In July 2016, inspired by then District Governor Ronnie Gabalda, four members of the Rotary Club of Bacolod North led by Past President Alan Nuega and ten dynamic Sagaynon headed by Alejandro Yupangco planted the seeds of what is now: the Rotary Club of Sagay – Sinigayan.
2016-2017
On 24 August 2016, eleven members of the RCBN Satellite Club – Sinigayan were inducted: Alejandro Yupangco, John Ledesma, Abundio Tarrazona, Jezreel Alingco, Eduardo Marquez, Donjie Espino, Joemarie Katalbas, Brian Emnace, Benson Fernandez, Rojoely Azucena and Mario Tagolimot.
Under the leadership of Alexander Yupangco as the first chairman of the satellite club, three projects were implemented: Rotary Lamp for Life involving the distribution of 200 solar-powered lamps; and End Polio Project with 200 beneficiaries coming from three barangays of Sagay City; care program for 35 children involving feeding and distribution of school supplies.
2017-2018
Chairman John Ledesma continued the ongoing programs and raised funds for the purchase of the kitchen equipment and utensils for the use of the Rotary Health Center in Brgy. Old Sagay.
2018 -2019
Chairman Jezreel Alingco, inducted eight and highlighted the need to take action locally while contributing to the global goals of Rotary. The satellite club supported the Purok Bougainvillea Community Development Program, launching two waves of the Pinta Balay to transform the community through arts. The club also donated one small watchtower to be used by the Beach Patrol to help ensure cleanliness in the shorelines of Margaha. A feeding program for the 40 kindergarten children at Hacienda Amparo in Brgy. Old Sagay was also conducted. A juvenile intervention program, Gugma para sa Kabataan, was initiated to reach out to the disadvantaged children. The first Rotary Night during the
Sinigayan Festival 2019 was also staged to help raise awareness about the club and to help raise funds for various projects.
At the initiative of District Governor Lindon See Diet, and through the partnership of RC Bacolod North and of RC of Gugweon, South Korea Rotary International approved GG No. 19080462 worth US$44,000 to finance the purchase of equipment and tools for the improvement of the Automotive Servicing Training Shop of Sagay National High School.
Inspired by this rotary project, the Sagay City government promised to develop the training shop of the school in order to become an accredited TESDA Training Center for Automotive Servicing NC II. The satellite club became an active partner and co-implementer of this project.
Eight new members were inducted by RCBN President Gary Acuna inducted the new members at Balay Kauswagan in Sagay City.
2019 – 2020
To continue the support to Purok Bougainvillea Community Development Program, the new Chairman Rotarian Benson Fernandez funded the landscaping and public art at the community rotunda of the said purok and the repainting of the Rotary sundial at the Sagay City Public Plaza. He also facilitated the laying down of the groundwork to the formation of the new club. Through the four dynamic satellite club chairmen, the generous support of Rotary Club of Bacolod North, Club Adviser-Past President Alan Nuega and the strong encouragement of Immediate Past District Governor Raphael Tayco, the Rotary Club of Sagay-Sinigayan was officially chartered by the Rotary International on 29 July 2020.
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