1. ROTARY INTERNATIONAL THEME IN 2009-2010
OFFICIAL WEEKLY PUBLICATIO OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF MAKATI SA LORE ZO
PROGRAMME PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
ROWENA “Jing” SARAO
Call to Order
Pres. Jing Sarao Dear RCMSL Family,
Invocation
PP Maridel
I would like to welcome everybody back to our regular
meeting after a very long, tiring but fulfilling service
National Anthem projects we had for the victims of Typhoon Ondoy.
Rtn. Eugene Gonzales
Tonight, our guest speaker, Sylvia Lichauco De Leon will
Introduction of Visiting
Rotarians and Guests
be talking about Women and Children Issues. This is a
PP Marilou Romero very interesting topic for all of us since most of our
members are also women’s rights advocates.
President’s Time
Pres. Jing Sarao Just to give everybody an update, we had a 4 in 1 literacy
project at Muzon Elementary School in Taytay Rizal. A
Introduction of Guest
Speaker seminar was conducted about anti-rabies, anti-dengue,
Dir. Shelly Lazaro leptospirosis and proper oral hygience. The project is in
partnership with RCMSL, RC Metro East Taytay and RC
Guest Speaker Paco Manila.
Sylvia Lichauco De Leon
We also donated books to Muzon Elementary school. The
Adjournment school has 2,350 children. Principal Racquel Pinon was
Pres. Jing Sarao grateful for our book donation.
Program Moderator
PP Cynthia Reyes I would like to thank PP Beth, PP Cynthia, PP Nini and
Rtn. Eugene for attending the Octoberfest.
INVOCATION octoBER
Heavenly Father, we thank you for bringing 03 Erwyn Alcomendras
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 24 Prim de Guzman
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.

2. OFFICIAL WEEKLY PUBLICATIO OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF MAKATI SA LORE ZO
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.

3. OFFICIAL WEEKLY PUBLICATIO OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF MAKATI SA LORE ZO
Thursday, October 22, 2009
HEALTH
Vitamin A Drops
Monday, October 19, 2009,
Muzon Elementary School
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.
HEALTH
ORAL Hygiene
Monday, October 19, 2009,
Muzon Elementary School
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.

4. OFFICIAL WEEKLY PUBLICATIO OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF MAKATI SA LORE ZO
Thursday, October 22, 2009
LITERACY
– ANTI-DENGUE CAMPAIGN
Monday, October 19, 2009,
Muzon Elementary School
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.
LITERACY
– ANTI-RABIES CAMPAIGN
Monday, October 19, 2009,
Muzon Elementary School
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.

5. OFFICIAL WEEKLY PUBLICATIO OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF MAKATI SA LORE ZO
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Sylvia Lichauco De 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.

6. OFFICIAL WEEKLY PUBLICATIO OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF MAKATI SA LORE ZO
Thursday, October 08, 2009
4 IN 1 LITERACY PROJ.
Monday, October 19, 2009,
Muzon Elementary School
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.
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.