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The Rotary Club of Batasan Hills (RCBH) is a part of Rotary
International (RI) under RI District 3780, the world’s first
service club organization made up of nearly 33,000 clubs
distributed in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. It
is a global network of business and professional leaders who
volunteer their time and talents to serve their communities and
the world.
- 1905 - Chicago attorney Paul Harris organizes first Rotary
meeting on 23 February, leading to formation of the Rotary
Club of Chicago
- 1911-13 - Clubs formed in Canada, Great Britain, and
Ireland; organization name changes to International
Association of Rotary Clubs.
- 1916-17 - President Arch Klumph proposes establishing an
endowment fund, precursor of The Rotary Foundation
- 1919 - Leon J. Lambert organizes the Rotary Club of Manila,
the first in Asia
- 1937-38 - Carlos P. Romulo, a renowed Statesman,
becomes the first filipino to hold a high position at Rotary
International, he was 3rd Vice President.
- 1957-58 - Former Senate President Gil J. Puyat was appointed
to the RI Board of Directors as 1st Vice President
- 1979-80 - Foundation grant to immunize six million
Philippine children against polio sets stage for PolioPlus.
- 1986-87 - M. A. T. Caparas becomes the first and only
Filipino President of Rotary International. His Theme was
Rotary Brings Hope. He was also the man behind the
Rotary Community Corps (RCC)
- 1988-89 - First women join Rotary. Rotary returns to Hungary
and Poland.
- 1989-90 - Rotary International District 3780—which
includes all chartered Rotary Clubs within the territory of
Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines—was formally
established by Rotary International.
- 1995 - RCBH was chartered on December 3 under the presidency
of Ben Sison. A former president of RC Kamuning.
(Club ID No. 31159)
- 1996-1998. - Sabino “Benny” Santos served as RI Director
during RY 1996-1998.
- 2004-05 - Clubs celebrate Rotary’s centennial by launching
hundreds of Centennial Community Projects and contributing
thousands of volunteer hours.
- 2005 - RCBH celebrates 10 years
- 2009 - RCBH is recognized with 12 awards by District 3780.
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