HELP FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

Christmas is the season of hope and sharing, but for some people there is very little to hope for and even less to share with, like the orphans of St. Joseph of Our Lady Of Grace Academy at Brgy. Lonoy, Roxas City, Capiz.

Last December 18, at 4:00 a.m.; while the Sisters and some of the orphans were in Church, the orphanage was completely burned down by fire. Thankfully, all of the 27 orphans were safe including three babies. Some good Samaritans were also quick to offer and donate basic needs like food, beddings and cribs. To this date however, the orphanage still desperately needs a lot of things and a place that the 27 orphans and the sisters has come to call as “Home”.

Because of our desire to help and give hope to these orphans, my group – the Sinadya Glee Ensemble, who performed at the recent Coronation Night of the Fiesta Queen 2010, and my club, the Rotary Club Of Roxas, will organize a fundraising event on December 30, 2010 at the JAVVA Bar & Grill, Grandville, Roxas City. One of our performers at the Sinadya Glee Ensemble and a very talented singer is Gereberne Lozada. She is an orphan at the St. Joseph Orphanage. Proceeds of this event will be used for the immediate needs of the orphans and in rebuilding the orphanage.

We will also be accepting pledges and donations in cash and in kind before and after our December 30 fundraising event. We will be announcing and confirming your donations during the fundraising activity from 6:00 pm to 12:00 midnight. You can course your donation through our Rotary Club treasurer, Rotarian Rodolfo Arce (0917-3120422) or through Rotarian Cheryl Anne Lastimoso (0917-3120277 / 0928-5544007). Donations will also be published in a local daily newspaper, and aired in local radio and TV.

Please help us help these orphans. Your donations will surely go a long way in giving these children something to smile and hope for this Christmas and the years to come. Thank you and may your Christmas be truly happy and meaningful.

Yours in Rotary Service,

Sec. Che-Che Lastimoso

Pres. Jerry Lames

Christmas Greetings!

TO RC ROXAS FAMILY AND FELLOW ROTARIANS,

We wish everyone this Christmas Season a Happy Christmas and a Spirit-filled and Health-filled New Year!

May we continue to burn the fire of Rotary within us, wherever you are and whenever you can.

Always look for that opportunity of service to others and that we may be able to feel how it is to be a TRUE ROTARIAN.

Whatever you do, and wherever you are, always remember, YOU ARE ALWAYS A ROTARIAN, and that is for life!

Stay well everyone, have fun and may this season be a reminder of always giving back the thanksgiving, honor and glory to God.

Cheers!

STAC Christmas Party

RC Roxas Outreach Program for the handicapped with Stimulation Activity Center - (STAC Kalibo) joined its annual Christmas Gift Giving last December 13, 2010, represented by PP Megs Lunn.

PP Megs Lunn received a cash donation from an Anonymous to buy one of the wishlists of the children - 6 UNITS OF DOCTRON ELECTRON to serve the handicapped CP cases children of STAC.

Donation was received by STAC Manager - Rtn. Joanna Tay-Meren of RC Kalibo.

Likewise, Rtn. Frank and Spouse Tess of RC Kalibo played the usual Santa and Mrs. Claus to give cheers to the children. Recently, the couple donated books for the reading program.

STAC accepts benefactors to sponsor one handicapped kid every Christmas every year, to bring glad tidings to them each Christmas season.

Congratulations STAC and Merry Christmas to all its benefactors. May the light of God continue to shine on you this Christmas season and the years to come.

Christmas Announcement

See you at our club Christmas party on Dec. 19, 2010 @ 8 PM, PP Pip's residence. Please bring potluck and your Php200 JOKE gift for exchange. Please coordinate with PP Pip soon.

Thank you!

Editorial, Ang Bag-O Nga Patiyog December 3, 2010

December is Family Month

At the outset, congratulations to PP Sany for facilitating our Voice of the Youth Zone contest (watch for the pictures and winner information from the District to be posted soon) and to Rtn. Che-Che and Rtn. Toto for the FHM in Roxas City. Keep it up folks!

Ahhhh December breeze!!! We celebrate it with Family Fellowships and Christmas Party. This is the time of the year where we religiously gather our family members, relatives and Rotary friends to join us have fun and experience once again the season with laughter and cheers.

Rotary International has the thrusts on Family on this month. Perhaps because of the Christmas season. Not only because of this, it's also time for bonding and vacation away from home.

How can we be able to reach out to other members of our family thru Rotary?

Send them a Rotary Christmas or Holiday Greetings with the Rotary Logo visibly designed in any of your cards, letters or better yet, send them the Philippine Rotary Magazine subscription. Experience the power of Rotary Image. You can even give them a gift by registering their names on the Rotary Foundation Program. More resources or guide items you can find at shop.rotary.org.

1. 2010-11 End Polio Now Calendar
2. Shop Rotary bag
3. End Polio Now notecards
4. Rotary Video Magazine
5. Every Rotarian, Every Year poster

These and many more ideas on how to be able to reach out to prospective future Rotarians.

However, the usual activity that we look forward to is the Outreach Program/Handog Pamasko of each of our members of the club in the whole D3850. It's the time of Sharing, Loving and Caring to the poorest of the poor and the oppressed. Happy Gift giving to one and all!!!

A Peaceful Christmas to all and looking forward to a bountiful members comes New Years Day!!!!

Rotary Information, Ang Bag-O Nga Patiyog - December 3, 2010

TAKE TIME

Most of our fellow Rotarians, if not busy, are not paying attention to the many E-resources our Rotary E-Learning Center is offering before us. Let's admit the fact that even our weekly bulletin and PRM is neglected by some. Weekly bulletin updates you with your own club's event, while the PRM updates you with our Regional Rotary Events and also you get to know more about what other Rotary clubs has been up to. It is a source of inspiration. At present, we are encourage to save paper, so we resort to E-Learning, which for me is the most effective way to learn more.

The Rotary E-Learning Center is our only resource for the independent study of Rotary, particularly for new members and club officers. It produces training resources for a variety of training seminars held throughout the year for district leaders and for club leaders and members.

We wish you to take time to visit our Rotary E-Learning Center and you will get an enormous load of Rotary Information. This is the only way we can be Rotarized, so to speak. You will only get to appreciate your membership as Rotary members and or officer when you get to read more about our organization.

For those who can't attend a regular meeting, it is suggested to take time and browse the internet and learn more about what we do and what else we can do around the community. There are many opportunities, many resources, but yes, a little time for you who are very busy with work. But then again, think about this, you need to perform the best you can when you are a Rotarian. We don’t perform because we have positions…we do perform because we are expected to perform the best we can, with all our heart and capacity.

So, next time you invite a prospective member to your club, make sure you will be a good mentor to him/her. And the only way you can be a good mentor to your new member, is through Rotary Information (E-Learning Center, PRM, Club's Weekly Bulletin, Rotary World Magazine, etc). We can’t just pretend we are a Rotarian, when you don’t have the knowledge in your heart how it is to be a true Rotarian.

Have fun browsing our Rotary E-Learning Center. Visit http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/Training/ForAllRotarians/Pages/elearning.aspx

The Week That Was.....Ang Bag-O Nga Patiyog, December 3, 2010

FHM in Roxas

Please Support

For the benefits of Adults & Children with Disabilities

Please contact Rtn. Cheche or Rtn. Toto for tickets.

Sooo Nice..

Dear Friends,


I am sending you some of the new paintings of Nice So, a 14-year old painter afflicted with lupus. She has been painting since she was diagnosed of lupus at the age of ten. The prices are indicated for those interested to purchase them. Nice paints and sells her paintings for charitable purposes. Guided by the motto " God's Warrior, God's Painter", Nice D. So is a brave young child whose faith never wavered. She was diagnosed with Systematic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) last October 2006, and it was during her hospitalization that she discovered her artistic ability as an expression of her journey. Instead of seeing lupus as the end of her life, it turned out to be the beginning of her being a warrior of God.


Nice is now in first year high school at the Holy Heart Christian Academy. She is an active member of creative arts and tambourine dance group of the Chosen Generation Christian Church. She is also the President of the Interact Club of the Rotary Club of Forbes Park . Nice's family is not well off. The father is a driver and the mother is a teacher.


Thanks for giving me the opportunity to introduce Nice's story of Divine Mercy.


Best regards.


PP Ed

Title: Makulay na Vinta
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 24" x 24"
Price: Php12,000.00


Title: Vinta sa Zamboanga
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 18" x 18"
Price: Php8,000.00


Title: Panikian Island
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 20" x 20"
Price: Php10,000.00


Title: Koi & Lotus
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 24" x 24"
Price: Php12,000.00


Title: 8 Koi
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 24" x 24"
Price: Php12,000.00


Title: Kulay
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 18" x 18"
Price: Php8,000.00


Title: Paglalakbay
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 14" x 10"
Price: Php5,000.00


Title: Jeremiah 29:11

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 16" x 14"
Price: Php5,000.00

Title: Mother & Child
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 12" x 18"
Price: Php5,000.00

Title: Malayang Paglipad
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 18" x 14"
Price: Php5,000.00


Title: Saranggola
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 12" x 18"
Price: Php5,000.00

NOVEMBER - ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH

There are as many reasons to support The Rotary Foundation as there are ways to do good in the world.

Member. Contributions to EREY are the primary source of funding for Foundation programs.

Here are a few ways your contributions are making change possible.

5. Fighting hunger

Projects such as these help address the areas of focus of maternal and child health as well as economic and community development.

4. Reducing child mortality

According to the World Health Organization, 1.8 million children die of diarrhea every year, making it the second leading cause of death among children under five. Proper sanitation can reduce the rate of child mortality in many communities by up to a third. Water and sanitation is the third area of focus.

3. Promoting peace and conflict resolution

Rotary Peace Fellows are leaders in promoting national and international cooperation, peace, and conflict resolution. Help support the Rotary Peace Centers . Peace and conflict prevention/resolution is the first area of focus. Read about four Rotary Peace Fellows and their visions for peace .

2. Basic education and literacy

Education helps rebuild lives, whether it's in small rural towns or in war-torn countries. For example, a literacy project sponsored by U.S. Rotarians in conjunction with the International Reading Association (IRA) is helping Sudanese refugees rebuild their communities by equipping them to teach future generations.

1. Eradicating polio

Rotary launched its PolioPlus program in 1985. Since then, eradicating polio has been the organization's top priority. End Polio Now and help fulfill its promise.

Read more stories at www.rotary.org

Rotary Foundation Month, Ang Bag-O Nga Patiyog, November 12, 2010

Progress on Million Challenge

As of 31 October, Rotarians have raised about $152 million for Rotary's US$200 Million Challenge. These contributions will help Rotary raise $200 million to match $355 million in challenge grants received from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The resulting $555 million will directly support immunization campaigns in developing countries, where polio continues to infect and paralyze children, robbing them of their futures and compounding the hardships faced by their families.

As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, children everywhere remain at risk. The stakes are that high. (http://www.rotary.org/)

WATER MATCHING GRANT FOR RCC TALON

The Water Man from Oregon - Rtn. George have spoken on his commitment to help us. Gov. James Makasiar and PDG Toto Cua Locsin have replied for their DDF commitment of $2,000 to the proposed WATER FOR LIFE project by our newly inducted Rotary Community Corp of Talon of RC Roxas.

This project will provide clean water to the 40 households or the more or less 2,000 population of Brgy. Talon.

This November, as we celebrate Rotary Foundation Month, we urged other members of the club to contribute to the Foundation for this Water for Life project. Your contribution of $100 Per Rotarian will help augment our proposed budget of more or less $12,000 to solve the Water-Borne Diseases of Barangay Talon.

We are calling to your commitment to community service through this project.

Also, we thank you all for your vigor in doing other projects to collect more funds for our club.

Let us celebrate NOVEMBER by your pledge of $100 Per Rotary, Per Year!!!

P.S.

As of press time, PP Megs, Rtn. Matty and PE Mariz/PP Sanny, PP Mel Deslate and AG Pip pledged $100 each to the Water Matching Grant. Thank you and we need to hear from others, too...the more the merrier...

Special Feature, Ang Bag-O Nga Patiyog, November 12, 2010

WHEN YOU BELIEVE

Faith is being sure we will get what we hope for. It is being sure of what we cannot see. Things happen because we believe.

Have you once in your life doubted your faith? Of course, we are all but human and we are bound to make mistakes and put doubts in our own capability. However, once you believe and have faith, it really would make a difference in your life, and in the life around you.

People come to you for help. At times, you feel bad because you can’t help in a way they can be help. But yes you can. You can help in your small little way. Remember God’s lesson? There is no poor person that he can’t help. There is no poor person that has no skills and talent that he can’t help.

To help and facilitate things at the same time can be exhausting, especially when you know that the people you are helping at times are even more demanding than you think they are. On the other hand, the feeling is so good that when you do help and facilitate things for others, and they get back to you and simply say “thank you”, it really means a lot, and that is FAITH. This is the faith of that person that you can make things happen. Faith in yourself that you can move mountains, and faith in God that HE will take good care of the rest to make it happen.

Oh! How wonderful it is to feel good when you make things happen. Not because you got all the talents, but you are what you are now because of other people who worked hard to make things happen for you. Again, that is faith.

Practice your faith. When you do practice that you always believe and have faith in anything that you ask and do, then it will really open many doors for you. It is in believing that we make things happen. So, the next time you doubt, remember to have faith in yourself, to the people around you and, to God who above all can make things happen.

(Pictures inset) Prinz Chalrz, 5-yo is the 4th beneficiary of Project W.A.L.K (Wishes of Aid and Limbs for Kids) after making dreams real for him. It is because of faith of the little Prinz to his benefactors, that his wish to have new leg came true. May this will serve as an inspiration to us all that kindness abounds in each other’s heart and when we do believe, we can all together make things possible. Bringing all benefactors together for one good cause, its Rotary’s building communities and bridging continents. Thank you to all who have faith in Project W.A.L.K. Cheers!

Rotary PUBLIC IMAGE

RC Roxas of D3850 recognizes the importance of Public Image in Rotary.

Thank you to Madyaas Pen, Panay's Reliable Newsweekly and Western Visayas The Explorer (two print media entity in Panay) for the support in our Rotary Public Image.

The Boys and Girls Week update was published by PP Megs Lunn - Classification - Tri-Media Practice.

On the other hand, Rtn. Rexam (Classification - TV Media Host) also aknowledged and featured the one-week event thru Roxas Cable TV.

DG's Visit Journal

We are delighted for DG's James and his lady Tess visits to our club today (RC Roxas)...

It's 1:40 AM now and the momentum of the spirit of Rotary is still alive....but I will try to go to bed soon hehehehe

Congrats Pres Jerry and the members of RC Roxas for the job well done -- July to present achievements is no joke....we went through a lot of process and stages to be able to reach our goal in so short time and the growth of the club is from the strengths of members who think and work together as one.....thanks to our sisterclubs RC Forbes Park and RC Liwasang Bonifacio for the partnership,too......more stories and pictures in the next few days ....

Happier when DG James inducted at 7PM (earlier) the new Talon RCC of RC Roxas, the first for the club...thanks for the opportunity guys....we hope to sustain it and keep your fingers crossed for more community projects ahead....the RCC registration to R.I. is now in the hands of DG James ....looking forward to make RCC a charter community club of RC Roxas....in the meantime, the projects are in progress and we ask for your prayers to get results as we do our best to build communities and bridge continents through our new RCC.

Talon RCC of RC Roxas - Changing Lives, Shaping the Future!!!

Goodluck DG James to your Governor's Address tomorrow!!!! Wish you a safe trip always...

Together we can!

Goodnigth...ah este....goodmorning pala!!!

District Governor's Visit

Roxas City - October 27-29, 2010

Project W.A.L.K. - Another Success Story

Prinz Charlz's New Leg

Prinz Charlz Hermillosa, a 5 year old kid from Crossing Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan is the 4th beneficiary of Project W.A.L.K between RC Roxas and RC Forbes Park, Makati City. Through the generosity of his anonymous benefactor who gave the grant of more than Php120, 000 to be able to get one prosthetics leg, Prinz Charlz was able to walk like any normal kid. He is now looking forward to show his new leg to his classmates who are very excited to see him. He misses school, too, as they were billeted at PGH for almost one month.

Thank you to the additional benefactors who were instrumental in this partnership: PGH Prosthetic Lab Dept led by Dr. Penny Bondoc who is always read to lend a hand to our Rotary projects in the different Rotary Districts in the country, Dr. Lemon Quimpo who helped me with the assessment, PP Ramil Buncalan of Kiwanis Club of Kalibo, Ms. Abbie Dionela and Bro. Monchie Rebesencio of BCBP. Also, to PP Botoy Villorente (RC Kalibo) and ATO Manager Percy Malonesio for the transportation and reception committee at the airport during their arrival last October 23, 2010 (KIA). I am very grateful to this folks who in one way or another, big or small, has been part of this endeavor. This has been another successful partnership project of RC Roxas and RC Forbes Park.

Wishes of Aid and Limbs for Kids (W.A.L.K.) aims to assist physically challenged children. A person’s physical mobility goes beyond moving oneself from one place to another. By providing limbs to a physically handicapped person, we endeavor to propel one’s confidence and self-worth towards personal growth and productivity. THIS IS OUR MISSION.

(Picture Inset) Former Rotarian now PW Benefactor Ms. Beng, Luisa (Mom of Charlz) and his sister.

TALON ROTARY COMMUNITY CORP

Changing Lives, Shaping the Future

By: Rotakid Clouds S. Lunn

The Rotary Club of Roxas, a member of Rotary International, District 3850 successfully organized the Talon Rotary Community Corp of RC Roxas at Brgy. Talon, Roxas City, Capiz last October 22, 2010, led by RC Roxas Past President, now District Asst. Governor Victor Federico “Pip” Acepcion (MD), Past President Megs Lunn, Rtn. Matty Vetirbo (Roxas City Councilor) and Rtn. Che-An Distor (MD). Initially the same group met the women of Barangay Health Workers of Brgy.Talon almost a year ago for the 1st Organizational Meeting. Finally, the same group of Rotarians finalized its official organization into what is now Talon RCC of RC Roxas. An Induction Ceremony is scheduled on October 28, 2010 at Brgy. Talon during the R.I. District 3850 Governor’s Visit. District Governor James Makasiar will be the invited Inducting Officer and Guest of Honor.

The elected officers and members are: President – Theresa Silvestre, Vice-President- Norma Bereber, Secretary – Marites Arganosa, Asst. Secretary – Delma Altamia. The committee members are: Administration – Enriqueta Abucay & Josephine Asturos; Finance – Libertad Aberonia & Nilda Custodio; Vocational Service – Aida Adrigado & Lustria Madaluyo; Community Service – Milagros Abucay & Rosita Aldea. The Members are: Madeline Arganosa, Teresita Arroyo, Teresita Francisco and Ma. Belita Escarnuela. All the sixteen (16) skilled and enthusiastic women members are very excited to start off a project to benefit the more or less 2,000 population of Brgy. Talon.

Every community’s needs are different, but what unites an RCC’s members is the idea that no problem is too large to solve. The forming of Rotary Community Corp in Brgy. Talon is a way of taking pride of their community. A Rotary Community Corps (RCC) is a team of non-Rotarian men and women who are committed to their community’s long-term economic development and self-sufficiency. Its main principle is to enable community members to personally address and solve problems in their community. Most concerns in the community are illiteracy, lack of safe water, hunger/malnutrition, lack of clean toilets, and inadequate housing. This and many other concerns of the community will be given utmost attention once the Talon RCC of RC Roxas will become visible. An RCC works with its sponsoring Rotary club to consult with the local community, identify needs, and plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate a service project.

The RCC (1988) was envisioned by Rotary International as an organization of community members who wish to improve the places where they live or work. More than ever, Rotary clubs around the world are extending the spirit of Rotary service through their work with the RCC program to more than 6,200 corps around 73 countries.

The RCC program goals are: (1) to encourage individuals to take responsibility for the improvement of their village, neighborhood, or community. Rotarians serves as facilitator while RCC members identify the needs and give solutions; (2) to recognize the dignity and value of all useful occupations. Members of RCC should take pride in their vocation and do their best to recognize each other’s potential; (3) to mobilize self-help activities and collective work to improve the quality of life. Rotarians advises the members to take initiative, to work in team and to empower them to be self-motivated group and; (4) to encourage the development of human potential to its fullest, within the context of the local culture and community. Rotarians teach and guide RCC members to become worthwhile members and productive citizens of the society.

For over a century, Rotarians have devoted themselves to improving their local communities by seeking resources and by bridging communities and continents. Thru the help of Rotary International and their club members, Rotarians embrace the challenges of these humanitarian service efforts with compassion and a commitment to providing long-term sustainable solutions.

Congratulations to TALON ROTARY COMMUNITY CORP OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF ROXAS!!!

Editorial - Ang Bag-O Nga Patiyog, October 22, 2010

TRUE TO YOUR VOCATION

Will you be part of the problem or the solution?

In Rotary, Vocational Month is sharing your vocation to the community. To contribute your vocational talents to the problems and need of the society is a noble thing to do. Rotary works beyond the call of their duty position and ...pocket.

Once you are in Rotary, Service Above Self in the community is very contagious. If you allow yourself to go in depth to really serve the community, you get addicted to it. It seems that your life is not complete if you have not done anything good for the day. Well, I can speak in behalf of the others who have been our partners in many ways— others who have been working so hard to bring help and projects, not only to urban areas, but most of the time, to the rural areas, too.

Rotarian Doctors for many times have to allow themselves to absent from their regular clinics to conduct medical mission to poor community. They are one of the modern heroes of this century. It is not an option, it a commitment and responsibility once you commit your heart into Rotary.

Joining an organization is not about position, it is about our role. On the other hand, you do not seek for position for instead position seeks you. So, whether you like it or not, in Rotary, it is a privileged to lead and to serve.

Likewise, Rotarians who are Lawyers, Teachers, Nurses, Government Employees, Businessmen, Engineers, Bankers, even Retired & Volunteers and the like are also sharing their vocation during Career Orientation Month for graduating college students.

This and many more are our part to reach out to the community. All these services do not ask something in return, only a wish to be part of the solution in our society.

Note: (picture inset) Rtn. Jo Mosquete (MD for Adult Pulmonary) is doing her job with passion.

AG Pip's Journal, Visit to Aklan Mangroves with Gov. James of R.I. D3850, October 18, 2010

Gov. James Makasiar had the chance to visit the Aklan Mangroves with AG Pip Acepcion of Zone IV/RC Roxas last October 18, 2010. PP Megs Lunn accompanied the two gentlemen and they were welcomed by former Aklan Congressman Allen S. Quimpo of the Province of Aklan.

Former Cong. Quimpo shared them the birth of the Kalibo Mangrove Forest. From mudflats into a productive and diverse mangrove forest in collaboration with the community around the area. The community of New Buswang through the initiative of then Kalibo Mayor Allen S. Quimpo, proposed the conversion of mudflats to mangroves. In 1989, the Sec. of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) visited the mudflats of Kalibo and agreed to transform into a mangrove forest. Therefore, in 1989, KASAMA (Kalibo Save the Mangroves Association) was organized. From 50 ha in 1989, to 102.5 ha at present and the establishment of International Research Centre, housing for visitors, cafe and gift shop, Kalibo Mangrove has blossomed to what is now the habitat of many birds and butterflies species, and that includes saving the community of New Buswang from floods during Typhoon Frank.

RCC Update

Rotary Community Corp Organizational Meeting

October 22, 201o @ Barangay Talon

Agenda:

1. Election of Officers
2. Final Draft of By-Laws
3. Induction Schedule during Governor's Visit
4. Filling up of Registration Forms of Membership
5. Registration to R.I. for Chartering

See you there!!!

Special Feature: Looking Beyond

I HOPE THE WORLD SLEEPS WELL. I heard this one time while watching a movie, forgive me now for I can’t remember the title anymore. No, not the memory gap, but it’s just me…only when I am finished watching a movie. Oh! And don’t ask me who are the actor and actresses, too. I simply do not pay attention to them. It’s the plot of the story, or the scenery behind them that I closely watched and mindful of.

You see how simple are these people in the movie? Not the Philippine cinema though. I am talking about the many foreign movies that we watched in our life. You see how they dressed up, how they shoot the plots, the story is the essence, unmindful of what they wear, or is it the same dress again the next day, you think so?! But yes, it is still the same dress you see from start to almost finishing the movie. Funny, yes it is. However, it teaches us lessons behind the movie. To live simpler and do better.

These and more are many of the unfolding life’s lessons in what we read, what we hear and what we see around us. That is if you watch and read beyond. May it be a movie, an inspirational book, or a theater play in school that depicts true to life existence?

One of the thousands promises from God’s word states, your beauty should come from the inside. It should come from the heart. This is that lasts. Your beauty should be a gentle and quiet spirit. In God’s sight this is of great worth and no amount of money can buy it.

What a beautiful promise of God’s love to us, isn’t it? The many wonders of the Lord’s promises are in fact what many of us have faith on. Correct me if am wrong, isn’t that only with God’s promise of eternal life that we continue to learn life’s lessoned and walk in HIS WAYS?

There are so many things around that we need to open our eyes. It is as simple as SMILE so the world will smile at you. Do otherwise and you get the same thing. Hey, this is the real life around you. We will never learn every opportunity that comes along if we will not open our heart and our eyes to obvious reasons. You never know, answers are just a second distant to your direction. As the saying goes, we may be looking too far, and that what we are looking is just right in front of you. Or is it from the movie, again?!!!

So, how do you sleep well at night?!

Life is good. Live life, love life!

Rotary Information Corner

The Four-Way Test

The test, which has been translated into more than 100 languages, asks the following questions:

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?

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Thank you to our sister clubs of

ROTARY CLUB OF LIWASANG BONIFACIO for the
BOOKS ACROSS THE SEAS (BATS) Literacy Project (in progress)

and the

ROTARY CLUB OF FORBES PARK for the Project W.A.L.K
(Wishes of Aid and Limbs for Kids).

I AM A ROTARIAN by: PDG Sonny Coloma of RC Forbes Park, Ang Bag-O Nga Patiyog, October 15, 2010

I AM A ROTARIAN
I WILL ALWAYS UPHOLD THE TRUTH.

I AM A ROTARIAN.
I WILL ALWAYS STRIVE TO BE FAIR
IN ALL MY DEALINGS
WITH MY FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS,

I AM A ROTARIAN.
I WILL ALWAYS ENDEAVOR
TO BUILD GOODWILL AND UNDERSTANDING
IN MY COMMUNITY,
AND AMONG 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 OBSERVE
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL’S MOTTO:
SERVICE ABOVE SELF.

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OBJECT OF ROTARY -Ang Bag-O Nga Patiyog, October 15, 2010

The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise, and in particular, to encourage and foster.

1st—The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service.

2nd—High ethical standards in business and profession, the recognition of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupations, as an opportunity.

3rd– The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business and community life.

4th– The advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace through a world of fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

Every October, Rotarians are encouraged to focus their attention on vocational service. Vocational Service Month is an opportunity to begin year-long vocational service activities, ranging from Rotary discussions to awards to community projects. (http://www.rotary.org/)

SHARE YOUR VOCATION THIS OCTOBER

Rotary Information - Ang Bag-O Nga Patiyog, October 15, 2010

SHARE THE EXPERIENCE...SPREAD THE WORD…

ASK A FRIEND TO JOIN…

INVITE SOMEONE TO BECOME A ROTARIAN TODAY…

ROTARY MAKES A DIFFERENCE!

Note:
Basic requirement for new member—attendance of 3 meetings and Club’s Rotary Information. So please take time to call out a friend and submit the name to the Secretariat. Let us make a difference in other lives.

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The ROTARY FOUNDATION is our vehicle of choice to enable ordinary Rotarians to make a lasting difference in the lives of thousands of villagers in Africa.

—Emie and Sally Montagne

Feature: KAW-TA ABILITY by: PP Megs Lunn, Ang Bag-O Nga Patiyog, October 15, 2010

Will you choose to become a

VITAL LEADER? Or a

FATAL LEADER?

CONNECTING—the LAW OF HIGH MORALE. To be included on a winning team. Create inclusive environments that focus on interconnectedness and inclusion.

HUMANIZING– the LAW OFROTTEN BANANA OR LAW OF THE LINK. To be appreciated and valued. Create environments that honor the uniqueness and diversity of people, that support open communication and feedback, and that respect the value of each individual.

OPTIMIZING-the LAW OF RESERVE. To be successful. Create environments that are very dynamic and provide greater possibilities for people to strive for the impossible, to imagine the unimaginable, to dream the undreamable.

INTERACTING– the LAW OF ACTIONS. To share and learn. Create environments full of learning and sharing of knowledge and wisdom.

CATALYZING-the LAW OF THE EDGE. To contribute. Create environments that encourage innovations, creativity, and collaboration and the building of wisdom.

EXPRESSING—the LAW OF AWARDS. To have respected leadership Voice. Create environments where voices are expressed, not suppressed, and that support leadership development, encourage risk-taking, and provide opportunities to take on leadership and team challenges.

SYNCHRONIZIING-the THE LAW OF THE NICHE or the LAW OF COMPASS. To have purpose and meaning. Create environments that honor the human spirit to achieve together and celebrate together where mission and purpose drive the work.

Our organization is of diverse membership. Color of skin, of different race and beliefs, so leave your ego at home once you are in an organization. Everybody should be equal. Remember the LAW OF THE BIG PICTURE. That the goal is more important than the role.

• Sources: 1. Megsdeology - KAW-TA ABILITY. 2. The Law of Indisputable Law of Teamwork by Stephen Covey. 3. Creating We by Judith E. Glaser.

Share Your Vocation, Ang Bag-O Nga Patiyog - October 9, 2010

So what is the importance of our profession in service to Rotary? Have you lately considered using your vocation to actively participate in your community? They said, others are called to be doctors, teachers, lawyers, businessmen, but some are called to be Volunteers. Like any other profession, volunteering is a tough job. Even as worst as career decision making.

This October, all Rotarians are encouraged to share their vocation to the community. We have dual responsibilities to be at service thru our vocation within the club and to represent that vocation to the community, too.

Last meeting, our new member Rtn. Peter Andrada, who is a practicing Physician in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, gave his classification talk before the members and our Boys and Girls Week delegates. His topic was Alcoholism and its Bad Effects to our Body and “Meth Mary Jane.” The talk was very interesting as to how many alcohol intakes are good and bad for the body, too. In conclusion, everything is in moderation. Thank you Rtn. Peter for that every informative and interesting classification talk.

We hit two-birds-in-one-stone last Friday. The end of the boys and girls week and the opening of the Vocational Month.

You see how Rotary works. If we look at the bigger picture, we can do magic.

So, fellow Rotarians, we encourage you to share your Vocation to our members every meeting. For others who can’t make it to the club’s classification talk, we hope you will represent your vocation to your business and profession. Exemplify the ideals of Rotary in everything that we think, say or do. It is in this way, that we promote high ethical standards.

Put your vocational talents to work on a service project./Ed.

Dates to Remember

MARCH 5, 2011
ASSISTANT GOVERNORS/DISTRICT TEAM TRAINING SEMINAR;
ILOILO CITY

MARCH 18, 2011
PRESIDENT ELECT TRAINING SEMINAR; BACOLOD CITY

MARCH 19, 2011
DISTAS for ZONES 1 to 7, BACOLOD CITY

MARCH 31, 2011
DISTAS for ZONES 8 to 11, ZAMBOANGA CITY

Rotary Volunteers, Ang Bag-O Nga Patiyog - October 9, 2010

Rotary Volunteers is one of Rotary International’s structured programs which are designed to help clubs and districts achieve their service goals in their own communities and in communities abroad, fostering fellowship and goodwill in the process. (http://www.rotary.org/)

The Rotary Volunteers program allows Rotarians to carry out the Rotary ideal of Service Above Self by contributing their time and skills to all types of volunteer activities.

Rotary Volunteers serve wherever needed

•At home, assisting with their club’s community service projects
•Abroad, assisting humanitarian missions

Rotary Volunteer Goals

•Encourage and facilitate participation in all types of volunteer activities.
•Increase awareness of volunteer opportunities.
•Help clubs and districts realize the benefits of using volunteers in their service projects, and assist in the identification of volunteers.

Improve quality of life worldwide through humanitarian service.
•Cultivate international understanding and goodwill.

The Rotary Volunteers program is an integral part of a club’s balanced service program, which encompasses all Avenues of Service – club, vocational, community, and international.

Club and district Rotary Volunteers committees administer the program.

RI supports the program by providing information and resources and by maintaining a registry of international volunteers and projects.

Inviting international volunteers to serve at your club’s project can bring many benefits :

•Technical knowledge and professional expertise
•Fellowship opportunities
•Potential support from a volunteer’s club

VOLUNTEERING IS A TOUGH JOB.
BUT IT IS REWARDING & FULFILLING!!!

Boys and Girls Culminating Event

The Boys and Girls Week have finally ended. But for the youths, it’s just the beginning of their long journey towards building a leader in them, in the service to the community. All of them echoed an excellent experience in their feedback paper to the city.

Last October 1, 2010, PP Megs Lunn was tasked to give the Leadership Forum with the theme: THE LAW OF “KAW-TA” ABILITY. She shared the Seven (7) Leader’s Behavior from its Dimension to Universal Desire to its corresponding Leader’s Behavior. The main thought of the forum is to teach leaders to implement the “Feedback-Rich” Culture, may it be in a company and or the organization. PP Megs believed that “KAW-TA” ability, of which is coined from the words IKAW-TAYO, is a vital principle for growing. The boys and girls were given the challenge to choose between: A leader who is Vital or a leader who is Fatal? Likewise, very vital to the organization is the LAW OF THE BIG PICTURE (S.C.) – that the goal is more important than the role.

After the talk, the delegates enjoyed the open forum, specifically, they were very interested on what the Rotary and Rotarians are doing.

After the forum, the boys and girls were recognized by the city Mayor and its team by giving the Certificates of Recognition to each delegate. However, in the absence of the City Mayor, Pres. Jerry, together with Rotarian now Councilor Powell Del Rosario was tasked to do the honors.

The most exciting part was during the Rotary meeting on the same day of Friday. Though not all 28 delegates were present, half of them were very attentive during the classification talk of Rtn. Peter Andrada (MD) on Alcohol, Effects in the Body and Behavior and Meth Mary Jane (short cut for methamphetamine and marijuana). Rtn. Peter Latimar I. Andrada is a physician on Internal Medicine and a specialist on Gastroenterology.

After the talk, Pres. Jerry requested PP Megs to introduce INTERACT club, one of the youth programs of Rotary International. The delegates finalized its decision that they will organize the Interact club from among them as community based. The 2nd and final organizational talk will be scheduled soon.

The club hit two-birds-in-one-stone last October 1, 2010 - the culminating activity of the New Generations Month and the Opening of the Vocational Month.

Congratulations Pres. Jerry and your team for a job well done. It just shows how Rotarians work in a magical way, notwithstanding the bad weather and other challenges along the way. Because for us, the goal is more important than the role.