PRESIDENT'S COLUMN
By: Megs Lunn
Peace and Joy to all!
From the last meeting, the board nominated VP/PE Kathleen to preside for the month of September as yours truly will be away for one month being the team leader for the Rotary Friendship Exchange (RFE) Outbound 2017 to Wisconsin, USA. Thank you VP/PE Kathleen.
Aug 12 is a very important training for Global Grants and Public Image. I encourage you to please come and be counted. On the other hand, the Community of GK Capiz have formally written us inviting everyone if we can spend a weekend with them for a Bayanihan Build Activities. Let me know your pleasure. Thank you.
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SECRETARY'S COLUMN
by: Tonette Figueroa
From last meeting, the body agreed for VP/PE Kathleen to preside the meeting in the absence of Pres Megs. Likewise, VP/PE Kathleen will help co-chair with Rtn. Edgar the Boys & Girls week for September.
It was also agreed that the TOSP and Induction committee will make the black & white financial statement report for the members to see and file of the club.
Global grants update for release and implementation are GG1636706 for Dumalag and GG1746507 for CRAAHS II.
Important schedules ahead for August are as follows:
Aug 12 – Global Grants and Public Image Seminar at Hotel Del Rio. Required members to attend are five (5) for each club. It was approved by Treasurer Pip that club will pay the registration of Php3,000. The participants will shoulder their transport, food and hotel if need to stay the night.
Aug 22-23 – MOU/Sisterhood renewal with RC Legaspi with Pres Megs and PDG Mark.
Aug 25 – 21st Induction of sister club RC Forbes Park. PDG Mark, PP Pip, Pres Megs, Rtn. Ike and yours truly will attend.
Please pay your 1st Semester dues on or before AUGUST 31, 2017. Thank you.
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ROTARY INFORMATION
by: PDG Mark Ortiz
The first motto of Rotary International, “He Profits Most Who Serves Best," was approved at the second Rotary Convention, held in Portland, Oregon, in August 1911.
Then Ben Collins, president of the Rotary Club of Minneapolis, Minnesota, commented that the proper way to organize a Rotary club was through the principle his club had adopted-"Service, Not Self."
These two slogans, slightly modified, were formally approved to be the official mottoes of Rotary at the 1950 Convention in Detroit- "He Profits Most Who Serves Best" and "Service Above Self." The 1989 Council on Legislation established "Service Above Self" as the principal motto of Rotary, since it best explains the philosophy of unselfish volunteer service.
Source: Steve Garret, District Governor 1994-1995, RC Pico Rivera, CA, USA