August 2004

News, Notes and Announcements

2

Honor Roll Students

2

2004 Graduates 3

Guest Editorial 3

“My Prayer” 4

“Message in a Bottle”

5

Birthdays & Anniversaries

5

Schedule of Events 5

Meeting Minutes 6

Treasurer’s Report 7

Inside this issue:

Special points of in-terest:

• Amy Mesina, Chair of the Ways and Means Committee, encour-ages us in the guest editorial on page 3 to remember our finan-cial commitment to the Association.

Honorary Chairs, Drs. Arturo and Emmeline Quiason

and Gala Co-Chairs, Annie Covillo and Beth Rosas

cordially invite you to the annual gala of the

Filipino Association of Greater Kansas City

and the

Presentation of our Debutantes and Escorts

Dinner and Dance to follow

Black Tie Optional

Saturday, September 25, 2004

6:30 P.M.

Muehlebach Tower Hotel

200 W. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri

Dinner $65 per person

Invitations will be sent by mail.

Membership Honor Roll

The following is a continua-tion of the previously printed list of paid FAGKC members (see the July 2004 edition).

193. Steve & Lucila Rider 194. Jose & Venir Rivera 195. Armisa Cullens 196. George & Noriza Francia 197. Ilene Kagahastian 198. Angel & Lily Casilian 199. Ruel & Jane Miciano 200. Bruce & Michelle Baker 201. Emilie Turalba 202. Marita M. Domingo 203. Romeo & Yolanda Cabalse 204. Helen Austria 205. Noeme Sapad 206. Winefredo & Linda Li-

sondra 207. Romeo & Lydia Geroche

Royals Concessions Stands

FAGKC continues to raise funds by staffing concession stands at Royals games. Paul de los Santos reported in an email message to interested parties that the July 15 conces-sions earned $360 for the FAGKC. The Tambuli extends sincere thanks to Paul and Mirla de los Santos for their superb leadership in coordinat-ing these concessions.

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NEWS, NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

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FAGKC Honor Roll Students

Name Grade/School Academic Achievements Extracurricular Activities

5th Grade

Benjamin Conde Holy Trinity School A student Member, Opus One Ensemble with KC Youth Symphony, FAGKC Performer

Kristina Cole Countryside Elementary School 3.4 GPA VolleyballAndres Ruffy Diaz Pembroke Hill School 3.3 GPA, Honor Math Class,

Latin ClubSinagtala, Basketball

Samantha Conde Holy Trinity School A student Piano Guild Local member, Asst Catechist, Good Shepherd/HTC

Andrew Rider Brittany Hills Middle School 4.0 GPA, Principal's Honor Roll, Computer Club

Basketball, Baseball, Redemptorist Church Altar Server, May 2004 Confirmation Group

Rica Rivera Christ the King School Honor roll Basketball, Volleyball, Christ the King Altar Server

Richard Snyder Christ the King School Honor roll Basketball, Volleyball, Sinagtala, FYO, Christ the King volunteer

Valerie Cabalse Frontier Trail Junior High 3.6 GPA, Principal's Honor Roll Volleyball

Shaina Rivera Holy Trinity School A student, Scholar Honor Roll Tennis, Sinagtala, Holy Trinity Church volunteer

Michael Yabut Harmony Middle School Honor Roll School Band: Trumpet player, Baseball, Basketball, Football, Track & Field

Jackie Covillo St. Thomas Aquinas HS Principal's Honor roll, STA B-B Speech Olympics

Varsity Drill team, Junior Varsity Soccer, Nativity Church CCD Program

Paolo Geroche Grandview School 3.7 GPA, French Club Football, Sinagtala, FYOKevin Bautista Olathe North 3.9 GPA, Peer Mediation, Nat'l

Junior Arts SocietySinagtala, FYO, Menorah Medical Center volunteer

Andrew Conde St. Thomas Aquinas Principal's Honor roll, Scholar Athlete, Who's Who American HS Students, Piano Guild, District Member

Fiesta Filipina Performer, Basketball Manager - HS Sophomore team

Corina de la Cruz Olathe North High School Spanish Club, Peer Mediation FYO President, Cheerleading, Menorah Hospital volunteer

Anna Marie Doolitle Olathe North HS 3.9 GPA, Battle of the Books, Drama Club

Concert Band: French Horn, Indian Creek Library volunteer

Cheryl Gaela Warrensburg High School 3.6 GPA Tennis, FAGKC volunteerAngelo Santos Shawnee Mission East 3.0 GPA, 2003 Freshman of

the YearWrestling Team

Christine Hernandez Olathe East HS 3.6 GPA, KAYS Club, BMW Varsity Cheerleader, Sinagtala, Church Choir

Kim Martin Shawnee Mission West 3.4 GPA, ACE Club, FEA Club JV Cheerleading, Varsity track, Sinagtala, FYO

Julian Rivera Rockhurst High Schol 3.86 GPA, Scholar Honor roll, Nat'l Honor Society, Nat'l Thespian Society, Choir Council Historian

FYO, Tambuli Staff Writer

Michel Abogado Shawnee Mission NW 3.0 GPA, Cougars United/Multicultural Club, Student Leader/Paradigm/AFWC

Swim team, Sinagtala

Lauren Covillo St. Thomas Aquinas HS Principal Honors Varsity Soccer Team, Second Team EKL Girls' Soccer

John Navas Winnetonka HS 3.0 GPA, Asian Club Sinagtala, FYO, Team AIRJessica Rosas St. Teresa's Academy 3.3 GPA, Honor 4 years,

Community Service ClubGood Samaritan Project, TEENS TAP (Teaching AIDS Prevention), Mattie Rhodes Art Center

10th Grade

11th Grade

12th Grade

6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

9th Grade

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Shared Financial Responsibil-ity

As Filipinos, we are not one to shy away from any responsi-bilities. Our innate “kalooban” is “bayanihan”. We all help together in any way we can when someone needs us. Our community always rallies sup-port when asked.

The FAGKC as the umbrella organization of the Sinag-Tala, Sampaguita Choir, Senior Coun-cil and other groups is calling all of us for help. Let us not forget that we all belong to FAGKC. The Philippine House and the Filipino Cultural Center belong to all of us.

The membership fees and money the Ways and Means Committee raises have not been enough to pay all of the bills that the FAGKC receives. All of us use the Filipino Cultural Cen-ter and the Philippine House for our practices and fundraising events.

Would it be prudent for each group to voluntarily share part of the money they raise with the FAGKC for the maintenance of both centers? Should all of the groups share financial responsi-bility for our buildings? Maybe this is something we should all seriously consider. —Amy Mesina, Chair, Ways and Means Committee

Guest Editorial by Amy Mesina

The FAGKC and the Tambuli wish to con-gratulate the following graduates and recog-nize their achieve-ments.

High School Graduates

Jeremy Anterola, Saint Pius X High School, Vale-dictorian. Jeremy was the recipient of the University of Rochester Humanities and Social Science Award. He was a member of the Honor Society; Editor of the school newspaper, The Sar-tonian; President of SADD; Captain of the wrestling team, and an Eagle Scout. At Saint James, he was co-coordinator of the Vacation Bible School as well as a participant in the Reach Out Ministry Team, a Christian leadership team.

Lauren Covillo, Saint Thomas Aquinas High School, Principal’s Hon-ors. Lauren was a mem-ber of the Varsity Soccer Team as well as the Sec-ond Team EKL Girls Soc-cer.

Kathleen Doolin, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Principal’s Honor Roll. Kathleen was recog-nized for Outstanding Kansas Assess./Social Studies and a Departmen-

tal Honor. She completed the Kansas Board of Re-gents curriculum and re-ceived the President’s Education Award.

Kathryn Martires, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Principal’s Honor Roll. Kathryn was also recognized for Out-standing Kansas As-sess./Social Studies and a Departmental Honor. She completed the Kansas Board of Regents and Kansas State Scholars cur-ricula and received the President’s Education Award. Kathryn achieved the designations of Kan-sas ACT Scholar and Na-tional Merit Commended, and she received a Uni-versity of Missouri Special Scholarship.

Jessica Rosas, Saint Theresa’s Academy, Honor Roll, four years. Jessica was part of the Community Service Club and the Good Samaritan Project. She was also involved with the TEENS T.A.P. (Teaching Aids Prevention) and the Mattie Rhodes Art Center.

Tiffany Quinones, Blue Springs South High School. Tiffany earned Advanced Placement

Congratulations, Graduates of 2004! credits at Blue River Commu-nity Col-lege.

Czarina Sanchez, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Principal’s Honor Roll. Czarina was recog-nized with a Departmental Honor . She completed the Kansas Board of Regents curriculum, and she re-ceived the President’s Edu-cation Award.

Professional Graduates

Gary Rosas, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine. Gary has been accepted to the Truman Medical Center Lakewood Residency Pro-gram.

Michelle Rapacon-Baker, University of Kansas School of Medicine. Michelle has been accepted to the UMKC Anesthesia Residency Pro-gram.

My Prayer by Pure Duque Soriano

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Lord, thou knowest better than I know myself that now I am old and will grow even older. Keep me from being talkative and particularly from the fatal habit of thinking I (know too much on everything) must say something on every subject on every occasion. Lord, release me from my craving to try to straighten out everybody’s affairs. With my store of wisdom, it seems a pity not to use it all……but thou knowest, Lord that I want a few of these at the end.

Lord, teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally it’s possible that I may be mistaken. Keep me reasonably sweet, patient and understanding. I don’t want to be a “saint”…some of them are hard to live with, but a sour old person is one of the crowning works of the devil.

Lord, help me to extract all possible fun out of life. There are so many funny things around us, and I do not want to miss any of them. Amen.

Pure Duque Soriano (Pure Heart)

To FAGKC President Aniceto Jalbuena!

Thank you For your

Leadership.

July 29, 2004

August Birthdays & Anniversaries

23 ROMANITO TADEO 24 DAVID FERBER III; GEORGE FRANCIA;

NENITA MAY 25 LUIS ADRALES; JIM TRUJILLO 26 ALISHA RENEE BERRY; RICHIE SNYDER 28 MARISSA TRUJILLO 29 ELSIE WASHINGTON 30 ANDREW RIDER 31 NENA BITTNER

ANNIVERSARIES

10 HARRY & DELIA MULLINS 11 BRUCE & MICHELLE BAKER 14 JOSEPH & SUSAN PETREE 18 JOSE & MERCY NAVATO 21 JOE & TESS LAORUANGROCH 27 MIKE & MARILOU NIX 31 EDGARDO & DELVA LIMAYO

1 BUENAFE ROBERTSON 2 ALFONSO RUIZ; ALEXIS SABIDO 3 JACKIE NUGENT 4 JAMES HIPONA 5 THELMA SERRANO 6 JACK HALEY 7 JOEL ROSAS; SIERRA ROWAN; ANELYN

VELASCO 8 KRISTINE COVILLO; EVELYN PUNO 9 TROY VILLAMAYOR 10 ROMERO GEROCHE; JOHN MAY 11 RIORITA ABENOJA; SHERMAE DE LOS SAN-

TOS; SIMON TAUTE 12 GERMELITA HIPONA 13 ELLA BAKER 14 SLAVA BUTKOVICH; JOHN STUTZMAN 15 CAROL ELLIS; KYRENE GEROCHE; LEEHIA

TRUJILLO 21 RICKY COZART; SUSAN PETREE 22 MARGARET TORRES; CORAZON ZAMORA

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Schedule of Events

• August 7 — Nonoy Zuniga Con-cert at the Filipino Cultural Center

• August 20 – 22 — Ethnic Festi-val at Swope Park

• August 28 — Health Fair at the Filipino Cultural Center

• September 11 — Garage Sale at the Filipino Cultural Center

• September 15 — Filipino Cul-tural Center Foundation Meet-ing.

• September 25 — September Af-fair/Debutante’s Ball.

• October 23 — Sinag-Tala Per-forming Arts Concert in Iowa

• October 30 — Halloween Party (Tentative).

• November 10 — Filipino Cul-tural Center Foundation Meet-ing.

• December 11 — Christmas Party and Awards Night.

I look out of the window beyond my room, To my amazement all the flowers are in bloom, Shades of violet, crimson, and yellow; Enough to ease the pain and heart to mellow.

Over the ocean as I gaze yonder, Sea gulls and birds are happy I wonder, The tide had subsided considerably; And big raindrops kept falling torrentially.

Toward the shore a bottle was gently tossed, The kind, dainty waves carried across the coast, As the content came closer to my vision; Manuscript inside I’d guess with a mission.

Like a little child, I grabbed the bottle, With my eager gleaming eyes, you could tell, So nervous, so clumsy, it slipped off my hands; Down it fell and caught wet flying sand.

Ahhh, I have it in my hands finally, Opened the almost mutilated paper so eagerly, As the winds bring drops of rain that blind my eyes; My eyesight was hindered, my eagerness multi-plies.

It reveals a message address to the world, So very clear, so brief yet so bold, It conveys a reminder to those being misled; Exert thy effort, seek the right road ahead.

Shower common neighbors with unconditional

love, To love more souls does not hurt any dove, Always carry a smile that’s returned to everybody; Whether problem or any ache best that somebody.

Look around you to help the needy, Sharing goods, giving aid to anybody, Without any doubt and any expectation; Without limit one should allow extension.

Christ’s second coming is far more certain, All the scriptures and Bible they all contain, Some prophecies were not truly fulfilled; During the first coming so well revealed.

The second coming is far more demanding, To have God’s blessing one passes eternity de-scending, A believer you must be, so one will be taken; As death is the second coming and not to be mis-taken.

The sinners are left on earth to suffer, The unbelieving dead and all sinners together, The greedy become greedier and stay so unhappy; For there’s more to life than only money.

Namaste!!! Vi Cortez Ignacio, Ph.D.

Message in a Bottle by Vi Cortez Ignacio, Ph.D.

The meeting was called to order at 7:50 PM. The agenda of the meeting was approved. The minutes of the June meeting was approved. President’s Report: 1) There are still unpaid Fiesta Filipina tickets. Please consider your payment as your once-a-year donation to the FAGKC. 2) The United Way fund-raising campaign is coming up. Please consider donating to the FAGKC through your employers. We will try to secure designation forms for your use. 3) Thank you to all those who helped make the Fiesta a suc-cess. 4) Dr. Tessie Castillo, President of the Philippine Medical Association Women’s Auxiliary of St. Louis is inviting us to attend their Filipiniana Expo Dinner Dance and Fashion Show on July 24. 5) On August 14 & 15, Presi-dent-elect Joel Gaela will lead the crew who will build our Philippine Booth for the Ethnic Festival on August 20 – 22. Volunteers still needed! 6) Welcome to new guest, Emily Dauz. Treasurer’s Report: Please see details of Treasurer’s report elsewhere in this issue. Cash in Bank as of 5/31: $17,999.25; June Receipts: 1) Operating: $3,164.98; 2) Special Projects: $12,812.38; June Disbursements: 1) Op-erating: $3,205.50; 2) Special Projects: $8,801.29; Cash in Bank as of 6/30: $22,007.34; Investments: $11,697.47; Total funds as of 6/30: $33,704.81. Due to the absence of the Treasurer, the body voted to delay approval of the Treasurer’s Report until next general meeting. Board of Directors’ Report: The Board will have its quar-terly meeting on Saturday, July 24 from 1-3 PM at the Phil House. All are invited. Executive Committees’ Reports: 1. Sinag-Tala Performing Arts Director: Meetings were held to finalize the Big 2-hour Ethnic Festival Show on Aug. 21 & the concert in Iowa on Oct. 23. 2. Sinag-Tala Dance Company: Rehearsals continue for all upcoming shows. Group performed well at the Sanctuary of Hope Festival on Saturday, June 26. 3. Sampaguita Choir: Performances at the St. Louis World’s Fair Centennial Celebration June 12 & 13 were well received. On June 6, the Choir presented a preview concert called ‘Alay Awit’ at the FCC. Group continues to practice for the Ethnic Festival in August, the September Affair, the Iowa concert in October and the fall concert in November. 4. Filipino Cultural Center Director: On June 18, FCC & the Speakers Bureau played host to 40 children and 4 adults from the Country Club Method-ist Church as part of the group’s summer studies on various cultures. Thanks to all those who helped with the various displays for the Fiesta – John Fread, Joy Doolin, Roland Dumuk, Adela Tan. July 4th Potluck Picnic at the FCC. Ping is preparing for interview July 16 with the Greater Kansas City Commu-nity Fund’s DonorEdge program. Discussions ongoing re: Tagalog language classes. There will be a concert by Filipino singer Nonoy Zuniga at the FCC on Aug. 7 at 7 PM. Please call 913.381.1601 for details. Annual Health Fair scheduled for Aug. 28. Standing Committees’ Reports: 1. Hospitality: Visited Mr. James Harty, 102-year old Filipino-American at Timberlake Nursing Home. Good-byes to FAGKC members Cipriano and Lourdes Ubalde and the Dimalanta family (Randolf, Angela, Aisa, Iman and Mayumi) – all relocating to Las Vegas! Sent 1 get-well card and 2 sympathy cards. 2. Membership: 14 new memberships: 6 families, 5 singles, 1 senior couple and 1 senior single totaling $570 in membership dues. Total of 202 member-ships, surpassing goal of 200 memberships for 2004. Current membership roster consists of 480 individuals, 314 (65.4%) adults and 166 (34.6%) chil-dren.

For future discussion: Amend FAGKC bylaws to allow courtesy/sponsored memberships for regular volunteers who are not paid members.

3. Scholarship: Scholarship information has been published in the Tambuli. Only 1 essay has been received thus far. There will be an art workshop at the FCC on July 4. 4. Senior Council: Branson trip sponsored by Senior Council Aug. 5 – 8 (includes Passion Play viewing in Eureka Springs). Calendar 2005 project is now under way. $5 per calendar announcement; 1 free calendar per two paid announcements, else calendar donation is $15 without announcements. Pic-ture of the month sponsorship available for $200 donation. Contact Nita La-bayen or Feli Francisco. Other Senior projects being planned: Walk-a-Thon, Miss/Mrs. Philippines popularity contest. 5. Ways and Means: Manning concession stands at Royals and Wizards games continues to raise much needed funds. Additional volunteers always needed! Committee chair acknowledges and thanks Paul & Mirla delos San-tos and family for spearheading concession activities; Tess Javillonar for job well done selling trash bags at the Fiesta; Lisa Hopkins for retail sales project and raffles during Fiesta Filipina; Mayie Vilkins for ‘limited’ summer garage

sale in collaboration with KC World Outreach Lions’ Club. Special Committees’ Reports: 1. Building and Grounds Maintenance: Private party has been contracted to mow our grounds twice a month at $40 per mowing. 2. Ethnic Festival: Food preparation/cooking is still an open issue. Do we ‘outsource’? 3. Fiesta Filipina: Preliminary report shows total

receipts of $7.917.78 and total expenses of $1,854.41 for a net income of $6.063.37. 4. September Affair/Debutantes Ball: 12 couples rehearsing with choreog-rapher Phil Vitug. Letters for Underwriting and Sponsorship Opportunities were handed out. Old Business:

1. Ping Bayani is waiting for FAGKC past presidents to submit their 8x10 photo. 2. Commemorative Bricks are again available for you to honor your loved ones (both alive and deceased). 3. Group email still being awaited.

New Business: 1. The Samilin family are being helped by Catholic Charities. Donated groceries will be brought over to them. 2. Cory will meet with Dr. Lillian Pardo re: Santacruzan for Ethnic Festival. 3. The evening’s raffle raised $13. Prize donor was Ping Bayani; raffle winner was Joel Gaela. 4. The evening’s Tagalog quiz winners: Neo Rabang and Feli Franciso; quiz prizes donated by Ping Bayani.

Evening’s attendance: 15 Meeting was adjourned at 9:20 PM. Reported by Ping Bayani, FAGKC Secretary

Minutes of the Monthly FAGKC General Meeting—July 2, 2004, Philippine House

All members are encouraged to attend the general meetings

which occur on the first Friday of every month.

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Treasurer’s Report

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Jackie Nugent Editor-in-Chief

jackie@emoonbeam.com Or tambuli@fagkc.org Ph. (785) 842-5077 We welcome guest editorials and other news and notes submitted by FAGKC mem-bers. Deadline for submis-sion is the 15th of every month for inclusion in the following month’s edition.

Tambuli Contacts:

FIL IP IN O AS S O C IATIO N O F G R E ATER K AN S AS C ITY Prepared by:CO NDE NSE D ST AT E M ENT O F RE CEIPTS AND D ISBU RSE M ENT S F or the M onth Ending June 30 , 2004 Paul D De Los Santos

T reasure r 2004G EN ERA L B UILD ING CULT U RAL AR TS F UN DS T O T AL

F U N D F U N D C HO IR S IN AG T ALA M O NT H YEA RCash in B ank 05 /31 /2004 $3,194 .41 $8 ,643 .69 $3 ,147.52 $3,010 .63 $17,996 .25 $22,569 .90AD D R EC E IPT S : O perating: M em bersh ip Dues 580 .00 580 .00 7,995 .00 T am bu li Ads 120 .00 W ays and M eans 548 .58 548 .58 3,109 .18 Specia l P ro ject: Dona tions - Usage 600.00 600 .00 4,115 .00 Dona tions - O thers 65 .50 9 .00 114.00 188 .50 3,891 .21 Septem ber A ffa ir 2004 1 ,500 .00 1,500 .00 3,660 .00 F iesta 2004 7 ,353 .40 7,353 .40 7,775 .40 FYO -Koh l's 0 .00 342 .00 Seniors Council 80 .00 80 .00 7,216 .50 Exchange of F unds 1 ,607 .50 270.00 1,877 .50 1,877 .50 O thers/M iscellaneous 78 .00 6.40 84 .40 302 .65T ota l R ec eip ts 2 ,879 .58 9 ,542 .40 390.40 0 .00 12,812 .38 40,404 .44

LESS D ISBU RSE M ENT S : O pera ting Expenses 1 ,328 .00 1,328 .00 14,455 .97 M ortgage & In te rest Pa id 2 ,806 .78 2,806 .78 16,840 .68 Specia l P ro jects Expenses $29 .31 2 ,474 .21 120.38 165 .11 2,789 .01 7,792 .85 Exchange o f Funds 1 ,607 .50 270.00 1,877 .50 1,877 .50T ota l D isbursem ents 2 ,964 .81 5 ,280 .99 390.38 165 .11 8,801 .29 40,967 .00

Cash in B ank 6/30 /2004 3 ,109 .18 12 ,905 .10 3 ,147.54 2,845 .52 22,007 .34 22,007 .34Add O ther Investm ents 568 .24 11 ,129 .23 11,697 .47 11,697 .47T ota l C as h in Bank 6 /30/2004 3 ,677 .42 24 ,034 .33 3 ,147.54 2,845 .52 33,704 .81 33,704 .81

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