Raniag The Official Magazine of Rotary Club of Narvacan December 2021 Edition, Rotary Year 2021-2022
Life Changing Team Serve To Change Lives
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Christmas in the Barrio Ricadel C. Lim Editor-in-Chief
All throughout the world, Christmas is widely celebrated by Christians, commemorating the birth of Jesus. Celebrities even go abroad to celebrate it. And whilst flashing a huge smile with a bottle of wine, they take pictures and share those snaps in their Instagram, showing off how happy they are to celebrate Christmas in a foreign land. Sure it is amazing to celebrate it out of the country and who would prefer to stay and have a Christmas in an old-astale Barrio? Well, I would! I wonder if other countries make Tinubong during Christmas. Have they ever felt the thrill of watching how puto bumbong is cooked right in front of their eyes after a Rooster Mass? Have they even experienced clapping stones, and striking hard improvised drums just to sing with a beat the very popular Filipino song of the time, Ang Pasko ay Sumapit? Have they felt that unfathomable happiness upon seeing how thankful children are for the five-peso coin they receive in exchange for three jingles they sing in jumbled lyr-
ics? I hope they have, because these are all melting. They also said that it is the season to be jolly. In Barrio, it is the season of reunion and wide tongue-wagging of the family as they share how each is doing, while preparing food, and while children play around. Extended family members also come to celebrate the birth of Jesus, bringing with them their own freshly cooked spaghetti, lumpiang shanghai, macaroni salad, pancit, and stories, ready to be told when they eat Noche Buena together on Christmas Eve. Not to mention that gifts are enlisted to December tight budget—and whatever it is, Filipinos are always delighted to give and receive gifts wrapped into red or green shimmering paper. I would never trade a Barrio Christmas over luxurious celebration. It is the time of the year we all wish to never end. The time of the year where enemies reconcile, strangers become acquaintance, and frowns turn to laughter. So you see, Christmas in Barrio never gets old.
RaniagNEWS
RC-Narvacan supports Water Search and Rescue Operation Training
The Rotary Club of Narvacan supported and co-sponsored the Water Search and Rescue with Rubber Boat Operation and Maintenance Training which was initiated by the PCGA 702nd Auxiliary Squadron Ilocos Sur, Local Government of Narvacan, and the Philippine Coast Guard. A total of Fifty (50) participants underwent training to reinforce skills on how to rescue swimmers in distress of drowning, administer first aid in the event of injury, and administer CPR and/or artificial respiration. Through this endeavor, the participants are ensured that they are equipped with the necessary skills to save lives during disasters in the area. The training commenced on November 27 and participants were pronounced graduates last December 1, 2021.
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RC-Narvacan lifts Christmas spirit To keep the spirit of Christmas alive amid the global health crisis, the Rotary Club of Narvacan had its annual gift-giving activity last December 10, 2021, at Narvacan, Ilocos Sur. They distributed gift packs containing food and medicines to daycare children from various barangays of Narvacan, Ilocos Sur. Through this activity, RC Narvacan showed the children how they value their role in the community. The act of giving also supports the development of commitment and dedication to the children’s uniqueness and purpose. Having a strong sense of life purpose is an important dimension of life, providing these children with a sense of vitality, motivation, and resilience — and helping to contribute to better health overall. The primary purpose offers definite emotional, psychological, and physical benefits to the children beneficiaries as well as their respective families.
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RC Narvacan and Makati provides help to fishermen
The partnership of the Rotary Club of Narvacan and the Rotary Club of Makati continues as they gave “baby sea urchins” to the fishermen of Sulvec Narvacan, Ilocos Sur for them to culture. This project aims to help marginalized fisherfolks and their families by providing an additional source of income and at the same time, increasing wild sea urchin population within the municipal waters of Narvacan.
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RC Narvacan and Makati inaugurates Rotary Library
To provide a reading space for the entire school with access to high-quality educational books, the Rotary Club of Narvacan in partnership with the Rotary Club of Makati donated books and opened the Rotary Library in Sulvec Integrated School last December 11, 2021. Through this endeavor, students from the area can go and visit the Rotary Library anytime to study and do some research. The Rotary Library will help every member of the school community — students, teachers, and families— gain new knowledge, skills, and dispositions for learning and personal development that they will use throughout their lives. This project is in line with the basic education and literacy area of focus of Rotary International.
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Rotary Club of Narvacan graces District 3790 Christmas Party The Rotary Club of Narvacan joined the District 3790 Christmas Party 2021 held at Awesome Hotel San Juan, La Union last December 11, 2021. The activity allowed the members to bond with Rotarians from other Clubs and enjoyed the fellowship.
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E D I TO R I A L B O A R D RICADEL S. LIM EDITOR-IN-CHIEF NIKKO MARIE REYES ASSOCIATE EDITOR DAN JANNIEL ANTOLIN LAYOUT ARTIST EMILIO G. AYSON JR. RC-NARVACAN SECRETARY
MHELYGENE TESORO-RAMOS
CONSULTANT, ASSISTANT DISTRICT GOVERNOR CLUSTER 1A, DISTRICT 3790
GILBERT CADACIO
CONSULTANT, RC-NARVACAN PRESIDENT