Community News

Congratulations to the graduating class of 2012
Congratulations to Ryan Hinlo, Matthew Ramos, Loren Legaspi and Alyssa Rentuza, they are members of the Holy Rosary Math team who finished second in Father Ryan High School's Math Day event.

Happy Birthday
The following members are celebrating birthdays in May:

• Cherry Limbawan
• Virgie Calderon
• Daisy Sator. 

Best wishes from the PAAMT!

Announcements
As we approach summer, we are in planning stage for programs and social events for our youth and senior citizens. Before we can implement these programs, we need to have to know all seniors and telephone numbers.

Please e-mail us contact info (names and phone numbers) of  all youth of high school age as well as those seniors 65 years and older to albertlou(at)comcast.net.

This summer, we are going to sponsor classes about the Philippines featuing: HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, CULTURES, TRADITIONS AND LANGUAGE. Classes will begin June 9th thru July 9th, Saturday, 9:00 am to 11:00 am with a 15 minute break and refreshments will be provided at no charge to all attendees.

Register by e-mail only, albertlou(at)comcast.net. Cultural committee is presently forming the following cultural groups: We are looking for volunteers, youth and adults for folk dancing, models for fashion showsm exhibitors and singers for our folk choir. To get involved please contact Albert at 615-275-8805 for more information.

A Message from the President...

Spring has arrived and our Association is moving forward in a positive way. I just completed filling positions for the different committees and I have directed all committee directors to come up with plans or activities for the year  so that we can schedule them properly and incorporate their budget for our year financial plan.

Our social Committee headed by our Past President, Juliet Galvez, has announced her plan for the year. The first event is scheduled April 22^nd for our Spring Get-Together to be held St. Stephen. The main purpose of this event is to get everybody together, report to the membership our plan for the year, welcome the newcomers and solicit input or ideas from the members. Membership is one of the pillar of our organization and thru members involvement will we succeed.

As we focus on Cultural program, folk dancing,  folk songs and exhibits are things we are considering. We are looking for some volunteers to help get started with our program, young and adults as dancers. We are going to start with few selected dances that we can feature at our upcoming social events. We are also going to form a choir to sing popular Filipino folk songs. We already have few exhibits that we can showcase during the Cultural Shows but we need more.

Education to learn Philippine customs, traditions, history, geography and language will start this summer. The program will start during school summer vacation, 6 – 8 weekend classes, place TBD. Minimum registration fee will be charge to cover materials, place rental and refreshments for all attendees. Interested may contact any officers at (615) 275-8805.

Everything we are planning to do requires some funding and it is important that we get all members get involved in our program. We will  sponsor fund raising and get you all to participate, not only to help our association but also to have fun. We will also solicit advertisers for our Quarterly Newsletters and Website. Interested in making donations or advertising, please contact any officers or send it to P. O. Box 8057, Hermitage, TN 37076.

Alberto C. Go, PE

President

Community News

Congratulations to the following community members...

ALYSSA RENTUZA, daughter of Ann & Dr. Ron Rentuza, for winning the Davidson County Spelling Bee Championship held last March 2nd. She is a student of Holy Rosary Academy.

JACQUI RAMOS, daughter of Judith & Dr. Michael Ramos, for her acceptance to Governor’s School of Arts this summer. She plays violin and presently a student of Pope John Paul II High School.

VICTOR & CARLA, birth of their first baby boy, born last Monday, March 5th.

LISSIE YASAY, daughter of Justin and Noreen Yasay, celebrating her first birthday.

CHRISTINA ALLYSON AGBUNAG & BENJAMIN CURRAN LORANCE on their wedding on March 10th. Allyson is the daughter of Kay & Dr. Archie Agbunag.

If you know anybody who is celebrating birthday, wedding anniversary or would like to spread the word regarding school activities, sporting events or anything else you'd want to share, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Send them to:
Phil-Am Association of Middle Tn.
P. O. Box 8057
Hermitage, TN. 37076

E-Mail address: Rouella Smith, rsmith(at)thebenefitbrokers.com