Expression of Gratitude and Thanksgiving to all volunteers Special Projects/Dec 31, 2014

DECEMBER 31, 2014=============================December 31, 2014 8:25pm ====================== My Expression of Gratitude and Thanksgiving to you all ==================== To All Volunteers and Participants in the Feeding the Homeless Projects, Adopt a Hwy/Park, Earth Day Aina Projects ================================ -Amado I. Yoro =========================== Greetings of Aloha and Mahalo to all of you this time of the year ends 2014 and year begins 2015. ==================== Dear Fellow Volunteers:============ Allow me to say the Expression of my love and sincere appreciation to your service, your support and participation in some if not all the activities under the UFCH Social Action Committee, Membership Committee, OFCC Special Projects Committee, in partnership with all participating organizations. ===================== As you may know for a fact that prior to the UFCH Annual Convention in Lahaina, Maui in 2010, I believe Feeding the Homeless and Adopt a Hwy were an activities of certain Filipino organizations in the island- a civic group like the Lions Club as I was member and took active role in the feeding of the Homeless, feeding the elders, feeding the non-parents children and others as member of certain group like the Waipahu Business Assn; Friends for Ewa Villages, Honolulu Fil-Am Lions Club, State Civil Defense and Rapid Response Team and many others. Adopt a Hwy was used to call it Weeful Program under the State of Hawaii. ------0000------ NO saankami nga agriro idi taraudi ti 70’s. Kapigsana la unay idi 90’s ken 2002. =============== Kas pannakitinnulongmi iti proyekto, inkalikagummi a maisubli koma ti karatula a nakaimarkaan ti nagan ti Oahu Filipino Council iti agsipungto ti Kalihi St manipud iti Nimitz Hwy ken iti Kula Kolea Rd, a sanguanan ti Kalihi Elementary School. Dua a milia ti sakupen ti proyekto. Naisubli ken nagaktibo manen ti OFCC idi 2006 aginggana ita. ======================= How it became a monthly project? ====================== A. pursuant to approved UFCH Resolution 2010-001 in partnership with OFCC, and other Island Councils, held in Lahaina, Maui, during its Annual Convention.in July 2010. Such resolution 2010-001 as prepared by Jun Abinsay, Danny Villaruz and Amado Yoro. As I was a Board of Governor of the UFCH in 2009-2011 and served as the Chairman of the Committee on Membership, Committee on Publicity, Newsletter and UFCH Golden Book, Committee on Social Action.==================== I thought about introducing a motion to accept this endeavor to both OFCC under Danny Villaruz and UFCH under Eddie Agas, Sr., and as I was the Activity Planning and Program Committee, DWCLCAAH under Jesse Pascual and part of our community outreach and service, both UFCH and OFCC approved to be part of UFCH Social Action Committee under my watch. Thus, to be more effective, resolution to this effect was drafted, polished by Felipe P. Abinsay, Jr., Danny Villaruz and Amado Yoro.===================== It was properly submitted to the UFCH Resolution Committee in a timely manner which a fourteen days before the first day of the convention. At the convention floor, Danny Villaruz, outgoing OFCC president, presented and moved a motion to accept immediately seconded by Fe Velasco, delegate and candidate for treasurer. [DWCLCAAH’s president Jesse Pascual supposed to do the second as previously arranged but for some reason he was not able to attend the convention. Velasco was the DWCLCAAH’s recording secretary.] [note: 3 dissenting votes among the 150+ delegates: DB, LG, LF]================== Names listed Here has no particular order but certainly, they were participants in any of the projects: Feeding, Adopt a hwy, Adopt a park, Earth Day A’ina Project for the past 2 or 5 years period until December 31, 2014. ================================= Youth Involvement: • Farrington High School students Adriana Nichelle Jones, Monalyn Appara • Dustin Borromeo, Josh Cabanero, Karl Cubangbang, Jhenna Garvida, Anessa Jones, Brian Lu, Ryan Mandado, Tere Ann Membrere, Von Uisa. • Kalakaua Intermediate School Raizza Pulido, Regine Ramos, Bryson Lu, Jeffrey Bautista, Michelle Bonilla, Jasmine Santiago ken Michael Tran ================================== Taldiap ti adopt a hwy project: Nagbalinen a regular a proyekto ti OFCC daytoy. Boluntario ti pannakipartisipar. Umay ti mayat a mangted ti tiempona. Limmasat kadagiti nagsisinnublatan nga administrasion ti OFCC a no saankami nga agriro idi taraudi ti 70’s. Kapigsana la unay idi 90’s ken 2002. ============================ Kas pannakitinnulongmi iti proyekto, inkalikagummi a maisubli koma ti karatula a nakaimarkaan ti nagan ti Oahu Filipino Council iti agsipungto ti Kalihi St manipud iti Nimitz Hwy ken iti Kula Kolea Rd, a sanguanan ti Kalihi Elementary School. Dua a milia ti sakupen ti proyekto. Naisubli ken nagaktibo manen ti OFCC idi 2006 aginggana ita. ================================ Saan la nga iti Oahu ti yan ti proyekto nga Adopt a Hwy. Saan la met a ti OFCC ti adda proyektona a kastoy. Kas nangrugianmi iti community service and volunteering iti Lions Club International, daytoy idi ti dati a Weeful Project ti State of Hawaii. =============================== Kadagiti napasiarmin a lugar iti Hawaii kas iti Kauai, Maui, Big Island, Molokai, Lanai, umuna a biroken dagiti matami ti karatula nga Adopt a Hwy. Saan a mapaay dagiti matami, banag a patienmi a saan la a dakdakami ti maawagan iti “para pidut ti basura” iti igid ti kalsada, banag pay a kasla pakaibabaan ti dayaw no adda agkuna: trash picker. ================================== Adda pay dagiti dadduma a lugar a napasiarmin pakaibilangan ti Vancouver, Canada, Seattle, Kent, Washington, Virginia, Skagway, Juneau, Kitchikan, Alaska, Washington, DC., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Rancho, California, Navasota, Texas, plastado ti karatula: Adopt a Hwy a nakabaskag iti igid ti Freeway wenno highways. ============================== Ti OFCC Special Projects committee ti maysa a kaaktibuan a komite ti OFCC, adda pay dagiti tiempo a naawis a nakipartisipar pay ti sumagmamano a lehislador a pakairamanan da Dati a representante Joey Manahan, VS Rep. John Mizuno ken dati a representante Jun Abinsay. ============================== Napadayawan met ti komite iti ititipon ni dati a Miss Hawaii Filipina Margaret Pascual ken nadumaduma a lider ken kameng ti nadumaduma a gunglo Saan met a nagpaudi ti NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY nga ipanguluan ni Vanessa Pulido iti Farrington High School ken padana nga agtutubo a pakairamanan da Dustin Borromeo, Josh Cabanero, Karl Cubangbang, Jhenna Garvida, Anessa Jones, Brian Lu, Ryan Mandado, Tere Ann Membrere, Von Uisa. =================================== B. How is grows in number of volunteers. We recognize and acknowledge our volunteers who participated in the monthly feeding of less fortunate and homeless individuals in both the men's and women's shelters at the Institute for Human Services IHS) where over 275 meals were served each month. In a modest and humble way, our volunteers from various organizations. ======================================== Original Organizations: UFCH/OFCC. ISAH, DWCLCAAH, UGHO, Sinait, Vigan, Cabugao. IFSH, then came the Bulacan, Magsingal, INCAT, Fil-American Citizens League, La Union, FBWA, others. ============================== Ever since we organized, coordinated and put this into ‘action to accomplish and got it done’, we are so delighted, encouraged, inspired, honored and humbled by the participation of many- a helping hands and do action to be true. ================================== MEN'S SITE [About 200 average clients each service] 1. Al Sabangan 2. Rose Sabangan 3. Eddie Agas, Sr. 4. Wilma Abinsay Luangphinith 5. Nelia Abinsay Alimboyoguen 6. Jimmy Alimboyoguen 7. Cora Salvador 8. Fe Velasco 9. Jesse Pascual 10. Amado Yoro WOMEN'S SITE [About 75 average clients each service] • Maria Etrata • Edna Alikpala • Lynne Gutierrez =================================== Since October 2009, about 45 volunteers repeatedly doing the feeding regularly every month [Resolution 0001-2010, Lahaina, Maui was adopted as a UFCH project in partnership with other organizations]:============================= Art Abinsay, Marcelo Acopan, Aurea Agas, Eddie Agas, Philip Alcain, Edna Alikpala, Jimmy Alimboyoguen, Nelia Abinsay Alimboyoguen, Melecio Balais, Suzie Berardy, Flordelis Cabuslay, Jimmy Cabuslay, Cleo Bala Casino, Franco Casino, Charlene Cuaresma, Estelita Dela Cruz, Raquel Dizon, Maggie Domingo, Maria Etrata, Bernadette Fajardo, Mimi Gozar, Lynne Gutierrez, Rheanne Gutierrez, Ruben Gutierrez, Jean Jeremiah, Angel Lewis, Cirvalina Longboy, Wilma Abinsay Luangphinith, Esther Pascual, Jesse Pascual, Lucy Pascual, Richard Pascual, Connie Ramirez, Larry Ramirez, Agnes Reyes, Al Sabangan, Rose Sabangan, Cora Salvador, Fe Velasco, Danny Villaruz. ================================ With special participation of Mrs. Hawaii Filipina Jema Geronimo, Miss Hawaii Filipina Celina Macadangdang Hayashi, Miss Teen Hawaii Alyssa Reyes, Miss Hawaii Filipina Margaret Pascual, Miss Oahu Filipina Marnelli Joy Basilio. ================================ As a Committee, we are humbled and pleased to report the following activities to you. And as part of an effort to help in achieving the OFCC goals and objectives, and as in partnership with the UFCH pursuant to the adopted Resolution 2010-001 Social Action Committee Feeding the Homeless in the UFCH annual convention in Lahiana, Maui, July 2010, your Special Projects Committee has successfully implemented, and provided our services, in action, the main intent and purposes of such resolution “FEEDING THE HOMELESS” every last Monday of the month participated in by volunteers repeatedly shared their time in partnership with other organizations both MEN and WOMEN sites, namely: Amado Yoro, Jean Jeremiah, Fe Velasco, Connie Ramirez, Jean Jeremiah, Al Sabangan, Rose Sabangan, Eddie Agas, Aurea Agas, Art Abinsay, Nelia Alimboyoguen, Jimmy Alimboyoguen, Jerry Abinsay, Wilma Luangsphinith, Jun Abinsay, Danny Villaruz, Cora Salvador, Jesse Pascual, Perlita Sadorra, Edna Alikpala, Maria Etrata, Bernadette Fajardo, Lynne Gutierrez, others with especial participation of Miss Oahu Filipina Leonevie Mabiog, ======================================== In our OFCC 2014 Special Projects Annual report, we included each individual volunteers as we listed them in each month they came to participate and served. Our Committee Co-Chairs for the 2012-2014 under Jean Jeremiah’s administration are Angie Santiago, Jesse Pascual, Art Abinsay, Al Sabangan, Eddie Agas, Sr., Danny Villaruz, Armi Farinas. ================================= These volunteers at any order were Daniel Ferrer, Erlinda Ferrer, Rico Ferrer; Nati Fuerte, Jared Fujitani, Herminia Gaspar, William Gaspar, Johnny Idica, Ador Quijano, Lynne Gutierrez, Baybee Hufana-Ablan, Natalie Jacob, Jean Jeremiah, Lory Barroga-Lee, Wilma Luangphinith, Lovely Orsino, Lucy Pascual, Luz Peirson, Jenny Quezon, Connie Ramirez, Larry Ramirez; Al Sabangan, Rose Sabangan; Cora Salvador, Angie, Aven, and Damien Santiago; Alex Vergara, Marienne Vergara; Danny Villaruz, Emmie Villaruz, Julieta Walsh, John Witeck, Marcie Wong, Amado Yoro. ============================== Special appreciation to the Abinsay, Alimboyoguen, Santiago, Barroga and Ferrer family. ===================================== Other volunteers Helen Grace Villanueva Go, Candonians of Hawaii president; Maria Cristina White, Santiaguenians Assn of Hawaii president and Jewels White, Cesar Abinsay, Noble Malacas, =========================================== OUR DECEMBER PARTICIPANTS: Dec 29, 2014: Jesse Pascual, Jean Jeremiah, Art Abinsay, Alex Vergara, Marienne Vergara, Lory Barroga lee, Angie Santiago, Damien Santiago, Angelo Dytioco, Charmaine Dytioco, Caelan Dytioco, Gaven Dytioco, Tessie Aganon, Amado Yoro================================ Dec 31, 2014 Baybee Ablan, Mito Ablan, Al Sabangan, Rose Sabangan, Joe Lim, Pete Guevarra, Helen Go Tia Go ======================== Without U S-ccess in Not Complete Without our volUnteers, the Special Projects Committee would be dormant and inactive, with nothing to report, and a monthly service to those in need would not have been serviced. =========================================== I am extremely grateful to Art Abinsay, Dr. Elizabeth Abinsay, Hazel Abinsay Jun Abinsay, Conrad Abuel, Linda Abuel, Tessie Aganon, Aurea and Eddie Agas; Jaime and Nelia Alimboyoguen; Nilda Barsatan, Hazel Barsatan, Vangie Bacani, Eleanor Bru, Desiree Bucasas, Jennifer Chang, Cecelia Crimmins, Alfredo Cuaresma, Charlene Cuaresma, Faye and William Cudal; Alicia and Tiffani Domingsil, Meghan Fagaragan, Roger Fagaragan, Armi, Nestor, and Roger Farinas, Jenny Quezon, Al Sabangan, Cora Salvador, Angie, Aven, and Damien Santiago, Dr. Angela Sy, Josephine Takamoto, Alex Vergara, Danny Villaruz, John Witeck, Charlene Cuaresma, Agnes Malate. ☼ ============================================ Over the past years, we have collected a huge amount of trash along the road. Thank you to the 2013-2014 volunteers: Conrad Abuel, Eddie Agas, Teresita Aganon, Marjorie Bocalbos, Charlene Cuaresma, Daniel, Erlinda and Rico Ferrer, Armi Farinas, Herminia and William Gaspar, Baybee Hufana Ablan, Jean Jeremiah, Lory Barroga-Lee, Francis Nosis, Salvador Obaldo, Jesse Pascual, Luz Peirson, Jenny Quezon. ============================================ ******** OFCC SPECIAL PROJECTS COMMITTEE ALSO INVOLVED AND TOOK A VITAL ROLE FOR THE Family Fun Walk: The OFCC, in partnership with the Association of American Retired Persons (AARP), the UFCH, the Ilocos Surian Association of Hawaii, the United Visayan Council, and the Philippine Nurses Association of Hawaii (PNAH), and other Filipino organizations hosted its First Annual Fun Walk and Fitness on December 14, 2013. The all-day event included a blood pressure check for all the participants, a walk around Magic Island Beach Park, a health talk by Dr. Ricky Camara, a yoga demonstration class led by Dr. Ligaya Stice, a Tai Chi demonstration class led by Glenn Sakai, Apolinario Rebelisza, and Dwen Takenishi with the Tai Chi for Health Institute, and a Zumba fitness class with Pinoy Crew 808 led by Rose Mendoza. ==================================== [Please take note: Sports, Rapid Response, Walk For Fun and Adopt a Park were under the OFCC Special Committees during the 2012-2014 administration, but for some reason or another, 2014-2015 administration made them separated]. =================== Thank you for the opportunity to serve In any capacity, any committee/s under OFCC/UFCH in my humble and simple way. =========================== Happy New Year hoping a more prosperous and successful 2015. Thank you for your continued support and your participation: that is time and it is action to make such a project a success ! ============================================== My sincere thanks also to the Past presidents who, under their tenure of office, they’ve put their trust and confidence, by appointing me to certain committee/s including the Special Projects. ======================== Thank you also to my fellow Chairmen, co-Chairs, co-members, thank you for the opportunity working with you. ================================ Thank you to my Fellow COPP members.=============================== Especial thanks to Mr. Charles Lee, Dawna Enomoto, Sheena Kalani Hawaii State Dept of Transportation, Highway Division for all suppies provided including the reinstallation of the OFCC signs both end. To Ms Ana alualu of institute for Human Services for scheduling; to the Hawaii Food Bank, the City and County Park Dept, the Matson navigation related to the Adopt a Park Project as initiated by Jean Jeremiah. ===============Welcome Happy New Year 2015 !