RCKK Pearl Bulletin Vol 3 Issue 6

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Club of Kota Kinabalu Pearl

Sabah – District 3310
Chartered 22nd September 2015



2017-18 Board of Directors and Chairs

President: Datuk Suzannah Liaw

President Elect: Datin Dr Hjh Tarsiah Taman

Past President: Datuk Noni Hj Said

Vice-President: Tulip Noorazyze Abd Rahim

Secretary: Datin Phyllis Lo

Treasurer: Yvonne Yap

Club Service: Azalene Amelia Quadra President’s Message

Vocational Service: Adora Rubaini Shahriman

Community Service: Mary Chung Dear Lovely Pearls,

International Service: Majella Tan Marquez

Youth Service: Adelina Adna Adenan First of all, I would like to wish each and every lovely Pearl A Very Happy New
Year 2018 and abundant Happiness, good Health and A Successful 2018.
Membership Chair: Fauziah Mat Noor

Rotary Foundation: Eliza Goh

Public Relations: Denise Chua Fong Yee We had a great start to year 2018 with our Tree Planting Meeting on 5th

Sergeant-at-Arms: Roxana Jamaludin January 2018 to kickstart our District Tree Planting Project with the

Bulletin Editor: Celestina Chin Lee Ling distribution of coupons to raise funds for the Project which needed a large

We meet mos t Tuesdays, from sum to fund the Tree Planting. As usual our generous Pearls rallied together
11.30am – 1.30 pm, at Celyn Hotel,
City Mall, Kota Kinabalu and took up the challenge to contribute RM3,500 and at the same time took

up 38 books of coupon when, all sold, would raise RM38,000 for the Project.

My deepest gratitude for your generous contribution. Continued on page 2

Highlights

Page 4 Page 8 Page 12

Club Meetings and Corporate District 3310 Tree
Activities Grooming and Planting Project
Social Etiquette &
Formal Dining
Workshop

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Activities planned for January included a visit to inspect the Sulaman mangrove reserve site

on 13th January 2018 and on 21st January 2018, a team lead by OC Tulip with Datuk Zahra

and Datin Rocy together with AG Francis Chan, PDG Datuk Zaini , President Dr. Ravi and

other Rotarians planted 200 seedlings. Sabah Wetlands did a briefing to the Kg Darau

Community on planting of 4,000 mangrove trees along Darau River, Inanam. Pearl was

invited to give a briefing to the Education Department on the Tree Planting Project on 26th

January 2018. On 27th January 2018, the villagers of Kampong Darau did a “gotong

royong” to build a nursery to plant the 4,000 mangrove seedlings. Well done OC Tulip on a

great start to the project.



We had our 2nd Assembly during our 11th Regular meeting on 9th January 2018 and our

activities for the last six months were reported and the schedule for the next six months

were presented by me. Based on the report by our efficient Secretary Datin Phyllis Lo, we

President Datuk are very close to fulfilling our Presidential Citation 2017/18 goals. Despite the fact that

we have achieved a great part of our targeted programs and activities, for the next 5
Suzannah is a January months we still have lots of activities planned to keep our Pearls busy and engaged.
birthday Pearl
Our Vocational Service Director Rtn. Adora organised an Executive Grooming and Social

Etiquette workshop on 20th January 2018 at Avangio Hotel with 26 participants. Rtn Doris Lim conducted the session on

Executive grooming and yours truly on Social Etiquette.



On 23rd January 2018, we were fortunate to have Puan Hjh Azizah Itam who is

a veteran emcee as well as producer at RTM but retired now though still

active in training new emcees. She spoke on “ The importance of Emcee in a

function” . It was a very dynamic and exciting talk. It ended with “pantun”

from both Azizah and our young Rtn Sylma. A very enjoyable talk indeed!

We continue with our Community Service - Medical Outreach for Rural At the Sulaman Lake Forest Reserve
Women with LPPKN at Kg Binsulung, Pitas on 28th January 2018. Pearl was
led by Community Director Rtn Mary Chung accompanied by Rtn. Datin Rocy Conducting thaet ASovcainagl iEot iHqouteetlt e Workshop
and Rtn. Doris Lim. Well done our Pearl angels.

As usual our ever efficient and wonderful Bulletin Editor Rtn. Celestina will

produce another brilliant bulletin to keep all Pearls in the know of the
going on in Pearl. Thank you very much Celestina.

Once again Happy New Year 2018 and Gong Xi Fa Cai for February 2018 as
we usher in the Chinese New Year on 16th February 2018 in the coming
month to all our lovely Pearls.

Wishing the January Pearl Babes A Blessed Birthday!

"Proud to be a Pearl Making A Difference "


Yours in Rotary,

Suzannah Liaw

President RCKK Pearl



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2017-18
Board of Directors and Chairs





(Left to Right) Adelina Adna Adenan (Youth Service Director), Celestina Chin (Bulletin
Editor), Azalene Amelia Quadra (Club Service Director), Adora Rubaini Shariman
(Vocational Service Director), Eliza Goh (Rotary Foundation Chair), Yvonne Yap
(Treasurer), Tulip Noorazyze Abd Rahim (Vice President), Datuk Suzannah Liaw

(President), Datuk Noni Hj Said (Immediate Past President), Datin Dr Hjh Tarsiah Taman
(President Elect), Datin Phyllis Lo (Secretary), Mary Chung (Community Service Director),
Roxana Jamaluddin (Sergeant-at-Arms), Fauziah Mat Noor (Membership Chair), Denise

Chua (Public Relations Chair), Majella Tan Marquez (International Service Director).


VISION
A DYNAMIC ROTARY CLUB FOR WOMEN GIVING THEIR BEST
TO THE COMMUNITY, BUILDING CLOSE FRIENDSHIPS AND

PROMOTING PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING
LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY.



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RCKK Pearl 13th Club Meeting & 2nd Club Assembly | 9th January

RCKK Pearl had its 2nd Club Assembly on 9th January. President

Datuk Suzannah shared with the members our club’s focus and

achievements to date. From June to November 2017, the club

successfully completed the implementation of Project REAL at 3

schools, ie, SK Pomotodon, SK Mandalipau and SK Rugading.

Project REAL is RCKK Pearl’s signature project. The next phase will

be at schools in Pitas and Kota Marudu.



For the Medical Outreach for Women and Girls project, RCKK Pearl

worked together with our partner, the Lembaga Penduduk dan

Pembangunan Keluarga Negara (LPPKN) (National Population and

Family Development Board) and carried out the project at Kota

L-R: Rtn Hazel, Rtn Hanna, Rtn Marudu, Kg Likas and Beaufort in 2017. The club has also rendered
Valerie and Rtn Sylma aid and assistance to victims of natural disasters. The Youth Service
team conducted an Eye Brow Grooming workshop for the Kolej

Teknikal Yayasan Sabah Rotaractors in October 2017 and were involved in the SINDEX briefing at schools in Ranau

and Kundasang in November 2017.

The Vocational Service team organized a Google Workshop in November and a visit to the Sabah State Archives in
December. In January, 2 workshops were organized, ie the Social Etiquette workshop conducted by President
Datuk Suzannah herself and Corporate Grooming workshop by Image Consultant, Rtn Doris Lim.

President Datuk Suzannah reminded all members of the object of Rotary and the Four Way Test. She asked all
Pearls to remember to pay their club dues on time and to report volunteer hours and service projects to Rotary
Central. Members’ attendance was 45%.

President Datuk Suzannah and the Board of Directors



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RCKK Pearl 14th Club Meeting | 23rd January

President Datuk Suzannah Liaw welcomed all the members
and guests to the club’s 14th meeting. She then invited Past

Assistant Governor (PAG) Emily Chong of Rotary Club of

Kinabalu Sutera (RCKS) to share about the upcoming Rotary
Charity Dinner. The Charity Dinner will be held on 29th April

2018 and the beneficiaries of the fundraising are the Polio

Plus Fund, Persatuan SLE Malaysia (Sandakan Chapter) and

other local community projects.



Puan Hajah Azizah Itam

SLE stands for Systematic Lupus Erythematosus and is an

autoimmune disease characterized by acute and chronic

inflammation of the tissues of the body. It was saddening

to note that about 90% of SLE sufferers are women while

about 10% are men and children.



PAG Emily appealed to all Pearls to assist in the sale of the

tickets for the Charity Dinner which are at

RM1,000.00/table. The Organisers aim to raise

RM120,000.00 in total from the ticket sales. Club President

President Datuk Suzannah presenting a token Datuk Suzannah assured her that Pearls will give our

of appreciation to Azizah Itam support. The RCKS President, Datin Betty, was also present at

the meeting. PAG Emily Chong

Puan Hajah Azizah Itam was invited as the speaker for the day. She gave a
talk on The Importance of An Emcee. Azizah Itam was a popular radio
presenter in the 70s. She served in RTM as a radio and TV producer between
1971 and 2005. After retiring, she continued to serve as Radio News Editor.

Azizah said that an emcee should know the proper protocol especially for
official functions, must have a prepared script, should attend event meetings
or rehearsals, must be able to adapt to any given situation and must keep
abreast with the current news. An emcee should not fight with the
organisers, she quipped. The audience was tickled when Azizah shared the
do’s and don’ts of an emcee.



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RCKK Pearl 14th Club Meeting | 23rd January (Contd.)

President Datuk Suzannah Liaw encouraged more Pearls to become volunteers for Project REAL as the
club will be working with more schools soon. The Pearls also had a celebration for the January and
February birthday Pearls. Club attendance was 45%. The Sergeant-at-Arms had a good collection for
the sunshine fund of RM93.00.


From L-R: Rtn Doris Lim, Rtn Majella Tan, Rtn Carolyn Goh & Rtn The January and February birthday celebrants.
Soo Yuen Mee (both standing), Rtn Rosie Chong, Heaylen Sakai From L-R: President Datuk Suzannah, Rtn Datuk Zahra,
RCKS President Datin Betty, Rtn Kamariah, Rtn Norma
(guest), Rtn Caroline Paxton, Rtn Datuk Zahra Ismail
and Rtn Sylma



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Community Service | Project REAL | Visit to Schools with Mr & Mrs
Paul Couttsmith | 10-11th January



Vice President Tulip Noorazyze, Chairperson of REAL
Committee, brought Mr Paul Couttsmith and his wife
Christine from Kent, England to visit 4 schools
involved in Project REAL, namely SK Kawang Papar,
SK Mandalipau Papar, SK Pomotodon and SK
Pekan Kiulu. Mr & Mrs Couttsmith would like to
contribute to Project REAL. The couple are friends of
VP Tulip and they have been having yearly vacations in
Sabah for the past 24 years.

They will be visiting SK Mandalipau again on on 2nd February to donate stationery to each of
the children in the school and also prizes to be given to children who have shown marked
improvement in speaking English. 50 fruit trees will be donated to the school as part of the
District Tree Planting Project.


Project REAL is a signature project by RCKK PEARLS in collaboration with the Sabah
State Education Department with the objective to reduce the gap in
English literacy between the urban and the rural schools.



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Club of Kota Kinabalu Pearl

Vocational Service | Corporate Grooming and Social Etiquette &
Formal Dining Workshop | 20th January

On 20th January 2018, the Vocational Service

Committee organised a half-day workshop on

Grooming and Etiquette conducted by Pearls’ very

own members, Rtn Doris Lim, as the first speaker with

the topic Corporate Grooming - Dressing for the

Female Executive and by RCKK Pearl President, Datuk

Suzannah Liaw as the second speaker, on Social

Etiquette and Formal Dining.



Rtn Doris shared with the participants some of her pearls
of wisdom. She said that grooming is all about looking
your best at any age and as a professional you are to
dress like one. Your outfit can be a dress, blouse and skirt
or a smart pantsuit, and have a jacket when you must. To
look professional, having light makeup is important and
your hair should be groomed, not in a college ponytail!

The participants enjoyed a 4-course Western meal while
learning about formal table setting and cutlery
etiquette from President Datuk Suzannah. She also
covered topics such as Social Conversation – the dos
and don’ts of conversation - and Social Behaviour.

The Pearls and guests were very fortunate to have the
professional speakers impart their knowledge that day.
Before the end of the workshop, VP Tulip gave a word of
thanks to President Datuk Suzannah and Rtn Doris, while
Rtn Adora presented the speakers each with a beautiful
token of appreciation.



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Vocational Service | Corporate Grooming and Social Etiquette &
Formal Dining Workshop | 20th January (Contd.)



Table setting

Vocational Service Director, Pearls and guests
Rtn Adora Shahriman,
presenting a token of

appreciation to Rtn Doris
Rtn Adora presenting a token of
appreciation to President Datuk Suzannah



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Rotary Foundation | Rotary Charity Dinner Committee Meetings | 7th
and 12th January



The Rotary Charity Dinner will be held on the

29th April 2018 to raise funds for the Polio Plus

Fund, Persatuan SLE Malaysia (Sandakan

Chapter) and other local community projects.

RCKK Pearl is involved in the Organising

Committee and is represented by our Rotary

Foundation Chair, Rtn Eliza Goh. She

attended the committee meetings on 7th

and 12th January. 9 Rotary Clubs in Kota

Kinabalu will be receiving the funds raised

through the Charity Dinner. Tickets are sold President Datuk Suzannah receiving the Rotary Charity Dinner
at RM1,000.00/table. For tickets and/or tickets from RCKS President Datin Betty on 23rd January.
further information, please contact Rtn Eliza
From L-R: Rtn Datin Phyllis (Secretary), Rtn Eliza Goh (Rotary
Goh. Foundation Chair), President Datuk Suzannah, President Datin

Betty (RCKS), PAG Emily (RCKS),
Rtn Tulip Noorazyze (Vice President)



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Community Service | Medical Outreach for Rural Women| 27-28 January

RCKK Pearl’s partner in this project is RCKK Pearl’s role is to liaise with the
the Lembaga Penduduk dan respective Ketua Kampung to inform more
Pembangunan Keluarga Negara people and encourage their attendance, to
(LPPKN) (National Population and assist to transport people to the venue and to
Family Development Board). In assist LPPKN with the registration. RCKK
conjunction with ‘Projek Touch Point Pearl’s dedicated team consisted of
KPWKM Wellbeing of Women Community Service Director, Rtn Mary
(WOW)’ to provide free pap smear Chung, Rtn Doris Lim and Rtn Datin Rocy
screening throughout Malaysia. Chong. LPPKN provides the mobile clinic
services and medical personnel. The pap

From L-R: Rtn Rocy Chong, Rtn Doris Lim
and Rtn Mary Chung

smear package includes blood test and
BMI Assessment. They also provide
‘Mamacare’ which are massages and
advice/care for women in confinement
after childbirth. On 27-28 January, the
Pearls went to Kg Binsulung and Kg
Mononod.



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District Events | District 3310 Tree Planting Project

13 January

President Datuk Suzannah, Rtn Mary Chung
and Vice President Tulip Noorazyze went to
the Sulaman mangroves with the Rotary
District Tree Planting Committee to recce
the Sulaman Wetlands before the
Rotarians start planting 4,000 mangrove
trees there. VP Tulip is the District Tree

14 January

VP Tulip attended a site briefing at KK
Wetlands for Darau villagers who will be
planting 4,000 mangrove saplings on 22
February. This project is sponsored by the
Ministry of Tourism, Culture and
Environment, Sabah.


26 January

VP Tulip made a presentation to teachers and
Headmasters from 40 schools at the Sabah
State Education Department to get support
from the schools to participate in the Rotary
District Tree Planting Project. The concept is for
each student to bring a plant to either be
planted in the school environment or Rotary
Clubs will plant it in an area chosen by DBKK.




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District Events | District 3310 Tree Planting Project (Contd.)

21 January

Leaders and members of 9 Rotary Clubs in Kota Kinabalu planted 500 mangrove saplings
at the Sulaman Lake Forest Reserve. RCKK Pearl’s VP Tulip, Rtn Datuk Zahra and Rtn Datin
Betty participated in the tree planting that morning. Rotarians who participated in the
tree planting on Sunday included RI District 3310 Assistant Governor Francis Chan, RC Kota
Kinabalu President Dr Ravi Mandalam, RC Tanjung Aru President Datuk Stanley Tee, RCKK
South President Malcom Wong and RC Luyang President Chung Zheng Uyee. The 9 clubs
are working in collaboration with KK Wetlands to plant 4,000 mangrove saplings in the
Sulaman Lake Forest Reserve. The aim is to plant 10,000 trees in support of Rotary
International’s aim to plant 1.2 million trees worldwide by 22nd April 2018.


Tree planting on 21st January
by 9 Rotary clubs in
Kota Kinabalu



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District Events | District 3310 Tree Planting Project (Contd.)

The Tree Planting Committee is also working with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and
Environment, Darau Villagers, KK Wetlands and Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK) in an effort
to plant 4,000 mangrove saplings by the Darau River in Menggatal. KK Wetlands have
conducted training for the villagers on how to gather the seedlings and grow them in poly
bags ready for planting after 2 to 3 months.

Source: Article in Daily Express, 24th January

Tree planting on 21st January by 9 Rotary
clubs in Kota Kinabalu



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Bulletin BIRTHDAYS, WEDDING
Editor’s Corner ANNIVERSARIES AND
SPECIAL OCCASIONS

Greetings!
UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
It has been a great honour for me to serve
as the Club’s Bulletin Editor. I have enjoyed
producing 6 colourful issues of LUSTRE, the Hazel Pung 2-Feb
monthly Bulletin, and I hope that you have
enjoyed reading them! The Bulletin is an Teoh See See 5-Feb
excellent way for you to keep up to date
with our RCKK Pearl, District 3310 and Jasmine Leong 18-Feb
Rotary International news.
Eliza Jane Leong 19-Feb
I would like to thank President Datuk
Suzannah and all Pearls for your support
and contributions. It is truly inspiring to see
the high level of commitment of the UPCOMING WEDDING
President and members in carrying out all
the club and district activities. All the ANNIVERSARIES
photographs and stories I have compiled
are proof of the Pearls’ dedication!

Yours truly, Datuk Aminah Ambrose 5-Feb
Caroline Paxton 11-Feb
Celestina 17-Feb
Dg Rukiah Ag Amit 18-Feb
Dr Janet Lee 19-Feb

Sharon Cheong



RCKK Pearl meets most Tuesdays, from
11.30am – 1.30pm, at Celyn Hotel, City
Mall, Kota Kinabalu. There will be 2 club

meetings and 1 club activity each month.
For more information please contact our

Secretary, Rtn Datin Phyllis Lo at
E-mail:

[email protected]/phylkoh

@hotmail.com
Mobile: +6 019 8504556



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MARK YOUR DIARY

Rotary Club of Kota Kinabalu Pearl Events
FEBRUARY 2018
PEACE & CONFLICT PREVENTION/RESOLUTION

Date Event Event Information
2 Feb 2018 Project REAL & Organiser : VP Tulip
(Fri) District Tree Planting Venue : SK Mandalipau
Project

6 Feb 2018 15th Regular Meeting Feb Birthdays & Chinese New Year Celebrations
(Tues) Venue : Celyn Hotel

9 & 10 Feb SMK Perempuan Likas Organiser : Rtn Adelina & Youth Services
2018 Interact Club Charity Venue : SMK Perempuan Likas
(Fri & Sat) Project –Upcycling Organiser : Rtn Adelina & Youth Services
11 Feb 2018 Workshop Venue : Virtual Dimension, Plaza 333
(Sun) SMK Perempuan Likas SMK Perempuan Likas Interact Club 2018 BOD
Interact Club Installation Ceremony
20 Feb 2018 “2017 BOD & Form 5 Venue : Celyn Hotel
(Tues) Appreciation Day”
16th Regular Meeting

24 Feb 2018 Club Activity 14 Organiser : RC Mandarin
(Sat) World Understanding & Time : 6:30pm
Peace Night Place : Dewan Hakka Sabah
Tickets: Rm100

24 & 25 Feb Public Speaking Training Organiser : Rtn Adelina & Youth Services
2018 for KTYS Rotaract Club Venue : Kolej Teknikal Yayasan Sabah
(Sat & Sun)




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Rotary Founder: Paul Harris



Paul Harris founded Rotary International on the 23rd of
February 1905, nearly one century ago.

However, he was not the first president of a Rotary
club. There is an easy explanation to this apparent
contradiction. Although Paul Harris was the founder
and organizer of the first Rotary club in Chicago in
1905, the man selected to be the first president was
one of the other founding members, Silvester Schiele.

By the year 1910 there were 16 Rotary clubs, which linked up as an organization
called the National Association of Rotary Clubs. Two years later the name was
changed to the International Association of Rotary Clubs, as Rotary was
organized in Winnipeg, Canada and then in England, Ireland and Scotland. In
1933 the name was changed to Rotary International.

When the first organization of Rotary clubs, the National Association of Rotary
Clubs, was created in 1910, Paul Harris was selected as its first president. He
served for two years from 1910 to 1912. Thus the founder of the Rotary idea,
who declined to be the president of the first Rotary club, became the first
president of Rotary International.

Those Rotarians who are interested in further literature about Paul Harris and
the history of Rotary International will enjoy visiting the following sites:
http://www.rotarylibrary.org
http://www.rotarypresidents.org


Source: District 3320 Website [http://www.rotarydistrict3310.org.my/]





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The Guide to Daily Living

Before doing the things we want to do, consider first, the precept of the guide. Ask ourselves 4
questions and act upon them:
First: Have I spent some time in self-examination?
Second: Have I spent quality time with my family?
Third: Have I given my best to my work?
Fourth: Have I given some time to someone near and far?
The first question prompts us to evaluate ourselves and our ability to serve.
The second question reinforces our commitment to the family – our “Intimate Community of Life and
Love”.
The third question requests us to commit ourselves to work excellence and the practice of high
ethical standards.
The fourth question reminds us of our duty to Lend a Hand, rendering compassionate service and
world peace.
The Guide, in fact encompasses the 4 parts of the Object of Rotary.

THE ROTARY GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Object of Rotary

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of
worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

• FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
• SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of

the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s
occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
• THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal,
business, and community life;
• FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and
peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united
in the ideal of service.



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