The Rotary Club Makati West through its President David Caldwell recently announced the launching of the Albert del Rosario Award. The award is named after Albert del Rosario, a sterling Rotarian himself, who exemplified “service above self” especially in his outstanding tenure as the country’s Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2011 – 2016. The ADRA is an award to be given out in recognition to outstanding men or women who exemplify the same maxim of service above self in their community.
The Albert del Rosario Award is the first of its kind for the Rotary Clubs in Rotary International District 3830 in recognizing individuals or leaders of organizations who have brought about successful resolutions of conflict or the minimization of the negative impacts of conflict leading to an improvement of peace in the community.
In launching the award, Antonio Tambunting, Jr., Past District Governor of Rotary and Chair of the ADRA declared that the award aims to “shine a light on those who effectively do good deeds in their community”. It will honor individuals who unite the community in a worthy advocacy of conflict resolution and the pursuit of the common welfare.
The ADRA Committee of Rotary Club Makati West shall invite nominations from all Rotary clubs throughout the country, directly or through its 10 districts as well as from academic institutions. A distinguished board of judges, all non Rotarians from government, civil society, and academe will be invited for the selection process. Aside from a trophy, the award includes a cash component of P100,000.
The Awardee shall be announced in March 2018. And the recognition and awarding event will be held in April 2018.