ISSUE 21 VOL 56 | JANUARY 05, 2016 PROGRAMME

January 05, 2016 12:30 PM Oasis Country Resort Sevilla Center, City of San Fernando, La Union

Call to Order President Mark Singh

Prayer, National Anthem Rtn. Marvin Lanuza & The 4 - Way Test LUNCH

Welcome & Greetings Rtn. Carlos Ospina

Birthday Celebrants January 8 PP Aldy Dy

Friendship session Asst. Secretary Jerry Sharpe

Intro of Guest Speaker Rtn. Fausto Liriano

Guest Speaker Randy Christoph A. Berner

Response PP Jerry Parlan

President’s Time President Mark Singh

Master of Ceremonies: Rtn. Fausto Liriano

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alf of the Rotary year is over. We must be very thankful for our half-year accomplishments together. Nothing is impossible with our joint efforts Hof working together to create positive and lasting change for our communities. Having a common objective of being a gift to the world, the following are projects at San Agustin Elementary School (joint to show how much we care for the people, project with RC Wonju Jeil), Conducted were effectively carried out and considered Anniversary Motorcade, Conducted beneficial for their respective beneficiaries. 56th Charter Anniversary Celebration, Joint Project with RC Manila Centennial July 2015 – Donation of school (billboard), Conducted Anti Bullying supplies, Gift giving & Nutrition Program, Seminar Tree Planting project with RC Manila Centennial (sister club), Relief Operation December 2015 – Conducted Anti Bullying Seminar, Conducted Project August 2015 – Donation of orbit fans, DREAM (Drug Resistance Education Donation of wheelchairs, Medical Mission, Awareness Movement), Conducted Giving assistance to a cancer patient, Teenage Pregnancy Prevention, turnover of toilet block and hand washing Sponsored SPED School Christmas party, facility to Pagudpud Elementary School, Turnover of Mobile Police Assistance Box Hosted TRF Seminar in the Street. September 2015 – Two Medical Mentioned were just among the many Missions, Basketball donation, Coastal activities of our club. They were actions Clean-up, Donation of wheelchair and direct results of the goals we set beforehand. To take the necessary steps to October 2015 – Donation of achieve our goals takes ample willpower, wheelchairs, Sponsored prizes during dedication and perseverance to make our World’s Teachers Day, Turnover of Toilet organization what we’ve always wanted it Block and Hand Washing Facility to to be. Our organization’s goal can only be Tanquigan Elementary School, Sent reach through a vehicle of a plan, in which RYLA delegates, Medical Mission, Relief we must vigorously act upon. Operations, Donation of Nebulizer, Donation of Hose, Sponsored Rotaract & Evaluating the first half of our Rotary Interact Induction, Launching of Feeding Year, we can say that our teamwork Program accomplished great things because we had a great aim. Hoping that each and November 2015 – Monitoring of everyone will keep the motivation to serve Feeding Program, Welcoming and signing and that is in our hearts, just like what of sisterhood agreement with RC Wonju recently crowned Miss Universe said: ”We Jeil (sister club), Construction of comfort are all confidently beautiful with a heart”. room at Bangbangolan (joint project Let’s keep up being a gift to the world. with RC Wonju Jeil), Feeding Program 2 ISSUE 21 VOL 56 | JANUARY 05, 2016 EDITORIAL

y the time this article sees print, it will was coaching won be January 5 of another new year, all the Jones Cup over the festivities should have been over an American team Band done with. The likelihood of one gaining that was considered a few pounds is not entirely far-fetched; after invincible. This all, delicious goodies abound during this time was during the of the year. time when Danding Cojuanco decided to bankroll a long term program that would But before the year ended, as a basketball compete internationally. The program included buff I was saddened by the departure of two searching for a coach that would be suited for icons of Philippine basketball. First was Lim international play. I won’t go to the entire story Eng Beng who crossed the great divide last how Jacobs ended up as the coach of the team, December 21 at age of 64 following a three but he successfully awakened further my interest year battle with liver cancer. For those who in basketball. I never knew how big a deal their grew up playing and following basketball victory was, not even their conquest of the ABC in the 70’s, they would know that Lim Eng tournament, which awarded the team a ticket to Beng was the chief gunner of the De La Salle the world championship. The EDSA revolution Green Archers during their title romp in 1971 prevented our team to participate in the world when he was still a rookie, and 1974 during championship, but boy do I remember that his senior year, those were the years when the team. Dennis Still, Jeff Moore, Chip Engelland Archers are still competing in the NCAA. and still barely out of their teens Allan Caidic, Lim, who played for Chang Kai Shek Samboy Lim, Hector Calma, Yves Dignadice et College during his secondary education, al. was one of the most coveted prospects to Coach Ron, continued coaching. He enter college during his time, the other one revolutionizes coaching in the Philippines. He was Fortunato “Atoy” Co, who played for introduced the concept of roles and defined what Philippine Cultural High school. During a point guard, off guard, small forward, power their HS Battle, Lim steered CKSC to the title forward and center would do. He was a master in 1970, while Atoy Co romped away with the of the match up zones and used little tricks to MVP title. get a leg up on opponents. He introduced the Lim ended his NCAA career with a 30.9 concept of scouting and video preparation, two points average- a record that still stands till elements now considered standard practice in the present. He had an all-time NCAA high the game today. of 55 points in a game against Letran and It’s quite sad that Philippine basketball lose another 54 points against Trinity College in two icons who had trail blazed and left indelible a back-to-back effort that is unparalleled till marks in the sports, but still and all, life goes today. He later played professionally in the on; I cannot help but sigh a relief that another PBA with similar success, his name is still year is ending, that the promise of another year among the top players in several categories, is up coming, with it the promise that a better something the PBA couldn’t ignore and year could be in store for all of us. 2016 may yet named him one of PBA’s 40 greatest players. be a defining year for the country, for it is also The other was Coach Ron Jacobs who the year that we get to choose our next leader. quietly passed away in his apartment on For the sake of the Filipino people, I do hope Christmas Eve. Coach Jacobs name came that our next leader would be the one who to prominence during the time I began would and could pull the Philippines out of the appreciating basketball. I remembered vividly doldrums it is muddled today. how the nation rejoiced when the team he 3 GOOD VIBES PN KHENRIK TAN ISSUE 21 VOL 56 | JANUARY 05, 2016

The new health center

Pres: teka pakiss nga muna Heart melting hugs

Paki abot please Sped christmas party with manong pulis

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Gusto ko ng apple ni eve Your next candidate mark singh

Hand in hand, foot with foot Give a little love with slippers

Food for the soul

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good Christian woman read we are doing something hurtful. They the Bible every day and help keep us in one piece. When our treasured a favorite passage friendships are out of order, when Afrom Isaiah: “The lion will lie down they are not life-giving, we suffer with the lamb.” One day she went greatly. And the same is true when to the zoo and came upon the lion we are wasting our lives and investing cage where something incredulous our hearts in what cannot give life. was taking place. Inside the cage was Pain, great pain, always follows, a huge, ferocious lion and sitting sooner or later. right next to it was a lamb! In total amazement, she called over the Those pains are not punishments. guard. “How long have you had a lion They are gifts from God, who doesn’t and a lamb in that cage together?” she want us to stay lost in a terrible place. asked. “Oh, more than a year,” said the Through those pains God is telling us guard. “That’s amazing. How do you a truth we need to hear: “What you do it?” “Easy,” said the guard. “Every are doing is not working,” he says. morning we just put in a new lamb.” “There is no life in it. So isn’t it time to change?” And our pain gives the Lambs are not the only creatures answer. “Yes, it is time to change.” that get wounded and gobbled up by life. We all bear our own wounds In the gospels, Jesus promises he and none of us are strangers to pain. won’t leave us orphans, and indeed We stub our toes and cut our fingers; he has not. (Jn 14:15-21) At every we get cancers, strokes, and heart hour of every day he walks at our attacks. Our children disappoint us. side, giving us the strength to face our Our parents disappoint us. Even our pains of body and spirit, and giving spouses disappoint us. Our most us the courage both to hear what our cherished projects collapse. None of pains are telling us and to act on what us are strangers to pain. we hear. Listen closely to what he is whispering through our pains. Listen Many of our pains are really gifts to him, heed his word, act on it, and from God in disguise. They are part of be free! a complex system that warns us when

6 ISSUE 21 VOL 56 | JANUARY 05, 2016 ROTARY NEWS The Rotary Foundation- Donor Recognition Options Following is explained the differentcommemorate giving at these levels: individual donor recognition options that Trustees Circle: $250,000 to $499,999 to members have for giving to the foundation, Platinum Foundation Circle: $10,000,000 which include: and above Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member, when you give $100 or more per year to the Ron Annual Fund Ron Nethercutt Benefactor, when you include the TRF Major Donor Endowment Fund as a beneficiary in your ROTI Chair 2007-09 estate plans or when you donate $1,000 RC Mabalacat D 3790 or more to the fund outright. Benefactors Clark Economic Zone receive a certificate and insignia to wear with [email protected] a Rotary or Paul Harris Fellow pin. Paul Harris Fellow (PHF), when you give $1,000 or more to the Annual Fund, A CHRISTMAS GIFT PolioPlus, or an approved Foundation grant. To recognize someone else as a Paul Harris of Rotary Information Fellow, you can give that amount in their You may find the following Beneficial To name. You are recognized as a Multiple Paul All. It is from a friend and fellow ROTIan Harris Fellow with each additional gift of and Chair of South Asia’s Rotary Leadership $1,000. Institute, Subash Saraf. Please remember, Paul Harris Society member, when you Rotary Shares. PP Ron give $1,000 or more annually to the Annual Subhash Saraf, PDG Rotary International D Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved Foundation 3131 India, Rotary Aundh Pune, grant. RLI South Asia, RLI Internaional Bequest Society member, when you give RLI PHILOSOPHY - $10,000 or more via your estate plans. All “Having leadership skills does not alone society members receive recognition from assure good Rotary leadership. An effective the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation, Rotary leader must ALSO have Rotary and donors can choose to receive an knowledge, perspective about where Rotary has been, where it is now going and a vision engraved crystal recognition piece and a of what Rotary can be.” Bequest Society pin. Recognition items commemorate giving at these levels: SHARING MY THOUGHTS - “Work for a cause, not for applause. Live your Level 1: $10,000 to $24,999...to life to express, not to impress, don’t strive to Level 10: $10,000,000 and above make your presence noticed, just make your absence felt.” “You cannot be good enough Major Donor, when your cumulative for everybody, but you will always be the best donations reach $10,000. Recognition items for the one who deserves you” “Actions speak commemorate giving at these levels: louder than words, so believe what you see and forget what you hear.” Level 1: $10,000 to $24,999 to Level 4: $100,000 to $249,999 Ron Nethercutt D 3790 Information Officer Arch Klumph Society, when your RC Mabalacat cumulative giving reaches $250,000. [email protected] Membership pins and crystals that 7 CLUB DETAILS ISSUE 21 VOL 56 | JANUARY 05, 2016

CLUB INFORMATION

Rotary Club of San Fernando (LU), Inc. Chartered: November 25, 1959 RI District 3790 Sponsor: Rotary Club of Dagupan Club Number: 16918 Club Email: [email protected] | Contact Number: (072) 607-4537

OPERATION ZERO As of January 4, 2016 1ST and 2ND SEMESTERS

IPP Peter Nang PE Tim Warden PP Richard Dy AsstSec. Jerry Sharpe Aud. Lans Dee PP Rey Bonifacio Pres. Mark Singh PP Harvey Tan PP Jerry Parlan PP JB Bolong PP Alan Sy Fausto Liriano PN Khenrik Tan Don Ting Marvin Martinez PP Ferdinand Fernandez Marc Justin Arzadon Mika Nisce JB Valero PP Andy Astom Dave Parkman Dir.Totty Saluta Edwin Canonizado PP Rudy Yabes Sec. Jingo Bautista Nikki Valero Brian Lim Ray Espinosa PP Albert Dy Jun Ang Gabby Go PP Rey Nisce PP Silver Sarmiento Dir.Sherwin Go PP Jun Tio Hermie Velasco Treas.Ronald Dy Ben Molano Jayjay Orros PP Cres Fernandez Ric Marquez PP Aldy Dy PP Jerome Gaerlan Dir.Danny Hao Edward Dy 1ST SEMESTER PP Frederick So PP Ming Yan Jao Joel Salvador Psec.Vic Ortega PP Martin de Guzman David Chong PP Ed Regala Third Crisanto PP Jun Mangaoang PP Ives Nisce PP Rufi Macagba Jeff Sese PP Edgee Zarsadias PP Bob Kaiser PDG Ces Mendoza Romeo Delfinado Ismael Caasi MAKE UP SLIP

This is to certify that Mr. / Mrs. ______attended the regular meeting of Rotary Club of San Fernando (LU), Inc. on January 05, 2016 at Oasis Country Resort, City of San Fernando, La Union.

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