MY PERSONAL JOURNAL AND IMPORTANT VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

MY PERSONAL JOURNAL AND IMPORTANT VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES SUNDAY EVENING MAY 6 ====After the afternoon mass at the St. Stephen, Wahiawa, at home, after my mile evening walk, I sent emails to some community leaders/members about the search for OFCC candidate/s. Being a co-chair for the OFCC Nomination and Elections Committee with Danny Villaruz, Ilalo Parayno, as appointed by 2012 OFCC Annual convention Chair Jake Manegdeg, we have to look around who may be interested with minimum qualification and certain level of voluntary commitment. As a NEC, we have to make sure that we have enough cnadidates [volunteers] to fill the available positions from president to directorship. We have 13 slots to fill, namely: 1 president; 2 vice presidents; 2 secretaries' 2 treasurers, 1 auditor, 4 directors. [4 directors are holdover] in order to fulfill the requirements to complete the number of Board of Directors [9 elected officers and 8 directors, a total of 17] as mandated by the Bylaws. Why is it than only 13 are available, yes, because the 4 directors are holdover being elected last year's convention, and served 2 years] Candidate must be a member of a unit organization no less than 60 days before the date of the Convention on June 10-Sunday, and the unit organization must be affilited with OFCC, and a renewed membership with appropriate membership fee 24 days before the date of the June 10 convention, and that candidate must be officially nominated by another person who is a member of a unit organization affiliated with OFCC, such nomination must be received 14 days before the date of the June 10 convention. Most questions those people I talked with, what are the functions, duties, and responsibilities of a Board of Directors [officers/directors]. I know, those questions are all stated in details in the Bylaws, but my simple and shortest answer I offered: be an officer, don't absent yourself, be an openminded person, to provide community service, volunteer work, non-compensatory, willing to serve in a certain committee, to provide full support in achieving the main goals and objectives of the OFCC, an an umbrella organization islandwide. OFCC membership now has gradually and progressively improving from 21 units, and 99 delegates in 2007, but by simple and very conservative goal setting of a 3% increase in membership as well as delegates to convention, we 40/136 ratio. I give credit to the Committee on Membership we set that 3% goal since 2007 as we chaired, and other members of the committee. Our projection this time may not be as good as the past 5 years. We are no longer part of any committee except the convention committee and the Special projects [feed the homeless and adopt a hwy, hawaii food bank]. We will be happy to see a convention this year with at least same as last year of 38 units and 133 delegates. Venue of the convention: Philippine Consulate General, 2433 Pali Hwy, Honolulu Hawaii 96817. Delegate fee: $55.00 package with snack, refreshment, lunch. Danny Villaruz is in charge of the Food Committee [and he chairs the Nomination and Elections Committee with Ilalo Parayno, OFFC past president, 76, and Amado Yoro, OFCC past president, 82] Jake Manegdeg is the General Chair for the 2012 OFCC Annual convention, a UFCH past president, 76] co-chairs: Larry Ramirez, William Cudal, Jun Abinsay, Jean Jeremiah, Administrative Policy,and Resolution committee this coming June 10,