Rotarians, Philippines colleagues exchange cultrual and professional ideas
- From: "Enrico Pangan" <eipangan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 26 Sep 2005 06:32:39 -0700
Good News Naman: [Keep up the good work... mga Rotarians ng Pilipinas!
Sana marami pang Pinoy na sumali sa mga Cultural Exchange activities na
ganito.]
Rotarians, Philippines colleagues exchange cultrual and professional
ideas
Monday, September 26, 2005
Chris Pagano ~ Southeast Missourian
<http://semissourian.com/story/1119608.html>
Five Filipino members of Rotary District 3790 group study exchange
(GSE) touched down at Lambert International Airport on Sept. 17 to
visit district 6060. Their visit began in Webster Groves and St. Louis,
arriving in the Southeast Region Sept. 18.
The Rotary GSE program is a cultural and vocational exchange
opportunity for business and professional people to experience the host
country's institutions and ways of life, observe their own vocations
practiced abroad, develop relationships and exchange ideas.
Team members included Jesus S. Nicdao, Ryan C. Ravanzo, Lorelie N.
Baluyut, Ma. Christina A. Patawaran and Marites A. Gualberto. Their
activities included seeing downtown Cape Girardeau, meeting the mayor,
visiting the FISH food pantry and Cape Girardeau Conservation Campus
Nature Center. Concluding the week, they made a presention at Cape
Girardeau West Rotary Thursday.
Member Larry Jacksondonned in a barong tagalog, the national dress of
the Philippines, to address the group.
The presentation explained the Southeast Asian nation's geography, its
famous surfing and coral reefs, and the work Rotary has provided in
relief efforts, medicine and nutrition. The Philippines, an
archipelagic nation between the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean,
is no stranger to calamities such as typhoons, earthquakes, floods,
volcanoes and hurricanes.
Hosts from district 6060 included Bob and Ann Gifford, Sarah Holt,
Brigitte Bollerslev and Lori Lynn. Bill Port provided transportation
for the group.
Port said, "It was not on the agenda to visit FISH. My wife Barbara
works as a volunteer there so it was easily arranged." Patawaran was
particularly interested in the food pantry for future plans in the
Philippines. As faculty-in-charge of the Culinary Education
Foundation's mobile kitchen, this culinary program -- funded by the
local government and participants -- aims to help participants get
started in backyard businesses in the food industry.
"In the Philippines we have soup kitchens that operate mainly on
holidays," said Patawaran. She feels the poor people in her country
need help but concern for a system like this being abused might be an
obstacle. Filipino diet consists mainly of carbohydrates to fill up on
because it's cost-effective.
Bob and Ann Gifford of Cape Girardeau were the hosts for Marites A.
Gualberto, chief instructor of the San Fernando La Union Center of
Kumon. She is a member of the Rotary Club of San Fernando.
Bollerslev played host to Jesus Nicdao, a franchisee of Jollibee, the
Philippine's biggest fast-food chain. Nicdao has been a member of the
Rotary Club of Western Pampanga since 1986 and served as team leader of
the group study.
Dr. Lorelie Nagrampa-Baluyut, practicing dermatologist, finished her
bachelor of science in pharmacy (cum laude), doctor of medicine and
dermatology residency and became chief resident at the University of
Santo Tomas, the pontificial and Royal University of the Phillipines.
Sarah Holt of Cape Girardeau was host to Ryan Ravanza, a member of the
Rotary Club of Dagupan who is a legislative officer determined to see
the stalled construction of a drug rehabilitation facility in Northern
Luzon completed. He has involved local governments, judiciary, law
enforcement, prosecution, corrections and the community in the
promotion of a campaign against drugs. He said, "Our country used to
have a major problem with marijuana. Now it is methamphetamine."
Nicdao has established 20 outlets of Jollibee which has two divisions
-- one like McDonalds, serving hamburgers and fries, the other, Chinese
food. He translated the price of a basic McDonald-like meal to $1 in
U.S. currency, but portions in the Philippines are smaller.
Bollerslev, who has been a Rotarian since 2001, is currently on the
Rotary district 6060 board of directors for international exchange. She
said Nicdao plans to visit again in a few months for ideas and
information about planning, construction, USDA regulations and possible
importation of pork.
Bollerslev believes that the exchange is advantageous in learning about
culture and making new friends to combine new ideas to improve
communities.
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