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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
7
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!
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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
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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.