Lawyer Mateo Armando “M.A.T.” T. Caparas, the first and only Filipino to become president of Rotary International, has died at the age of 97.Caparas served as RI president in 1986-87 with the Rotary theme, “Rotary Brings Hope.”
Caparas launched the worldwide anti-polio drive aimed at eradicating the deadly disease that has killed and paralyzed tens of thousands of people. The campaign has become a huge success and has drawn the strong support of Microsoft’s founder and philanthropist Bill Gates. The Filipino socio-civic leader was instrumental in the acquisition of the One Rotary Center in Evanston, Illinois. He led the two-year fund raising campaign for the project and was able to raise $130 million, surpassing the target by $70 million.
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