THE PHILIPPINE CENTER Update – February 12, 2001 Prepared
by Ely Suson
(with
suggestions by Gerry Ramos, Jojo Ramos and Volette Singson)
1.Alex Vinluan, M.D. was elected member of the regular board of trustees on
January 4, 2001, replacing Mr. John Cherba who moved to North Carolina.We express our gratitude to our
friend John for serving in the board and for his ideas which have helped us move
forward from a period of uncertainty to where we are at present.Thanks, John.We are well
established now.Continue to
connect with us.Great things are
still to come.
Also, we would like to thank Alex
Vinluan for accepting the invitation to serve in the board of trustees of the
Philippine Center.He is one of the
most experienced and dedicated persons in Milwaukee whose wisdom and expertise
have graced many of our organizations.Changes in the structure of the
Foundation consequent to the elections in the various organizations include:
Chris Visaya, DDS replacing Alex Vinluan, M.D.as ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees for FAAWIS.
Jerry Vinluan, M.D., replacing Maximo Cueto, Jr. for PMAW.
Mr. Norberto de la Cruz, replacing Ramon Agor, M.D. for UPAAW.
Evelina Mabini, M.D.replacingMrs.
Gloria Galang for USTAAW.
The
other ex-officio members of the board, including Mrs. Agnes Cammer(PAMANA), Mr. John Holder
(St. Norbert’s College),Mrs. Carmen C. Montoro
(FASAW) and Mr. Felix Tuason
(PACF – IL)will hold the same office for now and in the foreseeable.
Visit the appropriate section on our website:
for details on the composition of the Board of Trustees and its officers.
2.Mrs. Norma Clemente was elected Honorary
Trustee on February 1, 2001.She was recognized and honored for
her dedication to and sacrifice for her family after being widowed at a young
age; and, her many years of selfless civic service that has benefited many in
our community – Filipinos and non-Filipinos alike.Norma has become an icon of the great and noble traditions of Philippine
values that we want to transmit to the coming generation of Filipinos.With these same values we, also, hope to define ourselves as an ethnic
group to ourselves and to the rest of the community.
3.DoctorsJohnny and Volette Singson donated $1000.00 to the Free Medical
Clinic which is now located in Dr. Waleed Najeeb’s office on 5542 W. Fond du
Lac Ave.Look under Free Medical
Clinic on our website for details of the schedule.
4.Dr. Jimmy Yamat and Mr. Gerry Ramos co-chaired the
fund-raising campaign conducted in December 2000. From December through the end
of January 2001 a total of$34,065.00
in checks was received.The total
collection for the year 2000 plus that of January 2001 amounts to:$44,565.000.This
includes the following ($10,500.00):
UPAA-WIS:$500.00
PMAW:$8,000.00--$3,000.00 of which was earmarked for the FreeMedical Clinic.
Rey Gabriel:$1,000.00.
Maxwell and Rosemary Weingarten Philanthropic Fund:$1,000.00.Thiswas specifically earmarked for the
Free Medical Clinic.
In addition, the Philippine Center received a total of $9,500.00 in new
pledges.There is still about
$150,000.00 in the old pledges.
5.A dinner reception is planned for Elenita
Mendoza Strobel, sponsored by the Lutheran Campus Ministry (UWM) either on March
27 or March 28 at the Philippine Center.Strobel,
a distinguished Filipino literary figure, will receive the Gamaliel Chair for
Peace and Justice award, reserved for a selected few by the Ministry.Other Asian, and non-Asian groups, are expected to attend the dinner
reception.Here is one occasion
where the Filipinos should attend in force and claim part of the bragging rights
to Leny Mendoza Strobel.
6.A string concert will be held on June 16, 2001.Joanna Mendoza (viola), Marvin Suson (violin) and Joseph Ortiguera
(violin) --our young professionals
--are performing.They will suggest an accompanying pianist whom we will hire
and, maybe,also a cellist if they
think necessary.
The concert will
be held under the auspices of Dain Rauscher (with a donation of $2,000.000) and
cosponsored by FAAWIS, PMAW, RMMF, and UPAAW. It will basically consist of two
parts:
I. The
usual western classical music to include Beethoven, Brahms, Sarasate or other
material that the performers will choose;
II. Philippine
Classics.
This promises to be a truly
great presentation.Reserve this
date on your calendar.
Nieva
and Edy Escall and Jojo Ramos are coordinating the necessary preparations.
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Family.
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