Tickets for Miss Fil-Am Pageant

Membership Dues

Elsie Vidanes, President

Lilia Hagler, Vice President

Stacey Sado, Secretary

Pia Valeriano, Treasurer

Mayette Bayani, PRO

Nora O'Brien, Social Chair

Nenette Smith, Service Chair

Elainie Hornilla, Culture Chair

Lolit Elliott, Membership Chair

Willee Bonus, Ways & Means Chair

Doddy Ward, Director

Fred Vidanes, Director

New Year's Eve Ball
Program |
Portraits |
Candids |
Dancing

2011 Ambassador Cuisia Dinner

2011 Fall Picnic

2011 Valentine's Party

Maraming Salamat Pô

On behalf of the 2012 Fil-Am Board, I would like to thank you all for coming to our Annual Spring Picnic held on April 7, 2012 at Wills Park in Alpharetta. The picnic was a huge success. More than a hundred guests graced us with their attendance.

This year's theme "Pista sa Nayon" was expressed with the Bahay Kubo and the serving of Lechon and Halo-halo and of course a variety of Filipino dishes including dinuguan, pancit palabok, afritada, fish escabeche, etc.

The picnic was highlighted by the presence of our Miss Fil-Am Candidates, Kristine McCauley, Kelley Utt and Joan Banez who were introduced to the community. The other two candidates Hannah Branham and Rachel Hanner were both away on spring break.

Vic Romero presented an amendment to the Fil-Am Constitution regarding the qualifications for vice president to be the same as that of the president. The amendment was voted upon and was carried by a majority vote.

Lilia Hagler and Anita Granada from the Philippine Nurses of Georgia (PNAGA) volunteered their healthcare services by checking the blood pressure and sugar levels of our senior members.

The children enjoyed the egg hunting and games, while the adults were busy putting their bids for the "minatamisan" auction. Our sincere thanks to our auction donors, Eudy Abellera, Lynda Bonus, Agnes Gan, Czai Mapua, Didi O'Connor, Nene Salgado, Nenette Smith and Fred Vidanes who proudly donated their favorite specialty dishes, desserts and goody baskets which appealed to the palates of our bidders. The final recipients of the auction were Eudy Abellera, Lynda Bonus, Lani Evans, Lilia Hagler, Jocelyn Peterman, Pam Peterman, Bernie Utt, Beth Villanueva and Beth Zabala.

This event would not have been successful and meaningful had it not been for the support of our ever faithful Fil-Am members. I would also like to express my gratitude to my fellow officers for their hard work and dedication. We, the 2012 Board strive to do our best to keep our Filipino heritage and continue to serve our community to be one, strong, united and solid through Fil-Am of Greater Atlanta.

In closing, please mark your calendars and plan to attend our upcoming events: Songspell Concert on April 28, 2012 Saturday, 7 P.M. at Grace Methodist Church and Miss Fil-Am Pageant on June 2, 2012, venue to be announced later. Please check our website at www.atl-filam.org for more information and future events.

Sincerely,

Elsie Medina Vidanes
President