"An Evening of Gratitude" Program

“An Evening of Gratitude”

The 5th Annual Community Year End Dinner with Philippine Honorary Consul General Raoul “Ray” Donato, 3rd GFI Youth Leadership Award and Volunteer Appreciation
December 4, 2009 * Canton House Restaurant
Chamblee, Georgia

* 6p.m. Registration & Networking
* 7p.m. Program

Welcome & Recognition by
Ms. Didi O’Connor, Recipient of the Consular Community Leader Award 2009 & President of the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce in GA and Ms. Esther Wilson, President of Northwest Phil-Am Association of GA

Invocation by
Eleanor “Lehnie” Estacio, Coordinator for Gawad Kalinga in GA

Presentations
"Immigration & Leadership" by Sarah Hawk, Esq. Partner, Fisher & Phillips, LLC

"Philippine Economy, Election 2010, Consular Matters & Volunteer Appreciation” by Philippine Honorary Consul General "Ray" Raoul Donato

Recognition of Achievement
Mr. Kevin Moriles as Eagle Scout of BSA Troop 115, Atlanta Area Council, Tara District

Award Ceremony
Ms. Joanne Kelley Utt as "Youth Leadership Awardee 2009" by Hon. Consul Gen. Donato, YLA Awardees & Selection Committee: Ms. Lindsay Romasanta of Center for Pan Asian Community Services & Mr. Aries Arugay of University of the Philippines Dept. of Political Science

7:30 p.m. * DINNER

“Canon in D”, a guitar solo by Omar Ragheb, YLA Awardee 2007
“Christmas Medley”, a viola solo by Janice Alcalde, YLA Awardee 2008

7:50 p.m. * Presentations

“The Galing Youth” by Janice Alcalde
"GFI Annual Report" by Arjho C. Turner, Director for GFI Mindanao Outreach
"Gratitude & Giving Back" by Jane Rolen, Regional Chair of the Pacific Asian American Advisory Council (PAAAC) of Social Security Administration

8:15 p.m. * Entertainment * Dancing
Christmas Carols & Community Singing lead by Galing Youth
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Program's Co-Emcees: Ms. Didi O’Connor & Ms. Esther Wilson


All proceeds of this event will benefit Galing Foundation, Inc. assisted Filipino indigent children, public schools, day care centers and public libraries in rural areas of the Philippines.
www.galingfoundation.com