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The Rotary Club of Midtown Cubao was
chartered and officially accepted into Rotary International on January 13, 1986,
becoming the 11th club to be organized under the mother club, Rotary
Club of Cubao, sharing territorial limits with ten other clubs bounded in the
Southeast by Ortigas Avenue, Northeast by Katipunan Road, Northwest by Kamias
Road and in the Southwest by EDSA.
In retrospect, the club extension survey was made in May, 1985. On October 9,
1985, DGSR Oscar "Oca" Inocentes pulled out Freddie Mejia from RC Cosmopolitan
Cubao and organized its first meeting, assisted by Charter President Tante de
Peralta. Freddie Mejia was elected President but as he departed for the United
States for indefinite period, a majority of the members held an election on
November 27, 1985, and Manuel "Manny" Anonuevo was elected the new Charter
President.
On December 23, 1985, after the payment of the charter fee, through the Fiscal
Agent of RI, the application of the club was forwarded to Rotary International
which was finally approve and officially accepted on January 13, 1986. On April
30, 1986, the charter presentation of 31 members and induction of officers were
held at the Quezon City Sports Club. They were presented to the Rotary World by
PP and DGSR Oscar "Oca" Inocentes, who is our Godfather. The Guest of Honor and
Speaker and Inducting Officer was DGN Prospero "Pros" Crescini and the Gong and
Gavel which was donated by PP Carlos "Carling" Rances was presented by President
Eleuterio "Terry" de las Alas of RC Cubao, the Sponsoring club.
During the club's infant year, it held its regular weekly meeting every
Wednesday from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the Inocentes Farmhouse, Morning Star Drive,
Sanville Subdivision, Quezon City. the regular meetings of the board were held
every Wednesday of each month and its Annual Meeting, every second Wednesday of
December.
Presently, it meets at Sangkalan Grill Restaurant, Scout Albano St., Diliman,
Quezon City every Tuesday from 7:30 to 9:30 PM unless there is an Intercity
meeting, District Affair of other function that the club needs to attend.
The Rotary Club of Midtown Cubao adheres to the tenets of the 4-way test and the
Object of Rotary. Its officers and members always do their best in living like a
true Rotarian.
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