Rotary Update: G.P. Vanier Rotary Interact Club hosted Collection Drive to Acquire Running Shoes for Young Athletes in Smoky Mountain

Vanier Interact is a shoe-in for Phillipine project: ""We decided to focus on collecting runners, soccer shoes and other sports footwear to add to Jared's collection of sports equipment for the town. Jared is so passionate about this cause, so we really wanted to help him out," says Sandra MacGregor, president of the Vanier Interact Club. "We're hoping that our small contribution can make the lives of kids a world away a whole lot better." Vanier Interact students partnered with Jared, collecting boxes of runners from their school to send with the hundreds of pieces of equipment that Jared collected. "Often we need time to mull over fundraising project ideas but we all got right on board with Jared's project and had a plan of action before he left the room," dxplains MacGregor.

Jared Hendry reports that all the sports items, including those from the Vanier students, were shipped from Victoria on March 15th, and it will arrive Manila on May 3rd"

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Filipinos Worldwide: In Belgium, Filipinos Prayed Holy Rosary for World Peace

Pinoys in Belgium offer rosary for world peace | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: ""The campaign, which centers on the praying of a Holy Rosary with specific intentions dedicated to every country/nation, is a project launched worldwide by the Family Crusade of the Philippines in celebration of its 60th anniversary this year. It is strongly endorsed by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)," the DFA said.

It added that the participants hope to "bring all the people of all nations of the world to Jesus and His Father and the Holy Spirit, through Mary our Blessed Mother, to bring peace, love, joy and tranquillity to every people and nation."

The Philippine Embassy partnered with the Philippine Chaplaincy in Brussels in celebrating the Holy Mass as well as the recitation of the rosary.

The Mass presiders included Filipino priests Raymund Gaspar and Lyndon Balubar.

Philippine Ambassador to Belgium Victoria Bataclan led the Embassy's participation in the event.

She urged Filipinos to foster the virtues of love, compassion, courage and peace."

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Wellness in Business: Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) shows Philippines as 4th Most Optimistic behind Peru, Brazil, United Arab Emirates and Georgia

PH 4th most optimistic: "Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda yesterday said local business leaders and the business community in general remain optimistic about the country because they could understand and see what the Aquino government has been doing particularly in removing red tape and in improving services.

“I think the business leaders and the business community get it—what the Philippine government is doing; what we have committed to do. We are going to level the playing field. We are going to also enhance the facilitation of registration that means cutting the bureaucratic red tape and we have done so and we will continue to improve our services. It’s something that we intend to achieve to make sure that there is clearly a level playing field for the business community,” Lacierda said.

He also welcomed that the recent row between the Executive and the Judiciary had no impact on the business community citing that there is continued investment interest in the country."

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