By  Rotary International

20 Answers to the Question: Why Join Rotary?

1. Friendship: In an increasingly complex world, Rotary provides one of the most basic human needs: the need for friendship and fellowship. It is one of two reasons why Rotary began in 1905.

2. Business Development: The second original reason for Rotary`s beginning is business development.  Everyone needs to network. Rotary consists of a cross section of every business community. Its members come from all walks of life. Rotarians help each other and collectively help others.

3. Personal Growth and Development: Membership in Rotary continues one’s growth and education in human relations and personal development.

High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society; (Second Object of Rotary)

The Alaminos Community Broadcasting Corporation (ACBC) the owner of the DZWM 864 kHz radio could not find a lawyer who would anchor their legal concerns advocacy radio program.  The Rotary Club of Hundred Islands has a free legal advice project but has no efficient vehicle to prosecute it.  The radio program named “Karapatan Mo Karapatan Ko” runs daily from 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm from Monday to Saturday.  Circumstances brought the parties together to make their respective projects possible.

By  President Henry R. Onia

When one is  busy, a month breezes through swiftly.  This was what I experienced in the month of July, my first month as  Rotary Club President of RCHI.

The club was able to implement fourteen (14) projects so far.  Broken down in categories as follows:

Last July 30, 2008, the Rotary Club of Hundred Islands launched the 100-day once-a-day feeding program for malnourished and underweight pupils from Kindergarten to Grade IV at Dona Raymunda Versoza Elementary School, Barangay Victoria, Sual, Pangasinan.  This is in consonance to the thrust of the Rotary International President on health and hunger.

August is Membership Month. A seminar on Membership Development is timely. Having the proper resource person will make the seminar fruitful.

Last July 31, 2008, the Rotary Club of Hundred Islands hosted the First Cluster 2D Meeting on Membership Development with Past District Governor Marquez “Mark” Go at the Fel-Am’s Restaurant at Magsaysay, Alaminos City, Pangasinan.

By Frank Deaver, Rotary Club of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA

Each year since 1953, the president of Rotary International has chosen and promoted a theme, a word or phrase to inspire and challenge Rotarians in their community and worldwide avenues of service. President D.K. Lee has chosen for Rotary Year 2008-09 the theme Make Dreams Real.

Last July 22, 2008, the Rotary Club of Hundred Islands turned over to the Pandan Elementary School, Barangay Pandan, City of Alaminos, Pangasinan, the Rotary Building, an additional school building to separate Grade VI pupils from Grade V pupils who were previously sharing one room by signing a Deed of Donation. The club as Donor was represented by Immediate Past President Ildefonso “Doods” M. Manzano, Jr. and Pandan Elementary School as Donee was represented by Ms. Violeta Camba, school principal.

By Rotarian Irineo “Irin” B. Onia

An old adage says, “All work and no play makes Juan a dull boy.” The officers and members of the Hundred Islands Rotary would not allow this to happen to them. Inspite of their hectic schedules in attending series of inductions of different clubs in the district, they organized themselves and held an out-of-town activity last July 19, 2008. The activity which they called Coastal Clean-up and Club Family Day held in Cabongaoan, one of the remotest barangays of the Municipality of Burgos, Pangasinan.