TAWID BAHA SCHOLARSHIP DRIVE KICK- OFF, March 30 at KAPISTAHAN GRILL

March 13, 2014 Art Garcia No comments

NEW FACLA NEWS
March 10, 2014

TAWID BAHA SCHOLARSHIP DRIVE KICK- OFF, March 30 at KAPISTAHAN GRILL

Los Angeles–After a successful TAWID-BAHA PROJECT FUND DRIVE last year, FACLA has launched its TAWID BAHA SCHOLARSHIP Fund Drive Kick-off on Sunday, March 30, 2014 from 11:00 AM at KAPISTAHAN GRILL at 1925 W. Temple St. Los Angeles, CA 90026.

Pilipino Town Inc (PTI) Mayor and TAWID BAHA PROJECT Coordinator Jerry Esguerra said, FACLA”s TAWID BAHA Project Champagne Brunch-Media Event and Forum will support and provide scholarships to deserving students to send them into college.

Selected scholars from different regions of the Philippines will be chosen by TAWID-BAHA PROJECT and will be supported by the funds.”according to Esguerra.

Invited Environmental Speakers

Invited speakers are Jollene Levid, National Chair of AF3IRM who just came from Leyte,Zamboanga and Cebu Fact Finding Trip and Dr. Marc Caratao, an environmentalist from Cebu. The event is also open for the media in Los Angeles.

Aside from supporting the fund drive to provide immediate relief to Thypoon HAIYAN (YOLANDA) victims in the Visayas and Mindanao, FACLA is looking towards a more strategic goal of providing deserving students scholarship that is more lasting.

The ALLIANCE-PHILLIPINES (AJLPP), ANSWER-LA,BANTAY-PILIPINAS-USA, Echo Park Community Coalition (EPCC), PHILTOWN Inc (PTI), Knights of Rizal-HFT support this fund drive.

For more information please contact Jerry Esguerra at (818)749-0272 or Clarita Julian at FACLA at (213)484-1527 or email us [email protected] or visit us newfacla.org.

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