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RC New Manila 7:30pm Rotary Center RC Mega EDSA 7:30 pm Rotary Center RC Tandang Sora 7:30pm Rotary Center RC Bagong Silangan 8pm Rotary Center Thursday RC Capitol Hills 7pm Serye (QC Circle) RC Commonwealth 7pm Heat EDSA Shangri-la

RC Kagitingang Cubao 7:30pm Camp Aguinaldo RC Pag-asa 8pm Jollibee East Ave/V Luna

RC Paraiso 8pm Rotary Center

Friday RC Cubao East 7pm Tang Kang Resto, Roces Ave RC Cosmopolitan Cubao 8pm Rotary Center

RC Metro Diliman 8pm Rotary Center RC Kamuning West 8pm Rotary Center RC QC Circle 7pm DAR FAPSO RC SFDM Central 8pm Rotary Center

Rotary Club of New Manila Heights Regular Weekly Meeting

7:30 pm, March 1, 2011 (Tuesday) Peñafrancia Hall, Mt. Carmel Shrine, 5th Avenue, New Manila , Quezon City

P R O G R A M

Call to Order Pres. Ma. Elisa “Baby” Allado

Invocation Rtn. Robert “Bobby” Ang

National Anthem Rtn. Isidra “Inday” Nery

Introduction of Visiting Rotarians

& Guests /Announcements Sec. Bernadette “Badette” Redublo

The 4-Way test PP Rolando “Butch” Pacana

Community Singing Rtn. Perfecto “Jun” Quilicot

Finest Moments Rtn. Crispina “Cris” Yenko

Rotary Information PP Roman “Boy” Escueta

Intro of Guest Speaker PE Alejandro “Alex” Buot

Talk on “Innovative Housing” Engr. Ronald “Ron” Yap

Awarding of Token Pres. Baby & Sec Badette

President’s Time Pres. Ma. Elisa “Baby” Allado

RCNMH Hymn Rtn. Warren “Bong” Domantay

Adjournment Pres. Ma. Elisa “Baby” Allado

Night Chair: Dir. Al “Amba” Villacorte

CONGRATULATIONS

to our newest

Paul Harris Fellow

Irma Pizarro!

President’s Corner

Ma. Elisa “Baby” Allado

WHY WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW?

Most of us are anxious about what will happen

tomorrow. Hence, we save money to secure our future, prepare to leave some inheritance for our children, and even get life insurance so that our heirs will have money to spend

for our funeral expenses. When we encounter problems, we break our heads and

spend sleepless nights trying to find solutions. The problem just seems so enormous that we start to panic and sometimes find ourselves on the verge of breaking down.

Oftentimes we worry about “appearance & sustenance” – what to wear, what to eat, what type of house or what brand

of car or watch to buy, what to do with the wrinkles, what to do with the aches and pains, what to do to live longer. Our priorities lie in what impresses others, what achievements

catch attention and what brings honor to our name. The funny thing is that our savings, our looks and our

achievements are never enough. Hence, the desire for material things becomes endless. The coveted peace of mind and true happiness are seldom achieved.

So we ask ourselves, what do we do then? Take the “bahala na” attitude we Filipinos are known for? Wait for

manna to fall from heaven? Oh yes. Didn’t God say that if the birds survive because of divine providence how can He abandon men whom He loves dearly? But there is a thin line

between faith and dependence for God provides but man must strive.

Since I joined Rotary, I observed that although the resources have been few, we never run out of service projects because people and organizations pour in the needed support.

Kabisig ng Kalahi has provided funds for our supplementary feeding programs (both school-based & community-based), SM

Foundation helped with the medical-dental mission, the Governor’s Special Grants enabled us to give free vaccines to

Senior Citizens in the Barangay. Members of our Club quietly donate when a need arises. We don’t have to worry about tomorrow for our Club is truly blessed.

Community Song

BAYAN KO (Original Tagalog lyrics by Jose Corazon de Jesus

Melody by Constancio de Guzman)

Ang bayan kong Pilipinas

Lupain ng ginto't bulaklak Pag-ibig na sa kanyang palad

Nag-alay ng ganda't dilag

At sa kanyang yumi at ganda

Dayuhan ay nahalina Bayan ko, binihag ka

Nasadlak sa dusa

CHORUS

Ibon mang may layang lumipad Kulungin mo at umiiyak

Bayan pa kayang sakdal-dilag

Ang 'di magnasang makaalpas

Pilipinas kong minumutya

Pugad ng luha at dalita Aking adhika

Makita kang sakdal laya

AD LIB

[Repeat CHORUS]

Our Speaker Tonight ENGR. RONALD FERNANDEZ YAP

Age

Married To

No. Of Children

Education

57 MRS. SOCORRO YUMOL YAP Four (4) BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 1974 Mapua Institute of Technology 1975 Passed Board Exam for Mechanical Engineers

Post Graduate Roll-on/Roll-off Ferries and Container Terminal

Management Course, West Flanders , Belgium (UNCTAD-SEATAC) Oct. 1978 – July 1979

Special

Training

Professional

Experience

K-LINE Terminal Management and Vessel Operations

Management Course, Tokyo & Kobe Japan Sept–Oct 1987 Port Administration Management, Planning and

Development Course of Various Major Ports in Western Europe October 1978 – July 1979

1997 - Present STORAGE PROVIDERS, INC. President and General Manager Fabrication / Container Yard

1997 - Present RF YAP CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC. President and General Manager

An innovative housing contractor for socialized and economic housing. Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council HUDCC-AICTECT Accredited since 1996 using recycled marine containers. Employing a pool of engineers, skilled and unskilled workers with a strength of about 70 – 100 personnel

Organizations Rotary Club of San Francisco Del Monte, RI District 3780 - President Elect - Co-designer & Fabricator of Mobile Surgical Unit

Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineer (PSME) - Past Director Mandaluyong Chapter

Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary Group (PCGA) - Lt. Commander 105

th SQUADRON

Philippine Welding Society - Member

Greetings to our Birthday Celebrants!

March 8 – Dexter Qua and Baby Allado

March 11 – Nick Torre March 20 – Jodie Moreno

CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES

MARCH – LITERACY MONTH

March 1 -Deadline for submission of Nominees to the Council

of Legislation

-Regular Weekly Meeting – Speaker on Innovative

Housing: Engr Ron Yap

March 4 -Board of Directors Meeting

March 5 -District Team Training Seminar, Manolo Lopez

Development Center, Antipolo

March 8 -Regular Weekly Meeting – Speaker on Stem Cells

Transplants: Dr. Florencio Lucero

-World Rotaract Week

March 15 -Recognition of Rotaract

March 19 - Seminar on Public Speaking and e-Bulletin

March 22 -Classification Talk

March 24-26 – DISCON 2011, Subic

March 29 -3rd

Quarter Club Assembly

This may be your chance to become a Paul Harris Fellow!

LIMITED OFFER ON PAUL HARRIS ANNUAL GIVING –

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PRESIDENT BABY BEFORE MARCH 8, 2011

Crossroads PDG Mario R. Nery

THE LAST QUARTER OF THE ROTARY YEAR

March is the last month before the last quarter of the

year. It is the time for the incumbent Board to consolidate the accomplishments of the Club from July of

last year, and to accelerate the efforts on those projects which still remain to be finished. The best way to finish

them is not to work under stress. It is better when the finishing work is done with calm and focused effort, as

work done under stress is most often less than

satisfactory. It is very seldom when a club can do 100% of what it set out to do, owing to several factors, but

what is important is the genuine effort to achieve them. Thus, a figure as close to 100% as possible is excellent.

March is also the month when the incoming Board

should begin to plan in earnest what they want the Club, under their leadership, to accomplish next Rotary year.

That is the only way that the Club can "hit the ground running" in July. Our unsolicited advice to the incoming

Board is that your year will only be as good as your plans. If your programs are well thought out, based on solid

data, difficult but doable, fully understood by all the members as well as their roles in it, and the members

see the leadership's commitment to it, you are bound to

have an excellent year. Always keep in touch with the members whatever it is you wish to do, for they are the

Club just as equally as the officers are. It is when the officers and the members work together as one when a

great Club is formed.

Prayer

How blessed we are to have You as Our God and Father. We want to

celebrate each day of life for indeed it is Your great gift to us. We thank You

for the gift of salvation and life eternal through the cross and resurrection.

Because of life that You gift us with, we are able to enjoy the gift of family and

close friends; the air and the beauty of our surroundings; the places we get to

visit. Because of life, we are also able to make contributions to enhance

situations and life circumstances; bless the lives of other people both close to

us and those who enter our circles of influence. Yes, Lord, we are thankful for

the gift of life.

Help us to cherish it and nurture it. Help us to truly value it and teach others

that life is worth living and preserving. May we never be involved in actions

and affiliations that in any way diminish or end life. We, your sons and

daughters in Rotary, want to be life givers as You gave us life when we were

created, nurtured it through our caring parents, and now commiting ourselves

to being like You. All these we bring to You, O Lord of our lives. Amen.

From Motivation in a Minute

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

~Theodore Roosevelt

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

"The most valuable tasks you can do each day are often the hardest and most complex. But the

payoff and rewards for completing these tasks

efficiently can be tremendous."

~Brian Tracy

Thoughts on the Feb. 22 Medical Dental Mission By PP Elsa Unson

I just wanted to say that the time we got to spend today helping in the

Medical-Dental Mission was a great opportunity for us to help bless

others. It was also a humbling experience.

Having to take a morning or a whole day off to help in a medical dental

mission doing things that are not normally part of one's routine, is for

some a daunting task. For others it is something that one just steps up to

do help out in.

Today's Medical Dental Mission was a club project that was going to

benefit not only Horseshoe but several nearby barangays as well so the

numbers for today were definitely expected to be big. What a blessing

so many of our club members and some spouses, joined in

enthusiastically.

When we need to see a doctor or a dentist, we do not want to spend

countless hours waiting for our turn. We make appointments or if it

really an emergency, we take a chance to get to see a doctor we know or

who was recommended to us but we do not line up like the men, women

and children who patiently (sometimes impatiently) waited for their turn,

moving up one seat at a time so that anyone of the 5-6 pediatricians or

anyone of the 5 doctors for adult medicine or anyone of the 2 dentists

could spend some time with them to listen to their health concerns and

prescribe medicines needed to make them well. We never wait in lines

as long as what the people we served today, went through.

These men and women who live generally on or below the poverty line,

rely on the medical-dental missions the local government and civic

organizations like Rotary organize. We provided them with this much

awaited opportunity and this project our club has undertaken, is really

one of the things that attest to Rotary's being an organization that cares

and builds bridges that bring communities closer together. I was glad to

have been among the club members who actively helped to in my small

way, make the medical dental mission go smoothly. I am glad many of

our members, new ones especially, have chosen to spend time to be

there. Mabuhay!

URBAN VEGETABLE GARDEN LECTURE AND DEMO

Last February 24, an Urban Vegetable Gardening Lecture/Demo was

presented to the 3rd

year students and TLE (Technology, Livelihood Education)

teachers of P. Bernardo High School by Professor David Balilla, agriculturist of

Barangay Holy Spirit. Professor Balilla started by describing the present set-up in

Barangay Holy Spirit which has a successful and highly acclaimed organic

vegetable garden in the depressed areas there. This will help address the hunger

problem in the urban areas. He then proceeded to teach the students and teachers

how to do different kinds of composting as well as non-traditional (hydroponics)

ways of planting vegetables using scrap plastic softdrink bottles and plastic sacks.

President Baby (who brought vegetable seedlings), Rtn Irma and some

representatives from Barangay Horseshoe attended. A follow-up evaluation will be

conducted on March 14 to check on the vegetable planting project of the school.

Quote of the Month: Understand and be understood Rotary International News -- 17 February 2011 Each month, we highlight a piece of Rotary history and share an inspirational

quote from past Rotary leaders. February’s quote:

"The spirit of Rotary is not exclusive; it expands. It is

not local, it is universal. And so the wish to understand

and to be understood, the wish to see the virtues rather

than the faults in others, the longing to find out what we

have in common rather than what divides us — these

can be widely shared."

Gian Paolo Lang, 1956-57 RI president, address to 1957 convention

Rotarians around the world

celebrated Rotary's 106th

anniversary with a variety of

activities drawing attention to the

progress that has been made to

eradicate polio and the need to

finish the job.

Representatives of Rotary International and Sanofi Pasteur, a leading provider of polio vaccine,

helped ring the opening bell in Brussels Stock Exchange

Tell us your favorite Paul Harris quote Rotary International News -- 22 February 2011

Since Paul Harris founded Rotary more than 100 years ago, his words have inspired millions, laying the groundwork for new clubs and worldwide service. Recently, Rotarians shared some of their favorite quotes from Harris on Rotary's social media sites:

"This is a changing world; we must be prepared to change with it."

"Ignorance is a menace to peace." "Perhaps dreaming is not so bad if one dreams

good dreams and makes them come true." "Personality has power to uplift, power to

depress, power to curse, and power to bless." Paul Harris circa 1915. Rotary Images

End Polio Now message illuminates world landmarks Rotary International News -- 24 February 2011

Iconic landmarks around the world served as the backdrop for the End Polio Now message the week of 23 February in honor of Rotary's 106th anniversary. They included the Trevi Fountain in Rome; a Lantern Festival gate in Taiwan; the parliament building in The Hague; the globe of the SM Mall of Asia in Manila, Philippines; the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation headquarters in Seattle, Washington, USA; Byblos Castle in Byblos, Lebanon; and the soccer stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, among others.

From left: Rome, Taiwan, The Hague, Lebanon, South Africa

Feb 22 –Pres Baby reported on anti TB Programs conducted by the Club Feb 27- RCNMH co-hosted National Medical-Dental Mission at Rotary Center Feb 25- APC ERAL project briefing on reading comprehension midyear results Feb 25 – Dr. Alejandro Diaz talks on Stroke Prevention

CELEBRATING WORLD PEACE & UNDERSTANDING

MONTH AND ROTARY’S 106th BIRTHDAY In support of RID 3780 Service Projects Day last February 22, RC New

Manila Heights conducted a medical-dental mission in cooperation with SM Foundation. Aside from medical and dental services, ECG, Xray, urinalysis, BP monitoring and free medicines were also provided. Patients came from 7 barangays in Area 20 –Horseshoe, BL Crame, Kaunlaran, Pinagkaisahan, San Martin, Immaculate and Valencia.

Club members came in full force to assist in the registration tables and in dispensing medicines at the pharmacy. They also managed the queues to achieve an orderly flow of patients to the doctors.

PP Boy Escueta and his officemates at Apsys wanted to celebrate the company’s 25th year meaningfully by donating lunch packs. President Baby donated bread for 100 sandwiches.

Present were: PDG Mar Nery & spouse Inday, PPs Boyet Alfonso, Ponchit Miranda, Ed Aguila, Boy Escueta, Boone Ongchoco and Elsa Unson, PE Alex Buot, PN Alex Arrojo & spouse Joy, Dir./Punong Barangay Josie Ang (together with the Barangay Horseshoe Council & staff), Rtns Annabelle Jereza, Irma Pizarro, Janice Adolfo, Alice Arcano and Cris Yenko, and baby Rotarians Nick Torre and Warren Domantay.

DG Ambo Gancayco, District Officers and Global Presidents made the rounds of the simultaneous medical missions after the Polio vaccine supplementation of 8,000 children at Brgy. Tatalon where IPP Boone went with some volunteers.

President Baby introducing DG Ambo Gancayco DG Ambo Gancayco delivering Inspirational Talk to organizers & beneficiaries

NEWSBITS

*English Enhancement and Personality Development (EEPD) 2010-11 ends with simple graduation rites at the

P. Bernardo High School (PBHS) PP Boyet Alfonso together with the Rotaract facilitators from

Informatics Diliman and Brick Road, conducted simple graduation rites for the participants of the EEPD program in

PBHS last February 12. *ROTABOWL 2011

RCNMH places 3rd place in the Class B group and will advance

to the finals which will start following a stepladder format. On March 6, the one-day individual Masters competition will

take place.

Let us support our team! Prayers will help but our presence to cheer them up will be better.

*RCNMHERS APPOINTED AS DISTRICT OFFICERS FOR RY2011-12

Congratulations to the following members of our Club who

have been appointed to serve in the coming Rotary year under DGE Jess Cifra:

IPP Boone – Core Service Team, Social Network Chair, Annual Giving Chair, Grants Member

PP Boyet – Assistant Governor

PP Butch – Club Service Member

PP Raffy – Deputy District Secretary, Friendship Exchange Chair, Recruitment & Retention Member

Pres Baby – Assistant Governor’s Representative, Vice-Chair for Health, Match Club Member