September 19, 2013

Secretary’s Corner_09192013

What a Rotary filled week it was from Sep. 9 to the 16^th. Outlined below are the various Club and Club related activities and meetings that transpired during said week.

Sep. 9 – IPP Jojo Bacarro and I attended the 3 pm meeting in Club Filipino for the coming Interact Assembly.

Sep. 11 – PE Rose Caoc, FDG Benny Pe, PN Jay Penaflor, Rtn Gigi Rodriguez and I met at the Club Filipino (10:30am) to discuss final preparations for the Financial Literacy Seminar project on Saturday 

Sep 14. Pres. Therese and AG Gina Sanchez attended the 5pm meeting at the Gloria Maris Restaurant to discuss the Rotary Academy 101.

Sep. 12 – was our regular weekly meeting with Mr. Ramir K. Libre as guest speaker. Rtn Jay Penaflor was also elected to be our club’s President Nominee – his term starts right after PE Rose Caoc.

Sep. 13 – I attended the BLT Monitoring meeting in the San Juan Elementary School together with the delegation from the Jollibee Foundation.

Sep. 14 – was the big day of our Financial Literacy Seminar project held from 8am to 5pm at the Camelot Hotel. Several members pitched-in to make this a successful project. Special mention goes to the following members: Service Director (FDG) Benny Pe for spearheading this project, PN Jay Penaflor who invited corporate sponsors and was also a speaker, Rtn Gigi Rodriguez who was master of ceremonies, AG Gina for inviting the Global Presidents and PP Doray for bringing in several patrons.

Sep. 15 – Pres. Therese attended the welcome dinner hosted by our District for Japanese Rotarians from District 2770 at the Pan Pacific Hotel. Our guests from RC Satte, Japan donated USD 1,800+ to install CCTV cameras in SJNHS.

Sep. 16 – we met with the same Japanese Rotarians for lunch at the Hai Kang Restaurant in Wilson St. After lunch we took them to the San Juan National High School and show them where the CCTV Camera’s would be installed. A courtesy call to Mayor Guia Gomez followed before they were brought by our rented van to their respective hotels (in Manila).

Next, our club will be Co-Host with our sister-club RC Marikina for the Rotary Academy 101 on Sep. 28. This will be held at the Camelot Hotel. And lastly, our Club will host the Second District Mass Induction of new members on November 16 (venue to be announced).

Cheers and enjoy Rotary J

Sec/PP Jovie