The Rotary Club of Quezon City (RCQC) was formally established and its charter approved by Rotary International on April 28, 1960. The following officers and directors were then elected to serve for Rotary Year  (RY) 1960 - 1961: Ceferino  M. Picache,  President; Conrado Alava, Vice President; Vivencio Villaluz, Secretary; Jose Zabarte, Treasurer; and Charles T. Mulvaney, Severo Santiago, and Benjamin Tamesis, Directors.

          District Governor’s Special Representative and Past Governor Marianito F. Lichauco took up the cudgels in organizing RCQC and successfully worked for the inclusion of Mandaluyong and Pasig as part of the territory of the then newly-chartered club.

           On June 29, 1960, no less than the President of the Republic of the Philippines, His Excellency Carlos P. Garcia, was the guest of honor and speaker during the Charter Presentation Night of RCQC.  Six past officers of Rotary International and 400 Rotarians and special guests graced the occasion.  Past Governor Francisco “Ikong” Reyes formally presented the charter.  Rotary Club of Manila President Ramon Ordovesa and Past Governor Gil J. Puyat inducted the charter members and the members of the Board of Directors, respectively. 

          As the premier club in then District 380, RCQC successfully organized 17 daughter Rotary clubs, established links with 8 sister clubs in the country, and 5 overseas sister clubs in Japan, Switzerland, Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong.  It has undertaken many service projects with great impact on the community and the Rotary movement.  Among its flagship projects are: Prevention of Childhood Blindness Project, Anti-Drug and Substance Abuse Project, Rotary Village Corps, Ampon Puso (Save-A-Heart) Project and Sinop Bulasi sa Eskwela Project.

           This RY 2008 – 2009, RCQC was given a Distinguished Performance Award by RI District 3780 for achieving its annual goals within the first semester of the RY and for fulfilling its commitment to Make Dreams Real through its members’ dedication to serve the community, thereby exemplifying the Rotary motto of “SERVICE ABOVE SELF”.

           The illustrious ranks of the RCQC has produced four outstanding and distinguished past governors: PG Ceferino “Fering” Picache (1968-1969), PG Marcos “Mark” Herras (1972-1973), PG Jose Agaton “Toni” Sibal (1980-1981), and PG Ernesto “Boy” Manalac (1989-1990).

 As the mother club in RI District 3780, RCQC remains a strong pillar in the world of Rotary and is now celebrating its 49^th year.