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ROTARY CLUB OF DOWNTOWN DAGUPAN
O F F I C I A L W E E K L Y B U L L E T I N
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facebook.com/rotaryclubdowntowndagupan
RY
Overall Best Club BulletinD3790 RY 2011-2012
RegularMeetingOctober 2, 2012 • 7PMKuya Max RestoGrillDe Venecia Highway, Dagupan City
13th
13th
RegularMeetingOctober 2, 2012 • 7PMKuya Max RestoGrillDe Venecia Highway, Dagupan City
1313thth
P R O G R A M M E
I. 7:00 Pm Registration
II. 7:30 Pm Program Proper
• Call To Order - Pres. Tony Manuel
• Invocation - Rtn Rod Coquia
• Philippine National Anthem - Downtowners
• Intro / Acknowledgment of
Guest & Visiting Rotarians - Rtn Alex Domantay
• Welcome Song - Downtowners
• 4-way Test - Dir Joel Balagtas
• Joke Time - Downtowners
• Intro of the Guest Speaker - Rtn Rene Farro
• Message - PP Ashok Vasandani
President, MTCBC
• President’s Time - RCDD Pres. Tony Manuel
• Finest Moment - AG Fred Caguioa
• Community Singing - “Let There Be Peace on Earth”
• Response & Adjournment - Pres. Tony Manuel
III. FellowshipWe welcome you to the Rotary Club of Downtown Dagupan
Loyal and true to the cause of humanity;
We hope that you share our fellowship and spirit of serviceWe all welcome you and we’re glad to have you too!
And we’re glad to have you too, and we’re glad to have you too!Mabuhay Downtown Dagupan, Mabuhay!
OFFICERS & DIRECTORS:
RY 2012-2013
ADVISERS
PDG ALBINO GONZALES
CP ALFREDO QUINTO
PP SILVERIO CASTILLO
PROTOCOL OFFICERS
PP ROGELIO ROSARIO
PP FELINO BOLOS
PP GEORGE MARAMBA
ANTONIO “TONY” MANUELPresident
RAUL “RAUL” TAMAYOVice President
BENJAMIN “BENJIE” TANSecretary
PP MAR “MAR” PEREZAsst. Secretary
JONATHAN “JONATHAN” CALIMLIMTreasurer
CONRADO “CONRAD” MAMARADLOAsst. Treasurer
ARMANDO “BONG” DIZONAuditor
PP NORMAN “MAN” VELASCOSgt.-At-Arms
Ex-OfficioIPP NESTOR “NES” ZABALA
JASON “JASON” MEJIAClub Administration
DIRECTORS
JOEL “JOEL” BALAGTASCommunity Service
IPP NESTOR “NES” ZABALAInternational Service
EDWIN “EDWIN” SOLISMembership
PP JOHN “JING” CELESTERotary Foundation
Public Relations
PP IKE PALINAR
CHRISTIAN QUEYQUEP
FERDINAND “DIN” ROCEROVocational Service
ALBERMEN “ALEN” BARRAQUIELYouth Service
SAKUJI TANAKAPresident, RI
ANTONIO “Tony” C. BAUTISTAGovernor, District 3790
ALFREDO “Fred’ CAGUIOAAsst. Governor, District 3790 (C-2B)
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:
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.
OF THE THINGS WE SAY, THINK OR DO
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?
OBJECT OF ROTARY
Editorial Staff:
JENZ TOMBOCRONNIE DIZONYSAH SORIANO
IPP NESTOR ZABALAPP NORMAN VELASCO
PP FELINO BOLOSRTN JASON MEJIAPE RAUL TAMAYO
DIR. FERDINAND ROCERORTN BEEP BEEP TAN
ANTONIO “TONY” MANUELEditor-In-Chief
JOIE MENDOZAAsst. Editor
PDG ALBINO GONZALES
Contributors:
Consultant:
Creative Team:
The
4WayTest
RCDD WELCOME SONG
ROTARY CLUB OF DOWNTOWN DAGUPAN
DOWNTOWN ghts
ROTARY CLUB OF DOWTOWN DAGUPAN
Let there be peace on earth,and let it begin with me.Let there be peace on Earth,the peace that was meant to be.
With God as our Father,brothers all are we,Let me walk with my brother,in perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me,let this be the moment now.With every step I take,let this be my solemn vow,
To take each moment and live each momentin peace, eternally.Let there be Peace on Earth,and let it begin with me.
Let There Be Peace On Earth
1
RTNCONRADOMAMARADLOOctoberNightChairman
RegularMeetingOctober 2, 2012 • 7PMKuya Max RestoGrillDe Venecia Highway, Dagupan City
1313thth
P R O G R A M M E
I. 7:00 Pm Registration
II. 7:30 Pm Program Proper
• Call To Order - Pres. Tony Manuel
• Invocation - Rtn Rod Coquia
• Philippine National Anthem - Downtowners
• Intro / Acknowledgment of
Guest & Visiting Rotarians - Rtn Alex Domantay
• Welcome Song - Downtowners
• 4-way Test - Dir Joel Balagtas
• Joke Time - Downtowners
• Intro of the Guest Speaker - Rtn Rene Farro
• Message - PP Ashok Vasandani
President, MTCBC
• President’s Time - RCDD Pres. Tony Manuel
• Finest Moment - AG Fred Caguioa
• Community Singing - “Let There Be Peace on Earth”
• Response & Adjournment - Pres. Tony Manuel
III. FellowshipWe welcome you to the Rotary Club of Downtown Dagupan
Loyal and true to the cause of humanity;
We hope that you share our fellowship and spirit of serviceWe all welcome you and we’re glad to have you too!
And we’re glad to have you too, and we’re glad to have you too!Mabuhay Downtown Dagupan, Mabuhay!
OFFICERS & DIRECTORS:
RY 2012-2013
ADVISERS
PDG ALBINO GONZALES
CP ALFREDO QUINTO
PP SILVERIO CASTILLO
PROTOCOL OFFICERS
PP ROGELIO ROSARIO
PP FELINO BOLOS
PP GEORGE MARAMBA
ANTONIO “TONY” MANUELPresident
RAUL “RAUL” TAMAYOVice President
BENJAMIN “BENJIE” TANSecretary
PP MAR “MAR” PEREZAsst. Secretary
JONATHAN “JONATHAN” CALIMLIMTreasurer
CONRADO “CONRAD” MAMARADLOAsst. Treasurer
ARMANDO “BONG” DIZONAuditor
PP NORMAN “MAN” VELASCOSgt.-At-Arms
Ex-OfficioIPP NESTOR “NES” ZABALA
JASON “JASON” MEJIAClub Administration
DIRECTORS
JOEL “JOEL” BALAGTASCommunity Service
IPP NESTOR “NES” ZABALAInternational Service
EDWIN “EDWIN” SOLISMembership
PP JOHN “JING” CELESTERotary Foundation
Public Relations
PP IKE PALINAR
CHRISTIAN QUEYQUEP
FERDINAND “DIN” ROCEROVocational Service
ALBERMEN “ALEN” BARRAQUIELYouth Service
SAKUJI TANAKAPresident, RI
ANTONIO “Tony” C. BAUTISTAGovernor, District 3790
ALFREDO “Fred’ CAGUIOAAsst. Governor, District 3790 (C-2B)
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:
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.
OF THE THINGS WE SAY, THINK OR DO
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?
OBJECT OF ROTARY
Editorial Staff:
JENZ TOMBOCRONNIE DIZONYSAH SORIANO
IPP NESTOR ZABALAPP NORMAN VELASCO
PP FELINO BOLOSRTN JASON MEJIAPE RAUL TAMAYO
DIR. FERDINAND ROCERORTN BEEP BEEP TAN
ANTONIO “TONY” MANUELEditor-In-Chief
JOIE MENDOZAAsst. Editor
PDG ALBINO GONZALES
Contributors:
Consultant:
Creative Team:
The
4WayTest
RCDD WELCOME SONG
ROTARY CLUB OF DOWNTOWN DAGUPAN
DOWNTOWN ghts
ROTARY CLUB OF DOWTOWN DAGUPAN
Let there be peace on earth,and let it begin with me.Let there be peace on Earth,the peace that was meant to be.
With God as our Father,brothers all are we,Let me walk with my brother,in perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me,let this be the moment now.With every step I take,let this be my solemn vow,
To take each moment and live each momentin peace, eternally.Let there be Peace on Earth,and let it begin with me.
Let There Be Peace On Earth
1
RTNCONRADOMAMARADLOOctoberNightChairman
CLUB SECRETARY BENJIE TAN
AST Saturday marked another milestone in the rich
Lhistory of our club, the Rotary Club of Downtown Dagupan. The new set of officers led by our president
Tony were inducted into office. The induction was actually our regular meeting in lieu of last Tuesday's meeting. However, that Saturday meeting was very special because we had as our guest of honor our District Governor Tony Bautista, several PDGs and district officers and Rotarians from all over the district to witness the turn-over and induction.
And so, at exactly 1937, the joint induction ceremony was called to order by outgoing president Nestor Zabala. Thereafter, PP Norman Velasco rendered the invocation by singing “Amazing Grace” immediately followed by the singing of the national anthem.
Rtn. Leonard, one of the masters of ceremony that night was tasked to acknowledge the dignitaries and visiting Rotarians, and to shake off his jitters, he dared every club to shout to the top of their voices “PEACE” as their clubs were called.
After calling the last club in the list, all the members of RCDD belted out the welcome song to welcome the guests and visiting Rotarians.
Just after the singing of welcome song, Pres. Nestor called for the suspension of the program for the dinner to be served.
In the middle of the dinner, the AVP was played to give tribute to the outgoing president Nestor and introduce the incoming president Tony. The AVP highlighted the high points of Pres. Nestor's term as well as Pres. Tony's initial three months marked by punctuated by the worthwhile projects.
The WeekThat Was
Activity : RCDD / IWCDD Joint Induction CeremoniesDate : September 29, 2012Venue : Star Plaza Hotel, Dagupan City
At about 2030, the induction was called back to order and immediately Rtn. Beep Tan called PP Norman to introduce the Guest of Honor & Speaker for his speech. Before delivering his message, Dist. Gov. Tony Bautista called his Peacemaker Presidents in front to be acknowledged. Dist. Gov. Tony made some announcements then proceeded with his speech.
First to be inducted by Past National Chair Lily Yuchongtian were the new members of the Inner Wheel followed by the IWCDD officers led by Pres. Merla Gonzales who were inducted by Dist. Chair Michelle Lioanag.
DGN Dennis Norman Go charged the new members of RCDD while DGE Linda Winter inducted the following Rtns. Beep Tan, Benjie Tan, Rod Coquia, Din Rocero, Rene Farro, Alex Domantay and Joel Macaranas.
The Council of Past Presidents, with IPP Nestor as president, were inducted by PDG Ces Mendoza followed by the charging of the new officers by PDG JP Cadaing.
Now came the highlight of the event, the induction of new officers with Pres. Tony Manuel as the man of the hour. Joined by her family, he was sworned in to office to lead our club for the Rotary Year 2012-2013. Right after he was inducted and Pres. Nestor delivered his valedictory address, the gavel of authority and responsibility was turned over by the now IPP Nestor Zabala to new Pres. Tony Manuel. Right after his acceptance of the gavel, he was called to give his inaugural speech. Pres. Tony, on his way to the podium, was serenaded by the song Mr. Suave to every ones delight.
Pres. Tony, in his usual cool manner, rendered his message giving out the challenge to all those present to always respond to the opportunity to serve. As he thanked those who have helped him prepare for the big event, he challenged the members to rally behind him and make leading our club as simple and easy as possible in order to ensure continuity of leaders.
Just before Pres. Tony finished his speech to adjourn the joint induction ceremonies, he asked everyone to stand up and sing “Let There be Peace” which made the ceremony more meaningful until the end.
At around 2220, the joint induction was finally adjourned.
By and large, the affair was a success and kudos to everyone.
ROTARY CLUB OF DOWTOWN DAGUPAN ROTARY CLUB OF DOWTOWN DAGUPAN
AST Tuesday, we were not supposed to have a meeting because on the same week we will
Lhave our induction which could take the place of our regular meeting. However, as announced earlier and due to some urgent matters, I decided to hold a meeting just the same to tackle
important matters in relation to our induction and our District Governors's directive to discuss the ABC's of Rotary. As discussed, everyone will have the chance to actively participate in the discussions. The schedule on when we shall start will be discussed.
Before our induction, the officers of our club had Governor's visit with DG Tony Bautista. Among the concerns of the governor was the reasons for losing some members of our club. Also, our club was asked to contribute at least $3,500 to the Rotary Foundation. This is a tall order for me, however, I am positive that we will be able to achieve this goal. There were many other things discussed with the governor but the central point of discussion was the community projects and the Rotary Foundation. Right after the visit of the Governor, I immediately prepared for our induction at 7 pm.
First of all, I would like to thank everyone for coming to this momentous event. Very seldom do we see most of our Past Presidents. We seldom see our PPs Silver Castillo and Bong Catabay. Also, PP Mike Graham & Rose showed up. This is a very rare situation where the pioneers of the club will come together in support of the president. Thank you very much for coming and for adding meaning to this momentous event. Our induction was generally according to plan. Of course, we could not execute all the plans exactly as we wanted them to be but in general everything went well and we had a colorful induction. Credit goes to everyone. The event would not have been successful without the support of every member. On a personal note, I would like to thank Rtn Joie Mendoza for helping me in the preparation, planning and execution of the plans for the induction. Also, I would like to thank Rtns Beep and Leonard for accepting the task of masters of ceremony. You have done a great job. Also, thank you very much to Jenie and Ronnie for helping in the preparation of the AVP and other tasks I requested them to do and for Ysah and Chai for helping in the registration and the program proper. I also would like to appreciate Asst. Treasurer Conrad for helping me in the collection of assessment and record of collections. Without you, we could not have been successful. Thank you very much. The president's success is also the clubs success and my failure is also the clubs'. I would like then to ask you to help the club in every endeavor.
I would like to congratulate our very own PP Marcos Perez for having been selected as the “Ulirang Pamilya” award by the Sanggunian. For every award a member gets from any organization, we are the collateral beneficiary of recognition. Congratulation PP Mar for giving honor to your family and to our club. With your achievement and that of your family, we also become part of the award by virtue of our being Rotarians in RCDD.
Again, I would like to thank everyone for contributing to the success of our induction. God bless us all.
During the Governor's Visit, the governor emphasized the urgent need to Rotarize every member for he believes most Rotarians doesn't know the basics of Rotary. That's why he came up with the idea to take up the basics of Rotary during meetings. As discussed last Tuesday, below is the schedule presentation by each member of RCDD.
Dir. Joel Balagtas Definition of Rotary/Official Rotary Flag/ Oct. 9, 2012 Rotary's Wheel Emblem/Secretariat/ Some Rotary Firsts
Dir. Allen Barraquel The Object of Rotary/Rotary Mottoes Oct. 16, 2012 100% Attendance
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PRES. TONY MANUEL
CLUB SECRETARY BENJIE TAN
AST Saturday marked another milestone in the rich
Lhistory of our club, the Rotary Club of Downtown Dagupan. The new set of officers led by our president
Tony were inducted into office. The induction was actually our regular meeting in lieu of last Tuesday's meeting. However, that Saturday meeting was very special because we had as our guest of honor our District Governor Tony Bautista, several PDGs and district officers and Rotarians from all over the district to witness the turn-over and induction.
And so, at exactly 1937, the joint induction ceremony was called to order by outgoing president Nestor Zabala. Thereafter, PP Norman Velasco rendered the invocation by singing “Amazing Grace” immediately followed by the singing of the national anthem.
Rtn. Leonard, one of the masters of ceremony that night was tasked to acknowledge the dignitaries and visiting Rotarians, and to shake off his jitters, he dared every club to shout to the top of their voices “PEACE” as their clubs were called.
After calling the last club in the list, all the members of RCDD belted out the welcome song to welcome the guests and visiting Rotarians.
Just after the singing of welcome song, Pres. Nestor called for the suspension of the program for the dinner to be served.
In the middle of the dinner, the AVP was played to give tribute to the outgoing president Nestor and introduce the incoming president Tony. The AVP highlighted the high points of Pres. Nestor's term as well as Pres. Tony's initial three months marked by punctuated by the worthwhile projects.
The WeekThat Was
Activity : RCDD / IWCDD Joint Induction CeremoniesDate : September 29, 2012Venue : Star Plaza Hotel, Dagupan City
At about 2030, the induction was called back to order and immediately Rtn. Beep Tan called PP Norman to introduce the Guest of Honor & Speaker for his speech. Before delivering his message, Dist. Gov. Tony Bautista called his Peacemaker Presidents in front to be acknowledged. Dist. Gov. Tony made some announcements then proceeded with his speech.
First to be inducted by Past National Chair Lily Yuchongtian were the new members of the Inner Wheel followed by the IWCDD officers led by Pres. Merla Gonzales who were inducted by Dist. Chair Michelle Lioanag.
DGN Dennis Norman Go charged the new members of RCDD while DGE Linda Winter inducted the following Rtns. Beep Tan, Benjie Tan, Rod Coquia, Din Rocero, Rene Farro, Alex Domantay and Joel Macaranas.
The Council of Past Presidents, with IPP Nestor as president, were inducted by PDG Ces Mendoza followed by the charging of the new officers by PDG JP Cadaing.
Now came the highlight of the event, the induction of new officers with Pres. Tony Manuel as the man of the hour. Joined by her family, he was sworned in to office to lead our club for the Rotary Year 2012-2013. Right after he was inducted and Pres. Nestor delivered his valedictory address, the gavel of authority and responsibility was turned over by the now IPP Nestor Zabala to new Pres. Tony Manuel. Right after his acceptance of the gavel, he was called to give his inaugural speech. Pres. Tony, on his way to the podium, was serenaded by the song Mr. Suave to every ones delight.
Pres. Tony, in his usual cool manner, rendered his message giving out the challenge to all those present to always respond to the opportunity to serve. As he thanked those who have helped him prepare for the big event, he challenged the members to rally behind him and make leading our club as simple and easy as possible in order to ensure continuity of leaders.
Just before Pres. Tony finished his speech to adjourn the joint induction ceremonies, he asked everyone to stand up and sing “Let There be Peace” which made the ceremony more meaningful until the end.
At around 2220, the joint induction was finally adjourned.
By and large, the affair was a success and kudos to everyone.
ROTARY CLUB OF DOWTOWN DAGUPAN ROTARY CLUB OF DOWTOWN DAGUPAN
AST Tuesday, we were not supposed to have a meeting because on the same week we will
Lhave our induction which could take the place of our regular meeting. However, as announced earlier and due to some urgent matters, I decided to hold a meeting just the same to tackle
important matters in relation to our induction and our District Governors's directive to discuss the ABC's of Rotary. As discussed, everyone will have the chance to actively participate in the discussions. The schedule on when we shall start will be discussed.
Before our induction, the officers of our club had Governor's visit with DG Tony Bautista. Among the concerns of the governor was the reasons for losing some members of our club. Also, our club was asked to contribute at least $3,500 to the Rotary Foundation. This is a tall order for me, however, I am positive that we will be able to achieve this goal. There were many other things discussed with the governor but the central point of discussion was the community projects and the Rotary Foundation. Right after the visit of the Governor, I immediately prepared for our induction at 7 pm.
First of all, I would like to thank everyone for coming to this momentous event. Very seldom do we see most of our Past Presidents. We seldom see our PPs Silver Castillo and Bong Catabay. Also, PP Mike Graham & Rose showed up. This is a very rare situation where the pioneers of the club will come together in support of the president. Thank you very much for coming and for adding meaning to this momentous event. Our induction was generally according to plan. Of course, we could not execute all the plans exactly as we wanted them to be but in general everything went well and we had a colorful induction. Credit goes to everyone. The event would not have been successful without the support of every member. On a personal note, I would like to thank Rtn Joie Mendoza for helping me in the preparation, planning and execution of the plans for the induction. Also, I would like to thank Rtns Beep and Leonard for accepting the task of masters of ceremony. You have done a great job. Also, thank you very much to Jenie and Ronnie for helping in the preparation of the AVP and other tasks I requested them to do and for Ysah and Chai for helping in the registration and the program proper. I also would like to appreciate Asst. Treasurer Conrad for helping me in the collection of assessment and record of collections. Without you, we could not have been successful. Thank you very much. The president's success is also the clubs success and my failure is also the clubs'. I would like then to ask you to help the club in every endeavor.
I would like to congratulate our very own PP Marcos Perez for having been selected as the “Ulirang Pamilya” award by the Sanggunian. For every award a member gets from any organization, we are the collateral beneficiary of recognition. Congratulation PP Mar for giving honor to your family and to our club. With your achievement and that of your family, we also become part of the award by virtue of our being Rotarians in RCDD.
Again, I would like to thank everyone for contributing to the success of our induction. God bless us all.
During the Governor's Visit, the governor emphasized the urgent need to Rotarize every member for he believes most Rotarians doesn't know the basics of Rotary. That's why he came up with the idea to take up the basics of Rotary during meetings. As discussed last Tuesday, below is the schedule presentation by each member of RCDD.
Dir. Joel Balagtas Definition of Rotary/Official Rotary Flag/ Oct. 9, 2012 Rotary's Wheel Emblem/Secretariat/ Some Rotary Firsts
Dir. Allen Barraquel The Object of Rotary/Rotary Mottoes Oct. 16, 2012 100% Attendance
Apastorwastravelinglastweek,hesawanold man, and gave him a lift. While they weregoing,theoldmansaid;myson,doyouknowwhathappenedinHeavenlastnight?Thepastorwassoterrifiedandhurriedlyparkedandasked;Sir,areyou sleeping?How did you get the informationabout Heaven? The Oldman said; last night inHeaven God became very angry with man andaskedtheAngelstoblowthetrumpet.TheangelspickedupthetrumpetsandastheywereabouttoblowitJesusfelldownandbegantopleadintears.ThebloodthatcameoutofHishandsandbodywereveryfresh. HetoldGodthatHisdeathshouldn'tbeinvain.Godcouldn'tstandthepainsofthesaintandthewickednessoftheevilones.SoHesaid;“AMGIVINGTHEMTHEIRLASTCHANCE.”Jesusthenturnedtothe angels and told them tomovedown in theirnumerousnumberstotelltheworldthat“THEENDISNEAR,JESUSISCOMINGVERYSOON.” Thepastor(sweatingandcrying)asked;sir,howdidyouknowthis?.TheOLDMANreplied;IamoneoftheAngelssenttotheWorld.Pleaseuseevery medium of communication to send thismessage.No time towaste, please! And the oldman disappeared. Brethren, this story is real,Christiscomingsoon.
BE PREPARED
ROTARY CLUB OF DOWTOWN DAGUPAN ROTARY CLUB OF DOWTOWN DAGUPAN
VERY single Rotary year we attend membership
Edevelopment seminars. We come up with attractive ways of inviting other professionals
into our fold and yet, every single year as well, we lose almost the same number of those we recruited. There is no question that we do a good job inviting people into joining Rotary, but we cannot say the same about keeping them.
Rotary clubs are just like business enterprises trying to sell its products to potential customers. The basic reason to buy is if a product addresses a need or a desire. In our Rotary clubs, do we address our members' needs and desires? Are our products, in this case our fellowship and community service projects, exactly what our customers want to buy?
If a customer finds what he or she needs or desires in a product, that product suddenly acquires tremendous value. There is a fit between product and customer. Comparatively, if a Rotarian, potential or regular, finds what he or she needs or desires in a Rotary club, then there is a perfect fit. The greater the value, the better the fit, and vice versa.
Perhaps 95 percent of club activities are in two areas. As such, we can say that they are, basically, the two products we offer: meetings for fellowship and projects for service.
WEEKLY MEETINGS
Meetings are a club's weekly showcase. For the longest time, we have been told to conduct club meetings under strict protocol, prescriptive rules and inflexible
regulations. Often it feels that we cannot move anymore without violating a rule. Then we constantly complain of lack of attendance in our meetings.“A quality Rotarian is a Rotarian that is having fun.”
It is time to examine our weekly meetings from our customers' point of view. Is this what they might want, something that would be attractive to them?
It is also time to examine our weekly meetings from our members' point of view. Are our weekly meetings exciting enough for us to attend them week after week? Do we give chance to everybody to be part of the programs and activities and give everyone a sense of belonging?
Club meetings need not be expensive to be exciting. We simply need to offer what our Rotarians want. Start by examining the demographics and composition of present members and find out what will make them enjoy our meetings.
In 1905 there were four people who got together because they simply wanted to have someone they can talk and relate to. We should not forget this original purpose of Rotary and start engaging our Rotarians with flexible and innovative meeting formats. To the often-asked question, what is a quality Rotarian, my answer is always: Fun meetings will cut across age, gender, and profession. It will have great value because fun fits everyone's needs.
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS
“Focus internally and see how weekly meetings and
community service projects can be innovated..”Our other showcase is our community service projects, great opportunities to rally and motivate the hearts of current and potential Rotarians.
In Rotary, we have unarguably done countless projects serving the needs of all sectors of our community. We might just even be the best provider in the Philippines because of the sheer magnitude of our network.
Which brings to the fore two questions: 1) Have we made a significant difference to the community that we serve? 2) Are we still eager to fork out an extra peso to sustain so many projects or are we already experiencing donor's fatigue?
It is imperative to focus and plan community service projects to be more eff icient and take into consideration sustainability. We become more motivated if we see the changes in the lives of the people we help.
Planning is just as important as implementation. Have we involved all our Rotarians in our service projects? Being part of the success of any endeavor is a reward by itself. When a Rotarian sees this value, giving more can be easily motivated.
If you always do what you you've always done, you'll always get what you always got. Because of the same programs that we do again and again we get the same results again and again. I challenge all Rotarians to innovate and look beyond the obvious. The changes we want are right in front of us. Focus internally and see how weekly meetings and community service projects can be innovated. Create value for current and future Rotarians. Find what fits their needs. Always aim to improve our products to make them relevant to the people we target to buy into our Rotary Clubs. Remember: “The greater the fit, the greater the value.”
Apastorwastravelinglastweek,hesawanold man, and gave him a lift. While they weregoing,theoldmansaid;myson,doyouknowwhathappenedinHeavenlastnight?Thepastorwassoterrifiedandhurriedlyparkedandasked;Sir,areyou sleeping?How did you get the informationabout Heaven? The Oldman said; last night inHeaven God became very angry with man andaskedtheAngelstoblowthetrumpet.TheangelspickedupthetrumpetsandastheywereabouttoblowitJesusfelldownandbegantopleadintears.ThebloodthatcameoutofHishandsandbodywereveryfresh. HetoldGodthatHisdeathshouldn'tbeinvain.Godcouldn'tstandthepainsofthesaintandthewickednessoftheevilones.SoHesaid;“AMGIVINGTHEMTHEIRLASTCHANCE.”Jesusthenturnedtothe angels and told them tomovedown in theirnumerousnumberstotelltheworldthat“THEENDISNEAR,JESUSISCOMINGVERYSOON.” Thepastor(sweatingandcrying)asked;sir,howdidyouknowthis?.TheOLDMANreplied;IamoneoftheAngelssenttotheWorld.Pleaseuseevery medium of communication to send thismessage.No time towaste, please! And the oldman disappeared. Brethren, this story is real,Christiscomingsoon.
BE PREPARED
ROTARY CLUB OF DOWTOWN DAGUPAN ROTARY CLUB OF DOWTOWN DAGUPAN
VERY single Rotary year we attend membership
Edevelopment seminars. We come up with attractive ways of inviting other professionals
into our fold and yet, every single year as well, we lose almost the same number of those we recruited. There is no question that we do a good job inviting people into joining Rotary, but we cannot say the same about keeping them.
Rotary clubs are just like business enterprises trying to sell its products to potential customers. The basic reason to buy is if a product addresses a need or a desire. In our Rotary clubs, do we address our members' needs and desires? Are our products, in this case our fellowship and community service projects, exactly what our customers want to buy?
If a customer finds what he or she needs or desires in a product, that product suddenly acquires tremendous value. There is a fit between product and customer. Comparatively, if a Rotarian, potential or regular, finds what he or she needs or desires in a Rotary club, then there is a perfect fit. The greater the value, the better the fit, and vice versa.
Perhaps 95 percent of club activities are in two areas. As such, we can say that they are, basically, the two products we offer: meetings for fellowship and projects for service.
WEEKLY MEETINGS
Meetings are a club's weekly showcase. For the longest time, we have been told to conduct club meetings under strict protocol, prescriptive rules and inflexible
regulations. Often it feels that we cannot move anymore without violating a rule. Then we constantly complain of lack of attendance in our meetings.“A quality Rotarian is a Rotarian that is having fun.”
It is time to examine our weekly meetings from our customers' point of view. Is this what they might want, something that would be attractive to them?
It is also time to examine our weekly meetings from our members' point of view. Are our weekly meetings exciting enough for us to attend them week after week? Do we give chance to everybody to be part of the programs and activities and give everyone a sense of belonging?
Club meetings need not be expensive to be exciting. We simply need to offer what our Rotarians want. Start by examining the demographics and composition of present members and find out what will make them enjoy our meetings.
In 1905 there were four people who got together because they simply wanted to have someone they can talk and relate to. We should not forget this original purpose of Rotary and start engaging our Rotarians with flexible and innovative meeting formats. To the often-asked question, what is a quality Rotarian, my answer is always: Fun meetings will cut across age, gender, and profession. It will have great value because fun fits everyone's needs.
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS
“Focus internally and see how weekly meetings and
community service projects can be innovated..”Our other showcase is our community service projects, great opportunities to rally and motivate the hearts of current and potential Rotarians.
In Rotary, we have unarguably done countless projects serving the needs of all sectors of our community. We might just even be the best provider in the Philippines because of the sheer magnitude of our network.
Which brings to the fore two questions: 1) Have we made a significant difference to the community that we serve? 2) Are we still eager to fork out an extra peso to sustain so many projects or are we already experiencing donor's fatigue?
It is imperative to focus and plan community service projects to be more eff icient and take into consideration sustainability. We become more motivated if we see the changes in the lives of the people we help.
Planning is just as important as implementation. Have we involved all our Rotarians in our service projects? Being part of the success of any endeavor is a reward by itself. When a Rotarian sees this value, giving more can be easily motivated.
If you always do what you you've always done, you'll always get what you always got. Because of the same programs that we do again and again we get the same results again and again. I challenge all Rotarians to innovate and look beyond the obvious. The changes we want are right in front of us. Focus internally and see how weekly meetings and community service projects can be innovated. Create value for current and future Rotarians. Find what fits their needs. Always aim to improve our products to make them relevant to the people we target to buy into our Rotary Clubs. Remember: “The greater the fit, the greater the value.”
fit equals valuefit equals value
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RTN RAUL “INSYONG” TAMAYO
RRROOOTTTAAAna!
wwwaaaConcept of Marriage
A Failed Attempt
The child was a typical four-year-old girl - cute, inquisitive, bright as a new penny. When she expressed difficulty in grasping the concept of marriage, her father decided to pull out his wedding photo album, thinking visual images would help.
One page after another, he pointed out the bride arriving at the church, the entrance, the wedding ceremony, the recessional, the reception, etc.
“Now do you understand?" he asked. "I think so," she said, "is that when mommy came to work for us?"
Little Johnny watched, fascinated, as his mother smoothed cold cream on her face.
"Why do you do that, Mommy?”
"To make myself beautiful," said his mother, who then began removing the cream with a tissue.
“What's the matter?" asked Little Johnny. "Giving up?"
ROTARY CLUB OF DOWTOWN DAGUPAN ROTARY CLUB OF DOWTOWN DAGUPAN
Even ts & Miles ton es
CONGRATULATIONS toPP Mar Perez and family for being chosen this year as “UlirangPamilya.”
The RCDD Family is very proud of this recognition given to him as it reflects the quality of members our club has. More power to you PP Mar.
THE ABCs of ROTARYPRESENTOR DATE OF PRESENTATION
LESSON 1Definition of Rotary / The Offcial Rotary Flag/ Rotary's Wheel Emblem / The
Secretariat / Some Rotary FirstsJOEL BALAGTAS October 9, 2012
LESSON 2 The Object Of Rotary / Rotary Mottoes / 100% Attendance ALEN BARRAQUIEL October 16, 2012
LESSON 3 The 4-Way Test / Paul Harris / First Names or Nick Names PP JERMY BOLOS October 23, 2012
LESSON 4Four Avenues Of Service / The Rotarian and Regional Magazines /
International Responsibilities of a RotarianLEONARD BUENVENIDA October 30, 2012
LESSON 5Standard Rotary Club Constitution / The Sponsor of a New Member / Women
in RotaryAG FRED CAGUIOA November 6, 2012
LESSON 6 RI World Headquarters / More Rotary Firsts JONATHAN CALIMLIM November 13, 2012
LESSON 25Paul Harris Fellows / Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished
Service Award / Public Relations of RotaryBEEP TAN April 9, 2013
LESSON 26Use of "Rotary" and the Rotary Emblem / Special Rotary Observances /
Extending Rotary / Colorful Governor's Jackets / Substance Abuse preventionPP NORMAN VELASCO April 16, 2013
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RTN RAUL “INSYONG” TAMAYO
RRROOOTTTAAAna!
wwwaaaConcept of Marriage
A Failed Attempt
The child was a typical four-year-old girl - cute, inquisitive, bright as a new penny. When she expressed difficulty in grasping the concept of marriage, her father decided to pull out his wedding photo album, thinking visual images would help.
One page after another, he pointed out the bride arriving at the church, the entrance, the wedding ceremony, the recessional, the reception, etc.
“Now do you understand?" he asked. "I think so," she said, "is that when mommy came to work for us?"
Little Johnny watched, fascinated, as his mother smoothed cold cream on her face.
"Why do you do that, Mommy?”
"To make myself beautiful," said his mother, who then began removing the cream with a tissue.
“What's the matter?" asked Little Johnny. "Giving up?"
ROTARY CLUB OF DOWTOWN DAGUPAN ROTARY CLUB OF DOWTOWN DAGUPAN
Even ts & Miles ton es
CONGRATULATIONS toPP Mar Perez and family for being chosen this year as “UlirangPamilya.”
The RCDD Family is very proud of this recognition given to him as it reflects the quality of members our club has. More power to you PP Mar.
THE ABCs of ROTARYPRESENTOR DATE OF PRESENTATION
LESSON 1Definition of Rotary / The Offcial Rotary Flag/ Rotary's Wheel Emblem / The
Secretariat / Some Rotary FirstsJOEL BALAGTAS October 9, 2012
LESSON 2 The Object Of Rotary / Rotary Mottoes / 100% Attendance ALEN BARRAQUIEL October 16, 2012
LESSON 3 The 4-Way Test / Paul Harris / First Names or Nick Names PP JERMY BOLOS October 23, 2012
LESSON 4Four Avenues Of Service / The Rotarian and Regional Magazines /
International Responsibilities of a RotarianLEONARD BUENVENIDA October 30, 2012
LESSON 5Standard Rotary Club Constitution / The Sponsor of a New Member / Women
in RotaryAG FRED CAGUIOA November 6, 2012
LESSON 6 RI World Headquarters / More Rotary Firsts JONATHAN CALIMLIM November 13, 2012