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January 28, 2012 6PM—11PM St. Lambert Parish 8148 N. Karlov Skokie, IL Acknowledgment Tropical Storm Washi We would like to thank all the sponsors, donors, artists, performers, vendors, participants, volunteers, friends, families and guests for their time, support, and hard work to make this event a success. We cannot thank everyone enough for those who participated, contributed, gave advices, became cheerleaders in the good On the weekend of December 17-18, 2011, tropical storm Washi (locally work that we are doing not for ourselves but for the ones who are waiting for our help back in the Philip- named Sendong) struck the island of and brought deadly rainfall pines. This whole effort would have not been possible if not for the cooperation and open-heartedness of the that caused multiple flash floods and mudslides and up to 10 feet of muddy people who worked hard for it for weeks and even those who extended their help the last minute. water in less than an hour, sweeping away vehicles and homes. Close to BRONZE SPONSORS 1500 deaths were confirmed, scores of people missing, and tens of thou- Salerno’s Rosedale Chapel: 450 W.Lake St., Roselle sands residents remain homeless. Rudy and Carmen Garcia • Ruben Pactol

NASA - December 20, 2011: DONORS, SPONSORS and MEDIA PARTNERS Allegretti’s Pizza & Pasta Ristorante • Almira Astudillo Gilles • Anna Millan • Aria Movement Credit: Steve Lang • BakitWhy.com • Bastos Girls Greetings • BigHugs Photobooth • Cafe 28 • Cafe Aorta Catering - SSAI/NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md Larry & Ginger Leopoldo • Cafe Ysabella Coffee and Poemletters • Jovie Calma • Dr. Cleofe Casambre • Cirera Express Corporation • Eulalio Bueno Silva • Eulalio Fabie de Silva • Fred DeAsis • http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/archives/2011/ The Defensor Method of Filipino Kali-Eskrima Academy of Chicago • Fil-Am TV Show Chicago h2011_Washi.html • Fil-Am Weekly Megascene • Frango by Marshall Field’s –State Street • Gaite Salon • The Garcia Family • Gejr Photography - Jay Escalante • Hataw Pinoy TV • Lovelle Herrera • Philippine Consul General Chicago Leo M. Herrera-Lim • Isla Pilipina • J&J Productions • Lou Jose Washi, known locally in the as Sendong, began as a • Ari Kathib • Kinema Group • Kiva at Five • Joselle N. Lalas, Arbonne International • Little Quiapo • tropical depression on December 13, 2011 in the West Pacific Dave & Cherry Pie Llave • Lush Cosmetics USA • Mariegold Bakery and Fastfood • Mom’s Bake Shop • Moringa Tea Health Products by Moraver.Net • Nena Cosmetics by Nena Brands Inc. • Ocean about 2150 km (~1333 miles) due east of the southern Phil- One La Salle Alumni Association of the Midwest • Girlie Pascual • Philippine Weekly • Pinoy News ippines. Washi only intensified slightly and never exceeded tropical Magazine • Resto Pinoy and Kapatid Grocery • Rowie’s Bakery • Scarves and Mittens by Joy storm intensity as it tracked due west towards the southern Philip- • Starbucks Albany Park-Kedzie & Wilson • The Filipino American Community Builder • Uni-Mart • Veronica Leighton and Joe Mauricio of Via Times News Magazine and Chicago Philippine Reports TV • pines' island of Mindanao. VuQo - Premium Vodka from Philippine’s Coconut Nectar • Wok Cuisine • Ysabel’s Grill

Washi made landfall on the east coast of Mindanao on the afternoon THE CREW & VOLUNTEERS: of Dec. 16 as a moderate tropical storm with sustained winds re- Joniece Bayan • Lou and Baron Cabalona • Jovie Calma • Jelly Carandang • Chit and Kimberly Chua • Jose Cirera • Flor Clarito • Joy Cusi • Michelle Delson • Rex Delson • Adeline Fajardo • ported at 55 knots (~63 mph). Despite its modest intensity, Washi Almi Gilles • Tess Gutierrez • Yvonne Hortillo • Brenda Lee Illustre • Elaine Juridico had a huge impact on the island. As Washi made its way across • Ari Kathib • Jon Lalas aka DJ Stealth • Ginger Leopoldo • Dave & Cherry Pie Llave • Bobby Manzano • Mindanao, it dumped heavy rains over parts of the island, which in Allegrettis- Nerissa, Monique, Lorena, Edmund • Anna Millan • Alpha Nicolasin • Josh Ong • Gus Ott • PACF Performing Arts Youth Members—Gabi Delson, Josh Delson, Kayla Delson, turn triggered flash floods and mudslides. These turned out to be Katherine Garrido, Jann Ibay, Rose Perez, Suzie Saballa, Jeri Quinones, Michael Yumping catastrophic as over 900 people were killed with hundreds more • Girlie Pascual • Kim and Peter Poon • Carmen Ramos • Emilia Ramos • Eric Ramos • Sally Richmond • reported missing when entire villages where swept away. Mike Saadvedra • Ruben Salazar • Ran Sevilla • John Marc Sianghio • Jerrick Simbol • Joanna Tan • Romano Tuazon • Gabby Ubaldo • Monica Yumping • Telly Yumping • Tom Yumping In the southern Philippines places like City and City suffered the most devastating mudslides. In addition to And the staff of: deforestation and weak construction, poor warnings are being St. Lambert Parish blamed for the deadliest cyclone disaster to hit the Philippines in three years. The residents of the southern Philippines see far fewer cyclones per year than in the north, and most of the heavy rain was Thank You! reported to have fallen over the mountains before flowing down in SamaSama Project • Philippine American Cultural Foundation raging rivers. National Federation of Filipino American Associations • LaSalle Academy - Illigan City

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PACF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Receipts are available when requested. SILENT AUCTION Please check out items for auction. Please be generous. All proceeds go towards the relief effort SenDong All Our Love for the Victims of Typhoon Sendong.

 Almira Astudillo Gilles  Defensor Method SenDong All Our Love is a gathering of Fil-Am artists and musicians for

 Artwork by Eulalio Bueno Silva  Lunch/Dinner With The Consul the survivors of Typhoon Sendong that hit the Iligan City  Artwork by Eulalio Fabie de Silva General with a $100 gift certificate  Artwork by Fred DeAsis for the winner to spend at Cafe 28! and Cagayan De Oro.  Beside the Seaside cosmetic bath salts by  Nena Cosmetics Lush USA  Kiva at Five This gathering is also a tribute to musician, RAFFLES: Chris Zamora, Raffle tickets are being distributed and sold by Philippine-American Cultural Foundation (PACF). Due to permit issue, raffle drawing is postponed and will be held at a PACF event on March 17, a Filipino jazz guitarist extraordinaire and dear friend to many Fil-Am 2012. All proceeds go toward the relief effort for the victims of Typhoon Sendong through La- artists in Chicago. He passed away after suffering a massive stroke on Salle Academy-Iligan City. For details visit: Dec 10. days before the calamity. PACF website: www.paccgc.org/pacf His Web site is http://chriszamora.com. www.SenDongAllOurLove.wordpress.com

GRAND PRIZE: $500 CONSOLATION PRIZES 100% of the proceeds from this event will go to our beneficiary, Winners will be contacted and list available at the above websites. La Salle Academy in Iligan City, which incidentally is Dong’s (as friends fondly called him) Adeline Pajardo: 630.886.0701 Anna Millan 630.240.8141 Michelle Delson 630.327.6789 high school alma mater.

This Chicago-based, volunteer-driven fundraiser is held in partnership with:

SamaSama Project Philippine American Cultural Foundation National Federation of Filipino American Associations La Salle Academy – Iligan City.

More information about this event and other ways you can help can be found on:

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Facebook: La Salle Academy Sendong Relief Operations https://www.facebook.com/pages/La-Salle-Academy-Sendong-Relief-Operations/123652251084917 ARTISTS BOOTHS PROGRAMME Please visit all our artist booths and see what they have to offer. Each booth is donation-based Hosted by: and all proceeds go back to the fundraiser. Ari Kathib, Jovie Calma, Lou Cabalona, Jon Lalas aka DJ Stealth

Time Act Mins. BigHugs Photobooth BigHugs Photobooth are a dynamic group of people that make your events more memorable and 6:00 PM Introduction; Mention activities in hall; Total Funds; 5 exciting. Create your own customizable photos that will last forever. BigHugs cater to the Chi- 6:05 PM Emilia Ramos 5 cagoland area. 6:10 PM Lani Montreal 10

6:20 PM Vince Nantes 10

Cafe Ysabella Poemletters 6:30 PM Welcome Consul General; Announcements 10 Yvonne T. Hortillo has written many poems and more things in various forms since she first 6:40 PM Saayidah and the TinkerBellies 5 wrote one in English class in fifth grade and hasn’t stopped since. This fundraiser, however, is the first time she’ll try writing poemletters for you, and on her clanky manual Olympia no less, 6:45 PM Sunday 527 10 the same kind of typewriter she learned to type with. 6:55 PM Video of Relief efforts at LSA; Acknowledgements 5

7:00 PM Sulyap Pilipino Cultural Dance Company 10

Facials and Makeovers – Aethereal Adornment 7:10 PM JJ and the Baroquen Hearts 15 Joselle N. Lalas lives in the Western Suburbs of Chicago and stumbled upon the mis- 7:25 PM Interview: Café Ysabella; Total Funds; Draw Prizes 5 guided beliefs in the beauty industry that is aggressively perpetuated by the media to the public. Her mission is to dispel the common myths of beauty products through an 7:30 PM CiRCA Pintig 10 informative blog that highlights experts in the industry. She will provide facials and 7:40 PM Cryptic Movement Crew 5 makeovers. 7:45 PM Interview: Big Hugs Photo Booth and Gaite Salon 5

7:50 PM Joer Sandiego 10 Feather Hair Extensions – Gaite Salon Classic precision complimented by innovative designs has always been the Gaite Salon 8:00 PM Interview: Defensor Method and Arbonne 5 standard. The family owned and operated salon and beauty school is managed by third 8:05 PM Jeremy Calimag 15 generation stylists and tucks 40 years experience under its belt. 8:20 PM Total Funds; Draw Prizes 5 8:25 PM Diamond Crew 5 Gejr Photography Professional Portraits 8:30 PM Booths and Silent Auction closing in 30 min 5 Jay Escalante is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago and Tribeca Flashpoint Acad- emy. His skill in art ranges from life portraits, architecture, graphic design and set design. He 8:35 PM Aerias 15 has photographed corporate events, concerts, promotions, editorial and sales. Jay will photo- 8:50 PM Acknowledgements;Intro to Chris Zamora; 5 graph a series of your poses and then collage them into a souvenir frame as a keepsake of your 8:55 PM SamaSama Project 15 attendance in SenDong All Our Love. 9:10 PM Cherry Pineda 10 9:20 PM Draw Prizes; Announce winning bids 5 Martial Arts in 30 Minutes – Defensor Method 9:25 PM One Way 15 The Defensor Method of Filipino Kali-Eskrima Academy of Chicago is a complete system that enables you to turn your whole body and anything around you into a weapon. It is a complete 9:40 PM Rico Zamora / Jun Rodriquez / Carlo Chapelle 15 system of self-defense. Guro Nate Defensor has been teaching Filipino-Indonesian Martial Arts 9:55 PM IL Empire 15 for 30 years in the Chicagoland area. The Defensor Method uses rattan sticks, focus mitts, thai 10:10 PM Alternate Rhythm 15 pads, air shields, gloves, full contact stickfighting gear, any heavy bag/speed bag/double end bag combo, any mat, tires, pipes, baseball bat, and others. 10:25 PM Acknowledgements 5