RCKK Pearl Quarterly Bulletin Newsletter 2021-22 - Vol 1

Club of Kota Kinabalu Pearl

Issue 1

Quarterly Bulletin 2021-22

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Club President and BOD for RY2021-22
CONGRATULATIONS

Rotary changes us and those we serve. I believe we can
change the world one life at a time - PAUL HARRIS

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Club President and BOD for RY2021-22

PEARLS IN THE BOARD

Top left to right
Celestina Chin (Public Image Chair), Nar Chin Kiaw (The Rotary Foundation Chair),
Adelina Adna Adenan (Vocational Service Director), Nicole Lee (International
Service Director), Fia Iskandar (Youth Service Director), Tulip Noorazyze
(Community Service Director), Caroline Paxton (Club Service Director), Catherine
Liew (Membership Chair), Norma C. Apines (Bulletin Editor).
Bottom left to right

Dorothy Balan (Sergeant-At-Arms), Hanna Ghani-Loh (Secretary), Eliza Goh
(Immediate Past President), Majella Marjorie Tan Marquez (President), Rosie
Chong (Vice President), Datuk Hjh Aminah Ambrose (President-Elect), Datin
Phyllis Lo (Treasurer).

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Special Opening Message Membership
from First Woman Governor
District 3310 Club Participation in District
Assistant Governor's Special Level Activities/Awards
Opening Message Public Image Corner
Mother of Pearl Corner
The President's "Pearls of Wisdom" Editor's Corner
Virtual Installation Snapshots
Special Feature - "GARDEN OF
CLUB SERVICES PEARLS"
Club Meetings
Vocational Service
International Service
Youth Service
Community Service

A Pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced by an injured life. It is the
tear that results from the injury of the oyster. Likewise, the treasure of our
being in this world is also produced by an injured life. If we had not been
injured through life experiences, then we would not produced the Pearl. -

Stephan A. Hoeller (author)

Rotary's Seven Areas of Focus

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SPECIAL OPENING MESSAGE FROM FIRST WOMAN GOVERNOR DISTRICT 3310

DG Dolly Yeap

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ASSISTANT GOVERNOR'S SPECIAL OPENING MESSAGE

Greetings Rotary Club of Kota Kinabalu Pearl
It is a privilege, and my pleasure to be able to share my thoughts on your Club in this first
issue of your quarterly bulletin for RY2021-22.
My warmest regards and congratulations to President Majella Marjorie
Tan Marquez and the new Board for RY2021-22, as well as all of your
Club members on your recent successful virtual installation on 31/07/21.
Heartiest congratulations also to Immediate Past President Eliza Goh
and her Board of RY2020-21, for a very successful term during the
toughest period of our times - the start of Covid-19 pandemic.
We are still in the throes of the current pandemic, and a lot of
physical activities are still restricted. However, your Club has shown
the resilient spirit of Rotary and also persistence in continuing to do
good for the community despite the challenges we are all facing. I do
hope that in the midst of your busy Rotary activities as well as your
own lives, your Club finds time for fellowship to strengthen the bond
among members, and avoid the boredome of a regimented
task-focused-only Club. Though we are in a period restricted physical contact, virtual
fellowship is available to us and a safer alternative.
In the outworkings of any Club's service projects or charitable works, good leadership and
teamwork as well as proper planning go hand-in-hand to achieve the utmost impact on the
community. From what I've seen of your Club, you are already practicing such good values
successfully.
It is my hope, and I'm sure, that your Club will continue to strive to do your best in doing
good deeds, not just during this term but also for a much longer time into the future.
Let's work together to #ServeToChangeLives.

GEORGE NGUI
ASSISTANT GOVERNOR GROUP 13
RY2021-22

Action without vision is wasted, and vision without action is just a dream. Action with
vision brings hope to the world (RY1996-97 RI President Luis Vincente Giay)

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THE PRESIDENT'S "PEARLS OF WISDOM"

My beautiful fellow Pearls in service,

I am honoured to have the privilege of serving as your President for RY2021-22, and I

welcome you to our Club's first issue of bulletin for this term.

What an inspiring theme we have this year under our Rotary International
President Shekhar Mehta, and our first ever lady District 3310
Governor Dolly Yeap - SERVE TO CHANGE LIVES. Indeed as
Rotarians, our commitment is to implement impactful service projects
that are long lasting and life-changing in our community.

Our new RI President's mantra is to "DO MORE TO GROW MORE".
I'm proud to say as your fellow Pearl, that our Club has been living
up to this mantra ever since the Club was chartered in 2015, and
more so in the past term RY2020-21 under the leadership of our
beloved Immediate Past President Eliza Goh, who rose to the
challenge of leading our Club successfully at the start of the
worst pandemic this century has ever seen. I humbly hope to
emulate her success, as well as the successes of all our Club's
Past Presidents, through this new term with the help of all you

amazing Pearls. Congratulations to you IPP Eliza Goh and to your Board of
RY2020-21.

Thank you very much to the vibrant Pearls who agreed to become my new Board of
Directors, and who have already assumed their mantle of responsibilities with diligence
and care.
Thank you very much too, to our Club's installation Organising Chair, my Vice President
Rosie Chong and her hardworking committee for the success of our recent virtual
installation on 31/07/21, with a beautiful Gatsby-era theme. Well done indeed everyone!!

Though we are now in the second year of Covid-19 pandemic, our Club has never ceased to give
hope to the community through our service projects. In fact even though we are just three months
into our new term, our Club has already been striding out to continue helping underprivileged
families who have been badly affected by the devastating effects on world economy of Covid-19.
We have our very committed Community Service Director Tulip Noorazyze and her dedicated
committee of Pearls to thank for the successful planning, as well as execution of our Club's service
projects.
We still have nine more months to go for this term. My fervent wish is that, all you beautiful
hardworking Pearls will continue to support my term so that our Club will continuously deliver
impactful service towards our community, and keep on making our Club proud in District 3310.

Together we join hands as one to #ServeToChangeLives, and make this world a better
place.

MAJELLA MARJORIE TAN MARQUEZ
PRESIDENT RY2021-22

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VIRTUAL INSTALLATION SNAPSHOTS

Guest Performer Sabahan
Artist Mia Palencia

GATSBY-themed virtual installation committee DG
members - P.E. ROSIE CHONG (Organising Chair), Dolly
President Majella M.T. Marquez (Adds), IPP Eliza Yeap
Goh (Adds), Roxana Jamaluddin (Adds), Chendra
Sinteh(Adds), Datin Phyllis Lo(Accounts), Datin
Annie Chee(Entertainment), Hanna Ghani-Loh
(Tech/Invitations), Adelina Adna (Tech/Design),
Nicole Lee (Emcee/Tech/Invitations), Celestina
Chin (Emcee/Magazine Editor), Fauziah Mat Noor
(Attendance/Lucky Draw), Dorothy Balan
(Attendance/Lucky Draw), Caroline Paxton
(Adds/Lucky Draw/Delivery of prizes)

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CLUB SERVICE

CLUB MEETINGS

All Club meetings are conducted
virtually every other week on Tuesdays
@ 1pm to 3pm during the current
pandemic until further notice.

Club Service Director Caroline Paxton

6th July 2021 - First Club Regular meeting. Invited Speakers were both Club
members. 1st Speaker was Pearl Leslie Jane Jainol talking about how "PANDEMIC
CREATES OPPORTUNITY". 2nd Speaker was Club Vocational Service Director
Adelina Adna on "GETTING TO KNOW MYROTARY"

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CLUB MEETINGS

7th July 2021 - Joint
virtual meeting between
outgoing BOD of 2020-21
led by IPP Eliza Goh and
incoming BOD of 2021-22
led by President Majella
M.T. Marquez, to officially
pass the "baton" of
service for the new term.
7th August 2021 - 1st BOD
meeting for RY2021-22

10th August 2021 - 2nd Regular
Meeting with Club member Deledda
Tan talking about her vocation in
"DISCOVERING MY PASSION"

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CLUB MEETINGS

24th August 2021 - 3rd Regular meeting. Special
guests Speakers are co-founders of the
dynamic women's group called "WOMENTUM".
Niney Chong who has a varied profession as a
Trainer, Social Impact Marketing Strategist,
Speaker & Coach, is a former chartered
member of RCKK Pearl, while Sazzy Falak is a
Malaysian TV host, artist, as well as
entrepreneur.

7th September 2021 - 4th Regular
meeting with our very own Pearls
invited as guest Speakers. 1st
Speaker was Chenderamata Sinteh
relating her life story and vocation
in "MY JOURNEY MY PASSION".
The 2nd Speaker was our Doris Lim,
sharing her knowledge about the
importance of personal grooming
from her vocation as Public Image
Consultant, in her instructive talk
"HOW TO WEAR YOUR SCARF"

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CLUB MEETINGS

16th September 2021 - 2nd BOD
Meeting

21st September 2021 - 1st
Club Assembly and DG Dolly
Yeap's official virtual visit to
the Club. The assembly was
also attended by AG George
Ngui and District3310 General
Secretary CP Lim. Three new
Club members were inducted,
and the Club's MEMBER
COVID ASSISTANCE (MCA)
program was also launched
during the assembly.

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CLUB SERVICE

VOCATIONAL SERVICE Vocational Service
Director Adelina Adna
During this first quarter of term RY2021-22, Vocational
Service Director, Club Service Director and Club
Membership Chair all collaborated to invite members
to share about their vocations, their journey in life as
well as their passion, at each Regular Meetings of the
Club. This was done so that the members would be
encouraged to participate more at meetings and at the
same time motivate them to make more use of their
vocations for service in Rotary

Of all the hundred and one ways in which men can make themselves usefutto society, undoubtedly
the most available and often most effective are within the sphere of their own occupations.
PAUL HARRIS

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CLUB SERVICE

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

International Service On 25th September 2021, our Club was invited by
Director Nicole Lee sister Club in the Philippines, the Rotary Club of Cebu
Gloria Maris, to witness their 30th installation.
Congratulations to President Rhea Mae S. Judilla and
her new Board of RY2021-22. Our own Club Charter
President Datuk Adeline Leong was invited to give an
address during the virtual ceremony. Besides CP Datuk
Adeline, among the Pearls who attended were Club
International Service Director herself Nicole Lee, Club
VP Rosie Chong, Club President-elect Datuk Hjh Aminah
Ambrose, Club Secretary Hanna Ghani-Loh and Club
Service Director Caroline Paxton.

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CLUB SERVICE

YOUTH SERVICE

Youth Service Director
Fia Iskandar

A district-level virtual meeting with Rotaract Advisors, Youth Service Directors and Rotaract
Presidents from Sabah and Labuan was organised by our Youth Chair Fia Iskandar, to
discuss the progress and future of all concerned. Two separate meetings were conducted,
the first one being on 13/09/21 and was attended by Fia herself as Rotaract Regional Chair
for Sabah, Nor Honey Lyn (also Rotaract Regional Chair for Sabah), Celine Tan Ying Ying
(President Rotaract Club of UMS), Chin Cai Yun (Vice President Rotaract Club of UMS), Ang
Wai Yen (President Rotaract Club of UMSKAL), Ong Seng Wang (Vice President Rotaract
Club of UMSKAL), Kam Lu Teng (President Rotaract Club of INTI College Sabah), Jovena Ng
Servey (Vice President Rotaract Club of INTI College Sabah), Samuel Yeh (21-22 Youth
Service Director Rotary Club of Likas Bay), and Frederick Chuo (21-22 Youth Service
Director Rotary Club of Luyang), along with other Rotaractors.
The second meeting was conducted on 16/09/21, and among those who attended was
District Rotaract Chair PP Anil Changaroth, PP Kenneth Tan from Rotary Club of Luyang, and
RCKK Pearl-sponsored Rotaract Club of Kolej Teknikal Yayasan Sabah (KTYS) President
Alexander Daniel along with their Teacher-In-Charge Miss Ole.

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CLUB SERVICE

Community Service COMMUNITY SERVICE
Director Tulip Noorazyze
Several food aid
deliveries and disaster
aid has been carried
out by the Club
throughout this first
quarter of the new
term. President
Majella initiated the
Members' Covid-19
Assist Program, as a
form of first aid in case
any Pearls fell victim to
the current pandemic.
The program consist of
providing members
with oxymeters, blood
pressure monitor and
other necessary aid for
the duration of their
illness, after which the
equipments will be
sanitised and returned
to the Club for
safekeeping, to be
used for the next Pearl
who might contract the
virus. The program
was launched in late
September this year.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

04/07/21 - In Tambunan, a district about 75
km away from Kota Kinabalu, food aid and
other necessities were delivered to Rumah
Kanak Kanak Bondulu Toboh, a Catholic
mission foster care center in the interior of
Sabah. Covid-19 pandemic made travel to
this area impossible, hence the Club relied
on Pearl member Leslie Jane Jainol to do the
purchasing and delivery of the food items
and other necessities, as she was residing
in Tambunan at this point. This particular
food aid is a spill-over from previous term
RY2020-21 and is continued till the funds
kindly donated by Lim Yee Hoh Foundation
Kuala Lumpur is exhausted.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

05/07/21 - Food aid for 19 families in Kg
Timpangoh Babagon, Penampang. Club
volunteers made up of Community Service
Chair Tulip Noorazyze, VP Rosie Chong, Datin
Rocy Chong, and headed by President Majella,
handed the food items to Madam Florina at
Servay supermarket Penampang, as Kg.
Timpangoh was under Covid-19 Enhance
Movement Control Order (EMCO) at that time.
Madam Florina is the volunteer who reached
out to the Club for help on behalf of the
affected families, some of whom were elderly
while some were disabled. Fundings for the
food items were donated by LDS church,
represented by Elder Jared Ling during hand-
over of food items.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

05/07/21 - Food aid for Kg. Koniung Kudat. Food items
which included infant formulas, were generous donations
of Pearl member Mary Chung and her husband Allen, who
both made the 187km trip to Kudat, along with Club
Service Director Caroline Paxton with her son Jared
Quimson, an ex-Rotaractor. The journey took them through
tough roads nearing the village. Due to the huge volume of
food items, a truck had to be used to transport it all. All the
food supplies were delivered to Good Shepherd Church in
Kg. Koniung, where the distribution to the villagers took
place.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

12/07/21 - Food supplies were donated to a Center for
Crises, built by Sister Nora @ Mary Annunciata Marcus,
in Kg. Makatip Tambunan. Once again the Club had to
rely on Pearl member Leslie Jane Jainol, to do the
purchasing and delivery of all the donated supplies as
travel was restricted from Kota Kinabalu to Tambunan
during this time due to Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose
pf this Center is to temporarily house disabled adults and
children, troubled teens, and once in a while, single
mothers seeking shelter. 61 year old Sister Mary, as she
is fondly known to the villagers, was formerly attached to
the Order of St Claire in United Kingdom, before retiring
back to her home town Tambunan, Sabah. She came out
of retirement due to the many calls for help from the
villagers of Kg Makatip to have a Center for Crises built.
Our Club would like to thank all the contributors for Sister
Mary's cause from PDG Chris Chen of RC Queenstown,
PDG Henry Tan of RC Singapore West, and from Mr
Chow Pak Leong, a personal friend of our Club Service
Director, Caroline Paxton. All the contributions has since
been forwarded to Sister Mary.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

20 & 21/07/21 - Food relief to three
underprivileged families who have never received
any aid in Kg Mansiang, Menggatal. It's amazing
how an opportunity to help can be presented to a
Rotarian in this case. These families' plight was
made known to our Pearl member Irene Chan
through one of her hiking friends Mr Edward
Moris Alus as she sometimes go hiking around
the hilly areas of Kg. Mansiang. What followed
was a chain of reaction that resulted in our Club
Community Service Director Tulip Noorazyze
purchasing food necessities for the three families
and coordinating the delivery, which was done by
IPP Eliza Goh, Irene Chan herself, Datin Rocy
Chong and Caroline Paxton, along with Mr.
Edward Moris. The food delivery was done on
two separate days.
IPP Eliza Goh and Irene Chan also donated solar
lights to the families as their houses had no
electricity supply, and were in dilapidated state.
Indeed, one of the beneficiary of the food
assistance was an elderly man who survived by
collecting whatever metal scraps he can find
each day, if any, to sell for food.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

25/07/21 - Food relief which consisted of basic food items such as rice, cooking
oil and eggs, for 59 underprivileged families of Cocos ethnicity. The President of
Persatuan Etnik Cocos Sabah or PECOS (Sabah Ethnic Cocos Association), Haji
Alipa Bin Haji Jackery was the one who reached out to NGOs to get assistance for
these families who have been quietly suffering throughout this pandemic period,
without receiving any assistance. The 59 families that were targeted resided in
various different areas in Penampang, Putatan, Sepanggar, Menggatal, Inanam
and Kinarut (Papar area), making it difficult for our Club to physically deliver the
food assistance on our own. Hence all the food supplies were handed over to Haji
Alipa and his assistant Encik Rayman Loudrize who organised the delivery to all
59 families concerned. Our Club President Majella, along with Tulip Noorazyze
(who organised the purchased of the food items), PE Datuk Aminah Ambrose and
Datin Rocy Chong were the Pearl volunteers who helped with the loading of the
food supplies into PECOS delivery truck, at the supermarket where the
purchasing was done.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE Club of Kota Kinabalu Pearl
11/08/21 & 31/08/21 - Through PE Datuk Aminah
Ambrose, the Club connected with her brother, YB
Senator Datuk John Ambrose to obtain food aid
for underprivileged families badly hit by Covid-19
economic downturn. Under the country's National
People's Well Being and Economic Package
(PEMULIH), YB Senator Datuk John Ambrose
kindly allocated through his parliamentary
constituency, a total of 100 food baskets worth
RM100 each, on two separate occassions, for our
Club to distribute to targeted centers and families.
30 of this food baskets were donated to Asrama
Madrasah Wakaf Islamiah (MAWIS), a center for
orphans and underprivileged children, on 31/08/21.
41 baskets went to the Rainbow School of Hope
for immigrant children on 11/08/21, while the
balance 29 baskets were distributed to selected
families staying in Bukit Limpungon, some of
whom are single mothers. All the donated food
supplies were stored at PE Datuk Aminah's
residence before being collected by
representatives of the various centers, while the
rest were delivered by Pearl volunteers. Club
Treasurer Datin Phyllis Lo and Datin Rocy Chong
worked hard to collect the donated food supplies
from Balai Raya Kg. Ramayah during one of the
distribution date.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE - SPECIAL UPDATE ON FLOOD DISASTER AID

On 15/09/21, heavy downpour resulted in the worst ever
mud flood occurrence in Kg. Sugud Maang and Madsiang
Penampang, as well as other areas. The flood caused
devastating damages to properties, submerging homes,
cars and everything else in its path, leaving hundreds of
family without proper water supply and food, as well as
having to temporarily shelter on higher grounds.
Our Club took action with Community Service Director
Tulip Noorazyze immediately coordinating purchases of
food supplies using funds donated by the LDS Church.
Meanwhile our Club Secretariat have been housing bags
of donated pre-loved clothings. One of our Pearl member
Carolyn Goh who is a member of the Buddhist
Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, took the pre-
loved clothes off our Club's "hands" which the Tzu Chi
association donated to the flood victims.
The displaced villagers lacked basic amenities so Club
members also were rallied into donating their own homes'
extra pots and pans, crockery, and other kitchen
appliances and utensils, as well as beddings, pillows,
blankets, towels and even pre-loved footwear - all of
which were stored at VP Rosie Chong's ATTHIYA SPA.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE - SPECIAL UPDATE ON FLOOD DISASTER AID

The donated items were delivered to Assumption of
Our Lady Catholic Church, Jalan Sugud on 22/09/21 by
Pearl volunteers Hanna Ghani Loh, Catherine Liew, VP
Rosie's sister Rosalind with husband Jason, Caroline
Paxton and daughter Nadja Quimson.
on 23/09/21, packing of food supplies worth RM23,000
for donations to the 300 families victimised by the
flood took place at Pearl member Mary Chung's box
factory Kotabox Packaging. The funding is leftover
donations made by the LDS Church who contributed
more than RM30K in support of our Club's many food
aid activities. Those who laboured to box up the huge
amount of supplies that included not just food but
candles, bath soap and lighters as well were Mary
Chung herself as well as Pearl volunteers AG Datuk
Suzannah Liaw, VP RosieChong, Caroline Paxton, Irene
Chan and Datin Rocy Chong. The team of Pearl
volunteers led by President Majella delivered the
supplies to the distribution center at Assumption of
Our Lady Church Jalan Sugud. Our facebook carries
the video showing just how tough Pearls had to work
to help unload the truckful of supplies along with other
volunteers from the village.
Further assistance in the form of portable water filters
and solar lights are being planned and will be carried
out in early October 2021. The story be will featured in
our next quarterly bulletin issue.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE - SPECIAL UPDATE ON PROJECT REAL
(RURAL-FOCUSED ENGLISH FOR ALL)

Currently implementation of this project
on selected elementary schools in
Sabah is on hold due to Covid-19
pandemic. Plans however are still
underway and a recent virtual meeting
was organised by Project REAL
Chairperson Tulip Noorazyze, and was
attended by members of REAL
Committee, PE Datuk Aminah Ambrose,
AG Datuk Suzannah Liaw, CP Datuk
Adeline Leong, VP Rosie Chong, Datin
Phyllis Lo, Jasmine Leong, Carolyn Goh,
Caroline Paxton, and Soh Yuen Mee.
The meeting was called to discuss
among other things, book donations for
REAL English corners at the selected
schools, possibility of online Teachers'
training and virtual inter-schools
competitions, as well as plans to set up
meetings with school Principals, English
Panel and DELO (District English
Language Officer) from the elementary
schools involved in REAL.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE - SPECIAL UPDATE ON WATER AND
SANITATION (WASH) PROJECT SK KAWIYAN RANAU

Initiated by our Past President Datuk Dr. Sharifah Habsah
during her term RY2019-20 - an international project
collaboration between RCKK Pearl, RC Likas Bay, RC
Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei and RC Changi Singapore.
The Education Ministry of Sabah provided double decker
beds for SK Kawiyan's hostel, which houses 100 pupils.
Todate, all three blocks of the school have been freshly
painted, the cost of which is funded by RC Changi
Singapore. The hostel also sports a new look on its floor,
courtesy of the pvs flooring sponsored by our Club as per
the school Headmaster's request. Suria Capital Holdings
who originally funded the dam enlargement for water
catchment to supply clean water to SK Kawiyan and
villages surrounding it, also sponsored 80 new mattresses
and bedding materials for the school's hostel.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE - SPECIAL UPDATE ON PROJECT HOPE IN SIGHT

Within this period July to September 2021, no new
surgeries has been carried out as the Club is
awaiting for the new shipment of lenses to arrive.
However, the Club continues to reach out to the
public to find eligible women under the B40
economic category, and already has a list of women
awaiting surgery. Dr. Terrence Soong of EyeMedics
Specialist Eye Centre have been kindly performing
the surgeries free of charge since Club Immediate
Past President Eliza Goh initiated this project during
her term in RY2020-21. Lenses for the surgery are
provided by the Club obtained through fundings
from District 3310 Grant. Dr Terrence's charitable
endeavour is assisted by his spouse, our Pearl Club
Public Image Chair Celestina Chin.

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MEMBERSHIP

Though these members actually joined the Club earlier
in the term, their induction however was only carried out
on 24/09/21. The newly inducted members are -

FIA ISKANDAR - formerly of RCLikas Bay Kota
sponsored by Kinabalu (now appointed as our
her mother Club's Youth Service Director)
Fauziah Mat Noor Vocation - Pharmacist

VIVIAN CHU - a former chartered member who Membership Chair
sponsored by left the Club previously and Catherine Liew
IPP Eliza Goh recently rejoined. Vivian
Vocation - Hotel Manager

DOROTHY THAM - new recruit
sponsored by Vocation - Legal firm
VP Rosie Chong Accounts Manager

Fia Dorothy

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CLUB PARTICIPATION IN DISTRICT LEVEL ACTIVITIES - END POLIO
NOW BUDDY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

The District 3310 PolioPlus committee
launched the EPN Buddy Awareness
campaign on 22/08/21, to raise funds for
polio eradication works as well as to
create more public awareness about the
Rotary movement to completely eradicate
this deadly disease worldwide. Several
categories are provided that Rotarians
and their friends or family members can
participate for only USD20 (about RM84)
per registration. With the teamwork and
efforts between President Majella, TRF
Chair Nar Chin Kiaw and Membership
Chair Catherine Liew, 47 Pearls joined in
the various EPN Buddy activities that
included Buddy Run, Buddy Walk, Buddy
Cycling, WG Meals, Fellowship as well as
golfing.

July - September 2021

Quarterly Bulletin RY 2021-22/Issue 1

Club of Kota Kinabalu Pearl

CLUB PARTICIPATION IN DISTRICT LEVEL ACTIVITIES - ROTARY
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

Three Pearls were involved in the recent virtual Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI)
training that starts from 07/09/21 and ends on 13/10/21, six weeks of learning in
total. This grassroots-training program is to help future Club leaders prepare for
their Club and community leadership role through a quality training and
education experience. Two Pearls namely Club Bulletin Editor Norma Apines
and Club International Service Director Nicole Lee successfully completed the
training which was divided into parts I, II and III. Meanwhile Club Community
Service Director Tulip Noorazyze was one of the program's fascilitator.

July - September 2021

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Club of Kota Kinabalu Pearl

CLUB PARTICIPATION IN DISTRICT LEVEL ACTIVITIES - ROTARY
GEMS AND MEMBERSHIP TALK

Our Youth Service Director Fia was also involved
Fia Iskandar is involved in in the virtual District
two District events. The first Membership Talk held
one, Rotary GEM, is a District on 20/08/21 where she
3310 project spearheaded by was invited as a guest
DG Dolly Yeap, and it is a speaker to talk on the
platform to showcase true subject of "ROTARY
Rotarian gems in the District FOR YOUNG
and beyond. Fia Iskandar is PROFESSIONALS".
the creator of the brand
name ROTARY GEM, and is
the organiser of the program.
A series of talks is held every
last Monday of the month
and features one Rotarian
gem sharing their Rotary
journey and experiences that
has impacted people's lives in
many ways.

July - September 2021

Quarterly Bulletin RY 2021-22/Issue 1

DISTRICT AWARDS Club of Kota Kinabalu Pearl
The Club was awarded the Rotary Citation or
Presidential Citation for term RY2020-21.
Congratulations to IPP Eliza Goh, her Board and
all of Pearls for this achievement.

July - September 2021

Quarterly Bulletin RY 2021-22/Issue 1

Club of Kota Kinabalu Pearl

DISTRICT LEVEL RESPONSIBILITY

Assistant Governor Group 14
Datuk Suzannah Liaw

District Vocational Chair
PE Datuk Hjh. Aminah
Ambrose

District Community Service
Chair PP Datuk Dr. Hjh
Tarsiah TZ Hj Taman

DG-appointed Rotaract Youth District
member of DEI Action Regional Chair Fia Iskandar
Group IPP Eliza Goh

Adelina Adna Adenan
District Newsletter Secretary,
District Tech Team,
RLI 2021 - Support,
District Tech Team for Governor-elect Training
Seminar (GETS) & Governor Nominee Training
Seminar (GNTS)

July - September 2021

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Club of Kota Kinabalu Pearl

PUBLIC IMAGE CORNER

Look at our busy-bee Public Image
Chair, Celestina Chin. These are
some of the media publications
she has covered on Pearl's various
service projects and activities. Our
social media is also being actively
updated. Do visit our facebook
page and instagram
account@rckkpearl to check out
more on our Club activities.

July - September 2021

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MOTHER OF PEARL CORNER - BIRTHDAY PEARLS

JULY PEARLS AUGUST PEARLS

Datin Rocy Chong Datin Phyllis Lo
Irene Chan PP Datuk Dr Sharifah Habsah

PE Datuk Aminah Ambrose Soh Yuen Mee
Carmen L. Pilcher Fauziah Mat Noor
Frida Farah Bungga

SEPTEMBER PEARLS

PP Datuk Dr Tarsiah TZ Hj Taman
Nar Chin Kiaw
Carolyn Goh
IPP Eliza Goh
Doris Lim
Mary Chung

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MOTHER OF PEARL CORNER - TOKEN OF APPRECIATION
FROM IPP ELIZA GOH

IPP Eliza Goh kindly gave gift surprises to members of her
Board for RY2020-21 in appreciation of their hardwork and
support throughout her term which can only be described as
the toughest term the Club has ever been through at the start
of the current covid-19 pandemic. Despite challenges, the Club
was awarded the Rotary Citation, along with District awards
gold for Public Image and bronze for Community Service .

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E Though it's only been three months into the new term
(July-September 2021), the Club nevertheless is already
D up and running under Club President Majella Marjorie Tan
Marquez - picking up where the thread of the last term
I was left off.
T

O I do hope this first issue of our Club bulletin have done
justice in covering all the activities/services carried out by
R our very vibrant and shining Pearls.

' We still have more months to cover for this term, so rest Norma Apines
assured there will be more tales of "Rotary Adventure" by
S

Pearls to report. In the meantime, let's take a stroll in the next feature pages
and refresh our eyes with visions of green plants and beautiful flowers that
C our lovely Pearls have been prolifically cultivating at their homes, and
O contributing much healing to Mother Earth's atmosphere. Each quarterly issue

R will feature more Pearl members' beautiful gardens. This is after all a ladies'
Club, and ladies love the beauty of plants. So, shall we walk through the
N "Garden of Pearls"?

E
R Contact Us

Rotary Club of Kota Kinabalu Pearl

Mailing address : Tingkat 1, Lot 1-05, Wisma Wanita, KM3.5, Jalan Tuaran,
Email 88999 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

: [email protected]

Facebook : facebook/rckkpearl

Instagram : @rckkpearl

Website. :. www.rckkpearl.com

The best way to find yourself is to loose
yourself in the service of others

July - September 2021

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Club of Kota Kinabalu Pearl

FEATURE PAGES - GARDEN OF PEARLS

First, let's roam around
the serene gardens of our
Charter President Datuk
Adeline Leong and her
spouse Mr. Casey Leong,
seen here posing beneath
the lush bushes of their
flowering yellow
"allamanda" plant. The
serene setting of greens
are continued into their
home space, creating a
calm ambience.

July - September 2021

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Club of Kota Kinabalu Pearl

FEATURE PAGES - GARDEN OF PEARLS

It's our Community Service
Director, Tulip Noorazyze's
garden now - and just look at
the gorgeous plants she has!
Having been involved in
Rotary's tree-planting project
a few years back and other
environmental issues over
the course of her career life,
it's no surprise that her love
for the environment
encompasses her home. Two
pages of this feature corner
is devoted to Tulip just to
accomodate the numerous
beautiful plants she has.

July - September 2021

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FEATURE PAGES - GARDEN OF PEARLS

We're still wandering around
our Community Service
Director, Tulip Noorazyze's
garden. The secret behind her
gorgeous plants besides old
fashioned TLC is an organic
fertiliser called "MILAGRO".
Our next feature garden
belongs to the Pearl who
distributes this amazing
product for plants.

July - September 2021

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FEATURE PAGES - GARDEN OF PEARLS

The third Pearl whose garden
we're featuring in this issue is
our Chenderamata Sinteh.
Having served as General
Manager in Corporate
Communications at Sabah
Electricity, she is also a
prolific gardener and
entrepreneur. She is an
agent for "MILAGRO" - an
organic-based fertiliser that
is growing more and more
popular with Pearl members
who love to garden, because
it is an evironmentally-
friendly product.

July - September 2021

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Club of Kota Kinabalu Pearl

FEATURE PAGES - GARDEN OF PEARLS

Just look at the lush growth of our Pearl
Chenderamata's plants as a result of the fertiliser
"Milagro" she's using, as well as distributing as an
agent. Gorgeous aren't they?
Watch out for our next bulletin issue where
more gardens of Pearls will be featured.

July - September 2021

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Club of Kota Kinabalu Pearl

IT'S OUR 6TH ANNIVERSARY ON 22/09/21



THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH TO ALL THE ORGANISATIONS,
ASSOCIATIONS, CORPORATIONS, INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE

DONATED TO OUR CAUSE GENEROUSLY, AND HAVE BEEN
VERY SUPPORTIVE OF OUR NUMEROUS COMMUNITY

SERVICE PROJECTS. YOU ALL HAVE PLAYED A GREAT PART IN
IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH YOUR GENEROUS
CONTRIBUTIONS. IT IS OUR FERVENT HOPE THAT YOU WILL
KINDLY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR ENDEAVOUR IN
ROTARY TO SERVE TO CHANGE LIVES

July - September 2021