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APRIL 2016
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EDITOR’S TEAM NOTES
2015-2016 ROTARY CALENDAR
APRIL
Maternal and Child Health Month
MAY
Youth Service Month
JUNE
Rotary Fellowships Month
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CONTENTS
ON THE COVER
District 3780 Governor Reynaldo David with his World Class
Presidents in another medical mission and medicine and eye
glass distribuon in Borac, Coron in Palawan.
ABOUT THE GML The Governor’s Monthly Leer is the ocial monthly
publicaon of District 3780.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Publisher DG Reynaldo David
Editor PP Beth Directo
Deputy Editor Rtn Ric Salvador
Circulaon Manager DICO Winston Sia
Associate Editors PDS Jess Tanchanco
PP Marsha Salvador
PP Ben Rosario
RI President’s Message RI President Ravi Ravindran
District Governor’s Message DG Reynaldo David
TRF Chair’s Message Trustee Chair Rey Klinginsmith
First Lady’s Corner Spouse Gigi David
Turnover Ceremony of Medical Equipment DonaonPhotos from the Event
End Rabies AcvityArcle and photos from the acvity
D3780 District Convention Arcle and photos from the acvity
Medical Mission, Coron, Palawan Photos from the acvity
RYLA
Arcle and photos from the acvity
Job Fair and Medicine distribuon Photos from the acvity
Club acvies Photos from acvity
District AnnouncementsBanners
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RI President ’s Message
M
any years ago, in Kolkata, India, I
had the chance to meet Mother
Teresa. She was an incredible woman
with an incredible force of personality.
When she walked down the street, the
crowd parted in front of her like the Red
Sea. Yet when you talked to her, if you
menoned the tremendous things she
had done, she almost did not engage in
this topic at all. By many reports, if you
asked her what her greatest achievement
was, she would answer, "I am an expert
in cleaning toilets."
The answer was both humorous and
absolutely serious. Her business was
caring for others. Toilets had to be
cleaned, so she cleaned them. There was
no queson of a job being beneath her.
Helping people who needed help was her
work, and there was nothing higher,
nothing in the world more important
than that.
So one day, when an elegantly dressed
man came to Kolkata looking for Mother
Teresa, the nuns who answered the door
informed him that she was at the back of
the house, cleaning the toilets. They
pointed the way, and indeed he found
Mother Teresa scrubbing the toilets. She
said hello, assumed he was there to
volunteer, and began explaining to him
how to hold the toilet brush correctlyand how not to waste water. Then she
put the brush in his hand and le him
standing there, in his expensive suit,
alone in the lavatory.
Later, the man came out, found Mother
Teresa again, and said, "I have nished;
may I speak with you now?" "Yes,
certainly," she said. He took an envelope
out of his pocket and said, "Mother
Teresa, I am the director of the airline,
and here are your ckets. I just wanted
to bring them to you personally."
That airline director told that story again
and again for the rest of his life. He said
those 20 minutes spent cleaning toilets
had lled him with the greatest joy he
had ever known – because by pung
his hands to Mother Teresa's work, he
became part of that work. For those 20
minutes, he cared for the sick just as she
did: with his own hands, his own sweat.
That is exactly the opportunity thatRotary gives us. We might not do what
Mother Teresa did – give up our lives, our
homes, our families. But for 20 minutes,
20 hours, 20 days of the year, we can be
like her.
We can do the work that others will not
with our hands, and our hearts, and our
sweat, and our devoon – knowing that
what we do is the most important work
in the world.
Ravi Ravindran
President
Rotary Internaonal
2015-2016
April 2016
That is exactly the
opportunity that Rotary
gives us. We might not do
what Mother Teresa did –
give up our lives, our
homes, our families. But for
20 minutes, 20 hours, 20
days of the year, we can be
like her.
We can do the work thatothers will not with our
hands, and our hearts, and
our sweat, and our
devoon – knowing that
what we do is the most
important work in the
world.
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Distr ict Governor ’s Message
Greengs, my fellow Rotarians,
A s we enter the last quarter of theRotary year, it becomes a busy mefor most clubs as they work to nish up
this year and the new execuve plans for
the next year 2016-2017. There are many
clubs and fund raising events planned in
April, May and June.
There are so many opportunies in
Rotary. Looking ahead, we have lots of
occasions to engage ourselves, our fellow
Rotarians, and non-Rotary partners in
great projects and programs. We can
look for our passion and match it with a
project that helps those in our
communies.
In the Rotary world, the Month of April is
dedicated to one of the Areas of Focus:
Maternal and Child Health. Goals to
improve the lives of mothers and their
children include:
Reducing the mortality rate for
children under the age of ve
Reducing the maternal mortality rate
Improving access to essenal
medical services and trained health
care providers their children
Supporng studies related to
maternal and child health
The health of mothers, babies and
children is an important public health
goal for our region. We know that our
communies' quality of life, infant
mortality rate, the health of the work
force, the toll on health care systems and
the well-being of the family are all
impacted by the nature of care available
to pregnant women and mothers of
young babies. As Rotarians, we can
render service through the projects we
do by providing medical equipment,
facilitang medical care and distribung
necessary food and supplies to mothers,
infants and children, as examples. I am
proud of the work that our clubs do in
District 3780 to ensure the future health
of our communies.
April is also district conference month for
us. One of the reasons that we have an
annual conference is to be able to
recognize individual and club accomplish-
ments, to provide a venue for our clubs
to present their projects and acvies
with displays, and general interacon
between all Rotarians from throughout
the District.
This is also the month that our Club
Presidents will turn in their District
reports on the strides made during the
2015-2016 Rotary year, thus far. At the
beginning of the year, I challenged us all
to make this a successful and signicant
one for our District. While Rotarians
never serve with a reward as the goal, it
is only ng that dedicated service is
acknowledged. The aim of the District
Award program is to not only provide the
opportunity to recognize successful clubs
and the signicant work that they do,
but also to challenge and inspire us to
connue to provide Service above selfthroughout the District.
There are three months le in this Rotary
year. We as Rotarians have two choices
to make from this point forward. We can
choose to coast to the June 30th nish
line; or we can connue to re up our
engines and head to the nish line at a
sensaonally top speed! Which would
you prefer? The choice is up to you!
Thank you for being part of a great
organizaon and for being a Gi to theWorld!
We are indeed having a great year!
Yours in Rotary service,
Reynaldo “Rey” David
D3780 Governor
2015-2016
The last quarter of the Rotary year
Looking ahead, we
have lots of occasions
to engage ourselves,
our fellow Rotarians
and our non-Rotary
partners in great
projects as well as programs.
We can look for our
passion and match it
with a project that
helps those in our
communies.
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Trustee Chair ’s Message
T
he numbers are impressive: Rotary
comprises more than 35,000 clubs
with 1.2 million members in 200
countries and geographic regions. It's
big enough to be a major partner in the
eradicaon of polio, the largest health
iniave ever undertaken!
Despite its size and reach, Rotary is
accessible to members through their
individual clubs, which provide out-
standing opportunies for friendship,
fellowship, and networking at the local
level. As a result, most Rotarians thinkof their involvement as primarily local,
with ideas for service projects limited to
their communies. They should
recognize that, with the assistance of
The Rotary Foundaon, the sky is the
limit!
Every great idea in Rotary has started in
the mind of an individual. Even the
success of End Polio Now can be traced
to a few notable Rotarians around the
world: Clem Renouf of Australia, for
example, proposed a large corporate
project to increase Rotary's visibility,
while U.S. Rotarian John Sever idened
polio as a worthwhile target. Each had
an idea that was accepted and support-
ed by other Rotarians, and polio will
soon be eliminated from the world as a
result.
When Rotarians begin to think of
service projects beyond the size and
scope of their clubs, they have access to
district and global grants from The
Rotary Foundaon. They also have
access to a team of Rotary volunteers at
the district level, starng with their
district governors and district RotaryFoundaon chairs, to help them along
the way. They also have the support of
regional leaders, including the regional
Rotary Foundaon coordinators, and
the enre Rotary sta in Evanston, Ill.,
and in the internaonal oces.
Who knows where the next great ideas
for Rotary will come from? Since Rotary
is a grassroots organizaon, they are
likely to come from individual Rotarians.
It behooves all of us to encourage good
ideas within the six areas of focus and
direct local Rotarians with good ideas to
The Rotary Foundaon's resources.
Aer all, it is the mission of the
Foundaon "to enable Rotarians" to do
good in the world!
Ray Klinginsmith
Trustee Chair
Rotary Internaonal 2015-2016
April 2016
When Rotarians begin to think of service projects beyond
the size and scope of their clubs, they have access to district
and global grants from The Rotary Foundaon. They also
have access to a team of Rotary volunteers at the district
level, starng with their district governors and district
Rotary Foundaon chairs, to help them along the way.
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First Lady’s Corner b y : S p o u s e G i g i D a v i d
I would like to share with you a story l read—it is about aneducaon sponsorship project in Bali, Indonesia and how itevolved from an unsustainable project to one that eventuallybrought dignity and self -respect to the villagers through
sustainability. A Rotary Club in the United States got involved
in a project that would send impoverished children living in a
rural village in Indonesia to school. They learned that for $60
per year, they could send a child to school, paying for books,
supplies, uniforms, one pair of shoes, one cup of rice a day, a
small poron of meat two mes a week, and a daily nutrional
supplement. Sounded great, didn’t it? Who would not give $60
annually for such a good cause of educang impoverished
children? However, as many projects go, the populaon the
club intended to serve grew. The club members could not bear
to see the children who desperately wanted to go to school but
could not because they had no funding.
Within a few years, the people they were solicing for
donaons in the U.S. — mostly Rotarians, including The Rotary
Foundaon — were supporng every child in that village to go
to school. That meant 1,200 children at $60 per child per year,
for the annual fundraising goal of $72,000.
The villagers were happy. The donors in the US were happy
when they saw the pictures every year of the children they
were supporng. The club felt empowered; it gave them an
adrenaline rush just to think of the posive impact for these
children, for future generaons, the donors, and eventually the
world.
In the third year of returning to the remote village, the club
members were approached by an impoverished farmer,
walking up from his rice eld. He told them that three of his
children were on the school list. He said if they really wanted
to help, he needed a water bualo. They assured him that the
club did not “do” water bualoes, only scholasc sponsorships.
However, he told them that if he had a water bualo, he could
triple his rice producon and would therefore have enough
money to send his own children to school.
Aer researching this maer, the club discovered that the cost
of a water bualo was about $250, and it would be the cost of
a tractor to a farmer in the U.S.
So what did the club do? They changed from giving just funds
for educaon and invested in water bualos for the farmers
with children. For less than $1000, the village was totally self -
reliant and no longer needed the $72,000 per year.
My reasons are many for sharing this story– as District
Governor Rey David’s spouse, and you as spouses of Club
presidents in District 3780, we see what projects our spouses
support, the community they help. We are therefore part of a
much larger organizaon than just the club or District. Helping
a small poron of the community is great, but let us start to
look at the bigger picture. Let us enjoin our spouses to like andwant to support all the good that Rotary does around the
world by supporng the Rotary Foundaon. In doing so, the
clubs get to avail of global grants, which would give them
access to funds that would benet an enre community
instead of only several families. I know the Foundaon has
high stewardship standards and that the money is being spent
wisely by Rotarians like your spouses and mine.
So I’m asking you, every spouse of a Rotarian in this District, to
ask your spouses to support the Foundaon, not because you
feel obligated or feel pressured, but because you want to give
to such a worthy cause.
GRACE “GIGI” MARTIN-DAVID
District 3780 Governor’s Spouse
RY 2015-16
Let us look at the bigger picture
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Rotary Moment
Turnover ceremony of laparoscopic equipment donat ion
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End Rabies in Quezon City
D 3780 Gov Rey David and his World Class Presidents held aRabies Awareness Kick-o Acvity on April 2, 2016 at the UPCampus Barangay Hall. The acvity was chaired and hosted by WCP
Mon Guiang and coordinated by PP Butch Madarang of RC QC Circle.
With this year’s theme “End Rabies, Now Na!," the acvity aimed to
strengthen the naonal campaign to control and further eliminate
the disease in the country, as well as also serve as a venue to provide
proper knowledge on the prevenon and management of rabies.
Rabies is a viral disease usually found in the saliva or ssues from the
nervous system of an infected mammal and is transmied through a
bite to another mammal. This epidemic is responsible for an
esmated 59,000 human deaths a year worldwide.
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Distr ict Convent ion—CAP John Hay Baguio City
R
otary Internaonal club members all over the world meet
once a year in a Rotary Internaonal Convenon, just as
members of Rotary clubs in a district also meet annually in
what is known as a District Conference (DISCON).
The DISCON is held for two to three full days and is open to all
members of Rotary Clubs in the district, most especially to new
Rotarians, or rst me aendees and incumbent club
presidents.
On April 14 to 17, 2016, Rotary District (RD) 3780 with a
territory covering the whole of Quezon City composed of 101
Rotary Clubs held its annual DISCON at CAP John Hay
Convenon Center in Baguio City, successfully hosted by the
Rotary Club of South Triangle with PP Bernadee Herrera as
chairman.A golf tournament was held on April 14th hosted by the Rotary
Club of South Triangle and was parcipated in by the golf
acionados of the district. The conference proper was opened
with a District Leadership Training Seminar the next day, April
15th and was hosted by the Rotary Club of Roces, chaired by PP
Eren Tumali . The rest of the acvies consisted of plenary
sessions with the following guest speakers: RIPR Piyasari
Mangala Gunawardena, RID 3870 DG Rey David, PDGG Oyan
Villlanueva of RID 3790, PDG Jess Cifra of RID 3780, PDG Penny
Policarpio of RID 3780; Senator Pia S. Cayetano, DGE Dwight
Ramos,; DGN Chito Borromeo; Senator Bam Aquino IV;
Ms. Maria Ressa, CEO of Rappler; Mr. Boy Abunda Jr; and
Maj. Gen Donato B. San Juan.
A program for the spouses was chaired by Spouse Chit Reyes,
where they donated medicines and other goods to an orphan-
age aer which a luncheon was given for RIPR Spouse
Chandrani Gunawardena and DG Spouse Gigi David.
Apart from plenary sessions and workshops, the DISCON also
showcased Rotary programs and successful district and club
acvies. For this purpose an exhibit of various club acvies
was set up, where the various successful district and club
projects were presented and exhibited, hosted by the Rotary
Club of Valencia. A “House of Friendship” hosted by the Rotary
Club of Acropolis was also put up in the conference site wheremembers from dierent clubs mingled socially and exchanged
pleasantries under an atmosphere of fellowship.
A Fellowship Night with a retro theme was hosted by the
Rotary Club of Timog on April 15th, where everyone laughed
and danced the night away in their 70’s are. The conference
was capped by a formal Governor’s Ball where Rotarians, family
and guests dressed to the nines, dined and mingled before
heading home the next day. Congratulaons to the Rotary Club
of South Triangle and co-host clubs for another successful
DISCON for RID 3780!
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Medical Miss ion, Borac, Coron, Palawan
W hen one speaks of Palawan, what comes to mind is swimming,diving, and snorkelling in its beauful beaches but never as amission area. But the truth is, Coron is a mission area especially aer it
was hit by the 6th
landfall of typhoon Yolanda “Haiyan” last November
2013, and again by another typhoon in November 2015.
It was a sight to behold as the villagers in the island gathered excitedlyas D3780 World Class Presidents led by District Governor Rey David
and volunteers arrived by tradional banca outrigger from the main
island of Coron, Palawan, some hours away by boat.
The team was greeted by the villagers with much joy and enthusiasm
as they disembarked the medical supplies for their medical mission at
the outdoor meeng hall.
The town of Borac might look idyllic with its turquoise waters, coconut
trees and thatched homes, but life is far from easy for the few hundred
scaered inhabitants. Nearly all residents are shermen or seaweed
farmers. A handful of the younger ones nd work in Coron town as
waiters and cleaners in tourist hotels.
Despite infrastructure improvements since the devastaon of Typhoon
Yolanda in 2013, residents of the island remain well below the poverty
level. Their primary source of income is tourism. Their shing industry
has died out due to a lack of resources.
True to the 2016 Rotary theme “Be a gi to the world” District 3780
once again came to the rescue and held a medical mission and medical
distribuon acvity in the town of Borac, Coron, Palawan on April 22-
24, 2016.
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D3780 RYLA
R otary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is a leadershipprogram coordinated by Rotary Clubs around the globe.Each year, thousands of young people parcipate in this
program. Young people ages 14–30 are sponsored by Rotary
Clubs to aend the event run by the Youth DistrictCommiee. Parcipants are chosen for their skills and leader-
ship potenal. Rotary Clubs and the Rotary District cover all
expenses for the parcipants. The format of the event vary
from district to district, but commonly take the form of a
seminar, camp, or workshop to discuss leadership skills and to
learn those skills through pracce. Rotary clubs and districts
select parcipants and facilitate the event's curriculum. D3780
RYLA this year was in Boso Boso, Tanay from April 8 to 9, 2016.
At the 2 day workshop, the following topics were covered:
Fundamentals of leadership
Ethics of posive leadership
Importance of communicaon skills in eecve leadership
Problem-solving and conict management
Rotary's purpose and service to the community
Building self -condence and self -esteem
Elements of community and global cizenship
The parcipants were also trained to:
demonstrate Rotary's respect and concern for youth;
provide an eecve training experience for selected youth
and potenal leaders;
encourage leadership of youth by youth;
recognise publicly young people who are rendering service
to their communies.
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D3780 Job Fair and Medic ine Distr ibut ion in QC
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Community Project - RC West Triangle
Give love to orphaned children- RC West Triangle
Public Image
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