Phenomenal Oct 22, 2009

OFFICIAL WEEKLY PUBLICATIO� OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF MAKATI SA� LORE�ZO

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL THEME IN 2009-2010

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

ROWENA “Jing” SARAO

Dear RCMSL Family,

I would like to welcome everybody back to our regular

meeting after a very long, tiring but fulfilling service

projects we had for the victims of Typhoon Ondoy.

Tonight, our guest speaker, Sylvia Lichauco De Leon will

be talking about Women and Children Issues. This is a

very interesting topic for all of us since most of our

members are also women’s rights advocates.

Just to give everybody an update, we had a 4 in 1 literacy

project at Muzon Elementary School in Taytay Rizal. A

seminar was conducted about anti-rabies, anti-dengue,

leptospirosis and proper oral hygience. The project is in

partnership with RCMSL, RC Metro East Taytay and RC

Paco Manila.

We also donated books to Muzon Elementary school. The

school has 2,350 children. Principal Racquel Pinon was

grateful for our book donation.

I would like to thank PP Beth, PP Cynthia, PP Nini and

Rtn. Eugene for attending the Octoberfest.

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Heavenly Father, we thank you for bringing us together again for our regular meeting. WE pray Lord that you will give us wisdom that we will be able to learn more from our speaker about women and chirldren’s issue. WE pray Lord that you make us an instrument to help women and children who are in need of assistance. We ask these in Jesus name. Amen.

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PROGRAMME

Call to Order

� Pres. Jing Sarao

Invocation� PP Maridel

National Anthem

� Rtn. Eugene Gonzales

Introduction of Visiting

Rotarians and Guests

� PP Marilou Romero

President’s Time


Introduction of Guest

Speaker

� Dir. Shelly Lazaro

Guest Speaker

� Sylvia Lichauco De Leon

Adjournment


Program Moderator

� PP Cynthia Reyes


Thursday, October 22, 2009

OCTOBER FEST Friday, October 16, 2009,

Mega World Information Center, McKinley Hills, Fort Bonifacio

RCMSL members

attended the

annual Octoberfest

at Mckinley Hills,

Fort Bonifacio.

Beers were served

to all the guests to

celebrate this

German tradition.

BOOK DONATION Monday, October 19, 2009,

Muzon Elementary School

RCMSL donated books to Muzon Elementary School.

Receiving the books was Principal Raquel R. Pinon.

Muzon Elementary school has 2,350 students. Redencion

Cecogo, the librarian, was not around during the book

donation.



HEALTH

Vitamin A Drops Monday, October 19, 2009,


HEALTH

ORAL Hygiene

Monday, October 19, 2009,


RCMSL in partnership with RC Metro East

Taytay conducted a Vitamin A drops campaign

to Grade 1 students of Muzon Elementary

School. There were 300 students who received

Vitamin A drops. Vitamin A deficiency causes

blindness to children. This project will

supplement the vitamin A requirements of

children to avoid any cases of lost of eyesight in

the future.

An Oral Hygiene Seminar was conducted to 250 students of Muzon Elementary School.

They were taught on the proper way of cleaning their teeth to prevent tooth decay. At the

end of the seminar, the students were given toothbrushes and toothpastes.



LITERACYLITERACYLITERACYLITERACY– ANTI-DENGUE CAMPAIGN



Dengue is very rampant now especially

in flooded areas with stagnant water. A

seminar was conducted to students to

teach them on the how to prevent

dengue.

LITERACYLITERACYLITERACYLITERACY– ANTI-RABIES CAMPAIGN



We had a film showing about rabies, its

causes, prevention and cure. The video is

courtesy of National Rabies Center of San

Lazaro Hospital. The seminar increased the

awareness of student to be responsible pet

owners to avoid cases of rabies in the

future.



Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia LichaucoLichaucoLichaucoLichauco De LeonDe LeonDe LeonDe Leon

Sylvia obtained her degree from Georgetown University, School of Business -

Class of ‘69 with a B.S.B.A. in Foreign Management. After graduation she

became involved in the first condominium developments in the Philippines.

In 1972 she moved to San Francisco and continued working in the real

estate field. She founded Edgewood Investments and handled the acquisition

and management of real estate investments primarily for overseas investors.

She later worked as owner’s representative for the GSIS /PAL development of

the prime commercial property on Union Square, S.F. Unfortunately, due to

change in government despite all her efforts the project did not materialize.

Sylvia worked on raising her 3 daughters in both S.F. and Boston but was

looking for a chance to get involved in development. With a visit to Rwanda

with an inspiring friend, and her last daughter ready for college - Sylvia

returned to the Philippines to work on women’s and children’s issues. Her

first assignment was to help launch an information campaign on the

importance of breastfeeding, where she served as consultant to Children for

Breastfeeding and UNICEF. Breastfeeding is the most far-reaching and least

costly way to alleviate poverty. Yet breast milk substitutes are among the

top 3 items sold in sari-sari stores all over the country. Approximately

16,000 Filipino babies die each year from not being breast fed.

In 2006 after learning about the abuses of our female OFWs from the

Human Rights website, (www.hrw.org) she proposed to the Philippines

government that they host an international conference on gender and

migration. Sylvia founded the Lola Grande Foundation for Women and

Children, Inc. (LGF) which became a co-convener of the “International

Conference on Gender, Migration, and Development (ICGMD) successfully

held in September 2008. (www.icgmd.info) Lola Grande’s partners were the

National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women NCRFW, UNICEF,

UNIFEM, ILO, Migrant Forum Asia and the Women and Gender Institute of

Miriam College. It is important to note that the Manila Call to Action – the

output of the Conference - the Manila Call to Action – has made it to the UN

HCHR (UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, to the Special Rapparteur

on Migrant Workers and their Families.

Sylvia is proposing a Filipino Women’s Fund which will be a grant-making

institution for women and children’s social issues related to education,

environment, livelihood and health (See www.womensfunding network.org).

With women as half the population, they should be entitled to half the

development money. We have a long way to go.

BULLETIN BOARD



•On to Montreal launch is on October 28, 2009, 6pm at Makati Sports Club.

The guest speaker is Ambassador Robert Desjardines of Canada

•October 29 is our Halloween party and new members night. Please invite

prospective members to attend the event.

•Just a friendly reminder, please settle your 2nd quarter dues and the 1,000

assessment for the typhoon ondoy victims.

4 IN 1 LITERACY PROJ.



RCMSL with RC Metro East Taytay and RC Paco

Manila had a 4 in 1 literacy project for Grade 5 and

Grade 6 students of Muzon Elementary School. We had

a film showing about rabies, its causes, prevention and

cure. We also did a presentation on the causes of

dengue and how to prevent it. Since its been in the

news that most people who were victims of the flood are

getting leptospirosis, we also gave some inputs to the

children about the causes of leptospirosis, its symptoms

and what are the possible remedies. The last

presentation was about proper oral hygiene. About 250

students attended the 4 in 1 Literacy Project.

Health & Medicine

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