Melchor “Cho” Ramos

District Secretary's Corner

Melchor Ramos
RC Lapaz
District Secretary

February 2012

World Understanding

February is designated as World Understanding Month; one of the most significant celebrations in the Rotary calendar. Each Rotary club is encouraged to have activities related to understanding and unity to achieve world peace. It is in this month that we are commemmorating the founding of Rotary by Paul Harris, a lawyer who made friends and started rotating their meetings in residences of the members.

Clubs and districts will have contacts with their counterparts in other countries which aim to promote intercultural understanding among countries. An intercountry committee then promotes stronger ties between Rotarians, clubs or districts. By the district committees on world peace and understanding, Rotarians may visit each other’s countries and homes, strengthen friendships and projects which promotes world peace. Activities include development of new Rotary clubs, sister or twinning between club of other countries, conducting Rotary Friendship Exchanges or doing world community service projects and vocational service projects.

More could be done if we do our best in contributing to The Rotary Foundation. Our District Governor is appealing for your support to the Annual Giving.

We have been receiving a lot, and it is best that we give also. Starting this issue, we will publish the club donors to TRF. We have barely three months to go and we will have the event of the Rotary year, the DISCON 2012. Please register and let’s meet once again to enjoy the camaraderie in Iloilo City.

 

DS Cho

 

 

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