Official Letter from the Administrator

THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS
NUEVA ECIJA CHAPTER
Cabanatuan City


November 5, 2007

RCY COUNCIL ADVISERS
RCY COUNCIL PRESIDENTS

Dear RCY Volunteers:

Greetings!

The Nueva Ecija Red Cross – Youth Department organized the 4th Red Cross Youth Friendship Day on November 17, 2007 from 8:00AM to 5:00PM to be held at the Dona Asuncion G. Romulo Memorial Hall, NEUST, Cabanatuan City with the theme: “Red Cross Youth: Think Big, Soar High, Get Involved.”

This annual activity aims to promote the 4th major objective of the Red Cross Youth which is National/International Friendship, Understanding and Education for Peace. Furthermore it serves to build effective and competitive core volunteers of RCY through the development of the members’ talents and skills. It also would like to promote stronger camaraderie, friendship and team work among RCY Councils in the Chapter.

A PhP60.00 shall be charged to each participant to cover expenses on meals, contest materials and other related expenses.

In this light, we strongly encourage your Council to send a minimum of 30 delegates to participate in the contests and activities. Attached herewith are the contest guidelines, program of activities and entry forms. Please forward to the Nueva Ecija Red Cross Chapter the entry forms and registration fees on or before November 15, 2007.

If you have any queries, you may reach Francis, CSR-RCY at (044) 463-1280 or at (0920)633-1456 or check the blogsite at www.nercy.blogspot.com.

We look forward to your usual support and active participation.


Truly yours,



(Sgd.) Mrs. ELENA M. LADIGNON
Chapter Administrator

Friendship Day Contest Guidelines 07

I. GENERAL RULES

A. Only bonafide and duly registered Red Cross Youth Members are allowed to participate in the proceedings and contests (Identification cards must be presented upon registration).
B. To encourage maximum participation of talented members, a contestant is allowed to enter only two (2) events and shall have additional registration charge of P20.00.
C. All contestants must report promptly to the contest committee before any event starts.
D. Contestants must NOT wear any school uniform, council shirt, insignia, or any identifying mark of their school council during the duration of the contest (except for the candidates of MR. & MS. Red Cross Youth).
E. Contestants shall be provided with numbers and a corresponding control sheet.
F. All posters, essays, piece entries, etc. submitted to the contest committee shall become official records of the contest. Therefore, it shall become official properties of the Chapter Youth Council.
G. All decisions of the Judges shall be final, therefore, inappealable.
H. As may be deemed necessary but just and fair to all contestants, specific rules and regulations may be announced before any event starts.

II. SPECIFIC CONTEST GUIDELINES

A. On-The-Spot Poster Making Contest
1. The contest committee shall provide a whole sheet of white cartolina for each contestant. However, they shall not be provided of any drawing materials.
2. Each contestant must bring his/her own drawing materials (crayons, pastel, water color, pencil, ruler, etc.)
3. Each Council is entitled to two (2) contestants.
4. Criteria:
Message 30%
Relevance to the theme 25%
Artistry & Workmanship 30%
Presentation 15% /100%

B. Life Power Dance Interpretation Contest
1. “Life Power” contest piece shall be given in advance to the participants
2. Alteration of the contest piece is strictly not allowed.
3. Each council is entitled only to a minimum of six (6) and a maximum of ten (10) dancers for the contest.
4. Costumes and paraphernalia shall be provided by the participants.
5. Criteria:
Interpretation/ Message 30%
Ease of Movement 15%
Choreography 20%
Coordination 15%
Stage Presence 10%
Appropriateness of costumes 10% /100%

C. On-The-Spot Essay Writing & Pagsulat Ng Sanaysay
1. The topic shall be given to the contestants ten minutes before the contest starts.
2. The essay should not be less than 800 words.
3. The contestants are given one and a half hour to develop the composition.
4. They shall be provided with writing paper and corresponding numbers.
5. Participants shall bring their own pens.
6. No books, materials, dictionaries and the like shall be brought inside the contest venue.
7. No other person shall be allowed inside the contest area except the contestants and members of the contest committee.
8. Each council is entitled to four (4) contestants (2 for Essay/2 for Sanaysay).
9. Criteria:
Content (relevance to the topic,
appropriateness of language,
comprehensiveness, clarity of thought) 50%
Organization (unity, coherence, style) 30%
Mechanics (punctuation, spelling,
Capitalization, Grammar) 20% /100%

D. On-The-Spot Poem And Tula Writing
1. The poem should focus on the contest theme.
2. Contest theme shall be given to the participants five minutes prior the contest.
3. The poem/tula shall be with a minimum of three and a maximum of six stanzas with 4 lines each stanza.
4. Participants are given one and a half hour to compose their poems/tula.
5. Each council is entitled to four (4) participants (2 for Poem/2 for Tula).
6. Criteria:
Content (relevance to the topic,
appropriateness of language,
comprehensiveness, clarity of thought) 60%
Organization (unity, coherence, style) 20%
Mechanics (punctuation, spelling) 20% /100%

E. Team Quiz Bee (Red Cross and General Information)
1. The contest shall broadly cover the following subjects:
A. Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
a. History of the Movement
b. International Humanitarian Law (IHL)
c. HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse Prevention
d. Red Cross Youth
e. First Aid and CPR
B. General Information and Current Events
2. The following shall be the categories of questions: Easy, Average and Difficult. In case of tie/s, clincher questions shall be administered.
3. Each category shall have the following number of questions and corresponding points each:

CATEGORY
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS
POINTS PER QUESTION
TIME ALLOTMENT
Easy
15
3 points each
6 secs
Average
15
5 points each
10 secs
Difficult
15
7 points each
15 secs
Clincher
3
9 points each
10 secs

4. The contestant with the highest accumulated points after the difficult round shall be declared the winner.
5. In case of tie/s, the contest shall proceed to the clincher category. The first set shall be composed of three (3) questions. Should there be a tie, another set of three (3) shall be administered until the tie is broken.
6. Contestants shall write their answers in the board provided by the contest committee and answers should be written in print. [Name of person should be written completely (first name and last name). Wrong spelling is wrong.]
7. Answer boards should be raised, with or without answer, at the signal by the quiz master. Answers should be erased after the quiz master recognized the contestant’s numbers/answers.
8. Questions shall be in English and shall only be read twice.
9. Each Council is entitled to two (2) teams composed of three (3) members per team (1 team for RC/1 team GI).

F. Mr. & Ms. Red Cross Youth
1. The following shall be the contests for the Mr. and Ms. Red Cross Youth:
a. Street Wear
b. Semi-Formal Wear (polo & slacks)
c. RCY Uniform
d. RCY Council Shirt
e. Talent
f. Mr. & Ms. Knowledge (Question and Answer)
g. Red Cross Youth Volunteers Choice Award
2. As practiced in previous Mr. and Ms. RCY, the candidates have the option to wear make-up. No make-up artist is allowed. Only 1 chaperon per contestant, preferably officers of the council or the adviser
3. Contestants shall bring their own personal belongings.
4. The contest committee shall select the top seven, and scores will be back to zero.
5. Each council is entitled to four (4) contestants (2 females/2 males).
6. The seven finalists will perform their talents.
7. Criteria:
a. Best in Street Wear
b. RCY Uniform
c. RCY Council Shirt
d. Best in Semi-Formal Attire
Body Carriage 25%
Ease of Movements 25%
Projection and Personality 40%
Audience Impact 10% /100%
e. Best in Talent
Stage Presence 50%
Creativity 30%
Audience Impact 20% /100%
f. Pre-Finals Selection
Beauty of Face 20%
Body Proportionality 20%
Personality 20%
RCY Uniform 10%
RCY Council Shirt 10&
Street Wear 10%
Semi-Formal 10% /100%
g. Finalists
Beauty of Face 15%
Body Proportionality 15%
Personality 25%
Intelligence 30%
Talent 15% /100%
h. Red Cross Youth Volunteers Choice Award
1. RCY members can vote their favorite candidates though the RCY Volunteers
Choice award.
2. Each vote cost P1.00. The Candidate with the highest vote shall be declared
the winner for the award.
(***Note: RCY Volunteers Choice Awards have no bearing in the scores of the contestants)
8. The talent competition shall not exceed five (5) minutes per finalist.

G. Chess/Scrabble/Word Factory
1. Each Council is entitled to two (2) contestants for chess and singles of scrabble and word factory and one (1) pair for doubles of scrabble and word factory.
2. Standard rules for each game shall be applied.
3. Highest pointers shall be declared the winner.

Note: This is an inter-team competition not inter-council.

H. Obstacle Course
1. This is a team contest, each team composed of ten members.
2. There will be a designated course, with obstacles, for the competition.
3. All members of the team must pass each designated obstacles. Failure to pass an obstacle will automatically disqualify a team.
4. The team with the least possible time to complete the course shall be declared the winner.

I. Tug-Of-War
1. This is a team contest, each team composed of ten (10) members.

J. Kadang- Kadang sa Bao Relay
1. This is a team competition, each team composed of ten (10) members.
2. Materials, made of coconut husk (bao) and rope attached to the husk, shall be provided by the contest committee.
3. The first group to cross the finish line shall be declared the winner.

K. Sack Race
1. Refer guidelines to letter I.

Contact RCY...

For schedules of trainings, updates on activities & programs, consultation, and other concerns, please feel free to contact :

Mr. Francis Albert B. Mendoza
Chapter Service Representative
Red Cross Youth/International Humanitarial Law
Office Telefax: 044-463-1280
Personal Mobile: 09206331456
e-mail: csr_rcyfrancis@yahoo.com
blogsite: www.nercy.blogspot.com

Updates!!!

2007 Nueva Ecija Red Cross Youth Summit

With all the necessary preparations, the opening activity for the celebration of the Red Cross Youth Month (October 2007) pushed through with ease. The RCY Summit was cenceptualized by the NE RCY Dept. with the AUPEN Supreme Red Cross Youth Council to have the opening salvo of the youth celebration.

It was a resounding success with a total attendance of 79 youth leaders and 11 advisers who discussed issues and concerns with regards the Chapter Red Cross Youth activities and RCY activities per council.

The councils who attended the Summit were: Sta. Rosa HS Senior RCY (10 officers, 1 adviser), NEUST- Lab HS Senior RCY (5 officers, 1 adviser), NEUST-Sumacab College RCY (5 officers, 1 adviser), CORE Gateway Colleges HS Senior RCY (8 officers, 2 advisers), NEUST-Main College RCY (12 officers, 1 adviser), Nueva Ecija HS Senior RCY (9 officers, 2 advisers), HCPSM Science HS Senior RCY (13 officers, 1 adviser), Wesleyan University-Phils. College RCY (5 officers), Bongabon NHS Senior RCY (3 officers, 2 advisers) and the host council AUPEN Supreme RCY (6 officers).

Updates and reports regarding the status of the Youth Program from 2006 to present was presented by the CSR-RCY, Mr. Francis Albert B. Mendoza, followed by the presentation of activities by the AUPEN Supreme RCY and WUP College RCY, discussed by Darren Robin J. Gonzales and Gladys G. Austria, respectively.

In the afternoon, a planning session which approved thr conduct of the RCY 4th Friendship Day on November 17, 2007 to be hosted by NEUST-LHS Senior RCY and on December 15, 2007 the 3rd RCY Congress at Wesleyan University-Philippines. The meeting was presided by CYC President Angel Arcie O. Canicosa and CYC Finance Manager Krisgel Abes.

PS.. Acknowledgments... Thanks to all those who believed in our "Thinking Big, Soaring High and Getting Involved"

Youth Delegates
RCY Advisers
AUPEN Supreme Red Cross Youth Council (Committees)
WUP College Red Cross Youth Council (Drinks)
Chapter Youth Council (Food and Committees)
Chapter Management
Red Cross Volunteers

Red Cross Youth: Think Big. Soar High, Get Involved

October 1, 2007 - Basic Leadership Training - AUPEN Supreme Red Cross Youth Council
October 4, 2007 - First Aid Training in the Campus - NEUST-Sumacab College Red Cross Youth Council
October 6, 2007 - Drug Abuse Prevention Education - AU NSTP sponsored by AUPEN Supreme Red Cross Youth Council
October 6-7, 2007 - Leadership Development Program - WUP College Red Cross Youth Council
October 15, 2007 - Red Cross Youth Leaders' Summit 2007
October 16-26, 2007 - Basic Life Support Training - NEUST-Main College Red Cross Youth Council

Red Cross Youth Leaders' Summit '07

To celebrate the Red Cross Youth Month this October 2007, the RCY Department of Nueva Ecija Red Cross Chapter organized the RCY Leaders' Summit on 15 October 2007 (Monday, 8AM to 5PM) at the Multipurpose Room, Araullo University-PHINMA Education Network, Bitas, Cabanatuan City.

Leaders and advisers of various Red Cross Youth Councils allover Nueva Ecija shall attend the activity. Discussions shall focus on the main roles of the RCY Councils in grassroot development program of their members, raise their concerns on activity and training schedules with the Chapter, organize events during the RCY Month, their current status and problems encountered and other concerns.

Furthermore, this will be the kick-off of the theme: Red Cross Youth: Think Big. Soar High, Get Involved. Which shall also be the topic of various group discussions of the youth leaders.

For more information about the Summit, you can contact Mr. Francis Albert B. Mendoza, CSR-RCY/IHL at 0444631280 or 09206331456.

Congratulations!!!

KUDOS!!!

Congratulations to our Chapter Youth Council Officers KATHERINE APRIL E. CABRERA & CZARINA LOY C. ROQUE for passing the June 2007 Philippine Nursing Licensure Examination!!! We are so proud of you!!!

The Chapter Youth Council

President: ANGEL ARCIE O. CANICOSA
Vice President: WILSON R. CLAVE
Finance Manager: KRISGEL G. ABES
Asst. Finance Manager: RACHIELLE LOU DJ. LLANTINO
Convenors: ROY FRANCIS CORDERO
JEWEL F. JOSON
RALPH JASPER A. LORENZO
NEIL ROMNICK A. CAVENTA
GWENITO J. MACALINAO, JR.
CHRISTOPHER CUIZON
Immediate Past President: CZARINA LOY C. ROQUE
Executive Officer: KATHERINE APRIL E. CABRERA
Moderator/Coordinator: FRANCIS ALBERT B. MENDOZA, CSR-Red Cross Youth

Activities

Welcome Red Cross Youth Month 2007
Red Cross Youth Councils are encouraged to conduct youth trainings during this month and other youth-led events. Schedule of Chapter sponsored activity shall be posted here soon. francis, csr-rcy/ihl

Youth Fund

Thank you so much!!!

To our valued fastfood and establishment partners, together with their customers, thank you so much for your support to our Youth Fund Project (Coin Banks).

• Greenwich (Megacenter, NE Pacific Mall, San Jose City)
• Jollibee (Megacenter, NE Pacific Mall, Circumferential, Bayan, Walter Mart-Gapan City, San Jose City, Megashell-Crossing)
• McDonald's (Sanciangco, NE Pacific Mall)
• National Bookstore (NE Pacific Mall)
• Select (Cabanatuan City)
  
  

Accomplishments

2nd Chapter Youth Congress moments...

2006 Accomplishments
Chapter Youth Council celebrated the 3rd Red Cross Youth Friendship Day on November 11, 2006 at Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology San Isidro Campus, San Isidro, Nueva Ecija. Because of typhoon Queenie, only three (3) councils pursued to continue with the activity. The Friendship Day aimed to promote the 4th RCY objective which is friendship, understanding and education for peace, promote camaraderie and friendship among the RCY councils and the post celebration of the RCY month.

WUP-College RCY, NEUST-Main Senior RCY and NEUST-SI Senior RCY showcased their various talents and skills in the different contests (poster making, slogan making, essay writing, poem composition, interpretative dance and the selection of Mr. and Ms. Red Cross Youth 2006). They turned the theme Red Cross Youth: Taking the Lead in Humanitarian Services into art pieces and composition articles.

Contest winners will be posted soon in this blogsite including the winning articles.

The Red Cross Youth Program

"Red Cross Youth: Strong and Committed Partner of the Nueva Ecija Red Cross in Serving Humanity"

What is Red Cross Youth?

The Red Cross Youth is the youth programme of the Philippine National Red Cross. It's mission is to educate children and youth in the spirit of Red Cross and provide opportunities for directing and harnessing their energy and idealism into wothwhile activities within the framework of the organization.

Objectives of the RCY

1. Advocacy and Inculcation of Moral Values and Character Building
2. Protection of Life and Promotion of community Health
3. Service and Solidarity
4. National / International Friendship, Understanding and Education for Peace
5. Dissemination of the Red Cross Seven Fundamental Principles

Red Cross Youth Focus in Nueva Ecija

1. Junior First Aiders Program (JFAP) - for Elementary members who are trained in Leadership, First Aid and Basic Life Support (Adult/Child CPR) who will become the counterpart of the school clinic in responding to minor emergencies.

2. RCY Kaagapay ng Barangay (RCY KABARANGAY) - a group of proactive members, particularly from our HS, College and Community councils, who will assist the community during disasters. Members of this special response team will be trained in leadership, drug abuse & HIV/AIDS prevention, first aid, basic life support, disaster nursing and disaster response.

3. Pledge 25 - open to all members who pledges to donate blood from 18 to 25 years old. Donation scheme is three to four times a year. The member will receive an ATM type of membership ID and other gift articles after every donation.

They made a PLEDGE... Pledge 25

Our Model. The former CYC President, Czarina Loy C. Roque on Voluntary Blood Donation. She pledged to donate blood until she reaches 25 years old three (3) to four (4) times a year. Currently there are six others who are members of this youth blood donor's group namely--- CSR-RCY Francis Albert Mendoza, and RCY volunteers Jayson, Marvin, Macoy, Niña and Leomar.