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Official e-Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Holy Spirit

The Dove
November 22, 2016

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

Vol. IX No. 15

Holy Spirit and partners QC Realty Board, Chinese General Hospital and Dugong-Alay, Dugtong Buhay hold annual blood-letting, a life-saving service to humanity
In partnership with the Quezon City Realtors Board (QCRB),
Dugong Alay-Dugtong Buhay, and Chinese General Hospital
(CGH), RC Holy Spirit organized a blood-letting activity on
November 19, 2016 at the Don Antonio Heights clubhouse in
Barangay Holy Spirit.
The activity was spearheaded by PN JR Delgra and PP Beth
Sy in celebration of their birthdays on November 19 and 21,
respectively. 23 individuals were able to donate blood after
passing the screening and assessments conducted by the
Chinese General Hospital medical team.
QCRB provided delicious arroz caldo for the blood donors
and volunteers. The blood donors were given cupcakes, water and a mug by CGH and 2 kilos of rice by the birthday
celebrants. A sumptuous lunch treat was also served by the
birthday celebrants for all volunteers.
Present during the event were ASP Peth Rivera, IPP Angel
Castro, PP Marcia Salvador, PP Linda Palattao, Chair Ric
Salvador, Rtn Jerry Sy, Rtn Percy Zabala and Rtn Dr Aleli
Rivera.
District Blood-Letting Chair PP Rey Rimonde observed the
half-day project.

Holy Spirit, seven other Rotary clubs and peace advocates gather
to understand current national issues affecting peace and security
On November 16, 2016, RC Holy Spirit hosted the second National Security Forum held at the Civil Relations
Service Multi-purpose Hall in Camp Aguinaldo. The
forum was organized and conducted with support from
RC Camp Aguinaldo.
The topics covered were both interesting and informative. Engr Pierre Tito Galla spoke about the Status of
Philippine Cyber Security. Col Edgard Arevalo, Chief
of the Public Information Office of the AFP presented
the Challenges Facing the Filipino Soldiers in the Renewed Negotiations for Peace. ASEC Teodoro Cirilo
Torralba III of the Department of National Defense
shared DNDs Roadmap Amidst the Prospects of a

Conclusive Peace Talk and Updates on the GPH-NDF

Peace Negotiations. An open forum followed.
The forum was co-hosted by RCs APO, Camp Aguinaldo, Camp Panopio, Cubao Metro Aurora, Metro
SFDM, Quezon City Central and Timog.
The Holy Spirit delegation consisted of ASP Peth
Rivera, IPP Angel Castro, PP Marites Nepomuceno, PP
Marcia Salvador, PP Beth Sy, Chair Ric Salvador, Rtn
Dr Jovy Andres, Rtn Dr Aleli Rivera, Rtn Percy Zabala.
PDG Francis Rivera was also present.

Holy Spirit continues implementation of Rotarys End-TB campaign in Barangay Holy Spirit
Started during the Best Class Year in 2014-2015, RC
Holy Spirit continues to implement the End-TB in Quezon City flagship project of D3780.

fected by the tuberculosis bacteria. This will be reported to the District Anti-TB Committee for allocation
of the required medicines.

On November 11 and 15, 2016, a total of 154 children

and young adults were given PPD tests by PP Dr Irene
Santos of RC Agham. She was assisted by RCHS Rtn
Dr Jovy Andres. PP Dr Irene Santos has been very
supportive of RCHSs anti-TB campaign since her term
as District Community Service Chair during RY 20152016. Out of the total number of children tested on
November 11 and 15, 49 have been found to be in-

PP Dr Irene Santos conducted a TB lay forum on November 15, 2016 at the St Benedict Parish office which
was attended by the mothers of the children tested,
church scholars and area coordinators of the Salamat
Sa Biyaya Foundation who have been helping in the
anti-TB campaign.

This page of The Dove e-bulletin serves as home page

of the virtual website of
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Regular club meeting and celebration of birthdays of PP Beth and PN JR Delgra

Prospective member Ms Caroline Perez, grade-school proprietor/administrator (seated second from

left), is welcomed by club members.

TRADITIONAL DECEMBER EVENTS

Dec 4 - Annual Dental Mission of Dr Martinez
at Sacred Heart Sub-Parish
Dec 10 - D3780 Rotary Family Day
D3780 Christmas Party
Dec 15 - Christmas Program with SPED pupils and their parents and teachers
Dec 23 - Annual Thanksgiving, Joint Christmas & Fellowship Program of Holy Spirit Family (Interactors, Rotaractors and Rotarians)
TBA - Traditional Christmas gift-giving,
meal sharing and distribution of noche buena
packs for 100 indigent families in Payatas,
sponsored by PP Linda Palattao and the Buklod ng Panginoon Foundation

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What to do when the peace agreement ink dries ?

By Rob Sijstermans, Training and Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute in The Netherlands. 21 Sept 2016
As we mark the International Day of Peace, its
worth asking what we should do when the ink of
a peace agreement dries up. Is peacemaking
only the domain of a few elite personalities and is
all well after they put pen to paper?
Take the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty
as an example. Signed in 1979, it is the
longest-standing peace agreement in
the Middle East, lasting now for almost
four decades. In his memoirs, Jimmy
Carter, who brought together Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin, the leaders
of Egypt and Israel, at Camp David, recalls showing Begin photographs of his
grandchildren. Carter had signed each
photograph with the childrens names,
but insinuated to Begin that these mementoes would mean little if they couldnt reach a peace agreement: we talked
quietly for a few minutes about grandchildren and about war. As the popular
success story goes, the tactic worked,
and Begin agreed to sign the Camp
David Accords.
However, when the ink of the elites signature on the peace agreement dries, a
conflict is not automatically ended nor is

ment in Northern Ireland for instance,

Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams knew
that The people who have to be the
brokers are the people who live in the
areas of conflict and implementing it is
going to be the difficult bit.

the structural violence ended or have

the scars of war healed.
The period after the signing of these
agreements is the most important period
for a possible peace to flourish. It is then
that trust building with the aim of renewing a dialogue amongst the different factions and especially between local people affected by the conflict should begin.
It sounds so easy, but as we all know
from personal experience, building trust
is not the same as building water wells;
it goes deeper than the depth of the well
and trust takes more time to surface.

Keeping the peace and allowing it to

transform from a mere absence of direct violence in a society into a positive
form of peace, which creates a society
that becomes resilient to internal and
external shocks, is a whole other challenge that, in the best possible scenario,
takes decades.
Peacemaking is everyones responsibility, and we can reduce that global democratic deficit by ensuring that we participate in different ways in the events
that shape our livelihoods.
Mr. Rob Sijstermans LL.M MA is a Training and Research
Fellow at the Clingendael Institute in The Netherlands.
Rob was awarded the Rotary Peace Fellow Scholarship in
2011, and completed a MA in Conflict, Security and Development from the University of Bradford, UK. Currently
Rob has been selected for the Institute for Economics and
Peaces Global Peace Index Ambassadorial Program.

In the case of the Good Friday Agree-

Interactors of Holy Spirit interact with victims of armed

conflict to build understanding and share hope for peace
By ASP Monique Palmiano of Interact Club of Holy Spirit and Youth Service Chair PP Marcia Salvador
It came to the attention of members of
the Interact Club of Holy Spirit National
High School that hundreds of Lumads
were camping out at the grounds of the
University of the Philippines Diliman.
The term lumad refers to indigenous
and etho-linguistic groups in Mindanao.

They were welcomed at the

UP Diliman to be able to
share with students, scholars
and the public their distinct
culture and their issues including human rights violations allegedly committed
against their communities.
On October 21 and 25, 2016,
the Interactors led by President Monique Palmiano met
with the Lumads and gave them assorted used clothes, story books and
school supplies. More significantly, the
Interactors listened as the elder Lumads
ventilated their plight. They also conversed with the younger Lumads. The
Interactors learned that the Lumads
were being driven out of their ancestral
homes, with some allegedly being killed
on suspicion that they were members of

the rebel group National Peoples Army

(NPA). Because of the armed conflict,
their schools are being used as evacuation centers and this keeps the school
children from attending classes. The
Interactors had a conversation with one
of the Lumads tribe leaders. The tribe
leader expressed gratitude for the Interactors attention and concern.
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Be a Friend. Its simple and will mean the world

By Anna Kralova, posted on GOOD NEWS SHARED, November 16, 2016

Imagine turning 90 and not having anyone

around to wish you a happy birthday. Thankfully, 90 year old Harriet has a different story
to share with us...
Harriet has lived on her own since her husband
passed away ten years ago. On her 90th birthday
she got a lovely surprise when she opened the door
to around 20 neighbours who came to sing Happy
birthday and to wish her well.
It was a small act of kindness but one that meant
the world to Harriet, who said it helped her feel as
though she is still 'connected to the world'.
Friends of the Elderly are calling on people to take
the time to make someone's day by doing something small and simple, like having a chat at the bus
stop or over the garden fence. A small simple act
can really help to combat loneliness.

tunity to live fulfilled lives. Friends of the Elderly has been providing help and support to older
people for over 100 years on different levels of engagement, including care homes, creation of daytime activity opportunities for elderly people or providing grants.
In their latest campaign Be a Friend, theyre calling
on public to help and change the future of loneliness by taking small steps, such as getting to know
people who live around you and seeing how you
can help. From having a chat at the bus stop or
over the garden fence, there are so many simple
ways you can stay connected. Even this small talk
and everyday 5 minutes interaction can help combat elderly loneliness.

The vision of the charity is a society where all older

people are treated with respect and have the oppor6

RC Holy Spirit D3780 has been on Rotary SHOWCASE since 2012.

A number of service projects of the Rotary
Club of Holy Spirit District 3780 have been
posted on the Rotary Showcase of Rotary International since the Showcase was launched
INTERACTORS TUTOR SCHOOLMATES TO IMPROVE GRADES
A high value-adding signature project of Interact Club of Holy Spirit
National High School every school year, peer tutoring sessions for
2016-17 were introduced by 15 bright and eager Interactors on August 20, 2016 for 57 students who had been referred by teachers.
The students were given review lessons in English, Mathematics and
Science. Now on its 4th year, Interacts tutoring sessions are held
before and after periodical examinations.
GLOBAL GRANT PROJECT MODERNIZES
COUNTRYS FIRST HUMAN MILK BANK in
Philippine Childrens Medical Center
The GLOBAL GRANT funded project, applied
for by host club RC Holy Spirit D3780, District
3780 and primary international sponsor District 3710 Korea, was submitted to and approved by The Rotary Foundation in 2014-15
and implemented & turned over by donation
to the PCMC in March 2016.
CHESS BUILDS SPORTSMANSHIP, ENHANCES IMAGE OF ROTARY
The 4th annual chess cup dubbed CHECKMATE held on May 29, 2016 was participated in by 186 chess enthusiasts (including
62 players in Kiddie Division). The event
featured Asias 1st Grandmaster Eugene
Torre. Rtn. Eugene thanked RC Holy Spirit
for promoting chess and exhorted all players
to use the discipline they develop from playing chess in their everyday lives. .
HOLY SPIRIT SMILES
Hope is shared with baby and parents
when RC Holy Spirit D3780 launched
HOLY SPIRIT SMILES Project last August
14, 2012. More children from poor families
are expected to benefit from free surgery.
FEEDING-READING-LEARNING
Weekly learning-feeding program motivates interest to learn and consequently
raises literacy of 40 young children living in
a depressed dumpsite area.. The continuing program was first rolled out in early
August 2012 in Payatas, Quezon City by
Rotarians and Rotaractors.
PEACE & UNDERSTANDING
To help build international peace and
understanding, PE Dr. Eui Bong Jung,
OMD, and RC Holy Spirit D3780 hosted
the educational-cultural visit in the Philippines of eleven Korean college students
last July 16-20, 2012.
11-18-2016

in RY 2011-12. Click on the photos to view

Showcase projects of Holy Spirit, and click
this link to view other Rotary clubs in the
world.
2016 WORLD INTERACT WEEK
Interact Club of Holy Spirit
National High School commemorate 2016 World Interact Week by serving others
every day of the Week

ANNUAL MILK-FEED PROGRAM SAVES CHILDREN FROM MALNOUTRITION

After 100 days of feeding, the nutritional status of 50
malnourished school children have all improved dramatically to Normal. The nutrition program for wasted
& severely wasted pupils featured daily intake of fresh
milk, snack food and multivitamin syrup. The 6th annual
program has been launched in Sept 2016.
YOUTH FORUMS ON HIV/AIDS
RC Holy Spirit D3780 with the Rotaract &
Interact Clubs of Holy Spirit organized the 2nd
annual youth forum on Drug Abuse and
HIV/AIDS Prevention last October 28, 2012 in
cooperation with the Philippine Red Cross.
The outcome desired is to help achieve ZERO
new incidence among the youth in Quezon
City. RC Holy Spirit and partners organized
the 3rd, 4th and 5th forums on September 22,
2013, September 21, 2014, and November 8,
2015, respectively.
QUICK DISASTER RESPONSE
RC Holy Spirit D3780 responded quickly to
help alleviate hunger among 200 flood victims
sheltered at the Bagong Silangan Elementary
School evacuation center last August 8, 2012,
one day after the deluge. An example is set.
ORIENTAL MEDICAL RELIEF
Regular monthly Oriental medical relief missions organized by RC Holy Spirit D3780 and
conducted in Barangays Holy Spirit and
Payatas in Quezon City have been serving
indigent patients from urban poor families
since 2012.

BRIGADA ESKWELA PROJECT

RC Holy Spirit, Interact and Rotaract Clubs
of Holy Spirit D3780 helped two adopted
public schools with combined student population of nearly 12,000 prepare for the opening of 2012 classes by performing repair &
housekeeping tasks.. These pre-school
opening service activities have since been
done annually.

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THE DOVE of RC Holy Spirit D3780
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Principles that Guide Rotary

SERVICE ABOVE SELF

The Object of Rotary

The Four-Way Test

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster

the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise
and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

Of the things we think, say or do

FIRST. The development of acquaintance

as an opportunity for service;
SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the
worthiness of all useful occupations, and the
dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as
an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business,
and community life;
FOURTH. The advancement of international
understanding, goodwill, and peace

through a world fellowship of business and

professional persons united in the ideal of
service.

Rotarian Code of Conduct

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 peoples quality
of life in my community and in the world
4) Avoid behaviour that reflects adversely on
Rotary or other Rotarians

1) Is it the TRUTH?
2) Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3) Will it build GOODWILL and
BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4) Will it be BENEFICIAL to all
concerned?

Rotarians 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
the Rotary International Motto,
SERVICE ABOVE SELF.

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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 meetings
First issue of THE DOVE: 4 June 2009
(Vol I, No. 1)
Editorial team:
Marcia Salvador - Editor
Ric Salvador - Asst Editor
Contributors
Address: Don Antonio Clubhouse,
Holy Spirit Drive, Quezon City PH

The following piece of proverbial wisdom is remarkably

astute:

Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a

day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him
for a lifetime.
The origin of this thought is highly contested. There are
claims that that the adage is Chinese, Native American,
Italian, Indian, or Biblical. Sometimes it is linked to LaoTzu, Maimonides, or Mao Zedong.
The general principle of alleviating poverty by facilitating
self-sufficiency has a long history. The 12th-century philosopher Maimonides wrote about eight degrees in the
duty of charity. In 1826 an explication of the eighth degree was published in a journal called The Religious
Intelligencer.
Lastly, the eighth and the most meritorious of all, is
to anticipate charity by preventing poverty, namely,
to assist the reduced brother, either by a considerable
gift or loan of money, or by teaching him a trade, or by
putting him in the way of business, so that he may earn
an honest livelihood and not be forced to the dreadful
alternative of holding up his hand for charity. . .
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