In line with maintaining the minimum health standards, the Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro East Urban an all-female club kicked-off the Rotary Year 2020 with a donation drive of 150 cloth face mask to motorela drivers, and two other barangays in the city earlier this morning at Barangay 1.
The said distribution was lead by its president Daisy Tiu and was attended by its members Director of Community Service, Grace Go, Chairman of Mask Distribution, Pamela Salon, Rotary Club Assistant Governor Emma Tan of RC Kalayaan, and RC CDO East Urban member, Evelyn Chiu.
Tiu in an interview said the activity was set on July 1, marking its Rotary Year all clubs on this day she said has also set an activity. For their part RC CDO East Urban kicked-off its Rotary Year with the distribution of face masks to members of Tisamoda ( Tiano San Agustine Motorela and Drivers Association) providing them with 60 face masks and was received by the group’s president, Jovelito Pole, and board member, Benito Ani.
Barangay 1 and Barangay 4 also benefited from the distribution and shared the remaining 100 face masks donated by the club. Receiving the donation were Barangay 1, Chairman Anthony D. Abejuela, and Barangay 4, Chairman Kim Clark Yap.
Tiu said “Kinahanglan gyud ta mag mask, labi na sa panahon karon. Gusto namo i-emphasize sa tanan tao kailangan gyud ta mag wear ug mask and mag practice social distancing, that’s why we kicked-off this rotary year by distributing masks, ang uban (Rotary Clubs) nag hatag sa mga police, mga checkpoints ug sa lain-laing beneficiaries."
