RCMO CELEBRATES

INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY

Rotary Club of Makati Olympia

promotes basic literacy as one its

main thrusts. Jose Magsaysay

Elementary School (JMES) in Makati

is its partner.

To celebrate International Literacy

Day, it launched the project “Mga

Kwento ni Kuya at Ate,” a monthly

story-telling session for selected

schoolchildren from Grades 2 and 3

at JMES. For the maiden session,

there were 65 pupil-participants

who listened to the story “Ang

Langgam at Ang Tipaklong”. After

the story telling, a game was played

to test the comprehension skills of

the pupils. Prizes were given the

winners. Rotaractor Roxanne

Tangcalagan regaled the pupils with

songs.

Rotaractor Joel Advincula and

District Interact Representative

Miguel Bermido were the story-

tellers. Nine Rotarians headed by

CP Rose Acoba, 7 Rotaractors and

an Interactor and the School

Administration headed by Principal

Imelda Ferrer and Grades 2 and 3

teachers were present.

On November 17, 1965, UNESCO

(United Nations Educational,

Scientific and Cultural Organization)

proclaimed September 8 as the

International Literacy Day. The

annual celebration aims to highlight

the importance of literacy to

individuals, communities and

societies. It reminds the

international communities of the

status of literacy and adult learning

globally.

Literacy, according to UNESCO, is

the "ability to identify, understand,

interpret, create, communicate,

compute and use printed and

written materials associated with

varying contexts. Literacy involves

a continuum of learning in enabling

individuals to achieve their goals, to

develop their knowledge and

potential, and to participate fully in

their community and wider society."

Rotary International espouses this

advocacy. It acknowledges that

literacy is the key to its aspiration

to do service to humanity for it

believes the clear connection

between illiteracy and poverty.

Message Message Message Message of the of the of the of the RCMORCMORCMORCMO PresidentPresidentPresidentPresident

This week, we have been

in a frenzy in our activities

Going on our second

month, we are now full

blast in our endeavors. I

am happy that all of us

are slowly feeling the

magic of Rotary.

Through our organizational stage, we have

received the best orientation and formation

any new club can get. We know that learning

does not end there. Now that we have started

doing our projects, we are beginning to

understand why it was said in one of the

Rotary Information sessions that the service

activities are the very spirit of Rotary. Without

them, what we have learned will be just the

philosophical frameworks without action.

All the activities that we have started are

anchored on our learnings. We decided to do

them after a thorough assessment of the needs

of the communities that we will serve as far as

our resources will allow.

The real essence of these projects lies in our

collective desire and belief in them. We are 54

charter members. To-date, there are several

being proposed to be new members soon. Who

says that we are wanting in resources?

The recent visits to our local sister clubs are

opening more doors for collaborative efforts.

For instance, RC Los Banos donated Anti –

Dengue Spray while we also gave them books

for their adopted school.

And how can we forget our youth and their

respective matched clubs who have

invigorated and added life to all our

undertakings? Cont’d at page 2…

The

OLYMPIANS The Official Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Makati OLYMPIA

VOL 01 NO 05 • SEPTEMBER 2010

editorial team adviser Rose Acoba

editor Joel D. Adriano

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Write us your ideas and thoughts or contribute articles that you think is interesting and will be beneficial to our organization. Contact us at (0917)545-6171 and (0917)891-4695.

RCMO INKS MATCHED CLUB

AGREEMENT WITH RCS MARIKINA

NORTH D-3800, MARILAO D3770 AND LOS

BANOS D-3820

It was a hectic week for RCMO. On Tuesday,

September 7, it signed matched club agreement

with RC Marikina North. CP Rose Acoba together

with PE Lorna Perea, Treas. Amor Isip and Dir Ju

Abdulcadir represented RCMO in the signing at

the 30th Charter Anniversary of the Sister Club.

Pres. Dodjie Leyva signed for RC Marikina North.

RC Marilao, represented by Pres. Jorge Ibarra

and RC Makati Olympia represented by CP Rose

Acoba likewise signed the matched club

agreement last September 9 during the former’s

21st Induction Ceremonies in Marilao Bulacan.

Not to be outdone is RC Los Banos. Pres. Marcy

Baradas and CP Rose signed matched club

agreement last September 10, 2010 on the

occasion of the joint Induction of Area 1 Group 4

of District 3820 where RC Los Banos belongs.

AKLAT – A MONTH AFTER LAUNCH By: CP Ahl Legaspi, RAC Makati Olympia

In the past month, AKLAT has been an ongoing weekly activity

at Jose Magsaysay Elementary School. Envisioned to help

non-reader Grades 1 – 3 pupils learn how to read and improve

their comprehension skills, it has evolved into a full time

mentoring and tutorials for academically slow students. Aside

from Reading, other academic subjects like Math, Science and

Pilipino are now being taught them. Grades 4 and 5 pupils are

also part of the beneficiaries.

The first evaluation of the progress in learning of the pupil-

beneficiaries will be after three months. Baseline data on their

aptitude have been recorded for proper monitoring.

We, the Interactors and Rotaractors (Ate and Kuya) who

participate in the weekly sessions, are more inspired and

hopeful that we will be able to achieve our goals for our wards.

We look forward to every meeting that we have with them.

Our joy is in knowing that what we are doing is our little

contribution to their future.

Paul Harris

Rotary’s Founder

Message Message Message Message RCMORCMORCMORCMO PresidentPresidentPresidentPresident cont’d from p.1

The Olympians that we are, we have pledged to

go for gold always… This is not to say that we

serve to be recognized and win awards. We

work with no less than excellence as our

parameter. We shall not do anything less. There

is no endeavor that is big or small, great or

insignificant as long as we know that we will

help change the lives of our beneficiaries for the

best.

Service is our reward!

“ ..why not in big Chicago

have a fellowship composed of

just one man from each of

many different occupations,

without restrictions as to their

politics or religion, with

broad tolerance for each

other’s opinions? In such a

fellowship could there not be

mutual helpfulness?..”