Rotary Club of Cebu Port Center
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PORTSIDE CLUB BULLETIN PORTSIDE CLUB BULLETIN PORTSIDE CLUB BULLETIN General Membership Meeting – Sept. 02, 2019 (Week 10) P R O G R A M M E Asst. Treas. Aldrin Bantilan Rotarian of the Evening Call to Order - Pres. Bienvenido “Jun” Falcon, Jr. Invocation/Pambansang Awit- VP Boboy Tan Recitation of Four-Way Test - Dir. Robert Barquilla Acknowledgement of Guest and Visiting Rotarians - PP Jack Jamero Fellowship Singing - Treas. John Sulay Secretary’s Time - Sec. Jensen Racho President’s Time - Pres. Bienvenido “Jun” Falcon, Jr. Other Matters Rotaplast Preparation Japan Trip - RC Yokohama Konan 50th Anniversary Announcements Adjournment - Pres. Bienvenido “Jun” Falcon, Jr. PORTSIDE CLUB BULLETIN INVOCATION We are thankful for this day that you have given us, for its blessings, its opportunities, its challenges. May we appreciate and use each day that comes to us. We pray for strength and guidance for each day as it comes, for each day’s duties, for each day’s problems. May we be challenged to give our best always, and may we be assured of your presence with us. Amen. PORTSIDE CLUB BULLETIN PORTSIDE CLUB BULLETIN PORTSIDE CLUB BULLETIN RCCPC CREDO We believe we are the Rotary Club composed of business persons and professionals who encourage and foster the ideals of service of Rotary International. We believe we are the embodiment of a strong, vibrant and family-oriented club which puts to action the tenet of Rotary “One profits most who serves BEST”. We believe in our cherished role to be the leading civic organization in delivery of community and vocational services, particularly in the area of maternal and child care, coupled with educational empowerment, to the marginalized sector of society. As we commit ourselves to do all these, we humbly seek the aid of the Divine Providence. Because we care! PORTSIDE CLUB BULLETIN Secretary’s Message – September 2019 “Treat every Rotaplast Mission as our first Medical Mission” ― PDG Anton Florendo Good evening, my dear RCCPC Rotarians! Our attendance percentage last meeting, August 19, 2019, was 43%(18/42). We were honored and delighted to have our guests and visiting Rotarians, namely: 1. Mr. Malvin Palacio - guest of PSAG Al Alcibar 2. Mr. Mark Chongco - guest of Treas. John Sulay 3. Mr. Emil Labalan - guest of Treas. John Sulay 4. Rtn. Edgar Zamora - former RCCPC member 5. Ms. Liza Rago 6. Ms. Fe Escano 7. Ms. Star Espino 8. Ms. Mennie Labang - Rotaractor District Secretary Our special thanks and appreciation to the following Rotarians who made their attendance last meeting of the club, to wit: 1. Dir. Daryll Abay-abay 2. PSAG Al Alcibar 3. Dir. Ludwig Amandoron- as the Rotarian of the Evening, 4. PAG Felix Asoy, 5. Dir. Robert Barquilla 6. Rtn. Anthony Cepeda 7. PDG Anton Florendo 8. PP George Hong 9. PP Marcy Koike 10. PDG Ted Locson 11. Rtn. Naoya Osawa 12.Sec. Jensen Racho 13. Treas. John Sulay 14. DITO Jeff Tan 15. VP Boboy Tan 16. PP Sam Tiu 17. Dir. Nestor Toledo, and 18. Pres. Jun Falcon. To those who attended other clubs’ meeting as make-up or those who joined other Rotary activities - physical or online, please report it to us so that we can increase our attendance percentage. We had a fruitful discussion last club meeting, August 19, 2019, with regards to Rotaplast. Pres. Jun Falcon had presented a video presentation of what Rotaplast International Mission is all about including this year’s schedule. PDG Anton Florendo, the Mission Director, reiterated the appeal of the finance chair & club president that each member of the club is encouraged to help in the fund raising of this noble project. This year will be the 17th Rotaplast Medical Mission and hopefully we can reach the 1500 patients by next year. With regards to the fund raising, Rtn. Silver Cepeda had volunteered to make a short video promotion to post it online or in social media and possibly partnering with PayPal or other outlets for our donors, both local & foreign. Treasurer John Sulay had announced the updated list of donors including the donors from our Japanese sister clubs and PP Marcy Koike. Our sincere appreciation and thanks to PP Marcy Koike for being the donor of our new videoke and sound sytems including the cabinet. Last Monday, August 26, 2019, was a holiday due to the celebration of the National Heroes Day. However, Last August 23, 2019 (Friday) at 6 o’clock in the evening, we had the 2nd BOD PORTSIDE CLUB BULLETIN meeting at the Castle Peak Hotel, Cabahug St., Cebu City. The following officers were present, to wit: 1. Pres. Jun Falcon 2. VP Boboy Tan, 3. Treas. John Sulay, 4. Sec. Jensen Racho, 5. Auditor PP Rey Sabay 6. ASec. Aldrin Bantilan, 7. Dir. Robert Barquilla, and PAG Dir. Boy Unabia. The following agenda were discussed: A. Rotaplast Solicitation/ Fund Raising B. Review and Evaluation on the Rotaplast operation expenses C. Promotion of the Medical Mission in both TV & Radio D. Committee heads and members E. Officers of the day F. Courtesy visit to the Mayor of Cebu City Last Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 5PM, we had visited the Mayor of Cebu City, Hon. Edgardo Labella, to discuss the following service projects of the club: A.Rotaplast Appreciation Dinner schedule & venue - The schedule of the appreciation dinner will be on Oct. 4, 2019, 6PM (Friday). The venue is either in the Rizal Library or MCWD Hall and this will be finalized by the office of the Mayor. B.The 10 Outstanding Traffic Enforcers of Cebu City Thanks to the following officers who were present, to wit: 1. Pres. Jun Falcon, 2. VP Boboy Tan, 3. Treas. John Sulay, 4. Sec. Jensen Racho, 5. Dir. Ludwig Amandoron and 6. Dir. Robert Barquilla. On the operation side of the club, all our obligations and payable (PRM, Polio Fund, District Fund, District Levy and Rotaract Dues, and the Club Invoice) were already paid and reported including the arrears of PRM (Philippine Rotary Magazine) to the Rotary International, PRM Office and the District 3860 before the deadline. In line with this, we will be sending soon the statement of account for all members and this will include the 2nd Semester Dues. As a gentle reminder to all members that the Club Resolution on SAR (Semi-Annual Report) by PP Eking Jereza and seconded by Pres. Jun Falcon is still enforceable as this was adopted and implemented by the present Board. On the membership side, Rtn. Kit Daleon will be re-instated soon and he is looking forward to be with us in service to humanity. And lastly, John F. Kennedy said “To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.” That’s all for now, enjoy the rest of the evening. Thank you! PORTSIDE CLUB BULLETIN President’s Message – September 2019 Today in 1595, Fr. Antonio Sedeño, one of the outstanding figures of the early Jesuit missions in the Philippines, died at the age of 60 in Cebu. He is buried in the newly-constructed Jesuit chapel in the city. A pleasant evening to our RCCPC champions! Welcome everyone for tonight’s meeting. We have to savor this meeting’s undertakings as we have upcoming important events and projects. BOD Special Meeting. Last August 23, 2019, the Officers and Board met at Castle Peak Hotel and one of the agenda discussed, among others, is the financial status concerning our upcoming 2019 Rotaplast Cebu Mission. Things discussed from this meeting will be shared during our GMM “Other Matters” portion. Courtesy Visit to the City Mayor. Last August 28, 2019, the Officers and Board went to the Cebu City Hall and paid a courtesy call to the newly elected Cebu City Mayor Edgar Labella. From the said visit, we verbally shared to the new mayor our Club’s projects – new and continuing, most especially our flagship project – 2019 Rotaplast Cebu Mission. Mayor Labella willingly expressed his support for the Appreciation Night and requested a formal letter on it particularly stating the total number of persons for the activity. Venue for this activity is still to be determined and confirmed by the Office of the Cebu City Mayor. Grant Management Coordination Meeting. Last August 30, 2019, there was a Grant Management Coordination Meeting requested by Area 1B Assistant Governor, Stephen Chian, which attended by the undersigned. Important agenda discussed, among others, is the hosting of Area 1B for this coming Grant Management Seminar. It will be this Saturay, 7th day of September 2019. As requested by AG Stephen, he wanted RCCPC President and Secretary to support him for said hosting and he will accordingly relay this week RCCPC’s role for the event. 2019 Rotaplast Cebu Mission. To reiterate my previous announcement, solicitation letters were already sent out to all RCCPC members and each member is expected to pledge Php10K (the hospital expense cost of at least one patient for this year). The suggestion is likewise endorsed by PP Edward Go, being him the yearly top-notcher for solicitations.I am sure we now have more than eighty (80) pre-listed patients from Abounding In Love Foundation but we still expect more walk-in patients. Last year, we had 116 screened PORTSIDE CLUB BULLETIN patients but only around 95 was successfully operated (an average target of 30 patients per day). As 2019 Rotaplast Cebu Misson schedule is really fast approaching, we will discuss this more in tonight’s meeting. Meeting Make-Up.