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ONWARDS . . .

Volume 1, Issue 1 December 2013

In this issue:

Year End Report

Bayanihan Spirit

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2

Senior Lunch

Program

YDP

3

4

78th Anniversary

Goodbye Uncle

Fred Cordova

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6

Membership Form

Other Services

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8

2013 Year End Report FCS 78th Anniversary Board of Directors

Bayanihan Spirit

The Bayanihan Spirit is alive and well! I am deeply touched by the overwhelming response to our call for help. When Typhoon Haiyan touched down in Tacloban, Philippines, it devastated and shocked the country into a standstill. Our community responded by raising over $45,000 in monetary donations and shipped a 40’ container packed with medical supplies, non-perishable food items, personal hygiene products, tarps and water.

Organizations came together, collaborated, and supported our efforts: day after day of individuals and organizations came in to make donations, weekend after weekend fundraising events were hosted. I am truly humbled by this experience. You have given our brothers and sisters hope and strength to rebuild. Your contribution will make a difference in the lives shattered by this devastating calamity.

This is an ongoing effort. We will keep collecting monetary donations and non perishable food items in our center.

Senior Lunch Program and Food Bank

Weekly Activities

Monthly Menu

Our Senior Lunch program runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays of every week. Karaoke and

line dancing are integral part of the socialization, physical activity and entertainment

familiar to our seniors which often starts and ends the day for most of our participants.

Caring for our elders is a deeply rooted cultural tradition and an important program for the

FCS. We are committed to providing seniors with affordable and nutritious lunch fare that

is culturally familiar and delicious. The FCS has served as a social gathering hub for

seniors wherein they can socialize, speak their native tongues and participate in a variety

of different activities.

Our program has grown to serving over 10,000 meals on a yearly basis. Our seniors look

onto the organization to provide a safe haven that wards off isolation and homesickness by

providing a familiar environment.

The 80’s Club The Kitchen Crew The Super Program Crew

Tuesday Thursday

Caldereta(Beef Stew) 1/7 Tinola Soup(clear broth with Green Papayas and horseradish leaves), Bananas & Rice Low fat Milk

Beef with Mushrooms 1/9 Mixed Vegetables Soup Pineapples Low Fat Milk

Ground Beef 1/14 & Pork in Tomato Sauce w/ carrots & potatoes, Spring Mix w/Asian Dress-ing, Mixed Vegetable Soup, Rice, Peaches, Low fat Milk

01/16 Roast Pork Loin w/Gravy Herb Salad Mix w/ Bleu Cheese Dressing Chicken Noodle Soup, Peaches

Fried Chicken leg 1/21 TO GO ONLY quarters, Spring Mix with w/ rasp-berry vinaigrette dressing & Rice Tomato & carrot soup Watermelon Low Fat Milk

1/23 TO GO ONLY Breaded Fish with Tartar Sauce, Stir-fry vegetables Steamed Rice, Mandarin Oranges, Low fat Milk

Chicken Teriyaki 1/28 Herb Salad Mix w/ Bleu Cheese Dressing ½ cup Chicken Noodle Soup, Pineapples Low Fat Milk

Bicol Express(Pork in 1/30 FREE Coconut cream w/ bamboo shoots, ginger & long beans), Sinigang Soup(Tamarind soup with daikon and bok choy), Peaches, 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

Youth Development Program Computer Training and Robotics –

STEAM Program

During the school year and the summer the FCS conducts its

STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math) classes

for youths of all ages. With portable computers, software, and

hi-tech company volunteers, the FCS will be launching a Robotics

training program at three middle and high schools in Southeast

Seattle this year.

KALAHI Performing Group

Every Saturday morning at the Filipino Community Center our

younger students learn the skills and moves of our traditional folk

dances doing performances within and beyond our community. In

addition, these young people begin to forge lifelong relationships

based on our Filipino culture and values.

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 cultural learning process.

TAGALOG Language Classes

Language is the heart of any culture and keep its speakers in touch

with our homeland, the Philippines, not to mention its

inter-generational bridging between child and parent. Attending

these classes are youth, both born in the Philippines and here in

the USA.

FCS GLEE Band

Singing is one of the Philippines most popular past times…and it

continues to preserve our world-wide reputation as one of our best

talents. The FCS Glee Band performs for many of the FCS and

other Filipino organization’s cultural and celebratory events.

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

78th Anniversary

The Filipino Community of Seattle is partnering with Catholic Community Services in the creation of FCS Village — a $17 million project.

“This is a dream come true for our community as we can now provide housing for our needy elderly who have struggled for years raising their families and making sacrifices so that we can make a better life here in America,” said FCS president Alma Kern.

On Nov. 2, the Filipino Community of Seattle (FCS) held its 78th Anniversary Gala and Fundraising Event. Over 300 guests attended, including elected officials, community leaders and members, nonprofit agencies, and veterans.

The Filipino Community of Seattle has become the main provider of services for Filipino youth, seniors, and families in the greater Puget Sound Area. Hundreds come to the Filipino Community Center weekly for a variety of services, including hot lunch for low-income elderly, food bank, culture and arts programs, computer training, health education, leadership training, and domestic violence prevention classes. Volunteers conduct the majority of these programs and services with limited funds from local governments and a variety of small fundraising efforts.

This year’s FCS Lifetime Bayanihan awardees are Former Rep. Velma Veloria, Fanny Sumaong, and Gloria Adams.

On Nov. 1, the Filipino Community of Seattle signed a memorandum of agreement with Catholic Community Services for the building of the FCS. From left, FCS board member Jun Aesquivel, executive director Sheila Burrus, Ron Van Tassell of Catholic Community Services, FCS president Alma Kern, FCS vice president Frank Palisoc, FCS board member Virgie Palisoc, and FCS board member Wakx Uy in the back. (Photo courtesy of FCS)

Goodbye Uncle Fred Cordova by Alma Q Kern, FCS President

On December 21st 2013, we lost a Filipino American icon, Uncle

Fred Cordova. He was the perfect example of how one man can

change the world.

Recreate the Filipino American persona, he did as well- untiringly and with love- as activist,

educator, author, historian, collector, lover of Filipino culture and arts, community leader and

organizer, deacon and spiritual mentor, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and most of

all, a true believer in the potential of Filipino American youth.

He will be honored by millions of Filipino Americans who knew him or knew of him, and his

memory will be memorialized by those whose core beings were personally touched by his

example, his words of wisdom, his untiring reinvention of the Filipino American vision, and

the spiritual comfort he brought to so many of us.

He was one man, who dreamed, spoke, and accomplished what millions of us only wished

for and talked about. He was one man in a sea of millions of Filipino Americans, and yet, he

looked deep into our hearts and saw our potential and showed us by example what we are

all capable of doing!

I salute Uncle Fred Cordova, not with gun salutes, but with the promise that I will do all that I

can to memorialize his life and works and to ensure that his great love for the Filipino

American will continue for generations to come. It is a great honor to have known him and

to have worked with him. He is my hero and my role model for what one person can do for

the world!

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.

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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

FCS Programs and services

Call to book your reservations today!

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)

Sundays 3:00pm (Subject to enrollees)

Tagalog Classes—Subject to enrollment

Wednesday Dance Group—7-9pm

KALAHI Dance Troupe—Saturdays 10-1130am

STEAM and Robotics Classes– Ongoing—Winter Registration Closed/Class full

Computer Literacy Classes– Ongoing

SPD Outreach Recruitment Project– Jan– Sept 2014

Affordable Health Care Information and Registration Resource Center—Jan—Mar 2014

HS Glee Band—Saturdays 10am

Consulate on Wheels—Appointment only, call for schedules and availability

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