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fficers and Committee ChairsY 2015-16

NGELITA E. CASTROesident

P MARCIA C. SALVADORecretaryA PERPETUAL RIVERAeasurer and President-ElectAROLINE K. BARCINALuditor

P PEDRITO M. CONDENO lub Trainor

lub Administrationhair RICARDO P. SALVADORJERRY SY

DOANNI LOU DEQUINAROCHELLE SEARES LUNA

Membership Developmenthair PP EMELINDA C. PALATTAO

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PP Eui Bong JUNG, OMDBERT L. OLIVAR, DVM

teracy PP ARMELIA O. BAGAINFERNANDO M. DELGRA, JR.

velihood PP EMELINDA C. PALATTAO

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FERNANDO M. DELGRA, JR. ocational Servicehair PP EUI BONG JUNG, OMD

nternational Understandinghair PP EUI BONG JUNG, OMD

IN IL “David” KIM he Rotary Foundationhair PP EUI BONG JUNG, OMD

CP LEONIDES S. RESPICIO ublic Imagehair IPP MARITES L. NEPOMUCENO

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PP EUI BONG JUNG, OMDPP PEDRITO M. CONDENOMA PERPETUAL S. RIVERA

portshair IN IL “David” KIM

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pecial Projectseace & Conflict Resolutionhair CP LEONIDES S. RESPICIO

FERDINAND VALBUENA CC in Dona Juana Elementary Schoolhair IPP MARITES L. NEPOMUCENO

FERNANDO M. DELGRA, JR.nd-TB in Quezon Cityhair PP MARCIA C. SALVADOR

PP EUI BONG JUNG, OMD ANGELITA E. CASTRO

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lobal Grant Projecthair IPP MARITES L. NEPOMUCENO

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O f f i c i a l e - N e w s l e t t e r o f t h e R o t a r y C l u b o f H o l y S p i r i t

12 April 2016 Rotary Club of Holy Spirit Club No. 69935 RI District 3780 Philippines Vol. VIII No. 38

APRIL is Maternal and Child Health Month in the Rotary Calendar

Holy Spirit spreads Easter hope andcheer among 159 less fortunate childrenOn Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016, RCHoly Spirit rolled out a meaningful celebra-tion for children under its Care-seekers Pro-gram, together with other street children andthose from the marginalized sector living in

Barangay Holy Spirit.

No less than 159 children, aged 5-11 years,participated in the joyous celebration. Theydistributed over 300 white flowers to adultsafter the salubong mass. This act had beenintended to signify and remind us adults thatJesus has died for our sins and now hasRisen for us. This makes us clean of oursins (thus the white flower). From the kidswho are closest to the heart of Jesus to US -adults.

The kids also distributed over 300 sand-wiches in wicker baskets to church-goers

after the mass. The gesture had been in-tended to signify the "multiplication of thbread". Message of the celebration: Eastersignifies hope and cleansing of our sins.

Easter egg-hunting and fun games followedat the Don Antonio Heights park complexThe children enjoyed hunting for the brightlydecorated Easter eggs, playing the sackrace and other games, and snatching good-ies from 8 pabitins . Each of them wehome with a loot bag

RCHS thanks volunteers from the Salamsa Biyaya Foundation, youth from the SBenedict Parish, and friends and supportersof RCHS who made the Easter celebrationfor less fortunate children a big success.


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Egg hunt and fun games during Easter celebration with Care Seekers and less fortunate kids


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RC Holy Spirit joins sister club RC San Mateo Midtown D3800 cele-brate charter anniversary through outreach program. Mar 27

RC Holy Spirit D3780 joined sister club RC San Mateo Mid-own D3800 in celebrating their first charter anniversary last

March 27, 2016 at the Cottolengo Filipino, a home for de-rived, abandoned and orphaned children with disabilities, lo-ated in San Rafael, Rodriguez, Rizal. It presently houses 38atients, aged 4-28 years, with various disabilities and impair-

ments (physically or mentally) who have been orphaned,bandoned, neglected and/or surrendered to the home.

RC San Mateo Midtown, led by WCP Tery Amado, donatedroceries and diapers for the residents of the home.

RCHS, represented by PP Beth Sy and Rtn Jerry Sy, broughtwheelchair and boxes of diapers that were turned over to theome. The wheelchair had been donated earlier by PP Josie

Garcia of RC Cubao West D3780 through the solicitation ofRotaract Club of Holy Spirit President Chie Ladia Bullo.

he simple 1 st charter anniversary celebration of RC SanMateo Midtown was also highlighted by the induction of two2) new members. Congratulations!


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Led by incoming President Peth Rivera, RC Holy Spirit defines pri-orities for All-Star RY 2016-17 as the planning process started lastApril 2nd at the orchard farm of PDG Francis and PE Peth Rivera


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Signature or flagship projects

1. March 13 – Regular Oriental medical care missionfor 71 urban poor patients in Payatas dumpsite com-munity. Ten (10) regular Oriental missions since thestart of Rotary year in July 2015 have already served818 indigent patients.

2. March 21 - Turn-over of the Human Milk Bankequipment and accessories to Philippine Chil-dren’s Medical Center (PCMC) procured by RCHoly Spirit using the US$57,110.00 GLOBALGRANT fund from The Rotary Foundation. Wit-nessed by the Principal International Sponsor of theGG Project, RI District 3710 Korea, represented byPDG Bo Gon Kim and BCP Deuck Choon, Lim of RCGwangju-Namdo D3710. Also witnessed by RotaryInternational Treasurer Per Hoyen from Denmarkwith Spouse PDG Annette, and dignitaries from Dis-trict 3780 led by DG Rey David and Spouse Gigi.

Service projects and activities

1. March 4 – Continued implementation of End-TBin QC Program : 25 TB-infected children receivedmedicines for their 2 nd month of treatment.

2. March 7-12 – Supported the activities of the Rota-ract Club of Holy Spirit during the celebration ofWorld Rotaract Week . Activities were: Assistance

to milk feeding of 50 malnourished Grade I studentsof Dona Juana Elementary School; Clean-up driveand anti-dengue spraying in two (2) streets ofBarangay Holy Spirit; Book giving in six (6) schools;Career guidance talk; Palarong Pinoy for children.

3. March 10 – Signed MOA with Polytechnic Universityof the Philippines for the conduct of an IntensiveEnglish Extension Program for Rotaractors .

4. March 12 – Large-scale medical/dental/diagnosticmission in St Benedict area within Barangay HolySpirit that served nearly 1000 indigent patients, withSM Foundation and DAHHA as sponsors.

5. March 12 – Sponsored the participation of five (5)key officers of Interact Club of Holy Spirit NationalHigh School to the Interact District Conference.

6. March 12 – Supported the 5 th peer-mentoring ses-sions of the Interact Club of HolySpirit National High School.

7. March 17 – Turn-over of the newly-developed SPED Resource Centerto Dona Juana Elementary School,a laboratory for learning social & vo-

cational skills to benefit 100 SPED students.8. March 18 – End of RCHS’s 100 -day Milk Feeding

and Nutrition Program for 50 wasted Grade I pu-pils at Dona Juana Elementary School.

9. March 21 – Assisted the school principal and teach-ers of the SPED Center of Dona Juana ElementarySchool during the Araw ng Parangal where RHoly Spirit also received recognition.

10. March 27 – Joined the 1 st charter anniversary cele-bration of sister club RC San Mateo Midtown in anoutreach program at Cottolengo Filipino. RCHS dnated a wheelchair, diapers, rice and towels .

11. March 27 – Organized an Easter Day celebration for159 street children , including the 26 children underRCHS‟s Care Seekers Program for behavioumodification..

12. March 2016 – Continuing implementation of on-going RCHS educational assistance programdeserving students: (1) Monthly stipend for Rotarac-tor/UP scholar sponsored by Korea-based Rotarian& PP Dr Bong; (2) full 4-year college scholarship forRotaractor sponsored by PP Marcia Salvador; (3)four deserving students taking up 2-year coursessponsored by Honorary RCHS member EdmundChiu and PP Linda Palattao; (4) full 4-year collegescholarship to four deserving students from margin-alized families taking up Accounting, Engineering, ITand Education provided by WCP Angel Castro; and(5) sponsorship by BCP Marites Nepomuceno ofeight needy youths through World Vision.

International affairs/events/cooperation

1. March 13 - Oriental medical missions are serveby Korean youth volunteers and supported by dona-tions of free medicines & supplies by Korea-basedpharmaceutical firm.

2. March 17 - 2016 Rotary Concerns Forumtended by Rotary leaders from all 10 districts in thePhilippines and guests from other countries (ChairRic Salvador of Holy Spirit served as adviser to thePCRG Organizing Committee)

3. March 18-19 - One participant in the RI Presiden-tial WASH Conference in Manila

4. March 21 - Turnover by RC HolySpirit D3780 of Global Grant fundedhuman milk bank pasteurizer systemwith RI Treasurer and representatives ofD3710 Korea, the primary internationalsponsor.

March 2016 has been another busy month for Holy Spirit


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-05-2016. Holy Spirit club meeting, Board of Directors meeting, andellowship program to celebrate the birthday of Rtn Jerry Sy at the EverGotesco recreation center Commonwealth. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JERRY !

Holy Spirit Rotary family members pre-sent included Spouse Jenny of FCP DrEui Bong Jung; future Interactors Uzuri

Sofia Salvador, Sion Jung & closefriend; and Alyan Silos of the Rotaract

Club of Holy Spirit. Rtr. Alyan, until lastyear an Interactor, graduated as Vale-

dictorian of her class at Holy Spirit Na-ional High School, is now taking up BSChemistry at the University of the Phil-

ppines-Diliman, and is one of the bene-ficiaries of the scholarship program of

RC Holy Spirit and members.

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Many years ago, in Kolkata, India, I had thechance to meet Mother Teresa. She was anincredible woman with an incredible force ofpersonality. When she walked down thestreet, the crowd parted in front of her likethe Red Sea. Yet when you talked to her, ifyou mentioned the tremendous things shehad done, she almost did not engage in thistopic at all. By many reports, if you askedher what her greatest achievement was, shewould answer, "I am an expert in cleaning

lets."

e answer was both humorous and absolutely serious. Hersiness was caring for others. Toilets had to be cleaned, so sheaned them. There was no question of a job being beneathr. Helping people who needed help was her work, and thereas nothing higher, nothing in the world more important thanat.

one day, when an elegantly dressed man came to Kolkataoking for Mother Teresa, the nuns who answered the door in-rmed him that she was at the back of the house, cleaning thelets. They pointed the way, and indeed he found Motherresa scrubbing the toilets. She said hello, assumed he wasere to volunteer, and began explaining to him how to hold thelet brush correctly and how not to waste water. Then she put

e brush in his hand and left him standing there, in his expen-ve suit, alone in the lavatory.

ter, the man came out, found Mother Teresa again, and said,have finished; may I speak with you now?" "Yes, certainly,"

e said. He took an envelope out of his pocket and said,Mother Teresa, I am the director of the airline, and here areur tickets. I just wanted to bring them to you personally."

at airline director told that story again and again for the rest of life. He said those 20 minutes spent cleaning toilets had filled

m with the greatest joy he had ever known – because by put-g his hands to Mother Teresa's work, he became part of that

ork. For those 20 minutes, he cared for the sick just as she did:th his own hands, his own sweat.

at is exactly the opportunity that Rotary gives us. We mightt do what Mother Teresa did – give up our lives, our homes,

r families. But for 20 minutes, 20 hours, 20 days of the year, can be like her.

e can do the work that others will not with our hands, and ourarts, and our sweat, and our devotion – knowing that what weis the most important work in the world.

R. “Ravi” RAVINDRAN esident 2015-16

Foundation Chairman’s April 2016 M

The numbers are impressive: Rotary comprises more than 35,000 clubs with 1.2 milion members in 200 countries and geographic regions. It's big enough to be major partner in the eradication of poli

the largest health initiative ever undetaken!

Despite its size and reach, Rotary is acces-sible to members through their individuclubs, which provide outstanding opportu

nities for friendship, fellowship, and networking at the localevel. As a result, most Rotarians think of their involvement asprimarily local, with ideas for service projects limited to theicommunities. They should recognize that, with the assistanceof The Rotary Foundation, the sky is the limit!

Every great idea in Rotary has started in the mind of an individ-

ual. Even the success of End Polio Now can be traced to a fewnotable Rotarians around the world: Clem Renouf of Australia,for example, proposed a large corporate project to increaseRotary's visibility, while U.S. Rotarian John Sever identified po-lio as a worthwhile target. Each had an idea that was acceptedand supported by other Rotarians, and polio will soon be elimi-nated from the world as a result.

When Rotarians begin to think of service projects beyond thesize and scope of their clubs, they have access to district andglobal grants from The Rotary Foundation. They also have ac-cess to a team of Rotary volunteers at the district level, startingwith their district governors and district Rotary Foundationchairs, to help them along the way. They also have the supportof regional leaders, including the regional Rotary Foundationcoordinators, and the entire Rotary staff in Evanston, Ill., and inthe international offices.

Who knows where the next great ideas for Rotary will comefrom? Since Rotary is a grassroots organization, they are likelyto come from individual Rotarians. It behooves all of us to en-courage good ideas within the six areas of focus and direct lo-cal Rotarians with good ideas to The Rotary Foundation's re-sources. After all, it is the mission of the Foundation "to enableRotarians" to do good in the world!

RAY KLINGINSMITHTrustee Chair 2015-16The Rotary Foundation

Rotary Information - APRIL MESSAGES FROM ROTARY LEADERS

RI President’s April 2016 Message

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THE DOVE of RC Holy Spirit D378029 March 2016

SELECTED ONLINE PUBLICATIONS FOR WELL-CONNECTED ROTARIANSClick front page to view contents

D3780 Governor’s Monthly Letter March 2

Politics: WHAT ROTARY POLICY SAYS

2.090. Clubs and PoliticsRI and its member clubs must refrain from issuingpartisan political statements. Rotarians likewise areprohibited from adopting statements with a view toexerting any corporate pressure on governments orpolitical authorities. ( October 2013 Mtg., Bd. Dec.31)Source: February-March 1983 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 288

Cross References33.040.1. Use of Rotary Name for Political MeansClubs shall not use the Rotary name for the pur-pose of furthering political campaigns. Any use of

Rotary fellowship to gain political advantage is for-eign to the spirit of Rotary. (June 1998 Mtg., Bd.Dec. 348)

Excerpts from

ROTARY CODE OF POLICIES January 2016

Join us at the Korea conventionThe 2016 Rotary International Convention, just outside ofSeoul, will feature more than 100 breakout sessions, each ofthem a great opportunity to learn from fellow Rotary mem-bers and to meet new friends and potential project partners.

Check out the preliminary schedule .

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ROTARY Clubs: The body politicBy Nancy Shepherdson, The Rotarian April 2016 Issue

Rotary clubs are catnip to people running forpublic office: Rotarians are involved in theircommunities, civic-minded, and engaged inpublic improvement. Especially in an electionyear, clubs are likely to receive calls fromcandidates in search of a receptive audience.

How a club responds to these requests iscompletely up to the club itself. For many, itdepends on experience with politicians andhe preferences of the club officers. Rotary

International requires only that clubs not en-dorse candidates or take sides on public is-sues.

But the role of politics in Rotary has beendebated since the organization‟s earliestyears. At the 1916 Rotary Convention, R.B.Campbell of Wichita, Kan., opined on hownvolved clubs should be in political (“civic”)

affairs: “I believe that politics should bebrought into the meetings,” he said. “We are

a business organization, and it is to our inter-est to see that the government of our city andstate is run properly.”

Samuel Botsford of Buffalo, N.Y., took theopposing view: “Rotary clubs have no busi-ness in politics.” Politics, he said, was aboutpersonality rather than facts, and thereforeshould not be brought into clubs.

Eventually, it was decided that clubs shouldeducate their members on local political is-sues and that individual members should dowith the information as they saw fit. One hun-dred years later, that continues to be Rotary‟s

position on the place of politics in clubs.Given that freedom, some clubs have em-braced a role in local politics. In 2014, AlanBurns, president of the Rotary Club of CapeCharles, Va., saw a chance to provide a ser-vice to the community and raise Rotary‟sprofile at the same time by hosting a candi-dates forum. Local organizations that hadheld such gatherings were no longer steppingup, so he asked the members of his club toput on the forum as a community serviceproject. They agreed. “We wanted to be ableo educate the community about the candi-

dates,” says Wayne Bell, who organized and

moderated the event.The key to success, says Bell, was the estab-ishment of a set of ground rules. The candi-

dates were expected to answer screenedquestions from the audience, to respect timeimits, and, most crucially, to be respectful of

one another. Nearly 100 community mem-bers showed up to hear the candidatesspeak, he says. “It was very successful. We‟lldo it again this election year.”

Taking a different approach, the Rotary Club

of Bangor, Maine, decided to devote a seriesof club meetings in fall 2014 to question-and-answer sessions with candidates for majorpolitical offices in the state. “We asked everycandidate in our area, regardless of theirprospect of winning,” says Susan Chaar,speaker coordinator for the club. Club lead-ers prepared a single set of questions for allthe candidates in each race on issues suchas Medicaid expansion, national security, andopen primaries. Members of the audiencealso submitted questions.

One of the region‟s incumbent politicians whohad previously visited the club regularly,Chaar says, decided against it in 2014 whenshe learned she would have to answer spe-cific questions and not simply give a speech.“With everyone who came, it was a positiveexperience, very educational, because wetried very hard to be fair,” says Chaar. “It waswell-received by our members, and we got toknow the candidates‟ views on specific is-sues.”

The Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset, Maui, isan hour‟s drive from the seat of county gov-ernment and a plane ride away from Hawaii‟scapital, Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. Theclub is open to visits from any elected officialor candidate, anytime. “We want to knowwhat‟s going on,” says Jenelle Van Eynde, acharter member of the club. “If they want tocome, we want them. Some of our largestaudiences have been for elected officials.”

The club also got a lot of recognition forbringing the mayor and his opponent to atown hall-style meeting about a month beforethe election. “We felt we were lucky to getthem both as speakers,” Van Eynde says.“We always try to get all sides. We think ourclub meetings are a healthy place for dia-logue.”

Many clubs invite elected officials to becomemembers and believe they benefit from hav-ing these officials easily accessible. Otherclubs, such as the Rotary Club of Barrington

Breakfast, Ill., bestow honormemberships on local politicians.

Still, your mother warned yagainst talking politics in pocompany for a reason. As Rotaattracts a more diverse membe

ship, people on all points of tpolitical spectrum are likely to beyour club. That can be a problempoliticians, making assumptiothat Rotarians all share a certapolitical leaning, go on the attaagainst their opponents. An indent of that sort, involving a promnent elected official, occurred

my own club several years ago, embarrass-ing the members who supported that politcian and outraging the rest.

My club responded by barring political speakers, incumbent or not, during the year befor

their elections, a solution that has removedpolitics from the club but perhaps also robbedit of a certain sense of civic involvement.

The Rotary Club of Greater Rochester, Minndevised a subtler approach. Its policy, postedon the club‟s website, allows officeholders togive presentations at meetings on preapproved informational topics related to theoffice. One candidate or incumbent per meeting is also allowed to give a five-minustump speech. The policy also states that nopolitical activity is permitted in the 90 daleading up to an election.

“We have a lot of requests during electionseason from political speakers, and wwanted to be „fair to all concerned,‟” notesmember Bill Brueck. “This policy gives usmore control over the number of requestand the content. We want to avoid devoting awhole program to something that is politicand not informational.”

Instead of listening to politicians, your clucould just make money off them – and hfun doing it. The Rotary Club of Salem, Indfinds that they are an irresistible attraction aits dunk tank at the county fair. “People standin line to dunk the mayor, sheriff, councilme

and other candidates and elected officials,”says John Mead, who helps organize theannual event at the Washington County FairThe club makes about $2,000 every timeand now it‟s rebuilding the dunk tank andputting it on wheels. Is any politician safe thyear?

By Nancy ShepherdsonThe Rotarian 1-Apr-2016Nancy Shepherdson is a freelance writer andmember of the Rotary Club of Lake Zurich, I

Merriam-Webster’s definition of “body politic”- all the people in a particular country considered as a single group


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Successful women mentor youth through RotaryBy Arnold Grahl, Rotary News , 8 March 2016

When Clara Montanezwas a student, shenever heard the wordmentoring. The idea ofhaving a role modelhelp you pursue yourambitions was unfamil-ar to her.

You basically choseyour career based onpersonal interest andhoped you could find aob," says Montanez,enior director of in-

vestment for Oppen-heimer & Co., Inc. "Iwent the route of get-ing married and hav-ng children first, and started my ca-eer later in life. I had no model for

how to do that."

That changed for Montanez the daya friend invited her to join Rotary.

Frankly, I was dragged into Rotary. Ididn't see a connection at first," saysMontanez, who's been a member ofhe Rotary Club of Washington, D.C.,ince 2003. "But then I met several

women, including Doris Margolis,who took me under her wing andtarted mentoring me on how to get

more involved. I began seeing thevalue in having someone I couldcount on as a mentor, and I have be-come more of a leader in our club, inmy community, and at work."

Rotary's mentoring opportunities mo-ivated Montanez, Rotary's alternateepresentative to the Organization of

American States, to help organize anevent for International Women's Day,8 March. The event, to be held at theWorld Bank Group headquarters inWashington, will feature Deepa Wil-ingham and Marion Bunch, both pre-

viously honored as Rotary Women ofAction. Rotary International Directorennifer Jones will moderate the

event, which will be streamedon World Bank Live .

Montanez says Rotary has given hera platform to mentor young womenas they balance career and family, aswell as manage the challenge of re-paying student loans. According toa recent study by the American As-sociation of University Women , thestudent loan debt burden weighsmore heavily on women because ofthe persistent gap in pay betweenwomen and men."I think Rotary has given me accessto young people, like Rotaractors,and they are ready to accept guid-ance because Rotary is a safe placeto reach out and get advice," saysMontanez.

Similarly, Jackie Huie, a member ofthe Rotary Club of St. Joseph & Ben-ton Harbor, Michigan, USA, recog-nizes Rotary's mentoring power. In2007 , Hu ie ' s c lub c r ea t eda program that matches high school

juniors and seniors with a mentor inthe field they'd like to enter. The pro-gram started with 40 students at onehigh school and has now expandedinto schools across the area.

"I got a letter from a girl who camefrom a poor background, and throughthe program, she got a chance tomeet with an attorney in town," saysHuie, president of JohnsonRauhoff, a

multimedia compathat fosters creatithinking for artists.inspired her agave her confidento go to school astudy law. She gaccepted into folaw schools and is oher way to becomian attorney."

Besides the invement in young peple's futures, mentoing brings clubs iportant communrecognition. For ample, Huie's cl

has 150 members, a large numberfor a club that doesn't hold membership drives, she says.

"Everyone in southwest Michigaknows about Rotary," says Huie. "Wehad a student who wanted to be aCEO for a large corporation. After warranged for him to meet with thCEO of Whirlpool, his father was simpressed with the whole programthat he joined Rotary."

Many of the program's early particpants went on to form an Interclub, and there are now more than200 Interact members at four areaschools. Forty of them will travel the Dominican Republic this summeto install water filters and take part ina medical mission.

"It's important for Rotary to make ainvestment in young people," sayHuie. "My own daughter is in Interabecause of my membership in Rotary. I think her world is broader, andshe looks at the world differently. Wall do, because of what we'vlearned through Rotary."

Read a blog post from Montanez

Clara Montanez attends a reception in 2013 for the Champions of

Change honorees at the White House in Washington D.C.

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Interactors of Holy Spirit hold 5th peer mentoring sessions to helpschoolmates prepare for exams in Math, Science and English

By Jannelle T. Larbio, President, Interact Club of Holy Spirit National High School

ROTARY YOUTH MENTOR OTHER YOUTHOn March 12, 2016, officers and members of theInteract Club of Holy Spirit National High School, ledby PE Monique Palmiano, held their 5 th peer-mentoring sessions for the school year 2015-2016.

The fifteen (15) participating students from Grade 7had been referred by their faculty advisers as hav-ing difficulties in certain subjects. They were given

review lessons in Math, Science and English byGrade 7 Interactors assisted by senior Interactorsfrom Grades 9 and 10.

A signature project started in July 2015, the peer-mentoring sessions are scheduled to prepare se-lected students improve their performance just be-fore they take the periodic examinations.


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Some years ago, I was asked to speak atan Interact club in my home city of Co-lombo, Sri Lanka. I have always taken myinteractions with Rotary youth very seri-ously, so I prepared my remarks carefullyand put the same effort into my presenta-tion that I would for any other event. Afterthe meeting, I stayed to chat with a few ofthe Interactors, answering their questionsand wishing them well.

came out of the classroom where we had met into the au-mn afternoon. The bright sun was shining directly into my

yes, so I found a bit of shade behind a pillar where I couldait for my ride.

s I stood there, hidden from view, I overheard a group of theery Interactors who had just listened to my speech. Naturallywas curious: What would they be saying? What had they

ken away from my presentation? I quickly realized that whatey had taken away was not at all what I had intended.

hey were not talking about what I had said, the stories I hadld, or the lessons I had come to their school to impart. To mytonishment, the major topic of conversation was my tie! I

stened with amusement as they chattered about my Westernothes, my background, my business; every aspect of my ap-earance and behavior was dissected and discussed. Just asey began to speculate about what car I drove, my ride ar-ved and I stepped out into view. They were perhaps a bit em-arrassed, but I just smiled, got into the car, and drove off with

wave.

Whatever they learned from me that day, I learned far more. Iarned that the lessons we teach with our examples are farore powerful than those we teach with words. I realized thata Rotary leader, and a prominent person in the community,

had, for better or worse, become a role model for theseoung people. Their eyes were on me in a way that I hadever before appreciated. If they chose to emulate me, theyould model themselves on what they saw, not what I toldem.

l of us in Rotary are leaders, in one way or another, in ourommunities. All of us bear the responsibility that comes withat. Our Rotary values, our Rotary ideals, cannot be leftithin the confines of our Rotary clubs. They must be carriedith us every day. Wherever we are, whoever we are with,hether we are involved in Rotary work – we are always rep-senting Rotary. We must conduct ourselves accordingly: inhat we think, what we say, what we do, and how we do it.ur communities, and our children, deserve no less.

. R. “Ravi” RAVINDRAN resident 2015-16

Rotary International President’s March 2016 Message drawslesson from interaction with Interac

At Holy Spirit National High School, Interactors hold regtoring sessions to help their schoolmates improve scholasformance and grades. High-value adding service . . .

An Interactor of the Interact Club of Holy Spirit NationaSchool and a Rotaractor of the Rotaract Club of Holy Spsist a volunteer dentist in a joint service project of the RCSpirit D3780 family. Life-changing service . . .

Members of the Interact Club of Holy Spirit National Hifrolic in fellowship at the end of a leadership training evticipated in by Rotaractors, too. Capability building . . .

Youthful members of Interact Club of Holy Spirit NatHigh School have already internalized the mindset

SERVICE ABOVE SELF

omTHE DOVEof Rotary Club of Holy Spirit D3780, Vol. VIII No. 37 March 29, 2016

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The Object of RotaryThe Object of Rotary is to encourage and fosterthe ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterpriseand, in particular, to encourage and foster:

FIRST . The development of acquaintanceas an opportunity for service;

SECOND . High ethical standards in busi-ness and professions, the recognition of theworthiness of all useful occupations, and thedignifying of each Rotarian's occupation asan opportunity to serve society;

THIRD. The application of the ideal of ser-vice in each Rotarian's personal, business,and community life;

FOURTH . The advancement of internationalunderstanding, goodwill, and peacethrough a world fellowship of business andprofessional persons united in the ideal ofservice.

The Four-Way TestOf the things we think, say or do

1 Is it the TRUTH?

2 Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3 Will it build GOODWILL andBETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

4 Will it be BENEFICIAL to allconcerned?

Rotarian’s Pledge I am a RotarianI will always uphold the TRUTH.

I am a RotarianI will always strive to be FAIRin all of my dealings with my fellowmen.

I am a RotarianI will always endeavor to buildGOODWILL and UNDERSTANDINGin my community,among my countrymenand people of all nations.

I am a RotarianI will always seek to promote

the greatest goodfor the greatest number of peoplein the spirit of ROTARY SERVICE.

I am a RotarianI will always upholdthe Rotary International Motto,SERVICE ABOVE SELF .

Principles that Guide R

Rotarian Code of ConductAs a Rotarian, I will

1) Act with integrity and high ethical stan-dards in my personal and professional life

2) Deal fairly with others and treat them and

their occupations with respect3) Use my professional skills through Rotaryto mentor young people, help those withspecial needs, and improve people‟s qualityof life in my community and in the world

4) Avoid behaviour that reflects adversely onRotary or other Rotarians

Watch songwriter Jerry Mills sing ome Join Us online by clicking on this link.

SERVICE ABOVE SELF

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Holy Spirit D3780

About THE DOVE

THE DOVE is the official newsletter ofthe Rotary Club of Holy Spirit, RotaryInternational District 3780.The digital publication features“hyperlinks or web -links” which make ita true electronic newsletter/e-bulletin.Distribution:

THE DOVE is published in 3 ver-sions: printed, digital PDF, andonline.PDF version sent by email tonearly 1,000 addressees, Rotari-ans and non-Rotarians in the club,in the district, in Philippine Rotaryand outside including RI.Posted on social media networksand groupsPrinted copies for meetings

First issue of THE DOVE : 4 June 2009(Vol I, No. 1)Editorial team:

Marcia Salvador - EditorRic Salvador - Asst EditorContributors

Address: Don Antonio Clubhouse,Holy Spirit Drive, Quezon City PH
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