An RCM Member’s Testimonial Towards a Membership Pitch

Rotary Club of Manila is in need of young, vibrant and distinguished individuals to join our club. Sometimes, we do not need to look much farther than our own home, company and church. This how the Rotary Club of Tokyo has grown. Below is the testimonial of one of our seasoned members who has been with the club for such a long period of time that his story is worth reading.

How I Joined RCM

My late father, Atty. Jaime R. Blanco was a member of the Rotary Club of Manila. He was a prominent corporate and litigation lawyer and was a flamboyant and fiery character of contrasting values: you either loved him or hated him. His mantra was: “I may not always be right, but I am never wrong”.

At the age of 29, he “ordered” me to join the Rotary Club of Manila since according to him it was THE Club and no other. Fortunately at that time, I was already the Executive Vice President and Treasurer of Adamson and Adamson Inc. a manufacturer of surgical dressings. The President of the company Dr. Lucas “Doc” Adamson was also an RCM member. He proposed me for membership and I was accepted as an Additional Active member under his classification.

I was inducted 42 years ago and not for a single moment have I ever regretted my late Dad’s “order” to join RCM!