Updates on Centennial Projects

Save Manila Bay

A Legacy of Rotary Service

The Centennial Steering Committee met regarding the details of "A Legacy of Rotary Service" last February 13, 2019 at the Sports Cafe of the Manila Polo Club in Makati City. Topics regarding the Online Registration, Rotary Protocols, Round Table Discussion, Foreign Rotary Delegates and Pre-Contract Signing of Event Organizer were discussed.

Rotary Club of Manila Centennial Chorale Competition

DE/BLA Amading Valdez will be hosting a meeting of the Rotary Club of Manila Centennial Chorale Competition on February 15, 2019, 2:00 pm, Tower Club, Makati City where adjustments in the criteria of the Grand Finals Competition and prizes will be discussed.

Centennial Commemorative Stamps

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:

The Rotary Club of Manila Educational Assistance Program (REAP)

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

REAP Commitments as of February 13, 2019

Invitation from the Rotary Club of Baguio

JESUS 'SUSING' PINEDA, JR., Centennial President, RC Manila, D3810

Dear Pres. Susing, Greetings from the Rotary Club of Baguio! Hope all is well with you. We would like to ardently invite you, Rotary Club of Manila officers and members to attend Rotary Club of Baguio's 81st Charter Anniversary Celebration on February 27, 2019 at Baguio Country Club, WC Forbes Ballroom at 6:00pm. This is a very special occasion for us as we will reach another milestone of our club for sustaining its existence for 81 years. We will be very happy to welcome you and your members to join us in this one big celebration!

We respect and look up to you as our Mother Club. We have sustained the deep friendship and partnership in service through the years and we continue to do good in the world. Again, our heartfelt thanks for your unrelenting support to our club and we look forward to more collaborative projects with RC Manila. Please honor our club with your presence and we enthusiastically await your positive response to our invitation.

Yours in Rotary, MARY LEILANI D. FABI, President, RY 2018-2019, Rotary Club of Baguio