KAUNLARAN the Official Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Makati RI District 3830 Philippines DEC 13 13 DEC 2016 22
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PUBLIC IMAGE AWARD, P. 7 TRF CENTENNIAL DINNER, P. 8 t came six months late, but it came, otarians flocked to the richly an honor so unexpected IPDG Pepito storied Manila Hotel on November Bengzon, during whose term the 28 for the annual testimonial Iproject was put in place, was caught by Rdinner in honor of the year’s contributors surprise—a very pleasant surprise. He to The Rotary Foundation. Among those KAUNLARAN The Official Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Makati RI District 3830 Philippines DEC 13 13 DEC 2016 22 FROM MY DESK erry MChristmas! We are here tonight for our Christmas party, that happy occasion when BY: PRES. DAVID we come in our ACKERMAN holiday best, wearing our sweetest smiles and floating on happy clouds, to wish each other the best of the season and good health and good fortune in the coming year. “Hippie Holidays” is the theme of MULTI-CLub ‘StOP TB Now’ PROJECT our party tonight. The word “hippie” is our clue to let our hair down, relax, and LAUNCHED slide into a “cool, man” stance so we can just be ourselves and enjoy it all. A he Club launched last group of our Anns, led by my Ann Mache, Saturday, December 10, is in charge of the party, and they have a new wave of the “Stop cooked up a program that spells F-U- TTB Now” program, this time N—a new twist to the Christmas theme. involving not just our club but Thank you to the Anns for applying six other clubs in District 3830— heart and head, and to everyone who RC Fort Bonifacio Global City has braved the horrible traffic to be here represented by Pres. Bea Tan, tonight. RC Makati Business District by ******* Pres. Michelle Montecon, RC Muntinlupa by Pres. Ritchie de Administration of medicines Guzman, RC Muntinlupa North by This is also our last meeting for Pres. Elvie Quiazon, RC Palanyag 2016. Our next meeting—our first for Paranaque by Pres. Mithor 2017--will be on January 10, where we Singson and RC Paranaque shall have Mayor Abigail Binay-Campos Poblacion, represented by Pres. deliver her first the State of the City Paolo Valdez. Address before our club. The SOCA is a The launch was graced by tradition initiated in 1993 by then Mayor District Governor Edna Sutter . to page 3 who delivered an inspirational message where she thanked RC Makati and Pres. David Ackerman . to page 5 Signing of MOU Tel. Nos. 899-7863 to 65 • Fax No. 899-0739 E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected] • www.makatirotary.org FLASH ACK:B ANNUAL MEMBERS’ MEETING December 6, 2016 • eScOLTA, THe PeNINSULA mANILA t was a Club Assembly, called to elect five new directors to serve for two terms--in RY 2017-2018 under PE Jun IJun Dayrit and in 2018-2019 under PN Fred Pascual. (The results of the vote will be announced tonight.) PE Jun Jun set off the meeting with a prayer that began with praising the Lord for His kindness and went on to thank Him for His blessings in the year about to come to a close and forgiveness for mistakes committed. He went on: “We lift up to You the remainder of the year, Pres. David Ackerman especially the coming Christmas season Chris Imperial (2nd from left) and Sonny Tambunting Jr. (3rd from Midyear Report and the remaining activities of our Club left) with PHF pin and certificate especially the gift giving, and we hope that many of our club members will be able to join us during this season of giving to the children that we have promised gifts to.” Finally he asked for blessings for the election about to take place for five members of the board of directors. Sec. Peter Manzano, who acted as moderator, announced that with 29 members physically present and Bom Villatuya Treasurer’s Report 29 proxy votes, the required quorum had been reached. The numbers in the program were quickly taken up—the approval of the minutes of last year’s annual meeting, matters arising from the Pres. David inducts Ric Gindap minutes of said meeting, the ratification of the acts and resolutions of the Board of Directors from July to November of the current fiscal year. Club Functions. After dutifully reminding everyone to cast their votes, Sec. Peter Manzano IPDG Pepito Bengzon made the happy Moderator and prideful announcement that our District 3830 had been conferred a Best Public Image Award for 2015-2016 by RI Zone 7A for the Rotary Billboards Underpass Project that ran during his term as governor. The project involved the posting by 33 Rotary Clubs of blowup photos of projects on poster panels in the Legazpi Underpass that crosses Ayala Avenue from the parking lot of the old Makati Stock Exchange to PDG Tony Quila Glorietta 5. The use of the underpass PHF Recognition was facilitated by PP Cesar Campos, in his capacity as governor of the Makati Commercial Estate Association (MaCEA), the organization responsible for the development of the Makati Central Business District. IPDG Pepito posed for a photo op with PP Cesar—carrying the glass trophy, of course. We’ve added a new name to our roster of members—Ric Gindap, who PE JunJun Dayrit Invocator . to page 4 02 KAUNLARAN-December 13, 2016 From my Desk ....................................................... from page 1 Jojo Binay and has been carried on year after year by the mayor of Makati, regardless of political color. It is our privilege to host it. As lead club, we intend to invite other clubs in RC Makati Christmas Party Makati to join us for that very important meeting. It is Tuesday, 13 December 2016 our earnest wish to have a big attendance on that day McKinley Room, Manila Polo Club among our members. ******* PROGRAM Yesterday, we pushed through with our President’s . Registration Cup at the Manila Golf Club, with PRID Paing Hechanova as chair and 17 of our golfers taking part. It was another . Invocation ………………………. PE JunJun Dayrit occasion for great fellowship, the kind that keeps our . Philippine National Anthem Club ever vibrant and our friendships always bursting with life. RC Makati Hymn I would like to thank PRID Paing for helming the . Christmas Message ...................... Pres. David Ackerman event and for hosting lunch on Nov. 19, the original . Recognition of PHF ...................... PDG Tony Quila date, which was marred by rain. And thanks, too, to the golfers for showing up and for making the event a . Committee Announcements success—PRID Paing Hechanova, IPDG Pepito Bengzon, . Dinner PP Rey Adriano, PP Reggie Nolido, SK Kim, Rodrigo Entertainment by 8Track Band Segura, Jun Arceo, Manny Javelosa, Peter Coyiuto, Andrew Prieto, Dan Lim, Howie Calleja, Chris Ferareza, . Games - Christmas Bingo Dick Upton, Taba Samson and Arthur Antonino. Special Number - Rotary Anns ******* . Raffle Last Saturday, we launched the Stop TB Program . Special Number - Wannabees at our clubhouse with DG Edna Sutter and Rotarians . Dance . dance . dance from a number of clubs in attendance, as well as the project beneficiaries and their parents. Entertainment by 8Track Band We are teaming up with six Rotary Clubs in District 3830 for this project, which is aimed at treating PP Carlo & Cat Rufino some 243 children with primary complex so that they will regain their health, be healthy enough to stay in Emcees school, and be well enough to not spread the disease to family and schoolmates. The children are scheduled to complete the prescribed six-month medical treatment period in June 2017. On Friday, December 16, we shall be going to Calapan, Mindoro to initiate another module of the program covering 117 kids. This module will bring to 360 the number of children who will benefit from the multi-club scheme. The project is funded by a global grant of USD85,000 applied for and received by the Club last year. ******* I would like to congratulate IPDG Pepz Bengzon ******* for the Public Image award conferred on District 3830 I will end the way I began—with greetings of joyful hope to you and for the Billboards Underpass Project during his term your family, and a prayer for all of us, that we may feel the real message as governor. This is a distinct honor that deserves of Christmas by delivering it to those in most need, they for whom Rotary applause. We are thankful to our own PP Cesar Campos was created. for his cooperation in providing the venue for the May the love and grace of the Holy Child, whose birth we celebrate, project—the Legazpi Underpass near the Ayala Avenue- reign in our hearts this season and throughout the coming year. Makati Avenue intersection, a project of MaCEA. PP Cesar did it in his capacity as governor of MaCEA. KAUNLARAN-December 13, 2016 03 Disease Prevention and Treatment Month DEC. 13 DEC. 15 DEC. 16 DEC. 20 ....... from page 1 DEC Christmas Party Last Angel Gift- Stop TB & Last Angel Gift- Last Angel Gift- 2016 “Hippie Holidays!” giving project giving project giving project Manila Polo Club, Calatagan, Batangas Calapan, Mindoro Stepping Stone 6PM 11AM Meet at RCM Clubhouse, 5AM Center, 1:30PM DEC. 20 & 27 JAN 3 JAN 10 JAN 17 NO MEETING JAN NO MEETING Speaker: State of the City Address In observance of the 2017 In observance of the George Barcelon Hon. Abigail Binay-Campos Holiday season Holiday season President, Philippine Chamber Mayor of Commerce and Industry City of Makati Flashback ....................................... from page 2 ATTeNDANce rePOrT SALUTATIONS 22 November 2016 BIRTHDAYS was proposed by Dir. Porsche Pena Regular Non-Exempt ROTARIANS and holds the classification “Creative 38 Members in Attendance Manny Padiernos, 14 December Branding.” Presented by PDG Tony Quila Rante Aguila, 15 December and charged by PDG Sid Garcia, who got Honorary and Exempt Members / 11 Michael Escaler, 16 December Ric to commit to becoming a Paul Harris Visiting Rotarians and Guests PP Puno Peña, 18 December Fellow, Ric was inducted by Pres.