Let me first warmly welcome our guest of honor and speaker, Police Chief Inspector Benjamin Lusad of Bauang.

Last April 12  we were priviledge to meet PDG Tony Sibal, Guest of honor and speaker on the occasion of the 21st charter anniversary of  RC Agoo (our daughter club), who served as District Governor when we were still District 380.The Governor extend his regards to the general membership specially to PP Rudy Yabes who was the President during his governorship.

Finally ,the much awaited District Conference is now over. A few  proposed amendments were introduced,in time for the council of legislation next year.

I would like to extend congratulation to the following Rotarians for being voted  in each respective position  by the district during the DISCON:

1. PDG Cesario Mendoza-member of the nominating committee to elect RI Director(unopposed)
2. PP Mark Go-District Governor nominee RY 2001-2002
3. PDG Nelson Yuchongtian-representative to the council of legislation in year 2001

Incidentally,I would like to extend my gratitude to all Rotarians who joined me in the District Conference, especially to PP Rey Bonifacio who was kind enough to accommodate us our stay in Dagupan and to Amy Collado who acceded to our request to be the interpreter for the Japanese dignitaries.

In one of our board meeting ,the board unanimously approved and declared  the last week of the month of April as the PDG Rudy Nisce Foundation week.
PDG Rudy Nisce Foundation is the pet project/brain child of PP Silverio Mangaoang. This foundation aims to initiate and support worthy  community project design to promote the Rotary's ideal of service, brotherhood and world understanding. The foundation shall also support the social, educational, entrepreneurial and economic upliftment of the disadvantage and the marginalized sector thru livelihood training and education. The foundation was approved by the SECURITY AND EXCHANGE on the 30th of June 1995. 

Due to financial constraint ,which we are only allowed to use the interest of the seed fund, so far the foundation primarily extend assistance in educational grants to those deserving students.

PDG Rudy was given this honor due to his extensive and invaluable contribution to our club that today,  our club is now enjoying the fruit. I earnestly request everybody to continue support this foundation not for his glory but to the future of our club and rotary as  a whole.

MINUTES OF THE 8th REGULAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING HELD ON APRIL 10, 2000 AT THE HOTEL MIKKA HOSTED BY SEC/PP TONY YEE

MATTERS TAKEN-UP:

  1. A surprise beautiful cake was presented to director ALI  who will very soon leave the Club for his new assignment at  Equitable Bank - Baguio Branch.
  2. After reading the  minutes of the Board meeting held on Jan. 26, 2000, the Board unaninously apporoved
  3. Pres. ALBERT informed the body that there will be a special board meeting immediately after the regular luncheon meeting on April 11 to discuss and finalize the request of PP DAN regarding the P50,000 livelihood program on cattle raising.
  4. Report on the  4-Avenues of Service:

  On Club Service - Director ALI Morales
Criteria for the proposed Presidential Awardees, 4-Avenues of Service, Special Citation Awards, Club Attendance Award. He further informed the body that 3 out of 5 of his major projects under Club Service were already accomplished: (a) Romancing the Ruins; (b) Rotary Academy; (c) Pin-Act-Bet Sports 2000. The remaining 2 projects such as: R2K Recollection  and Gabi ng Parangal are to be accomplished very soon. He further informed the body that  we have 5 home club and 46 with make-up hundred percenters

                   
On Community Service - Director REX Mendoza
  • 200 Trees to be planted  when rainy season starts in Brgy. Baraoas.
  • RVC 2000 - RVC of Sibuan-Otong Store now turn-over to the barangay.
  • Lung Banda - Accomplished
  • Leadership 2000 - re scheduled on May, 2000
  • Operation Tuli - to be coordinated with Dir/PE JEROME Gaerlan
  • Rota-Mission - Accomplished
  • Emergency 2000 - rescheduled on May 2000
                   
  On International Service - Director RICHARD DY.
  • Water project under WCS # 03284 - 20 artesian wells were already installed as of April 10, 1000.
        4 more  wells to be installed in: Sibuan-Otong,   Bauang, and Dalumpinas Elementary School.
        Markers   will be finished within a week or two.
  • Vit. A Project - since there was no communication from District Chairman PDG Ruben Henson, probably the second implementation will  not push through.
  • On March 28, 2000 we hosted  the lunch of 20 Saitama Summer Youth Exchange of RI District 2570 and accompanied them  to their next host club in Baguio City
  • On April 1-4, 2000 we hosted the GSE Team from RI District 4510, Brazil. Host families were: PDG CES , Pres. ALBERT, PP ARSING and IPP FERDINAND.
           
          On Vocational Service - Director JEROME Gaerlan was absent
  1. The Board approved P3,000.00 as donation to  heart patient Aleah Grace Miranda from Orion, Bataan diagnosed having congenital heart disease pulmonic stenoris, patent-ducturs arterioses at the Phil. Heart Center.
  2. Treasurer/PP CANOR informed the body on the  financial statement as of  March 31, 2000 and copies of the same were distributed to each of the Board present.
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