Awards & Recognitions

During its 35 years of existence, aside from having been selected eight (8) times as District 3860’s “Most Outstanding Club”, RCCF has also produced 2 district governors, 10 Most Outstanding Presidents, 4 Outstanding Presidents, 4 Most Outstanding Secretaries and 3 outstanding secretaries in District 3860.
Among the many awards and citations received by the Rotary Club of Cebu Fuente and a lot of its members are the following:
A. INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
1. The late RCCF Past President Kenichi “Ken” Yonaha was one if only two Philippine Rotarians selected to receive RI’s highest service award, the “Service Above Self Award” for RY 1993-94.
2. RCCF has received the “RI Presidential Citation” for RY 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03 and for RY 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, RY 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2013.
3. Recognized Rotarians for four (4) Avenues of Service Citation for Individual Rotarians: Mary Anne “Me-anne” A. Solomon for RY 1999-2000; Joseph Michael “Yumi” Espina for RY 2001-2002; Dave John Karamihan for RY 2002-03; Julio L. Gonzalez for RY 2003-04, Richard Barba for RY 2004-05 and Ma. Socorro Bigornia for RY 2005-06, Teresa Stella Gonzalez for RY 2006-07 and Emmanuel Calalang for RY 2007-08.
4. Three (3) RI Significant Achievement Awards for RY 2001-02 The Blood Service – The Rotary Way, for RY 2002-03 The Anti-Rabies Vaccination Program and for RY 2005-06 the Breast Cancer Awareness Advocacy Program and the REACH Center (Responsive Education for Autistic Children)
5. Public Relations Award in RY 2002-2003, 2004-2005, 2005-2006 & 2006-07 with a P. R. Grant # 4239 coursed through RC Cebu Fuente in RY 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009 & 2009-2010.
6. President Mary Anne Alcordo Solomon (Eagle President) was selected by RI as “One of the Four Most Distinguished Presidents in the World” for Rotary Year 2001-2002; and in transference. (special recognition was given by R.I. “Eagle” President Richard King to Pres. Mary Anne Alcordo-Solomon the recent R.I. Convention in Chicago in June 2005).
7. Makes RCCF one of the “Four Most Distinguished Clubs in the World” for RY 2001-2002.
8. RI Presidential Citation Award for DG Joseph Michael P. Espina for RY 2007-08.
9. Rotary International Best Cooperative Projects Awards for RY 2007-08 Rotary International Public Relations award 2012
B. DISTRICT AWARDS
1. Eleven (11) times garnered the District’s Most Outstanding Club Presidents Award: Ching Hai Go for RY 1998-89; Kenichi Yonaha for RY 1990-19; Emmanuel Calalang for RY 1993-94; Joseph Michael Espina for RY 2001-02; Mary Anne A. Solomon for RY 2002-03;Richard G. Barba for RY 2002-03, Dave John B. Karamihan for RY 2004-05, Michael J. Veloso for RY 2005-06; William Martin B. Rafols for RY 2007-2008, Rogelio P. Filipino for RY 2008-2009, Conrado M. Abarintos for RY 2009-2010, Jesselito Baring for RY 2010-2011and Geraldine Ramos for RY 2011-2012.
2. Eleven (11) times as the Most Outstanding Rotary Clubs for Rotary Years 1988-89, 1990-91, 1993-94, 1998-99, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2007-2008, 2009-2010 and 2011-2012
3. The late Past President Kenichi Yonaha was chosen twice as the “Most Outstanding Rotarian” for RY 1990-1991 and for RY 1994-1995.
4. Outstanding Club Presidents: Cornelio C. Mercado for RY 1994-95; Virgilio G. Espeleta for RY 1997-98; Jesse Lorenzo Sagun RY 2000-01; Manuel Torres Jr. for RY 2003-04.
5. For RY 1993-94, Community Service Director Romeo C. Ballesteros was selected as the “Most Outstanding Service Director”.
6. Outstanding Club Service Director for RY 1994-95: Victoriano del Fierro, Jr.
7. Outstanding Rotary Club for RY 2000-01; RY 2003-04; RY 2007-2008
8. Most Outstanding Secretary: Mary Anne Alcordo Solomon for RY 1998-1999; Dave John Karamihan for RY 2001-2002, Ma. Socorro Bigornia for RY 2004-2005, Minchu Decena for RY 2005-2006, Roque Paloma Jr. for RY 2007 2008, Teresa Stella M. Gonzalez for RY 2008-2009 and RY 2009-2010 and Jane Frias for RY 2012-2013.
9. Outstanding Secretary: Richard G. Barba for RY 2000-01, Teresa Gonzalez for RY 2002-03 & RY 2003-04.
10. Rotary Dream Club for RY 1998-99
11. Most Outstanding Club Bulletin for RY 1998-99 and for RY 2005-2006 and for RY 2007-2008 and for RY 2012-2013.
12. Most Outstanding Service projects RY 2009-2010
13. Most Outstanding Foundation project RY 2009-2010
14. Outstanding in Service projects for RY 2007-2008
15. Outstanding in THE ROTARY FOUNDATIONA for RY 2007-2008
16. Sharing Club Award for RY 2007-2008
17. Outstanding Committee Chair GML Editor, PRM/DGR PP Mary Anne Alcordo-Solomon for RY 2007-2008
18. Most Outstanding PR Projects for RY 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010
19. PRM Loyalty Recognition Certificate for RY 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010
20. Very Outstanding Literacy Project (Zone 1D) for RY 2008-2009
21. Most Outstanding PR (Billboard) from RY 2008-2009, 2009-2010 and 2012-2013
22. Most Outstanding Club Admin for RY 2012-2013.