Club History
RY 2009-2010
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[RY2005-2006]
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ORGANIZED: NOVEMBER, 1991
CHARTERED: FEBRUARY 5, 1992
The Rotary Club of Cavite
Export Processing Zone (RC CEPZ) started as an informal gathering of zone enterprise
executives whose common interest was increased productivity and success of their
respective companies in terms of volume of efforts and profits. This group also realized
the need for a formal organization to bring zone executives together, if only for social
reasons. This need was reinforced by the group's desire to better serve their
constituents, the workforce of Cavite Economic Zone.
As the person mostly in contact with the community,
Hipolito "Pol" Bautista discussed
this situation with his outside group of friends which included PP Raymundo
"Munding" del Rosario and
then DSGR Edwin Fojas, both of Rotary Club of Tanza. It was these two who planted the seed of the idea
to convert this informal group into the Rotary Club of Cavite Export Processing Zone, and
thereafter, actively courted and brought the original members into the world of Rotary.
Their enthusiasm and sincerity were left and appreciated by the CEPZ group, who in an
organizational meeting in November, 1991 elected its
charter officers. The pursuit for
R.I. recognition followed which was spiced with the controversy when RC Rosario contested
RC CEPZ's declared territorial limits, claiming that it already belonged to RC Rosario.
This problem was smoothed out through the intercession of then District Governor Johnny Aruego, PP Mike Cardenas, and the recognized mother club of RC CEPZ, RC Tanza.
RC CEPZ was officially chartered by Rotary International on February 5,
1992, with District Governor Johnny Aruego handing over the R.I. Membership documents to Charter
President Pol Bautista. The formal charter presentation and induction of officers and
members was held at the CEZ Administration function room on March 12, 1992. RC CEPZ has 30 charter
members, most of whom are still active in the Club, except for a few who have moved
out of the zone.
As the declared constituents of RC CEPZ, the workers of the Zone,
presently numbering 75,000, are principal beneficiaries of most of the Club's projects.
The club has institutionalized the annual search for the
10 Most Outstanding Workers of CEZ
(MOWoC Awards), Worker's Christmas Disco and Gift Giving, Annual Medical-Dental Missions,
Soup Kitchen's Weekly Feeding Program,
Pistahan sa CEZ (formerly May Flower Festival),
Sports Competitions, Skills Training, and Job Placements. Outside RC CEPZ, the club has
1 Interact Club: Interact Club of ILA Memorial
School (school based) and 1 Rotaract Club: the Rotaract Club of
Cavite Economic Zone (community based). The Club also
conducts annual Christmas Party and Gift Giving to the street children of
the community. The Club has also
made 2 trips to the Pinatubo area for relief distribution.
Because of the nature of employment of most RC CEPZ members, membership
growth has been a continuing struggle for the Club. As of
this date, active club
members number only 22. This is despite aggressive membership recruitment of every Club
President RC CEPZ had. During all incumbencies of all RC CEPZ Presidents, membership growth
is a basic program.
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