Rotary Club of Makati, Philippines

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RC Makati leads R.I. District 3830 relief drive for victims of Typhoon Ondoy

The Rotary Club of Makati is the lead club in the relief drive of R.I. District 3830 for families affected by Typhoon Ondoy. At the helm of the humanitarian effort is Gov. Sid Garcia , a member of RC Makati. The RCM clubhouse at the MRCFI Building in Guadalupe Viejo was made available by the Club to serve as the collection center and command post for the relief operations.

As lead club, RC Makati is putting its manpower resources to work. RCM Rotaractors and Interactors have been joining up with the club staffers in receiving, sorting out, and packing relief goods. The secretariat is also coordinating with donor clubs and handling requests from clubs for goods to be distributed to affected communities. In charge of overseeing operations is Dir. Toffy Concepcion , chair of RC Makati's Emergency Relief Committee.

As of Monday, 28 September, nearly 1,100 bags of assorted foodstuff had been distributed to 800 families in 10 areas—Moonwalk, Parañaque;

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44th Induction Ceremony & Ball: Shining,
Shimmering, Splendid

A press release on the club's charter presentation in 1966 described the event as “glittering.” Last Friday, the 10 th of July, the club harked back to the main lounge of the Manila Polo Club, venue of the 1966 event, for its 44 th Induction Ceremony and Ball, an occasion that, in every measure, in every sense, proved to be, in the poetic lyrics of the movie Aladdin , a “shining, shimmering, splendid” affair. Never mind the sudden downpour at sundown that further messed up traffic on a usually messy-traffic night.

It started with fellowship cocktails at the Turf Room, a warm-up function that gave friends and acquaintances a chance to catch up in a casual atmosphere, though they had come dressed to the nines, the men in tuxedoes and formal Barong Tagalog, the ladies in head-turning long gowns.