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The recent visits to our local sister clubs are opening more doors for collaborative efforts. For instance, RC Los Banos donated Anti – Dengue Spray while we also gave them books for their adopted school. All the activities that we have started are anchored on our learnings. We decided to do them after a thorough assessment of the needs of the communities that we will serve as far as our resources will allow. The Official Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Makati OLYMPIA Cont’d at page 2 …TRANSCRIPT
RCMO CELEBRATES
INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY
Rotary Club of Makati Olympia
promotes basic literacy as one its
main thrusts. Jose Magsaysay
Elementary School (JMES) in Makati
is its partner.
To celebrate International Literacy
Day, it launched the project “Mga
Kwento ni Kuya at Ate,” a monthly
story-telling session for selected
schoolchildren from Grades 2 and 3
at JMES. For the maiden session,
there were 65 pupil-participants
who listened to the story “Ang
Langgam at Ang Tipaklong”. After
the story telling, a game was played
to test the comprehension skills of
the pupils. Prizes were given the
winners. Rotaractor Roxanne
Tangcalagan regaled the pupils with
songs.
Rotaractor Joel Advincula and
District Interact Representative
Miguel Bermido were the story-
tellers. Nine Rotarians headed by
CP Rose Acoba, 7 Rotaractors and
an Interactor and the School
Administration headed by Principal
Imelda Ferrer and Grades 2 and 3
teachers were present.
On November 17, 1965, UNESCO
(United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization)
proclaimed September 8 as the
International Literacy Day. The
annual celebration aims to highlight
the importance of literacy to
individuals, communities and
societies. It reminds the
international communities of the
status of literacy and adult learning
globally.
Literacy, according to UNESCO, is
the "ability to identify, understand,
interpret, create, communicate,
compute and use printed and
written materials associated with
varying contexts. Literacy involves
a continuum of learning in enabling
individuals to achieve their goals, to
develop their knowledge and
potential, and to participate fully in
their community and wider society."
Rotary International espouses this
advocacy. It acknowledges that
literacy is the key to its aspiration
to do service to humanity for it
believes the clear connection
between illiteracy and poverty.
Message Message Message Message of the of the of the of the RCMORCMORCMORCMO PresidentPresidentPresidentPresident
This week, we have been
in a frenzy in our activities
Going on our second
month, we are now full
blast in our endeavors. I
am happy that all of us
are slowly feeling the
magic of Rotary.
Through our organizational stage, we have
received the best orientation and formation
any new club can get. We know that learning
does not end there. Now that we have started
doing our projects, we are beginning to
understand why it was said in one of the
Rotary Information sessions that the service
activities are the very spirit of Rotary. Without
them, what we have learned will be just the
philosophical frameworks without action.
All the activities that we have started are
anchored on our learnings. We decided to do
them after a thorough assessment of the needs
of the communities that we will serve as far as
our resources will allow.
The real essence of these projects lies in our
collective desire and belief in them. We are 54
charter members. To-date, there are several
being proposed to be new members soon. Who
says that we are wanting in resources?
The recent visits to our local sister clubs are
opening more doors for collaborative efforts.
For instance, RC Los Banos donated Anti –
Dengue Spray while we also gave them books
for their adopted school.
And how can we forget our youth and their
respective matched clubs who have
invigorated and added life to all our
undertakings? Cont’d at page 2…
The
OLYMPIANS The Official Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Makati OLYMPIA
VOL 01 NO 05 • SEPTEMBER 2010
editorial team adviser Rose Acoba
editor Joel D. Adriano
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RCMO INKS MATCHED CLUB
AGREEMENT WITH RCS MARIKINA
NORTH D-3800, MARILAO D3770 AND LOS
BANOS D-3820
It was a hectic week for RCMO. On Tuesday,
September 7, it signed matched club agreement
with RC Marikina North. CP Rose Acoba together
with PE Lorna Perea, Treas. Amor Isip and Dir Ju
Abdulcadir represented RCMO in the signing at
the 30th Charter Anniversary of the Sister Club.
Pres. Dodjie Leyva signed for RC Marikina North.
RC Marilao, represented by Pres. Jorge Ibarra
and RC Makati Olympia represented by CP Rose
Acoba likewise signed the matched club
agreement last September 9 during the former’s
21st Induction Ceremonies in Marilao Bulacan.
Not to be outdone is RC Los Banos. Pres. Marcy
Baradas and CP Rose signed matched club
agreement last September 10, 2010 on the
occasion of the joint Induction of Area 1 Group 4
of District 3820 where RC Los Banos belongs.
AKLAT – A MONTH AFTER LAUNCH By: CP Ahl Legaspi, RAC Makati Olympia
In the past month, AKLAT has been an ongoing weekly activity
at Jose Magsaysay Elementary School. Envisioned to help
non-reader Grades 1 – 3 pupils learn how to read and improve
their comprehension skills, it has evolved into a full time
mentoring and tutorials for academically slow students. Aside
from Reading, other academic subjects like Math, Science and
Pilipino are now being taught them. Grades 4 and 5 pupils are
also part of the beneficiaries.
The first evaluation of the progress in learning of the pupil-
beneficiaries will be after three months. Baseline data on their
aptitude have been recorded for proper monitoring.
We, the Interactors and Rotaractors (Ate and Kuya) who
participate in the weekly sessions, are more inspired and
hopeful that we will be able to achieve our goals for our wards.
We look forward to every meeting that we have with them.
Our joy is in knowing that what we are doing is our little
contribution to their future.
Paul Harris
Rotary’s Founder
Message Message Message Message RCMORCMORCMORCMO PresidentPresidentPresidentPresident cont’d from p.1
The Olympians that we are, we have pledged to
go for gold always… This is not to say that we
serve to be recognized and win awards. We
work with no less than excellence as our
parameter. We shall not do anything less. There
is no endeavor that is big or small, great or
insignificant as long as we know that we will
help change the lives of our beneficiaries for the
best.
Service is our reward!
“ ..why not in big Chicago
have a fellowship composed of
just one man from each of
many different occupations,
without restrictions as to their
politics or religion, with
broad tolerance for each
other’s opinions? In such a
fellowship could there not be
mutual helpfulness?..”