OCTOBER IS VOCATIONAL SERVICE MONTH

MOST OUSTANDING

TEACHERS OF JMES

Rotary International celebrates

Vocational Month every October.

Clubs and Districts are

encouraged to recognize Rotary

volunteer at district-level, if

possible, promote involvement

in Rotary Fellowships, sponsor a

vocational service activity or

project and promote

membership development in

open classification. (D-3830

MOP, 5th edition, page 58).

Rotary Club of Makati Olympia

started this celebration rather

early. On September 27, 2010,

it gave out the first Most

Outstanding Teachers Award at

Jose Magsaysay Elementary

School. It was a welcome treat

for the teachers who were not

aware that in connection with

the club’s Literacy endeavors at

said school, it was conferring

with Principal Imelda Ferrer on

the teachers who have stood out

and exemplified the epitome of

their profession.

RCMO recognizes the invaluable

role that the teachers play in

honing the pupils into good

citizens of the world. It

believes in this year’s DepEd’s

theme for the celebration of

Teachers Month this September,

“My Teacher, My Hero”.

The recognition given was a

surprise to the three awardees:

Ms. Josephine Montana, an Art

Teacher of Grade 5 who

patiently hone the pupils’ god-

given art talent; Ms. Aida

Agustin, an English Teacher and

Ms. Nenita Soberano, a

preschool teacher teaching

Social Studies. The awardees

were given a special trophy and

a book on the subject they

teach. The very appreciative

Mrs. Montana said they never

expected such honor in their

long years of service as

mentors. Congratulations Teachers!

Message Message Message Message of the of the of the of the RCMORCMORCMORCMO PresidentPresidentPresidentPresident

My Dear Fellow Olympians,

As our Charter Presen-

tation and Induction

Ceremonies draw near,

I would like to go

down memory lane

and revisit the very

foundation of Rotary Club of Makati

Olympia.

It has been often said that RCMO’s founders

dreamt of a Rotary Club whose culture will

be based on the basic tenets of Rotary sans

the glamour that many non-members

attribute the organization to be. The

Founders had this vision of making Rotary

accessible to all professions reflective of the

community – at least that of Barangay

Olympia, Makati, its anchor community. Of

our 54 charter members, we have 49

classifications.

RCMO aspires to establish a culture of being

a club where we execute projects using our

various lines of expertise in order to serve.

This is the reason why parallel to the weekly

meetings and fellowships, we also undertake

weekly service activities with our sponsored

Rotaractors and Interactors. Thus, our

strength as a club lies in our collective regard

of each other and hands-on participation in

our endeavors for our beneficiaries.

Ten days before our big day on October 16, it

is my hope as Charter President, that all of

us who have signified to be part of this club

are of the same conviction as the founders.

Now, more than ever we should examine

ourselves for our commitment. The journey

will be most fulfilling when we share the

same belief and are in sync with each other.

OLYMPIANS The Official Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Makati OLYMPIA

VOL 01 NO 07• OCTOBER 2010

The

editorial team adviser Rose Acoba

editor Joel D. Adriano

We’d like to hear from you.

Write us your ideas and thoughts or contribute articles that you think is interesting and will be beneficial to our organization. Contact us at (0917)545-6171 and (0917)891-4695.

PREPARATIONS FOR CHARTER

PRESENTATION

It’s all systems go for the preparations for

the RCMO’s Charter Presentation and

Induction Ceremonies on October 16, 2010.

As it is a once in a lifetime event for the

club, the committee has buckled down to

work to make it a most memorable one.

President Nominee and Charter Secretary

Jay Bataclan is the over-all chair for said

event. Through Dir. Ju Abdulcadir, the

Rotaractors and Interactors are also on

board the preparations.

Venue has been arranged at the AIM

Conference Center by PP Ting Almendral. CP

Rose Acoba is in charge of the program while

the Rotaractors and Interactors with Dir. Ju

will take care of logistics and the venue

preparations.

RCMO believes in starting everything right.

With the amount of work and the efforts

given by all the members involved in the

preparations, it looks forward to having a

most organized event befitting the occasion.

It also hopes to afford all its new members

the opportunity to meet their fellow

Rotarians in the District in an atmosphere of

fun and camaraderie.

Go! Olympia, Go!

Classification principle

By assigning each member a classification

based on his or her business or profession,

this system ensures that the club’s

membership reflects the business and

professional composition of its community.

The number of members holding a particular

classification is limited according to the size

of the club. The goal is professional

diversity, which enlivens the club’s social

atmosphere and provides a rich resource of

occupational expertise to carry out service projects and provide club leadership.

My Teacher, My Hero

“Teachers open windows to the world for their students

by giving them the tools and desire to discover their

fellow humans. It is through this discovery that we learn

one of the most important lessons in life — we have more

in common than we have differences.

— Alan Mulally, President & CEO, Ford Motor Company

Literacy for all citizens of the world is one of

RCMO’s Advocacies. Teachers Enhancement helps

in achieving this.

FELLOWSHIP WITH RC MALATE PRIME

Excitement was in the air. For the first time, Rotary Club

of Makati Olympia will be meeting Rotary Club of Malate

Prime, its prospective matched club in District 3810, its

first in said district. The meeting was made possible by RC

Malate Prime’s PE Kyo Lee who is the son of a Korean

friend of one of the past presidents of RC Namyang Korea,

RCMO’s foreign Matched Club.

CP Rose Acoba, accompanied by Dir. Ju Abdulcadir, Chair

Roger Alejo and DIR Miguel Bermido of IAC Makati

Olympia, Rotaractors Diory Bermido and Mhean Beriguel,

proceeded to Inggo Grill at the Bay Area for the Fellowship.

They were warmly welcomed by their hosts.

Entertainment was provided by Appetite band owned and

managed by a member of RC Malate Prime. After the

sumptuous dinner, parlor games were played where the

RCMO delegates actively participated on.

RC Malate Prime is headed by Pres. Anne Quiza. It is the

home club of District 3810 Governor Tranquil Salvador.

Formal Matched club signing will be done on October 16,

Rotary Information of the Week…

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International News…

TRUSTEEE CHAIR’S

MESSAGE: October is

Vocational Service Month

Rotary International News -- 23 September 2010

October 2010

Success in a vocation means giving –

of time, expertise, and money

People join Rotary clubs as proud representatives of

their businesses or professions. Hence, all club

members have an obligation to represent their

vocations to fellow Rotarians and exemplify the spirit

of Rotary in the workplace.

People who are successful in their vocations are often

well organized, not only in their professions but also

in their private lives. Therefore, they are also well

organized in their giving. They understand that if The

Rotary Foundation runs a special fundraising

challenge to match the generous donations from the

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, giving to the

Annual Programs Fund remains as important as ever,

as this is the core part of The Rotary Foundation’s

financial operations. Equally important are donations

to the Permanent Fund and Rotary Centers Major

Gifts Initiative. The giving to the challenge must be

over and above the normal and regular annual giving,

and fortunately many Rotarians understand this.

Donations, however, are not necessarily money only.

Many, many Rotarians give of their free time and of

their expertise, which so often is a result of success in

their vocation. Numerous are the doctors and nurses

who help sick children, numerous are the engineers

who help drill wells, numerous are the teachers who

help in schools – just to mention a few.

And the practice goes back to the various vocations

where it all began in 1905 – a handful of gentlemen

of different vocations who came together to help

others. That was the beginning of what is now

Building Communities – Bridging Continents through

Service Above Self.

Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar

Foundation Trustee Chair

FEATURED ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK

JUVANNI RAJIV “JU” ABDULCADIR

Classification: Theater Arts

Birthday: August 5

Office: Center for Arts and Music, 100 Timog

Avenue, Quezon City

Spouse: Cynthia

Date of Birth: August 19

Wedding anniversary: May 8

Club Position: Sgt.-At-Arms and Chair, New

Generations Sub- Committee

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Saturday, October 2, 2010, 9-11am – Jose Magsaysay

Elementary School, AKLAT

Saturday, October 2, 2010, 1-4pm – AIM Conference

Center, Coordination Meeting, Charter presentation

Tuesday - October 5, 2010, 5pm, Ambasciata de

Abruzzo, Board Meeting and Club Assembly

Wednesday, October 6, 2010 – Deadline for submission

of all articles and ad materials for the souvenir program

Thursday - October 8, 2010 – Venue to be announced

Coordination meeting for the Charter presentation

Sunday – October 10, 2010 – First Techinical and

Participants Run Through, 2pm, AIM Conference Center

Tuesday – October 12, 2010 – Launch of Lingkod

Olympia, 6pm Ambasciata de Abruzzo

Tuesday - October 12, 2010, 6:30pm, Ambasciata de

Abruzzo, Regular Meeting, Celebration of Vocational

Month and Classification Talk

Thursday – October 15, 2010, 8pm, AIM Conference

Center, Final Run Through of Charter Presentation

Saturday – October 16, 2010, 5pm, AIM Conference

Center, Charter Presentation and Induction Ceremonies

Tuesday – October 19, 2010, 5pm, St. Luke’s Medical

Center, Voc. Tour, Reg. Meeting, Speaker: PP Robert

Kuan

Friday – October 22, 2010, 10am, P. Manalo Elementary

School, Pateros, READ with PBA players (tentative)

Tuesday – October 26, 2010, 2pm, Jose Magsaysay Elem

School, Mga Kwento ni Kuya at Ate

Tuesday – October 26, 2010, 6:30 pm, Venue to be

announced, October Club Fellowship

Saturday - November 6, 2010, 1-4pm, Jose Magsaysay

Elementary School, Peace and Conflict Prevention and

Resolution Summit for the New Generations in

celebration of the Interact Week

Tuesday - November 9, 2010, 4 – 9:30 pm, Ambasciata

de Abruzzo, Regular Board meeting and Club Assembly

Friday - November 12, 2010, 8 am, Habitat For Life,

Pasig, Tree Planting Activity with the Interactors

(tentative)

Tuesday - November 16, 2010, 6:30pm, Ambasciata de

Abruzzo, Club TRF Night

Saturday - November 20, 2010, 7am Coastal Bay

Cleaning (tentative)

Tuesday - November 23, 2010, 6:30 pm, Venue to be

announced, November Club Fellowship