The regularly scheduled weekly meeting of San Saba Rotary met on Thursday, August 31st, at Pepperbelly's. Ten members were in attendance. Marcus Wood presided.
Schedules for Dillo Flags and U. S. American flag placements for Labor Day were finalized, and the program for next week was announced. Next week, San Saba Rotary will meet on a zoom technology call together with San Marcos Rotary.
Members were reminded that Rotary is first and foremost a service organization designed to encourage students and schools to further engage in positive community involvement.
Members suggested student essay topics for selection of students of the month. Selected students enjoy lunch as guests of the club.
Club member Marvin Whitt, who is Director of Development at the Cherokee Home for Children, spoke on his many years in the Philippines and on establishing a university to train evangelists to work among filipinos and other peoples of Southeast Asia. He and his wife Josie live in Cherokee and currently also serve as house parents at the Cherokee Children’s Home.
Mr. Whitt shared that the Philippines is a beautiful country, an archipelago running 1,500 miles in length north to south, and made up of 7,641 islands and 117 million people. Mr. Whitt was there approximately 30 years, met and married his wife, and now has an adult daughter. He spent the majority of his time on Cebu Island at the Cebu Bible College. Students at the Bible College earn an Associates or a Bachelor’s Degree of Bible Studies, participate in two-year internships, and contribute to evangelism primarily in the Philippines and hopefully throughout other countries in Southeast Asia.
Mr. Whitt shared that today, there are between two and three million Filipinos in the United States working in many fields like medical, teaching, and other areas. These workers send back approximately 15 billion dollars annually to the Philippines.
Submitted by Rotary member.