Community News

Filipinos find solidarity in badminton

Tuesday, 11 August 2009 15:07 AJPress

TOUTED as the fastest racquet sport in the world, with top players being able to send the shuttlecock flying at a speed of up to 200mph, badminton is one of the fast growing sports in Southern California. With the sport’s growing popularity, Filipinos living in the area saw to it that they would not be left behind by learning the game and even organizing a club of their own.

On May 30, a small group of Filipinos formed the Philippine Badminton Club-Arcadia (PBCA) to organize and unify all Filipinos playing badminton at a 16-court indoor badminton club in Arcadia, California. According to its founding president, Benjie Baladad of North Hollywood, California, “the purpose of the club is get to know and establish friendship among all Filipinos playing badminton, while at the same time enhancing their skills in badminton through regular matches and clinics.”

‘Hawaii’s Best Luau’ at La Verne UMC

Tuesday, 11 August 2009 15:02 AJPress

ON Saturday, September 5 at 5pm will be their second Hawaiian Luau Celebration.

The Church Council Committee Members of La Verne United Methodist Church under the supervision of Babe Samson Ortega will be hosting this year fundraising event to benefit both Church Ministry Programs and Church Improvement Projects.

United Young Professionals Club (UYPC) 2009 cocktail party

Tuesday, 11 August 2009 14:58 AJPress

THE Royal Vista Country Club, in Walnut California will be transformed for one evening, come Friday, August 28 at 6pm to the hottest and most inspirational place for young professionals and entrepreneurial hopefuls in the San Gabriel Valley. Whether you’re young or young at heart, you won’t want to miss out on UYPC’s 3rd power packed event...all ages welcome.

UYPC, a non-profit organization was founded to bring young professionals and entrepreneurial hopefuls together, where they could share experiences and in turn learn from other business people and professionals. Mentorship and the genuine interest that members have in helping others is the key ingredient to why UYPC has been so successful in drawing people to attend their events, said Mia McLeod, founder of UYPC.

EPIC to host free investment seminar

Friday, 07 August 2009 08:17 AJPress

HON. Archimedes Gomez, Trade Representative of the Philippine Trade and Investment Center attached to the Philippine Consulate General Office in Los Angeles, will be the guest speaker in a free investment seminar sponsored by Emerging Philippine Investments Corporation or EPIC. He will expound on the business opportunities in the Philippines resulting from recent economic developments back home.

Marrow drive at Phil Expo: Be the match, save a life

Friday, 07 August 2009 08:16 AJPress

THE Pilipino Task Force was established in 1993 at Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches (A3M). One of the first patients in need of a marrow match was Elmer Simbol. A3M conducted drives to recruit donors from the Pilipino community in the hope that Elmer would find his miracle. Unfortunately, he passed away without a donor, along with 17 year-old Val Manalanson and Nancy Alegado. A3M continued to serve many more patients in the following years and made immense efforts, with the help of patients and their families, to increase the number of donors in the national registry.

ISYFA to hold first basic leadership workshop

Friday, 07 August 2009 08:15 AJPress

THIS customized leadership program will highlight self-awareness tools and activities that will enhance each individual’s leadership capabilities. Attendees will learn strategies for continuous development through peer assessment, group discussions, self-reflection, or small group activities. Our leadership workshop aims to develop leadership skills based upon each member’s unique personality and to provide the requisite training to: (a) enable them to develop and mature professionally and (b) allow them to reach their highest potential as leaders in the community.

Phil. Medical Society of NorthCal fund raising dinner and dance

Wednesday, 05 August 2009 00:00 AJPress

The Philippine Medical Society of Northern California will have a fund raising dinner and dance onFriday, August 28 at the Buri-Buri Social Hall at 33 Arroyo Drive, South San Francisco from 6pm to 12 midnight.

Saint Joseph’s Academy Las Piñas, to hold 2009 grand reunion in Oxnard

Saturday, 01 August 2009 00:00 AJPress

VINCENT Baltazar, the current president of St. Joseph’s Academy Alumni Association of Southern California (SJAAASC), and Lucie Mayuga Ongaco, the event chairperson, cordially invite all former students of St. Joseph’s Academy (Las Pinas, Philippines), to the upcoming Third SJAAASC Grand Alumni Reunion that will coincide with the Labor Day weekend of 2009.

The Grand Reunion will be held on the entire day of September 5, at College Park - 3250 South Rose Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93033. This will be a morning-to-dusk affair; and the costume theme will be Hawaiian. The association has contracted vendors to provide food and drinks for individual purchase. There will be games and fun activities - so needless to say, family members are welcome.

Celebrate artists on International Art Day!

Saturday, 01 August 2009 00:00 AJPress

LOS ANGELES – LA Rose Cafe is the first Filipino-owned cafe to post a sign wishing the surrounding community “Happy Art Day!” As the sign says, international Art Day falls annually on the second Friday in August and is a day for celebrating the arts, culture and artists of all disciplines. Begun as a grassroots movement in 1998 by award-winning writer Becky Mate, the holiday has been celebrated in isolated spots in the world. Mail art was received from Malaysia, France, Brazil and Texas. Each year Art Day is promoted at an arts festival in southern England. Families have done art together in California, Hawaii, New Jersey, Russia and Colorado. Imitating the annual Art and Chocolate Party held by Mate, a potluck gathering where artists share a poem, a song, a painting or a dance, an art party was held in Puerto Rico and a person from the island of Mauritius off of Madagascar downloaded Mate’s instructions on “How to Throw an Awesome Art Day Party,” from an artists website www.artistsforabetterworld.org. Many people have sent “Happy Art Day” greeting cards to put a smile on the face of their favorite artist.