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The Rotary Club of Makati North, D3830 Philippines

1698 days ago

History / Meeting Day and Venue

RC Makati North, now 38 years old, was chartered on May 3, 1973, as the third club in Makati after RC Makati and RC Makati West. RCMN’s parent club is RC Makati. Today, RC Makati North remains an all male club with an active membership of 41 of which about 20 are avid golfers. RCMN meets every Wednesday at noontime at Brasserie Restaurant, 21/F Security Bank Bldg., Ayala Avenue, Makati City. Meeting starts with a fellowship lunch. Program proper starts promptly at 1:00pm and ends at 2:00pm sharp. There is usually a guest speaker every regular meeting.

Significant Service Projects:

Over the years, RC Makati North has undertaken outreach projects that uplifted lives and brought hope to hundreds of beneficiaries. Some of the significant undertakings included following:

• Since 1986, it has supported with other Makati Rotary clubs the Stepping Stone Learning Center for mentally and physically challenged children.

• After the Mt. Pinatubo eruption, RCMN facilitated the resettlement of some 200 indigenous Aeta families in a 2-hectare property donated by PP Bert Lingad in Botolan, Zambales. For ten years, RCMN supported this Aeta community with annual medical and dental missions, relief donations, college scholarships, and seed money for carabaos and goats to enable them to become a self-sustaining community.

• Since the turn of the millennium, RCMN has undertaken a yearly 5-month daily feeding program for some 100 malnourished children in two Makati public schools dubbed as “Feed a Child, Build a Nation.” Partners in this project are The Inner Wheel Club of Makati North, RCC Singkamas and Sta Cruz, RC Raffles City in Singapore, Shigeo Takayama Foundation, RC Makati’s Partner in Service Program (PSP) and the District Simplified Grant.

• In 2005, RCMN was able to obtain a US$23500 matching grant from Rotary International and RC Shah Alam and RC Raffles City, RCMN’s sister club in Malaysia and Singapore to fund medical services and medical supplies for indigent emergency cases at Philippine General Hospital. This fund was expended over a period of 13 months.

• An on-going activity since 2005, RCMN has been in partnership with IWCMN to organize an annual youth congress called League of Extraordinary and Admired Pilipino (LEAP) leaders congress for some 800 – 1000 top graduating college students in Metro Manila. This congress is a one-day interactive learning experience with Pilipino models of excellence to inspire and give hope to the youth. “Maganda ang Pilipinas, Magaling ang Pilipino, Nasa ating kamay and kinabukasan – is the main theme of this congress. Funding for LEAP of about P600k is underwritten by corporate sponsors.

• In 2005, RCMN and IWCMN signed an agreement with Ateneo de Manila University to finance 27 GK houses at Ateneo Blue Eagle Village in Payatas 13. All 27 houses have been built and turned over to the beneficiaries and the street on which these cluster of houses were built will be named RC/IWC Makati North Street.
• By 2007, RCMN embarked on building another new community; target was to complete at least 100 GK houses in Ave Maria in Tanay, Rizal. Construction is currently going on.

• One of the latest undertakings of the Club was to spearhead a disaster relief drive in District 3830 for the victims of Typhoon Ondoy. Also, the club conducted a free eye examination and free eyeglasses project for the pupils of F. Benitez Elem. School Main & III.

Contribution to The Rotary Foundation:
Todate, RCMN has contributed a total of US$177,170.31 to The Rotary Foundation in terms of major donations and PH contributions.

District Governors:
During RY 2001-02, RC Makati North was privileged to have its first District Governor, now PDG Ernie Salas. The distinct honor was once more bestowed on RCMN in RY 2007-2008 when the Club was again privileged to have its second District Governor in the person of Charter Member Renato “Ato” Magadia.

RC Makati North maintains active matched club relationships with the following foreign clubs:

RC Hongkong Island East D3450 (1980)
meets every Wednesday, 12.30pm at Regal HK Hotel, Causeway Bay
website: www.rotary3450.org/hongkong-island-east

RC Sacramento, USA D5180 (1986)
meets every Monday, 12.15pm at Radisson Hotel, 500 Leisure lane, Sacramento
website: www.rotarysacramento.com

RC Shah Alam, Malaysia D3300 (1989)
meets every Wednesday, 12.30pm at Kelab Shah Alam, Selangor
website: www.rotaryclubshahalam.blogspot.com

RC Raffles City, Singapore D3310 (1994)
meets every Tuesday, 12.45pm at Gilmour Rm, Singapore Cricket Club
website: www.rotaryclubrafflescity.org

RC Macau D3450 (2002)
meets every Thursday, 8.00pm at Venetian Macao-Resort Hotel
website: www.rotary3450.org/macau

RC Historic Filipinotown, USA D5280 (2008)
meets every Thursday, 7.00pm at City of Angels Medical Center, L.A.
website: www.filipinotownrotary.org

Local Sister Clubs:

RC Bacolod Marapara D3850 (2006)
meets every Thursday, 7.00pm at Negros Occidental G&CC
website: www.marapara.multiply.com

RC Wack Wack D3800 (2010)
meets every Friday, 7.00pm at Club Filipino, San Juan
website: none

Secretariat Office: c/o Betty Centeno
2/F Agrifina Bldg., Camia cor. Meleguas Sts., Guadalupe Viejo, Makati City
Tel/Fax Nos.: 890-3633 * Cell No. 0906-352-8768
E-mail: rcmakatinorth@yahoo.com
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