Updates on the Centennial Projects

Update on the Centennial Celebration

Welcome Cocktails (June 20, 2019)

Rtn. Zdenek Jankovsky, SDG/PP Frank Evaristo, President Susing Pineda and Sec.Gen. Romy Nones listen to the budget presentation of PD Phillip Ong regarding the Welcome Cocktails last January 21, 2019 at the Palm Grove, Rockwell Club, Makati City.

Latest Update: A Welcome Cocktails will be held on June 20, 2019 under a Filipinana theme for 400 guests and will be held at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. PD Phillip Ong submitted a proposed budget of Six Hundred Seventy Thousand Pesos (Php 670,000.00) with the following assumptions:

1. The performers, the Hallili Cruz Ballet Company, the Singkil dancers, the Rondalla band will be performing for free although tokens have been included in the budget.

2. The wine to be served at the cocktail will be courtesy of DE/Dir. Bobby Joseph.

3. That the event organizer will take care of the production and coordination of the performers without additional charge with respect to this event.

4. The budget for the photographer and videographer, are not included.

5. The proceeds of the Art Exhibit to be held during the Welcome Party shall be for the benefit of the construction of the Hospicio Cerebral Palsy Center.

For purpose of kicking off the construction, PD Phillip Ong has also advanced an initial donation of Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php 500,000.00) to the Hospicio Cerebral Palsy Center project mobilization subject to reimbursement should our fund raising exceed the Four Million Pesos (Php 4,000,000.00). Otherwise, it shall likewise form part of Rotary Club of Manila’s donation to Hospicio.

Updates on the Centennial Projects

Rotary Club of Manila Coffee Table Book

PDG Vince Carlos discussing and presenting the Rotary Club of Manila Coffee Table Book last January 21, 2019 at the Palm Grove, Rockwell Club, Makati City.

Latest Update: The Rotary Club of Manila Coffee Table Book will be launched on March 1, 2019. It will be sold at Php 2,000.00 per copy. PDG Vince Carlos requested for the list of those to whom the sponsorship letters were sent for him to personally follow them up.

Rotary’s Heart for Little Angels

Rtn. Zdenek Jankovsky reporting his update on Rotary’s Heart for Little Angels last January 21, 2019 at the Palm Grove, Rockwell Club, Makati City.

Latest Update: Rtn. Zdenek Jankovsky reported that he has prepared the solicitation letter and it is for signature of President Susing Pineda, today, January 24, 2019.

Rotary Club of Manila Centennial Chorale Competition

PP Teddy Ocampo and PD Oscar del Rosario giving an update on the schedule of activities for the Regional Eliminations of the Rotary Club of Manila Centennial Chorale Competition last January 21, 2019 at the Palm Grove, Rockwell Club, Makati City.

Latest Update: The Rotary Club of Manila Centennial Chorale Competition will hold its Regional Eliminations on January 29, 2019 at the CSI Stadia, CSI City Mall, Lucao District, Dagupan City, Pangasinan. Brunch will be hosted by Former Speaker Rtn. Joe de Venecia. The following comprise the Program of Activities :

6:00 am - 9:00 am Street dancing

9:30 am. Opening Program

11:00 am - 1:30 pm Showdown of Baile

1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Contest Proper (National Level)

The following will have signified their ATTENDANCE: 1. President Susing Pineda 2. PP Teddy Ocampo 3. DE/BLA Amading Valdez 4. Rotary Ann Nellie Valdez 5. PD Oscar Del Rosario 6. SDG/PP Frank Evaristo 7. AT Ner Lonzaga 8. Rotary Ann Femy Lonzaga 9. Rtn. Willie Peliño

Rotary Club of Manila members are encouraged to join the delegation to the National Festival of Talents and the Arts on January 29, 2019 for the Regional Elimination stage of the Rotary Club of Manila Centennial Chorale Competition.

The Rotary Club of Manila Educational Assistance Program (REAP)

Sec.Gen. Romy Nones discusses the plans for the Special Event last January 21, 2019 at the Palm Grove, Rockwell Club, Makati City.

Latest Update: A Special Event to meet with all fifty (50) scholars of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila is scheduled on January 25, 2019 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm at the President Ramon Magsaysay Entrepreneur Center (PRMEC) of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila in Manila.

President Susing Pineda conveys his earnest appeal for more benefactors for the project.

A Legacy of Rotary Service

The event organizer applicant and her team getting ready to answer questions last January 21, 2019 at the Palm Grove, Rockwell Club, Makati City.

Latest Update: The event organizer applicant made a presentation with respect to the event, “A Legacy of Rotary Service”.

Centennial Gala Night

Latest Update: VPE/PAT Hermie Esguerra, Centennial Gala Night Chair, announced that there will be a food tasting on January 31, 2019, 4:00 pm at OKADA MANILA.

Centennial Commemorative Stamps

Latest Update: By virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 413, signed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, “declaring 01 July 2018 to 30 June 2019, as the “Year for the Celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of the Rotary Club of Manila and the Rotary Movement in the Philippines and in Asia, the Rotary Club of Manila, First in Asia, will celebrate this milestone achievement of 100 Years of Rotary Service to the Community, a once-in-a-lifetime occasion, during its Centennial Rotary Year 2018-2019, its centennial birth anniversary being this June 1, 2019.

One of the Centennial Projects of the Rotary Club of Manila is the issuance of a limited edition Centennial Commemorative Stamp in collaboration with the Philippine Postal Corporation. This is a once-in-a-lifetime memorabilia which is guaranteed to last generations such that it becomes collector’s item.

Below is the Rotary Club of Manila Centennial Stamps Package (3 Sets) for your selection, reservation and payment. All payments shall be made through Ms. Devann Abayon, RCM Centennial Committee Project Coordinator, the proceeds of which shall go to the Club’s Centennial Funds:

Dear Fellow RCMers,

As you well know, our Centennial Year is upon us. In the past few years leading up to the present, your club leadership has planned and prepared several projects and events befitting this milestone in the history of our prestigious club.

During the Town Hall Meeting last August 9, 2018, these activities were presented and broadly discussed. The responses of our members afterwards were inspiring. They want to do their share in making our centennial celebrations truly memorable, not only for RCMers but also to all Rotarians of the Philippines and of Asia.

Indeed, in various district functions recently, other Rotarians from all over the country have also expressed their enthusiasm in joining us in the celebration of 100 years of the Rotary movement in this part of the world. They are just waiting, in their own words, for the Rotary Club of Manila to lead them.

It is it time therefore, for us to take the challenge of leading our fellow Rotarians. And for us to do this effectively, the participation of each RCM member is needed. Attached is the list of our centennial committees and their projects. Also provided is the Program of Activities for the Centennial Week.

I urge you to volunteer your participation in any of the activities. Together, we can attain greater achievements for our club! Please indicate the committee(s) / event(s) that you are joining.

Yours in Rotary,

Pres. Susing Pineda