RC Holy Spirit THE DOVE Vol. X No. 7 Oct. 3, 2017

September is Economic and Community Development Month in Rotary

Official e-Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Holy Spirit

The Dove 3 October 2017

Rotary Club of Holy Spirit Club No. 69935 RI District 3780 Philippines

Vol. IX No. 07

ROTARY MAKING A DIFFERENCE EARLY IN THE LIVES OF INFANTS Holy Spirit and partner SM Foundation donate

BABY strollers to safeguard health of young mothers while providing comfort and safe mobility for their infants

On September 28, 2017, Thursday 2 PM, RC Holy Spirit led by Great President Ric Salvador turned-over baby strollers received from SM Foundation Inc (SMFI) during the medical-dental mission last March.

At that time, a total of 12 strollers were donated by SMFI, along with 200 pieces of assorted toys and 100 pairs of slippers. 100 pieces of toys were given to childrenpatients during the medical-dental mission; while the remaining 100 pieces of toys were given during the Easter celebration for care-seekers and street children. It was also during the Easter celebration when the slippers were distributed to the care-seekers, street children and youth volunteers.

During the March medical-dental mission, the medical technologist volunteer from DZRH requested a stroller for his baby. The remaining 11 strollers were stored at the DAHHA clubhouse. How-

ever, only ten (10 were found when they were being readied for distribution.

Ten (10) mothers with infant babies from depressed areas in Barangay Holy Spirit were chosen as beneficiaries by Barangay Administrator Joemar Lagarto with the help of the local Veterans Health Center. During the turn-over on September 28, ten mothers came with their babies, aged 1 month to 11 months. Not only were the mommies happy at receiving the gifts from SMFI, but their babies as well, some of them drifting to a deep slumber a few moments after being put on the strollers.

Assisting during the turn-over were IPP Peth Rivera and PP Marcia Salvador and three leaders of the Interact Club of Holy Spirit National High School. In behalf of the mommies and their babies, thank you very much to the SM Foundation.

Service project safeguards mothers’ health and provides comfort and safe mobility for babies

Interactors fold the baby strollers and helped pack baby’s things

Mothers with their babies are seated in a van for the safe, comfortable ride home.

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Rotaractors of Holy Spirit holds STRESS MANAGEMENT forum with teachers, young professionals and students to share knowledge from experience and research on how to reduce and manage effects of stressful conditions The STRESS MANAGEMENT forum for teachers and students was successfully held last September 24, 2017 at the Holy Spirit National High School.

Conceptualized and organized by the Rotaract Club of Holy Spirit, the Interact Club of Holy Spirit National High School, and the Rotary Club of Holy Spirit and participated in by high school teachers, students and young professionals, we congratulate and raise our hats off in honor of TGP Lovely Rose Paalisbo, VP Jenny Lavares and officers & members of the Rotaract club and TGP Shane Macabodbod and officers & members of the Interact Club of Holy Spirit National High School for the success of the event.

We likewise congratulate the Resource Person, Miss Mars Entena, Rotaractor and Associate Member of the Rotary Club of Holy Spirit, for her superb handling of the forum.

M’Mars is an alumna of the Dona Juana Elementary School and the Holy Spirit National High School (Class 2010) where the forum attendees are teachers and students.

Rtr Jayson Monte de Ramos served as Emcee during the program.

TGP Ric Salvador, Youth Chair PP Marcia Salvador, Rtn Jerry Sy and Rtn Abet Sevilla who came with a daughterparticipant, extended assistance during the event. Public Image Chair Rtn Abet also provided refreshments for everybody.

TEACHERS IN UNIVERSITIES We realize that the “most painfully stressed” group of teachers has not been represented in the Stress Management forum. These are the faculty members of private universities. As a consequence of the implementation of K-12 framework for curriculum, many professors teaching firstyear subjects were retrenched last year for lack of university enrolees; those teaching 2nd year subjects have been retrenched this year; 3rd year faculty members to be retrenched next year, and so on.

WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY In celebration of WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY on October 5, the Holy Spirit family of Rotarians, Rotaractors and Interactors salute all teachers in the world, particularly those in the Holy Spirit community, for their role in providing quality education at all levels.

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Holy Spirit hosts make-up leadership training session for Interactors On September 23, 2017, RC Holy Spirit hosted the make-up session of the Interact Leadership Academy Module 1 held at the Ernesto Rondon High School.

The training activity which covered the topics Personality Development and Fundamentals of Rotary was so scheduled to accommodate those who were not able to attend the July 29, 2017 regular session. It was attended by some 50 Interactors, 10 Faculty Advisers from 13 Interact Clubs Two key officers of the Interact Club of Holy Spirit National High School, PN Alea Mae Reyiran and Treasurer Zoe Thea Paulo, participated in the training activity.

San Bartolome.

The topic on Self-Awareness was presented by Life Coach Mr John Macatuay. The topic on Values Formation and Ethical Leadership was handled by another Life Coach, Mr Mel Navarro.

In the afternoon, DICO CP Winston Sia expertly talked about Rotary and its Guiding Principles, as well as Public Image.

The leadership training make-up session was successfully conducted through the efforts of the District Interact Committee led by PP Marcia Salvador, PP Sally Gonzales and Rtn Rick Bugayong. RCHS Pres Ric Salvador handed over the tokens to the guest speakers.

Lending support to their respective Interactors were TGPs Jarvis Koon of RC North Balintawak, Rene Canlas of RC Timog and Lito Alo of RC

Officers of IaC Holy Spirit proudly display their training certificates

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This page of The Dove e-bulletin serves as home page of the “virtual website� of ROTARY CLUB OF HOLY SPIRIT Rotary International District 3780 Officers & Chairmen

Members

About the Club

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What is Rotary?

Club Bulletin

Rotary makes a difference early in the lives of babies and their mothers

When prescribed infant formula could not be avoided, a stroller offers convenience for both mother and infant.

RC Holy Spirit is on . .

D3780 Website

Watch THE BOYS OF 1905 History of Rotary International 5

Reminder of club meeting: Date: October 3, 2017 Tuesday Time: 7:00 PM Venue: DAHHA Clubhouse Agenda: Quick debriefs on club activities past 2 weeks, and NEXT STEPS to take for each        

Rotary membership celebration and action on prospective members Launch of 7th 100-day milk-feed & nutrition program to save 50 "severely malnourished" Grade 1 pupils Weekly Literacy cum Feeding for indigent children in Payatas dumpsite area where parents have taken a direct role in the learning process for their kids Hosting of District Interact Leadership Training Distribution to mothers and their babies of 10 baby strollers from SM Foundation ALL PRESIDENTS’ NIGHT of District 3780 High-Value added initiatives of youth partners Peer-tutoring by Interactors to help schoolmates improve academic performance Forum-seminar on Stress Management, organized by Rotaract Club of Holy Spirit attended by high school teachers. Resource person is an alumna of the Interact club, Rotaract club, and Holy Spirit National High School.

MOA to serve as local co-host Rotary club in proposed Global Grant supported project involving D3780, D3770 D3680 (Korea) District tree-planting activity Oct 29, 2017 at Veterans Memorial Center grounds Launch 7th annual youth forum on anti-drug abuse & HIV-AIDS prevention to help attain Zero new incidence. Cooperation project with QC Red Cross

Learning Session  

Why Rotary MUST increase membership by at least 20% and with young members Understand needs, preferences of “millennials” (those born between 1980 & 2000)

Other matters Please join us tomorrow and share your thoughts during the discussion of the agenda items, and kwentuhan in-between agenda items. Presence of our younger members would surely enrich discussions during the Learning Session, so please come.

Thanks.

Sincerely, Ric 6

The Age Demographics of ROTARY help us understand why membership must increase by 20% and with younger new members

SERVICE ABOVE SELF

Data presented during the RI Webinar Aug 13, 2014 MEMBERSHIP: IT’S NOW OR NEVER

The Four-Way Test OF THE THINGS we think, say or do

1) Is it the TRUTH? 2) Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Rotary membership has remained steady at 1.2 million 18%, or 216,000 Rotarians worldwide, are 70 years old & above

3) Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4) Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Rotarian’s Pledge I am a Rotarian I will always uphold the TRUTH. I am a Rotarian I will always strive to be FAIR in all of my dealings with my fellowmen.

I am a Rotarian I will always endeavor to build GOODWILL and UNDERSTANDING in my community, among my countrymen and people of all nations.

I am a Rotarian I will always seek to promote the greatest good for the greatest number of people in the spirit of ROTARY SERVICE. I am a Rotarian I will always uphold

Watch the webinar MEMBERSHIP: IT’S NOW OR NEVER by clicking here or on the image

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS MEAN MORE CHALLENGES Examples cited by THE ROTARIAN Magazine, May 2016

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The so-called “millennials” - those born between 1982 and 2000 - are America’s biggest generation ever (more than 80 million).

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The increasing age gap in the population has posed challenges to traditional service organizations like Rotary which struggle to recruit a generation of young adults for whom civic engagement and networking happen more easily on a smartphone than at a weekly meeting.

the Rotary International Motto, SERVICE ABOVE SELF.

Rotarian Code of Conduct

The Pew Research Center has found that American millennials do tend to share certain traits.

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A 2014 report characterized them as “unattached to organized politics and religion, linked by social media, burdened by debt, distrustful of people, in no rush to marry – and optimistic about the future.”

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They also feel compelled to make a difference in their communities. The Case Foundation’s 2015 Millennial Impact Research Report found that 84 percent of the millennials surveyed had made a charitable donation the previous year and that 70 percent had spent at least an hour volunteering.

ROTARY WORLD AT A GLANCE Data as of 31 May 2017

ROTARY

ROTARACT

INTERACT

RCCs

Members

Members

Members

Members

1,236,554

235,497

499,123

210,500

Clubs

Clubs

Clubs

Corps

35,533

10,239

21,701

9,452

As a Rotarian, I will 1) Act with integrity and high ethical standards in my personal and professional life 2) Deal fairly with others and treat them and their occupations with respect 3) Use my professional skills through Rotary to mentor young people, help those with special needs, and improve people’s quality of life in my community and in the world 4) Avoid behaviour that reflects adversely on Rotary or other Rotarians

Source: THE ROTARIAN September 2017 published by Rotary International

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MESSAGES FROM ROTARY LEADERS

RI President’s October 2017 Message Some years ago in the Melbourne, Australia, museum where my daughter used to work, an iron lung was on display. For most people my age who remembered the terrifying polio epidemics of the 1950s, that iron lung was a testament to how far vaccination had brought us: to the point where that once-critical piece of medical equipment had literally become a museum piece.

For much of the world, the story of polio is a simple one: After years of fear, a vaccine was developed and a disease was conquered. But for some of the world, the story was different. In so many countries, the vaccine wasn’t available, mass vaccination was too expensive, or children simply couldn’t be reached. While the rest of the world relegated polio to its museums, in these countries, the disease continued to rage – until Rotary stepped forward and said that all children, no matter where they lived or what their circumstances, deserved to live free of polio.

In the years since PolioPlus was launched, the combined efforts of Rotary, the governments of the world, and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have brought the number of cases of polio down from an estimated 350,000 per year to just a few so far in 2017. But we must reach zero cases, and stay there, to achieve eradication. To do that, we need everyone’s help.

On 24 October, we will mark World Polio Day. It is a day to celebrate how far we have come and an opportunity for all of us to raise awareness and funds to complete the work of eradication. I ask every Rotary club to participate in some way in World Polio Day activities, and I encourage you to visit endpolio.org for ideas and to register your event. Whether you host a silent auction, a virtual reality viewing, a fundraising walk, or a Purple Pinkie Day, your club can make a real difference.

This year, our World Polio Day livestream event will take place at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation headquarters in Seattle; you can watch it on endpolio.org beginning at 2:30 p.m. Pacific time. As many of you know, Rotary has committed to raising $50 million a year for the next three years. This amount will be matched 2-to-1 by the Gates Foundation – effectively tripling the value of all money Rotary raises on World Polio Day and throughout the year. Let’s all make a difference on World Polio Day – and help End Polio Now.

IAN H. S. RISELEY President 2017-18

Foundation Chairman’s October 2017 Message .What do we mean when we talk about peace?

In 1921, the fourth object of Rotary was established: "The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service."

In Rotary today, we see peace not as an abstract concept but as a living, dynamic expression of human development, integral to our humanitarian mission.

Much of our work for peacebuilding depends on the ability of Rotary members to execute three important activities: forming transformative partnerships, raising funds to support our many hundreds of projects, and recruiting and supporting Rotary Peace Fellows in their work.

This year The Rotary Foundation formed a strategic partnership with the Institute for Economics and Peace, one of the leading organizations in identifying and measuring the attitudes, institutions, and structures that create and sustain peaceful societies.

Through this partnership, Rotary will work with the institute to create an online learning portal for Rotarians and peace fellows to build on their current expertise, apply new methods, and mobilize communities to address the issues underlying conflicts.

Our goal is to foster community-based projects in peace and conflict resolution that are practical and impactful.

Rotary has also launched a Rotary Peace Centers Major Gifts Initiative to raise funds for new partnerships while continuing to garner contributions to educate and support our peace fellows and more.

President Ian H.S. Riseley's six peacebuilding conferences – taking place globally from February to June – will explore the relationship among peace, Rotary's areas of focus, and environmental sustainability. Our history proves that you don't need to be a diplomat to make peace.

When you mentor a student struggling to graduate, you are a peacebuilder.

When you launch any project to support economic development in your community, you are building conditions for sustainable peace and conflict management.

When you support and collaborate with a Rotary Peace Fellow, you are advancing peace.

Today's complex conflicts require more creative communitybased initiatives. Together we can really make a difference.

RC Holy Spirit D3780 in polio immunization drive. Click photo to view the campaign.

PAUL A. NETZEL Trustee Chair 2017-18

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Best-selling author and 44-year old inspirational speaker SIMON SINEK helps us understand the

MILLENNIAL QUESTION.

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Acquaintance with neighbours . . .

RC Pag-asa QC - Charter anniversary, Sept 16, 2017, MAX’s , TGP Gary Ting

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ALL PRESIDENTS NIGHT Holy Spirit President is present in these larger batch representation

TGPs Post by PP Martin Valencia

All Star Presidents Post by ASP Analyn Samonte Ellazar

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ALL PRESIDENTS NIGHT Holy Spirit President is present in these larger batch representation

World Class Presidents Post by PP Martin Valencia

Peace Presidents Post by PP Cris Bacho

Peace Presidents post by PP Cris Bacho

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About THE DOVE THE DOVE is the official newsletter of the Rotary Club of Holy Spirit, Rotary International District 3780.

The digital publication features “hyperlinks or web-links” which make it a true electronic newsletter/e-bulletin.

Distribution:  THE DOVE is published in 3 versions: printed, digital PDF, and online.  PDF version sent by email to nearly 1,000 addressees, Rotarians and non-Rotarians in the club, in the district, in Philippine Rotary and outside including RI.  Posted on social media networks and groups  Printed copies for reports First issue of THE DOVE: 4 June 2009 (Vol I, No. 1) Editorial team:  Marcia Salvador - Editor and Club Information & Communication Officer (CICO)  Ric Salvador - Asst Editor  Contributors Address: Don Antonio Clubhouse, Holy Spirit Drive, Quezon City PH

Trees that spread peace On 12 June, during the Rotary International Convention in Atlanta, we planted a Ginkgo nursery tree at The Carter Center, founded by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. The tree is a descendant of one that survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima.

By Hiroko Seki, Rotary Club of Tokyo Yoneyama Yuai

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