By Nazario Rodriguez Jr.
Horizon news staff

The Rotary Club of Palau is gearing up for a busy month of April, which is the Awareness Month for Rotary International.
RCP President Risong Tarkong mentioned several activities that they are doing to continue their goal of helping improve life in the community such as visit to schools, sponsor alcohol free awareness, radio programming, donation of books and other vocational activities for the youth.
Rotary International has current membership worldwide of 1.2 million.
It is the first private international organization to initiate the eradication of polio with a budget of $500 million.
In Palau, Tarkong said that RCP’s objectives are to lead the way for fostering community service, helping to improve water quality systems and helping the community in health related programs.
Meanwhile, the RCP will be having its new set of officers in May. They are Wayne Santos (President), Augusta Rengiil (Vice President), Keith Peterson (Secretary) and Hobbs Lowson (Treasurer).
RCP has 24 active members including Omar Basilius, Richard Brungard, John De Vivo, Haruo Esang, Greg Gordon, Yuriko Cho Irekadamoto, Paul Kjeldsen, Frank Kyota, Hobbs Lowson, Chengeina Masang, Marvin Ngirutang, Mike Ongalibang, Caleb Otto, Maria Rechucher, Augusta Rengiil, Christina Salii, Kathleen Salii, Wayne Santos, Thomas Schubert, Risong Tarkong, Kaleb Udui Jr., Joy Whipps and Keith Peterson.
The latest addition is Belau National Hospital Chief of Ancillary Services David Rykken, who took his oath in the Rotay’s last regular meeting on Wednesday March 28 at the Penthouse.