Updates on the Centennial Celebration

Rotary Club of Manila Centennial Chorale Competition

This concept of BLA Amading Valdez targets the youth who will be called upon to serve in the next 100 years. The resulting musical composition from this competition may trigger a national consciousness for service and sacrifice for country and humanity. It will be the lasting legacy of our club. It is just appropriate albeit a necessity that this musical competition be the centerpiece of the culminating centennial celebration to be held on June 21, 2019. This competition will be open to all high school students in cooperation with DepEd and qualified out-of-school youth in cooperation with DILG.

A Legacy of Rotary Service

This activity aims to recognize Rotarians and clubs from all over the Philippines for their noteworthy projects. The highlight of the evening would be the induction of the District Governors-Elect and the Presidents-Elect by the Rotary International President-Elect.

Centennial Gala Night

This is the culminating activity of the centennial of the Rotary Club of Manila and the Rotary movement in the Philippines and in Asia in an evening of nostalgia and congeniality uniting Rotarians from different parts of the archipelago which will be graced by the presence of Rotary International President-Elect Mark Maloney.

Save Manila Bay

SAVE MANILA BAY is a centennial project made in consultation with former Manila Rtn. Atty. Antonio “Tony” Oposa, Rtn. Bobit Avila of the Rotary Club of Cebu and Manila Yacht Club Commodore/Dir. Bobby Joseph where a persuasive follow up on the Local Government Units with respect to waste management by way of waste segregation and facilitation of sewerage treatment will be undertaken. The treatment will be undertaken for free by Maynilad and Manila Water, which both receive direct payments from homeowners and business owners’ water bills for the purpose of sewerage treatment.

The Rotary Club of Manila Centennial Awards

The much coveted awards given to the most deserving clubs from the ten Rotary districts in the Philippines as their “Rotary Success Stories” take centerstage.

The Screening Committee members have turned in their evaluation last April 4, 2019 and the top ten Rotary projects have been selected. Today, April 11, 2019, the committee will be turning over the centennial awards documents to the panel of judges at the Gallery Room of the New World Makati Hotel in Makati City. President Susing Pineda will be attending. Members of the panel are :

1. Mr. Noel Maranan, Ayala Foundation President

2. Ms. Olivia Ferry, Zonta International Past President

3. Mr. Antonio Meloto, Gawad Kalinga Founder

4. His Excellency Sung Kim, Ambassador of the USA to the Republic of the Phiilippines, is the Chair of the Panel of Judges

Updates on the Centennial Celebration: Latest Update

The Centennial Steering Committee held a meeting last April 8, 2019 at the Saddle Room, Manila Polo Club, Makati City where the agenda revolved around the budget updating, projected income and expenses, sponsorship updates and composition of the participation of the Department of Tourism in the centennial culminating activities.

A Legacy of Rotary Service

Registration for the event continues to gradually increase with the immense help of event organizer, Primetrade Asia. A vigorous campaign is now likewise in place for more registrants.

Rotary Club of Manila Educational Assistance Program (REAP)

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

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:

Centennial Gala Night: Latest Update

Dear Fellow RCMers,

The Centennial Celebration is a milestone event that will not happen in the lifetime of our _nth level descendants. This is, indeed, an event that calls for Total Celebration, our way to treat ourselves, our spouse, partners in life and family members to this Celebration of Service. It will be untrue not to express that I am personally very elated by members who spontaneously volunteered their financial resources in reaction to the need presented, during the town hall meeting. This is the spark calling for members to participate in any amount to ensure that we all witness the successful fruition of this once in lifetime celebration.

Initiating the engine of support:

Please keep that eternal flame burning. This is our celebration! I thank you all personally from the bottom of my heart for your support. Yours in Rotary, Hermie Esguerra, Chairman, Centennial Gala Celebrations

A Letter from the President

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