Ang Kumintang_April 1-30, 2023_1st Issue

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/ Batangas City, Philippines /

BREAKFAST MEETING WITH DGE WILLIAM

What’s inside on this 28-page bulletin...

• Breakfast Meeting with DGE William

• RC Batangas Attends Grant Seminar

• ABC’s of Rotary: RYLA

• PP Jenny Untalan Attends DTTS 2023

• Meet RI Director: Peggy Froh Asseo

• 2023-2024 RI Theme Announced

• DGE William Delloro Attends IA 2023

• RIPE McInally Visits the Philippines

• RC Batangas Attends Pre-PETS 2023

The Rotary Club of Batangas, under the leadership helm of Hope Creating President Kenneth Suarez for Rotary Year 2023-2024, attended the “Presidents Elect Breakfast Meeting with DGE William Delloro & First Lady Anne” held last April 2, 2023 at the Golden Ballroom of Okada Manila in Parañaque City. The traditional district event for the incoming district governor was also attended by RIPR/PDG Jongsun Baek, from South Korea, and RGO Mary Han, a Regional Grants Officer based at RI Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, USA, as guest resource speakers. The morning affair, held annually as a side activity on the second day of the District Conference (Discon), was temporarily shelved during pandemic but recontinued this post-pandemic Rotary year. Follow-up Acquaintance Meeting

• RC Batangas Attends Discon 2023

• Rotary Youth Space: RAC Batangas

Editorial Staff: CICO

Jenny Untalan

Editor-in-Chief

Ross Evangelio

PE Kenneth Suarez joining other Presidents Elect (PEs) during Breakfast Meeting with DGE William Delloro

RC BATS ATTENDS GRANT SEMINAR

The Grant Management Seminar is an important district event that enhances Rotarians’ understanding of The Rotary Foundation. The main purposes are (1) to understand on how to manage a TRF grant; (2) to know the difference of Global versus District Grant; (3) to fully learn the stewardship expectations; (4) to prepare the clubs in implementing the MOU; (5) to understand on how to qualify clubs to receive grant;

(6) to simplify TRF processes in order to focus the Rotarian service efforts for better global impact; and (7) to increase sense of ownerships.

Rotarian’s Humor Monger

Rotarian’s Words of Wisdom

The Rotary Club of Batangas, under the leadership helm of incoming Hope Creating President Kenneth Suarez, attended the Grants Management Seminar for RY 2023-2024 held last April 3, 2023 at Takara Hotel in San Pedro City. PE Kenneth was accompanied by incoming Secretary Lorna Abacan and incoming Grants Club Chair Ruskie Clet on this annual district event. RGO Mary Han, a Rotary Grant Officer for Zone 10A, was the guest resource speaker.

ABC’s of Rotary

Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA)

Each summer, thousands of young people are selected to attend Rotary-sponsored leadership camps or seminars in the United States, Australia, Canada, India, France, Argentina, Korea, and numerous other countries. In an informal atmosphere, groups of outstanding young people in the 14-30 age range spend a week in a challenging program of leadership training, discussions, inspirational addresses, and social activities designed to enhance personal development, leadership skills, and good citizenship. The official name of this activity is the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards program (RYLA), although these events are sometimes referred to by other names, such as Camp Royal, Camp Enterprise, youth leaders’ seminars, or youth conferences. The RYLA program began in Australia in 1959, when young people throughout the state of Queensland were selected to meet with Princess Alexandra, the young cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. The Rotarians of Brisbane, who hosted the participants, were impressed with the quality of the young people. It was decided to bring youth leaders together each year for a week of social, cultural, and educational activities. The RYLA program gradually grew throughout all the Rotary districts of Australia and New Zealand. In 1971, the RI Board adopted RYLA as an official program of Rotary International. RYLA is generally conducted as a district activity.

PP Jenny Attends DTTS 2023

Building an effective district leadership team before taking office is the key to having a successful and effective Rotary year. The District Team Training Seminar (DTTS) helps prepare incoming assistant governors, deputy governors, and district committee members and chairs to support Rotary clubs as they pursue the Object of Rotary.

CLUB MEETING Schedule:

Frequency: Weekly Regular Meeting

Day / Time: Friday / 7:00 PM

Venue: (still no permanent venue) Hybrid F2F and Virtual Zoom Meeting

MEET RI DIRECTOR

PEGGY FROH ASSEO HARMAN

The Rotary Club of Batangas was represented in the District Team Training Seminar (DTTS 2023) by PP Jenny Untalan as the incoming “District Chair for Community Economic Development” held last January 21, 2023 at Lima Park Hotel inside Lima Commercial Estate in Malvar, Batangas.

PEGGY FROH ASSEO Director of Planned & Major Gifts

Peggy Froh Asseo is responsible for overseeing the Major Gifts Initiatives for the areas of focus, the Rotary Peace Centers, and the End Polio Now: Countdown to History fundraising campaign. She oversees the North American major gifts and planned giving teams and works closely with the international fundraising teams on Rotary’s campaigns.

ShejoinedRotaryin2009.

2023-2024 RI Theme Announced

Rotary International President-elect R. Gordon R. McInally called for members to capture the world's attention and lead the way toward possibilities far beyond our current expectations. McInally, a member of the Rotary Club of South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland, revealed the 2023-24 presidential theme, Create Hope in the World, to the 500 District Governors, during the Rotary International Assembly in Orlando, Florida, USA, on January 9, 2023. He urged members to promote peace in troubled nations, help those affected by conflict, and maintain the momentum of initiatives begun by past leaders.

"The goal is to restore hope — to help the world heal from destructive conflicts and, in turn, to help us achieve lasting change for ourselves," McInally said at Rotary's annual training event for incoming district governors.

McInally spoke about a woman whomhe met inBan TalingChan,Thailand,where Rotary members helped build houses, a meeting hall, and childcare and health care facilities following the tsunami that devastated South Asia in late 2004. The woman had lost her husband, her daughter, and her son in the tsunami, as well as her livelihood. But she still hadagifttoofferMcInally:abeautifulseashell.

"She went on to tell me that Rotary... had restored her optimism. We gave her hope," McInallysaid.

"This is how Rotary brings lasting change to the world," he added, "one restoredor newly createdhopeatatime."

Promoting peace

Asignificantwaytobringhopetotheworldistoputagreateremphasisonpeace,McInally said.HecitedtheactionRotarymembershavetakeninthepastyeartosupportthepeople of Ukraine after the invasion by Russia. Rotary has made humanitarian relief a priority, attractingmoreUkrainianmembersintheprocess.ButMcInallynotedthattruereliefwon't comewithoutpeace notjustinUkraine,butinYemen,Afghanistan,Syria,anddozensof otherplacesaroundtheglobe.

"Peaceisthesoilwherehopetakesroot,"McInallysaid.

McInally alsoemphasizedthepowerofcontinuity,callingforRotarymemberstocontinue the work of some past leaders. He pledged to maintain the Empowering Girls initiative launched by 2020-21 President Shekhar Mehta and uphold the emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout Rotary. He also noted recent events that underscore the importanceofRotary'scontinuingfocusonpolio.Inthepastyear,poliocaseshaveemerged in many areas around the world, making it more crucial than ever for Rotary members to leadthefightagainstthedisease

Todothat,McInallysaid,RotarymustcontinuetoraiseatleastUS$50millioneachyearto receivethefull2-to-1fundingmatchfromtheBill&MelindaGatesFoundation.Onlyabout 1in12memberscurrentlygivestothepolioeradicationcampaign,withfewerthan1in5 clubsdonatingeachyear.

McInally askedthe district governors-elect for support creatinga newsense of urgency in theirclubstohelprealizeRotary'svisionofapolio-freeworld."Thisisthetimeforustogo beyondwhat'snecessaryyeartoyearandmakesureweprovideeveryresourcenecessary tosucceedasquicklyaspossible,"headded.

Focusing on mental health

In addition, McInally said, Rotary members should offer hope to those affected by mental healthchallenges acrisisexacerbatedbytheCOVID-19pandemic.Manypeoplehavelost familymembers,manymorehavefoundtheirsocialnetworksuprooted,andyoungpeople especially have had their educational and developmental paths interrupted. As a result, morepeoplearoundtheworldarefacingmentalhealthissues.Andyet,seekingassistance isoftenperceivedasasignofweakness.

"Nothing could be further from the truth," McInally said. "Reaching out for help is courageous andcontinuingonapathtowardwellnessisevenmoreso."

He added that Rotary will work to improve mental health services in the next year and beyond.Rotaryshouldbeknownasanorganizationthattakescareofitsmembersaswell as the people itserves, McInally said."Any mental health professionalwill tell you that by helpingothers,weessentiallyhelpourselves."

McInally ended his speech by describing his ideal balance of continuity and innovation. "Rotary helps create the conditions for peace, opportunity, and a future worth living," he said. "By continuing what we do best, by remaining open and willing to change, and by keepingourfocusonbuildingpeaceintheworldandwithinourselves,Rotaryhelpscreate amorepeacefulworld amorehopefulworld."

DGE William Delloro Attends International Assembly 2023

Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, Florida, USA / January 8-12, 2023

DGE William Pastor P. Delloro Jr., along with his beloved Rotary Spouse Anne, attended the Rotary’s International Assembly (IA) 2023 held last January 8-12, 2023 at Rosen Shingle Creek located in Orlando, Florida, USA. DGE William was joined by other nine (9) Rotary District Governors Elect from the Philippines. During the said int’l assembly, the new RI Theme for Rotary Year 2023-2024 was introduced by RIPE R. Gordon R. McInally and it goes like this; “Create Hope in the World

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IN PERSPECTIVE : Batangueño Rotarians in Action

PE’s Breakfast Meeting with DGE William Delloro

Golden Ballroom, Okada Manila, Parañaque City / April 2, 2023

PE Kenneth poses for a photo with his classmates during breakfast meeting while he strikes a selfie (right photo)

President Elect Kenneth Suarez poses with DGE William Delloro and his Rotary classmates in the district

President Elect Kenneth Suarez poses with DGE William Delloro and his Rotary classmates in Area 2

IN PERSPECTIVE : Batangueño Rotarians in Action

Grants Management Seminar 2023

Takara Hotel, San Pedro City / April 3, 2023

PE Kenneth Suarez, SE Lorna Abacan and PND Ruskie Clet as Club Grant Chair attend Grant Management Seminar

RIPE Gordon McInally Visits the Philippines

Philippines Rotary laid out the red carpet for Rotary International President Elect (RIPE) Gordon McInally who arrived on August 14, 2022 for a week-long stay in the country.

McInally who will serve as President of Rotary International next year will be gracing several events and meet with Rotary leaders from all over the country, including his ten (10) Rotary District Governors.

McInally has expressed his wish to have an audience with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to talk about the latter’s platform of unity and how Rotary clubs in the country can further the agenda of nation building.

Among the highlights of McInally’s stay until August 20 are the Rotary Service Day at Camp Aguinaldo, a tour of a Rotary Community Service Project in northern Luzon, and gracing the induction of the Philippine College of Rotary Governors at Conrad Hotel. He will also attend the meeting of the Rotary Club of Manila, the first club chartered in the Philippines as well as do the ceremonial tee-off of the McInally Golf Tournament at the Wack-Wack Golf and Country Club.

A historical video shoot of McInally with his ten (10) District Governors at the

Park will be part of his itinerary as well.

Philippine Rotary has more than 20,000 member Rotarians all over the country.

This visit is an excellent opportunity to showcase to McInally what Rotary has been doing in the communities they serve. McInally will also tour the facilities ideal for hosting the Rotary International Convention which Philippine Rotary is bidding for on 2028.

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Rotary International President Elect Gordon McInally (center) being welcomed by six (6) of his ten (10) District Governors Elect upon his arrival in the Philippines last August 14, 2022; from left, Pepe Solis (RID-3800), Lai Dela Cruz (RID-3810), Twinkle Gamboa (RID-3860), Matè Espina (RID-3850), William Delloro Jr. (RID-3820), and Paul Galang (RID-3780).

RC Batangas Attends 2nd CSO Meeting with USAID

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance. With a budget of over $27 billion, USAID is one of the largest official aid agencies in the world and accountsformorethan halfof all U.S. foreign assistance—the highest in the world in absolute dollar term. USAID has missions in over 100 countries, primarily in Africa, Asia, Latin America,andEasternEurope.

The Rotary Club of Batangas, represented by Rtn Aleth Lazarte, attended the 2nd CSO Meeting with USAID held last April 26, 2023 at Sinsayan Lounge of Batangas City Sports Coliseum. Agenda taken were (1) the presentation of CSO Capacity Assessment results and (2) the discussion of USAID CHANGE Project Grant Program especiallyforCSOswhohavereadyproposalorprojectconcept.

CHANGE (Cities for Enhanced Governance and Engagement) aims to (1) improve the environment for decentralization, (2) enhance the service delivery of the local government,and(3)effectivelyengagethecivilsocietyorganizationsingovernance.

Priortothis,the Civil Society Organization (CSO) attended the “Social Accountability as an Approach to Good Governance” training last January 12-13,2023atthesame venue. They showed their support to the USAID CHANGE Project by signing in the commitment board. GSP Arnel Pulla represented Rotary Club of Batangas as one of the accreditedCSOsinBatangasCity.

Rtn Aleth Lazarte represents RC Batangas during 2nd CSO Meeting with USAID

Interact Club of Batangas Attends Interact Discon 2023

The Interact Club of Batangas attended the “Interact District Conference (Discon) 2023” held last April 22-23, 2023 at the La Virginia Resort & Hotel in Mataas na Kahoy, Batangas. The youth group was ably represented by President Stephanie De Chavez and Secretary Isabelle Contreras on this 2-day district event.

President Steph De Chavez and Secretary Celine Contreras of Interact Batangas attend Interact Discon 2023

RC Batangas Attends Pre-PETS for Rotary Year 2023-2024

Pre-PETS is an initial orientation and fellowship event undertaken by the incoming District Governor for the incoming Rotary club presidents. It is scheduled way ahead of the traditional PETS, now PESECTS including the Secretaries Elect and incoming Club Trainors. The Rotary Club of Batangas attended the “Pre-PETS for RY 2023-2024” held last November 26, 2022 at the Queen Margarette Hotel in Lucena City. The traditional event served as the initial meeting of Presidents Elect and incoming district officers called upon by incoming district governor, Pastor William P. Delloro Jr. from the Rotary Club of Naga. PE Kenneth Suarez attended the said event and joined by PP Ross Evangelio and PP Jenny Untalan as an incoming district officer (District Chair for Community Economic Development).

PE Kenneth, with PP Jenny and PP Ross, attending the Pre-PETS for RY 2023-2024

PE Kenneth with his fellow Presidents Elect during Pre-PETS at Queen Margarette in Lucena City

IN PERSPECTIVE : Batangueño Rotarians in Action

Pre-PETS for RY 2023-2024

Queen Margarette Hotel, Lucena City / November 26, 2022

PP Ross & PP Jenny with PDG Rey and her fellow district officers from Area 5

PP Jenny & PP Ross with AGE Raul & PE Aileen

DGE William speaking

PP Jenny as incoming District Chair for CED

PP Jenny & PP Ross with DGE William and 1st Lady Anne

RC Batangas Attends Discon 2023

A District Conference (Discon) is for all club members and their spouses, not just for club officers and committee members. The purpose of a District Conference is for fellowship, good fun, inspirational speakers, and discussion of matters which make one's Rotary membership more meaningful. Every person who attends a district conference find that being a Rotarian becomes even more rewarding because of the new experiences, insights, and acquaintances developed at the conference; and those who attend Discon enjoy going back, year after year.

The Rotary Club of Batangas attended the annual District Conference (Discon 2023) held last May 1-2, 2023 at the Grand Ballroom of Okada Manila in Parañaque City. The club was ably represented by GSP Arnel Pulla, along with his First Lady, RS Evelyn; PP Do Hornilla, PP Vic Castillo, PND Ady Ilano, and Rtn Klyr Ilano, along with her Rotakid son, Gio Ilano.

PP Vic Castillo, PND Ady Ilano & Rtn Klyr Ilano join GSP Arnel Pulla & RS Evelyn during Discon 2023

IN PERSPECTIVE : Batangueño Rotarians in Action

Discon 2023

Okada Manila, Parañaque City / April 1-2, 2023

Top photo: Members of RC Batangas (PP Vic Castillo, GSP Arnel Pulla, PND Ady Ilano & Rtn Klyr Ilano; with PP Oca Chua & PP Boy Mercado) attended the Discon 2023 in Okada Manila / Bottom left photo: The district’s coffee table book for RY 2022-2023 / Bottom right photo: The standee of GSP Arnel displayed at the ballroom hallway of Okada Manila

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENTIAL MONTHLY MESSAGE April 2023

In March 2020, I had a panic attack. I couldn't breathe, and I felt a terrible pain in my chest.

It had been a few days since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, and I was in the middle of my year as a Rotary Youth Exchange student in the United States. Think about it: an 18-year-old girl stuck in a different country, with a foreign language, with people she had only met six months before. It was scary.

But I am familiar with uncertainty. I was born and raised in Venezuela, which is going through one of the worst humanitarian and political crises in the Western Hemisphere. But my mom always said, "Challenges are nothing more than needs that require a solution."

I called up my Interact and Youth Exchange friends. Together, we organized an online meeting to share projects and get inspired by what everyone else was doing during the quarantine. In that first meeting, we had 70 people, mainly students, from 17 countries.

From that beginning, we built an online platform for Rotary youths worldwide to share their experiences and inspire others with project ideas during isolation. We looked for mentors and supporters who would help our group connect young people, share cultures, and open new collaborative opportunities for international service projects. We called it Rotary Interactive Quarantine, or RIQ.

After only a year, we engaged with more than 5,000 students from 80 countries. Several of our team members became district Interact representatives and district committee members, and some of us even serve on Rotary International councils.

Eventually, quarantine restrictions were being lifted, and the needs of our participants were changing. At our last official meeting as RIQ, Past RI President Barry Rassin inspired us to create even bigger change, so we transformed RIQ into the Rotary Youth Network, or RYN.

A few of our members, including me, were selected to serve on the inaugural Interact Advisory Council, where we presented our vision for youth in Rotary to the RI Board of Directors.

Our presentation to the Board inspired President Jennifer and her team to create a Youth Advisory Council in Rotary International, which I am honored to serve on as a co-chair.

The Rotary Youth Network officially launched during a breakout session at the 2022 Rotary International Convention in Houston. Five of us, who had participated in Interact, Youth Exchange, and Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, traveled across continents to launch an organization we had kicked off online two years before. The convention was also the first time we had met in person.

When my friends and I finished our talk, we realized more than 500 people were giving us a standing ovation. Tears filled our eyes, and the feeling of excitement and accomplishment took over.

JENNIFER JONES RI President, 2022-2023

APRIL is MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH Month

Rotary International's new monthly theme for April is Maternal and Child Health. Every day, mothers risk their lives giving birth and millions of children die each year from treatable, preventable causes. Through grants from The Rotary Foundation, Rotarians improve access to essential medical services for mothers and their children. These efforts are aimed at reducing the number of children under age five who die each year because of malnutrition, inadequate health care, and poor sanitation – a figure that is currently estimated at 7 million.

According to another estimate, more than 80 percent of maternal deaths can be prevented with access to reproductive health services and trained health care workers. To help reduce this rate, we provide immunizations and antibiotics to babies, improve access to essential medical services, and support trained health care providers for mothers and their children. Rotarians provide education, immunizations, birthing kits, and mobile health clinics to support these causes. Women are taught how to prevent mother-to-infant HIV transmission, how to breast-feed, and how to protect themselves and their children from disease.

Your Rotary projects ensure sustainability by empowering the local community to take ownership of health care training programs.

Rotary’s area of focus on Maternal and Child Health is also a global priority for public health professionals, the United Nations announced in 2010 the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health – a task force organized to educate women across the world about reproductive health, combat infant mortality, and save more than 16 million lives by 2015. Experts in maternal and child health focus on the complex public health problems affecting women, children, and their families. This interdisciplinary field seeks answers for the complex health considerations relating to women, pregnancy, reproduction, and infant and child wellbeing. Professionals who concentrate in maternal and child health are interested in the intersection between these populations, and how governments and communities can work together to protect and advance the health of women and children across the world. Maternal and child health professionals provide information and access to sexual reproductive health services and methods of family planning, promote the health of pregnant women and their children, and increase vaccination rates.

Maternal and child health is an important public health issue because we have the opportunity to end preventable deaths among all women, children, and adolescents and to greatly improve their health and well-being. Young children need nutritious food, access to health services, clean water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities to grow up healthy, learn and reach their full potential.

Lookingforwardtoasummerfullofexcitement,learning,andadventure?

Joinme, Service Empowered President Mark Angelo “CK” M. Lumanglas ofthe Rotaract Club of Batangas,onthebreathtakingislandof Boracay fortheultimatecombinationofthethree.

I'mthrilledtobeapartof RYLA Pilipinas 2.0,hostedbyRotaryInternationalDistrict3850,andcohostedbyRotary InternationalDistricts3810and 3820.Withthis exciting event,youcan connect with service-minded individuals, gain valuable insights, and further cultivate personal and professionalgrowth.

This is It for the Year

A ubiquitously used nickname for District Governor Gina Sy who tirelessly devotes time, treasure, and talent in order to

Rotaract Club of Batangas (Community Based)

RAC Year 2022-2023 / Organized: July 2009

Club Officers:

President: GSP Mark Angelo “CK” Lumanglas

President Elect: PE Cyril Malaga Jr.

Vice President: PP Benjamin Pedro “DaBoy” Cello

Secretary: John Emmanuel Rom

Assistant Secretary / Treasurer: Gerald De Chavez

Auditor: Sophia De Chavez

Public Image Director: Christian De Leon

International Service Director: IPP John Paul “Jap” Velasco

Charter President: CP Maria Aisa Dimacuha

Together, We SERVE THROUGH FELLOWSHIPS

Did you know March 11 to March 19 is Rotary International’s WorldRotaractWeek?

“Every year, Rotaractors and Rotarians around the world celebrate World Rotaract Week during the week of 13th March to commemorate the founding of thefirstclubin1968.

“World Rotaract Week” is a time for celebrating the success and importance of the Rotaract program.Thisis alsoanexcellent opportunity to inform members of your family and community about the amazing work that Rotaract clubs do, and give them anopportunitytogetinvolved.”

For those Rotary clubs not yet sponsoring a Rotaract club, you are missing a great opportunity to mentor and mold the leaders of tomorrow. The enthusiasm of Rotaractors can bring new energy to a Rotary club, assist with projects, and inspire fresh ideas for service. Rotaractors of todaywillbethefutureRotarians oftheworld. Go Go

Go ROTARACT CLUB of BATANGAS !

Rotary and Rotaract Clubs of RI District 3820 invites everyone to the Philippines' biggest benefit concert in 2023 - SIGLA MUSIC &ARTS FESTIVAL happening on May 19-20, 2023 at Batangas Lakelands in Balete, Batangas. Catch Ben&Ben, Kamikazee, Morissette, Sponge Cola, Rivermaya, Arthur Nery, Adie and more! The venue is filled with fun activities for everyone to enjoy such as Zipline, Archery, Airsoft, Rapelling, Wall Climbing and more!

Part of the Proceeds of will go to our Beneficiary Partners and to the construction of District

Joint Rotaract Team Building Activities

Villa Andrea Resort, Brgy Bucal, Batangas City / March 19, 2023

In celebration of the World Rotaract Week, the Rotaract Club of Batangas Premier (RACBP), together with Rotaract Clubs of Downtown Batangas City (RACDBC) and Batangas (RACB) had previously concluded their Joint Team Building with the theme “IGNITE 2023: Setting the Fire Within YOU!” held last March 19, 2023 at Villa Andrea Resort in Barangay Bucal, Batangas City.

For the morning activity, Rotaractors from the mentioned clubs conducted the livelihood training project entitled “RAC: Green and Clean," a dishwashing liquid making activity. In the afternoon, various teambuilding games were participated in by the member attendees which allowed them to collaborate and strengthen their bonds with one another. Moreover, it was not only enjoyed by everyone but it also developed their capability to become a team player.

Indeed, this team building activity have reached its goal to solidify the camaraderie within the club and develop members to dedicate themselves in the spirit of genuine service, compassion, and fellowship.

Update of RCB’s Rotary Outreach Center

The initial construction phase of the club’s future “Rotary Outreach Center” has commenced inside Batangas Mega Heights Subdivision in Brgy Alangilan, Batangas City last March 28, 2023.

The latest construction phase of the Rotary Outreach Center taken last April 21, 2023 inside the subdivision

RCB’s Rotary Outreach Center is located along the 9th Street inside the Batangas Mega Heights Subdivision

Rotary’s 4-Way Test Marker… a Public Image/Public Relations Enhancement Project One of the club’s “special legacy projects” that was boldly accomplished by GSP Arnel Pulla, a Rotary’s 4-Way Test marker installed at the corner of busy streets, Gov. Antonio Carpio National Road and the newly opened Tingga-Sampaga Bypass Road, in Barangay Sampaga, Batangas City.

Another PI/PR Enhancement Project… Rotary’s Directional Route Signage

BIRTHDAY CELEBRANTS for APRIL 2023

1. Rtn Aleth Pielago – April 4

2. Rtn Aleth Lazarte – April 4

3. GSP Arnel Pulla – April 8

4. Rtn Manolo Perlada – April 19

5. Sec. Pheng De Chavez – April 20

Partners-in-Service of the Rotary Club of Batangas

Rotary clubs and service partners play a vital role in doing a successful community service. Many of the Rotarians have taken the initiative to lead, involve in community service, do skills-based volunteerism projects. This is what the Rotarians do… the work of the club will only become vital as your community seeks out for more collaborative endeavors to address their needs. Rotary club have connected with several partners; thus, Rotarians have given much pride in bringing Rotary brand far and wide-reached.

EDITOR’s NOTE: The club bulletin of the Rotary Club of Batangas is issued “year in-year out;” meaning, it is a continuous publication (without pause) in any given Rotary year. For Rotary Year 2023-2024, this issue will the start for the said period; just like the bulletin publication for Rotary Year 2022-2023 (22 issues) that started during May 2022 after the submission of year-end project reports. At any rate, the “change-over bulletin issues” feature stories, articles, and pictures mostly from district/club events or activities of the incoming Rotary year. Godspeed