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The Dove November 9, 2021
Rotary Club of Holy Spirit Club No. 69935 RI District 3780 Philippines
Vol. XIV No. 6
Holy Spirit leaders shared business knowledge & resources with 23 parents of beneficiary-children to tool them up for added family income; timely meaningful action of volunteers enhanced their sense of fulfilment, too. With a view to helping the families of children enrolled in the 3-month Nutrition Program to save or otherwise improve lives of 200 undernourished children initiated by St Benedict Parish and supported by RC Holy Spirit, a livelihood program involving dishwashing liquid making was introduced to some of the mothers interested to augment the income earned by their husbands whose jobs have been greatly affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
gredient of a dishwashing liquid. She said that tap water contains microorganisms that will cause detergent mixture to biodegrade.
On October 23, 2021, RCHS Service Projects Committee organized a training session at the 2nd floor of St Benedict Parish office. With 22 mothers and 1 father in attendance, RCHS leader & business entrepreneur PP Chin Chin Jurado spoke on how to make dishwashing liquid, with instructions to use the correct raw materials and the sequence of mixing in order to obtain the desirable consistency and cleansing property. She reminded the participants of the importance of using purified, distilled or deionized water (not ordinary tap water) because it is the primary in-
After the lecture, demonstration and an open forum, each of the 20 early-bird participants received a free start-up kit containing all the ingredients to make dishwashing liquid plus 15x1-liter bottles. All of these were sponsored by another RCHS leader PP Beth Sy, champion of Rotary’s area on Growing Local Economies. On hand to help distribute the kits and bottles were PP An-
PP Chin Chin and her assistant demonstrated the procedures in the mixing process. She also talked about pricing and marketing tips, and said that the knowledge that they acquired could be used to help them sustain a long-term livelihood program.
gel Castro, PP Martin Mariňas, and Rtn Jerry Sy. Unable to attend, PE Joy Peralta sent her staff Jenny to assist in the registration. Fr Steve Tynan, MGL dropped by to greet the parents and Rotarians and provided snacks for all. Service Projects Chair PP Marcia Salvador and PP Angel coordinated this activity with St Benedict Parish and the mother-recipients of the 3-month Nutrition Program. This project was timed with Rotary’s celebration of the Economic and Community Development Month during the month of October.