AMBASSADOR CLUB International-Davao will finish its humanitarian projects in the typhoon-ravaged towns of Tanauan and Palo, Leyte near Tacloban City.
This was learned from Scott Nimmo, a British veterinary surgeon based in Davao City who is now the president of Ambassador Davao, an international civic and professional group organized in Bern, Switzerland more than 50 years ago. The veterinary surgeon now practices his profession online from Davao City where he lives with his wife Rhodora Gabunada-Nimmo, a Dabawenya who is an industrial engineer.
Nimmo, who recently ended his term as president of the Rotary Club of South Davao, succeeded retired Regional Trial Court Judge Isaac “Dodong” G. Robillo Jr., whose one-year presidency was marked by the club’s projects giving substantial assistance to daycare center children in the typhoon Yolanda-affected towns of Palo and Tanauan.
As second vice president of Ambassador Club Davao, Scott earlier headed the fund-raising campaign which collected more than P1 million mostly from Europe-based Ambassador clubs for victims of typhoons Sendong, Pablo, and Yolanda.
As president of RC of South Davao, the British vet was also behind the huge matching grant money gathered from abroad for the group’s humanitarian projects for local indigents. As a result, he and his club became multi-awarded. They received a total of nine awards –most outstanding club president; most outstanding club in service projects, The Rotary Foundation (TRF), Club Administration, New Generation, Membership and Public Relations, most outstanding club bulletin.
During his multi-awarded presidency, Scott led the club in implementing an organic farming project in support of single mothers, heart surgery of an 8-year-old boy to save his life, and one-year food sustenance for the students of the Talomo school for the blind. Among his other major projects were foreign support for free cataract operation for 200 patients and got funding to support 55 street children for one year.
Scott’s administration will complete funding for daycare centers in Palo and Tanauan worth close to P500,000, a decision made by the Ambassador Club Davao board of directors recently. The assistance of the club to children started way back during the presidency newsman Antonio M. Ajero and followed up by the late Severo dela Cruz and later immediate past president retired RTC Judge Isaac G. Robillo Jr.
Elected with Nimmo are Dr. Anthony Ybiernas, vice president; Rhodora Gabunada-Nimmo, Scott’s wife, secretary; Paciencio “Jun” Rosalem Jr. treasurer. The newly elected officers were immediately sworn into office by lawyer Leoncio “Nonoy” Villa-Abriller, Ambassador past national president.
The oath-taking was witnessed by some former top officers of the Ambassadors Club who include past national president Leoncio “Nonoy” Villa-Abrille, past club president Antonio M. Ajero, and past club president Antonio “Ony” Partoza Jr.
Also in attendance were prominent club members, Dr. Ma. Lourdes “Malou” G. Monteverde and Sofronio “Boy” Marquez Jucutan, both past presidents of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce.
The newest club member is Davao del Norte Gov. Rodolfo “Dolfo” del Rosario, who took his oath of membership during the Ambassador national convention in Davao a few months back.
Meanwhile, Ambassador Club Philippines president Roger Guadalquiver also announced this week Scott Nimmo’s election as national vice president of the AC-Philippines. Scott will serve starting March 15 with incoming National Pres. Rufio “Boy” Mijares.
The Davao chapter has produced several national presidents of the international organization. They are Ambassador Rogelio “Rolly” Santos, Mike Inigo, Roy B. Ferrer M.D., lawyer Leoncio “Nonoy” Villa-Abrille and former Vice Mayor Louie Bonguyan.
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