Rotary Club of Manila Rotary Club of Manila The Rotary Club of Manila is the first and oldest Rotary Club in Asia. After its establishment, the Rotary Club of Manila would go on to sponsor other organizations, including the Rotary Club of Cebu (1932), the Rotary Club of Iloilo (1933), the Community Chest Foundation, the Philippine Band of Mercy (1937), the Philippine Safety Council, and the Boy Scouts of America Philippine Islands Council (1923). In 1919 Manila businessman Leon J. Lambert sent communication to Rotary in Chicago about the possibility of organizing Rotary in the Philippines. In response to Lambert's proposal, Rotary sent Roger
Rotary International locally and internationally. As well as participating in book donations and literacy events, there are educational titles written about Rotary Clubs and members, such as "Rotary Clubs Help People", "Carol is a Rotarian" by Rotarian and children's book author Bruce Larkin and “Rhoda’s Rescue” by Maine author Barbara Walsh in conjunction with Rotary Club of Waterville, Maine’s Rhoda Reads early literacy program. Rotary International publishes an official monthly magazine named "The Rotarian" in English (first published in 1911 as "The National Rotarian"). Other periodicals are independently produced in more than 20 different major languages and distributed in 130 countries. Rotary