January 09, 2020

Dear fellow Rotarians

Happy New Year!

Last 2019 was another great year for RCC, we ended it up with a series of activities before we savored the yuletide holiday break with our families.

From a very successful Cadre Visit and GOL VTT Mission 6.0, Ride-to-End Polio after party with the

support team, Governor's Night that RCC bagged the Biggest Delegation of the night, RCC Christmas Dinner, to the joyous CSYGC Annual Christmas Party celebration with RCC.

Though we started the year losing one of our member, Rotarian Eduardo Gonzalez who embraced already with our Creator. Let's continue to pray for his soul together with rest of our departed ones. On the brighter side, we kickstart the year with a

generous donation from RCC members and friends to help one of the devasted school in Daan Bantayan

caused by Typhoon Ursula. Thank you, PP Bernard Sia who spearheaded this mission, together with Sec. Walter, Dir. Ed Tan Ting, AG Stephen and Rotarian Bobong Castillo. Come Mar 5-7, 2020 is our DisCon to be hosted by District 3860 here in Cebu at Cebu Grand Convention Center and June 6-10 the RI Convention in Honolulu. All members are enjoined to register and participate with these two big ticket activities. Kindly see our viber group for you to sign-up.

Cheers! Michael P. Torres PRESIDENT, RY 2019-2020

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INVOCATION

Let us not only value the year before us but also look to this day, for it is life, the very life of life. In its brief course lie all worldly Councilors David Tumulak & Jojo Labella truths and realities of our existence: The Foundation bliss of growth, the glory of action, the

Rtn Mitch Alforque splendor of beauty, for yesterday is but a

EMCEE dream, and tomorrow is only a vision, but

I. Call to Order today well-lived makes every yesterday a Pres Mike Torres dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a II. Invocation, Nasudnong vision of hope. Therefore, fellow Rotarians, Awit & The Four-Way look well to this day. And thank God. Test NASUDNONG AWIT III. Introduction of Visiting Yutang tabunon, mutya nga masilakon. Rotarians and Guests Putling bahandi, amo kang gimahal.

IV. Fellowship Singing Mithing gisimba, yuta’s mga bayani; Sa A Hard Day's Night by “The manlulupig, pagdapigan ka. Ang mga Beatles” buntod mo ug lapyahan, sa langit mong V. President’s Time bughaw. Nagahulad sa awit, lamdag sa Pres Mike Torres kaliwat tang gawas. Silaw sa adlaw ug VI. Election of RCC Board of bituon sa nasudnong bandila. Nagatima- Directors an nga buhion ta ang atong pagka-usa. VII. Introduction of Speaker Yutang maanyag, duyan ka sa pagmahal, VIII. Speaker’s Talk landong sa langit ang dughan mo. "Sinulog 2020 Update” Pakatam-ison namo nga nagatukaw kung

IX. Open Forum mamatay man sa ngalan mo! X. Adjournment

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Mark Daniel Maloney President 2019-20

January 2020

People from all over the world have multiple reasons for joining Rotary. Many new Rotarians each year join for the same reason I did — because Rotary is a great way to benefit your career. When I was a new attorney starting out in Alabama, Gay and I became partners in her father's firm. He instilled in us the value of joining Rotary as a way to build relationships and demonstrate to potential clients that we were serious professionals who held firm to values even more robust than what our profession required. Rotary's commitment to vocational service is built on the highest ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful work, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society. That last point is so important. No matter our profession, we all contribute mightily to the world when we conduct our work with integrity and always adhere to The Four-Way Test.

I have made balancing the demands of Rotary with professional and family commitments one of my priorities as president. No Rotarian should feel pressured to put in more time than a volunteer position should ever demand. This is true for several reasons, one of them being that the work we do in our day jobs is just as important to Rotary as the work we do in the organization. We carry our Rotary values everywhere, and our professional success helps build a case for Rotary every day we go into the office.

This is particularly important in our efforts to reach younger new members. We want to see a Rotary where no one is ever asked to choose between being a good Rotarian and being a good parent, business owner, manager, or employee. When we ask busy young people to join us, we should not be asking them to give up their time and freedom. We should be rewarding them with an experience that …..continue next page

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makes everything they already do even more inspiring.

Providing greater balance within Rotary will have another benefit as well: It will create opportunities for other Rotarians, including Rotaractors, to step up and take a leadership role on projects and committees. This will ensure that they remain engaged in our clubs and inspired to be Rotarians for life.

Throughout the world, Rotary is admired for its vocational service and for the time- honored values we instill in all business relationships. As we continue our work to grow Rotary, let us remember that vocational service remains a crucial selling point to potential members.

January 2020 VOCATIONAL SERVICE Jan 14 7th BOD Meeting Jan 16 WEEKLY MTG Jan 23 WEEKLY MTG Jan 30 WEEKLY MTG February 2020 PEACE AND CONFLICT PREVENTION Feb 06 WEEKLY MTG Feb 11 8th BOD Meeting Feb 13 WEEKLY MTG Feb 20 WEEKLY MTG Feb 23 Rotary Anniversary Like and Follow us: Feb 27 WEEKLY MTG March 2020 WATER AND SANITATION Mar 05 WEEKLY MTG Mar 5-7 DisCon 2020: Cebu Mar 10 9th BOD Meeting Rotary Club of Cebu Mar 12 WEEKLY MTG Mar 12-18 World Rotaract Week Mar 19 WEEKLY MTG Mar 26 WEEKLY MTG April 2020 MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH MOM rotaryclubofcebu Apr 02 WEEKLY MTG Apr 09 WEEKLY MTG Apr 14 10th BOD Meeting Apr 16 WEEKLY MTG @rotary_cebu

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P a g e | 5 OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF RC CEBU www.rotarycebu.org RY 2019-2020 THE ROTARY FOUNDATION WEEKLY MESSAGE (By Rotarians for Rotarians)

ROTARY’S POLIO CHALLENGE

Rotary International and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced an extension of their existing fundraising partnership that could generate up to US$525 million in new money for polio eradication as the global effort to end this crippling disease enters its critical endgame phase.

Under the new agreement, announced before an audience of more than 20,000 Rotary members from 160 countries gathered in Lisbon for the humanitarian group’s annual convention, the Gates Foundation will match 2 for 1 every new dollar Rotary commits to polio eradication up to $35million per year through 2018!

THANK YOU FOR HAVING SUPPORTED THE ROTARY FOUNDATION AND ITS EFFORT IN ERADICATING POLIO FROM OUR PLANET.

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2019 Christmas Eve, the people of Northern Cebu experienced the devastating Yuletide Holiday due to the reported Typhoon named Ursula. Instead of getting excited preparing Noche Buena, the locals packed their things and moved to the evacuation center felt horrified and alarmed. According to the locals, the typhoon was felt 24th of December around 9:00 pm until 3:00 am and around 11:00 pm to 12:00 am Ursula was so strong, and they ended up celebrated Christmas in the evacuation center. Hearing the sad news, members of the Rotary Club of Cebu immediately responded and raised a total of Php590,000 with part of the contributions coming from friends of Rotary to help the victims of Typhoon Ursula. The first distribution of construction materials for Daan Bantayan Población Integrated School was done last January 4, 2019, led by Pres. Mike Torres, Sec Walter, and PP Bernard with help from the Rotaract Club of Cebu and riders of the End Polio Ride Cebu. Added, the Family of new Rotaractor Annie Descartin was affected by the said tragedy as well and was given some help (Construction Materials) too by the Rotary Club of Cebu and cash donations from the members of Rotaract Club of Cebu.

Rotary Club of Cebu headed by Pres. Mike Torres, Sec. Walter, PP Bernard along

P a g e | 10 OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF RC CEBU www.rotarycebu.org RY 2019-2020 with the riders of the End Polio Ride Cebu and Rotaract Club of Cebu traveled 2- 3 Hours early morning last Saturday to turn-over the construction materials first at Daan Bantayan Población Integrated School. Moreover, the

Rotarians and Rotaractors were able to evaluate and witnessed the damages left by Ursula. First, Pres. Mike and Sec. Walter stopped over in Paypay National Highschool and saw the damages of some areas of the classrooms (The Jan Harris Library and Computer room) donated by the Rotary International. After which they headed to Daan Bantayan Población Integrated School and noticed the devastating effect and damages caused by Ursula.

The Faculty members of Daan Bantayan Población Integrated School accepted the donations with glee and would like to thank each and every one who has been part and contributed to the help that they

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Aside from the school as beneficiary of the donation, Rtr Annie who happened to be a breadwinner of their family in Bantayan Island is greatly affected by typhoon- Ursula, her father received materials to rebuild their damage boat which is the main livelihood of the family.

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Manila Rotary Institute 2019 Marriott Hotel Resorts World Manila Sunday – Dec 8, 2019

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GOL 6th Vocational Training Mission Welcome Dinner Chika-an Sa Cebu 42 Salinas Dr, , 6000 Cebu Sunday – Dec 8, 2019

another week of healing little hearts with Gift of Life & Vicente Sotto. Lets pray for a successful operation for our children with congenital heart defects. Should you want to donate resources or blood, please send a message to us. 🙏🏼

Welcome, our medical volunteers to the 6th Vocational Training Mission

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Total Present ...... 30 WALTER CANG Total Absent ...... 15 Secretary Total Make-up ...... 20 RY 2019-2020

Attendance Percentage 76.92%

VISITING ROTARIANS & GUESTS Lady Cely Chiongbian (spouse of the late PDG Ed Chiongbian); Rtn. Kaitaru Onda (RC Nihonbashi West); Rtn Yoshihiro (RC Tokushima); PP Julian Hanel (RC Mandaue); Daegu Tushima (guest of Rtn Shige Onda); Lady Roxanne Cang (wife of Sec Walter Cang); Maryanne Yakumo and Speaker Matthew Ross (guests of Rtn Bobong Castillo); Roy Morris (ICHF)

WE MISS YOU VERY MUCH Rtn. Cañete, Noel; Dir. Chan, George; Rtn. Cubos, Mike; PP Dakay, Ricky; Rtn. Garcia, Ed; Rtn. Gesalem, Jiaan; PP Gonzales, Ted; Rtn. Heredia, Manolet; Rtn. Lim, Erik; Rtn. Magpale, Migz; PP Martinez, Bing; Rtn. Onglatco, Ed; Rtn. Peña, Bronson; Rtn. Perdices, Anton; PP Soberano, Joe; Rtn. Yu, Vincent

THANK YOU FOR MAKING UP!

Rtn. Barnes, David; Rtn. Besañes, Glenn; Rtn. Canizares, Joe France; Rtn. Dakay, Pet; PP Delantar, Pete; PP Gesalem, Jonie; Rtn. Gonzalez, Don; Dir. Kim, Terry; Rtn. Lopez, Patrick; PP Lotzof, Roy; Rtn. Moises, DJ; Dir. Ngo, Ken; Dir. Ong, Charles; Rtn. Ong, James; Rtn. Ontanillas, Joey; Dir. Sala, Javi; Rtn. Stonebraker, Larry; Rtn. Suaco Joey; Rtn. Tan, Mike

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December 5 – Ride-To-End Polio Afterparty - Support Team

Two weeks after the 3 Day Ride to End Polio, the Rotaract Club of Cebu together with the Ride to End Polio riders had their afterparty last December 5 in Chikaan, Lahug, Cebu City.

The Rotaract Club of Cebu as the support team of Ride to End Polio is so glad to the Rotary Club of Cebu President Mike Torres for donating a whole lechon baboy and Past President Bernard Vonn Sia who spearheaded the noblest project this year for making this afterparty possible & blastful!

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Rotaract Club of Cebu Supports District 3860 Governor's Night 2019

Governor's Night is one of the most awaited time in every Rotary Year.

The Rotaract Club of Cebu served as the registration committee under the supervision of District 3860 Assistant District Governor (ADG) Stephen Chian and Rotary Club of Cebu Executive Secretary ate April last Friday,

December 6 in Mandani Bay.

It is the first time in the history of Rotaract Club of Cebu to be part of this kind of gathering with almost 300+ Rotarians coming from the district were in attendance.

It was a very nice experience of handling the concerns of our fellow service-minded people during these occasions. We really went beyond to our comfort zone.

We would like to thank the Rotary Club of Cebu, ADG Stephen, ate April

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December 7 - Midnight Fellowship

"Sometimes, you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory." Dr. Seuss

Our kind of midnight fellowship

at Ramen Dojo and Starbucks, IT Park, Lahug, Cebu City last December 7 after the Governor's Night.

Special thanks to ADG Stephen for the afterparty snacks sponsorship.

December 7-8 - RAC Cebu Supports "The World's Big Sleep Out 2019"

"Hope is the only thing stronger than fear." (c)

We joined #TheWorldsBigSleepOut2019 held in the grounds of last December 7 while hoping that our effort would help create awareness to #EndGlobalHomelessness.

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December 9-13 - RAC Cebu Supports "Healing Little Hearts in Cebu"

Healing Little Hearts in Cebu is a noble project of Rotary Club of Cebu. It aims to help the little hearts of less priviledged children with Congenital Heart Defects coming from Visayas and Mindanao islands of the and at the same time our local doctors and nurses are being trained by the international doctors and nurses.

Happened last Dec. 9-13 at VSMMC through the accumulated effort of Rotary Club of Cebu, Rotary International, Gift of Life International, Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center, Let It Echo organization, International doctors & nurses and local doctors & nurses.

Dec. 12 & 13 - Foreign Volunteers Cebu City Tour Project Batch 1&2

P a g e | 20 OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF RC CEBU www.rotarycebu.org RY 2019-2020 "It is good to have an end to journey toward. But it is the journey that matters in the end." by Ernest Hemingway

Most of our mother club's partner volunteers from abroad fly for a couple of hours to be here in Cebu, Philippines. They do humanitarian works for days without getting paid. They are focused on their mission. When they finish their mission, they will just go home and go back to their normal routine.

To add some sugar, spice and everything nice to the foreign volunteer's mission, the Rotary Club of Cebu and the Rotaract Club of Cebu initiated a City Tour while their mission is on going so that they would know the beauty of our community in local's view.

The first City Tour happened last Thursday, Dec. 12 for the two nurses named Becca and Julie and then followed on Friday, Dec. 13 for the two doctors named Helen and Karen.

They really had a great day by seeing things in local's view. They were thankful for the initiative. And because of that, they are more motivated than before to be of help in the future missions and projects.

We would like to thank Sir Bobong Castillo for the free transportation for the batch 1 & 2 City Tour.

P a g e | 21 OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF RC CEBU www.rotarycebu.org RY 2019-2020 FELLOWSHIP SONG A Hard Day's Night It's been a hard day's night, and I've It's been a hard day's night, I should been working like a dog be sleeping like a log It's been a hard day's night, I should But when I get home to you I'll find be sleeping like a log the things that you do But when I get home to you I'll find Will make me feel alright, oww the things that you do Will make me feel alright So why on earth should I moan, 'cause when I get you alone You know I work all day to get you You know I feel ok money to buy you things And it's worth it just to hear you say When I'm home everything seems to you're going to give me everything be right So why on earth should I moan, When I'm home feeling you holding 'cause when I get you alone me tight, tight, yeah You know I feel ok Oh, it's been a hard day's night, and When I'm home everything seems to I've been working like a dog be right It's been a hard day's night, I should When I'm home feeling you holding be sleeping like a log me tight, tight, yeah But when I get home to you I'll find the things that you do It's been a hard day's night, and I've Will make me feel alright been working like a dog You know I feel alright You know I feel alright

P a g e | 22 OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF RC CEBU www.rotarycebu.org RY 2019-2020 But you can never leave!'MEETING SCHEDULE ROTARY DAY TIME VENUE AREA CLUB Monday 07:00PM FGU Bldg., 16th Floor, Cebu, Cebu City 1D Mandaue North 07:30PM Cebu Country Club, Cebu City 1B Cebu Port Centre 07:30PM Casino Español de Cebu, Cebu City 1D Cebu Fuente Tuesday 12:00NN Manila Peninsula Hotel Cor. of Ayala & Makati Avenues, 1226 Makati Makati, 06:00PM Bistro Alberto, East Pob., Naga, Cebu 1B Cebu Naga Central 07:00PM YMCA Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City4 1A Talisay 07:00PM Cebu Country Club, Cebu City 1C Cebu West Wednesday 12:00NN Casino Español de Cebu, Cebu City 1B 07:30PM Aloha Hotel 2150 Roxas Blvd., Malate, Manila Manuel A. Roxas Blvd Thursday 12:00NN New World Makati Hotel Manila 06:30PM New World Manila Bay Hotel Bagumbayan 06:30PM Elks Club 7th flr, Corinthian Plaza Bldg., 121 Paseo de Roxas St. Rizal West 06:30PM Parklane Int'l. Hotel, 2nd Level Board Room, cor. Archbishop 1D Mandaue East Reyes Ave., Escario St., Cebu City 07:00PM Casino Español de Cebu, Cebu City 1D Cebu 07:00PM Casino Español de Cebu, Cebu City 1A Cebu Gloria Maris 07:30PM Bogo Plaza Resto Bar, Bogo City, Cebu 1C Metro Bogo 07:30PM Cebu Country Club, Cebu City 1C Cebu Mabolo 07:30PM Vienna Kaffehaus, Gorrordo St., Cebu City 1E Metro Mandaue 2006 08:00PM Pescadores Restaurant 4-6, P. Aquino Ave., Longos Malabon North Bay East Friday 11:30AM Penong's Restaurant, Juana Osmena, Cebu City 1C Cebu Midtown 12:00NN Café Laguna Restaurant, Ayala Terraces, Cebu City 1D Cebu Guadalupe 12:00NN Don Mertos Casa Escani, Osmeña St., Cebu City 1D Cebu North 12:00NN Casino Español de Cebu, Cebu City 1E Mandaue 07:00PM Club Filipino, Ayala-FGU, 1A Cebu South 07:00PM Crown Regency, Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City 1A El Pardo de Cebu 07:00PM Abuhan Restaurant 1C Banilad Metro 07:30PM Lighthouse Restaurant Gen. Maxilom Ave., Cebu City 1A Cebu East 07:30PM RC Mactan Info & Training Center, MEPZ, Lapu-lapu City 1E Mactan 08:00PM Ang Tay Golf Course and Restaurant Rovira Road, Bantayan Dumaguete

Rotary Club of Cebu REX REYES CONTRIBUTORS D-3860 Club No. 17102 1. Pres. Stephen Chian

NAME: ______2. Rtn. Hector Almario CLUB: ______DATE: ______3. PP Renato Kintanar 4. Rtn. Edward Onglatco

This serves as your make up card 5. Dir. David Barnes

6. PP Bernard Vonn Sia ______President/Secretary 7. PP Frank Benedicto

RY 2019-2020 8. Mr. Jesus Alcordo

P a g e | 23 OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF RC CEBU www.rotarycebu.org RY 2019-2020 (A joke a day keeps the doctor away) A woman walks into a bank

A woman walks into a bank in New York City and asks for the loan officer. She says she's going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000. The bank officer tells her that the bank will need some kind of security for such a loan, so the woman hands over the keys to a new Rolls Royce that's parked on the street in front of the bank.

Everything checks out, and the bank agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. An employee drives the Rolls Royce into the bank's underground garage and parks it there.

Two weeks later, the woman returns, repays the $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.41. The loan officer approaches her and says:

"We are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we're a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked out your accounts and found that you were a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is why would you bother to borrow $5,000?"

"Well, where else in Manhattan can I park my car for two weeks for fifteen bucks?"

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