District Handover and Induction 2016

Dear Fellow Manila Rotarian:

The District 3810 2016 Handover and Induction Ceremonies (HANDOVER 2016) which will be held on July 1, 2016 at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, Marriott Hotel Manila in Pasay City is fast approaching. Considering that it is not every Rotary Year that we are privileged to have an outstanding outgoing District Governor from our storied club who will deliver his Valedictory Address during this event as he turns over the mantle of leadership to the incoming District Governor, we wish to make a brotherly appeal for all of us to register and attend the above event and give our fellow Manila Rotarian District Governor the moral support he rightfully deserves for a job well done during the RY 2015-2016.

In the same light, as mother club to many of the Rotary clubs, not only in our district, but, the rest of Philippines, we are privileged to enjoy that lofty stature to which many Rotary clubs in our district look up to, such that we are committed to protect and should continue to project a certain image relative to this stature in so far as Philippine Rotary is concerned. Further, as our club approaches our centennial year which coincides with the 100 years of Rotary in the Philippines, our visibility in all district events finds importance. Hence, your resolve to register by way of paying the registration fee of P1,500 will go a long way in making this event a memorable one, not only in support of our very own District Governor Roberto “Obet” Pagdanganan, but, for our club as well, as we begin the road to the centennial of Rotary in the Philippines which coincides with our club’s centennial celebration through campaigns from each one of us to the different clubs within our district during this event to be one with us on the coming occasion in the history of Service Above Self in our country.

We trust that our bonds in Asia’s First Rotary Club will keep the flame of Service Above Self burning within us and accordingly, merit your overwhelming resolve to keep that Manila Rotarian spirit alive through registration for the above event as we endeavor to be the foremost repository of Rotary history in the archipelago and the rest of Asia.

Yours in the service of Rotary,

Eusebio V. Tan, President, Rotary Year 2015-2016; Teodoro J. Ocampo, President, Rotary Year 2016-2017