Updates on Centennial Projects
Updates on the Art Celebration, the Hospicio art exhibit, Centennial Launch, golf championship, Seeds of Change and the Centennial Choral Competition meeting with DepEd.
100 Years of Rotary: An Art Celebration
AN INVITATION from President Susing Pineda: Everybody is invited to the 100 Years of Rotary An Art Celebration, a fund raising activity for the Rotary Club of Manila Centennial Celebration. Ceremonial opening is on September 13, 2018 at 6pm, North Court, Powerplant Mall, Rockwell, Makati City. Cocktails to follow. Attire - Business. Pls send RSVP by return SMS. Thank you.
Hospicio de San Jose-Norzagaray Project
An Art Exhibit was proposed by PD Phillip Ong. Initial Target Date: June 15-22, 2019 at LRI Design Plaza. Proposed Target Date by the Committee: June 18, 2019. All proceeds of the art exhibit will be forwarded to Hospicio de San Jose for the construction of Rendu Building (the home and rehabilitation of special children). In lieu of planned visitation to Hospicio and Norzagaray, Chair Phillip noted that audiovisual presentations will instead be projected on screen during the Art Exhibit.
Centennial Launch
The 100 Years of Rotary Movement in the Philippines and in Asia is proposed to be launched by inviting various media outlets through press conferences in presenting all the Centennial projects and activities for the year-long celebration.
Rotary Centennial Golf Championship
Chair: PS Butch Marking. Tentative Date and Venue: June 19, 2018 at the Malarayat Golf Club. Champions of all of the tournaments of the 10 Districts in the Philippines will compete in the Championship hosted by Rotary Club of Manila. Plans, budget and protocol will be discussed on a separate meeting with the Golf Committee.
Seeds of Change by Rotary Club of Manila
Chair: Rtn Celso Abastillas. Latest Update: JW Diokno Road Extension Tree Planting. Tentative Schedule: September 27, 2018. Distribution of brochures and other materials for distribution, to follow.
Rotary Club of Manila Centennial Choral Competition
Chair: PP Teddy Ocampo (and BLA Amading Valdez)
Rotary Club of Manila Centennial Choral Committee: Rtn Emyl Eugenio, Rtn Willie Peliño, Chairman PP Teddy Ocampo, PD Oscar del Rosario, ES Anna Kun Toledo and “A Legacy of Rotary Service” Event Chair BLA Amading Valdez.
Coordination meeting with DepEd for the Rotary Club of Manila Centennial Choral Competition was held last September 11, 2018 at the Conference Room of the Office of the DepEd Secretary, ULTRA, Pasig City. On the side of DepEd Usec. Lorna Dig Dino, Bureau of Learning Delivery (BLD) Division Head Dr. Leila Areola, BLD(TLD)-SEPS Jayson Tadeo, Jennifer Parocha, SVEPS Mita Parocha, BLD - Youth Formation Development OIC Arnulfo Empleo, OIC ASEC Alma Ruby Torio, BLD CSDO Christine Graza-Magboo, OSEC SDAS III Steven Daniel Arevalo, OSEC EA III John Joshua Duldulao, Documentation team- Jordan Sebastian, Anna Maniego and Omar Villaluz. The meeting discussed the Terms of Reference of DepEd, Rotary Club of Manila and Rotary Philippines in the undertaking of the Rotary Club of Manila Centennial Choral Competition, leading to the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement and the timelines of the project.
Latest Update: Rotary Club of Manila Centennial Choral Committee meeting was held with Department of Education (DepEd) Officials headed by Usec Lorna Dig-Dino last September 11, 2018 at the DepEd office in ULTRA, Pasig City. DepEd has agreed in partnership with the Rotary Movement spearheaded by the Rotary Club of Manila to hold a nationwide choral competition as part of the Rotary Centennial Movement celebration. Final competion will be held in conjunction with the culminating Centennial event, “A Legacy of Rotary Service” on June 21, 2019.
Guest of Honor and Speaker