November 7, 2013
Before the long vacation for the Undas holidays we had the following activities. We had a meeting of all Zone 4 clubs President and representative at 6:00 PM last Oct. 24 at Pulot Gata Restaurant to discuss the mechanics of the 3rd Leg District Golf Tournament on Nov. 27, 2013 Wednesday at the South Course of Valley Golf & Country Club. All of our Marikina Rotary golfers should prepare for this coming golf tournament. PP Noel Flores, as district tournament chairman, is organizing this tournament with lots of prizes and giveaways for all the golfers. We also encourage our members to support this fundraising effort of our club to help finance our service projects by becoming hole sponsors or donors to this event.
Last Oct. 24, we had our Halloween party at our clubhouse. Congratulations to Dir. Manny Pecho for a very good set design concept and décor, and a well-attended fellowship for our Rotarian members and spouses/members of the Inner Wheel Club of Marikina. Everyone enjoyed the games and activities during the fellowship hosted by PP Ronie Masangkay. Our district 3800 together with other districts held the Multi-District Tree Planting in Barangay Sawa, Tanay, Rizal last Saturday, Oct. 26 morning and planted various indigenous tree seedlings. We have already donated Ph 1,000 (club listing/assessment) to the district to help finance the cost of planting, maintenance and care of the tree seedlings for the next 3 years. On the same day in the evening of Saturday Oct. 26, 2013, we had the District’s annual Oktoberfest and Songfest from 6:00 PM to 12:00 MN at the Rizal High School covered court. The host club, RC Mandaluyong Central had a live band and unlimited draft beer and a bilao of pulutan for all. We paid the club listing of Ph 2,500.
The next day, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, we again went to the District Ten Pin Bowling Tournament at Coronado Lanes, Star Mall Edsa, Mandaluyong. The game started at 9:00AM with our team playing against RC Pasig South. At this point, our club is ranked in the middle 3rdgroup or District Secretary’s Cup. The following played for Team RC Marikina: PP Joe Judan, PP Dante Verano, PP George Ty, Spouse Lyn Montoya, and I. Spouse Leonor Ty cheered our players. Immediately after the games, we proceeded to the Aglipay church in Malanday, Marikina where our club conducted our annual Medical-Dental Mission and birthday celebration for PD Jessie Cruz. Congratulations to Dir. August Igliane for a successful project and thank you to all the doctors who volunteered their services and the Rotarians and spouses who supported this project.
The district will have its 2nd District Mass Induction to be hosted by Cluster 2 (Zones 4 and 7) on Nov. 16, 2013 Saturday at Club Filipino from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. I enjoin our members to invite prospective members to our weekly club meetings and share Rotary with them. The TRF Annual Giving Dinner to be hosted by RC Marikina Hilltop will be on Nov. 25, 2013 at 6:00PM at the Wack Wack Golf & Country Club, Pavilion A. Paul Harris Fellows will be honoured during this event and those contributing US $1,000 in cash on or before this event during this Rotary year will be hosted to a free dinner (worth Ph 1,000) by DG Louie Ticman at this event.
This is the eighteenth entry in my journal. Let us share Rotary to our friends and encourage them to be members of this great service organization. Let us contribute to the TRF and support its campaign to do good in the world. Our contributions returns to us by supporting and providing grants to finance our community service projects as well. Let us enjoin others to join us in Rotary’s crusade to end polio now. Let us engage Rotary and change lives. Thank you.
