ROTARACT PHILIPPINES WORLD ROTARACT WEEK CELEBRATION 2010

Rotaractors are expected to be busy celebrating our World Rotaract Week celebration (March 8-14, 2010). The Multi-District Information Organization Representing Districts 3780, 3790, 3800, 3810, 3820, 3830 and 3860 (that’s the long official MDIO Pilipinas name for now) is in one with this celebration.


MDIO Pilipinas will conduct its first ever QUIZ BEE and ROTARACT IDOL CONTESTS on March 7, 2010.

Please click here for 1st MDIO QUIZ BEE Rules and Mechanics

Please click here for 1st MDIO ROTARACT IDOL Rules and Mechanics

For your district's entries and further info, kindly text or call the following:
PDRR Flo (Quiz Bee) - 09293109107
PDRR Chock (Rac Idol) - 09158556898
IPDRR Megs - 09175870277

Likewise, there will be an upcoming Blacklights show. Details are listed below:

Blacklights Show
(RY 2009-10 MDIO Fund Raising Activity)
May 1, 2010

Tentative Venue: Makati Cinema Square
Tentative Theme: Hands Called to Serve II

Main Blacklights Performers:
Rotaract Club of Makati (RI D3830) and Rotaract Club of STI Makati (RI D3830)
Ticket Price: P50.00

Benificiaries: Brookside Gawad Kalinga Village, Quezon City

HAPPY WORLD ROTARACT WEEK EVERYONE!!!

MDIO - PILIPINAS 1st ROTARACT IDOL

ROTARACT IDOL

Rules and Mehanics
I. MEDIUM:
a. Tagalog or English popular songs or Original Pilipino Music backed up by minus one tape. (THE USE OF MULTIPLEX TAPES IS NOT ALLOWED).
b. Participants must provide their own minus one CD. (ACAPELLA RENDITION IS NOT ALLOWED).
c. ONLY ORIGINAL COPY OF CDs ARE ALLOWED. Pirated CDs are not allowed. Only the sound system provided by the contest venue shall be allowed.
d. The policy of sing and go will be adopted.
e. No sets or props shall be allowed except the standard stage and light effects provided by the venue.

II. NUMBER AND LENGTH:
a. Contestants must prepare two (2) songs. The 1st song is for the elimination round and the 2nd song will be rendered only if the contestant was chosen for the final round.
b. Only the top 5 constestants will be chosen for the final round.
c. The song entry must not be more than five (5) minutes from the first to the last note of the contest piece.

III. PARTICIPATION:
a. The contest is open to all Rotaract Clubs (school-based or community-based) in Philippines.
b. No switching of contestants / entries will be allowed after the deadline for submission of entries.
c. To ensure full participation, this contest shall be conducted in full cooperation with the MDIO PILIPINAS officers and members, 10 District Rotaract Representatives, Rotaract Clubs and Rotary Clubs

IV. PARTICIPANT’S ELIGIBILITY:
a. Any male or female member of a duly recognized Rotaract Club in the Philippines will be allowed to participate.
b. Each District can only field three (3) participants (max).
d. He/she must be:
i. A member of good standing in the Rotaract Club he/she is representing in the contest for at least 6 months prior to the date of the contest.
ii. 18 to 30 years old on the date of the competition.
iii. In the roll of active Rotaractors of the club and of good moral character.
e. He/she must not be a professional singer.
f. His/her eligibility must be duly certified by the President of the sponsoring Rotary Club, Rotaract Club and District Rotaract Representative.

V. CONTEST SCHEDULE:
a. The contest shall be handled by the MDIO ROTARACT IDOL Organizing Committee.
c. The contestants are required to come thirty (30) minutes before the program starts to determine the sequence of their performance. They shall draw lots to determine their respective numbers and this shall be handled by the MDIO ROTARACT IDOL Committee.

VI. CRITERIA FOR JUDGING IN ALL CONTESTS LEVELS:

A. ELEMENTS POINTS	MINIMUM	MAXIMUM
1. Stage presence and projection	10 points	15 points
2. Interpretation	25 points	35 points
3. Quality of voice and diction	20 points	25 points
4. Timing	20 points	25 points

B. JUDGE’S DECISION AND GUIDELINES:
i. The decision of the judges is final and incontestable.
ii. The identity of the judges should not be known to the participants until the day of the contest when they shall be introduced during the program.
iii. There shall be three judges, each having their own score sheet.
iv. Tabulation of the judges’ score in the finals shall be handled by the MDIO ROTARACT IDOL official canvassers
v. Each contestant shall be scored accordingly.
vi. In case of tie, the three judges shall break it by simply asking to choose between or among the contestants who tied their scores. Their choice is indicated by placing their initials opposite the name of their choice. The final result shall be submitted by the canvasser to the chairman of the board of judges who shall take charge of announcing the winners.
vii. The contestant obtaining the highest overall scores shall be declared the grand prize winner; second highest, the second prize winner; and the third highest, the third prize winner.

VII. CAUTION:
a. Song entry must not be hymns, religious and church songs or the like nor should it be rap songs. Neither should it contain slanderous, derogatory, or vulgar words against any person (living or dead) and/or institution.
b. Attire: Semi-formal or Sunday dress.
c. The MDIO ROTARACT IDOL Organizing Committee reserves the right to exclude any contestant that fails to observe this, even if such contestant has been declared winner in any previous contest level.

MDIO - PILIPINAS 1st ROTARACT QUIZ BEE

COMPETITION RULES AND MECHANICS

1. Each District must only have five (5) competitors.
2. Only bonafide Rotaractors of participating districts are eligible to join the QUIZ BEE. However, DRRs and PDRRs are ineligible to compete.
3. Registration costs Php 150.00 per competing Rotaractor.
4. Competitors are required to wear their respective District/Club uniform.
5. Competitors are obliged to be in the competition venue thirty (30) minutes prior to the quiz proper.
6. Competitors will be grouped into five of varying districts per team 30 minutes prior to the quiz proper. Each team should select a Team Captain.
7. The quiz bee covers the following topics: Rotaract Affairs (Past, Present, Future Events), Rotaract History, Topics on Rotaract Handbook, and some basic Rotary Info.
8. The competition is divided into three categories:
Easy Round - 15 questions worth 2 points each, 10 seconds time allotment
Average Round - 10 questions worth 3 points each, 15 seconds time allotment
Difficult Round - 8 questions worth 5 points each, 30 seconds time allotment
9. Easy and Average Rounds shall serve as an elimination stage. Only the teams w/ an aggregate score of at least 30 points in the easy & average rounds shall qualify for the difficult round.
10. The quizmaster will read each question TWICE.
11. Participating teams may begin writing their final answers only after the quizmaster says “GO”. If a certain team is caught in violation of this rule, a warning shall initially be given. A subsequent offence will merit their disqualification from answering that particular question in which the violation is committed. A third offence would automatically merit their disqualification from the contest.
12. Before the time allotted for each question lapses, participating teams should have written their answers on their respective board provided for the contest. Likewise, when the bell rings signaling lapse of the allotted time, participants should stop answering and must raise their respective boards right after the quizmaster has asked for it. Otherwise, their answers shall be forfeited.
13. Protest or question regarding a particular quiz item must be politely raised by the respective Team Captain within that particular segment to the Quizmaster who in turn shall be addressing the same to the Board of Judges comprising of PDRRs and Rotarians. Otherwise, as soon as the quizmaster starts reading the next question, any protest shall no longer be entertained.
14. Only competitors are allowed to raise complaint.
15. In an event of a tie, a clincher question will be given to break it.
16. The decision of the Board of Judges is final and incontestable.

NOTE: Registration starts at exactly 12:00 noon. By 12:30 pm all contestants must be in. Accordingly, the competition formally starts 1:00 pm.

Loveless and Dominant

Yesterday was my first Rotaract meeting for 2010. It was funny how to work out again with familiar faces with different strong personalities. There were five (5) out seven (7) District MDIO members present.

Some positive observations:
1. Issues are still objectively resolved
(In fact, many items were resolved!)
2. Tolerance to dominant and awkward personalities is still applied
3. Fellowship is worth just P5.00
(Videoke)
4. Concerns about unity still persist
5. You can never be loveless during Valentines if you are a Rotaractor
(A Hot Air Balloon group date in Subic is planned this Feb 12-14, 2010)

Some negative observations:
1. There are facial and oral expressions not befitting in conducting a meeting
2. There are behaviors that’s fine with current setup but I can see are not healthy especially when you are not dealing with your own district only
3. Unprepared items needed for the meeting like previous copy of amendments and minutes of the meeting
4. Late snacks

Now, I’m thinking of drafting a guide on how to conduct an MDIO meeting. This guide will be both for the organizers and participants. Things are manageable and tolerable for now, but I can imagine how about for the next years. As I reiterate, MDIO should unite and not divide the ten districts!