Over 1,050 Kids Are This Year's “Last Angels”
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JAN 9 The last meeting for 2017 was the Club’s Annual Members’ Meeting, a Club Assembly that also coincided with the election of five new directors, each to serve a two-year term,—Flashback, P. 2 172 2018 • We’re augmenting our assistance package to Caritas Manila, the social arm of the Archdiocese DAYS LEFT of Manila, with a donation of P100K to its Youth Servant Leadership and Educational Program TO MAKE A 20 (YSLEP), a scholarship project for youths from poor families.—Caritas Manila, P. 8 DIFFERENCE! THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE RotARY CLUB OF MAKATI RI DISTriCT 3830 PHILippiNES APPY New Year, everyone! And welcome Hto our first meeting for 2018. This is no ordinary meeting. Today we honor tradition by having the Honorable Mayor of Makati, Abigail Binay, deliver the State of the City Address, a practice started by her father, Vice President Jojo Binay when he was mayor of Makati. In case anyone missed it, Vice President Jojo is a member of RC IKAW, Makati and has been for 25 years, having OVER 1,050 KIDS ARE THIS YEAR’S AKO, TAYONG joined us in 1993. LAHAT We are eager “LAST ANGELS” BY PRESIDent to hear Mayor Binay’ JUN JUN DAYRIT report on her accom- N RC Makati, there are “angels”– two dently kicked off the campaign for donations plishments in the past kinds, actually. The first are the children early. Thirty-six members answered the year and her plans for Iin our project sites, adopted communi- call, bringing in a collective contribution of Makati in the year ahead. The SOCA is a good ties, and select charitable institutions P261,000 to fund the project. way to start the new year. to whom the Club gives presents at It is an annual exercise Thank you, Mayor Binay, for accepting Christmas time under our Last An- in generosity our members our invitation to deliver your SOCA here today. gel Gift Giving Project. The second have come to look forward to Thank you, too, to RC Makati Poblacion for are the Anns –and the Rotarians— taking part in, year after year coming together with us for this joint meeting. who go out of their way at Christ- since 1998, when then First ***** mastime to bring cheer to the little For more photos, Lady Angela Quila oversaw Congratulations to the five new directors angels to make their Christmas a scan the QR code its maiden run after it was con- elected during our Annual Members’ Meeting truly merry one. with your smartphone ceived by Ann Brin Panlilio. and Club Assembly last December 12. They -- or by typing the link: This year, there were 1,059 It took all of 12 days— Louie Aseoche, George Barcelon, Philip Soliven, https://goo.gl/TuwZ4n names in the nice-boys, nice-girls from November 27 to Decem- Derrick Tan, and Dick Upton—will be serving list compiled by the Last Angels ber 19—for the committee a two-year term, 2018-2019 under PE Fred Pas- Committee chaired by Ann Mache Acker- to deliver the gifts to over a thousand eager cual and 2019-2020 under PN Bimbo Mills. man (as immediate past First Ann) who pru- to page 05 to page 04 Telephone. Nos. 899-7863 to 65 • Fax No. 899-0739 E-mail: [email protected] • www.makatirotary.org FLASHBACK: DECEMBER 12, 2017 • ANNUAL MEMBERS’ MEETING • CONSERVATORY, THE PENINSULA MANILA HE last meeting for 2017 was the Club’s schools; renewed registration as book import- TAnnual Members’ Meeting, a Club As- er with the Bureau of Customs. Drug Rehab sembly that also coincided with the election Project: Partnered with the Archdiocese of of five new directors, each to serve a two-year Manila’s Caritas Manila for Sanlakbay, a re- term, 2018-2019 under PE Fred Pascual and hab project for drug surrenderers; donated 2019-2020 under PN Bimbo Mills. a utility vehicle, laptop and printer, and a 55- Prefacing his prayer with a scriptural pas- inch smart TV for use in Sanlakbay’s various sage from the Book of St. Paul to the Corin- training and spiritual formation programs. thians, Youth Service Dir. Peter Manzano Brothers of Mercy (BoM): Committed to do- asked the Lord for strength, asking not that He nate to BoM-managed hospice that cares for take away our trials but that His will be done in adult men with mental and physical illnesses our lives. The invocation was quickly followed a monthly donation to cover utility bills and a 01 by a recitation of the Four Way Test led by Dir. psychiatrist’s fee. Boy Arteche. COMMUNITY SERVICE B/Dir. A new member—Gary Alan Philips— For Chris Ferareza> Rotary Homes: Partici- more joined the Club. Sponsored by Treas. Bom photos, pated in an eye mission for Rotary Homes resi- Villatuya and charged by PP Reggie Nolido, scan dents and in a Christmas Party in December. Gary, CEO of Head Hunters Asia, an execu- the QR Medical Missions: Conducted an in-hospital tive search firm, was sworn in by Pres. Jun code thyroid mission at the PGH in November, and Jun Dayrit. with your smartphone two community medical missions –in Navo- 02 or by typing the link: At midpoint of his term, Pres. Jun Jun https://goo.gl/8GJNdR tas in July and in Malabon in August. Family Dayrit presented a midyear review of club ac- Health & Nutrition: Launched seven feeding complishments from July to December 2017. programs covering 269 malnourished kids. ADMINISTRATION/Dir. Porsche Stop TB: Launched two TB medication pro- Pena> Programs: Held 19 meetings, includ- grams with 612 children-beneficiaries in ing two off-site and a Rotary Anns’ Night, Dumaguete City and Tacloban. Anti Smoking and 16 guest speakers; and 19 service projects Campaign: Relaunched the campaign in No- on weeks when there was no regular meeting. vember at the Manuel Roxas High School in Kaunlaran: 19 issues were published, using Paco, Manila. QR codes limiting the use of pictures and di- 03 04 INTERNATIONAL SERVICE/Dir. recting readers to a website with photo albums Jun Palafox> Sister & Brother Clubs: Re- on an event, thus cutting printing costs. 01 Pres. Jun Jun Dayrit (Midyear Report) 02 Sec. newed agreements with three sister clubs— MEMBERSHIP A/Dir Boy Arteche> Boy Arteche (Moderator) 03 Dir. Peter Manzano Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, and Singa- Membership & Classification: We gained 5 (Invocator) 04 Treas. Bom Villatuya (Treasurer’s pore; and 6 brother clubs—Bay, Dagupan, new members and lost 1, and deactivated the Report) 05 Induction of Gary Alan Philips Dau, Davao, San Juan Central and Vigan. 23-member Satellite Club of Makati Spouses. THE ROTARY FOUNDATION/IPP MEMBERSHIP B/Dir. Michael David Ackerman> District Affairs: Partici- Escaler> Fellowship: We had two club-wide pated in a tree planting activity in July and a socials—the induction ball in July and the Membership Seminar in August; With the dis- Christmas Party in December; four Friday trict, co-hosted the On-to-Toronto Campaign Night Lights in August, September, October in October and TRF Dinner in November, and November; four mini-socials; participated and Walk the Talk with RCM Business Dis- in the first leg of the Governor’s Cup in Sep- trict in December. Paul Harris Fellow: Con- tember and held the President’s Cup in No- 05 tributed to TRF USD24,000 from 14 PHFs. vember. Also contributed USD17,000 ($10K of which PUBLIC IMAGE & RELATIONS/PE was donated by PRID Paing Hechanova) to Fred Pascual> Sustained the Club’s social Charity for Elderly People in November. In- the Stepping Stone School’s global grant for its media exposure by live-streaming the regular teract: Tree planting in Cabading EcoPark culinary training program. The Club has been meeting; also activated the YouTube channel in Antipolo in July; participated in a disaster registered with Give2Asia as a donee institu- for video storage of club events and activities; management seminar, DRIA in August, and tion for donations from the USA. For starters, published nine press/photo releases in the PDI RYLA in Cavite and an End Polio Walk in First Ann Cecille remitted in December a do- and participated in the UP Clean Air Work- Makati in October. nation of $21,000. shop in December. COMMUNITY SERVICE A/PN Expect the following exciting happen- NEW GENERATION/Dir. Peter Bimbo Mills> Teaching the Deaf to Speak: ings in the second semester of RY 2017-2018: a Manzano> Rotaract: Induction of offic- Donated P160K to the school’s scholarship career guidance and English Proficiency Pro- ers and members; Visit to the Missionaries of program. BATS: Gave 17,597 books to 30 to page 03 2 KAUNLARAN • JAN 9, 2018 2 KAUNLARAN-AUGUST 1, 2017 Politics, Law, and legisla- tion are not new to Mar-Len Abigail S. Binay. Born on De- PROGRAM cember 12, 1975, she is the STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS second among five children Joint Meeting with RCM Business District and RCM Poblacion of former Vice President Tuesday, 9 January 2018 and Makati Mayor Jejomar Rigodon I, The Peninsula Manila Cabauatan Binay and former Starts at 12 Noon • Adjourns at 2:00PM Makati Mayor Dr. Elenita Sombillo-Binay. She was only 31 years old • Call to Order ............... GP Jun Jun Dayrit when she first ran for pub- • RC Makati lic office and won a seat in • GP Tess Castro GUEST SPEAKER Congress in 2007, becoming • RCM Business District ATTY. MAR-LEN one of the youngest mem- • GP Fe Sanchez bers of the Lower House. ABIGAIL S. BINAY But she came prepared, hav- • RCM Poblacion ing passed the bar in 2002 • Invocation .......................