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July 2013

First Class Induction for First Class Governor Francis Rivera

he induction ceremony of new officers for District 3780 for RY 2013-2014, which was held on June 30 at the Rizal Ballroom of Makati Shangri-La, was a night marked by testimonies of successes, of grand plans for the immediate future, music and dancing, and lots of laughter. IPDG Penny Policarpio delivered his valedictory speech, a moving inspiration and motivation for incoming officers and a salute to the ones passing the baton of leadership on to the new guards inducted that night. He also warmly acknowledged the immediate past officers as well as all the Rotarians by enumerating the accomplishments of the District for RY 2012-2013. One by one, he saluted those who made the accomplishments possible. Of course, the most anticipated part of the event was the induction of District Governor Francis Rivera and his First Class team. It was a very special night for DG Francis especially because he was sworn into office by his daughter, Presiding Judge of MTC Manila, Hon. Anne Perpetual S. Rivera-Sia. The inaugural speech of the new Governor outlined the thrust of the District for RY 2013-2014. DG Francis and his team are indeed raring to start the year, eager to answer the Rotary Internationals call Engage Rotary, Change Lives.

The induction of First Class Presidents, district officers and Paul Harris Society officers followed the inaugural speech. Paul Harris pledgers were also recognized, a tradition that never fails to stimulate inspiration. The party heat lasted well into the night with music by Spirit of 67. The dancing never seemed to stop. Congratulations to the leaders and members of the host club, Rotary Club of Ayala Heights, under the inspiring leadership of LG Roland Tan, chairman of the event. With almost three months of preparation, to make sure that we would meet the expectations of

all the Rotarians of the District, we were really aiming for the best, said LG Roland. Indeed, the induction ceremonies turned out to be first class. Earlier in the day, another District special event was held at the Manila Ballroom of the hotel. A multi-club induction was held at 2pm participated in by 18 Clubs namely, RC Acropolis, RC Ayala Heights, RC Batasan Hills, R C Camp Panopio, RC Central Fairview, RC Cubao Sunrise, RC Diliman North, RC Diliman QC, RC Kamuning, RC Metro SFDM, RC Midtown QC, RC New Manila, RC Paraiso, RC QC Pearl of the Orient, RC Roces, RC Roosevelt, RC Vizmin, and RC West Triangle.

Governors Message
Building a Better World by Engaging Rotary and Changing Lives
(From the Inaugural Address of Gov Francis Rivera during the District Induction Rites at the Makati Shangri-la last June 30, 2013)

onight as I raised my hand to affirm my commitment to serve as governor of our district for 2013-2014, the words of Frederick F. Crane flashed in my mind. To him is credited some words of wisdom about service to others: To make a man happy, fill his hands with work, his heart with affection, his mind with purpose, his memory with useful knowledge, his future with hope, and his stomach with food. This is what Rotarians around the world have been doing for the last 108 years. Rotarians have been engaging Rotary through its humanitarian and educational programs that change lives to realize the dream of building a beautiful and peaceful world. This is why Rotarys unique world of service is an exciting world. It is one that offers happiness to those who serve and make others happy. It is a unique world where committed men and women touch the lives of others, especially the poor and forgotten, to give them a taste of heaven on earth. Many of them feel that they are the least loved and cared for. So, even a small sign of kindness from others who are more fortunate raises their spirit to the heights of heaven. They experience this miracle in the many things we do to touch their lives. I have seen this miracle happen many, many times in the course of my life as a Rotarian and as a Rotary leader. And somehow every time I see this miracle change lives I feel the incomparable joy that only service to others can give to a Rotarians heart. This is why I have remained a Rotarian for over 20 years now. The spirit of Rotary has inspired me to accept the challenge to lead our district as governor. My friends, we can make the load lighter by working together as we wage a war against poverty, hunger, illiteracy, disease, crime, moral degeneration and enemies of the environment. We can work individually but with one common dream to build a better world. Everything we need, we have in our hands. We have the programs of Rotary and those of The Rotary Foundation. Those programs have been designed to fit every human need and all we have to do is reach for those programs that suit the projects we have planned for our communities. If we need funds beyond the capacity of our clubs all we need to do is seek help from our Foundation. We have a charitable foundation that ranks 14th biggest in the world. We only have to fill out the necessary application form and complete other requirements to avail of funds. This is why Rotary has designed the Future Vision Plan to make it easier for Rotary clubs to avail of Foundation funds. In

addition, funds will now come in bigger amounts to meet the bigger needs of communities around the world. And the most wonderful thing is that the new grant model of the Future Vision Plan begins tomorrow, July 1. Referring to the new grant model, RI President-elect Ron Burton said, It takes everything that is wonderful about Rotary and raises it to a new level by encouraging bigger, more sustainable projects while providing incr eased flexibility for local projects, both of which address the needs of the community being served. This, my friends, makes our year a truly exciting time to serve others. What can be more exciting than changing lives to build a better world? What can be more inspiring than seeing people happy and contented in raising their families and building better communities? When we Engage Rotary and Change Lives, we build better homes, better communities, and a better world. We change lives through service in our clubs, service in our vocations, service in our communities, service in countries beyond our national borders and service to the youth. Through these, we realize that Rotary is truly devoted to helping others as it promotes friendship, understanding, and peace. And as Rotarians, we bring happiness to others as we derive happiness from helping them. As I close, let me share with you the words of Johann von Goethe which speak of his prescription for happiness:
Health enough to make work a pleasure. Wealth enough to support your needs. Strength to battle with difficulties and overcome them. Grace enough to confess your sins and forsake them. Patience enough to toil until some good is accomplished. Charity enough to see some good in your neighbor. Love enough to move you to be useful and helpful to others. Faith enough to make real the things of God. Hope enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future.

These are the things that somehow give us a taste of heaven on earth. These are the things that should make us better Rotarians. These are beautiful and meaningful words that should inspire us to give the best of ourselves in the service of others. This is why today I humbly commit myself to serve you as district governor. And I shall serve with simplicity, humility, openness, and accessibility
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Full text of the Inaugural Address of DG Francis Rivera may be viewed by clicking on this link.

From the Editor

First, I would like to thank Governor Francis Rivera for the opportunity to serve the District as Editor in Chief of his Governors Monthly Letter and as District Governors Representative to the Philippine Rotary Magazine, two separate responsibilities. More important, Im excited as GML editor that outstanding Rotarians have joined us on the Editorial Board. Beth Directo is the Districts most outstanding club president in RY 2012-13. Beth is Deputy District Secretary in addition to her key role in the GML. Marcia Salvador is one of the Districts outstanding club presidents in RY 2012-13. Marcia is Co-Chair of the District Youth Service Committee. Marcia also edits THE DOVE, ebulletin of RC Holy Spirit. Winston Sia is District Information and Communications Officer and Lt. Gov for Region VI, in addition to his key role of Associate Editor and Webmaster in the GML Editorial Board. Winston and I worked together on the GML Editorial Board of Gov. Jess Cifra in 2011-12. Winston is also faculty member of the Rotary Leadership Institute.

Calendar of Activities
Next six weeks in August & September 2013
From District Secretary Amable Mar Cancio
August is Membership & Extension Month in the ROTARY CALENDAR August 4 August 10 Rotaract Induction Waste Management / Livelihood Summit Club Administration Training Seminar & Golden Wheel Awards Launching QC Day Celebration Governors Meeting with Presidents, AGs/AGRs TRF Seminar RC Kamuning Central Rembrandt Hotel Youth Service Comm Rotary Center

August 17

RC Cubao West RC Camp Aguinaldo Rembrandt Hotel

August 19 August 24

Lieutenant Governors

August 24

The Governors Monthly Letter

Starting with this July 2013 issue, the Governors Monthly Letter of District 3780 shall be distributed by email as a digital file in PDF format. The GML may also be accessed through the district website. When the file is opened while the reader is online, the digital GML transforms into a web-linked electronic publication that provides convenient access to hundreds of pages of information from Rotary International and other sites. After downloading to your computer or hand-held device, the GML file may also be opened off-line. The 2010 Rotary Manual of Procedure requires the governor to issue a monthly letter to each club president and secretary in the district. Chapter 5 of the District Governors Manual for 2013-14 further clarifies the requirement: The governor is required to communicate with each club president and secretary in the district at least once a month. This communication is important as it provides club leaders with news and reminders about the district and RI. Your monthly communication can take many forms, including an electronic newsletter, video message, or an emailed link to your district website (whatever form you use, you may also want to make it available to assistant governors, past district governors, Interact and Rotaract clubs, and your CDS representative). By adopting the digital platform, we help save trees while facilitating the distribution of the magazine to a wider audience and eliminating printing and mailing expenses. We shall be pleased to assist our readers-customers in case of questions about this e-GML. Just contact Ric Salvador (0919-361-6406) or any member of the editorial team.

September is Youth Service Month Sept 7 Sept 8 Interact DISTAS District Tenpin Bowling Ist Leg Rotaract DISTAS RC Bagong Silangan RC Cubao Central

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EDITORIAL BOARD
District Governor Francis A. Rivera
Publisher

District Secretary Amable Mar Cancio District Chief of Staff Francis Paderna Ricardo Ric P. Salvador
Editor in Chief

IPP Elizaberth Beth Directo (RC Camp Aguinaldo)

Associate Editor - District

IPP Marcia Marcia C. Salvador (RC Holy Spirit)

Associate Editor - Clubs

CP Winston Winston Sia (RC VisMin)

Associate Editor-Webmaster
The First Class Edition of the Governors Monthly Letter 2013 -14 is published by the District 3780 Governor with offices at the Rotary Center Building, Roces Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines. Contributions for publication may be sent to Ric Salvador at rp_salvador@yahoo.com, to Beth Directo at betchie@728@gmail.com, or to Marcia Salvador at mdcsalvador@yahoo.com

Philippine Rotary launches nationwide initiative to protect the environment

By District Environment Committee Chair PP Rene Butch Madarang, RC QC Circle

otary International (Philippines) has demonstrated support for the initiative of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department of Agriculture to enliven our forests and environs for the benefit of the nations citizens and future generations. These agencies are committed to undertake interventions in consonance with Executive Order No. 26 - the National Greening Program of President Noynoy Aquino. On July 1, 2013 the start of Rotary Year 2013-2014 with the theme "Engage Rotary, Change Lives," Rotarians all over the country embarked on a synchronized social mobilization activity to launch a project aptly called ONE ROTARY '1st Class' Nationwide Tree Planting Marathon. This program involves all 10 Rotary Districts with about 800 Rotary clubs, their families, Rotaractors, Interactors, Rotary Community Corps and other service partners. After a brief ceremony at the Manila Water Treatment Plant facility led by D3780 Gov. Francis Rivera, D3770 Gov Pichoy Ramirez, D3800 Gov. Louie Ticman and D3830 Gov. Robert Kuan, 500 saplings of bitaog, balete, and cupang were planted at the one-hectare planting site at the La Mesa watershed area in Payatas, Quezon City. Joining

them were 1st Class Presidents and their respective District officers. The La Mesa watershed area in Payatas served as staging point for the launch of the marathon for the four districts represented. The four Rotary Governors took turns in extolling fellow Rotarians and urging all citizens to rekindle the patriotic fervor of actively caring for our country and helping her sustain our people and our children. Officers and technical resource personnel of Manila Water and Bantay Kalikasan of ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. shared their expertise

on how to plant properly with emphasis on sustainability practices. The event was documented and covered by UNTV media group. Planting activities by Rotary clubs in the 10 districts have already started and would continue through the rainy season, the ideal time to plant and grow seedlings and saplings. To get the Rotary leadership involved and rally support of partners in the greening effort, a formal Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed between and among Rotary, DENR and DA on Independence Day, June 12, 2013. All Rotary District Governors in the Philippines, DENR Secretary Paje, and DA Secretary Alcala affixed their signatures on the agreement, witnessed by dignitaries from the Philippine Council of Rotary Governors. This project was conceptualized and harmonized by the 10 District Governors and RID3780 Environment Chairman PP Butch Madarang of RC QC Circle. According to a Chinese proverb "the best time to plant is 20 years ago, the second best time is Now" and "a society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they will never sit in" says a Greek sage.
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Solutions to challenges in member recruitment & retention are discussed in Summit

By District Membership Development Chair LG Dwight Ramos, QC Quezon City

o get the Clubs under RI District 3780 off to an early start in so far as meeting their objectives in membership recruitment and retention this Rotary Year, DG Francis "Francis" Rivera opted for an early holding of their Membership Development Seminar, dubbed as "Membership Summit: Back to Basics". This was held last Saturday, July 6, 2013, at Quezon City Sports Club and attended by more than 150 Rotarians comprising of the First Class Presidents, Club Membership Committee Chairmen, Club Trainers and District Officers. The event promptly started at 9:00 am and ended at 5:00 pm. First Class President Cesar Napoleon "Pocholo" Jaymalin chaired the event. Hosted by the Rotary Club of Quezon City, District Trainer PDG Danilo "Dan" Espinosa and District Membership Development Chairman Dwight "Dwight" Ramos were ably assisted in the summit by Rotary leaders from other districts, highlighting the "One Rotary Philippines" thrust of the country's First Class Governors. The morning session was keynoted by PDG Rolando "Oyan" Villanueva of D-3790, Regional Rotary Coordinator for Zone 7A. The District and the Clubs successfully aligned their membership development plans to that of the Philippine Membership Plan and likewise harmonized the membership recruitment and retention strategies to that of the Zone 7A's key activities for RY 2013-2014. IPDG Ernest "Ernie" Yao Chao of D-3810 discussed the very important topic of focusing the participants to the "RI Strategic Plans and the Rotary Clubs". For the afternoon session, the participants were guided in a workshop by members of the Zone 7A Training Team, PP Raymond "Raymond" Ciriaco, PP Ramon "Mon" Dacayo and PP Mike "Mike" Macatangay. The summit then produced best practice solutions to the challenges confronting to the District Membership Recruitment and Retention efforts of D-3780.

District launches program to alleviate malnutrition and improve school performance

By District Community Service Committee Chair PP Ma. Elisa Baby Allado, RC New Manila Heights RC Ayala Heights and RC Timog were the first to do BLT with JGB in their respective adopted elementary schools. Finding the project laudable and its results (better school performance and less drop-outs), it was recommended that the program be implemented district-wide this Rotary Year. First Class District Governor Francis Rivera immediately approved and agreed that RID 3780 become a Local Implementing Partner. The Rotary Clubs will implement the project in their respective adopted public elementary schools in Quezon City. To help the clubs implement the project successfully, the District TRF Grants committee, upon the District Governors recommendation, agreed to provide District Simplified Grants to the 32 Clubs. The program was launched at the Pasong Tamo Elementary School last July 12 with DG Francis Rivera and District officers, Dr. Betty Cavo of QC Division of Schools, Pia Ortiz Luis of Jollibee, School Principals and Rotary Club Presidents in attendance. Feeding will start simultaneously in 32 schools on July 29 (July being Nutrition month) and extend up to March 2014.

ifteen years ago, a nong o v e r n me n ta l o r ga n i z a t io n (Kabisig ng Kalahi) conceptualized a feeding module which provided one meal a day to 30 undernourished pre-school children in the community. The organization provided funds and menus prepared by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI), worked with the community leaders and mobilized parents to implement the program from marketing to cooking and feeding their children. They noted that children achieved normal weights in just 120 weekdays. Encouraged by the results, they partnered with private and government organizations to widen the coverage of the program. Jollibee Group Foundation (JGF) was one of such partners and decided to implement the program as their own in the year 2006. JGF came up with the Busog, Lusog, Talino (BLT), a 136-day feeding program, for 40 wasted and severely wasted Grade 1 and 2 public school pupils nationwide. It aims to alleviate hunger and to address the malnutrition problem among elementary school

pupils which hampered their learning/ school performance and increased drop-out rates. They designed a 3-year program with Local Implementing Partners (LIPs) by providing partial funding for the first 2 years with continuing training support until the schools are able to sustain the program on their own by the 3rd year.

Rotary Club First Class Presidents with the Principals of 32 participating Elementary Schools attend BLT Launching Program 6

SETS 2013 gears club secretaries with better information

By SETS 2013 Chairman LG Emelinda C. Linda Palattao, RC Holy Spirit Club Bulletin; LG Dwight Ramos, Working with Club/District/RI Leaders; LG Chito Borromeo, Preparing your Successor. Inspirational messages came from PDG Dulce Coyukiat on If I Could Be a Secretary Again, and PDG Jess Cifra on Servant Leadership, with his trademark umbrella tokens. The program was spiced with raffle prizes which were provided by the host club. To everyones surprise and delight, the seminar was capped with a serenade by the Incoming First-Class Presidents to their First-Class Secretaries. The seminar was hosted by the Rotary Club of Holy Spirit, whose members even fixed coffee and served snacks like waiters to exemplify servant leadership. Helping the Holy Spirit Rotarians were officers of the Rotaract Club of Holy Spirit. The seminar was co-hosted by RCs Ayala Heights, Greenmeadows, Loyola Heights, New Manila East, Quezon City and Timog, and co-sponsored by RCs Mega Edsa and Metro SFDM.

specialized, somewhat technical seminar, the Secretaries-Elect Training Seminar (SETS 2013) held on June 8, 2013 at the Rotary Center Global Lounge had 60 participants from 54 clubs who came to learn how to help make their clubs effective and functioning Rotary clubs. The key characteristics of a well planned and executed seminar were there: the participants arrived on time, the seminar started on time, the program proceeded like clockwork, and the participants stayed on till the seminar ended on time. The retinue of distinguished speakers had undoubtedly been a source of valued information and inspiration to the participants. Before the start of the seminar proper, District Trainer PDG Dan Espinosa gave an Overview of the SETS. First Class District Governor Francis Rivera presented the Rotary International Theme and Thrusts, and the District Thrusts. DS Mar

Cancio presented the District Policies and Guidelines, while COS Francis Paderna with the assistance of DCOS Gerry Buhain presented the District Communications Structure. PDS Jesse Tanchanco talked on the Roles & Responsibilities, Resources and the Philippine Rotary Magazine; CP Winston Sia, RI Website & Member Access; DS Mar Reyes, District/RI Reporting Requirements; Ric Salvador,

Childrens parties usher in new Rotary year of service

Heeding the call of Past RI President Mat Caparas to show communities that Rotary cares for the welfare of our youth, Rotary clubs in D-3780 continued on with the tradition of celebrating the new Rotary year by holding childrens parties. PRIP Mat, by far the only Filipino president of Rotary International, first advocated the holding of such event in 2011. RC Bagong Silangan
To celebrate the new Rotary year, RC Bagong Silangan spent time with 50 selected non-reader Grade II pupils at their adopted school, the Bagong Silangan Elementary School. An animated story-telling by a theatre performer entertained the children, after which a hearty snack was served courtesy of First Class President Andy Almendrals daughter, a recent bar passer, who was then celebrating her birthday. Story books were donated to the schools library and school supplies were given to the children.

RC Holy Spirit
RC Holy Spirit held its 3rd annual childrens party with 89 pupils of the SPED Center of Dona Juana Elementary School in Barangay Holy Spirit on July 1, 2013. The children enjoyed fun games and prizes, as well as food and refreshments. The club also left with the teachers sample boxes of Oilganics natural treatment shampoo for kids afflicted with headlice. The children also brought home snack items and the colourful balloons.

RC Loyola Heights
The PRIP MAT Caparas inspired start-of-the-year childrens party was conducted by RC Loyola Heights last July 6, 2013 at the Barangay Loyola covered court. The over 100 pre-school children who participated in the activity belong to the RCLH CHEERS Literacy and Numeracy program in partnership with Miriam College. During the party, some of the RCLH members re-painted and re-furbished the classrooms and furniture in time for the opening of classes the following week.

RC New Manila East

Last July 2, 2013, the RCNME held a merienda party for 100 kindergarten pupils at the covered court of the Toro Hills Elementary School. Some of the clubs AMA University scholars came to help distribute the sandwiches & drinks and school bags. The tykes had fun with parlor games.

RC West Triangle
Led by FCP Ma. Cecilia Rodriguez, RC West Triangle held a children's party at the Philippine Children's Medical Center where food, games & prizes, and a Jollibee mascot, brought joy and laughter to the patients of the Pediatric Cancer Department.

RC Quezon City
RCQCs party last July 3, 2013 at UP Campus Day Care Center was attended by more than 80 schoolchildren and their parents. Everybody was entertained by the song and dance number rendered by the kids. The children were given doughnuts, ice cream, balloons and loot bags. The parents were surprised when 20 gift certificates from Reyes Haircutters were raffled off among them.

Cubao Central starts new year with One Time, Big Time service project
By PP Marilyn Manabat, RC Cubao Central Public Image Chair
6, 2013 was an auspicious day for the adopted school of RC J uly Cubao Central and Barangay Novaliches Proper. On that day, First Class President Nestor Boy Andal led his club and their two (2) sponsored Rotaract clubs - the Rotaract Club of Cubao Central Indo-Fil Chapter and the Rotaract Club of Cubao Central St. Agustine QC Chapter - in holding a ONE TIME, BIG TIME event at the Dona Rosario Elementary School in Novaliches.

Before proceeding to their destination, Cubao Central Rotarians and Rotaractors held a motorcade from V. Luna Street to project the good work that Rotary does for the community. The event in Novaliches benefited more than 150 elementary pupils and their mothers who were given free meals. The children were given school bags packed with school supplies and had fun playing parlor games. Through this childrens party RC Cubao Central celebrated the start of the new Rotary year with children as advocated by Past RI President Mat Caparas. With 3 doctors, 4 nurses and around 10 student nurses volunteering, those present were provided free medical check-up service and free medicines. An Unli-Gupit session was offered to the 25 children needing haircuts and trims. The mothers also learned how to prepare cheap and nutritious meals from a demonstration-seminar conducted by Rotaract President Ravinder Singh of the Indo-Fil Chapter.

RC Cubao Central also took the time to complete the rehabilitation of the school clinic, as well as the water pump and drinking station. As part of its continuing project Dugtong Hininga, the club donated a nebulizer to the barangay. It was a long, busy and tiring whole-day affair for RC Cubao Central and its partners, but a truly fulfilling one for the service of the community and in our small way, to Engage Rotary and Change Lives.

RC Timog conducts Sagip Pandinig, Alay ng Rotaryo to remedy impaired hearing

By FC President Rene Cantos and PP Kit Victoria, RC Timog QC

n July 16, 2013, the Rotary Club of Timog conducted its first Sagip Pandinig, Alay ng Rotaryo project for RY 2013-14 at its adopted school, Pasong Tamo Elementary School in Tandang Sora, Quezon City. Drs. Mary Ann Macasaet and Karen Adiel Rances from the Quezon City General Hospital performed the procedures. Assisting them were FC President Rene Cantos, PP Benjie Alonzo, PP Johann Montellano, Sec. Pos Vicencio and Rtn. RJ Vicencio. Of the 27 patients examined, 12 were found to have normal hearing, 14 with impacted cerumen i.e. filled up with earwax, and 1 had infection, prescribed with antibiotics and recommended for further check up for free at Quezon City General Hospital. The pupils had been referred by their teachers. Sagip Pandinig is a service project that involves mass screening of hearing among grade 1 pupils of Quezon City public schools pioneered and launched by Dr. Kit Victoria, an ENT, during his presidency at RC Timog in 1996. It has been elevated to the Hall of Fame during the governorship of PDG Danilo Fausto in 2008. RC Timog conducts the Sagip Pandinig project two or three times annually. Hearing-impaired pupils are identified by physical examination, audiometry and tympanometry. The audiometers being used during the screening have been donated by RC

Timogs sister club, RC Carlingford in Sydney, Australia. Studies indicate that one important factor why school children exhibit poor performance in their studies is traced to poor hearing. Other well-known factors are malnutrition, inadequate facilities and poor eyesight. World Health Organizations Global Medium Term Program For Deafness states that as much as 50% of the current incidence of deafness and hearing impairment in the developing countries could be totally avoided, or the consequences of the condition

significantly reduced, through early detection and primary or secondary prevention. Moreover, such preventive measures should, whenever feasible and appropriate, be introduced as an integral part of the current health delivery system and implemented in the context of the strategy, health for all, that is Primary Health Care. Unknown to many, majority of hearing impairment cases can be prevented, treated, or rehabilitated. The main objective of this project is to identify the causes of poor hearing among Grade I students of Quezon City public schools and to suggest preventive measures.

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Camp Aguinaldo supports painting of worlds largest mural to convey peace message
By FC President Robert Camba, RC Camp Aguinaldo

he Rotary Club of Camp Aguinaldo first joined the project Lakbay Para sa Kapayaan sa EDSA on May 26, 2013, then on June 9, 2013 and July 13, 2013. It is a project that aims to create the longest peace mural in the world. The project's organizers (Asia America Initiative, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, Dolphins Love Freedom Movement, and Metro Manila Development of Development), say the undertaking aims to stretch to four kilometers, or 3,770 meters - this peace mural along EDSA will be considered the longest peace mural in the world surpassing the Guinness record- the "Chile Wall of Peace" which is only 1,000 meters. It also aims to heighten public awareness about how Filipinos can be part of the peacebuilding process. All the walls of Camp Aguinaldo will be adorned with peace-themed images - the 1.7 kilometer stretch along Boni Serrano

Avenue, the 1.3 km stretch along Edsa and the 0.8 km on White Plains. The 3.8 km mural painting expresses a unified clamor for peace across the country, particularly in Mindanao. This project also serves as a wall of stories for the Filipino society more aware and conscious of our role in the peace building process. Tracing back its history, the Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue or EDSA has become a symbolic venue for social change through peaceful means. Since such gatherings have carved a movement of peace that foreign countries have recognized as well, EDSA has always stood for the Filipino peoples struggle for peace, justice, and equality. It is only fitting then that this renewed challenge for peace be demonstrated at this historic road. The community spirit or bayanihan was made alive again in EDSA when AAI, in collaboration with the AFP, OPAPP, DLF, and MMDA, initiated these series of peace mural painting activities along the its walls. After joining the event for sev-

eral Saturdays, we realized it is a lot more than just aiming to build the longest mural, it is more about creating a masterpiece that is done by not just one person, but by different individuals and groups hoping to create change through a peace mural. It is a lot more about the process than the end product. This is more than just making the Longest Peace Mural in the World. This is about creating a culture of love, a culture of camaraderie. This is to show how every Filipino can contribute to peace and development in the country through their simple actions every day. Other Rotarians of the district were on board this project, too. RC Loyola Heights members painted part of the wall and PP Joe Montenegro of RC Pag-asa brought in members of the faculty and staff of his school, the Gateways Institute of Science and Technology, who labored on part of the White Plains wall. We at the Rotary Club of Camp Aguinaldo can proudly say WE WERE PART OF THIS PIECE OF HISTORY!

This photo was provided by PP Joe Montenegro, RC Pag-asa and President of GIST

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Messages, news and information from Rotary International

RI Presidents July Message

Dear fellow Rotarians,
his is an incredibly exciting time to be a Rotarian. This Rotary year can be one of the greatest years we have yet experienced in Rotary but it is up to each one of us. We are now writing the last chapter in our fight against polio. While it has been a long, hard journey, we have learned many valuable lessons. We have learned that as a group we can move mountains, we can change peoples lives for the better, and we can honestly make a difference in our world. Perhaps the greatest lesson has been that the more we challenge ourselves, the more we can achieve. We are also embarking on a new chapter in the storied history of our Rotary Foundation. We have the rare privilege of launching an entirely new grant structure weve come to know as Future Vision. It gives us the opportunity to challenge ourselves to do the absolute most we can, with all of our resources. Just think how much more we can do with a stronger Foundation, with stronger clubs filled with more Rotarians who are fully engaged in Rotary service. Its time for us to recognize that the real challenge we face isnt just bringing new members into Rotary. Its turning all members into true Rotarians. Its helping members get engaged in Rotary helping them realize the potential they have, and how their Rotary service can change lives. We need to make sure that every member is active and contributing, and making a real difference because when youre doing meaningful work in Rotary, Rotary is meaningful to you. When we realize what we can achieve in Rotary when we really engage Rotary thats when lives change. We change the lives of the people who need us. That is inevitable. And along the way, our lives are changed as well. That is also inevitable. Thats what our theme is all about in 2013-14: Engage Rotary, Change Lives. Its time to open our eyes to the potential each of us has through Rotary. Rotary lets us reach higher, do more, and be a part of something larger than ourselves. No matter how much we give to Rotary, we get more in return. And that, too, is inevitable. In 2013-14, lets turn all of our potential into reality. Its up to us. We can do it by engaging in Rotary service, by getting involved, by staying inspired, and by remembering every day the gift we have in Rotary. Together, we will Engage Rotary, Change Lives

Foundation Chairmans July Message

Setting goals for a great year

am excited as we move into the new Rotary year. While Rotary remains constant at the core, our clubs and districts have new leaders, and weve set new goals for the year ahead. For 2013-14, we have four goals for The Rotary Foundation: eradicate polio, build ownership and pride in our Foundation, launch our new grant model, and engage in innovative projects. Our first goal is familiar to each of you: We must make our dream of a polio-free world real. In the 28 years since the inception of PolioPlus, we have immunized over two billion children and seen the wild poliovirus disappear in all but three countries. Polio eradication is long, hard work, but when we have finished this job, we will have achieved something wonderful and lasting. This brings us to our second goal: building ownership and pride in our Foundation. The success of PolioPlus is due, in no small part, to the generosity of Rotarians all over the world who have contributed to the PolioPlus Fund. And why do Rotarians keep giving to the PolioPlus Fund? Because they see that their generosity has a real, lasting impact on the lives of others. They take pride in the fact that their contributions mean that the end of polio is in sight. Our third goal will help us move into a successful future, after polio is eradicated. This goal is to successfully launch our new grant model and put our Future Vision Plan into practice worldwide. The simplified grant structure has made it easier for clubs to apply for Foundation grants, and we have already seen the benefits of focusing our monetary efforts on sustainable projects. Lastly, our fourth goal for the coming Rotary year is to engage in innovative projects and creative partnerships that help build a more just and peaceful world. Our theme for the year is Engage Rotary, Change Lives. Its a good theme for Rotary, and for inspiring us to work through The Rotary Foundation because without our Foundation, Rotarys reach is shorter and smaller. Without the Foundation, polio would still be a worldwide scourge. If it werent for the work of our Foundation, children all over the world could face a future without education, without clean water, and without health care. Without our Foundation, many of the worlds children would be without hope. Your leadership in the coming year will provide that hope. May your efforts Engage Rotary, Change Lives .

Ron D. Burton
President, Rotary International

D. K. Lee
Foundation Trustee Chair Click or tap here to Watch RI President Ron Burton announce theme for RY 2013-14: ENGAGE ROTARY, CHANGE LIVES

Click or tap here to Watch RI Pres Ron Burton and Rotary Foundation Chair D. K. Lee announce the launch of Rotarys new grant model, Future Vision
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Messages, news and information from Rotary International

The new Rotary year: Changes we should know about

By Arnold R. Grahl Rotary News -- 1 July 2013

or three years, 100 districts have been testing Future Vision, a pilot of The R o t a r y Foundations new grant system, which RI President Ron D. Burton, right, and was designed to Anne L. Matthews, vice-president i n c r e a s e Rotarys effectiveness during the next century of service. As the new Rotary year dawns, the future has begun. All districts begin using the simplified grant structure 1 July. Districts have already been completing the qualification process and qualifying their clubs. A number of clubs and districts have begun preparing and submitting grant applications. There will be three types of grants: global, district, and packaged. You can learn about all three types, and get more details about the application process, on Rotarys grant microsite . Also on 1 July, new leaders will take office at the club, district, and international levels. Ron D. Burton, of the Rotary Club of Norman, Oklahoma, USA, will become Rotarys 103rd president and will encourage Rotarians to Engage Rotary, Change Lives . Read a profile of Burton from The Rotarian and download his convention speech. Anne L. Matthews, a member of the Rotary Club of Columbia East, South Carolina, USA, will become the first woman to serve as vice president. Matthews, a former

director of South Carolinas Department of Education, is president of Matthews and Associates, an educational consulting firm. Read her biography. Dong Kurn Lee, of the Rotary Club of Seoul Hangang, Korea, will take over as Rotary Foundation trustee chair. Read his biography and download his convention speech. Other changes for 2013-14: Rotarians will be allowed to form satellite clubs, whose members meet at a different time and location from their parent clubs. The change, approved by the Council on Legislation in April, is intended to make it easier for members to develop the core for a new club. Districts will be able to form an unlimited number of e-clubs. The Council removed a limit of two e-clubs per district. The change is designed to bring in new members and appeal to young professionals, who may be less able to meet in person weekly. The name of Rotarys fifth Avenue of Service will change from New Generations Service to Youth Service. This change was also approved by the Council. In 2010, this avenue of service joined Club Service, Vocational Service, Community Service, and International Service. The dues Rotary clubs pay Rotary International will increase US$1 to $53 per member. A redesigned Rotary website will be launched in late summer.

The RI Board of Directors will seat nine new directors 1 July, along with 2013-14 President-elect Gary C.K. Huang, of the Rotary Club of Taipei, Taiwan. The new directors for 2013-14 are Celia Elena Cruz de Giay, of the Rotary Club of Arrecifes, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Mary Beth Growney Selene, of the Rotary Club of Madison West Towne -Middlet on, Wisconsin, USA; Seiji Kita, of the Rotary Club of Urawa East, Saitama, Japan; Holger Knaack, of the Rotary Club of Herzogtum Lauenburg-Mlln, Germany; Larry A. Lunsford, of the Rotary Club of Kansas City-Plaza, Missouri, USA; P.T. Prabhakar, of the Rotary Club of Madras Central, Tamil Nadu, India; Sangkoo Yun, of the Rotary Club of Sae Hanyang, Seoul, Korea; Steven A. Snyder, of the Rotary Club of Auburn, California, USA; and Michael F. Webb, of the Rotary Club of Mendip, Somerset, England. The Rotary Foundation Board of Trustees will seat new members Monty J. Audenart, of the Rotary Club of Red Deer East, Alberta, Canada; Noel A. Bajat, of the Rotary Club of Abbeville, Louisiana, USA; and Kalyan Banerjee, of the Rotary Club of Vapi, Maharashtra, India. John Kenny, of the Rotary Club of Grangemouth, Scotland, will serve as chair-elect, and Michael K. McGovern, of the Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA, as vice-chair. Download the 2013-14 Presidential Citation brochure to learn how your club can earn this year's citation. Download theme graphics

For more information about Rotary, visit

Rotary International Website RI District 3780 Website

Rotary Basics Rotary History and Archives

13 Report of Action 2013 Council on Legislation

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Induction Rites, June 30, 2013

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Recognition of Contributors
District Governor Francis Rivera and the editors thank Rotarians who have contributed to this maiden issue of the Governors Monthly Letter RY 2013-14.

District Induction Chair LG Roland Tan of RC Ayala Heights for the coverage of the district induction rites on Page 1, and for providing most of the pictures of the event used on Pages 2 and 14. District Environment Committee Chair PP Rene Butch Madarang of RC QC Circle for the article on the nationwide tree-planting marathon on Page 4, and First Class President Josie Garcia of RC Cubao West for sharing the photos used in the article. District Membership Development Committee Chair LG Dwight Ramos of RC Quezon City for the article and pictures used in the coverage of the Membership Summit on Page 5. District Community Service Chair PP Ma. Elisa Baby Allado of RC New Manila Heights for the article and photos on the launch of District-supported 136-day feeding & nutrition program involving 32 Rotary clubs and malnourished pupils in their respective adopted elementary schools, on Page 6. District SETS 2013 Chair LG Emelinda Linda Palattao of RC Holy Spirit for the article and pictures of the Secretaries-Elect Training Seminar on Page 7. First Class Presidents and club leaders who shared with us reports on the childrens parties they sponsored to usher in the new Rotary Year, on Page 8: PE Jefp Penamora of RC Bagong Silangan FCP Eui Bong Jung of RC Holy Spirit PP Jesse Tanchanco of RC Loyola Heights FCP Osty Manlapaz of RC New Manila East FCP Pocholo Jaymalin of RC Quezon City IPP Merly Flores of RC West Triangle AG Marilyn Manabat, Chair of Public Image of RC Cubao Central, for the article and photos of the clubs One-Time, Big-Time Project on page 9. First Class President Rene Cantos and PP Kit Victoria of RC Timog for the article and pictures of one of the clubs defining projects, Sagip Pandinig, Alay ng Rotaryo, on Page 10. First Class President Robert Camba of RC Camp Aguinaldo for the article and photos of the project about the peace mural painting around the walls of Camp Aguinaldo, most probably the worlds longest, on Page 11.

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