PDG Ramon “Toto” Cua Locsin to Distribute 10 Wheelchairs Today

PDG Toto Cua Locsin will be assisting the Rotary Club of Roxas today in distributing wheelchairs to 10 indigent patients of the city. This ceremony will be held at the Roxas City Bandstand at the Roxas City Plaza, fronting the City Hall at around 2:30 PM today.

The 10 wheelchairs are part of the district projects that was conceptualized and organized through the leadership pf PDG Toto Locsin during his incumbency last RY 2006-2007.

PDG Toto will be ably assisted by President Rommel Lastimoso, ADG Mel Deslate and Roxas City Vice Mayor Ronnie Dadivas.

Incidentally, RC Roxas Past President Carmelo Deslate who was the president during PDG Toto’s term is presently the incoming Assistant District Governor for Zone 4.

PDG Toto is in Roxas City for a speaking engagement with the Roxas City Red Cross. PDG Toto is also the current Governor of the Philippine Red Cross.

17 Gold Medals for Academic Excellence to be Given to Roxas City High School Valedictorians

The Rotary Club of Roxas will honor the High School Valedictorians of the various schools in Roxas City by giving gold medals for academic excellence starting today. This has been the clubs yearly tradition for several years now.

The club will also be giving out certificates of merit to the Interact Club members who will be graduating this year.

“RC Roxas: Are You Stressed or Serene?”

Dr. Leah Adricula-Sicad, the lone practicing psychiatrist in the city, was RC Roxas’ guest speaker during the regular meeting last week. Dr. Sicad talked about Stress and the different strategies of managing it.

It was quite a very interesting topic to most Rotarians who are always juggling between work, family, and Rotary.

1500 Mangrove Seedlings Handed Over to Cooperator Families for Planting

The Rotary Club of Roxas handed over 1500 Piyapi seedlings to the six cooperator families of the Mangrove Greenbelt Project last March 16, 2008. This was done after the 1.7 hectare deforested mangrove area was subdivided among the cooperator families last week. Each family is expected to plant and take care of 500 mangroves each month. The mangrove seedlings were bought from the Municipal Agriculture Office of President Roxas, Capiz through the initiatives of Rotarian and US Peace Corp Volunteer Anna Moyer, a member of the RC Roxas Special Committee on Environment.

With the beginning of the summer season, the special committee on

Environment is expecting a kick-off for the Mangrove Greenbelt Project which had previous unsuccessful attempts at replanting due to the stormy seasons.

The Mangrove Greenbelt Project is President Rommel Lastimoso’s flagship project which will hopefully bag an award as outstanding community project in this year’s District Conference.

JJ Productions’ DREAMIN’… Party, A Hit!

JJ Productions’ “DREAMIN’…”, a disco-party is RC Roxas’ first ever attempt on a fundraising activity. It has attracted quite a number of crowd to the event held at the Chill Bar of Roxas Midtown Hotel last March 14, 2008.

The project is the brainchild of Rotarians Jessie John Cabuang, Blue Tanco and Ninoy Bermudez. It was sponsored in part by San Miguel Beer, Coca-Cola Bottler’s, Inc. and Terramedic Pharma.

RC Roxas is expecting to generate some twenty thousand pesos from this activity which will help sustain the club's mangrove reforestation project.

PP Mel Deslate Is Incoming Assistant District Governor for District 3850 Zone IV

Leading President Dr. Carmelo D. Deslate was chosen by Incoming District Governor Emma Nava to represent her in District 3850 Zone IV. PP Mel is this year’s Zone IV Assistant Governor, a great honor to the Rotary Club of Roxas

PP Mel was president for Rotary Year 2006-2007 and was awarded a Presidential Citation for “leading the way” for RC Roxas. It was during PP Mel’s term that the Mangrove Greenbelt Project was launched which was later adopted by President Rommel Lastimoso as its flagship project for the current Rotary Year.

As Assistant Governor, PP Mel will be overseeing the Rotary Clubs of Capiz and Kalibo, a feat that can only be fathomed by a rabid Rotarian like Dr. Mel Deslate.

PESETS Held at Iloilo Business Hotel

The President Elect and Secretary Elect Training Seminar (PESETS) was held recently at the Iloilo Business Hotel last March 8, 2008 for the 54 presidents-elect and secretaries-elect of District 3850 Zones 1 to 11.

The training seminar started at 9 AM and ended around 6 PM. It was a full day of Rotary information with emphasis on the priorities and thrust of the RI presidency.

Ms. Dele Riley, the Rotary International coordinator for Club and District support for South Pacific and Philippines Offices in PARAMATTA Australia was present to talk on the different matters with regards to club adm

Several Past District Governors were also present to discuss on goal settings and the different avenues of service.

A “heated” discussion arose during the discussions on the service projects by PP Louie Gonzaga of RC Iloilo-South since he presented literacy programs which representatives from RC Roxas, PE Pip and SE Raoul and PE Megs of RC Kalibo thought were totally divergent from the thrust of RI PE DK Lee.

The incoming RI President specifically stressed his intentions of reducing child mortality through health, water, and literacy as the focus of his presidency. Thus, objections were raised regarding the district’s direction with regards to literacy since “giving books and computers to school children” will definitely not reduce child mortality. Instead, it was proposed that the literacy part should be directed to the parents and caregivers.

RC Roxas has also made its presence felt with PE Pip winning the contest on the most numbers of incoming presidents met and interviewed.

A loud applause was heard when PE Pip presented the worksheet on goal-setting as well as the secret to achieving an 83.3% membership increase for the year. However, this was shortlived when RC Dumangas announced a 140% increase in their membership for the current year.

The PESETS was hosted by RC Iloilo-South.

Fellowship followed at Freshka sponsored by IDG Emma Nava and after dinner coffee was sponsored by PDG Toto Locsin at nearby Blue Jay Café.

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PDG Henz Reyes Guested at RC Roxas Regular Weekly Meeting to Provide Rotary Education

Past District Governor Henry Reyes of the RC of Metro-Roxas was guest during the regular weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Roxas last week. He was invited by PP Mark Ortiz to give Rotary education to the club membership.

PDG Henz talked on how one becomes a district governor and the privileges and responsibilities that go with it.

PDG Henz Reyes was very happy to see that RC Roxas has a healthy membership once again and encouraged the possibility of another district governor coming from the club. He specifically pointed at PP Ruben Yap and PP Mark Ortiz as qualified people to hold the prestigious position.

RC Roxas Vies for 6 District Awards

The Rotary Club of Roxas beat deadline last February 29 to vie for six district awards for Rotary Year 2007-2008 which includes the Most Outstanding Rotary Club Award, Most Outstanding Community Service Award, Most Outstanding Avenue for Vocational Service Award, Most Outstanding Avenue for Community Service Award, Most Outstanding Club Bulletin, Highest Percentage of New Members and Highest Number of New Members Award. This was made possible through the efforts of incoming director for service projects Dr. Leah del Rosario, incoming Sergeant-at-arms Jerry Lames, PE Dr. Pip Acepcion and incoming secretary Dr. Raoul Bermejo.

As a sign of support, the past presidents of the club contributed the budget to produce the six books for the district awards requirements.

The club hopes to bag the awards to be given during the DISCON in Bacolod City especially with the significant increase in number of young and able new members. This year, the club has a net increase of 83.3% in terms of membership.

Feng Shui Authority Shares Expertise to RC Roxas

Businessman Mr. Carlos Ezpeleta and daughters were guests during the clubs regular meeting last February 26 at the Rotary Center. Mr. Ezpeleta was invited to lecture on the Chinese ancient art of Feng Shui, a complex body of knowledge that reveals many ways to balance the energies of your environment to assure health, wealth and good fortune.

Mr. Ezpeleta related that the Rotary Center exudes a positive aura especially since it is located on a hilly area, a sign of power and progress. He, however suggested that the position of the rostrum and the presiding officer be elevated to about four inches high in order to encourage a more positive energy.

Every month, RC Roxas will be having at least one lecture on interesting topics aside from the usual Rotary education and career information.