TWO Rotary clubs in Davao City signed last August 21 sisterhood agreements with two counterpart clubs in Adelaide, the 178-year-old capital city of South Australia with a population of 1.3 million.
The agreement was signed by Peter R. J. Neal, president of the Rotary Club of Adelaide, Anton Banzali, president of the Rotary Club of East Davao, Carol E. Walsh, president of the Rotary Club of Prospect, and Jannette M. Valderosa, president of the Rotary Club of Waling-waling Davao.
The Australian Rotarians, led by District Governor-elect Doug Layng, came to Davao City purposely to formalize the sister club. The other Australian Rotarians who came included Ian D’Arcy, who once worked in Mindanao and was a member of RC East Davao, Peter RJ Neal with spouse Kim, RC North Adelaide immediate past president (IPP) Frank O’Neil and RC Adelaide IPP Simon O’Neil.
In general, the sisterhood agreement is consistent with the object of Rotary “to encourage and foster the advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.”
The four clubs entered into an agreement to mutually:
Promote friendship and understanding between the members of all four clubs;
Coordinate and cooperate with each other regarding projects and activities of mutual interest in the RI Foundation’s six focus areas, and where feasible, to engage in joint implementation lf these activities and projects; and
Encourage visitation of both Davao City and Adelaide, either individually or in groups, for fellowship, cultural and vocational awareness.
In the past, particularly during Rotary Year 2008-2009, RC Waling-waling and RC Prospect jointly implemented “Preserve Blood Save Life Phase II” for hemophilia and bleeding disorder. The project which benefited several persons in different places in Mindanao received a matching grant from The Rotarian Foundation (TRF).
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