Rotalog Jan-Feb 2014 Final Draft 1.2

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IYFR PHILIPPINES MARKS 5TH YEAR
Taken from the monthly digital newsletter of the Rotarians on the Internet (ROTI) Newsletter February 2014 Issue
Complete article can be viewed and downloaded !om: http://www.roti.org/img/Breadbasket/Feb2014.pdf
Rotary Fellowship is a group of Rotarians who unite themselves to
pursue a common vocational or recreational interest in order to
further f r i e n d s h i p a n d f e l l o w s h i p . D i s t r i c t Governors appoint a District Rotary Fellowships Committee to encourage
participation in Rotary Fellowships among the clubs of the District.
One distinctive fellowship grouping recognized and sanctioned by
Rotary International is the International Yachting Fellowship
of Rotarians (IYFR). IYFR was officially formed and organized
in 1947 at Birmingham, Great Britain making it the oldest continuously active fellowship in Rotary. Likewise, it is the largest of the
more than 55 worldwide Rotary Fellowships, with about 100 active
fleets and around 3,000 members in 21 countries. IYFR Fleets are
Fellowship groups composed of individual Rotarians from multiple
Rotary clubs that maybe located in several different Rotary districts.
In our country the IYFR Philippine Fleet combines an acceptance of the principles of Rotary with a love of boats and the sea,
rivers, inland waters, the overall marine eco- system and its biodiversity in general and uses these shared interest of yachting and
seamanship as an opportunity to foster the objectives of Rotary as
embodied in The Object of Rotary.
It was during the Chicago International Convention that the fellowship group caught the interest and fancy of then new member of RC
Cubao West Jun Avecilla, himself an avid sailor and yachtsman. Curious as he was, he intently pored over the booth of IYFR in the
Hall of Friendship and gathered much information on the possibility of forming an IYFR Fleet in the Philippines.
When he became President Nominee in 2007 it took him a couple
of years to form the first and only IYFR Fleet. As soon as he became
President of the Club, the first IYFR Fleet was officially organized
and chartered at the historic Manila Yacht Club on March 18, 2009.
It was composed of RC Cubao West members and called the Cubao
West Fleet. Eighty percent of the more than 40 members of the
Rotary Club of Cubao West joined the international fellowship with
PP Jun Avecilla as its first Fleet Commodore.
In the same year, the second fleet was chartered, the RC Mactan
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Charter Bridge L-R (IVC Jun Aveci$a, CA Max Tan, RVC Joe Ragos,
FS Obet Del Rosario, PFC Mel Velasco, FLA Ping Sison, FT Alex Bernales and SVC Mar Cancio at The Manila Yacht Club during the
Charter of the first fleet in 2009.
Cebu Fleet and in less than two (2) years four more fleets were officially chartered; the Hands On Fleet, Mabuhay Rotonda Fleet,
Rain-bow Connections Fleet and the Silver Presidents Fleet.
FC Jun Avecilla was elected to become the first the Regional Commodore of the new Philippine Region. The following year the Universal Peace Fleet was added and last year the Subic Bay Fleet. Plans
are being finalized to undertake the forming and chartering IYFR
Fleets in other Rotary Districts of the country. Three out of 10
Rotary Districts are now represented namely, D3780, D3790 and
D3860. The Philippines, being an archipelagic nation and the Filipinos recognized as natural sea- farers, is an ideal place for the fellowship to expand and extend to other districts.
The Philippine Fleet has pre-empted a 30-hectare forest area in the
La Mesa Watershed Reservation through the efforts of PP/RC
Butch Madarang, Hands On Fleet, for tree planting. The Rainbow
Connection Fleet under PP/RC Oyie Valarao has adopted the reforestation of the Angat Dam watershed area in Bulacan. In the island
province of Cebu, RC Mactan Cebu has planted 1,000,000 mangrove trees and takes care of the protection, preservation and
conservation of the marine life and its bio-diversity in the Olango
Island Bird Sanctuary. Twice a year, the Cubao West Fleet spearheads
a massive beach clean- up project with the other IYFR Fleets covering more than 50- kilometer radius beachfront area in Zambales in
observation of Ocean Conservancy Week in September and Earth
Day in April. The Philippine Fleet further conducts medical missions, estero and clogged waterways clean-up drives, sailing training
and workshops for indigent children, rescue operations and relief
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IYFR-SAGS Sailing School. Members own a medium sized speed
boat and two yachts that are used for fellow-ship activities. Presently,
the Philippine Fleet is negotiating for the acquisition from
Japan of rubberized rafts for rescue operations during typhoons
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assistance during calamities and emergencies.
The Philippine Fleet was among the first responders and was a conduit for US$30,000 from IYFR to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan
(Yolanda locally). Almost the same amount raised from the various
fleets is currently being spent for livelihood projects and construction of fishing boats for the dis- placed fishermen in San
Remigio, DaanBantayan and Medellin in northern Cebu through the
efforts of the Cebu Fleet and District 3860
Governor Ed Chiongbian.
The Philippine Fleet is headquartered at the Lighthouse Marina
Resort Hotel in Subic, Zambales. Currently, it has nine (9) Flying
Fifteen Sailboats, five donated by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
Flying Fifteen Association and four by Capt. Vic del Prado
of Klaveness Shipping Inc. These are now being used in the
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and flooding in Subic that has become a regular! occurrence!
because of environmental changes.
T h e! R o t a r i a n! ! r e s p o n s i b l e!
f o r organizing the
first IYFR Fleet in the country, Past President Jesus "Jun" Avecilla,
Jr. holds the distinction of being the first Asian and Filipino I
n t e r n a t i o n a l! V i c e! C o m m o d o r e currently and the
next International Commodore of IYFR in 2015-2017.
Rtn Alex Bernales, IYFR Mariner
RC Cubao West Fleet
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Still on Super Typhoon Yolanda
The Philfleet Bridge officers headed by IVC Jun Avecilla, CA Max Tan,
VC Joel Guillermo with RC Udo Pelkoski, RVC Sven-Olof tengelin,
FC Pros Schlachmuylders made a return visit to Cebu on January 30
for a meeting held at the Cebu Sports Centre with Gov. Ed Chiongbian, PP Wilton Uykungtian, the district Chairman of Disaster Risk
Reduction and PP/Senior AG Bernie Lumapas had discussions on
the utilization of emergency relief undertakings that the District has
done with the initial funds provided and the continuing help that the
IYFR could provide to the victims of the super typhoon Yolanda.
Almost three months since the aftermath, DG Ed said that there are
continuing food relief operations and they have also shifted to reconstruction of schools, hospitals and houses that were destroyed and to
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By: CA Max Tan
provide livelihood to affected fishermen. With the additional funds
received voluntarily from members of the IYFR, it has been decided
that the funds will be utilized for the construction of fishing boats for
the displaced fishermen of Northern Cebu so that initial 15 fishing
boats were immediately ordered at a cost of P30,000 each fitted with
engine and fishing gears . In the subsequent meeting of the Cebu Fleet
at Krung Thai Restaurant at SM Mall, it has been decided that the
Cebu Fleet will administer the distribution and management of the
boats in Northern Cebu and that PP/AG Tony Iloc will eventually
form an IYFR Fleet in San Remigio to do the task. The expected
delivery and turnover of the fishing boats are expected at the third
week of March.
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IVC Jun in separate talks with the Rotary Club of Boracay President
Douglas Fabilane, PP Girlie Teotico and PE Nieva Mendoza in conjunction with the Philippine Red Cross which she heads, have reached
an accord to construct two (2) paraws (at a cost of P120,000 each) that
will be used for its humanitarian and service needs, employment and
livelihood of sailors to operate the paraws for tour charters and island
hopping cruises and at the same time with the logos of IYFR and Red
Cross emblazoned on the boat and its sails will create curiosity and
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image enhancement for IYFR and Rotary in the no.1 tourist destination in the country. The boats can also be utilized by members of the
Philippine Fleet whenever they do R&R in the island. In the same
manner as in North Cebu, the RC Boracay will administer and manage
the boats by forming a Fleet in Boracay composed mainly of its club
members. It is noteworthy that two new fleets will be born as an offshoot of these livelihood projects.
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IYFR and RC Cubao West initiated Anti-Rabies Program
Complete photos can be downloaded !om this link:
https://www.facebook.com/rccubao.west/media_set?set=a.795806637115400.1073742003.100000582130822&type=1
RC CUBAO WEST at the forefront of the DOH initiated AntiRabies Program with the aim to vaccinate some 9,000 dogs in the
city. Supporting this Anti-Rabies month of March are various govt
and non-govt organizations: Quezon City Government headed by
Mayor Herbert Bautista, DOH Sec Ona, the dancing DOH undersecretary, Doc Tayag, Department of Agriculture, UP Los Baños Col-
lege of Veterinary Medicine, Phil Veterinary Association, Bureau of
Animal Industry (who provided the 900 vials of vaccine), Novartis,
QC Health Dept, Payatas local Govt and the Rotary Club of Cubao
West. This massive vaccination effort is simultaneously duplicated in
9 other locations in QC, covered by GMA7, ABS-CBN, PTV4,
ABC5, NET25 and various radio and newspaper reporters.
Subic Bay Fleet : Tayo Na, Tulong Na, Takbo Na!
By: FC Joycelin Torres
RotaryClub Subic Bay and IYFR Subic Bay
Fleet initiated a fun run called “Tayo Na,
Tulong Na and Takbo Na” to help the victims of Yolanda thru Project HOPE of The
Lighthouse Marina Resort and IYFR. A
piece of land is identified in my daughters
native place in San Marcelino, Zambales to
be a temporary shelter for calamity stricken
people to rehabilitate their lives again before
they are go back to their former places.
Subic Bay being accessible to land air and
water is the best option to manage relief
goods for disaster stricken areas in the fu-
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ture. IVC Jun Avecilla, best friend Vice
Governor Ramon Groesbeck Lacbain II, FM
Zed Avecilla and FM Jozen Curva are the
frontrunners of project HOPE.
Vice Commodore/ DGE Rtn Dennis Norman Go, Rear Commodore Mark Thomas
and countless others are amongst the supporters and believers of project.
As President of IYFR Subic Fleet, I am
certain that Project HOPE will touch and
change more lives.
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Obituary
FS Lewis Gerald Campbell
June 13, 1930 – February 11, 2014
It is with great and profound grief that we communicate to you the untimely passing of Cebu Fleet Secretary Lewis Gerald Campbell on February 11, 2014 after a brief illness. He would have been 84 years old in June this year.
A vigil and viewing was held from Feb-­‐
ruary 12 to 14 at St. Peter’s Funeral Chapels in Cebu, Philippines. Crema-­‐
tion followed on February 15. A Requiem Mass in Latin was cele-­‐
brated on Sunday, February 16 at the Chapel of the Relics of the Ob-­‐
lates of Augustinian Discalced (OAD) at Tabor Hill, Talamban, Cebu City, Philippines.
His cremated remains are temporarily housed at the OAD Chapel of the Relics.
Following a Catholic rite of committal, his ashes will be entombed at the OAD columbarium sometime in March when his children, Jo-­‐Anne Johnson (nee Campbell), Michael, and Kenneth will be able to join his wife, Gloria Baccay-­‐Campbell, in Cebu, Philippines. Eulogy
Lewis Gerald Campbell
June 13, 1930 – February 11, 2014
Prepared by Jo-Anne Johnson (Née Campbell), Michael
Campbell and Kenneth Campbell. Narrated through Kenneth
Lewis Gerald Campbell was born in the island of Grenada in the
West Indies in the fishing village of Gouyave to Gerald Campbell and
Alice Teka. At an early age, Lewis and his younger brother Seton
followed their father Gerald to St. Lucia, where they lived in the
rural village of Soufriere. Here in the absence of his mother, Lewis
was lovingly raised by “Auntie Ta” the Post Mistress and “Auntie
Grace”, caretaker of the Presbytery, located opposite to their home. At this early age, he began receiving the positive influence of the
church not only spiritually but also in areas where he would later
shine. After entering the highly ranked Secondary school of St. Mary’s College in Castries, Lewis and Seton would spend the week nights residing in the boarding house of “Da Te” (Da meaning Nurse and Te
short for Theresa) where he developed life-long friendships with the
other residents, but none stronger than with his long time friend,
Augustine (Gus) Joseph.
Following Graduation from Secondary school, Lewis entered ICTA,
The International College of Tropical Agriculture, the leading colonial era school of Tropical Agriculture located in Trinidad, to undertake a diploma in Agriculture and then continued his education in
Canada, completing a Bachelors Degree from McGill in Quebec and
then a Masters Program at Guelph. On completion of his tertiary
level education, he returned to St. Lucia for the sole purpose of marriage to his teenage sweetheart Miriam Odlum, immediately after
which they relocated to the neighbouring island of Trinidad to commence his first employment opportunity. They “quickly” set out to
grow a family, being “The trained Agriculturalist that he was”. They
were to eventually have four children, JoAnneMichaelRobertKenny which is the one name which he called all four of us. We
eventually learned to answer to that or any other combination of the
same. In 1964, Lewis proceeded to Silsoe College in Bedfordshire, UK,
with family in tow, where he undertook a Ph.D., writing his disserta-
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tion on Soil and Water Conservation. On his return to the West Indies in ’67, he proceeded to begin a career in education as the senior
Lecturer in Crop Science at the University of the West Indies St.
Augustine Campus. Even in those early days, Lewis’ strong social
skills were instrumental in the resurrection of a failing University
Campus Senior Common Room, the “watering hole” for lecturers and
their families. In 1970, he changed directions going into the technical
side of the financial sector. On secondment from the University of
the West Indies he joined The World Bank’s programme in Barbados to assist in the establishment of the Caribbean Development
Bank. At the end of his secondment period, the Caribbean Development Bank chose to retain Lewis’ services on a permanent basis in
recognition of the value he had added during that short stint, and he
continued to work there for 10 years.
In Barbados, Lewis was among the few professionals in Agricultural
Sciences that put his training to practical use in his personal life. Developing two properties into fruit production orchards, Lewis was
adept at getting the best productivity out of his “indentured offspring labour”. If you wished to go out tonight, it was no problem, just put in sufficient field working hours during the day. There
was no limit to the grass to be cut, the trees to be sprayed or pruned
and the fruit to be harvested. This endeavour was to be his retirement project, but life never works to plan. Until his health dictated
otherwise, Lewis enjoyed the challenges and fruit of his efforts as a
“farm boy”.
In 1987, he relocated to Washington to begin a long career with the
World Bank from where he was to eventually retire. In addition to
his untiring blemish free work ethic he was widely known for his
signature “Bow Ties” which he carried with grace and flare in a post
“Bow Tie” era.
Shortly before full retirement Lewis suffered a devastating blow in
1995, with the loss of his second son Robert to a very brief illness at
the all too early age of 34, leaving behind a wife and three very young
children. This loss took its toll on Lewis taking a long time to
mourn Robert’s passing. In 1997, Lewis was introduced to Gloria
Baccay by a mutual friend at the World Bank. We are sure Gloria
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was the catalyst to Lewis’ finding new meaning in life again after the
pain of losing a son. They were soon to get married and begin the
next phase of their lives together.
Shortly before Gloria’s retirement from the International Finance
Corporation (IFC/World Bank Group), Lewis suffered a heart attack
in Cebu while on home leave here. He was forced to undergo Quadruple By-pass surgery and during the required three-month recuperation in Cebu, he fell in love with the country which Gloria had for so
long called home and the people. Upon a complete recovery and Gloria’s retirement from the IFC, they decided to retire in the Philippines to live permanently. As could be expected as siblings, we were
concerned about such a dramatic change in locality and life for our
dad until my sister Jo-Anne, yes the first of the four word name, my
niece Jacqui and I visited Cebu in 2010 and saw exactly what attracted him to this beautiful country. He had the warm support of
the Baccay family and a wide network of friends and colleagues.
You may ask, why I went through such a long introduction outlining
his early development, but this was to enlighten you as to why Lewis
would eventually develop into the person he became. Being raised
without the maternal influence of a mother, he was forced to become
an overly independent individual, some might have observed as having shortcomings in the softer skills, not waiting on others for assistance but proceeding on his own to get results. This showed in the
achievement of his education where he earned scholarships for virtually all of his education and where scholarships were not available he
would work to supplement income. This hard route to his education
made him appreciate its true value even more and he vowed to educate all of his children which he did to at least undergraduate levels.
On Graduating from my Masters programme, I asked him to let me
know how much I would have to pay back to which he smugly replied that those loans were already paid and “Boy.....just get yourself a
damn job!” that would be enough payback.
This independence came at a cost to Gloria, whose natural caring
character was often met with resistance as he felt he could do things
for himself. He soon realised that fighting Gloria was futile and he
eventually accepted her caring nature in the spirit it was given, with
love.
While under the care of Auntie Grace and with the strong guidance
of the Priesthood then so influential in his schooling, Lewis learned
many trades including carpentry which he would constantly use
throughout his life. He was very active in building all of his homes
from the ones in Barbados through to the significant improvements
to all of the properties he owned in the Virginia area. When he ran
out of projects at home his generosity showed through when he
would offer his services to friends and family especially when it came
to building decks, coming to be known as the ”deck master” from
Virginia to as far north as New Jersey, as I recently learned.
Lewis was a born explorer. He loved travel. In almost all of his
work assignments he enjoyed frequent travel, and none more than his
posting as a Rural Development Professional with the World Bank
implementing projects throughout Western Africa. He was a man of
the people and could work with politicians, tribal chiefs or unskilled
labourers, with the same level of comfort, treating all with the same
level of respect while himself gaining tremendous respect from, and
the confidence of, all of those with whom he interacted.
Few people in life had the ability of Lewis Campbell to command an
audience. When Lewis spoke people listened, not out of obligation,
but more so out of interest. He was a wealth of knowledge, not just
from education, but more so from practical experience from his extensive travels and exposure to diverse cultures. A true citizen of
the world. As the children of Lewis Campbell we do not view ourselves as citizens of the island of our birth, but truly as West Indians
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with exposure to the wider Caribbean experience, being born to
Grenadian and St. Lucian parents in the twin island state of Trinidad
& Tobago and raised in Barbados.
Lewis was a born leader. He lead by example and was always able to
mobilise groups into positive action. This was seen in his contribution to the development of a Central Division of The Lion’s Club in
Barbados and once again using his strong background in trade skills
and still with his “indentured labour” force in the form of family, he
restored a tired old structure near rectory Hill in St George into a
refurbished “Den” of which the Lion’s Club Central in Barbados were
very proud.
Lew never let his diminutive size be a handicap to his assertiveness.
He stood up for his principles in life and defended his family with the
same tenacity. Those familiar with this side of Lewis would dare not
to cross him.
Lewis was lucky to have had the opportunity to travel long into his
retirement. He and Gloria constantly undertook exotic and exciting holidays, with the emigration to the Philippines opening up many
travel opportunities in the Far East which would have been more
difficult from the Americas. He shared this adventure with us when
entertaining Jo, Jacqui and myself in 2010 taking us to Manila, Sumillon and all over Cebu.
Before Gus Joseph’s untimely passing, which devastated Lewis and
Gloria five years ago, Gus was his “Nurse Maid” when Gloria had to
return to work after Lewis’ emergency appendectomy in Barbados in
the early 2000’s. This friendship was one forged in high school and
his loyalty as a friend shows in the number of people whom he and
Gloria visited when in Toronto on their annual western visit. Not
only did he have old friends but he was good at making new ones. He is always the light of parties held in Canada. When Michael and his wife Patricia Joined Lewis, Gloria and I in
Toronto late last year, needless to say he was the first for adventure. We three will be forever grateful for the opportunity to spend what
was quality time, without equal, with our father and his better half,
without whom he was incomplete, prior to his unexpected passing. The highlights of our gatherings seemed to have always been centered on prolonged and routine “Happy Hours”.
Few things Lew liked more than time with his grandkids. He often
got annoyed once they got to their teenaged years and developed
social networks of their own thus not having as much time to spend
with Granddad. He loved his time with them. He often reminded
me that if he knew Grandchildren were so much fun, he would have
had them first.
Lewis’ sharp wit was another of his signatures. Some of his jokes
could not be repeated in this environment, although they were very
humorous. Lew also spoke his mind frankly. He never sugar coated
feedback fearing that softening could lessen the effectiveness. He
stood by his principles and never feared to defend them.
A kinder more gentle man could not be found. We will miss him so
much but we are all the richer for having had him in our lives. He
was an excellent mentor, generous in all facets of his life from sharing
knowledge to providing his family tools to become better people. He set a great example for us to follow and showed us the success of
hard work and complete dedication.
While the pain of his loss will fade, the memories which he has provided us will remain much, much longer, thus making this suffering
all worth it in the long run.
I wish you will join me in celebrating his amazing life.
Delivered by Gloria Baccay-Campbell
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Forthcoming A3 AGM
A3 AGM 2014 ON BOARD THE "MARINER OF THE SEAS"
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4TH TO WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 12th
8 NIGHTS FROM SHANGHAI TO SINGAPORE
Twin Share
Triple Share
DAY
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
NOV
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
COST in AUS Dollars per person are from:
INSIDE
OCEAN VIEW
OCEAN VIEW
WINDOW
BALCONY
Cat-N
Cat-I (deck 2)
Cat-E1 & E2
$A1236 (D 7)
$A826
$A1,026
$A1,276 (D 8)
$A746
$A879
$A1,112
PORT
SHANGHAI (Baoshan)
At Sea
Xiamen
Hong Kong
At Sea
At Sea
Ho Chi Min (Phu My)
At Sea
Singapore
ITINERARY
ACTIVITY
ARRIVE
Embark , Meet & Greet - W/Dinner
Relax & Unwind
Shore Exc.
7:00am
AGM or Shopping.
9:00am
Activities
Activities
Shore Exc.
7:00am
Activities/Farewell Dinner
Disembark
7:00am
DEPART
5:00pm
3:00pm
11:59pm
7:00pm
*Not included in the prices are the air fares, pre/post cruise accommodation, alcohol, shore excursions and gratuities ($US12pp
per day). Also if we elect to eat at one or more of the private restaurants there is a small additional charge.
BOOKINGS:
ALL cruise bookings will be processed by Kylee at James Street Cruise & Travel, T. 9531 2872, E [email protected] Kylee is
the Manager and is in the office Monday, Wednesday and Friday. $A400 per person deposit is required now for all confirmed
passengers.
Check the ship, facilities and deck plans out at:
http://www.royalcaribbean.com.au/findacruise/ships/class/ship/home.do?shipCode=MA
Confirmed and *EOI's to date:
Surname
Avecilla
Bennett
Campbell
Chapman
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First
Jun & Lilia
Ivan & Carmel
Kerran & Carol
Bill & Barbara
From
Philippines
WA
WA
Vic
Cabin Type
Balcony - Queen
Balcony - Twin
Ocean View Window
Balcony Queen
Cabin No
Paid
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Davison
Denboer
Eaglesham
*Fleming
Forrest
Hansen
Jorgensen
Lingard
Makin
Moxham
Rowe
Stretton
Suriano
Taylor
Werrell
Rae & Corrie
Bert & Janet
Robert & Marlene
Frank & Margaret
Stuart & Anne
David & Liz
Rene' & Isabella
Roger & Glenda
Col & Vilma
Bob & Cheryl
Allan & Pamela
Terry & Meryl
John & Shirley
Malcolm & Margaret
Grahame & Liz
WA
WA
NSW
Vic
WA
NZ
WA
WA
QLD
QLD
WA
NZ
WA
WA
QLD
Balcony - Queen
Ocean View Window
Balcony - Twin
Balcony - Queen
Balcony - Queen
Balcony - Queen
Balcony - Queen
Balcony - Queen
Balcony - Queen
Balcony - Queen
Balcony - Queen
Balcony - Twin
Balcony - Queen
Balcony - Queen
Status at 11/02/14 - *EOI's 2 Persons. Confirmed Cabins 18, Total Confirmed Persons 38.
PRE & POST CRUISE OPTIONS + FLIGHTS:
You are welcome to make your own arrangements for flights and accommodation in Shanghai or Singapore or you may use Kylee.
Flights from Perth to Shanghai arriving 31/10, Singapore to Perth 14/11 and Brisbane to Shang Hai arriving 31/10, Singapore to
Perth 12/11 along with transfers airport to hotel and hotel to ship are being arranged by Kylee and will be advised when a deal
comes up.
Those booking with me to enjoy a pre cruise stay in Shanghai will be staying at the Radisson Blu New World Review Hotel on
Nanjing Road, Huangpu, Shanghai. BEWARE there are 3 Radisson Blu Hotels in Shanghai. I am told this is in the centre of the
city close to shops etc. If you wish to book direct you will find it on Booking.com but at present we are negotiating a group rate stay tuned.
So the process starts, hang on and enjoy the experience.
Roger Lingard
Special Assistant to Roger Lingard & Cruise Director in training!
Royal Visit
By: FM Zedrik Avecilla
IVC Jun Avecilla and The Lighthouse
Marina Resort congratulate HH Shaikh
Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa of the
Kingdom of Bahrain for placing 3rd in the
Challenge Philippines in his age group at
the triathlon race last February 22. It's
been a great honour and rare privilege to
have served the Crown Prince and his
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younger brother Prince HH Shaikh Khalid
bin Hamad Al Khalifa and their full entourage who stayed at The Lighthouse for the
four days activity. Their passion, determination, and brotherhood have been truly
inspiring and his Highness’ staffs have been
generous, warm and friendly.
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+ PCC
5-8 June 2014
By: Robert Eaglesham
Host Regional Commodre
Sydney NSW - Australia
IYFR 2014 Events – Sydney AUSTRALIA
FINAL UPDATE
GENERAL:
Registra)ons for the PCC have now closed.
Anyone wishing to register for the PCC now may have to go on a ‘stand-­‐by’ list depending upon available accom-­‐
moda=on.
Overall, registra=ons have proceeded well for IYFR accommoda=on hotels, the AGM-­‐Gala Dinner and the 2014 Post Conven=on Cruise (‘PCC’).
In total so far we have booked 18 hotel rooms, 49 persons for the AGM-­‐Dinner and 49 for the PCC.
IYFR 2014 PCC:
I have been pleased to advise that to date, 49 a3endees have registered and paid. This will now be the limit for this ‘cruise’. A ‘stand-­‐by’ list will be available should we have any cancellaBons.
“MEET and GREET” func>on:
To be held in the Club Lounge of the ‘New South Wales Masonic Club’ in Sydney on Saturday aIernoon 31st May 2014 be-­‐
tween 1600-­‐1800 hrs. This func*on is free to members. Drinks are at own expense.
“IYFR AGM & Commodores Gala Dinner”
We now have 49 members registered and paid for this funcBon, which will be held in the “Cello’s Grand Dining Room” of the NSW Masonic Club on Tuesday evening 3rd June 2014. We were hoping for an a3endance of around 70 members and guests so, we would welcome any further registraBons up to the end of March. The registraBon fee is AUD$95 pp. Contact [email protected]
IYFR Hotel Accommoda>on during RI Conference:
There are now only 5 Queen room’s @ AUD $165 per night available at the Park Regis Hotel.
The reserved rooms not allocated at The Castlereagh Bou*que Hotel have now been withdrawn.
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IYFR Supports Subic Bay to Boracay Race and Boracay Cup Regatta
Subic Bay to Boracay Race and Boracay Cup Regatta at Solar Sports Desk
By: FM Jozen Curva
SAGS co-chair Commodores Ricky Sandoval and June Avecilla
promote the Standard Insurance 5th Subic Bay to Boracay Race and
the Boracay Cup Regatta at Solar Sports in an exclusive interview
with Sports Desk anchors Jinno Rufino and Cesca Litton on February 25, 2014. The Race is heating up with the arrivals of foreign
Grand Prix boats and top notch sailors of the Asian Yachting Grand
Prix Circuit led by Asian Yachting Skipper of the Year Frank Pong
and his Yacht of the year Jelik 5. The regatta is brought about by
ICTSI Subic, Cebu Pacific Air and Tanduay supported by the
Lighthouse Marina Resort, Watercraft Ventures Corp., Subic Bay
Metropolitan Authority, The Provincial Government of Aklan, The
Municipality of Malay and is under the auspices of the Philippine
Sailing Association. The race starts at noon on March 1 after a Welcome Reception at 6 pm on February 28 at the Lighthouse Marina
Resort, Subic Bay.
The Race is On! - Subic to Boracay Race and Boracay Cup Regatta
and Underway at Noon on February 28, 2014
IVC Jun and his team on Selma Star
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IVC’s Message
The Cubao West Fleet has reached another milestone in celebraBng its 5th Anniversary on March 20, 2014. The annual change in Com-­‐
mand from the Bme that it was founded and chartered is the dy-­‐
namism behind the conBnuity and growth of the fleet. We owe this to my successors FC Joel Sarmiento, FC Mel Velasco, FC Ness ABenza and FC Josie Garcia for their efforts and leadership in keeping our fleet vibrant. On March 22 as we commemorate our fiIh year, we expect to take delivery of about 30 fishing boats from Cebu that will be distributed to displaced fishermen in its northern towns to upliI their livelihood. The funds came from the various donaBons from IYFR of P1.3M for emergency relief and an almost equal addiBonal amount from individual members for the vicBms of su-­‐
per typhoon Yolanda that we have decided to be uBl-­‐
ized for livelihood and rebuilding programs. A new fleet will rise in San Remigio to administer and manage the boats to see to it that they are uBlized properly. In the same manner we expect another fleet will be formed and chartered in the island of Boracay where we will donate two paraws in conjuncBon with the RC Boracay !
and the Philippine Red Cross for humanitarian use, live-­‐
lihood, image enhancement of IYFR and Rotary and rec-­‐
reaBonal use of members when they visit the most popular and no.1 tourist desBnaBon in the country. With these developments we will soon have 10 fleets in 4 of the 10 Rotary districts in the country as we aim towards having a fleet in every Rotary District in the Philippines. Truly, the IYFR Philippine Fleet Cubao West is a Fellowship with flair for service. CongratulaBons to all.
On a sad note, we lost our dear comrade FS Lewis and for those of you who have known him I am sure he will be sorely missed. May he rest in peace in his final voy-­‐
age.
Keep on and Sail to new horizon. PAGE 12