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issue 6-2 3 december 14 2011 moderator call to order invocation national anthem 4 way test greet guest/visitors rotary theme song rotary information joke secretary president s message adjournment invocation ipp celson miradlor pres mark thomas associate member paul reyno pp lito ligsay rtn virgilio suniga moderator delegates dir/pp abs tayco reach within to embrace humanity open forum sec pp aimee ramos pres mark e thomas pres mark e thomas our heavenly father this christmas season we give you thanks for the christmas gift you have gave to us your son we ask for you to continue your blessings wisdom and guidance to give gifts to the less fortunate as we reach within to embrace humanity we pray in the name of our savior jesus christ amen a general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him general douglas macarthur

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ry 2011-12 rcoc theme song reach within to embrace humanity 4 reach within to embrace humanity strive to help others so the whole world will see all we have to offer in rotary reach within to embrace humanity reach within to embrace humanity we will work to help families as home is where love does start we will keep doing what we do well by sharing in our part we will reach within to change where change is needed the most always embracing humanity while living and giving through rotary reach within to embrace humanity strive to help others so the whole world will see all we have to offer in rotary reach within to embrace humanity

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history of rc olongapo centennial rotary club of olongapo centennial rcoc was conceived and organized during the term district governor vitt o guttierrez lend a hand and through the pioneering efforts of district secretary bert rendor and district governor s special representative dgsr pp donald g masson rotary club of olongapo actual conception took place during the 40th birthday of rotarian nester nes r dimaculangan on may 5 2004 rotarian nes laid out his vision thoughts for the formation of a new club to many rotarians present dg vitt issued a green light to rtn nes after presenting a list of 20 plus prospective charter members thus the organizational phase started with the ensuing assignment of dgsr pp don undertaking of the required city wide new club survey and the continuation of seeking quality prospective charter members the first meeting of prospective members was held on may 14 2004 meeting weekly with the good lord s guidance and valuable assistance of duly assigned personnel with the approval of the rotary club of olongapo on june 1 2004 the new club adopted the name rotary club of olongapo centennial on june 2 2004 rcoc passed a milestone when dg vitt signed papers designating the prospective club as a provisional club within rotary international district 3790 the final milestone was the announcement from rotary international that the provisional rotary club of olongapo centennial was accepted into it s membership with club number 65917 on june 30 2004 two things are certain to rcoc a passionate vision to rotary s motto service above self and sincere feelings to the needs of our less fortunate citizenry charter members and the charter president stated we believe in the cause of rotary international and are destined to give our all supporting those causes in anyway we can avail of our time and resources 5 reach within to embrace humanity

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ri president december 2011 my dear brothers and sisters in rotary in late august binota and i were in ghana where rotary foundation trustee vice chair sam okudzeto and enthusiastic local rotarians took us to the ribboncutting for a water project in a little village abutia teti about 60 miles from accra we arrived at about 11 a.m and the whole village seemed to be there everyone had been waiting since early morning to welcome us in the past the women had to walk over 3 miles to carry pails ri president kalyan banerjee of water from a river now they had a supply of safe rotary year 2011-2012 clean water from tube wells in the village itself it was a simple but effective project in which rotary and usaid had worked together but what struck us most that day was family the men the women the children were all there together dancing singing and welcoming us it made me think about how everywhere around the world people come together in families and families join together as communities and this made me happy that the first of our emphases in this rotary year is the family because the family is where everything begins it is where life begins it is where our day begins and it is where our rotary service must begin because it is the family and not the individual that is the building block of the community ­ and of rotary it is one of my great priorities to encourage the involvement of families in rotary service i feel incredibly strongly that rotary should never ever come between the rotarian and the family rotary service should be something that brings the family closer together for myself if i cannot bring binota with me to a rotary event it s simple ­ i don t go rotary is not just for me it is for both of us this is why i encourage districts to welcome families at district conferences to involve spouses and children in service projects and to plan meeting times with families in mind the more that families are involved in rotary the more rotary will thrive ­ today and tomorrow what is rotary about it s about so many things but at its core rotary is about these words love your neighbor as yourself rotary is about love and that love has to start with us ­ and with those closest to us 6 reach within to embrace humanity kalyan banerjee president rotary international

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governor s message dear fellow rotarians we are at the tail-end of the calendar year the temperature has dropped to a few degrees carols are heard through the airwaves we are moving towards the most festive time of the year ­ christmas i have to admit that even at my age the magic of christmas still hits me it doesn t fail in bringing out the child in me in my times of solitude i fervently wished that the same joyous and generous feeling during christmas be a year-round affair of the heart 7 as rotarians consciously or not we are actually making christmas happen everyday we bring joy and hope to people who see life as a bleak and dark canvas through the various activities of rotary we share our time talents and treasure not only during the christmas season but throughout the year we provide colours to the lives of many unfortunate people battling sickness poverty and illiteracy the rotary foundation plays a major role in the realization of our plans and projects to create a better world for everyone it gives us the chance to do good this is solely supported by voluntary contributions from us rotarians and from friends of the foundation who share and believe in its vision at our level we are continuously doing our part to improve health support education and alleviate poverty by raising funds for the foundation we have successfully staged the trf seminar where we explained to and encouraged all rotarians to become paul harris fellows i am proud to tell that my club the rotary club of vigan is a 100 phf club to support our polioplus program we have distributed five polio cans to each club most of the clubs have already submitted their first two cans and we have already remitted the money to the trf polio challenge we have also celebrated the end polio day with a memorable event the trf has selfless goals for the whole world rotarians have been blessed to be santa clauses not only during the christmas season we are lucky let this season of giving remind us to share our blessings to the world to people who really and mostly need the help let us all give to the rotary foundation merry christmas everyone digna ragasa governor ri district 3790 district governor digna ragasa rotary year 2011-2012 reach within to embrace humanity

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president s message good evening fellow rcoc ians i want to thank those that attended the cluster 4-c christmas party last friday if not for you attending and participating in the presentation would not have won first place winning php 3,000 the 3,000 pesos won at the cluster christmas party combined with the php 1,000 given as a club president mark e thomas consolation prize during the d -3790 rotary year 2011-2012 changermaker christmas party will go the gift giving and christmas for the brgy iram day care centers this friday december 16th at 3 pm santa claus will be visit to be present the gifts to the children but will need the help from the rcoc elves santa claus will also be making a special visit to the king s filam home in sta rita during their christmas party on december 22 what would christmas day like without a visit from santa claus this year santa claus will giving out candy to 700 children i know it is christmas and we want to spend time with your families i am asking you to reach within this year to make this christmas day special for some else in the middle of this we will have our own club christmas party 1 pm december 17th at the ramos resort and residents the club secretary will provide direction information 8 reach within to embrace humanity mark thomas president rc olongapo centennial

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secretary s corner the 4th board meeting minutes november 4 2011 johan s beach and dive resort olongapo city baloy beach club secretary pp imelda a ramos rotary year 2011-2012 9 reach within to embrace humanity nominations for new officers for ry 2012-2013 the following are the nominations for the new officers for ry 2012-2013 1 president a joseph erap villarama nominated by maria bulatao b albert de guzman nominated by pe marissa cerrada c myra cesa-reyes nominated by president mark thomas 3 ipp celson miraflor for vice president nominated by sec/pp aimee ramos 4 angel menes for treasurer nominated by president-elect marissa cerrada 5 robert barnes for auditor nominated by president mark thomas 6 pp lito ligsay for public relation officer nominated by pres mark thomas 7 orlino pulido for sgt at-arms nominated by ipp celson miraflor 8 maria bulatao for club service director nominated by sec/pp aimee ramos 9 pres mark thomas for administration director nominated by pe marissa cerrada 10 pp abner tayco for the rotary foundation nominated by pp celson miraflor 11 ronnie de guzman for membership director by pe mhariz cerrada 12 reggie thomas nominated by sec/pp aimee ramos and virgilio suniga nominated by pres mark thomas for family of rotary director.

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rotary information family of rotary month 10 december 2011 make giving to our foundation an annual tradition as rotarians we often reduce our words to initials we talk of gses vtts nids and phfs our district officers are dgs dges and dgns and in evanston we have a gs we have plenty of pdgs and an occasional prip i am sure you could add many more this month i would like to focus on another set of initials erey the words are every rotarian every year and they encourage every one of us to make an annual contribution to our foundation despite the ecotrustee chair nomic problems and the awful natural disasters our william b boyd giving to the annual programs fund last year was the second highest in history thank you for your confidence that we are building a foundation that will be stronger and even more effective in the future i read a lot of district and zone newsletters and i smiled at a quote in a recent newsletter from district 7600 in virginia usa in it bill billings talked about how rotary became more important to him as he became more involved he went on to say these are my brightest days in rotary because now i am learning what i can do for rotary i give to the rotary foundation every year because it feels so good at this point his sense of humor came through i am not sure if every country has telemarketing but if yours does you will appreciate bill s next words but i also give to the foundation because it is the best defense against annoying telemarketers when they call me i simply say `i give my money to the rotary foundation but thanks for calling and have a nice day click bill has made our rotary foundation his charity of choice i hope you will too reach within to embrace humanity

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gallery weekly club meeting 11 reach within to embrace humanity rcoc ians take time to practice santa claus is coming to town/i saw mommy kissing santa claus for the cluster 4c christmas party presentation vice president albert de guzman promotes rc olongapo centennial during the bingo party fund raiser at the olongapo city convention center on december 10 2011.

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gallery clsuter 4-c december meeting attended by pres mark and sec/pp aimee 12 reach within to embrace humanity rcoc ians take time out to fellowship during the clubs bingo fund raiser event on dec 10 at the olongapo city convention center.

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gallery 13 reach within to embrace humanity d-3790 cluster 4-c christmas party on dec 9 with special visit from santa claus when rtn/spouse reggie was seen kissing santa claus.

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gallery 14 reach within to embrace humanity d-3790 changemakers 2011 christmas party attended by pres mark sec/pp aimee v.p albert pe marissa dir ronnie rtn sps reggie rtn angel and associate member glittel with special visitor santa claus.

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district 3790 goals 1 membership minimum net increase of 1 member/club a 85 retention b 85 attendance c minimum of 25 members per club d 2 increase in women e 2 increase in young professionals less than 45 yrs of age 2 extension a at least 4 new rotary clubs 3 support the rotary foundation a $20,000 to the polio plus campaign b one paul harris fellow or its equivalent sustaining members per club c 10 new paul harris society members d $150,000 contribution to the trf 4 one matching grant project and or dsg per club 5 each club to conduct service projects on water and sanitation health and hunger literacy 6 one new and registered rcc and/or strengthen existing ones 7 one new and registered interact rotaract and rcc and/or strengthen existing ones 8 each club to hold a major pr campaign 9 conduct rli seminar and leadership seminar for future district leaders 10 philippine rotary magazine at least 1 lifetime subscriber per club 11 strengthen the family of rotary each club to have a family of rotary committee 12 50 rotarians to attend the zone institute in bali indonesia 13 100 rotarians to attend the ri convention in bangkok thailand 14 all clubs to link to the district website and utilize the member access of rotary international 15 one major district project where all clubs participate 16 each club to qualify for the ri president citation 17 each club to have a strategic plan 15 reach within to embrace humanity

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