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T H E O F F I C I A L B U L L E T I N O F T H E R O TA R Y C L U B O F M A K AT I R I D I S T R I C T 3 8 3 0 P H I L I P P I N E S

CHAIRMAN’S
MESSAGE
BY JUNJUN DAYRIT

Welcome to the Annual Members’

Meeting of the Makati Rotary Club
Foundation Inc.—MRCFI.
Today we shall hear reports on the
activities of the Foundation in the past
year as well as on its finances.
As you all know, the members of the
Rotary Club of Makati are also mem-

3-IN-1 SERVICE PROGRAM IN

bers of the Foundation. Virtually an ex-
tension of the Club, the Foundation is

BAY, LAGUNA
actually the Club’s funding arm, its rai-
son d’etre being to provide funds for the
humanitarian projects of the Club. The
Foundation is the Club’s rich younger
brother. Its wealth lies in three pieces

T HE Supplemental Feeding Pro-

gram under long-time chairman
PP Freddie Borromeo ended its
of real estate in prime locations: one, a
2-hectare property along South Super
Highway in Paranaque City donated by
2018-2019 run with a bang – a three-in- Fedders Koppel; two, a 6-hectare prop-
one program conducted on Friday, May erty in Las Pinas, donated by Rohm and
31. On top of the usual launch of a sup- Haas Company; and the property in
plemental feeding module, it threw in Guadalupe Viejo on which stands the
two more activities: donation of bicycles MRCFI Building that houses the RC
to 25 students and another donation of Makati Clubhouse, a donation from
school supplies to 200 students. Ayala.
The program took place at the Sto. Rental payments on the Paranaque
Domingo Elementary School in Bay, and Las Pinas properties are the sources
Laguna, with three project partners: of the Foundation’s revenues, which in
the Rotary Club of Bay led by Pres. turn fuel the Club’s projects.
Eric Peralta and PE Deo Alcantara, Without meaning to pre-empt my-
the Municipality of Bay, and our long- self, allow me to give you the highlights
time partner, Kabisig ng Kalahi led by of the reports you will be hearing in the
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01 Ana Maria Tabunda (Guest Speaker) 02 Fred

Pascual (President) 03 Dir. Philip Soliven (Moderator)
04 Manny Padiernos (Invocator) 05 Howie Calleja
(Introducer) 06 Exchange of banners with RC
Ibushuki Kagoshima, Japan
M ANNY Padiernos began the
meeting with a prayer thanking
God Almighty for gathering us for the
meeting and for the opportunity to lis-
ten to the guest speaker, Ms. Ana Ma-
ria Tabunda, analyse for us the pro-
ceedings of the mid-term elections. He
also asked the Lord to allow us to Serve
Above Self and, following the RI theme
for the year, “Be the Inspiration” to so-
ciety.
Club Functions and Committee
Announcements. IPP Jun Jun Day-
rit called attention to an item in March
2019 issue of “The Rotarian” – “an in-
teresting article” titled “The Four-Way
Test in a post-truth era.”
PP Freddie Borromeo announced
the last event of the Supplemental
Feeding Program which he chairs: the
launch of two feeding modules, with
30 kids per module, in partnership
with RC Bay in Laguna,“ a wonderful
club with a lot of heart-warming and
hardworking people,” as PP Freddie
described it. The program, which pro-
vides malnourished children with nu-
tritious meals prepared by their moth-
ers for only P15/meal, has scored a
success rate of close to 90%.
PP Freddie also announced that
graduates of the feeding program were
competing in the Math and Spelling
Quiz Bee throughout the country last
May 31.
He also mentioned the Bikes to
School Project under Hiro Oba, un-
der which boys from poor families, who
lack even transportation money, are
given bicycles to transport them to and
from school. The bikes are donated by
charitable institutions in Japan.
On today’s elec t ion for a new
Board of Trustees, IPP Jun Jun Day-
rit, in his capacity as chairman of the
Makati Rotary Club Foundation Inc.
(MRCFI), reminded everyone that
that day, May 21, was the last day for
the nomination of candidates. He also
informed that the ballot box was to be
kept open last Friday, May 31, by the
Election Committee composed of PDG
Tony Quila, Louie Aseoche and PP
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Chaiirman’s Message . . . from page 01
course of today’s meeting.
This year, the Foundation allocated nearly P23 million to
support the programs of the Club. This amount included the
P10 million we budgeted for the Partnership in Service Project
(PSP) under which we provided grants to finance the service
projects of other Rotary Clubs, notably those in our District
3830.
For the upcoming RY that starts on July 1, we have ap-
proved the release of P11 million so that PE Bimbo Mills can
start implementing his projects and hit the ground running.
In Property Management, we signed last December 2018 a
lease contract with Fortune Packaging for the lease of 12,000
sqms of the Paranaque property. We will sign another lease
contract with HMR Auctions on June 14 for the lease of the
remaining 8,000 sqms. The Las Pinas property is covered by a
long-term lease with Rohm and Haas which will end on 2023
As owner of the MRCFI Building, the Foundation is re-
sponsible for the upkeep of the building. We have repainted
both the exterior and interior of the building, from the ground
floor to the third, and have undertaken repair and maintenance
of all the air-conditioning units. We have also purchased two
sets of computers and printer/copiers for the use of the Founda-
tion secretariat.
Today, we shall be electing a new set of trustees to handle
the management and administration of the MRCFI in the
coming year. Pres. Fred Pascual will succeed me as chairman,
following a provision in our By-Laws to the effect that the
Club’s immediate past president automatically becomes chair-
man of the Foundation.
Quick reminder: Please do not forget to cast your ballot.
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Cesar Campos. He also reminded those who cannot make
it to today’s meeting to accomplish a proxy form and submit
it to the Election Committee.
President’s Time. Pres. Fred Pascual announced that
there would be no meeting on May 28, it being the Tuesday
of Service Project Week. The next meeting, he said, would be
today for the Annual Members’ Meeting of MRCFI and the
election of a new set of Foundation trustees. He urged every-
one to cast their votes today, and for those who cannot make
it, to fill up a proxy form to make sure that we shall have a
quorum for this very special meeting. He reminded everyone
that it is from the Foundation that we get our funds for all our
humanitarian projects.
He informed that we have been invited to the 68th Instal-
lation of our sister club, the Rotary Club of Kota Kinabalu,
on June 29, a Saturday, at the Hyatt Kinabalu Regency. PP
Sonny & Terry Tambunting, and their son Sonny Jr.,
have confirmed their attendance at the event. Others who
may want to go are requested to inform the secretariat so
they can advise the host club ASAP.
PROGRAM
MRCFI General Membership Meeting
Tuesday, 4 June 2019
The Conservatory, The Peninsula Manila
• Call to Order ................. IPP JunJun Dayrit
• MRCFI Chairman
• Invocation ................ Mundy Gonzalez
• National Anthem ................ RCM Chorale
• RC Makati Hymn
• Proof of Notice of Meeting
• and Determination of Quorum .. PP Reggie Nolido
• Approval of the Minutes of
• Last Year’s Membership Meeting
• Matters Arrising from the Minutes
• of Last Year’s Membership Meeting
• History of MRCFI ....... PRID Paing Hechanova
• Report of the Chairman .... IPP JunJun Dayrit
• Report of the Treasurer ... Freddie Placino
• Election of Trustees
• Ratification of all acts and resolutions
• of the Board during FY2018-19
• Appointment of an External Auditor
for FY2018-19
• Adjournment
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PP Reggie Nolido
Moderator
He also announced two upcoming events: one, the Fri-
day Night Lights on May 24 at the RCM Clubhouse, the last
FNL for the year, with the May and June birthday celebrants
banding together as joint hosts; and two, the Club Awards
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 SUSHIL GUPTA RESIGNS AS RI SALUTATIONS
JUNE
PRESIDENT-NOMINEE BIRTHDAYS
Rotary Ann
2019
Rose Galvez, 8 June JUNE 4
M Y Fellow Rotarians,
It is w it h a heav y
heart that I announce my resig-
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
Johnny & Nancy Sy, 4 June
MRCFI’s Annual
Members Meeting
nation as the president-nominee PP David & Mache Ackerman, 7 June and Election of
of Rotary International. While Dick & Terri Robbins, 8 June New Trustees
it was my dream to serve as your Mark & Marilyn Oba, 9 June
president, my health prevents
me from giving my absolute ATTENDANCE REPORT JUNE 22
best to you and the office of the May 7, 2019 District Awards,
president at this time. I believe Regular Non-Exempt 39
1PM, Insular Life,
Rotary deserves nothing less Members in Attendance Filinvest
than that from those elected to represent this great organiza-
Honorary and Exempt Members / 17
tion of ours.
Visiting Rotarians and Guests
I have made this difficult decision after much soul JUNE 25
searching and conferring with my family. This is not only a Total Attendance 56
Club Awards, 12
disappointment for us, but I am also keenly aware that this Make-Ups 5 Noon, Rigodon I,
will be a disappointment for many Rotarians in India who
Total Attendance Credit 44 Peninsula Manila
were so proud to see someone from our country again named
as president. I know that this is what is best for Rotary Inter- Total Regular 106
Non-Exempt Members
national.
I have been a Rotarian for more than 40 years and it has Exempt Members 20 JUNE 29
given me everything I could ask for. I can think of no higher Total Membership to date 126
D3830 Handover,
honor than to have been selected by the Nominating Com- 4PM, Marriott
mittee as president of Rotary for the 2020-21 Rotary year. I Honorary Members 15 Grand Ballroom,
will continue to proudly serve as a Rotary member and pur- Attendance Percentage 41.15% Resorts World
sue some major initiatives that I wanted to accomplish during MAKE UPS:
my year as president, because I know that we are poised to 1. IPP JunJun Dayrit 4. PP Carlo Rufino
achieve more great things in the future. 2. PN Peter Manzano 5. Bom Villatuya
I wish nothing but the best to the candidate who suc- 3. Andrew Prieto
ceeds me as president and thank you all for the support and
encouragement you have shown me in the past year.
-Sushil Gupta ident-nominee if no other candidates challenge him by 31
May.
HOLGER KNAACK SELECTED To build a stronger membership, Knaack says Rotary
must focus on increasing the number of female members and
TO BE 2020-21 ROTARY transitioning Rotaractors into Rotarians.
Knaack believes that the People of Action campaign of-
INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT fers new public awareness possibilities for Rotary. “This
campaign conveys our global image while still respecting dif-
ferences in regions and cultures,” he says.

H OLGER Knaack, a mem-

ber of the Rotary Club
of Herzog tum L auenburg-
Mölln, Germany, has been se-
lected to serve as president of
Rotary International in 2020-
21.
The Nominating Com-
mittee’s decision follows the
resignation last month of Pres-
ident-nominee Sushil Gupta
due to health reasons. Knaack
will officially become pres-
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A Rotary member since 1992, Knaack has served Rotary
as treasurer, director, moderator, member and chair of sever-
al committees, representative for the Council on Legislation,
zone coordinator, training leader, and district governor.
He is an endowment/major gifts adviser and co-chair of
the Host Organization Committee for the 2019 Rotary Inter-
national Convention in Hamburg.
Knaack is the CEO of Knaack KG, a real estate com-
pany. He was previously a partner and general manager of
Knaack Enterprises, a 125-year-old family business.
He is a founding member of the Civic Foundation of the
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01 Turnover of bicycles
02 Signing of MoA for
the feeding program 03
Distribution of school
supplies 04 Lunch hosted
by RC Bay
3-in-1 . . . from page 01
its executive director, Ms. Vicky Wie-
neke. Also in attendance were Rtn.
Ferdie Ordoveza, First Ann Men-
chu Pascual, Ann Jojo Borromeo,
and members of RC Bay.
Two feeding modules with 60 kids
(30 kids per module) were started; the
feeding will run for the standard six-
month period, to wrap up in November.
This launch brings to 15 the number of
modules started this RY and to 474 the
number of children treated for malnu-
trition in the same period. It is also the
second feeding program launched in
Bay this year. The first, which ran from
Holger Knaack. . . from page 04
City of Ratzeburg and served as presi-
dent of the Golf-Club Gut Grambek.
Knaack is also the founder and chair of
the Karl Adam Foundation.
Knaack and his wife, Susanne, are
Major Donors to The Rotary Founda-
tion and members of the Bequest Soci-
ety.
The members of the Nominating
Committee for the 2020-21 President
of Rotary International are Kazuhiko
Ozawa, Rotar y Club of Yokosuka,
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September 2018 to March 2019, ben-
efited 60 kids.
This year also marks the most num-
ber of modules done in one year since
the start of the program in 2004-2005.
A total of 146 modules covering 4,497
malnourished children have since been
completed.
The Committee, working with the
Bikes to School Project chaired by Hiro
Oba, gave away 25 bikes to as many
students, among them five PWDs. The
Bikes-to-School Project receives bike
donations from charitable institutions
in Japan and donates them to Filipino
students from poor families. The pro-
ject has been hailed by RC Bay as hav-
Kanagawa, Japan; Manoj D. Desai, Ro-
tary Club of Baroda Metro, Gujarat,
India; Shekhar Mehta, Rotary Club of
Calcutta-Mahanagar, West Bengal,
India; John G. Thorne, Rotary Club of
North Hobart, Tasmania, Australia;
Guiller E. Tumangan, Rotary Club of
Makati West, Makati City, Philippines;
Juin Park, Rotary Club of Suncheon,
Jeonranam, Korea; Elio Cerini, Rotary
Club of Milano Duomo, Italy; Gide-
on M. Peiper, Rotary Club of Ramat
Hasharon, Israel; Per Høyen, Rotary
Club of Aarup, Denmark; Paul Knijff,
Rotary Club of Weesp (Vechtstreek-
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ing contributed in a large measure to
the dramatic reduction of the school
drop-out rate among students in Bay
The Club also gave 200 third-,
fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade students
from Brgy. Sto. Domingo school sup-
plies –notebooks, pencils, ball pens,
crayons, pencil sharpeners, ruled pad,
and scissors in a string bag. The stu-
dents also received books from our
Books Across the Seas Project. The
school supplies and books made a time-
ly gift, coming so close to the reopening
of classes this month.
As in every Rotary event, the activ-
ity culminated with a fellowship lunch
hosted by RC Bay.
Noord), Netherlands; Sam Okudzeto,
Rotary Club of Accra, Ghana; José
Ubiracy Silva, Rotary Club of Re-
cife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Bradford
R. Howard, Rotary Club of Oakland
Uptown, California, USA; Michael
D. McCullough, Rotary Club of Tren-
ton, Michigan, USA; Karen K. Wentz,
Rotary Club of Maryville, Tennes-
see, USA; Michael K. McGovern,
Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape
Elizabeth, Maine, USA; and John C.
Smarge, Rotary Club of Naples, Flor-
ida, USA.
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 LAST FNL HOSTED BY MAY- & JUNE-BORN

T HE last FNL for the RY 2018-2019

took place on the last Friday of the
year’s penultimate month, May 24.
As in past FNLs, there was singing,
the karaoke way, an open invitation to
anyone with a melodious voice to share.
Joining hands as hosts were the
bir t hday celebrators for May and
June—Wash Lou, Boy Arteche and
Kiel del Rio for May, IPP Jun Jun
Dayrit for June. Wash brought a le-
chon, Taba Samson brought his signa-
ture dinuguan, with green mangoes/
bagoong, while IPP Jun Jun, Glen Ga-
tuslao, PE Bimbo Mills, and PP Ed-
die Yap brought wine, while the four
celebrators chippid in for the food—
baked prawns, baked salmon, beef cal-
dereta, grilled ribs, sotanghon guisado
(vermicelli), lumping shanghai, roast,
and a cake.
The turnout was good, with 24 Ro-
tarians and Rotary Anns: Pres. Fred
Pascual , PP Felix & Tessie Am-
paro, Boy Arteche, PDG Pepito
Bengzon, Chito Cantada, IPP Jun
Jun & Cecille Dayrit, Ai-Ai & Rose
Galvez, Glenn Gatuslao, PP Rene Peter & Pam Manzano, PE Bim- Mita Soliven, Johnny Sy, Derrick
Limjoco, Wash & Pizza Lou, PN bo Mills, Taba Samson, Philip & Tan, PP Eddie & Dellie Yap.

Flashback . . . from page 03 preference and the final count including

on June 25, the last fellowship meeting
of the year which he hopes will draw a
good turnout of club members and Ro-
tary Anns.
Ana Maria Tabunda, Ph. D, re-
search director of Pulse Asia Research
and guest speaker, made a presentation
on an analysis of the national midterm
election that took place on May 13.
Showing data on the results of sur-
veys in the lead-up to the election, she
concluded that the survey rankings
were not inconsistent with the Comelec
tally of the results for the senatorial can-
didates. She explained that the numbers
illustrate the power of probability sam-
pling. She also spoke of the many fac-
tors that influence voter turnout, voter
ground work, advertising, intensified The 4 Way Test
of what we think,
smear campaigns, command votes (in-
cluding those of Iglesia ni Kristo and El
Shaddai), endorsements, vote buying,
harassment of voters and poll watchers,
say or do!
and conditions in the precincts on elec-
tion day.
She made an analysis of the strength
1. Is it the TRUTH?
of President Duterte’s endorsement or 2. Is it FAIR to All
“indictment” of the Hugpong senato-
rial slate, as well as the impact of the
Concerned?
so-called narco list on the vote. She 3. Will it Build
then remarked on the fate of a number
of political families, notably the Estra-
GOODWILL and Better
das of San Juan, the Binays in Makati, Friendships?
and the Eusebios of Pasig, who suffered
stunning losses at the polls. Finally, she
4. Will it Be BENEFICIAL
proffered a teaser on the possible con- to All Concerned?
tenders for the presidency in 2020.

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