Dir. Dindo the
"Butcher" Litonjua talked about
the very successful 1st President's Cup
leg.
PP Archie Lacson was present and spoke
about the Mitsubishi Golf Tournament in
Australia.
More past Presidents (Tony Laurel and
Vince Villafuerte) talking about
Australia. About a dozen RCMA'ers might
attend the tourney.
Our guest speaker for the day was Johnbee
Banzon. His speach centered around
Managing a large company and what NOT to
do.
The certificate of appreciation being
given by Pres. Dennis Valdes. |
What Are We in Power
For?
By
Dennis O. Valdés
What a meeting we have for
today. The founders of our club, Past RI
Director Paing Hechanova and Charter
President Ollie Laperal, are scheduled to
be with us. Their presence is
particularly important in August, being
Membership Development Month. We have six
new members and several potential members
here today, and hearing the history of
RCMA is the best education I can think of
for them.
The past week was a busy Rotary week.
Saturday, Charter Member and
International Service Director Cary
Rufino and I attended the International
Service Seminar of RC Makati. Dir. Cary
is the focal point of all our
International Service activities this
year, which includes the PHF goals and
getting a new foreign match club from the
U.S.
Sunday, we had our 2nd Medical Mission.
Community Service Director Dong 1 Abad
Santos did a superb job of pulling 9
RCMA'ers to the Stepping-Stone Learning
Center so early in the morning. Thanks to
SSLC neighbors PP Joey & Tess Moreno
with her brother, Baby Rotarian Rico Tan,
for being among the early birds. Also
taking time from their families were Dir.
Carey de Venecia and fiancée Marissa
Buenaventura, the always-dependable PP
T.R. Mohan and Treasurer-extraordinaire
Bobby Ro. This is being to read like a
Maurice Arcache column, but I cannot but
thank PE Paul and Carla Chuatico for
being present and working hard during the
mission as well. The surprise attendee of
the event was the ever-reliable Mike Sy,
who came after one phone call to help
make plans for upcoming RCMA projects.
The Medical Mission was actually jointly
held with RC Makati Guadalupe, ably
represented by my classmate, Pres. Manny
Serrano, his wife Gie and son, Mikko.
Other RCMG members included Eric and
Kookoo Aniban, with their son Koobie, and
Jojo Tapang. The logistics force was
headed by our Rotaract Club of Pamantasan
ng Makati, with 20 Rotaractors arriving.
All in all, we had close to 300 patients
- in fact, we had to send the last 80 or
90 patients home at 2:00 PM because the
doctors had to go already. RCMG is
already planning the next Medical Mission
at SSLC, while for next month I want to
go back to Bgy. Pembo and Rizal and plan
an Appreciation Dinner for PP Sammy
Tanchoco and others who have helped us
with Medical Missions in the past.
This weekend, I have a business trip to
Hong Kong, but plan to squeeze in a
meeting with our sister club, the RC of
Tsuen Wan. I already talked to Cleeve
Chan, and they have invited me to a
meeting on Friday night at the Holiday
Inn. Interestingly, Cleeve was supposed
to be my classmate, but he reports that
there has been a "change," and
the new president this year is Raymond
Leung. More on this when I get back from
HK.
Sadly, I will miss the graduation
ceremonies for the 25 Teacher Trainors
who will have finished their In-Step FEST
training at DLSU. The ceremonies are
scheduled for this Saturday, Aug. 28, and
the club will have to be represented by
our PP T.R. Mohan, Tony Yap and others.
Enjoy your breakfast! |
