ROTARY: Bruce McTavish, 1983 Rotary Club Pres, Mabalacat, Pamp introduced World’s First Polio Plus Project

Rotary's successful drive to eliminate polio throughout the globe. His pilot program became the template. The club approached then First Lady Imelda Marcos, forming one of the first private entity partnerships with a government agency. Because of the lack of media attention, members literally went door to door to get parents to have their children inoculated, saving over 500 children from the debilitating disease. Bruce even brought his two daughters, Jean and Michelle, to administer drops so that the children being vaccinated would feel more at ease. Bruce and his genteel wife Carmen have bred a family and community culture of selflessness, first and most important to them is the care for the children of the country they both love. Bruce McTavish has brought a new honor to the country. McTavish was at the just-concluded World Boxing Council convention in Kunming, China, where over 750 delegates – 550 from other countries and over 200 from China, converged for their annual meeting. For the second time in three years, the long-time resident of Angeles, Pampanga was named the World Boxing Council Referee of the Year, adding another sterling achievement on an incomparable career.http://www.philstar.com/sports/2015/11/09/1519996/mctavish-philippines