Cebu City, Philippines

Service Above Self, since 1981

The Rotary Club of Cebu East is one of Cebu's oldest clubs. We serve the local community and work with others worldwide.

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Club members and guests standing in two rows at the July 2017 induction
Club photo, at the induction in July 2017

Welcome to the Rotary Club of Cebu East!

As you can see from our missions and projects, our club is active in a variety of areas, both in the local community and worldwide. The Rotarians that make up our membership represent a variety of professions, ages, and interests. Our members are passionate about serving others. If you want to learn more about the Rotary Club of Cebu East, join us for a meeting or request more information via this website.

The Rotary motto, “Service Above Self”, conveys the humanitarian spirit of the organization’s more than 1.2 million members in more than 34,000 clubs worldwide. Strong fellowship among Rotarians and meaningful community and international service projects characterize Rotary across the globe. There’s something that all Rotary club members have in common: We take action. As community volunteers, we reach out to neighbors in need. We build, support, and organize. We save lives. We work locally and globally to make our community and the world a better place.

Where we serve

Our Rotary club has focused on all the aspects of Rotary service, which fall within these areas:

  • Peace and conflict prevention/resolution

  • Disease prevention and treatment

  • Water and sanitation

  • Maternal and child health

  • Basic education/literacy

We focus on Peace through Service in our local projects. Some examples of the projects our Club participates in include dental missions across Cebu Island, supporting various schools, conducting feeding missions to underprivileged districts, Christmas programs for children, college scholarships, offering livelihood projects, programs to eliminate dengue and polio, and many more local community projects.

Recent project reports

All 50 reports
  • Fundraising for Typhoon Odette Relief!

    We at Cebu East, led by President Heinz Ackermann, are raising funds to help relieve the destruction caused by Typhoon Odette. Please see here…

  • Bundles of Joy in Babag!

    On Sunday December 12, 2021, the Rotary Club of Cebu East conducted our annual Bundles of Joy mission. This year, our mission took place in the…

  • RC Cebu East donates wheelchairs

    During these troubled pandemic times, the Rotary Club of Cebu East has still found opportunities to be of assistance to members of the community.…

  • RCCE participates in Project Rice!

    On March 24, 2021, the Rotary Club of Cebu East participated in a joint charity drive with Cebu’s long-established Rise Above Foundation.

  • Bundles of Joy in Lusaran!

    On Sunday December 13 2020, the Rotary Club of Cebu East undertook our annual Christmastime Bundles of Joy distribution. This year, we distributed in…

  • Thanksgiving Donations in New Jersey!

    On Monday November 23, 2020, the Rotary Club of Cebu East extended its charitable reach, by participating in a Thanksgiving food drive in New Jersey…

Looking for partner clubs

The Rotary Club of Cebu East is looking for international clubs with which to partner, share resources and information, and conduct service projects.

What would it take to change the world? Rotarians believe it starts with a commitment to Service Above Self.

Please see our Events section for information about past and current projects, or feel free to contact us to hear about upcoming missions!

Come to a meeting

We meet at 7:00 PM every second Friday at the Lighthouse Restaurant, Gaisano Country Mall, Banilad, Cebu City. Please confirm the date with our club president before you come, because the club meets only every other week.

Meeting details