Calendar of Events
June 21, 2009 (Sunday, 3:00 p.m.) FAAGC General Membership Meeting
Alon Residence (2045 Cheltenham Lane., Columbia, SC 29223)
A Columbia Fil-Am General Membership Meeting will be held on Sunday, June 21, 2009 (starting at 3:00 pm) at Noel & Helen Alon's residence (2045 Cheltenham Lane, Columbia, SC 29223; tel: (803) 738-0372). Click here for a map & specific directions from your address to the meeting venue (corner of Cheltenham Lane and Larchmont Dr.)
Come and share your ideas and vision for sustaining and contributing to our Filipino-American Association; suggestions and opinions about future activities are most welcome. Meet and greet the new Columbia Fil-Am officers as well as the new and older members.
There will be a pot-luck supper afterwards, so please bring a 2-liter soda and a covered dish enough for your family and others.
For more information, contact (click to e-mail) Alan Geoghegan at (803) 787-5255.
June 28, 2009 (Sunday, 1 p.m.)
Columbia Fil-Am Summer Picnic & Volunteer Appreciation Day
Weston Lake Recreation Area (Sheds 1 # 2) at Ft. Jackson [entrance road is near 4440 block of Leesburg Road (SC-262), Hopkins, SC 29061]
(about 9 miles from the intersection of Leesburg Road and Garners Ferry Road)
Its summertime and the livin' is easy! And it's that time for the annual summertime Fil-Am get-together. Come share the fun with family and friends and take time to appreciate all volunteers who helped make this past years activities successful! Bring your swimsuit/trunks, the lake's swimming beach will be open until 6PM; self-powered watercraft (paddleboats, kayaks, sailboats, and canoes) are available for rental.
This is a POTLUCK affair so please bring a 2-liter soda and a covered dish enough for your family and others. For variety, please bring the suggested covered dishes according to the first letter of your last name:
A-Be: Pork or beef dish; Bi-D: Noodles (pancit, palabok, etc.); E-I: Fish or chicken dish;
J-O: Vegetable dish; P-S: Dessert (cakes, cookies, fruits, etc.); T-Z: Cooked rice & bread;
FAAGC: hotdogs, hamburgers, ice, plates, utensils.
For more details and directions to the venue, e-mail us or contact Alan
Geoghegan [(803) 787-5255], Lisa Edwards [(803) 360-2636], George McNulty [(803) 781-9509], or the other FAAGC officers.
Click here for a map and specific directions from your address to the entrance of the Weston Lake Recreation Area. There is an entrance/parking fee of $2.00 per vehicle for civilian guests and $1.00 for military and dependents.
August 29, 2009 (Saturday, 6:00 p.m.)
19th Columbia Fil-Am Annual Gala & 13th Induction Ball
Marriott of Columbia (1200 Hampton St., Columbia, SC 29201)
Details coming soon.
Achievements Galore
All Columbia-area Fil-Ams are reminded to send in the details of
recent (School Year 2008-2009) graduation, awards, honors, other achievements,
etc. of members of their family for the upcoming
"2009 Achievements Galore" issue of the Fil-Am Bulletin (Summer 2009).
View or download the "Achievements Galore" info form. Send info and pictures by July 15 to FAAGC @ hotmail.com or FAAGC, P.O. Box 24112, Columbia, SC 29224.
View the 2008 Achievements Galore issue (0.7 MB)
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FAAGC Executive Board for 2008-2009:
(front row, l-r): George McNulty (2nd VP), Alan Geoghegan (President), Mario Viray (Board Member)
(back row, l-r): Bernadette Yavis (Board Member), Leah Cuaresma (Board Member), Tessie Kenerson (Board Member), Myrna Whitmire (Treasurer), Sally Ellis (1st VP), Shirley McGuinness (Secretary), Lisa Edwards (Asst. Secretary), Cecilia Jacobsen (Board Member), Odess Brinkman (Asst. Treasurer). [Photo by Carlton Edwards]
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Congratulations to the newly-elected
FAAGC Executive Board for 2009-2011:
(front row, l-r): Dan Adcock (Board Member), Jojo Flora (Board Member)
(back row, l-r): Grace Balanquit (Board Member), Grace Collins (Board Member), Nieves McNulty (Treasurer), Cecilia Jacobsen (1st VP), Shirley McGuinness (Secretary), Marj Pena (President), Lisa Edwards (2nd VP), Cecille Geoghegan (Board Member), Bambi Tijing (Asst. Secretary), Wyda Viray (Asst. Treasurer). [Photo by Dino Panti]
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WW II Filipino Veterans Equity Fund
Surviving Filipino Veterans who served with American troops in World War II have until February 16, 2010 to file a claim for Equity Compensation Fund benefits. Click here to view an article written by Imelda Go about the veterans' equity issue.
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• Check out the latest issue (Spring 2009, issued March 2009)
(lo-res=1.9 MB ••• hi-res=2.7 MB) of the Fil-Am Bulletin, FAAGC's official newsletter.
Quick links to websites mentioned in the latest issue of Fil-Am Bulletin:
History of the Yo-Yo
Pedro Flores
The Yo-yo
Yo-yo: Definition and much more
New 7 Wonders of Nature
New7Wonders - Live Ranking
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FAAGC's bahay-kubo display:
at the 2008 Columbia International Festival
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Fil-Am Volunteers at the 2008 Columbia International Festival
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