D-3810 Assistant Governor and District Team Training Seminar

Last Saturday, February 24th, the incoming District Centennial leadership team met at the Century Park Hotel for the RI-mandated AG/DTTS, aka Assistant Governors/District Team Training Seminar. Present from RCM were PP Frank Evaristo, who will serve as SDG for Centennial Public Relations, PD Oscar Del Rosario, who will serve as District Chair for Alay Lakad, PD Albert Alday, who will serve once again as Managing Editor of the Governor’s Monthly Newsletter and, yours truly, who will serve as Chair for Centennial Coordination.

More than 100 leaders were called to order on time at 9:00 am by DG Loy Cosico who, after traditional opening formalities, gave a message explaining the purpose, that is, to assure that leaders are familiar with their responsibilities and the reporting structure. Incoming Chief Governor’s Aid PP Mark Tan (RC University District Manila), gave a rousing introduction to incoming Centennial Governor-elect, our own Rudy Bediones. Rudy gave a very exciting message, sharing the highlights of the International Assembly in San Diego that he was required to attend last month. RI President-elect Barry Rassin had the job of inspiring the Governor’s-elect to do the same in their districts, and it was immediately apparent that Rudy was prepared to do just that. Rudy shared his excitement with the team on various topics, including the Centennial, then started the explanation of overall responsibilities of the team, regardless of specific assignments.

Next, incoming District Secretary PP Vilma Vinluan, (RC Sampaloc), presented the District Organization charts, emphasizing the differences from previous years. District Training Officer, PDG Ernie Choa, gave a more detailed overview of the AG/DTTS, after which we transitioned to break-out rooms, according to category of responsibilities. All four of us from RCM were in the “Programs Group,” and our facilitator was PDG Lyne Abanilla. Lynne had both our before and after-lunch sessions. She covered role of our committees and our needed interactions with the clubs, as well as planning and coaching for success.

Our next plenary session was with Incoming Senior Deputy Governor Edwin Chui (RC Bagumbayan Manila) on resources, particularly being online in Rotary Central. Incoming SDG for Programs Robert Koa addressed Programs Group Guidelines, then DGE Rudy presented the District Goals for the Year, and the Club Challenges. The meeting had started on time, and PDG Ernie brought us to a close on time, followed by awarding of certificates. RC Downtown Manila deserves a great big thank you for hosting a fine meeting for all.