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PRIVP Monty Audenart graces TRF Recognition Night 2013

The District held its TRF Recognition Night, giving honorand recognition to all generous Rotarians and friends

who have continuously supported The Rotary Foundation, ina gala night at the grand ballroom of the Hotel Interconti-nental Manila, Makati City, last November 23, 2013. Past

Rotary International Vice President Monty Audenart, amember of the TRF Board of Trustees, was the Guest ofHonor and Speaker. His participation demonstrates thekind of commitment and support each Rotarian must give tohe Foundation so that its programs can continue to build

better lives.

PRIVP Monty J. Audenart, a dentist, is a fellow of the PierreFauchard Academy of Dentistry and the InternationalAcademy of Dentistry. He was the founding member of theRed Deer Symphony Orchestra and a director for ShelterBox Canada. He is the recipient of the Queen's Goldenubilee Medal and the Mayor's Recognition Award for

distinguished volunteer service. A Rotarian since 1987,Audenart has served RI as vice president, director, RI Board

Executive Committee member, International Assemassistant moderator and moderator, RI training learegional RI membership coordinator, RI membership zcoordinator, and district governor. He founded the RotaAction Group of Dental Volunteers. He and his wife, Liz,

Major Donors and charter members of the Bequest Socof The Rotary Foundation. In his speech, he stressed thagiving one receives more in return. He also related howlife has truly changed for the better, and that it keimproving through time, as he continues to support Foundation and dedicate his life to Rotary Work.

Making the evening more meaningful, a call to raise fufor the victims of super typhoon Yolanda in the VisaRegion netted One Hundred Twenty Five Thousand FHundred (Php125,400.00) in cash and pledges to supthe District's Rotary Care Center Soup Kitchen Project wthe Rotary Club of Ormoc.

The event was hosted by the Rotary Club of Quezon Cityby its President FCP Cesar "Pocholo" Jaymalin.

A picture for posterity: Our Major Donors with DG Francis Rivera, PRIVP Monty J. Audenart and DG Robert Kuan of RID 383

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Governors Message

Let Us Give More to the Foundation

Speech delivered by Gov. Francis A. Rivera during the 2013 Paul Harris Fellows Recognition Night, 23 November at the Intercon Hotel Mak

The great English statesman Benjamin Disraelionce spoke about giving in the most ideal way.

He said, The greatest good you can do for another is

not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him hisown. That is what Rotary does to build on its dreamof a beautiful and peaceful world. Its programs strikedeep into the heartof people in need tohelp them attain self-ufficiency and self-eliance.

Every man is bornwith a talent, withnnate strengths he

can use to build thegood life that hedreams. But notevery man isequipped to develophis talent. Not everyman is born withopportunities or withhe means to createhose opportunities he can use to shape the kind offe that he wants to enjoy. Some are more blessed

while many others are less fortunate. That is why it ishe social responsibility of these few to help the many

who are less privileged.

n our unique world of service we help the lessortunate in many wonderful ways. But helping moren significant ways, in ways that make a deeper andgreater impact on peoples lives is achieved throughhe programs of The Rotary Foundation. This is the

very reason the Future Vision Plan was created toenable Rotarians to avail of Foundation funds in much

arger amounts than ever before and in a moreimplified process.

t is however worth remembering that the Foundations not a wellspring of funds that flow out of its ownource. Like every other charitable institution it needshe generosity of donors as its source of life to keep itesponsive to the needs of the world. Donors are thefeblood of the Foundation.

That is the primary reason we have especially set this

day to recognize our Paul Harris Fellows to give ththe great honor that they deserve. Their contributioas well as those of our Sustaining Members beco

part of our Foundation funds that help people arouthe world attain self-sufficiency and self-relianThese generous men and women not only share w

they have but areveal to others thability to positivchange their olives and build future that thdream.

This Recognit

Night hopes inspire us all to gmore to the Fountion to help it mthe growing needspeople in ocommunities aother communitiesthe world. With th

growing needs comes our bigger challenge to deeper into our resources to make a greater impact

peoples lives.

This Recognition Night therefore also hopes to inspothers to start giving and share in the joys of seeother people happy as they take on the challengebuilding better lives. Ben Sweetland gives mmeaning to this thought in his words: We cannot ha torch to light anothers path without brightening own.

Tonight, as we recognize our Paul Harris Fellows,

me end with a challenge wrapped up in the wordsSir Walter Scott: The race of mankind would peristhey cease to aid each other. We cannot exist withmutual help. All therefore that need aid has the rito ask it from their fellow man; and one who has power of granting can refuse it without guilt.

Fellow Rotarians, let us give more to The RotFoundation.

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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

Editorial Staff

IPP Rhodora Doris Sanchez (RC Diliman North)

IPP Cresencio Cris Bacho Jr (RC Cubao Edsa)

Bernard De San Jose (RC Timog)

The Governors Monthly Letter is published by the G

ernor of Rotary International District 3780 with offiat the Rotary Center Building, Roces Avenue, QueCity, Philippines. Contributions for publication maysent to Ric Salvador at rp_salvador@yahoo.comBeth Directo at betchie@728@gmail.com, or to Ma

Salvador at mdcsalvador@yahoo.com

From the EditorsDG Francis Rivera and the editorial board of the GMLongratulate Gov. Dulce Coyukiat for having beenonoured with the Distinguished Service Award by The

Rotary Foundation.

The Distinguished Service Award is the Foundationsighest recognition of active service, which must reacheyond the district and last for an extended period.

Rotarians become eligible for the award four years aftereceiving the Citation for Meritorious Service, whichecognizes individuals who have provided significant activeervice to the Foundation for more than one year.

We also congratulate PP Teodorico Sanchez Jr. of RCCommonwealth who was awarded the Foundations Citationfor Meritorious Servicefor 2012-13.

The announcement of the Foundation was published inNovember 2013 issue of The Rotarian.

The GML editorial board congratulates all the MajorDonors, Paul Harris Fellows and Sustaining Members whowere honoured during The Rotary Foundation RecognitionNight last November 23, 2013.

Weve provided coverage of a variety of service above selfnitiatives by the District and by clubs, including sevenages for relief and rehabilitation assistance for survivors ofuper Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) and two pages forurvivors of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Bohol.

Calendar of ActivitiesJanuary & February 2014

From District Secretary Amable Mar Cancio

January is Rotary wareness Month in the Rotary Calendar(Rotarians, clubs and districts should raise awareness about Rotary within their community

January 10-11 Mid-Year Review Rotary Cente

January 11 INTERACT Discon RC QC Centr

January 12 District 10-Pin Bowling Tournament RC Cubao Ce

Start of 2nd Leg 2013-14 Sta Lucia EaBowling Lan

January 17-19 Mid-year Conference RC Cubao Ea

Hongkong

February is World Understanding Month(During this month, clubs are urged to present programs and other activities emphasizing uing and goodwill as essential for world peace. The anniversary of the first Rotary club meetary 23, is observed as World Understanding and Peace Day)

February TBA District Legislative Assembly

February 8 Alay ng Rotary sa Araw ng Kabataan RC Kamunin

February 16 Family Rotary Day/Olympics

Meeting with FCPs/AGs/AGRs

February 21-23 RYLA (jointly with RID 3770 San Gregorio

San Miguel,

February 23 World Understanding & Peace Day

October 2013

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Global Grant project initiated by RC Timog ensures more healthy babies as it ceme

partnership between Rotary International Districts 3680 and 3780By FC President Rene Cantos, RC Timog QC

On November 11, 2013, a human milk pasteurizingmachine was turned over to the Dr Jose Fabella

Memorial Hospital in Sta Cruz, Manila. This was made

possible through a Global Grant applied for by RC Timog RID3780 and co-sponsored by RC Daejon RID 3680 of SouthKorea. Total cost of the pasteurizing equipment is $38,000.The project is an answer to a real community need and isaligned with one of Rotarys area of focus: Maternal and

Child Health Care.

The human milk bank will collect, screen, process, storeand distribute donated milk to meet the specific needs ofnfants, in particular.

Fabella Hospital, anational maternity

hospital whereabout 300-400mothers give birthdaily, has an existingmilk pasteurizingmachine donated byseveral organiza-tions in March2008. The new pas-teurizer is very timelyso that the hospital can continue servicing the needs ofpatients. For the last five (5) years, about 2500 infants

confined at Fabella and in other hospitals were beneficiaries

of the milk bank.

During the turn-over ceremony, District Gov Ik-Hwan Le

RID 3680 said he was very happy to be part of this woproject. In reply District Gov Francis Rivera thanked Govfor the support. Afterwards, a Memorandum of Understing was signed between RC Timog RID 3780 representeFCP Rene Cantos, RC Daejon RIC 3680 represented by Hyun Sik Song, and Dr Jose Fabella Memorial Hosrepresented by Dr Ruben Flores.

District TRF Chair PDG Dulce Coyukiat said that this milestone for both RID 3780 and RID 3680. In his stalk DGN Rey David said that such a project is an exampRotary Foundations goal of doing good in the world.

At the end of the program, DG Francis Rivera was gifteDG Ik-Hwan Lee with a very nice gold-plated replica ofcrown of the last empress of the Silla Dynasty of Korea.

The projects local co-host clubs are RCs CuCentral, Cubao West, Holy Spirit, Kamuning, QueCity, Roxas and West Triangle.

Mothers milk extraction in Fabella ward

Breast milk letting project in the City of ManilaImpact

Projected no. of additional beneficiaries annually:

In- patients at Fabella Hospital - 2, 300 infants

Patients in other hospitals - 832 infants

Victims of calamities - 100 infants

Adult sick patients - - 10 adults

Trainees using the facility - 450 trainees

TOTAL ANNUALLY - 3,692 individuals

Follow this link to view highlights ofProposed Human Milk Bank Project

submitted by RC Timog D3780

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2013 Literacy Summit . . .by District Community Service Chair PP Ma. Elisa Baby Allado, RC New Manila Heights

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D 3780 supports Blood Samaritan Drive of Red Cross QC Chapter to aid indigentby District Community Service Chair Ma. Elisa Baby Allado, RC New Manila Heights

On October 25, 2013, the Philippine Red Cross QuezonCity Chapter celebrated its 75thFoundation Day with a

Mass Blood Donation atEver Gotesco Common-wealth. The event startedwith the celebration of the

Holy Mass by Fr. Faraonafter which Dr. Baby Allado,Blood Services Director,welcomed the guests andblood donors who came inas early as 7:00 in themorning. Chairman of theBoard, PDG Hermie Jarinexplained the benefits ofdonating blood andthanked the blood donorsfor their gift of life. Walk-

in donors included soldiers,pol icemen, students,professionals and shop-pers.

A highlight of the programwas the launching of theBlood Samaritan Fund,from which indigent blooddonors who cannot affordto pay for the bloodprocessing fees are given

financial assistance. The Rotary International District 3780,through some of its First Class Presidents led by FCP GailLores of RC Kagitingang Cubao, gave a total of Php13,000.00 as initial contribution. Also present were FCPMarilene Araneta and PP Doris Sanchez of RC DilimanNorth. This will be a continuing program of our District

specially for those who are not qualified to donate bloThey can contribute money instead and still help save liv

The District also signed the MOA with QCRC, now on itsyear, where each Club commits to donate 35 units of blon a weekly basis. With about 100 Clubs in the District,should be able to donate about 3,500 units of blood evyear.

Those who are interested to hold mblood donations, please contDistrict Community Service Chair BAllado. If there are at least 60 probadonors, the Philippine Red Cross go to your designated venue.

Otherwise you can send donors toQCRC Blood bank at Gate 5, QC Complex, which is open 24 hoInform them which Club the donrepresent. At the end of the RoYear an award is given to Bloodiest Club the Club that contributed the most number of bunits and is given recognition by Philippine Red Cross as well.

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District 3780 responds to call for concerted Rotary action for typhoon reliefby FC President Eui Bong Jung of RC Holy Spirit in behalf of First Class Presidents of D3780

More than 5,600 people have been confirmed killedand another 1,600 are missing after Typhoon

Haiyan (Yolanda), one of the most powerful typhoons ever,tore across some of the countrys islands in Central

Philippines last November 8, 2013, generating tsunami-like waves that left dozens of towns in ruins. About 4

million people have been left homeless and 10 millionaffected, according to the government.

"Yolanda" caused catastrophic damage throughout muof Leyte and Samar islands, where cities and towns welargely destroyed. . In Cebuand Bohol,struck by a Richmagnitude 7.2 earthquake two weeks before, towns wealso severely devastated, along with other towns

Western Visayas and Palawan.

Rotary International District 3780 led by DG Francis Rivera and ten First Class Presidents, joined International Yachting Fellowship of Rotarians(IYFR) International Vice Commodore Jun Avecilla, Max Tan, MWage and others turned over to Rotary International District 3860 DG Ed Chiongbian the districts and IYFR

contribution for the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) the amount of P1,300,000. The simple bemotional ceremony was held at the Casa Espanol in Cebu City last November 19, 2013. The event w

attended by other district officers and Rotarians of D3860.

The hardest hit areas in the islands of Leyte, Samar and northern Cebu are covered by Rotary Clubs belongi

to D3860.

Photos from www.Worldbulletin.net

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D3780 establishes kitchen to relieve hunger among typhoon survivors in Ormocby PDG Danilo Fausto, RI District 3780

On Nov 13, 2013 the D3780 Oplan Yolanda task forcemet and was attended by representatives from

RC Loyola Heights (Nilo Rapista), SFDM (PDG PennyPolicarpio and New Manila East (PDG Danny Fausto,PP Chito Borromeo, PP Ed Ayento, & Rtn JP Montero) todiscuss what our District can do to help in the devastationbrought about by typhoon Yolanda. It was agreed in the said

meeting that a Command Centerbe established at OrmocCity to serve as the nerve center of the activities of ourDistrict. All clubs are to use the center to serve as theirclubs hub of activities in case they wish to help and

provide assistance to the victims of Typhoon Yolanda. Thus,

D378 was born.Why Ormoc? a) We are jointly working with RC Ormoc City, asister club of RC Loyola Heights, whose members includePDG Perok Rodriguez (classmate of PDG Penny), PDS AnnaBumagat (who owns a school with no damage and can beused as our possible sleeping quarters. Husband is TroyBumagat, incumbent President of RC Ormoc) and Rtn CoeliFiel (former PE of RC South Triangle); b) We are in theopinion that Tacloban will be chaotic at this point and it will

be safer and more organized to work at Ormoc.

A container van built with a comfort room by PP Ronnie Yapof SFDM was shipped to Ormoc on November 23rd,designed to serve as D3780 Rotary Center office, andscheduled to arrive in Ormoc Monday Nov. 25th, where itwill be installed inside Linao Central School. We wish tothank PP Ed Ayento for footing the bill and paying for thecontainer van and shipment costs.RC Loyola Heights remitted the amount of P200K to RC

Ormoc immediately after the typhoon as immediate aid tothe area. The said amount however, have been allocated bythe club to address immediate needs at Ormoc and cannotbe used for our planned activities.

A Needs Assessment Teamwas sent to Ormoc on Thursday,Nov 14th, to find out the conditions in the area: immediateneed of intended beneficiaries, logistical requirements,

security, organizational infrastructure, sleeping quarters,physical hygiene provisions for volunteers, area ofoperation, beneficiary selection, community cooperation,transportation possibilities, etc.

Upon the return of PP NIlo Rapista, the task force met onNov 16th attended by representatives from Rotaract clubs,

New Manila East, Acropolis, New Manila Heights, LoyHeights, Holy Spirit, and Diliman North, and DGE SamPagdilao.

Another meeting was held on Nov 17th to schedule volunteer mobilization. The first group left on Novem21st for Ormoc to immediately implement the assista

program. Thereafter, replacement volunteers were assigfor project sustainability.Sharing Presidents, led by DGN Rey David, dona

together with cash, a water purifier/filtration machine fJapan worth P100K and was brought to the project siteNov 20, RC Holy Spirit turned over P100K cash to help ju-start the D3780 feeding project on Nov 21st.

The Task force with DG Francis met with Tetsuzo Fuku(RC of Nagoya-Wago), Chairman, VTT Committee for Philippines. DG Francis is scheduled to speak before District Conference of RI D2760 via Skype to appealhelp and assistance from Japan.

Relief Operation StageThe project: Soup Kitchen/Feeding CenterVenue : Linao Elementary School. The site is locawithin Ormoc, 2kms from the city proper, being usedevacuation center with 1,500 people, with fence, one enone exit, security may be controlled, cooperationevacuees and teachers are excellent, theres l

assistance reaching the area specially food.

Primary activities: Feeding 1.5K person, 2X a dayCosts : P2.0 Million, P30/day/person, contingencies

Target Duration: 40 days, sustainedParticipants : Rotarian volunteers from RID3780 &Ormoc, teachers and evacuees. Volunteers are responsfor their own transport expenses and personal upkeVolunteers are advised to serve and not to be servVolunteers are advised to wear Rotary T-Shirts or vests.

Task Force Heads :PP Baby Allado (RC New Manila Heights), Treasurer & Hof Resources Committee (cp# 09178956921; FCP GrVinarao (RC Acropolis), Volunteers scheduling & transarrangements (cp# 09178420126); PP NIlo Rapista Loyola Heights), Ormoc coordinator & operations (09178810999); PP Chito Borromeo (RC New Manila Ea

chief cook & master chef, feeding coordinator (09178824486

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Rotary Care Center - Ormoc chronicles

Third batch of D3780 Boarding the plane to Ormoc: PDG DannyFausto, PDS Jesse Tanchanco, DG Francis Rivera, PE Badette

Pineda, PE Thelma Uanang and FCP Grace Vinarao

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On November 22, 2013, almost two weeks afterTyphoon Yolanda devastated the whole of Eastern

isayas, three members from the Rotary Club of Araneta ledy FCP Robert Guevara, my son, Baby Rotarian Stamford

ee, and I, together with our Medical Team composed ofhree volunteer doctors left Manila for a short flight to Iloilo.ur Medical Team will be augmented later on by three moreolunteer doctors from Iloilo. With ten (10) boxes of

medicine and first aid kits in tow, we arrived at 10 pm andwere warmly welcomed at the airport by our local partner,

rancis Chu, head of the Care Caravan, a relief organizationf the Association of Christian Churches in Iloilo.

y 7am the following day, our convoy of eight vehicles,ncluding two truck-loads of relief goods and one securityscort vehicle, left Iloilo City to begin our 120 km trip toontevedra, Capiz. Our more than 3-hour journey will not

nly cover rough terrain, with fallen trees and dangerousebris scattered all over, but also, according to our localource, we will be passing through many rebel-infestedllages along the way.

s we left the province of Iloilo and entered Capiz, the land-cape began to change abruptly, the wrath and devastationf Typhoon Yolanda becoming more obvious. As our convoyassed by, the images of destroyed homes, one after thether, became a common sight rather than an exception.

We arrived in Pontevedra shortly before noon and proceededmmediately to Bgy. Sublangon, Sitio Moto and Guba. We

elected these barangays due to their remote location andwith their sparse population, they still had not received any

id (local or international). Inspite of the rains, people inmakeshift tents, have been waiting for hours for our arrival.

s volunteers from Care Caravan started to distribute reliefoods and prepared for their soup kitchen, our medical teamegan to set-up our own makeshift mobile clinic at the housef the barangaycaptain, one of the few surviving houses in

the area. FCP Robert and my son Stamford, set dispensary to help facilitate the distribution of the mediMothers with their young in tow, the elderly, many hable to walk, patiently waited for their turn. With the

queue of patients waiting outside, we had to work dotime to make use of the remaining daylight hours, sincdidnt have portable generators and the whole provinc

Capiz was still without electricity.

With the sun beginning to set over the horizon and daystarting to fade, our volunteer doctors, in their swdrenched shirts continued to serve up to the last patienthe end of the day and inspite of our very limited resouour medical mission was able to help approximately victims of Typhoon Yolanda.

As we journeyed back to Iloilo to the comforts of our h

we couldnt help but feel the sadness, thinking that mwe should have done more. But on the other hand, recalled the images of young children with smiles on faces despite what they had gone through, the motherstheir gestures of gratitude and the glimmer of hope in mpeoples eyes, these reinforced our belief that this was

right thing to do. This experience will remain with me, very long time, as one of the highlights of my beiRotarian.

This medical mission would not have been possible witthe support of the following generous individuals: the mbers of our medical team- Dr. Jeglen Escano Cruz, Dr. F

rico Cusay, Jr., Dr. Dave Dato, Dr.Richard Chan, Dr. JSisnorio and Dr. Ivy Minerva, the volunteers from Care van headed by Francis Chu, to the generous members oRotary Club of Diliman Heights headed by FCP Rhemy Goles, who donated P20,000 worth of medicine, FCP FerdiJohn Avancena of RC Midtown Cubao, FCP Ronnie Coof RC South Triangle and FCP Laurence Tata Nogaliza oTalipapa, thank you very much for your support.

RC Araneta and partners provide medical service, distribute relief goods, and set

soup kitchen to relieve suffering in yet unaided typhoon-ravaged places in CapizBy PP Albert Lee, RC Araneta

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Rotarians and partners in action . . November 23, 2013 in Pontevedra, Capiz

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Thousands of the people affected by Typhoon Yolanda inTacloban have been evacuated to Villamor Air Base.

ng Kampomembers were there to help out. This is an on-te narration of a typical day in the early days of evacuation:

olunteers shifting is set every 6 hours; one can choose to

e on the food, debriefing, oplan hatid and marshal teams.

Willing private individuals and people who have vehicles thatan transport arriving C130 evacuees to all parts of Metro

Manila or neighboring provinces are most welcome. Forooked food donations, donors are asked to coordinate withhe operations team because donations are overflowing, too.

rganized volunteers are accepting relief goods, sorting,acking. Food is provided for all, including the volunteers.he place is orderly and calm despite this being a constantly

morphing effort coordinated by total strangers, the Philippinemilitary, and the Department of Social Welfare. Clothes,oap, water, food items are sorted. Volunteers fret that few

eople give tabo, the staple of Pinoy survival in emergencies.cross the tarmac, Yolanda refugees disembark from the C-30 - old people in wheelchairs, little children hopping off.oldiers help them with their baggage. The volunteers wait at

he Villamor grandstand. As the refugees approach theauntlet of waiting marshals a cheer breaks out and peo-

le applaud.

he refugees are given a hot meal first, then debriefed andiven medical attention, free calls on Smart, aid packages.heyre asked if they have someone coming for them, or if

hey need transport. The process takes about an hour.utside, in the parking lot, volunteer dispatchers (known

nly by their first names - one gets the impression that somef them are lawyers, another admits she works for a multina-onal firm - ask for those who would need rides.

O, sino diyan ang puwedeng maghatid ng apat sa Imus,avite? Then a special passenger, buntis na kailangang

hatid sa Fabella. Tatlo lang, pero yung isa naka-wheelchair, papuntangBatasan Hills.

he rule: You have to bring people to their relatives. If noelatives are waiting, you bring them back and turn themver to DSWD.

s brisk like an auction, with volunteer drivers holding up

numbers theyd been given as they arrived. Priority is g

to the lowest number, as it means the driver has waiting the longest. O, 63, wala bang mas mababa? O

yan, 45, awarded! Palakpakan at tawanan. Parang bing

One driver has made three round-trips to Batangas in t

days. One arrival needs to get to Baguio. Silence falls, thdriver says, Sige, ihatid ko sila nang balikan. The drivers pitch in for gas. We estimate that at least arrivals will have been dispatched by 8 p.m. Dito lang h

Pilipinas nagkukumpitensya para makatulong. One Chi

Pinoy takes 14 people off in the family van.

Flights (plane, helicopter, PH, US) are scheduled every thours or so but are often delayed, but unscheduled flshow up out of nowhere. Dispatchers joke with the crowthe lull between flights. Yung U.S. plane, 100 passenpero Pinoy plane, 200 ! Siksikan, nakasabit sa wing! Later.

Refugees are already matched by the time they get totent, where they wait a bit - refugees on one side, drivethe other, like boys and girls at a high school daVolunteers ebb and flow, so people can call to schedule assignments for the next two to three weeksespecialgraveyard shifts, as the planes arrive well into the night.

The refugees look sun- and wind-burned. Exhaustedsome are smiling. A little boy, maybe 18 months, histotally black and cracked, wriggles on a chair. Dispatcsay not to pressure them with too many questions, to them gently. Help make this the best day of their liv

Some look middle class, but some of them have never

ridden a jeep in their lives, the dispatcher says. Mostlined up in Tacloban for three to five days to get on a flig

Update as of November 19th when we went bacvolunteer:Operation Hatid at Villamor Airbase is now OperSalubongwith Oplan Hatidas one of the initiatives undThe management is now taken over by DSWD and alcivilian volunteers who used to run the operation arlonger involved.

RC Camp Aguinaldos Report: Operation Hatid/Salubong at Villamor AirbaseBy FC President Robert Camba, RC Camp Aguinaldo

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Camp Crame brings relief for earthquake survivors in BoholBy FC President Vicente Turdanes and Sec Sheena Lyn Montiero, RC Camp Crame

The Rotary Club of Camp Crame immediatelyresponded to the call for help for the victims of

the 7.2 Richter magnitude earthquake that struckBohol province last October 15, 2013. Vice PresidentDonald Sevilla who is originally from Bohol organized

the resources of the club and proceeded to Bohol withthe help of his family. They distributed the relief goodsto some evacuation centers and visited some of themost damaged areas.

Members of the club donated the relief gooparticipated in the repacking and the relief operatiitself. The Philippine National Police through the PoCommunity Relations Group augmented the manponeeded by the club and provided logistical support.

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Lagro Ascension moves Zumbato raise relief funds for Bohol earthquake survivoBy FC President Cecil Fernandez and Sec Rea Molina, RC Lagro Ascension

Zumba is now a passion in the Rotary Club of LagroAscension, as the Ways and Means Committee, chairedby Rtn Cita G. Cena, launched its leadoff project lastOctober 19, 2013 at the Centennial Park, Lagro, No-

valiches, Quezon City.

Along this line, the aero-dance program is one of the actionplans lined-up by the said Committee, aimed to encouragehe residents of Lagro to have a fitness and healthy activity

or their well being.

Fitness Instructor Rtn Rea S. Molina, Secretary and memberof the Public Relations Committee, RCLA is a Certified Well-ness and Fitness Instructor from the University of the

Philippines Diliman, Q.C.

The said launching was attended by more or less forty (40)

participants including RCLA members: FC President Cecil

Fernandez, Rotarians Mely Gubat, Rose Enriquez, CPascual, Au Borra, Tess Marquez, Sylvia Castor, NCunanan, Atty. Rex Borra, PE Emma Perez and Myr Decewho were able to catch-up with the program becausprevious important commitments, some lady Zumbaer

the community like Cora Nocum, Nitz Barranco, IrManga, Lorna Agcaoili, Encar Palacio, Josie Roman, Reg

Aranzaso, Grace, Marlyn and some guests.

Proceeds of the Zumba inspired fund-raising project awith donations gathered by the club were turned over toRev. Fr. Victor Emmanuel Bobot I. Clemen who then w

to Bohol last October 22. to personally hand over the ceeds to local parishes for onward distribution among tims of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit Bohol

October 15, 2013.

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Acropolis and partners promote health and wellness consciousness among RotariaBy FC President Grace F. Vinarao, RC Acropolis

Health is wealth, and eachone should take care of

heir wellbeing, being HEALTHY isgreat but being this includes bothhaving a sound body and having ABALANCED LIFE. Health refers to a

physical body being free fromdiseases. Wellness is balance ofyour physical, social, spiritual,emotional, intellectual, environ-mental, and occupational well-being, is a lifestyle and a continu-ng process; and that one shouldstrive for sense of balancehroughout his whole life.

And that is the ultimate goal ofWE CARE Health and Wellness

Day right in our own District.

L a s t O c t 2 0 , 2 0 1 3 , W ECARE health & wellness day washeld at the Fourth Floor of RotaryCenter. This was in collaborationand with the effort of the RotaryClub of Acropolis with the supportof service partners like Top CareDiagnost ics , McKaye L i feSciences, Doctor-members fromhe Rotary Club of Agham, and

Salinas Corporation, to promote &

maintain healthy and a balancedifestyle.

We started with a Sunday masscourtesy of PP Doris Sanchez ,FCP Marilene Araneta & Fr JohnRegalado. With a warm welcomeby our District Chairman ofCommunity Service, Dr ElisaAllado the program started, shecited that Health is Wealth andone should take care of ones

selves. Then it was followed byNigariwaza a taichi-japanese yogacourtesy of Salinas Corp. Aware-ness seminar for female the bigC Cancer - Breast & CervicalCancer especially for all female

participants and a topic for maletoo -"What you should know aboutprostate?

Gov Francis Rivera and spousePeth cordially graced the programby participating in its freeservices. All together ,there wereFREE Health Services, like theDRE for male -a digitized rectalexam, HPN screen (BloodPressure) and weight monitoringand counseling, Heart SpectrumMonitoring for people especiallywi th heart d isease, anddiscounted service packages forthe following:

PSA test P765.00 (prostate) andan annual blood chemistrypackage for only P800.00(11tests)

What else can you ask for ? ..

because ROTARY CLUB OFACROPOLIS and co-host clubs RCs

Agham, Broadway, Camp Agui-naldo, Camp Crame, DilimanNorth, Eastwood, Sto Domingo,Cubao West, West Triangle, andPearl of the Orient as well as AGJohn Simon, Mackay Life Sci-ences, and Salinas Corporationcare.

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RC Quezon Citys Transitioning Program for Youth with Special Needs prepares th

for productive and relatively independent lifeBy IPP Cesar Baltazar, RC Quezon City

The Rotary Club of Quezon was awarded as one of fivebest clubs in a vocational service project during The

Rotary Golden Wheel Awards on October 28, 2013 at theCrowne Plaze Manila Galleria for its distinctive project

entitled, The Transitioning Program for Youth with SpecialNeeds.

The project was born out of RCQCs vision that emphasizes

ts pursuit of youth development and community building. Inpartnership with the Batino Elementary School (SPEDCenter) at Project 3, Quezon City, the club launched asupport program to the schools vocational course for

children with special needs. The program aims to providevaluable and sustainable service to an often neglectedsegment of societythe youth with special needsthrough avocational education that will prepare them to live a

productive and a relatively independent life.A youth with special needs is a young person (usually aged14-21 years) who requires specialized support to improvehis/her health and to participate in daily activities at home,school and community because of significant impairmentsn one or more the following: health, cognition, sensory-motor skills, social integration, emotional/behavioral skillsand self-help skills.

t seems that the support given to these persons today arenadequate and not well-coordinated. Oftentimes, the familys left on their own in deciding what to do with the person.The schools do their share by providing special educationbut they have their own limitations. The communityresources have not been tapped. The future of the youthwith special needs have not been planned for. And throughall this, these young persons have not been involved in

making decisions about their future.

The transitioning project enables these youth to livpositive life beyond their schooling. It guides themtransitioning from attending classes to gain vocational life skills all the way to becoming productive individualwork or in the community they belong to. The progaddresses the following needs of these individuals:

Developing the transition education curriculum

Involving the youth with special needs themselvesmaking decisions about their future

Linking with and involving the parents or guardianthe youth with special needs

Linking with and involving the communities where youth reside

Providing training or other effto empower the school to manthe overall program on their own

Linking with other enterprisesupport groups in terms of deveing or market ing whatemanufactured goods, productsservices that the youth with speneeds may generate as outputtheir transition program, and

* Accessing funds for the project

The Rotary Club of Quezon Citcommitted to sustaining tprogram by working closely with school and enabling them to manthe program on their own. Hopefthis effort will make a differencthe lives of the youth with spe

needs.

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Diliman North and partners bring relief to fire victims in BarangayCuliatBy FC President Marilene Araneta, RC Diliman North

One hundred seventeen (117) families in BarangayCu-liat in Quezon City were recently hit by a fire, leaving

hem homeless. RI District 3780 and Red Cross Quezon Cityhapter joined hands last 07 November 2013 in serving

ood and in giving relief items to the fire victims.

ed by D-3780 Community Chair Baby Allado, several clubsontributed donations and their time for the relief effort. RCiliman North, represented by FC President Marileneraneta, IPP Doris Sanchez, Sec. Corrie Obaa and Dir. Tessuiam, was assigned to bring eating implements. PP Bobbyumulong and the Interactors of RC Ayala Heights were

here to assist in re-packing relief goods at Culiat Barangayall. FC President Gail Lores of RC Kagitingang Cubao wentirect to the Virgilio de los Santos Homeowners Associations

asketball court that served as the evacuation center. Sheoined Diliman North and Ayala Heights in serving lunch andistributing relief goods to the fire victims.

epresentatives of the Red Cross QC Chapter cooked theood donated by D-3780 for the affected families. The

members of Culiat Health Center headed by Dr. Ofelia Telanwere also there and attended to the medical needs of thenfants and children.

Barangay Culiat has been the adopted Barangay oDiliman North. The Relief Project was an activity that neeimmediate action. RCDN is very thankful to those who cand gave assistance to the fire victims of Culiat. Thisbeen a humanitarian effort that brought together RC Dili

North, RC Ayala Heights, RC Kagitingang Cubao, Dis3780, Red Cross QC Chapter, Barangay officials and howners association.

Biak na Bato distributes free wheelchairs to change lives of 19 beneficiariesBy Service Projects Chair Ramon Boy Fabon, RC Biak na Bato

Many physically disabled persons do not have enoughresources to purchase wheelchairs. Without a

heelchair, these children and adults would be left bedriddenwould have to be carried wherever they go.

C Biak na Bato has answered the call to provide freeheelchairs. Nineteen (19) children and adults with disabilityMarilao, Bulacan and Barangay Masambong in Novaliches,

uezon City now look forward to live more independently afterceiving free wheelchairs from the Rotary Club of Biak-Na-ato in partnership with the LDS (Latter Day Saints)oundation. Thanks to our LICENSED/CERTIFIEDHEELCHAIR ASSESSOR our very own FC President Jolan Sa-

no.

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Holy Spirit mounts 2nd Gov Jess Cifra Chess Cup as fund-raiser as well to advan

sportsmanship & fellowship, enhance public image of Rotary and promote ICFRBy Silver President Ped Condeno, RC Holy Spirit

The Rotary Club of Holy Spirit recently completed the 2ndGov. Jess Cifra Chess Cup. It was held on 27 October

2013 at the 4/F, Silver Hall, Rotary Center, Quezon City.There were 170 chess players. The 1stGov. Jess Cifra Chess

Cup was held last March 21, 2012 at the same venue.

Thirty seven (37) chess players under the group of Kiddiesand 133 players under the group of Juniors/Adultscomprised the 170 players. All rated below 2000 by theNational Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP). Somecoaches with their players made their presence felt. Theyare University of the East, University of the Philippines,

Ateneo University, Adamson University, Pascual Memorialnstitute and others.

The format is seven (7) rounds for Kiddies and eight (8)rounds for 13 years old and above and played under the

Swiss System with time control of 25 minutes per player.

t opened at 10:30am after the welcome speech of PDGGov. Jess Cifra and finished by 8:30pm along with the givingout of awards. A total of 33 awards were won by threegroups: 1) Kiddies (13 years old below); 2) Juniors (between13 years old and below 19 years old) and 3) adults above

19 years old.

The tournament was sanctioned by the NCFP supervised byfive (5) NCFP licensed Chess Arbiters led by Messrs. AlfredChay as Chief Arbiter, Alex Dinoy, Hermilo Samaniego, GatzLuz and Avelino Carredo. The players based on the results

of their games, would get new ratings from the NCFP.

The tournament has pushed RCHS at a higher image level.t was featured in all 5-pages of the November 2013 issueof the Chessarian, official bulletin of the International ChessFellowship of Rotarians, based in San Francisco, USA. A

portion of the tournament was aired by UNTV. It was posat the website of the Philippine Chess Portal with 1,2views and the results with 221 views. It was also endor

by the Division of City Schools, Quezon City, MM.

The tournament sponsors were HoDevelopment Mutual Funds (PhilippinCoca-Cola Philippines, Tullys CofDFMS, ALS Marine, Jardine Energy ConCo., Inc., Insular Bank, PhilsFirst Inance, TIPians-USA, Peth Rivera (spousGov. Francis Rivera), PDG Jess Cifra,

Salvador and Rtn Angel Castro.

The funds raised will add to the MFeeding Program of the Rotary Club

Holy Spirit for 100 school children at Dona Juana Elementary School sustaifor 100 school days which started

September 9, 2013.

The International Chess Fellowship of Rotarians (ICFR)

The ICFR is an enjoyable and challenging fellowship autized by the Rotary International. It exists to promote spirit of rotary and enjoyment of chess. At presmembers play chess via internet among Rotarians f

various countries.

The ICFR is one of the fellowships under the Rotary GloHistory Fellowship. Paul Rosamond (Dallas-Fair Park, Tereactivated the ICFR and has been in continuous existesince 1977. Rotarian chess lovers who would like to the Fellowship may get in touch with SP Ped Condeno of

Holy Spirit.

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DISTRICT 3770

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Pichoy Ramirez

Aurora, Batanes, Bulacan, Cagayan, Ifugao, Isabela,Kalinga, Apayao, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Quir-

DISTRICT 3780

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Francis Rivera

Quezon City

DISTRICT 3790

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Linda Winter

Abra, Bataan, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, LaUnion, Mountain Province, Pampanga, Pangasinan,Tarlac, Zambales

DISTRICT 3800

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Louie Ticman

Caloocan, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Navotas,Pasig, Rizal, San Juan, Valenzuela

DISTRICT 3810

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Karen Tamayo

Cavite, Manila, Mindoro Occidental, Pasay

DISTRICT 3820

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Danny Ona

Batangas, Laguna, Marinduque, Masbate, MindoroOriental, Quezon, Romblon, the whole of Bicol Region

DISTRICT 3830

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Robert F. Kuan

Alabang, Las Pinas, Makati, Muntinlupa, Palawan,Paranaque, Pateros, Taguig

DISTRICT 3850

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Mark G. Ortiz

Aklan, Antique, Basilan, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo,Misamis Occidental, Negros Occidental, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur,Zamboanga Sibugay

DISTRICT 3860

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Edgar R. Chiongbian

Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Bohol, Cebu,Compostela Valley, Davao City, Davao del Norte,Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, General Santos City,Leyte, Negros Oriental, Samar, Siquijor, South Cota-

DISTRICT 3870

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

Teresita Navales

Bukidnon, Cagayan de Oro City, Camiguin Island,Cotabato, Cotabato City, Gingoog City, Iligan City,Kidapawan City, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur,Maguindanao, Malaybalay City, Marawi City, MisamisOriental, Sultan Kudarat, Tacurong City, Valencia City

Rotary International Districts in the Philippines

Source: Philippine Rotary Magazine

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Photo Gallery - The Rotary Foundation Recogniton Night

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istrict Governor Francis Rivera and the editors thank Rotarianwho have contributed stories for this November issue of th

Governors Monthly Letter.

LG Dwight M. Ramos, RC Quezon City, Chair of the 2013 TRF Recognition Night, f

the front-page report and photos of the event. FC President Rene Cantos of RC Timog for the article, photos and powerpoint pre

entation on the Global Grant Project on Page 4.

District Community Service Chair Ma. Elisa Allado, RC New Manila Heights, for tarticle and photos on Page 5 about D3780 support for the Blood Samaritan Drive of tRed Cross QC Chapter.

FC President Eui Bong Jung, RC Holy Spirit, for the story and photo on Page 6 abothe response of District 3780 and the International Yachting Fellowship of Rotarians the call for concerted Rotary effort for relief of Typhoon Yolanda survivors.

PDG Danilo Fausto, RI D3780, for coverage of the establishment of relief arehabilitation efforts of RI District 3780 for survivors of Typhoon Yolanda in Ormoc Cion Pages 7, 8 & 9. Some of the more recent photos and updates in these pages weprovided by FC President Grace Vinarao of RC Acropolis.

PP Albert Lee, RC Araneta, for the account and photos of the medical relief and oreach mission that served Yolanda Typhoon survivors in Pontevedra, Capiz who wethen still unreached by government and international relief agencies, on Pages 10 & 11

FC President Robert Camba, RC Camp Aguinaldo, for the story and photos Operation Hatid/Salubong for Yolanda Typhoon survivors who had evacuated froWestern Visayas to Villamor Airbase in Pasay City, on Page 12.

FC President Vicente Turdanes and Sec Sheena Montiero, RC Camp Crame, the article and photos on relief mission for earthquake survivors in Bohol, Page 13.

FC President Cecil Fernandez and Sec Rea Molina, RC Lagro Ascension, for tarticle and photos on Page 14 about Zumba fund-raiser for Bohol earthquake survivors

FC President Grace F. Vinarao, RC Acropolis, for coverage and photos of We Caprogram on Page 15.

IPP Cesar Baltazar, RC Quezon City, for the article and photos of the clubs awa

winning vocational service project for youth with special needs, on Page 16.

FC President Marilene Araneta, RC Diliman North, for the story and photos of relmission for fire victims, Page 17.

Service Projects Chair Ramon Fabon, RC Biak na Bato, for report and photo of tclubs wheelchair distribution project, Page 17.

PP Ped Condeno, RC Holy Spirit, for the article and photos of the 2nd Gov Jess CifChess Cup, on Page 18.

PP Ed Trinidad, RC Cubao West, for additional career information on the la

PDG Bobby Viray, Page 21.

Recognition of Contributors

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