Official e-Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Holy Spirit

The Dove
January 9, 2017 Rotary Club of Holy Spirit Club No. 69935 RI District 3780 Philippines Vol. X No. 14

Holy Spirit Rotarians & Rotaractors and sponsor Buklod

Foundation celebrate the sustainable difference they are
making in the lives of less fortunate Payatas residents
Behind the great pictures taken by Rotaractor Ron Igle- the flagship program, expressed appreciation for foreign
sia is an even greater story of ROTARY MAKING A and domestic-based benefactors supporting the various
SUSTAINABLE DIFFERENCE. programs of Buklod.
 PARENTS of children participating in the weekly
She also emphasized the important role that the Rotary
literacy and feeding sessions in the Payatas gar-
Club of Holy Spirit and its partners, the Rotaractors &
bage handling area – a flagship project of PP
Interactors of Holy Spirit, have been extending to Buklod
Linda Palattao and Holy Spirit now on its 13th
to reach beneficiaries in Payatas.
year - have ASSUMED DIRECT RESPONSIBIL-
ITY for their children’s learning by doing the On Dec 22, 2017, the children, their parents and volun-
teaching themselves, role once performed by vis- teers received gifts and shared food provided by PP
iting Rotaractors and students; Linda and juices from Holy Spirit chair Jerry Sy. Buklod
 With help of community leaders, the annual distributed high-value Noche Buena packs to 100 quali-
Christmas & year-end gift-giving on Dec 22, fied families.
2017, has been transformed to a ―programmed
The Holy Spirit team of Rotaractors was led by TGSec
event‖ with theme, decor, children’s attire, enter-
Jenny Lavares and included Rtrs Ron Iglesia, Rose
tainment numbers all prepared before the occa-
Marie Canonaso and Jenine Fantilagan. Engagement in
sion.
this service opportunity supports the priority initiative of
 PP Linda proudly points out that the food served
Rotaract Club of Holy Spirit TGP Lovely Rose Paalisbo
during the Halloween Party last Nov 5, 2017 has
and TGSec Jenny to accelerate the development of lead-
been provided by one of the community leaders.
ership skills of younger Rotaractors by hands-on immer-
In her Christmas message, Dr Luz P. Corpuz, founder of
sion.
Buklod ng Panginoon Foundation, the major sponsor of

Leaders of RC Holy Spirit D3780 who participated in the event between Buklod founder Dr Luz P. Corpuz and a foundation ex-
— TGP Ric Salvador, PE JR Delgra, chair Jerry Sy and host PP ecutive. Some of the children participating in the weekly reading-
Linda Palattao -- pose for souvenir picture with Buklod Founda- learning-feeding sessions are shown behind them.
tion officers and two of Buklod’s benefactors. PP Linda is seated
 More pictures of the Dec 22, 2017 event in Payatas

Proudly Rotaractors and Rotari-

ans of Holy Spirit. Due to trans-
port capacity limited by Friday’s
coding scheme, 5 volunteer
Interactors were disappointed not
being with the Holy Spirit team.

Volunteer teachers pose with PE JR, PP Linda, TGP Ric and Chair Jerry

The Rotaractors were requested to

constitute a panel of judges chaired by
TG Sec Jenny Lavares to choose the 3
winners in the community’s "parol
making contest"
Holy Spirit team: Chair Jerry Sy, Rtr Jenine Fantilagan, PP Linda Palattao, TGP Ric Salvador, Rtr
TGSec Jenny Lavares and Rtr Rose Marie Canonaso. PE JR Delgra was with the volunteers
when Rtr Rona Iglesia took this picture.
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INTERACT and SSG of Holy Spirit National High School
share priceless gifts - moral lessons and healthy personal
practices - through creatively designed gift-giving events
By TG President Shane Macabodbod, Interact Club of Holy Spirit guided by M’Beth Auxillo, Faculty

Project Bahay Kubo

Early in the morning of December 23, the Interact Club of Holy
Spirit National High School conducted the first part of the club’s
last project for the year 2017, at the St. Michael basketball cov-
ered court along Republic Avenue, Barangay Holy Spirit. This
had been a joint project with the Supreme Student Government
(SSG) of Holy Spirit National High School
As the Interactors of Holy Spirit National High School prepared
and served delicious breakfast made from vegetables, they
discussed with the children the importance of fruits & vegeta-
bles that must be eaten regularly in order to stay healthy.

The project was entitled Bahay-Kubo because the vegetables

we usually serve in our meals are those are mentioned in the
lyrics of the familiar folk song. This project aims to encourage
the children to eat fruits & vegetables rather than too much un-
healthy food.

Gift-giving Project
On December 23, 2017, after having served delicious and
healthy breakfast to 50 children, the Interact Club of Holy Spirit
National High School jointly with the Supreme Student Govern-
ment (SSG) of Holy Spirit National High School, held their an-
nual Gift Giving Project for children residing near St. Michael
Covered Court, Republic Avenue, Barangay Holy Spirit.
As to break the icy atmosphere, the program started with a
game - The Boat is Sinking - purposely to build friendship and
emphasize the importance of sportsmanship when competing
with others..
As their gift to the 50 children, the youth leaders from the Inter-
act Club and SSG gave them hygiene kits - each containing a
towel, talcum powder and cologne. During the distribution, the
Interact and SSG leaders discussed with the children the im-
portance personal cleanliness and hygiene practices, such as
washing their hands properly before and after eating, so that
they stay healthy and avoid being sick.

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ROTARACT Club of Holy Spirit shares small kindness to
help indigent families experience the magic of Christmas
By TG Secretary Jenny T. Lavares, Rotaract Club of Holy Spirit

The Rotaract Club of Holy Spirit had successfully con-

ducted it's first Christmas gift giving activity last Decem-
ber 23, 2017 to selected indigent families around Saguin-
gan Area in Republic Avenue, Brgy Holy Spirit, Quezon
City.
Rtr. Ma. Resha Avelino headed the team of Rotaractors
that actually distributed the noche buena packages to the
27 ready-listed indigent families identified with the assis-
tance of the mother of Rtr Markinley Monceda. Each
package consisted of spaghetti pack and a kilo of rice.
Teams of Rotaractors had been involved in various steps
of the project, from buying of goods, to packaging, and
distributing the goods to the families. This project became
possible by these Rotaractors, who spent their half day
giving happiness to the community by giving a small pre-
sent in this Christmas season: Rtr. Mark Louie Bonquin,
Rtr. Rumuel Geronimo, Rtr. Rowell Dela Cruz, Rtr. Van
Jeffryl Aficial, Rtr. Rozenne Bonayon, Rtr. Saeralyn
Kaye Perez, Rtr. Catherine Patricio, Rtr. Ivy Hernandez,
Rtr. Rainer Palmiano, and Rtr. Markinly Monceda.
The funds
spent in this
project had
been raised
from Club's
caroling that
happened on
the night of
December 22,

Rotaractors sing carols in rainy Don Antonio Heights 22 Dec 2017 4

 Year-end Message of the Rotary Club President
By TG President Ricardo P. Salvador, Rotary Club of Holy Spirit D3780
Wishing all a happy and prosperous 2018.
Let me review with you some of our achieve-
ments in the past 6 months.
Five of the seven flagship programs of Holy
Spirit have been rolled out:
6th year with SPED Center,
7th year of 100 days nutrition program to save
lives of 50 severely malnourished Grade 1
pupils,
7th forum on HIV/AIDS and Drug-abuse Pre-
vention,
3rd year of vocational & career briefings for
youth, and
Monitoring of 2 Global Grant funded projects
that we’ve co-hosted
These flagships have been successfully
launched with cooperation and support of our
members, our benevolent donors, partner or-
ganizations and Rotary youth partners, the
Interact Club and Rotaract Club of Holy Spirit.
The other two flagships shall be launched
within the next 3 months as scheduled.
At the beginning, I recommended that we dis-
continue one of the flagships, the 100-day
nutrition program, the highest cost item on
the menu. Happy that I was over-ruled by our
members; now halfway through the voyage,
the 50 severely malnourished kids whose
lives we’d like to save have gained average
weight of 6 lbs and are now all smiling at us.
Salute to Program Champion PP Beth Sy
and all project team members including
PP Marcia Salvador for the relentless fund
-raising drive and our partners, the
QCREB. And to the feeding teachers and
volunteer parents.
We shall also co-host a 3rd Global Grant pro-
ject for a beneficiary medical center in Ca-
gayan Valley. Our value added in this project
transaction is helping provide access to for-
eign district counterpart courtesy of ASP Peth
Rivera.
From advice of RI President Ian Riseley and
target set by DG Chito Borromeo for the dis-
trict, the Holy Spirit team of Rotarians, Inter-
actors and Rotaractors have planted 188
trees since August 5, beyond the target for
Holy Spirit which is one for every member of
Rotary, Interact and Rotaract clubs.
We are elated to report the very significant
development in the advocacy project of PP
Linda Palattao and Holy Spirit, the weekly
learning, literacy and feeding program for 40
to 50 children in the Payatas garbage han-
dling area. The mothers of the kids have
now assumed responsibility for teaching
& guiding the kids, tasks performed before
by visiting students and Rotaractors. Indeed,
Rotary has made a difference!
We are also very proud that the Interactors
of Holy Spirit National High School have
started to re-define gift-giving, a favourite of
many clubs because giving is very easy to
do. Our creative Interactors have made gift-
giving ―conditional,‖ inexpensive yet will have
profound impact on the beneficiaries. Please
read the story in this issue of THE DOVE.
This project approximates the value contrib-
uted by the trademark Peer-Tutoring program
also of our Interactors.
Our club has again been given another op-
portunity to provide large scale humanitarian
service. Like the GG project that we spon-
sored for the Philippine Children’s Medical
Center, the third project with Holy Spirit im-
print shall likewise save the lives of hundreds
of new born infants in Cagayan Valley from
Tuguegarao City. Let us help The Rotary
Foundation continue doing good to the world
by fulfilling our respective pledges. As we do
so, we help our club attain EREY recognition.
Thank you !
Holy Spirit D3780
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 Year-end Message of the Rotaract Club President
By TG President Lovely Rose Ortiz Paalisbo, Rotaract Club of Holy Spirit, Partner Club of the Rotary Club of Holy Spirit D3780

Greetings of love and peace!
Time flies so fast indeed! 6 months
have passed and it seems like yester-
day.
borrow your sound system for our events), thru it we could hear the beating
of your generous hearts;
To Sir Abet, I remembered when you told me to not be shy to ask you if
we needed anything, thank you Sir for your overflowing support;

These months were filled of laughter,
smiles, and heartfelt memories shared
by all members of Rotaract Club of
Holy Spirit and those people who
have been part of making a differ-
ence.
Let me share with you the best part of my life.
To DRC Tess, Ma’am thank you for all of your words of wisdom;
To Ma’am Angel, Sir JR, Ma’am Peth, and to all our dear Rotarians,
thank you Ma’ams and Sirs (always) for your unending support and guid-
ance;
To our very own DRR Louie Boy De Real, thank you for trusting us, for
patting our back, and for inspiring us to become a kind of leader that we
wanted to follow;

Rotaract is not just a club for me; for it has been my second
home and my greatest escape from life’s challenges. In here,
I’ve found another company and family to lean on. That is
why being part of Rotaract is one of the best things ever hap-
pened in my life.
There are times that I may be lost, but I always find my way
back to Rotaract. I may get tired of drafting our plans and pro-
jects, but I won’t (ever) get tired of making others happy.
I learned that to be a president, you should balance having a
weak and strong heart. A weak one which communicates and
understands the need of others, and a strong one that is
willed and determined to formulate and implement projects
whatever comes in your way, just to see those smiles that
flies away all your worries.
Behind of all our accomplishments were people who strive
hard to make these possible. Words aren’t enough to express
my gratitude to all of you who’ve supported and believed in
me (us) throughout this year:
To TGP Ric, thank you Sir for your patience in listening to all of my worries
(or should I say rants), for understanding and for lifting me up when I feel
down;
To Ma’am Marcia, for guiding us to become a better person, that it’s not
charming to hurry, but it’s selfish to be late;
To Sir Jerry and Ma’am Beth, thank you for your support (for letting us
Also, to Gov. Chito Borromeo, it’s still clear in my mind when I have been
invited as guest of Rotary in Action segment of Radio La Verdad, on how
you motivate us (youth leaders) to become a Peace Advocate, this en-
graved in my heart and serves as the foundation of how we act and formu-
late our own initiatives, thank you so much, Gov!;
To our partners in service, the Interactors of HSNHS led by TGP Shane
Macabodbod, thank you (always) for your assistance;
And of course, to my fellow Rotaractors, I may not be that good in express-
ing my feelings, but I hope this message could reach your hearts, please
know that I appreciate all of you, and I always wanted to bring out the best
in you. I may be the club’s president, but you guys are the real stars.
To Sec. Jenny Lavares, (yes, you deserve another paragraph for this),
thank you for all your efforts, for fillin’ up my shortcomings.
Lastly, to Rtr. Markinly Monceda, Kins, you may be new to this service,
but I saw how you commit yourself to MathScieya, and I am most thankful
and proud of you for taking the challenge. It turns out successful because
of your dedication. It has been a success not because we finished it with
flying colors, but because of the smiles of those students that melt our
hearts and their ―kuya, ate, thank you, we’re going to miss you‖. How fulfill-
ing is that right?
2017 was truly a blast because of all of you!
Cheers for more months, years of making a difference!
Cheers para sa mga ngiting patuloy pa nating mapagmamas-
dan! J

Accomplishments & Activities of the Rotaract Club of Holy Spirit July 1 – December 31, 2017

OWN PROJECT INITIATIVES
Dec 23, 2017 – Gift Giving for 27 indigent families,
complex project that involved many new Rotaractors
Dec 22, 2017 – Christmas Caroling for gift-giving
Nov 26, Dec 3, 10 & 17 2017 – Sessions of
MathScieya: Creative Mentoring Program hoping to
help Grade 6 students of DJES improve academics
and prepare them for junior high level. Improvement in
grades to be validated with teachers from Jan 2018
Oct 30, 2017 – Candies in a Jar Fund raise proj
Sept 24, 2017 - Breathe-Out: A Stress Management
Forum to help young professionals and teachers to
have a healthy mental being
Aug 25 – Sep 8, 2017 – MaTuBa IV attempt to impart
value of Filipino language thru writing poems contest
July 30, 2017 - Celebration with 21 children of Care-
seekers Program to promote the value of Palarong
Pinoy and good discipline Sponsored by SSBF
July 23, 2017 – DRR’s Visit
INVOLVEMENT IN DISTRICT ROTARACT PRO-
JECTS & TRAINING for ROTARACTORS
Dec 16, 2017 – District Outreach with Careseekers;
Rotaract Year-end fellowship & Xmas Celebration
Nov 25, 2017 - School of Rotaract Session 3: Brand-
ing and Public Image; 2nd District Meeting
Oct 31, 2017 - Careseeker’s Halloween Party SSBF
October 28, 2017 - District Halloween Party
Oct 21, 2018 – School of Rotaract Session 2: Project
Management
Sept 30, 2018 - School of Rotaract Session 1: Busi-
ness and Social Etiquette; 1st District Meeting
Sept 24, 2018 – Rotaract Orientation
Aug 2, 2017 – Inner Leadership Workshop-Seminar
hosted by RAC United Nations
July 30, 2017 – Rotaract DISTAS
PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS & SVCS with ROTARY
Dec 23, 2017 – Year-end thanksgiving, fellowship,
Christmas celebration by Holy Spirit family
Dec 22, 2017 – Year-end with Payatas kids & par-
ents in weekly learning program, where mothers now
do teaching, a Rotary success in making a difference
Dec 3, 2017 – Support 8th Dental Mission
Nov 26, 2017 – 7th forum on Anti-Drug and HIV/
AIDS Prevention to attain ZERO new incidence
Nov 5, 2017 – Great Walk in Holy Spirit
Nov 19, 2017—Great Walk; Support annual blood-
letting activity of Holy Spirit and QCREB
Oct 29, 2017 – Great Walk to Tree Planting
Oct 22, 2017 – Great Walk to End Polio Now
Sept 24 Teenage Pregnancy Seminar host RCKC
Aug 05, 2017 - ABS-CBN Tree Planting Activity. Holy
Spirit team 21 Rotarians, Rtrs, Itrs planted 121 trees to
meet challenges by RI President and DG Borromeo
July 23, 2017 - RaC IaC Joint Induction & Turnover 6
 Year-end Message of the Interact Club President
By TG President Shane Macabodbod, Interact Club of Holy Spirit National High School, Partner Club of Rotary Club of Holy Spirit D3780
Greetings! Time has gone
swiftly like tidal winds, and the
first six months of the year has
passed. And I, Shane Ma-
cabodbod, would like to convey
a heartfelt message of my jour-
ney as a President of the Inter-
act Club of Holy Spirit National
High School.
I have learned that being the president of an or-
ganization like the Interact club is not easy as it
may seem to many. It takes not only knowledge,
but also courage and bravery. As I stepped for-
ward to the flowery path that I knew nothing of, I
was unaware of the enigmatic adventure I was
getting into. I struggled a lot, had experienced
challenges I had never expected. I felt like giving
up but never did. Realization had struck me real
hard, as I saw the people who had put their very
effort to go through the road we’re taking, to sur-
pass all the mishaps and mayhem and to achieve
our utmost goal.
And with that, I would like to express my sincer-
est and deepest gratitude to those who have
shown dedication, to those who have guided me
and to those who have put blood, sweat and
tears. To our ethereal faculty adviser, Ma’am
Accomplishments & Activities of the Interact Club of Holy Spirit
INVOLVEMENT IN ROTARY SERVICES & PROJECTS
Dec 23, 2017 – Year-end thanksgiving, fellowship, Christmas celebration
by Holy Spirit Family Interactors, Rotaractors, Rotarians, Rotaract alumni
Dec 16, 2017 - Pasko sa La Mesa District activity with tree planting
Dec 3, 2017 – Support for annual Dental Mission of Rotary
Dec 2, 2017 – Interact Leadership Acad III
Nov 26, 2017 – Support for 7th forum on Anti Drug and HIV/AIDS Prevention
Nov 9, 2017 – Career Planning forum for Grade 10 students (IAC Holy Spirit
event sponsor & enrolled participants)
Nov 5, 2017 – Little Great Walk in Holy Spirit (Car-less Day)
Oct 31, 2017 – Halloween Party
Oct 29, 2017 – Great Walk to Tree Planting in Veterans Memorial Hospital area
Oct 28, 2017 – Interact Leadership Academy II
Oct 22, 2017 – Great Walk to End Polio Now around Quezon Memorial, Pub-
lic Image campaign of Rotary
Sept 24, 2017 – Support for Stress Management organized by Rotaract
Sept 4, 2017 – Support 100-Day Milk Feeding to save 50 malnourished kids
Aug 20, 2017 – Interact DISTAS
Aug 12, 2017- DIR’S VISIT
Aug 5, 2017 – Tree Planting (ABS-CBN Foundation). Interactors planted 60
trees out of 121 planted by Holy Spirit team
July 29, 2017 – Interact Leadership Academy I
Elizabeth Auxillo, Thank You for guiding us
through this path we are taking, for being our reli-
able guardian. We truly appreciate all your effort,
Ma’am.
To my fellow Interact members, thank you all so
much for sticking with me. We wouldn’t have
been able to accomplish projects and achieve
success without your commitment and efforts.
Let us all cherish the moments we’ve been to-
gether and maintain the sturdiness of our bond.
Thanks also for cooperation from our senior
brothers and sisters in the Holy Spirit family, the
Rotaractors of Holy Spirit led by TGP Lovely
Rose Paalisbo who herself once served as presi-
dent of Interact.
Lastly, I would like thank Ma’am Marcia and Sir
Ric Salvador for giving us never-ending patience,
inspiration and support. I now appreciate the
challenges and insistence on excellence from
TGP Ric of RC Holy Spirit, including to prepare
this year-end Holy Spirit Interact President’s Mes-
sage for the first time in our club history that I can
recall..
Let us all stay strong and make a difference as
we face the year of 2018!
July 1 – December 31, 2017
July 23, 2017- Joint Induction and Turnover Ceremony with Rotaractors
July 30, 2017 – Careseekers
July 19, 2017 – Transition Program
July 7, 2017 – Celebration of New Rotary Year with SPED Center pupils,
parents, teachers
OWN PROJECT INITIATIVES
Dec 23, 2017 – Gift giving for 50 children, jointly with SSG. Games that build
friendship & cooperation. Kits with towel, powder, cologne to promote personal
hygiene among the kids.
December 23, 2017 – Bahay Kubo to encourage children to eat more vegeta-
bles. Interactors prepared & served delicious breakfast to the children.
Nov 11, 2017 – IAC Orientation
Nov 10, 2017 – STRCTY (to promote Right Conduct and Good Manners among
children)
Nov 9, 2017 – GC MODE (cleaning of surroundings to remind residents of the
importance of cleanliness and sanitation)
Nov 9, 2017 – Interviews with Peer Tutoring students to get feedback on results
Oct 26, 2017 – BUTCHI
Oct 14, 2017 – 2nd Peer Tutoring
Aug 5, 2017 – 1st Peer Tutoring in 2017 to help high school students to im-
prove their grades in Math, Science, other subjects
May 26,2017 – Tradenture
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 MESSAGES FROM ROTARY LEADERS
RI President’s January 2018 Message
In Rotary, our diversity is our strength. This
idea dates back to the earliest years of our
organization, when the classification sys-
tem was first proposed. The idea behind it
was simple: that a club with members who
had a wide variety of backgrounds and
abilities would be capable of better service
than one without.
In the years since, the idea of diversity in
Rotary has come to be defined more broadly. We have discov-
ered that a club that truly represents its community is far better
able to serve that community effectively. Looking ahead, it is
clear how essential diversity will remain in Rotary: not only to
strong service today, but to a strong organization in the future.
One of the most pressing aspects of diversity to ad-
dress in our membership is the age of our members.
When you look around at almost any Rotary event, it be-
comes immediately obvious that the age range in the
room does not promise a sustainable future for our organi-
zation. Our membership is near a record high, and we are
bringing in new members all the time – yet only a small
minority of those members are young enough to have
decades of Rotary service ahead of them. To ensure a
strong and capable Rotary leadership tomorrow, we need
to bring in young and capable members today.
We also cannot discuss diversity in Rotary without addressing
the issue of gender. It is difficult to imagine that just three dec-
ades ago, women could not join Rotary. Although we have
come a long way since then, the legacy of that misguided policy
is still with us. Far too many people continue to think of Rotary
as an organization only for men, and that idea has had a detri-
mental effect on both our public image and our membership
growth. Today, women make up just over 21 percent of Rotary's
membership. While this is certainly a great improvement, we
have a long way to go to meet what should be the goal of every
club: a gender balance that matches the balance of our world,
with as many women in Rotary as men.
Whatever brought each of us to Rotary, we stay because we
find value in Rotary membership and believe that our service
has value to the world. By building clubs
that reflect that world in all its diversity,
we will build even more enduring value
in Rotary: Making a Difference.
IAN H. S. RISELEY
President 2017-18
RC Holy Spirit D3780 in polio
immunization drive. Click
photo to view the campaign.
Foundation Chairman’s January 2018 Message
We are at the halfway point of this Rotary
year. There is plenty to look forward to in
2018 as we complete the first year of The
Rotary Foundation's second century of ser-
vice. By working in partnership with our
Foundation, Rotarians are making a differ-
ence in ways we could never have imag-
ined when we began.
First, our signature polio eradication initia-
tive continues to bring us closer to the historic day of a polio-
free world. Following our tremendous World Polio Day event in
Seattle, and the thousands of local events hosted by Rotary
members around the world, we are keeping up the momentum
to reach this year's polio fundraising goal of $50 million
(including District Designated Fund contributions). We are al-
ready closing in on that target thanks, in part, to the efforts of
Rotarians and friends who participated in the recent Miles to
End Polio bike ride to raise funds for the cause.
Second, our Foundation's comprehensive fundraising target of
$360 million this year will empower you and other Rotarians to
continue helping people all over the world.
In addition, the Building TRF Endowment: 2025 by 2025 initia-
tive is progressing well. Our goal is to build an endowment of
$2.025 billion by 2025 to ensure the long-term financial stability
of the Foundation and provide essential resources well into the
future.
Another emphasis relates to our work in peace-building and the
Rotary Peace Centers program. Applications for Rotary Peace
Fellowships become available this month. Be on the lookout for
great candidates and support our Peace Fellow alumni in the
field by inviting them to work with you as advisers on your pro-
jects.
Between February and June, RI President Ian H.S. Riseley is
convening six Presidential Peace-building Conferences, which
will showcase the connections between our work in each area
of focus and sustainable peace. You are invited to attend!
Of course, the biggest event of the Rotary year will be the 2018
Rotary International Convention in Toronto from 23 to 27 June.
We will celebrate not only the highlights of this Rotary year, but
also the 50th anniversary of Rotaract.
In the new year, let us continue to show that we are People of
Action! And let the world take notice: We Rotarians are Making
a Difference.
PAUL A. NETZEL
Trustee Chair 2017-18
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 The Age Demographics of ROTARY help us un-
derstand why membership must increase by
20% and with younger new members
SERVICE ABOVE SELF
Data presented during the RI Webinar Aug 13, 2014 -
The Four-Way Test MEMBERSHIP: IT’S NOW OR NEVER
OF THE THINGS we think, say or do

1) Is it the TRUTH?
Rotary membership has remained steady at 1.2 million
2) Is it FAIR to all concerned? 18%, or 216,000 Rotarians worldwide, are 70 years old & above
3) Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER
FRIENDSHIPS?
4) Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Rotarian’s Pledge
I am a Rotarian
I will always uphold the TRUTH.
I am a Rotarian
I will always strive to be FAIR
in all of my dealings with my fellowmen.
I am a Rotarian
Watch the webinar MEMBER-
I will always endeavor to build SHIP: IT’S NOW OR NEVER by
clicking here or on the image
GOODWILL and UNDERSTANDING
in my community, The Pew Research Center has found that American
CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS MEAN
among my countrymen MORE CHALLENGES
millennials do tend to share certain traits.
and people of all nations. Examples cited by THE ROTARIAN Magazine, May 2016  A 2014 report characterized them as
―unattached to organized politics and religion,
 The so-called ―millennials‖ - those born between linked by social media, burdened by debt, dis-
I am a Rotarian 1982 and 2000 - are America’s biggest gen- trustful of people, in no rush to marry – and
I will always seek to promote eration ever (more than 80 million). optimistic about the future.‖
the greatest good  The increasing age gap in the population has  They also feel compelled to make a difference
posed challenges to traditional service organiza- in their communities. The Case Foundation’s
for the greatest number of people tions like Rotary which struggle to recruit a 2015 Millennial Impact Research Report found
in the spirit of ROTARY SERVICE. generation of young adults for whom civic en- that 84 percent of the millennials surveyed had
gagement and networking happen more easily made a charitable donation the previous year
I am a Rotarian on a smartphone than at a weekly meeting. and that 70 percent had spent at least an hour
I will always uphold volunteering.

the Rotary International Motto,

ROTARY WORLD AT A GLANCE
SERVICE ABOVE SELF. Data as of 31 May 2017

ROTARY ROTARACT INTERACT RCCs

Rotarian Code of Conduct
As a Rotarian, I will
1) Act with integrity and high ethical standards in my Members Members Members Members
personal and professional life
1,236,554 235,497 499,123 210,500
2) Deal fairly with others and treat them and their
occupations with respect

3) Use my professional skills through Rotary to men-

tor young people, help those with special needs, and Clubs Clubs Clubs Corps
improve people’s quality of life in my community and
in the world 35,533 10,239 21,701 9,452
4) Avoid behaviour that reflects adversely on Rotary
or other Rotarians
Source: THE ROTARIAN October 2017 published by Rotary International
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 About THE DOVE
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the Rotary Club of Holy Spirit, Rotary
International District 3780. Holy Spirit D3780
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Distribution:
 THE DOVE is published in 3 ver-
sions: printed, digital PDF, and
online.
 PDF version sent by email to
nearly 1,000 addressees, Rotari-
ans and non-Rotarians in the club,
in the district, in Philippine Rotary
and outside including RI.
 Posted on social media networks DO SOMETHING TODAY THAT YOUR FUTURE
and groups SELF WILL THANK YOU FOR.
Cited by Ms Rebecca Lee in her talk with youth leaders during the
 Printed copies for reports INTERACT LEADERSHIP ASSEMBLY, December 2, 2017
First issue of THE DOVE: 4 June 2009
(Vol I, No. 1)
Editorial team:
 Marcia Salvador - Editor and Club
Information & Communication Offi-
cer (CICO)
 Ric Salvador - Asst Editor
 Contributors
Address: Don Antonio Clubhouse,
Holy Spirit Drive, Quezon City PH

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