The Week That Was
The Rotary Club of Manila's Zoom weekly membership luncheon meeting of February 4, 2021, with a Classification Talk by Rtn. Martin Henkelmann and a talk by guest speaker Ms. Anna Meloto-Wilk.
Star Rtn Tobi Rast, assisted by EA Sol Troniado-Encarnacion, as Program Technical Moderator.
The Rotary Club of Manila Audiovisual Presentation of the Philippine National Anthem
The World Famous Music Chorale Audiovisual Presentation of the RCM Hymn and the singing of the Philippine Rotary Hymn
President Bobby Joseph calls the meeting to order.
Rtn. Dong Benedicto, as Program Moderator/ Facilitator, calls the day’s sequential order of activities.
PD Rod Valencia delivers an Invocation and Special Prayer.
Star Rtn. Robi Joseph recites the Rotarian Pledge as a perfect prelude in fostering and strengthening ties amongst fellow Rotarians by way of reinforcing their resolve in furtherance of Service Above Self.
PD Pepo Nuñez leads the recitation of the Four (4) Way Test for Manila Rotarians to renew their commitment to the Rotary movement.
The World Famous Music Chorale singing the Welcome Song
President Bobby Joseph delivers his message during his President’s Time.
Program Moderator/Facilitator Rtn. Dong Benedicto introduces guests and Visiting Rotarians.
The World Famous Music Chorale singing the happy birthday song
Rtn. Dong Benedicto, Program Moderator/Facilitator, acknowledges the week’s birthday celebrants, namely, Rtn. Danny Go, PP Babes Reyes, Rtn. Colin Patterson, Rtn. Sha Tamano and PD Oscar del Rosario, which was followed by an audiovisual presentation of the World Famous Music Chorale singing the happy birthday song.
Rtn. Martin Henkelmann delivers his Classification Talk.
An open forum immediately followed right after the Classification Talk of Rtn. Martin Henkelmann. Among those who participated in the open forum were Pres. Bobby Joseph, BLA Amading Valdez, PE/PVP Chito Zaldarriaga, Programs Committee Chairman IPVP Hermie Esguerra, Dir. Celso Abastillas, and Star Rtn. Jed Dayang.
Guest Speaker Ms. Anna Meloto-Wilk, Co-Founder and President of Human Nature and President of Gandang Kalikasan, Inc., speaks on “Surviving the Pandemic: A Filipino Social Enterprise Case Study”.
An open forum immediately followed right after the talk of Ms. Anna Meloto-Wilk. Among those who participated in the open forum were Programs Committee Chairman IPVP Hermie Esguerra, IPP Jackie Rodriguez, PE/PVP Chito Zaldarriaga, BLA Amading Valdez, Rtn. Martin Henkelmann, VPE Henning Karcher, Star Rtn. Jed Dayang, Rtn. Marvin Taylor-Dormond and Mr. Tony Meloto.
President Bobby Joseph delivers his response and thereafter, adjourns the meeting.
