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Out of the dreams of long-time Rotarians who are wishing to go back to the cherished tenets of Rotary and the desire of friends and acquaintances to serve and help people in need, Rotary Club of Makati Olympia (RCMO) is born. For RCMO, August 9, 2010 is a very special as it is the day that it officially became a bona fide member of Rotary International. RCMO has charter strength of 54 members composed of 12 old Rotarians and 42 new members, one of the largest new clubs that has been chartered in the last 4 years. Mother clubs are RC Makati Central and Makati Urdaneta and DGSR is DGN Sue Sta. Maria The Charter presentation is on October 16, 2010. As its first activity as a full pledged club, it launched the AKLAT, a reading tutorial project for 60 to 120 Grades 1-3 pupils of Jose Magsaysay Elementary School who are non-readers on August 14.

In the succeeding months it plans to implement a vocational project in cooperation with the Philippine Bakers Foundation in baking and bakery operations, community projects in Barangay Olympia under the comprehensive program of Lingkod Olympia and surgical missions in February next year in partnership with the Southern California Doctors and the Manila Adventist Hospital Medical Team possibly on Pateros, Taguig and Saranggani as well as PR and Public Image projects for the club. It shall also do youth development projects with its sponsored youth partners -the Rotaract, Interact and Rotakid The 54 strong charter members of RCMO are raring to buckle down to work and make a mark in the community that it will serve in its maiden year. Cheers to the new club!

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

Good news my

fellow Olympians!

We have received

the welcome news

informing us that

our application to

be a member of the

Rotary family has

been approved on

August 9, 2010. What a blessing that our

chartering day is 8-9-10!

This being said, it is very important that

we prepare more intensively for our charter

presentation while doing the activities of a

duly organized Rotary Club.

Let me first discuss the activities that we

should do. In the past weeks, we have been

given orientation on various Rotary

Information that will allow us to see what

Rotary is for. Our DGSR Sue and some

notable personalities in our District have

walked with us through these information

sessions. PDG Butch Francisco talked to us

about the duties and responsibilities of

members. PDG Boyet Limon discussed with

us about service projects as we know Rotary

will be empty without these.

As we are now a bona fide member of

Rotary International, it is my hope that we

will continue to learn more about Rotary for

knowledge is boundless and with it we will

be able to appreciate and love more what we

do.

Through all of these, our charter

presentation, is one activity that will not be

repeated hence will need much of our

participation. Although we have a

committee to spearhead the preparations, it

is best that all of us lend a hand and be

active in the preparations. Cont’d at page 2…

The

OLYMPIANS The Official Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Makati - OLYMPIA

VOL 01 NO 01 • AUGUST 2010

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.

Adopt a school program

Rotary Club of Makati Olympia (RCMO) had a successful community assessment last July 29 at the Jose Magsaysay Elementary School in Constancia St., Barangay Olympia as part of the Club’s “Adopt-a-School” program. The complete Family of Rotary of Makati Olympia composed of Rotarians, Rotakids, Interactors, Rotaractors and RCC members were in attendance. Two hundred fifty-five parents, the Barangay Captain of Olympia and his Kagawads and the teachers of the said school were also present during the community dialogue. RCMO provided merienda during the assembly and donated books for Grades 1–6. RCMO is coming up with a comprehensive program of activities called the Busog Lusog Talino Program for Jose Magsaysay Elementary School.

RCMO charter officers elected

Rotary Club of Makati Olympia is pleased to announce that it has chosen its 11 charter members of the board. They are: Charter President – Rose Acoba President Elect/Vice President – Lorna Perea Charter Secretary/President Nominee – Jay Bataclan Treasurer – Amor Isip Sergeant-at-Arms – Juju Abdulcadir Committee Directors:

The Rotary Foundation – Ed Bartolata Membership – Manny Pintado Club Administration – Malu Aristorenas Public Relations and Public Image – Joel Adriano Service Projects – Airis Racelis

Sub-Committees * Club Service – Malu Aristorenas

* Community Service – Seg Gonzales, Roger Alejo and Cesar de Guia

* Youth Service – Juju Abdulcadir, Wilbert Zamuco and Hanica Jane Pacis

* International Service – Carol Hernandez and Berni Marcelino

* Vocational Service – Ricky Ocampo and Imelda Ferrer

Past President in the Board – Ting Almendral

The post for the Past President in the Board shall only be in the charter year. In the succeeding years, it will be the Immediate Past President who shall sit as Ex-Officio in the Board.

Message Message Message Message RCMORCMORCMORCMO PresidentPresidentPresidentPresident cont’d from p.1

It is very important that all your ideas be

brought forward as we barely have two

months to prepare for this.

You may all send your inputs and thoughts

through the e-group and in this e-newsletter

which we are launching this month. This way,

your ideas can be gathered and discussed

during our meetings.

Our district has designated the date to be

October 16. Please mark your calendars and

reserve this day for RCMO. Your families must

also be with all of us in this most momentous

event in the life of a Rotary Club.

We have attained a milestone in our quest to

reach 50 members for our charter and even

surpassed it. Now, the quest for gold

continues.

Together, let us move forward as

instruments of our Lord to make His will be

done, always giving our best and aspiring for

the best!

RC Makati Olympia and RC Namyang Korea have agreed to forge

a matched club agreement in October. Shown in the picture are CP

Rose Acoba with Pres. Henry Yoon, PP Ting Almendral, Dir. Carol

Hernandez, PP Amor Isip and Spouse Al Acoba with Rtn James

during the visit of the Olympians in Namyang, Korea in July 2010.