RC PAG-ASA, QC celebrate 1st month of new Rotary Year dedicated for Children

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ROTARY CLUB OF PAG-ASA, QC DISTRICT 3780

The H.O.P.E. ExpressTHE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF RC PAG-ASA, QC

VOLUME 8. NO.1 AUGUST 1, 2015

OBJECT OF THE ROTARY

The object of the Rotary is to encourage and foster

the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise

and in particular, to encourage and foster:

FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an

opportunity for service;

SECOND. High ethical standards in business and

professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all

useful occupations; and the dignifying of each

Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve

society;

THIRD. The appreciation of the ideal of service in

each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community

life;

FOURTH. The advancement of international

understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world

fellowship of business and professional persons united

in the ideal of service.

THE 4-WAY TEST

Of the things we think, say and do:

1. Is it the truth?

2. Is it fair to all concerned?

3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships?

4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

5 AVENUES OF SERVICE

Based on Object of Rotary, the Five Avenues od

Service are Rotary’s Philosophical cornerstone and the

foundation on which club activity is based:

CLUB SERVICE focuses on strengthening fellowship

and ensuring the effective functioning of the club.

VOCATIONAL SERVICE encourages the Rotarians to

serve other through their vocations and practice high

ethical standards

COMMUNITY SERVICE covers the projects and

activities the club undertakes to improve life in its

community

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE encompasses actions

taken to expand Rotary’s humanitarian reach around

the globe and promote world understanding & peace

YOUTH SERVICE recognize the positive change

implemented by youth and adult through leadership

development activities, service projects and exchange

program

OFFICERS

Marilou D. Lapuz President

Stanley Jan D. Agojo President-Elect Oscar D. Karaan Vice President

Kenneth Jiro D. Agojo Secretary

Renzie M. Dizon Stanley Jan D. Agojo Club Administration Marichu M. Agojo

Treasurer Jesus D. Flores

Vicente Estanislao Sgt. at Arms

Sarah B. Estanislao Auditor

SERVICE OF AVENUE DIRECTORS

Oscar D. Karaan Club Service Jesus H. Lim

Community Service Jose O. Montenegro Vocational Service Sarah B. Estanislao

International Service Kenneth Jiro D. Agojo

Gerard Datuin Youth Service

Cris Yenko Rotary Foundation

Marcelino M. Encarnacion Alice G. Villados

Membership/Retention Rizalina M. Alfonso

Public Relation Gary M. Ting Club Adviser

Jose O. Montenegro Club Trainer

Oscar D. Karaan Epifano Cua

Club Legal Adviser Joseph V. Galaroza

Spiritual Adviser

ROTARY CLUB OF PAG-ASA, QC

FRIENDS OF RC PAG-ASA, QCPRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

MARILOU DONOR LAPUZ WORLD CLASS PRESIDENT

One month has passed and more months to go! This July, hasbeen a colourful month for us since we have dedicated projects forchildren. Cheers to our success! We would like to acknowledge thespearheading efforts of PP Doc Jess Lim and PP Oscar Karaan andthe support of our club members.

On other matters, we have some aspects to improve. We have towork some things on August especially that we observe August asfor Membership and Extension. Looking forward our club tobecome more motivated and inspired which I know deep on us isthe service for others.

Let us be reminded, WE ARE GIFTS TO THE WORLD. Thank youvery much and more power.

FEATURED STORY

RC PAG-ASA, QC celebrate 1st month of new Rotary Year dedicated for Children

Rtn. Kenneth Jiro Agojo

There are several occasions that RC Pag-Asa, QC handleddedicated for children for the month of July 2015. These are: July2 at Kanawan, Morong, Bataan, July 5 at Holy Trinity Orphanage,and the recent, 3. July 28 at Lupang Pangako Elementary School.

July 2 set the marks of the new school year and RC Pag-Asa QCmembers donated several school supplies for the children. Asidefrom the turn-over of the supplies, a simultaneous activity ofmedical and dental missions were offered for the community.And, yes, the signature food RC Pas-Asa QC has been served – thePARES. Several doctors were also present.

July 5 is an activity in conjunction to the District’s Children’sDay. The event was held at Holy Trinity Orphanage located atFairview, QC. Parlor Games were participated by the children andRotarians participated as well. Toys and schools supplies werealso turned over to the orphanage.

July 28 is the launch of the 3rd year of the Busog – Lusog –Talino Program for selected 40 students at Lupang PangakoElementary School. It is now the 3rd year implementation of thesaid program. The funds were turned over to the school.

With these activities, RC Pag-Asa QC club member once againlend their time to be humble and express their gratitude bysharing physical resources (toys, food, school supplies etc.). Whatis more important is their presence to once again express theirservice.

JULY 2015 COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES

CLUB AFFAIRS

Please be notified by the following reminders:

1. Membership Dues will be collected on or before Aug. 31, 2015

2. Our official time for regular meeting is 7:30pm until 9:30pm at Jollibee East Ave. corner V. Luna, QC.

3. On the month of August, the Rotary’s Calendar of Special Observance is dedicated to MEMBERSHIP AND EXTENSION

4. Last week of the month is dedicated for fellowship and celebration of those celebrants of the month

Every Rotarian is encouraged to contribute article whether literary, features, news etc.

Kindly submit at rcpagasa.newsletter2015@gmail.com

This may sound unconventional but I am called the club’s First Lady Emeritus for being the spouse of the Charter President and the first Club President of Rotary Club of Pag-asa QC. I could have been just that, the spouse; but no, I am also, proudly, a Charter member Rotarian.

The choice was mine, not compelled or obliged. It was at first just my concept of solving the problem of how to get qualified and committed members to attend the regular meetings and support the club’s projects. Speaking from experience, most spouses attend the Rotary club meetings because the Rotarian spouse has to pick her up from work on the way to the meeting venue. She gets to meet the other spouses and stay until the meeting adjourns. I feel that it is time wasted but just a step away from being there as a Rotarian, too. If all the members are married, then the number of quality members doubles instantly. How awesome could that be? Perhaps there was really this calling to serve humanity which I did not recognize at the onset. Naturally, I found that this advocacy of service is worth my while. Having the heart that feels the effects of poverty in life, it fuels the enthusiasm and passion to serve and make a difference in the lives of the underprivileged fellowmen.

If the spouse is so into Rotary work, then follow the old adage “if you can’t lick ‘em, join ‘em”. This move encompasses the bonding moments, the quality and quantity of togetherness time. You even get to start early imbibing the value of service to your young children and grandchildren. Soon you will enjoy what your spouse enjoys. Treasure every moment you share in life because time waits for no one. Life is like running water that does not flow back so make life worthwhile by spending time to do good not only for one’s self but for others too. As long as it is physically possible, visit places you wish to visit including the places where your spouse wishes to go. Enjoy the moments that you witness his goodness. Be grateful that your spouse has the heart to serve and to help the needy. The more grateful you are, the more you will enjoy your blessings. Time will surely be running out on us and so now is the time to seize it. Meet up with friends, old and new; invite them to Rotary because there are plenty to catch up. One of the great choices that you could make is doing great service together because it connotes “the family that prays together stays together”. Indeed, it works!

COUPLES IN ROTARYRtn. Giok Ting

MESSAGE FROM FIRST LADY EMERITUS

NEWS FEATURE CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES OF RC PAG-ASA, QC

ACTIVITIES FOR AUGUST 2015

Aug. 2 Inter – Club Medical and Dental Mission of RC

San Bartolome

Aug 6 Children’s Party at Odelco Elementary School

(SPED) and TB Screening

Aug. 21MOA Signing with RC Pag-Asa, QCs sister club,

RC of Mariveles, Bataan

BIRTHDAY GREETING

Shake drill a success – MMDAJuly 30, 2015 4:18 pmBUSINESS MIRROR

The first synchronized earthquake drill held in MetroManila was a huge success, according to the MetropolitanManila Development Authority (MMDA) and thePhilippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology(Phivolcs).

MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino gave the shake drilla grade of 9 with 10 being the highest.“This is not just a drill fulfilled, but a dream fulfilled,”Tolentino said.

At exactly 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, sirens blared tosignal the start of the earthquake drill.It was followed by “pandemonium”, wherein participantsincluding construction workers did the “duck, cover andhold” drill.

The Metro Manila Disaster Risk and Reduction Council(MMDRRMC) chaired by Tolentino set up a commandconference at the Aseana grounds along DiosdadoMacapagal Avenue in Pasay City.

After the drill, Tolentino convened the MMDRRMC,which was attended by representatives from variousconcerned government agencies. Officials andrepresentatives from the diplomatic community alsoattended the briefing.Tolentino said when a “Big One” hits the metropolis,foreign dignitaries shall be airlifted to a safe place inTagaytay City.

MR. RELEVANTPP Oscar Karaan

ROTARY WORLD INTERNATIONAL SCENE

MEET ROTARY’S NEW PRESIDENTThis excerpt from the July issue of the Rotarian Magazine profiles the 2015-2016 RI President

Before he gives a speech, K.R. Ravindran doesn’t like flowery, adulatory introductions.They make him uncomfortable. The 2015-16 Rotary President would rather keep a lowprofile and share the credit. If it were up to him, you probably wouldn’t even be readingthis article.

Negotiating Days of Tranquillity during the Sri Lankan Civil War so that health workerscould administer drops of polio vaccine? Although it was on his desk that the agreementlanded, he says, a lot of people worked to make that happen. Rebuilding 23 tsunami-damaged schools for 14000 children? He merely led the committee. Taking a label-printing business from a small outfit operating in a space the size of a garage to a globalpowerhouse in the packaging business that has helped change the value-add teaindustry in his country? Well, he simply happened to be in the right place at the righttime.

“I sometimes introduced as a self-made man’, says Ravindran, a member of theRotary Club of Colombo. ‘You’ve got to be utterly egocentric to believe you are self-made. Each one of us is made because so many people helped us become who we are.

“:One of the reasons I work so much for Rotary is that I have been helped by so manypeople, and often you never have the chance to reciprocate”, he explains. “The only wayyou can is by helping others. When the people I help ask me, ‘What can I do?, I say. ‘Goand help someone in return.”

For Ravindrda, paying it forward isn’t a fad, it’s a way of life. His theme for the RotaryYear, Be a Gift to the World, also summarizes his personal philosophy.

Diana Schoberg, Rotary NewsJul 1, 2015

A CALL FOR ACTION IN THE FACE OF AN ANEMIC ATTENDANCE

It is sad to note that for the past several meetings in July, 2015 RC Pag-asaQuezon City was not able to muster a good and respectable attendance duringits regular meetings.

Indeed, it was not only anemic but it is obviously pathetic considering thatbeing the start of the Rotary Year 2015 to 2016 the record of attendance forthe regular meetings of the club is expected to be high. Maybe it is a clearreflection of the utter lack of interest of many Pag-asians to campaign for agood attendance record. On the other hand, it may appear already to be awarning signal to the members that the club is haemorrhaging and is about todie.

Whatever is the reason there is no question is that the club attendance isquite alarming and the same should goad all the officers and the Pag-asians todo something drastic about it otherwise the club may just wither away and dieits natural death.

Of course, this author does not want to be alarmist at this stage and thus,sound the warning bell to signal the impending demise of the club. However,any true-blooded Pag-asian would not accept such unfortunate situation andlet his club remain stagnant and continuously suffer. This author firmlybelieves that the President and her officers can no longer afford to relax andremain confident in the face of the said dwindling attendance of the club.Enough is enough and that something drastic and urgent should be done inorder to make RC Pag-asa, Quezon City a strong, vibrant, alive and afunctioning club again.

It bears stressing that the club has a long history of successes and excellentperformances in the past and its present officers and members should notallow themselves to taint its good record and magnificent image in the districtby simply doing nothing when the time calls for a decisive and concrete action.Remember it is basic and elementary that no Pag-asian will allow himself tofail his president and the club, hence, this author is therefore sincerelyappealing to each and every member of the club to do something positive inorder to remedy the said dangerous situation.

Pag-asians, the future of the club lies in your hands as well as its eventualdemise, thus, the choice is yours to make. Thank you and good day.