Bahay Bata Centre for street kids, Angeles City, Philippines

The Bahay Bata Center in Angeles City, Philippines, provides a home, education and a future for the street children

The Rotary Club of Clark Centennial

Rotary Club of
Clark Centennial

Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines

RI district 3790

The Rotary Club of Clark Centennial was chartered on the 17^th March 1999, under the guiding hand of Charter President Reynaldo Pineda.

During its formation it became very clear to the proposed members that the primary interest and driving force behind people joining the Club was a particular interest in helping the ‘street children’ of Angeles City. Initially we started by sponsoring 11 children through school and we continue to do so, with a capacity for 90+ in 2009.

However the Club’s main project from the outset was the building of a home for ‘street children’, and this we achieved with the opening of the Angeles Bahay Bata Center in 2001.

Comprising of local Filipino and expatriate businessmen, the members see this service project as an opportunity to contribute something really worthwhile to their city.

One of the reasons behind the outstanding success of the project to date has been the continuous contact with friends and clubs from members’ home countries. Great benefits have been realized by members visiting Rotary Clubs back home, and overseas visitors coming to our Bahay Bata Center to see for themselves what has been achieved.

The membership of the Club is very diverse with members past and present originating from many countries: Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, United States of America, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, South Africa, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland.

Having within the Club a wide range of professional skills, this multi-national membership has been able to realize its vision by ‘rolling up the sleeves’ and working together to get the center completed. But this, of course, was just the beginning. The challenge that lies ahead is changing the lives of ‘street children’ in the years to come.

Early on the members of the Club decided to form its own Foundation, the Rotary Club of Clark Centennial Street Children Foundation Inc., the primary function of which is to oversee the operations of the Angeles Bahay Bata Center.

The RCCC meets at 12.00 noon every Tuesday, more information and location map........

http://www.rotaryclubclarkcentennial.org/

We welcome new members and visitors, so if you are in the area please contact us and make an appointment to visit the Bahay Bata Center, or join us at one of our lunchtime meetings.

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