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By Cheryl Gaela On Saturday morning, I
got up at the god-awful hour of 6am and trudged around the house getting myself ready to go to the city. Today we were going to earn money for the asso-ciation by doing odd jobs. Finally, with some breakfast in me I woke up a little and scanned the horizon as we passed by everything on the highway. We started out as one lonely little van making our way up to the big city and an hour and a half later we got to our first stop: the Filipino House. From there we met Gemma and Alexis, and they followed us to our first assignment. With a few phone calls after becoming
lost we finally made it to Lisa Hopkins’ house. We shoveled some dirt around a few minutes, and then Mike Hicks and Hans Vergara showed up. We got right to work.
There was some real teamwork going on be-tween all of us. We man-aged to move all the dirt into the garden faster than anticipated which really made everyone happy be-cause someone said, “I hope we get this all done before it rains or else we’ll be shoveling mud.” We got it done, and then we ate some pizza. Our lonely little van was met with three other cars as we drove on over to Lisa’s daughters house. We fixed a few things and dis-
covered three cars had now turned into five cars. Let’s count the volunteers, shall we? Me (Cheryl) my dad (Joel), Gemma, her daughter Alexis, Hans, Han’s wife Rowena, their children, and Lisa all drove to Annie Covillo’s house, the last stop. By the time we were done raking leaves, a real friendship had developed. And what could be better to top it all off than Chinese food? As our lonely little van made its way back to our house that night I had time to think about what we did today, and it is safe to say that the Good Samaritans will go back again to make money for the Ways and Means Committee.
The First Good Samaritan Project
April 2005
News and Notes 2
FAGKC Membership 2
Philippine History 3
Health Notes 4
Birthdays and An-niversaries
5
Membership Appli-cation
5
Meeting Minutes 6
Treasurer’s Report 7
Inside this issue:
Special points of in-terest:
• Don’t miss the Sinag Tala and Sampaguita Choir Recruitment Party on April 3. See page 3.
• How would you like to have a Mercedes Benz for $25? See the notice on the back page of the Tambuli.
April
Photo: Members of the Good Samaritan Team, with work gloves on hand!
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Adelle Agpoon Albert & Jo Abraham Antonio & Mila Aquino Cris & Lilia Bautista Jose Bayani Elvira Berry Gregory & Nena Bittner David Caudill Carmen C. Chico Bob & Mila Christmas Jose & Eileen Cocjin Kristen Collins Annie Covillo Rickey Cozart Jr William Davis Claudette de la Cruz Alan De Los Santos Mike & Amor De Los Santos Paul & Mirla De Los Santos Saldie De Los Santos Wendell & Lita Doronio Eleanor Dideles Kent & Julie Dobson Bryan Domingo Jocelyn Doolin George & Grace Engle Dave & Lucy Ferber Edgardo & Filipinas Francisco Amparo Francisco John Fread Joel & Ronda Gaela Miguel & Pita Gaela Magno & Erlinda Gabales Danny George Partena Herrera Joseph Hicks Michael Hicks John & Perla Horst James & Lisa Hopkins Jennifer Hopkins Dave Hopkins Erlinda Horne Jose Irica Aniceto & Visitacion Q. Jalbuena Nancy Lacy
Fernando Lansangan Joe & Linda Laurendine Eddie & Jackie Lorenzo Baltazara Lotuaco Alcy Malkmus Rolando & Amelia Mesina Harry & Delia Mullins Michael & Malou Nix Darin & Jacqueline Nugent Richard & Josie O’Neill Manuel & Lillian Pardo Joseph & Susan Petree Carl & Dolly Potts Gary & Naty Pricer Lucila Rider Buenafe Robertson Ernie & Beth Rosas Jennifer Santiago Peter & Michelle Saing George Shepard John L. & Zeny O Stutzman Arnulfo & Shirley Sulit Clare Sumaljag Romanito Tadeo Michael & Adela Tan Jim & Marissa Trujillo Oswaldo & Sonia Tumanut Cipriano & Lourdes Ubalde Lilian Martin-Ventura Hans & Rowena Vergara Jack & Nita West Arthur & Phoebe Williams Emy & Ambet Yabut
New Members as of March Congratulations and
thank you to the new officers, committee
chairpersons, and committee members!
NEWS AND NOTES:
TAGALOG CLASSES: We are forming a Basic Tag-alog class for this summer. Anyone interested in taking classes send your name, phone number and email address to [email protected].
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Ways and Means Committee is still looking for volunteers for the Good Samaritans. We do household chores, odd projects around the house or work in the yard, on Satur-days within the FAGKC community. Anyone inter-ested should call Lisa Hop-kins at (913) 327-7090 or email [email protected].
THANK YOU! We would like to thank all those that have assisted in the clean up of the Cultural Center on Saturday March 12. It was appreciated!
FREE DANCE LESSONS: There will be free dance lessons after the next Gen-eral Meeting on Friday April 1 from 9:00-11:00. If you want to learn to dance or attend the meetings come and join us.
MOVIE NIGHT: Come to the FCC and watch movies. Admission is Free. The first movie night is Fri-day April 8 at 7pm. Refresh-ments/food will be on sale and donations will be appre-ciated. Hope to see you!
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Philippine History VIII: Filipino Immigration Experience in Kansas City By Manuel P. Pardo, M.D.
In 1968, under the leader-ship of Dr. Edilberto Lorenzo, a psychiatrist, The Filipino Association of Greater Kansas City was for-mally organized and incorpo-rated as a not for profit or-ganization in the state of Missouri. The founding Board of Directors were Dr. Arnulfo Sulit, Dr. Manuel Pardo, and Mr. William Ick.
In March 1971, Dr. Frank-lin Farrales, a pathologist, authored the birth of THE TAMBULI as the official monthly newsletter of the association. The masthead, as it exists now, was designed by Mr. Modesto Puno Jr, an architect. In his essay on why the newsletter should be called The Tambuli, Dr. Far-rales explained that Tambuli was an instrument uniquely of Filipino origin, "a horn used by huntsmen, watch-men and towncriers. It was a greeting between friends; a call for help by the lost and the stricken; a warning for an approaching storm; an alarm for a fire; and a call for as-sembly." The first editor was Mrs. Claire R. Ick. The news-
letter was mimeographed at the home of the Icks. The president of the association at the time was Dr. Arnulfo Sulit. The treasury contained $161.51. The membership dues were $5.00 per individ-ual and $10.00 per family.
In 1972, during the presi-dency of Dr. Manuel Pardo, the Sinag Tala Performing Arts Troupe was organized under the able leadership of Mr. Manny de Leon, a former Bayanihan dancer who also performed with the Flower Drum Song stage show in Las Vegas. A taskmaster, Manny drilled his dancers every Sun-day from noon to 6 pm ini-tially at the old St. Joseph Hospital auditorium on Lin-wood Blvd and later at the old St. Mary's Hospital. They put on concerts in schools, performed before various groups in the community and were the main feature at the Fiesta Filipina in Crown Cen-ter Square. They reached the height of their community exposure when they made the cover of the Sunday Magazine of the Kansas City Star on November 26, 1972.
With the Tambuli and the
Sinag Tala giving visibility to the Filipinos in Kansas City, the membership quickly grew to include Filipinos in the neighboring communities of Lawrence, Topeka and even Wichita in Kansas and Blue Springs, Liberty and Warrensburg in Missouri. Sinag Tala had even gone as far away as St. Louis, Wich-ita, Lake of the Ozarks and Manhattan, Kansas.
With the aging of the origi-nal members of Sinag Tala, the second generation has now evolved, blessed by the energy and enthusiasm of youth and pride in the tradi-tion set forth by their elders. TO BE CONTINUED.
Do you like to SING ?
Do you like to DANCE ?
Please join us for a
Recruitment/Potluck Party for those interested in joining the
Sinag-Tala Dance Troupe and Sampaguita Choir.
Sunday, April 3 at the FCC Noon to 2 pm.
Practice will follow from 2 to 5 pm.
Attention!
NEWS AND NOTES (Continued from page 2):
PARENTS DAY Parents Day will be held on Saturday, May 14th at the Filipino Cultural Center. The Senior Council of the FAGKC sponsors this an-nual event. Parents Day is an opportunity for children to honor their parents and grandparents. One way to honor parents and grand-parents is to purchase an ad in the souvenir program: $40 for full page 5 ½" x 8 1.2" and $20 for half page 5 ½" x 4 ¼". Please purchase ads before April 10. Tickets for the dinner need to be RVSP before May 12th for $25.
The Seniors and Friends are going to perform a surprise number and will include a raffle drawing which can be purchased when you RSVP for the dinner or at the door.
For dinner reservations, souvenir program ads or raffle tickets please contact Ric A. Labayen at 913-642-4789.
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Consulate General of the Philippines Visits Kansas City and Attends the Diplomatic Ball
The Filipino Association extends its thanks to Ernie and Beth Rosas for hosting the Consulate General of the Philippines, Blesila C. Cabrera. We also thank the Consulate General herself for honoring us with a visit to Kansas City and the Fili-pino Cultural Center last March.
Mrs. Cabrera’s agenda during her stay in Kansas City was full of activity. Dr. Baltazara Lotuaco, Dr. De-nys Collins, and Dr. Luisa Shepard hosted Mrs. Cabrera for dinner. The
next morning, the Consu-late General visited the Fili-pino Cultural Center, where she met FAGKC President Joel Gaela as well as other association members who were part of the Saturday volunteer cleaning crew. Additionally, Mrs. Cabrera was able to meet the Arnis students whose class is held every Saturday at the FCC.
Mrs. Cabrera’s visit also included attending the Eth-nic Enrichment Commis-sion’s Diplomatic Ball. The Diplomatic Ball was spon-sored by representatives of
nine Asian countries. As the Consulate General of the Philippines, Mrs. Cabrera was one of the dignitaries recognized dur-ing a special procession.
Mrs. Cabrera expects to return to Kansas City again soon. She plans to bring her staff with her on the next trip so that she may be able to offer consular ser-vices.
Health Notes By Cory Sorio
SUN SAFETY The days are longer and
warmer. Who doesn’t welcome the sun after the cold and dreary days of winter? A Maori proverb “Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall be-hind” expresses hope, life, and joy. Warmth, light, energy, brighter moods, Vitamin D to strengthen our bones, photosyn-thesis to nurture our plants, heat that kills some pathogens: we are grateful recipients of these sun gifts.
But wait – too much sun can have negative effects. Overex-posure to ultraviolet (UV) ra-diation, the invisible rays from the sun, is a primary factor in the development of some health problems, which include the following: ☼ Skin cancer – This is the
most common of all can-cers, according to the American Cancer Society. Dark skin has an innate SPF (sun protective factor) of 4-5 and lowers the chances of getting sun-burned but doesn’t provide immunity to skin cancer. Basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas are com-mon among Filipinos. Ma-lignant melanoma, the most aggressive of the skin cancers, is not unknown among Filipinos either.
☼ Eye damage – UV radia-tion increases the risk for development of cataracts (loss of transparency of the lens). Burning of the cor-nea called “snow blind-ness” or photokeratitis could lead to corneal scar-ring when it occurs repeti-tively. Other damages to the eye include pterygium (tissue growth that can block vision), skin cancer of the eyelids, and genera-
Continued on page 7... From left to right: Ernie and Beth Rosas, Lillian Pardo, Ping Bayani, Consulate General Blesila C. Cabrera, Alcy Malkmus, Joel Gaela, Adela Tan, and Manuel Pardo. Consulate General Cabrera stopped in at the Filipino Cul-tural Center during cleaning day and brought treats for the cleaning volunteers.
The Consulate General was in good company at the Ethnic Enrichment Commission Diplomatic Ball, surrounded by a large contingency of fellow Filipinos.
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April Birthdays and Anniversaries
20 JOJO ORLANES 21 LYDIA ELIZABETH TAUTE 22 ALCY MALKMUS 23 REINA ENRIQUEZ; BETH SUMMERS 24 THERESE MARTIN; MANUEL PARDO; ADELA TAN 26 MARY ALICE BROOKS; LEAH ANATALYA BROWN 27 RODOLFO VELASCO; ELIZABETH ABENOJA; REA
TAN 28 ALEXANDER PACIS 29 TIANNA PONDER ANNIVERSARIES 6 JAMES & GERMELITA HIPONA 12 HOWARD & REBECCA CASTRO-EVANS 21 ERNIE & BETH ROSAS 23 MICHAEL & ADELA TAN 24 RIC & CECILIA ANTEROLA 25 KARL & NANDY KRUGER 26 JOSE & VENIR RIVERA
1 NANDY KRUGER; EDGARDO LIMAYO; JIHAN MAY; ALFONSO RUIZ II
2 MINA RENEE KUHLMANN 3 FRANK GADOR JR.; RICARDO LABAYEN; PETER
VILKINS II 4 VALERIE CABALSE; GERRY LABAYEN; JOJO OR-
LANES 5 ALLISON M. COOPER; ANTONIO RACELA 6 AMPARO AGUILERA 7 CRYSTAL CROSS 8 MAC JUAN 9 DOLLY CLARO; EDGAR LIMAYO; ALEXIS SNYDER;
ABRAHAM HORNE 10 SOFRONIO ADENIC; ANGELA GLEAN; KEITH HOP-
KINS; ELENA SABIDO 11 BRUCE BAKER; DOMINIC FRANACIA; JP LARSON; 12 MIKE DE LOS SANTOS 13 ANDREW CONDE 14 SOPHIE RENEE’ BARNHART; JOHN FREAD 15 CRIS BAUTISTA 17 BRADLEY MENZIES JR. 18 WILLIAM SCHILLING 19 MAY BALLARES; JACKIE COVILLO
Schedule of Events
• April 1—General Meeting at 7pm in the Philippine House
• April 3—Recruitment/Potluck Party for Sinag Tala and Sam-paguita Choir at 12:00 noon in the Filipino Cultural Center.
• April 22—Kansas City World Outreach Lions Club Barrio Fiesta at the Ritz Charles, Over-land Park, KS.
• April 23—Planning session for Fiesta Filipina at the FCC at 1:00 PM.
• May 14—Parents’ Day
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MINUTES OF THE GENERAL MEETING March 4, 2005
Attendance: Joy Doolin Lillian Pardo Manuel Pardo Bong Tumanut Lisa Hopkins Malou Nix Annie Covillo Carmen Chico Michael Tan Adela Tan Hans Vergara Cory Sorio Fely Francisco Angie Agustin Adelle Agpoon Beth Rosas 1. Meeting called to order by FAGKC President Joel Gaela at 7:37 PM 2. Agenda and Minutes of February meeting was approved. 3. President’s Report – Joel is implementing a change on the agenda of all
general meetings. He is requesting that all chairs submit a brief summary of their report by email, fax or snail mail by 8:00 p.m. on the Thursday before all general meetings. This is to include all issues that need members to vote. He also reminded everyone that he is available at the Filipino House on the 2nd and 4th Saturday every month from 10:00am to 5:00pm. This allows anyone to discuss projects, to meet and plan future committee activities or to get his assistance with anything that pertains to the association. He is available on other weekends by appointment only. Joel thanked Mirla de los Santos our Finance Committee Chair for preparing our 2005 fiscal year budget. The 2005 budget has been submitted and approved by the board of Directors. There are several requests from schools and non-profit organizations that would like us to participate in a cultural presentation in their community events. We need to come up with a consensus as to how we can respond to all these requests.
4. Treasurer’s Report – Hans Vergara reporting. Cash in Bank as of 1/31/05: $31,856.99 February Receipts: Operating total $1,281.51, Special total $1,000.00 February Disbursements: Operating - $3,134.62, Special $3,133.07 Cash in Bank as of 2/28/05: $27,870.81 Add Investments: $11,795.74 Total Funds as of 2/28/05: $39,666.55
5. Board of Directors – The FAGKC Board of Directors elected Cito Jalbuena- Chairman of the Board, Carmen Chico- Vice Chairman. They approved the Community Outreach Committee proposed by Annie Covillo, Chairman of Community Service. They also approved the 2005 Budget submitted by Pres. Joel Gaela and the “Rebate Program”.
6. Executive Committees a. Sampaguita Choir Director –Ping Bayani’s report read by Joel.
Kombatan Filipino Martial Arts Group continues to use the FCC for their Saturday practice. There are several reservations for the use of the FCC and the Filipino House until July 2005. Start of Movie Night at the FCC is April 8. Choice of movies: Closer to Home, American Adobo, The Debut, El Filibusterismo, Ang mga Guwapings. Admission is free, donations are welcome. Refreshments and food will be on sale.
b. Filipino Cultural Center Executive Director –Ping Bayani’s report. The choir is singing on Monday , March 7 at the Lion’s Club Joint meetings at the Claycomo Community Center; Sinag-Tala Dance troupe is also performing. Joint concert with the Nativity Parish Choir of Independence on Friday, May 20. Details to follow. Need more choir members especially men.
7. Standing Committees: a. Ways & Means – Chair: Lisa Hopkins. The following are the
fundraising events that are planned this year: Good Samaritan, Nearly New Sale, Dance Lessons, United Way and Price Chopper Card. The committee is forming a crew for the Good Samaritans. This group will provide odd jobs around the homes within the FAGKC community. All proceeds received from the jobs will be donated to the Filipino Association. Please volunteer your time to be part of the Good Samaritan crew for there are several interested members waiting for services such as yard cleanup projects, painting etc. Let us know if you are interested in working with us for this much needed service on weekends. Send email requests to [email protected]
b. Hospitality – If you know of anyone within our organization who has been sick, in the hospital, had a death in the family, or new in the organization please send their information at [email protected] and we will visit them or send them cards. Wishes for a Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary to those all those who are celebrating this month. Thank you to all those who brought food tonight.
c. Community Outreach – Annie Covillo reporting. Will coordinate with Ways and Means for the youth group to render Community Service through the Good Samaritan project. For the summer, one FAGKC paid member will have a chance to choose a school in the Philippines as recipient of school supplies and this member will be randomly pick from our membership roster. In the winter, the committee plans to adopt 2 needy families.
d. Membership – Chair: Malou Nix reporting. Our goal this year is to increase membership from 340 members to 374 members which is based on a10% increase from last year membership. Last years membership fee of $ 8,875 membership fee to $9,800. So far, our year-to-date record shows that we only have 86 paid members, which amounts to $ 2,150.00. The breakdown is as follows: 12 New members: Individual Membership=24, Family Membership=23, Individual Senior=8, Couple Senior=4, Total Paid Membership=86. This year, as approved by the Board of Directors, we are promoting a membership rebate program to expand membership. Any members who signs up new members gets a rebate that can be used towards their next year’s membership fee. Sample Rebate: Individual Membership $7.00, Family Membership $12.00, Individual Senior $5.00, Couple Senior $7.00. There will be no cash rebate. New members are defined, as never being a member of FAGKC or not being active with FAGKC for 4 or more years. For more information on the rebate send your inquiries to [email protected] The membership committee and Ways and Means Committee had a Welcome Party last Saturday, February 26 at the Filipino Cultural Center. Approximately 60 people came to the party. It was held to attract more membership.
e. Scholarship –The committee will distribute applications for school grants during the Easter picnic.
8. Special Committees a. Ethnic Enrichment – Commissioner: Ernie Rosas reporting. The
Philippine Consul-General Blessie Cabrera will be coming on 3/11 to attend the Diplomatic Ball, unfortunately her budget were not approved to bring her personnel to do consular services on 3/12 so we are canceling that activity. She is coming with an aide for the Ball. Beth and Ernie Rosas will take care of her transportation and accommodation for the whole weekend. The Ethnic Ball will be on 3/12. See attachment for more information. It will be a big event; about 800 guests have signed up. Asian countries are hosting. Please wear Ethnic evening attire. 3 tables are reserved for the Philippines. Ernie will be will forward update on all EEC’s Community Outreach Program. We still do not an answer whether we are participating or not. He encouraged our association to participate since the EEC has noted during their meetings that the FAGKC has not participated or has been inactive lately. Dr. Miciano will replace Dr. Labayen as Alternate Commissioner and he will be sworn in April and hopefully will be attending the EEC meetings every last Thursdays of the month. Ethnic Festival will be August 19, 20 & 21, 2005.
b. Information Services- Chairman Bong Tumanut reported. Membership database and Tambuli is in the FAGKC website. Need to enter member’s data and update information. Discussed safety and confidentiality in publishing information on the web.
9. Filipino Cultural Center Foundation – Hans reporting for Ernie Rosas, FCCF President. Car raffle tickets are out for sale. Goal is to raffle a Mercedes. Proceeds will go to the expansion of the Filipino Culltural Center or phase II of original building plan.
10. Old Business: March 20, Sunday, September Affair Planning Committee meeting.
11. Adjournment
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planning outdoor activities. This is a daily forecast of the intensity of the sun’s UV rays, with ratings from 0 to 10+. Avoid deliberate exposure when the UV index is predicted at 5-6 or higher. Here’s a website for more information: http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvindex.html.
☼ Bring out the umbrellas! They are not called “parasols” (Sp, for the sun) for nothing. Trees may not offer complete sun protection but they provide about 60% protection from the sun’s rays.
☼ Wear a wide-brimmed hat, sunglasses, and long-sleeved, tightly-woven clothing when going outdoors.
☼ Use broad-spectrum sunscreen with 15 SPF every day, even on cloudy days because UV rays can go through clouds. Apply sunscreen before going outdoors with particular attention to the face, hands, arms and exposed feet. Reapply every 2 hours, after swimming or after perspiring heavily.
☼ Limit exposure to reflective glare from snow, water, sand, tile, concrete and buildings. Your eyes and face get
tion of the macula (part of the retina where visual perception is most acute).
☼ Photoaging/Wrinkling – Chronic ex-posure to the sun changes the texture and weakens the elastic properties of the skin, causing wrinkles and fur-rows, easy bruising, brown or “liver spots, and actinic keratosis (precancerous lesions).
☼ Immune system suppression – Sun-burns can alter the distribution and function of disease-fighting white blood cells in the body. Adverse ef-fects include impaired response to immunizations, sensitivity to sunlight, and reactions to certain medications.
The effects of exposure to ultraviolet rays are cumulative over the years. But it is never too late to start some sun protec-tion practices. ☼ Follow the Shadow Rule: No
Shadow- Seek Shade. If your shadow is shorter than you are, the sun is at its highest intensity. Limit sun expo-sure from 10 AM to 4 PM when the sun’s rays are strongest.
☼ Refer to the daily UV index when
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almost twice the risk of UV damage from reflected glare.
☼ Teach and role model to your children good sun protection habits. The dam-age that leads to adult skin cancers starts in childhood.
☼ Examine your skin from head to toe at least once every three months. Check with your health provider if you ob-serve “blemishes” that do not heal with medication, or “moles” that change in size, shape or color.
So… after all that is said, what’s the best way to go about the summer sun? The bottom line is that some sunlight is impor-tant and even necessary for a healthy and high quality life. Taking a few sensible precautions will help you to enjoy the sun while lowering your chances of sun-related health problems.
Jackie Nugent Editor-in-Chief
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Treasurer’s Report
Health Notes (continued from page 4)
Prepared by:Hans VergaraTreasurer 2005
GENERAL BUILDING TOTALFUND FUND CHOIR SINAGTALA MONTH YEAR
CASH PER BOOKS 12/31/04 - - - - - 32,933.29CASH PER BOOKS 01/31/05 7,124.18 14,733.19 4,434.77 5,564.85 31,856.99 - ADD RECEIPTS:
Operating: Membership Dues 1,280.00 1,280.00 2,150.00 Miscellaneous 1.51 1.51 1.51
Special Project: Donations - Usage - 625.00 Donations - Others - 699.48 Sampaguita - 300.00 September Affair 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00
Total Receipts 1,280.00 1,000.00 1.51 - 2,281.51 4,775.99 LESS DISBURSEMENTS:
Operating Expenses (3,134.62) (3,134.62) (3,898.62) Special Project Expenses (326.29) (326.29) (326.29) Mortgage & Interest Paid (2,806.78) (2,806.78) (5,613.56)
Total Disbursements (3,460.91) (2,806.78) - - (6,267.69) (9,838.47) CASH PER BOOKS 02/28/05 4,943.27 12,926.41 4,436.28 5,564.85 27,870.81 27,870.81RECONCILIATION TO BANK:
Add: Outstanding Checks, not cleared Bank 394.65 327.50 722.15 722.15 CASH PER BANK 02/28/05 5,337.92 13,253.91 4,436.28 5,564.85 28,592.96 28,592.96
Add Other Investments 575.11 11,229.78 - - 11,804.89 11,804.89 CASH PER BANK TOTAL 02/28/05 5,913.03 24,483.69 4,436.28 5,564.85 40,397.85 40,397.85
FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITYCONDENSED STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTSFor the Month Ending February 28, 2005
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