Spirit

Congratulations to May celebrants!Birthday Anniversary

May 4 Kent & Toni

May 6 David & Mi Kyung

May 11 Doc Roger

May 23 MarleneClick or Tap here to view past issues ofTHE DO

The May issue of the ROTARY LEADERonline magazine is here.

Sixty severely malnourished Grade I pupils gained 354.8 kgs, or ave

age of 5.9 kgs each child, after 80-day feeding program of Holy SpiritAfter 80 days with fresh milk and bread, the 60 then severely undernourished Grade I pupils of Dona Juana Elementary School hagained weights, with a few actually doubling their weights by the end of the feeding program in the middle of March. Fresh milk durthe second half of the program consisted ofDVF brand carabaos milkprovided by Cong. Winnie Castelo. RCHS program director

Beth Sy coordinated closely with teacher-in-charge Ms Lorna Corre and volunteer parent Ms Cathy Gay throughout the project.

At start of the program After 80 days

Weight in No. Of Ave Ave

Nov 2012 Children Weight in Weight Gain

March 2013 per Child

kgs. kgs. kgs +

9 4 16.5 7.5

10 27 17.1 7.1

11 13 18.4 7.4

12 1 16.0 4.013 2 16.5 3.5

14 5 16.4 2.4

15 2 18.0 3.0

16 1 18.0 2.0

17 3 18.3 1.3

18 1 18.0 0.0

23 1 24.0 1.0

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This District training seminar is necessary for Secretaries-Elect of Rotary clubs. Assistant club secre-taries & club treasurers shall also benefit. Should you need clarification or additional information,

please contact RC Holy Spirit through Peace President Marcia Salvador at 0939-923-0251, or First-

Class President Eui Bong Jung at 0928-943-0969.


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Hope is shared with baby and parents when RC Holy Spirit D3780 launchedHOLY SPIRIT SMILES Project last August 14, 2012. Ten children from poor

families are expected to benefit from free surgical operation in two years .

Weekly learning-feeding program motivates interest to learn and conse-quently raises literacy of 40 young children. Program for RY 2012-13 wasrolled out in early August in Payatas, Quezon City by Rotarians and Rotarac-

tors of RC Holy Spirit D3780.

RC Holy Spirit D3780 responded quickly to help alleviate hunger among 200flood victims sheltered at the Bagong Silangan Elementary School evacua-

tion center last August 8, 2012, one day after the deluge.

Oriental medical relief and dental mission organized and sponsored by RCHoly Spirit D3780 served 323 patients from urban poor families last July

18, 2012.

To help build international peace and understanding, PE Dr. Eui Bong Jung,OMD, and RC Holy Spirit D3780 hosted the educational-cultural visit in the

Philippines of eleven Korean college students last July 16-20, 2012.

RC Holy Spirit, Interact and Rotaract Clubs of Holy Spirit D3780 helped twoadopted schools with combined student population of nearly 12,000 pre-

pare for the opening of 2012 classes last May 21-28, 2012.

Seven among the various service projects launched by the Rotary Club of Holy Spirit District 3780since the start of RY 2012-13 have been posted on the Rotary Showcase of Rotary International.Click on the photos to view Showcase projects of Holy Spirit and other Rotary clubsin the world.

RC Holy Spirit is on Rotary Showcase of RI

RC Holy Spirit D3780 with the Rotaract & Interact Clubs of Holy Spirit organ-ized the 2nd annual youth forum on Drug Abuse and HIV/AIDS Prevention

last October 28, 2012 in cooperation with the Philippine Red Cross QCChapter. The outcome desired from the forum is to help achieve ZERO newincidence of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS affliction among the youth inQuezon City. RCs Camp Aguinaldo, Loyola Heights, New Manila East, Pag-

asa, SFDM, and Timog co-hosted this years forum.
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Club ProfileChartered on June 29, 2005One of few truly community-based clubs in District 3780: almost all members reside orwork in and around BarangayHoly Spiritthat serves both as a host community and venue

& beneficiary of most of the clubs service projects.

VisionBecome the club most admired by the communities it serves, by partners in service,by hosts, sponsors & donors, by its members, and by others in Rotary.

Membership (February 28, 2013):25 Active members 11 ladies & 14 gentlemen

6 Associate Members under the 3-year associate member pilot program of Rotary In-

ternational from RY 2011-12 through RY 2013-14

5 Honorary members

Partners in service:Rotaract Club of Holy Spirit

Interact Club of Holy Spirit National High School

Rotary Community Corps ofKaligtasan

Sister clubs:RC Marikina North D3800

Rotary Club of Seoul Baeksang D3650 Korea

The club publishes The Dove, web-linked e-bulletin that provides ready online access tohundreds of pages of Rotary information, news and entertainment and that now serves as

portal to the virtual website of the Rotary Club of Holy Spirit.

Registered as a non-stock, non-profit corporation with the Securities & Exchange Commis-sion ROTARY CLUB OF HOLY SPIRIT, INC. with a corporate life of 50 years (46 years re-maining)

RC Holy Spirit meets every Thursday, 7-9 PM at the clubhouse of Don Antonio Heights Homeowners Asso-

ciation in Don Antonio Heights, QC.

ROTARY CLUB OF HOLY SPIRIT

Rotary International District 3780
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Great BritainIn August, the Rotary Club of Ellon, Scotland, and the YthanCycle Club hosted their third annual Ellon Pedal Car Race. (Apedal car is a four-wheeled, one-person bike.) The closed-road race around a half-mile course drew pedal-car cyclistsfrom Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Perth. Eighteen teams, spon-sored by local businesses, competed to rack up the highestAfter three years of work, the Rotary Club of Lahaina, Maui,Hawaii, USA, completed a $300,000 renovation of the La-haina Public Library, a 57-year-old structure that had fallen

into disrepair due to a lack of state funds. The club collabo-rated with Maui Friends of the Library and the Hawaii StateLibrary System to raise money, commission a redesign, re-move and reshelve 35,000 books, and recruit 21 compa-nies and more than 100 volunteers to provide pro bono ser-vices. It was the largest project in the clubs history.number of laps in the hourlong event, which raised morethan US$9,000 for Maggies Cancer Centre in Aberdeen.

HondurasRotarians from seven clubs in Tegucigalpa worked togetherto fund two outreach centers for young people in the capitalcity. The clubs teamed up with the USAID Regional Youth

Alliance project, the Rotarian Action Group for PopulationGrowth and Sustainable Development, and Save the Chil-dren, which operates the facilities. Located in BuenasNuevas and Villa Franca, neighborhoods with high rates ofgang activity, the centers offer tutoring, vocational training,and sports programs to children and young adults ages 10to 29.

LiberiaAfter enduring years of civil war, beginning in the 1980s andending in 2003, Liberia has few facilities for youth recrea-tion, so children often play in empty lots or streets withoutsupervision. In January, the Rotary Club of Sinkor broke

ground on a center for young people in a suburb of Mon-rovia. The Liberia Girl Guides Association donated an acre ofland, which will accommodate an outdoor basketball court;two palaver huts, which are traditional spaces for dialogue;a cafeteria; and a playground.

New ZealandHundreds of New Zealanders got down and dirty in June atthe Naki Run Amuck mud run in the village of Urenui. Hostedby the Rotary Club of New Plymouth North, the event fea-tured a 2.5-mile course with a variety of mud-covered obsta-cles. The runners raised more than NZ$10,000, most ofwhich went to help the local Taranaki Coastguard construct

a new resboat. More t800 participare expected

the next evalso schedfor June.

Sri LankaLand mines during the Lankas quacentury civil have injured of thousandspeople. Roclubs in dist

3220 (Sri Laand 3140 (part of India) worked with the Colombo FrienNeed Society to host the International Jaipur Foot ProsthLimb camp in the capital in July. The workshop provprosthetic limbs, gait training, and counseling to more t350 people who had lost limbs to land mines.

TanzaniaSix Rotary clubs in Dar es Salaam came together to orgaa fundraising marathon in October. The event includedmile run and 5.5-mile walk options for 5,000 participfrom across Tanzania and Uganda, the two countries innew Rotary District 9211. It raised more than US$330,

for a pediatric oncology ward at the Muhimbili National Hpital, which sees more than 300 new cases every year. ward will feature a 17-bed inpatient facility and six isolarooms for children in danger of infection.

TurkeyIn 1988, the Rotary Club of Istanbul-Findikli built the FinPrimary School, which serves 650 students in its 20 clrooms. Last year, as part of its continued sponsorship ofschool, the club installed solar panels. The new systemdesigned to produce enough power for the compukitchen, and emergency lighting. The club educated teers and students about green energy and set up a compthat provides a digital measurement of the power produc

VenezuelaBed nets can save lives in tropical areas where mosquitransmit malaria. The Rotary Club of Key Biscayne, Fla., Ureceived a Matching Grant from The Rotary Foundatiopurchase 1,500 insecticide-treated bed nor mosquiteros, designed to fit the hammocks used indigenous communities. Steve Baker, of the Key Biscaclub, joined with members of the Rotary clubs of CachaNuevas Generaciones-Ciudad Guayana, Puerto Ordaz, Caroni de Puerto Ordaz to distribute the nets in Bolvar S

in October.

Rotary news in brief from around the globeThe Rotarian -- Mayl 2013

Rotary clubs around the globe have many thingsin common, including a commitment to service.All year long, clubs are taking action to make adifference in their communities. Heres a

roundup of recent club activities.

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