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issue 6-3 3 december 21 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 v.p.albert de guzman pres mark thomas ipp celson miraflor dir/pp julito ligsay rtn angerica p menes moderator delegates pe marrisa cerrada 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 rcoc ians another week has gone by nearing the end of the first semester i want to thank v.p albert dir ronnie rtn reggie pe mhariza ipp celson rtn angel associate member paul rotaractor geezel and guest mm who donated club president their time to help santa give out gifts to the day mark e thomas rotary year 2011-2012 care center children in our adopted brgy iram those that missed the club s christmas party just to let you know you missed out on a lot of funny throwing members and rotakids into the pool and listening to some of the members perform in videoke and in exchanging christmas gifts santa claus will be making two more visits tomorrow december 22 during the christmas party at the king filam home and again on christmas day at bethel mission church to give candy to 700 aetas children i do not expect all the members to attend this event knowing it is on christmas if you can look to provide even a little time to attend i and the children will be grateful i and my family want to wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year 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 making time for family and rotary by arnold r grahl rotary international news 8 december 2011 when bill simmermon joined the rotary club of highlands ranch littleton colorado usa six years ago he wanted to be an active member without sacrificing time with his family 10 reach within to embrace humanity so the father of two brought his sons along to lunch meetings and involved them in club activities his eldest son denver has taken part in community and international service projects is a member of interact and has been the featured speaker several times at the club s weekly meeting and simmermon s wife has been an active part of the club my family is all in simmermon says my involvement with rotary doesn t conflict with family time it has actually enhanced our family time because we are all there together denver simmermon takes part in a medical mission in nicaragua sponsored by the rotary club of highlands ranch littleton colorado usa photo courtesy of bill simmermon on ri s official linkedin group several rotarians also discussed the benefits of involving their family in rotary henna budhrani a member of the rotary club of st maarten sint maarten says she has included her children in the club s holiday food distribution to the elderly her kids will also attend the club s annual christmas party for children from low-income families like father like son bruce thomson belongs to the same club as his father the rotary club of lynnwood washington usa and both are past presidents long before he joined however thomson notes he took part in the club s annual projects along with his mother and four sisters his children now help out in club projects our club serves as the conduit for our family s community service thomson says rotary has had a major impact in our family evolution and that has impacted the community rotary has something to offer the whole family simmermon says for some of our members the no 1 reason they were interested in rotary was that they could get their children involved in service projects there s a big push in high schools to have children take part in community service and it looks good on their transcript when they apply for college and he notes that the four-way test and rotary s other guiding principles are useful for parents the same values rotary stands for are values we believe in as a family he says we want to pass along those values to our children family is on the minds of many rotarians in december as rotary celebrates family month in addition to recognizing the importance of families in rotary the month celebrates the family of rotary which includes rotarians and all those involved in rotary s work from rotary foundation program alumni to participants in rotary youth programs around the world.

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gallery weekly club meeting members donate their time to wrap the gifts to be given to the children in the brgy iram day care centers 11 reach within to embrace humanity santa claus visits the san isidro day care center brgy sto tomas subic zambales to giving 53 gifts to the students.

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gallery 13 reach within to embrace humanity santa claus visits the children of the day care centers in brgy iram giving christmas gifts to each one president mark wishes the teachers and students a merry christmas and a happy new year during their christmas party rcoc ians fellowship together after the gift giving in brgy iram.

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gallery birthday celebration of sec pp aimee 14 reach within to embrace humanity rc olongapoo centennial 2011 christmas party pres mark and pe mhariza share in the 18th birthday celebration of pag raul peralta s daughter

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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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