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O N W A R D S . . .

Volume 2, Issue 1 April 2014

In this issue:

1st Q ED Report

Meet your ED

1

2

Senior Program

Parent Engagement

3

4

HIGHLIGHTS

FCS Village

Capital Campaign

8

9-12

2014 First Quarter Report

City of Seattle TMF Grant Recipients

Meet your Executive Director Sheila Burrus

Sheila Burrus currently serves as the Executive Director of the Filipino Community of Seattle and an accredited notary for the Philippine Consulate General, San Francisco, serving Filipinos in Washington State . In these positions, she uses her resources and many connections to better serve the underrepresented population in the Filipino com-munity.

Sheila is involved in numerous boards and community activities:

Steering Committee Member—RVC, SESEC, and MCC

Founding Member, Celebrate Asia (Seattle Symphony) Immediate Past VP Membership – Federation of Philippine Chambers of Commerce

Board Advisor – Seattle Chamber of Commerce Urban Enterprise Center

Advisory Council – Seattle School District Parent Advisory Council

Advisor - Greater Seattle ASEAN Canada Business Alliance

Past President - Filipino Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest

Sheila is the owner of Sheila Burrus Insurance and Financial Services, a State Farm Insurance agency. She attended the University of St. Thomas in Manila, Philippines. She completed the Minority Business Executive Program in 2013 at the UW Foster School of Business. She was a private banker for a national bank for 15 years. She just finished a certification as Legal Assistant and Paralegal with highest honor awarded.

She has been awarded several honors including honoree for Women of Color in Promoting Financial Security, recipient of the 2011 Asian American Pioneers in Social Entrepreneurship Award and nomi-nee, Filipino Women Network, 100 Most Influential Filipina in the United States,2011.

Community Building

SB 6339

Press Conference OIRA Bill signing

Senior Lunch Program and Food Bank

Weekly Activities Monthly Menu - May

Join us every Tuesdays and Thursdays for a fun game of

BINGO! Exciting gifts and prizes to be given to lucky win-

ners.

$1 buy in for multiple games

Tuesday Thursday

Bicol Express, 5/1

Miswa with Patola, Pine-

apples, Steamed Rice

Low fat Milk

Fried Chicken,

5/6

Herb Salad Mix, Mungo

Soup, Steamed Rice,

Peaches, Low fat Milk

Fried Fish Fillet, 5/8

Ampalaya with Black

Beans, Egg Drop Soup,

Mandarin Oranges

Low fat Milk

Pork Binagoongan,5/13

Okoy, Sinigang Soup,

Steamed Rice,

Fruit cocktail,

Low fat Milk

Bistek with 5/15

Buttered French Beans,

Mixed Vegetable Soup,

Peaches, Steamed Rice,

Low fat Milk

Tinolang Manok, 5/20

Steamed Rice,

Pineapples

Low fat Milk

Picadillo, 5/22

Bacon & Collard Green

Soup, Steamed Rice,

Mandarin Oranges,

Low fat Milk

Nilaga Soup, 5/27

Fish Fillet Sarciado,

Spring Mix Salad with

Asian Dressing,

Fruit Cocktail,

Low fat Milk

Cream of Spinach 5/29

Soup,

Pork & Chicken Adobo,

Ampalaya Salad,

Peaches, Steamed Rice,

Low Fat Milk

Tuesday Thursday

9:30-10:30

Karaoke Karaoke

10:30-10:45

BINGO BINGO

10:45-11:15

BINGO BINGO

11:15-11:45

BINGO ZUMBA

11:45-1:15

Lunch Lunch

1:15-1:45

BINGO BINGO

1:45-2:15

BINGO BINGO

2:15-2:30

BINGO BINGO

2:30-3:00

BINGO BINGO

3:00-3:30

Karaoke Karaoke

3:30-3:45

Break Break

Notes: Health Screening all day every Thurs

Last Thurs of every month :

Informational Presentation

Parent Engagement

KALAHI Philippine Dance Company

a Filipino American folk dance group for children and adults. This group is part of the Filipino Community of Seattle Family Academy program which promotes family participation and involvement in education, culture and arts. It empowers our families and students to be proactive in commu-nity and school affairs.

Family as well as Individual

Learning

A key feature of KALAHI is the partnering of both parents and children in

learning and performing our traditional dances. This pairing helps build

the intergenerational bond and contributes to the enjoyment of the cultur-

al learning process. We believe that when parents are involved, the

children perform better in school and other activities.

KALAHI Performing Group

Every Saturday morning at the Filipino Community Center our younger

students alongside with their parents, learn the skills and moves of our

traditional folk dances and do performances within and beyond our com-

munity. In addition, these young people and their family begin to forge

lifelong relationships based on our Filipino culture and values.

Folklife, Pagdiriwang , Celebrate Asia, Boeing, Microsoft, Immaculate Con-

ception Church, a couple more places...

They are FCS ambassadors.. please mention the devoted guros as well:

Lyrma, Judy, and Marilou

MEMBERSHIP FORM Date ________________________ ❑New Application ❑Renewal

NAME/ORGANIZATION NAME: _______________________________________ ADDRESS: _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Birthdate : _______________________ CELL PHONE #: _____________________________________________________ EMAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________________________________

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES

Regular membership ❑$25 Lifetime ❑$250

Senior (65+) and Student with valid Student ID) ❑$10 Lifetime ❑$100

Family (husband/wife/kids under 23) ❑$50

Non Profit Organization (registered with the State of Wa) ❑ $100

Donation ❑ $_____________________

PAYMENT

Payments can be made by credit card, check should be made payable to Filipino Community of Seattle 5740 MLK Jr Way S, Seattle, WA 98118

Membership dues ❑Check Enclosed ❑Cash Enclosed ❑Credit Card

Name (of card holder) ____________________________________

Card # _________________________________________________

Expiration date _________________ Billing Zip Code_______________

Are you able to volunteer at the Filipino Community Center?? ___ YES __ NO

If YES, please let us know your skills.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Solicited by:__________________________________________________ Date:________________________________________

OR#_______________________________ Membership #_________________________________

Exec. Director

Sheila Burrus

2014 OFFICERS & BOARD MEMBERS

President:

Alma Kern

Vice-President:

Frank Palisoc

Secretary:

Ning Rogge

Treasurer:

Alan Garcia

Assistant Treasurer:

Delia Vita

Auditor:

Jun Aesquivel

Trustees:

Jesse Carpio

Tom Landas

Board Members

June Mata Alvarez Efren Belleza Nessy Borge

Tootsie Borromeo Mimi Castillo

Jose de Guzman Lou Domingo

Ruby Francisco

Agnes Navarro Garcia

Jon Madamba

Virgie Palisoc

Lydia Palma

Rino Rabang

Wakx Uy

Advisers:

Rick Q. Beltran

Bert Caoili

Dolly Castillo

Dr. Camilo De Guzman

Youth Development Program FEATURED Program: Computer Training and Robotics – STEAM

Our Youth Development Program not only touches the children culturally but is promoting the overall health and diversity of our children.

Programming that includes, Cultural Dances and Songs, Native language introduction and proficiency, STEAM and Robotics Programs. We

have successfully integrated parent participation in all aspects of the children that we have a thriving parent group that started as Parent

Support to actively performs with their children and serves as mentors during programming.

The 98118 zip code of FCS accounts for 75% of non-Whites with a growing number of new immigrants/refugees from Southeast Asian and

East Africa. This area has earned the novelty about its diversity with 56 different languages spoken and sadly it is also an area with high

crimes rate, poverty rate, and dropout rate. A central policy in FCS’s programs and services has been “Bayanihan”--teamwork in a village.

This practice has made FCS a hub for many community groups including Southeast Asians and East Africans. Emerging issues identified by

parents, educators, and community members include:

• parents of color are concerned that there is a growing disconnect between school and family engagement due to racial and cultural differ-

ences and language barriers,

• Students of color and students of immigrant families are less ready for performing well due to school and family disengagement,

• Resources are not accessible and under-utilized by low income families, and • Culturally insensitive environment potentially erodes racial/

cultural identities of non-white students.

Our STEM based technology literacy program intends to target families with no or very limited knowledge of technology literacy and with

limited access to computers in their home. The program’s targeted populations are low income families, under-represented youth of color,

and most recent immigrant families (especially those in South Seattle from Southeast Asia and East Africa).

PLEASE ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM THESE AND OTHER FCS YOUTH PROJECTS AND SERVICES

SEND YOUR TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TO:

THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE

5740 Martin Luther King Way S

Seattle, WA 98118

www.fcseattle.org

Volunteer Appreciation

Schedules of Classes are subject to change, please call the Filipino Community of Seattle for the latest times and dates of

operation.

Address: 5740 MLK Way , Seattle, WA 98118 P 206.722.9372

Citizenship Class—Saturdays 1-4pm

Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Referral and Reporting Services—ongoing

Zumba Classes—Thursdays 10:30-11:30am (during Senior Lunch Program)

Tagalog Classes—Subject to enrollment

Wednesday Dance Group—7-9pm

KALAHI Dance Troupe—Saturdays 10-1130am

STEAM and Robotics Classes– Saturdays 1-3pm

Computer Literacy and Sustainability – Saturday 1-3pm

SPD Outreach Recruitment Project– Jan– Sept 2014

HS Glee Band—Saturdays 10am

Consulate on Wheels—Appointment only, call for schedules and availability : Mar/Jun/Aug/Nov

FCS is a 501 c 3 organization. Your donations are tax deductible.

BM Jon Madamba –BOARD MEMBER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Jon started his board membership a couple of years ago. He saw the need and start-

ed his STEAM programming with a few donations from the Board. Because the need is

great , he decided to write his first grant through TMF and was funded last year. He

successfully completed his first quarter with much success and his second quarter is

underway. He truly exemplify the dedication and innovative thinking that will move

the organization forward. His tireless work touches a lot of children in the SE Seattle

and his selfless act deserves recognition. Congratulations BM Jon!

Volunteer of the Year AWARD 2014-2015

Vilma Ancheta Virgie Palisoc Lydia Palma June Mata

The FILIPINO COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE VILLAGE PROJECT

…The Legacy Continues

As you may already know, the Filipino Community of Seattle is about to launch its biggest project ever, The FCS Village. The

Village will be a mixed-use complex that includes affordable housing, community-use space and possible commercial space next

to our Filipino Community Center (see enclosed brochure). A Village plaza is also envisioned. This project is estimated to

cost $19 million and is made possible through a partnership with the Catholic Community Services after nearly five years of

planning.

Since the completion of the renovation and expansion of the FCC, the FCS has been:

Acquired several properties adjacent to the FCC for a total of about 30,000 square foot lot

Financed a feasibility study for the FCS Village

Discovered that nearly 1500 local Filipinos over 55 years old and single need affordable housing

Had our architects and development group prepare a series of site facility options

Expanded its funding and services for seniors and its technology learning activities for youth

Construction of the housing component of the Village will be fully funded from government agencies and low-income tax

credits. The first floor rooms, the Plaza and parking have to be paid from monies raised by the members and friends of the

Filipino community.

To do this, we are about to launch a $1 million capital campaign in which all donations will be fully tax deductible as we are a

501(c)(3), non-profit organization. For 78 years the FCS has been helping our community members in need. We are asking

that you make a donation to The FCS Village Project so that we can continue this legacy.

Please remit your organization’s check to the “FCS Village Project” and we will immediately acknowledge receipt of your

donation. We thank your prompt and courteous reply to our request.

Sincerely

Alma Quintans Kern

President

5740 Martin Luther King Way South

Seattle, WA 98118 I 206 722-9372 I info@fcseattle.org

Capital Campaign

Capital Campaign

Capital Campaign

Capital Campaign