Apart from medical missions, the club undertakes many community activities each year. It's main fund-raising event is the annual 'Rotary-Golf for a Cause' tournament held at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club in Bata, Bacolod. Issued by the Rotary Club of Bacolod Marapara. For further information, please contact past president Robert Harland on 433 2036 or 0916 343 7048.Once there, they get to see a volunteer medical team, headed by former City Medical Officer, Dr. Edilleon Isidto. The team treats around 90 regular patients, who would not normally be able to afford to see a doctor.
These weekly medical sessions have become an important part of the community programs of the Rotary Club of Bacolod Marapara.
They are the brainchild of club member Renato Monfort and medical advocate Jade Diaz, who believe that on-going medical missions are of significant benefit to patients.
"As the doctor is here every week, he's able to monitor the progress of patients and treat them accordingly," Monfort said.
"The medical team focuses mainly on hypertension, cholesterol and blood sugar levels. We are very happy with the response from the public and are most grateful to Dr. Isidto and his team for their valuable time and assistance."
The club plans to continue the weekly sessions for as long as they are needed. In addition, another club member, Dr. Selwyn Lloyd Baloyo, is planning to start regular dental missions.
Metro Passi partners with DepEd
Also referred to as the Basic Literacy Program, it is an intensive community- based program for illiterate
out-of-school 15 years old and above while the Accreditation and Equivalency Program is intended for the
same age group but has completed high school education.
These programs are jointly implemented by DepEd and the Rotary Club of Metro Passi in the Deprived, Depressed and Underserved (DDU) barangays where the percentage of illiteracy and school drop outs is high.
Since the start of the program in July 2008, 250 youths from six barangays have benefitted from it. These are Barangay Gines Viejo, Agdayao, Quinagaringan Pequeno, Quinagaringan Grande, Salngan and Alimono.
The beneficiaries underwent training for 10 months and have mastered basic literacy skills and competencies prescribed by the curriculum on Alternative Learning System by BALS, DepEd Manila.
They have received their certificate of Completion through a Graduation Ceremony attended by DepEd, Division of Passi City personnel on May 15 and 16, 2009.
The club has been awarded with the Governor's Special Award by Immediate Past District Governor Emma Nava for the implementation of the Alternative Education Project for out-of-school youth and adults.
The Division of Passi City also awarded the club for another P50, 000 as financial assistance for the expansion program in Barangay Gemat-y. This program on BLP started April 2009 and will end on January 2010.
On October 6, 2009, DepEd gave another P50, 000.00 for A&E implementation in Barangay Arac which will start on November and will have another 150 A&E learners.
Rotary Club of Bacolod-West Launches a Cardio-Care Project
This is the first of the four series of cardio-care clinic that will be undertaken by the club. The next will be on October 11, 2009 at the St. Joseph Parish who the club will serve some of the depressed communities of the parish, and on November 2009 and January 2010.
The club warmly appreciated the humanitarian effort of Dr. Bella R. Benedicto, OB-gynecologist, Allergologist and Dermatologist who led the medical consultation together with Dr. Nick V. Vargas, the Internist and club director for Community Service. The Philippine Nurses Association did their way throughout the mission together with the staff of the Bacolod Girls Home Foundation. At the end of the day, seventy seven patients availed of the clinic, medically examined and served.
Various medicines were dispensed free coming from UNILAB LRI, UNILAB Westmont, Solvay, NATHRAPHARM, EOP, Otsuka.
Another milestone in the "Service Above Self" of the club.
