THE 4-WAY TEST MARKER ERECTED

A “Rotary marker” symbolizes the presence of a Rotary club in any city or municipality that creates public awareness about Rotary, builds positive image, enhance public relations, inspire potential donors, and attract possible candidates for membership.

Rotarian’s Humor Monger

Rotarian’s Words of Wisdom

The Rotary Club of Batangas, under the imaginative leadership of GSP Arnel Pulla for Rotary Year 2022-2023, completed the erection of the 4-Way Test Marker at the corner of Governor Antonio Carpio Road and Tingga-Sampaga Bypass Road in Barangay Sampaga Centro, Batangas City. (Unveiling of the marker with DG Gina Sy is scheduled after the Discon)

ABC’s of Rotary

Rotary Community Corps (RCC)

One of the newer programs in Rotary's panoply of worldwide service activities and projects is the Rotary Community Corps (formerly called Rotary Village Corps - RVC). This new form of grassroots self-help service was initiated by R.I. President M.A.T. Caparas in 1986 as a means of improving the quality of life in neighborhoods and communities. Frequently, there is an abundance of available labor, but no process to mobilize men and women to conduct useful projects of community improvement. The Rotary Community Corps (RCC) is a Rotary club-sponsored group of non-Rotarians who desire to help their own community by conducting specific improvement project. The Rotary members provide the guidance, encouragement, organizational structure, and some of the material assistance for RCC, which in turn contributes the manpower to help their own community. Thus, the Rotary Community Corps provides a totally new process for Rotarians to serve in communities of great need. RCC have been organized mainly in depressed ghetto areas of major cities where groups of individuals need the organizational and managerial skills of Rotarians to undertake valuable self-help community projects.

RCB Attends PESECTS 2023

The PESECTS, formerly initialed as PETS, then became PESETS, and now including the Club Trainor, is a preparatory training seminar for the three (3) incoming core officers of a Rotary club. Usually, a great 2-day training experience for all the Presidents Elect,SecretariesElectandincomingClub

Trainors for any Rotary year. A finely crafted plenary assembly, wellengineered break-out training sessions, superb fellowships, and great opportunities to network were the core activitiesofthesaidannualdistrictevent.

CLUB MEETING Schedule:

Frequency: Weekly Regular Meeting

Day / Time: Friday / 7:00 PM

Venue: (no permanent venue)

Hybrid F2F and Virtual Zoom Meeting

MEET RI DIRECTOR (202 DREW KESSLER

The Rotary Club of Batangas was represented by incoming president, PE Kenneth Suarez, incoming secretary, SE Lorna Abacan, and incoming Club Trainor, PP Do Hornilla, in the annual district event, PESECTS 2023, held last March 18-19, 2023 at Legazpi City Convention Center in Legazpi City, Albay.

Drew Kessler

RI Director (RY 2022-2024)

RC North Rockland (New York, USA)

Drew Kessler is senior vice president of the commercial real estate division at M&T Bank. Drew joined Rotary in 2001 at age 20. He served as president of the Rotary Club of North Rockland (Haverstraw) at age 25 and was at that time the youngest president in the club's history. At age 32, he served as governor of District 7210. "For anyone who says that you have to be retired to serve in these positions, I'd like to show that there is another path," he says. Drew has served RI on the Young Past Governors Committee, as a representative to the Council on Legislation and Council on Resolutions, and as an RI president's representative. As a husband and a father of five, Drew prioritizes incorporating family into Rotary events and meetings whenever possible. All his children have participated in Rotary, including through Interact, RYLA, and Rotary Youth Exchange. Drew and his spouse, Vicki, also a Rotarian, live in Hopewell Junction, New York.

IN PERSPECTIVE : Batangueño Rotarians in Action

Pesects 2023

Turn-over of New “Handwash Station”

The Rotary Club of Batangas, under the imaginative leadership of Genuine Service President Arnel Pulla for Rotary Year 2022-23, conducted the turn-over of the new handwash station” last March 17, 2023 inside the New Public Market in Barangay Cuta Central, Batangas City. Along with GSP Arnel were GSS Pheng De Chavez, Rtn Arlan Hernandez, and PP Do Hornilla (Project Chair) in handing over the said water station to the staff of the Office of the New Public Market. The project, in consonance with Water, Sanitation & Hygiene area of focus, was constructed in order to continue to be vigilant of hygiene and safe from illness in the post-pandemic era.

RC Batangas Attends Discon 2023

Grand Ballroom, Okada Manila, City of Parañaque / April 1-2, 2023

The Rotary Club of Batangas, under the imaginative leadership of Genuine Service President Arnel Pulla for Rotary Year 2022-2023, attended Discon 2023 held last April 1-2, 2023 at the Grand Ballroom of Okada Manila in the City of Parañaque. The club was ably represented in this annual event by GSP Arnel, RS Evelyn Pulla, PP Do Hornilla, PP Vic Castillo, PN Ady Ilano, and Rtn Klyr Ilano. The two-day event was also attended by foreign Rotarian dignitaries from South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan; headed by RIPR/PDG Jongsun Baek.

Top photo: Members of RC Batangas (PP Vic, GSP Arnel, RS Evelyn, PN Ady, Rotakid Lucas & Rtn Klyr) attend Discon 2023 in Okada Manila / Bottom right photo: The district coffee table book for RY 2022-2023 / Bottom left photo: The standee of GSP Arnel displayed at the hallway of Okada Manila