COMMUNITY SONG

M O O N R I V E R

(Audrey Hepburn from Breakfast at Tiffany’s)

Moon river wider than a mile I’m crossing you in style someday

Oh dream maker, you heart breaker Wherever you’re going I’m going your way

Two drifters off to see the world

There’s such a lot of world to see We’re after that same rainbow’s end

Waitin’ ‘round the bend A Huckleberry friend

Moon river and me

Repeat from the beginning

Cheers to our September Birthday Celebrants!

September 10 – Vic Chua

September 11 – Edith Tapnio

PP Ponchit leading birthday song for our celebrants

Regular Weekly Meeting 7:30 pm, September 21, 2010

Barangay Horseshoe Multipurpose Hall, Sunset Drive, Quezon City

P R O G R A M

Call to Order Pres. Ma. Elisa “Baby” Allado

Invocation Rtn Edward Aquino

National Anthem Rtn Jeffrey Briones

The 4-Way test PP Hector “Jodie” Moreno

Finest Moments pp Jun San Juan

Introduction of Guest Speaker Rtn Inday Nery

Guest Speaker John David S. Tan, M.D.

“How to take care of Your Heart”

Fellowship –

Mooncake Festival Games PE Alex Buot & Rtn Vic Chua

Community Song Rtn Rosalie Montreal

President’s Time Pres. Ma. Elisa “Baby” Allado

RCNMH Hymn Rtn Edgar Tanuan Jr

Adjournment Pres. Ma. Elisa “Baby” Allado

Night Chair : PP Alfonso “Ponchit” Miranda

President’s Corner Ma. Elisa “Baby” Allado

ALL IN A WEEK’S WORK SCHEDULE

The week just past has been truly hectic but very fruitful for me. Let

me share the activities with you.

Sept 13 -Completion of the weekly newsletter last Monday –

collating the articles and finalizing the layout for submission to

Secretary Badette Redublo’s friend who has been printing our

newsletters in full color for free.

Sept 14 -10am launching of the Pasiglahin ang Estudyanteng

Pinoy (PEP) supplementary feeding program at P Tuazon Elementary

School – a joint undertaking with Kabisig ng Kalahi, Sigma Delta Phi

Alumnae Association US Northeaast Chapter, National

Competitiveness Council, Department of Education and Mead Johnson

Nutritionals where 30 malnourished students aged 7-9 will be fed with

one hot meal and one glass of milk for the next 120 days.

-Preparations for the Induction of new members Tuesday

evening (with PE Alex Buot)- arranging for: pins & tokens, PDG

Hermie Jarin to do Charging of new members, the Orientation of new

members by PDG Mar Nery prior to the meeting, and the caterer for

the night.

Sept 16 – 12nn meeting with the Literacy co-lead Clubs (RC

Batasan Hills, Commonwealth & Paseo de Roxas) and Literacy Chairs

of RI Districts 3780 and 3830 (IPP Boone Ongchoco & PP Beth Rabuy)

– discussed Phase 2 of the ongoing District-wide literacy project

-6pm meeting with Gov Ambo re Vocational Awards night

organizing committee

Sept 18 – 6-8am Oplan Linis Kontra Dengue (with Service Projects

Dir. Josie Ang and Interact liaison PP Boyet Alfonso) at P Bernardo

High School in cooperation with our Interact Club & QC Red Cross

-8-11 am Global Presidents’ meeting

-11-12nn Meeting re Alay ng Rotary sa Kabataan

organizing committee led by RC Kamuning

-2-4pm English Enhancement & Personality Development

session with the PBA players

-8-11pm Induction party of RC New Manila South

Sept 19- VP/Treasurer Alex Arrojo texted me that our team’s bowling

was at 8:30am. However, Sunday mornings for the last 3 ½ years has been devoted to my hospice work where I do home visitations to

indigent terminally-ill patients in the Muntinlupa, Las Piňas and

Paraňaque areas so I could not attend.

I would like to thank our members who assisted in and

attended the above activities with me. May the others join in too.

WHERE TO MAKE-UP Monday RC Metro Sta Mesa 7pm Rotary Center RC Tomas Morato 7pm Sulo Hotel RC Ayala Heights 7:30pm Rotary Center RC Roxas 8pm Rotary Center Wednesday RC Cubao EDSA 7pm Rotary Center

RC New Manila 7:30pm Rotary Center RC Mega EDSA 7:30 pm Rotary Center RC Tandang Sora 7:30pm Rotary Center RC Bagong Silangan 8pm Rotary Center Thursday RC Capitol Hills 7pm Serye (QC Circle) RC Commonwealth 7pm Heat EDSA Shangri-la

RC Kagitingang Cubao 7:30pm Camp Aguinaldo RC Pag-asa 8pm Jollibee East Ave/V Luna

RC Paraiso 8pm Rotary Center Friday RC Cubao East 7pm Tang Kang Resto, Roces Ave

RC Cosmopolitan Cubao 8pm Rotary Center RC Metro Diliman 8pm Rotary Center RC Kamuning West 8pm Rotary Center RC QC Circle 7pm DAR FAPSO RC SFDM Central 8pm Rotary Center Saturday English Enhancement & Personality Development Program 1-3pm at P. Bernardo High School, P. Tuason Blvd. QC

Certificate of Attendance

This certifies that Rotarian _______________________________________ attended the regular weekly meeting of Rotary Club of New Manila Heights held at the Barangay Horseshoe Multipurpose Hall, Sunset Drive, Quezon City on September 21, 2010.

Bernadette Redublo Club Secretary

Educational Background:

Elementary & High School – Xavier School (1980-1991)

College – Ateneo de Manila University – BS Psychology (1995)

Graduate – St. Luke’s Medical School -Doctor of Medicine (2001)

*Top 10 of the Class, Vice-President 1999 and President 2000

Internship – St. Luke’s Medical Center (2001)

Residency – St. Luke’s Medical Center– Internal Medicine (2004)

*Chief Resident (2004)

Fellowship– St Luke’s Medical Center - Adult Cardiology (2008)

Clinical Research Fellowship – SLMC – Invasive Cardiology (2009)

Affiliations:

Fellow, Phil. College of Physicians and Phil. College of Cardiology

Member, Phil. Society of Cardiac Catheterization & Intervention

and Philippine Medical Association

Active Consultant, SLMC Global City

Affiliate Consultant, SLMC Quezon City

Visiting Consultant, Cardinal Santos Medical Center

CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES

September 18 – Oplan Linis Kontra Dengue

-6am - P. Bernardo High School grounds

-2pm –PBA players as guest facilitators during EEPD

September 21 – Spouses Night (Males)

-Guest Speaker: Dr. John David Tan, Cardiologist

“How to care for your heart”

-Mooncake Festival/Dinner (courtesy of Rtn Vic Chua)

September 28 – Club Assembly

Prayer

We thank You, Father, for the blessing of family where you first sow the

seeds of truth and values. We thank You, Lord, for the male spouses who

are the key players in tonight’s program. Bless their efforts with success

and give them also a desire to be members of the Club in the near future.

We are grateful also for the new members You, Jesus, have blessed our

Club with. We ask that as they come regularly to our Club meetings, they

will experience the joy and satisfaction of fellowship and service above self

in and through Rotary.

We ask for Your Spirit’s guiding presence in all that we think, say or do in

Rotary so that the 4 Way Test that You have led our founding fathers to

pursue, is lived out in a way that glorifies You, O Holy Triune God. Amen.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age."

~Lucille Ball

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

"You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoes and wonder what else you can do

while you're down there."

~ George Burns

-From Motivation in a Minute

Tonight’s Guest Speaker:

Dr. John David S. Tan

CROSSROADS

PDG Mario “Mar” R. Nery

A Few Common Questions

1. Who really is responsible for bringing in new

members?

All of us, equally. The only requirement is that we strictly follow the rules. If we do not, or even just bend them to

accommodate someone, our club history is replete with examples of this failure, which in some cases required years to heal. So all of us are responsible for recruitment, but the

responsibility to follow the rules lie squarely with the President, the Board and the Membership Chairman. This is

not negotiable. While we are at it, it is not correct to call our guests as future members of our club. We must discipline

ourselves on this, as it can exert unfair pressure on the guest, and if the guest is not approved for membership later, it can cause embarrassment on the part of the guest,

and to the club. As a non-relative of mine said, "Control your greed"! !

2. How often should we join sponsorships of Inter-

City (IC) meetings?

Not too often, and preferably much less. Our club has empirical proof that every time we join an IC, our

attendance suffers, unless it is held on the day and venue of our regular meetings. For some reason, our club has not been particularly interested in joining ICs.

3. How often should the club board meet?

Once a month, on a previously scheduled date, unless there is an urgent matter that needs to be discussed by a special meeting. The board meeting is a separate function than that

of a regular meeting. It should therefore not be treated as merely an appendage to the regular meeting. If it is, then

the board does not give due justice to the important items in the agenda.

PASIGLAHIN ANG ESTUDYANTENG PINOY (PEP)

Alex A, Alex B, Baby, Noemi, Annabelle, Boyet Project Partners & Beneficiaries

MOA Signing among Program Partners Service Projects Director Josie Ang

President Baby asking for cooperation Ms. Rosary Benitez representing funders

Beneficiaries – 30 malnourished 7-9 years old children at P. Tuazon Elementary School

Orientation and Presentation of New members. . .

Charging and Induction of New members. . .

Welcoming the newly Inducted members to RCNMH . . .

Rhose, Edward, Jeff, Junjun, and Nick – congratulations on

joining one of the oldest, most prestigious and biggest

humanitarian organizations in the world and the reigning

Most Outstanding Club of the District!

Now you will have the opportunity to use your respective

vocations to render SERVICE ABOVE SELF!

GOV AMBO BASKETBALL CUP OPENS WITH A BANG by IPP Boone Ongchoco

The highly anticipated Gov Ambo Basketball Cup opened with much fanfare

last September 4, 2010. The event was highlighted by the guest appearance of

PBA players Ronald Tubid, Gary David & Paolo Hubalde.

Our very own IPP Boone of the HOPs & Friends basketball squad led the oath

of sportsmanship involving players from 10 teams and the Globevolleybelles

team led by Lady Dot Gancayco. Special awards were handed

out to the best muse and best team

uniform. The muse of the HOPs &

Friends basketball team, Delayna

Hanopol, ran away with the best

muse trophy as judged by the PBA

players, Gov Ambo and Lady Dot.

The best uniform award went to the

home team from RC Camp Crame.

Opening day winners were: HOPs & Friends

over RC Camp Crame, 88-83 (as RCNMHers

Junjun Tanuan and IPP Boone combined for

56 points), Dream Makers over RCUD, 66-49,

and RC Cubao Central over RC Balintawak,

64-62.

(Breaking news: Last September 11, IPP Boone set the early tourney record

of 46 points in the 98-79 win of the HOPs

& Friends team over the young guns of RC Balintawak. Junjun Tanuan ably supported IPP Boone with 28 points. On

September 18, with Rtn. Junjun and IPP Boone once again leading the way, the HOPs & Friends team defeated RC Timog, 80-73, to keep its unblemished

record intact.)

QCPD Station 9 Signs Continuing Education

Partnership with RCNMH & RI District 3780

by IPP Boone Ongchoco

In its desire to create a more peaceful and productive community,

Quezon City Police District Station 9, located in Anonas, generously offered a

35-seater room equipped with 15 computer units in their police station for the

conduct of continuing education, trainings and seminars not just for the project

beneficiaries of RC New Manila Heights but for RI District 3780 Rotary clubs

as well. Matching the QCPD Station 9 offer, Informatics International College –

Diliman volunteered to teach basic computer literacy courses for free and

committed to facilitate the installation of the local area network and

maintenance of computers and related devices in Station 9.

With these critical elements in place and to ensure the full utilization of

Station 9’s facilities, RCNMH is now

looking into expanding its

“Karunungan at Kabuhayan” Center

project to the Anonas area. More

importantly, Rotarians in District

3780 can now participate in the

program by actively searching for out-

of-school youth and idle residents

willing to take advantage of this

golden opportunity to break away

from the clutches of poverty.

This continuing education partnership was formalized during a

memorandum of agreement signing held on September 14, 2010 during the RC

New Manila Heights club meeting held at St. Elizabeth Seton Hall, Mt. Carmel

Shrine Parish. Parties to the signing include new RCNMH member Lt. Col.

Nick Torre (Station 9 Superintendent), RCNMH IPP Boone Ongchoco (District

3780 Literacy Chair), RCNMH Pres. Baby Allado, AG Boyet Tabao and Rtn.

Tas Millena (Informatics Deputy Managing Director).

RCNMH Inducts New Members by Secretary Badette Redublo

To fulfill Rotary Club of New Manila Height’s endeavor to increase

its membership, 5 new members were inducted last September 14, 2010 at St. Elizabeth Hall, Mt. Carmel Church. All sponsored by IPP Daniel “Boone” Ongchoco, they are: Edward John “Edward” Aquino, Professional Referee of the PBA (Sports), Jeffrey “Jeff” Briones, I.T. Instructor at Informatics (Information Technology), Rosalie “Rhose”Montreal, Special Projects Manager of Phil. Basketball Association (Sports Events Marketing), Edgar “Junjun” Tanuan, Jr., Marketing Consultant also at Informatics (Marketing), and Lt. Col. Nicolas “Nick” Torre III, Police Superintendent of Quezon City Police Department Station 9 (Law Enforcement).

Before the regular meeting, PDG Mar Nery, our in-house trainer,

gave the prospective members an Orientation on Rotary International: its history, its organizational set-up, its membership, and its major projects. They were each furnished a membership kit which include the Rotary Basics and This is Rotary leaflets. They were also given The Horizon, the club’s weekly bulletin which featured the Club’s vision and mission, several articles regarding membership, some of the Club’s projects (e.g., feeding program, End Polio Now campaign), Rotary Information on New Generations and calendar of activities.

During the charging by PDG Hermogenes “Hermie” Jarin, He

emphasized the following responsibilities for each new member:

1. attend weekly meetings 2. if absent, attend make-up classes ( list of schedules of

different club meetings can be found in our weekly bulletin ) 3. pay dues promptly, it may be annually, semi annually, or

monthly 4. full commitment to and active participation in our club’s goals

and projects 5. follow by heart the 4-Way Test and be a model for others 6. Uphold the image of Rotary.

They were then inducted by PDG Mario “Mar” Nery followed by the pinning

of the official Rotary pins by the Club Officers, the welcome

handshake/embrace by the members of the Club and the presentation of

token Rotary keyholders by President Baby.

Our warmest congratulations to the newly-inducted members of RCNMH!

October is Vocational Service Month

It’s time to start preparing for Vocational Service Month, when

Rotarians are encouraged to focus on this important Avenue of

Service. Increase the vocational service knowledge of your fellow

club members by devoting your first October Rotary club meeting to

discussing The Four-Way Test and the Declaration of Rotarians in

Businesses and Professions. This special month is a great opportunity

to begin planning vocational activities for the entire year, including

awards and community projects that raise awareness of Rotarians’

commitment to ethics in business.

Tips for member retention

By Arnold R. Grahl , Rotary International News -- 26 August 2010

Make Rotary fun.

Travel together to club meetings and projects – or take a club

trip together.

Form a hiking fellowship to get active outside of weekly

meetings.

Go out to Sunday brunch with a group of members.

Find out what gets a member excited about Rotary.

Do a hands-on project instead of the regular meeting once a

month.

Identify a signature project -- one the club is known for

throughout the community.

Create a mentor committee, and offer three-year mentoring to

new members.

Develop a buddy system, pairing up a new member with an

existing member.

Designate someone to round up members who haven't

participated in a while and drive them to the club's meetings or

events.

Plan outings to involve new Rotarians and their families.

Invite families to club meetings.

Promote the practice of younger members introducing other

younger members.

Organize a New Generations club to target younger

professionals.

Oplan Linis Kontra Dengue part 2 by Interactors at P. Bernardo High School by Jalline Pebres

Concerned by the increased number of dengue cases in Quezon City,

President Jalline Pebres of the Interact Club at P. Bernardo High School

collaborated with the Red Cross Youth (RCY), Supreme Student Government

(SSG), Boys and Girls Scout of the Philippines, and the English Club to do a

clean-up drive and dengue spray in the school grounds.

Interactors singing the Doxology Students with Coordinator Ms. Medrano

Dengue info by Ms. Rona from QC Red Cross “Nobody but You” number byInteractors

Brooms in hand, ready to clean up Interactors in full force despite the early call time

A short program before the activity featured a resource person from QC Red Cross

educating the students about how to prevent dengue and what to do when infected.

The students then proceeded to the cleaning of the school grounds. The staff of

Service Projects Dir. Josie Ang from Barangay Horseshoe sprayed around the

perimeter of the school. “I’m so happy that this project is successful and I am thankful to

those who joined in the project. This is a big thing that I have done to my beloved school.”

PBA Players Grace our English Enhancement and Personality Development (EEPD) Workshop

By PP Boyet Alfonso

IPP Boone Ongchoco scheduled a surprise visit by PBA players last

Saturday. The students had fun as San Miguel team players Mick Penisi and Alex

Cabagnot joined in the day’s word game Taboo, posed for pictures and signed

autographs.

The EEPD program this year is being undertaken on a much broader scale

with the participation of about 60 students and 15 volunteer-Rotaractors from

Informatics Diliman, Cainta, and Marikina as moderators. Occasionally, program

overall coordinator Nikki Alfonso’s Ateneo classmates and co-workers at QTV,

drop by to join in the activities.

Sessions are held every Saturday, starting at 1:30 pm at the P. Bernardo

High School for 2 hours but these inevitably extend up to 5:00 pm as the students

and moderators enjoy the activities with gusto.

The objective of the program is to provide public school students the

opportunity to attain a very good level of proficiency in verbal English, i.e., to be

comfortable in speaking the English language. The students are made to converse in

English in a setting of interesting, happy interactive activities – not only to motivate

them to participate but, more importantly, to sustain their interest until the end of

the school year. The sessions are structured and broken down into 4 parts, namely:

Words of the Day (example : déjà vu, clique, synergy) – Students are given

the meaning of the words in English and in Pilipino. Then they are asked to

use each word in a sentence.

Warm-Up – The class is divided into smaller groups, about 8 each, and

made to work on an activity (for instance an activity intended to show how

cooperation and camaraderie within the group leads to superior results).

Main Activity, Group Dynamics – During one session, the group activity

was “Stranded in an Island” : They are asked to make believe that they are

stranded in an island and each member is asked to name one item they

would bring to the island for the group’s survival and why. They then

brainstorm on the responses of the group members.

Round-Up – Each group presents to the whole class what they came up

with during the main activity

Though structured, sessions and activities are varied from time to time.

There are plans for the students to visit the set of “Eat Bulaga” or observe an actual

Call Center. In past sessions, film clips like Cirque de Soleil and The Secret were

shown.

The program encourages groups to be formed spontaneously – natural

group mates – so they continue speaking English outside of the sessions. This was

found to be very effective. Of course, the basic rule is not to make fun of anyone

having difficulty in expressing one’s self in English.

When the program was conceptualized and implemented in 2007-2008 by

Nikki Alfonso, PP Boyet Alfonso’s daughter (during his term as president) the

program was simply meant to improve verbal English language skill and the many

benefits such skill brings. Within the year, the program evolved to include also

value formation, objective setting, and attitudinal changes.

The school authorities noticed the big improvement in the confidence level

of that first batch so they requested for its continuation with full support from the

Principal and the teachers. Nikki started producing a manual for the program to be

used as a template. This is based on her experience two years ago and the current

progress and development in collaboration with the current moderators as co-

authors.

Because of the impact it has had on students and moderators alike, IPP

Boone Ongchoco, as this year’s District Chairman for Literacy, has expanded it into

a district-wide program for Rotary Clubs, for implementation in their respective

adopted public schools using our template.