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THE FIL-AMCONNECTION
A Quarterly Newsletter Published by the Filipino-American Cultural Association of North San Diego County
P.O. Box 6276 Oceanside, California 92052-6276www:filamsandiegonorthcounty.comVolume 1, Issue 1, First Quarter 2011
New Officers Sworn In The evening of December 18, 2010 was one filled with party atmosphere as more than 250 members and guests joined to celebrate the Association’s annual holiday gala at the Shadow Ridge County Club in Vista. During the festive event, the incoming officers
were sworn in by the guest of honor, Mayor Jim Wood of Oceanside (inset, photo above).
The new officers are President-Mely Sivage, Vice President-Cita Lime, Secretary-Belle Limoge, Assistant Secretary-Mark Jones, Treasurer-Carol Johnson, Assistant Treasurer-Malou Hamto, Auditor-Dulia Candelaria, Assistant Auditor-Enri Fulmore, PRO-Sally Cravens, Social Director-Pat Dela Rosa, Sergeant-at Arms-Buddy Martin Jr., Johnny Sivage and Jonathan Enerva.
The 2011-2012 Board of Directors are Enri Fulmore, Jonathan Enerva, Jun Juguilon, Peter Cruz Zucette Lumabas, Dee Weber, James Viado Wendy Abon-Thrower and Felix Saguing.
Ex-Officio Directors are past presidents Rica DeRosier and Marilou Rhuby.
2011 Schedule of Events
Inaugural IssueBy Felix Saguing, Editor, and Mark Jones, Assistant Editor
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The new officers and Board of Directors did not waste any time going into action to steer the association into 2011. While a number of old and new businesses were discussed during the January 3 Board of Directors meeting, much of the discussion focused on several events, which are held on an annual basis. The readers are reminded that the dates, times and location of these events are tentative and subject to change. Members will be notified of any changes via the newsletter.
Valentine’s Day Ball – Saturday 5:00 to 11:00 PM, February 12, Stuart Mesa Community Center, MCB Camp Pendleton
Mother’s Day Delight – Saturday 5:00 to 10:00 PM, May 7, Abby Reinke Community Center, MCB Camp Pendleton
10th Annual Filipino Cultural Day – Saturday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, June 11, Oceanside Civic Centre. This is a city event sponsored by the Oceanside Public Library. The association’s participation dates back to 2002.
Oceanside Freedom Day Parade – Sunday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, July 2. This is a city event in which the association has participated annually.
Annual Picnic – Sunday 12:00 to 4:00 PM, August 28, Luiseño Community Park, Oceanside. This is a well-attended annual potluck event intended not only as a team builder but to make new friends and also to renew old ones
Halloween “Fright Night” – Saturday 5:00 to 10:00 PM, October29, Abby Reinke Community Center, MCB Camp Pendleton. .
Annual Children’s Party – Saturday 12:00 to 4:00 PM, December 10, Abby Reinke Community Center, MCB Cam Pendleton.
Annual Holiday Ball – Saturday 5:00 to 10:00 PM, December 17, South Mesa All-Ranks Club, MCB Camp Pendleton
NOTE: 2011 Miss Fil-Am Pageant – Date, time and location to be announced.
Youth Participation. Mark Jones, a member since summer 2010, introduced a movement to rekindle the fire for youth participation in the association. The presence of young members is not lacking. - they are often seen at various functions and events albeit in a less than active role. Mark, a Navy medical corpsman assigned to Camp Pendleton, is hoping to change that. During the January 3 Board of Directors meeting, he introduced a proposal to encourage a more active role and participation of Fil-Am youth in the community.
For information, questions and suggestions, contact Mark at 760.215.6511 or by email at [email protected].
Electoral Process. To some, the last election of officers may have had problems that are not being taken too lightly. Steps are now being taken to introduce a different polling process. An Ad-Hoc Committee, chaired by Jun Juguilon, is looking into simplifying the polling process, which includes individual eligibility, registration, mail in ballots, among other things.
On January 8, at a special meeting held at the residence of Hank and Belle Limoge, the committee held a “mock election” to put in practice what the committee have done so far. It became obvious that more work is necessary before the new process is implemented. With the next election not until 2012, Jun and his committee members are confident that most possible issues that may arise will be “ironed out.”
The idea of a newsletter is not new. There has been a newsletter since the association was formed in 1977. It began as a monthly issue until it went sporadic, dormant and ultimately discontinued.
The purpose of the newsletter is clear – a means by which the members can be kept informed of current events and items of interest. Modern technology have recently produced an on-line version, but it only reached those with home computers. The mail-out version was resuscitated at the suggestion of the Board of Directors to insure that all members are kept up to date. This issue of the Fil-Am Connection is hoped to accomplish that objective..
The newsletter can also be viewed on the association’s website at www:filamsandiegonorthcounty.com. As this is the first issue, not all items of interest may have been included and for that we offer our sincere apology. Send comments, suggestions and recommendations to the editor by calling 760.433.0044 or by email at [email protected]
Fil-Am Cultural Association of North San Diego CountyP.O. Box 6276Oceanside, CA 92052-6276