It was a socks party night at Elmer and Leony Rosario's residence, jamming to the beat of the band which did not have a name yet! It culminated a whole year celebration of LSPAA's 25th year anniversary.
2019-06-01 GOLF - The La Salle Ateneo Sportsfest
The La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest kicked-off with the golf tournament at the Penderbrook Golf Club in Fairfax. Everything around the course was so green, but the blue ruled the game! Congratulations Ateneo Golf Team! The trophy has eluded our team this time, the fire to prepare for the next tournament has been ignited!
2019-06-29 BASKETBALL - The La Salle Ateneo Sportsfest
The La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest. On the basketball front, we congratulate the Ateneo Basketball Team for bagging the championship trophy! Our gallant La Salle players gave Ateneo a good fight and heightened the thrills when the La Salle 3-pointers rallied to close the gap. While the championship trophy has eluded our team this time, the fire to prepare for the next tournament has been ignited!
2019-06-29 VOLLEYBALL - The La Salle Ateneo Sportsfest
2019-06-29 VOLLEYBALL - The La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest Photos
The La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest. It was the hottest day so far in 2019 at almost 100 degrees, but not hot enough to match the exciting volleyball and basketball matches at the air-conditioned St. John the Beloved's Gym in McClean. It was a glorious day for La Salle since, for the first time in the La Salle-Ateneo Washington DC sportsfest history, La Salle emerged as the new Champion in Volleyball! HOORAY Volleyball Team! After the review of the video footages, the team captain, the coaches, the players and spectators unanimously voted for Corky de Asis as the most valuable player! His powerful and notably unresponded service points that brought the score to 12-0 at the deciding 3rd game clinched the La Salle victory that early! Congratulations to Corky and all the players!
The La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest. It was the hottest day so far in 2019 at almost 100 degrees, but not hot enough to match the exciting volleyball and basketball matches at the air-conditioned St. John the Beloved's Gym in McClean. It was a glorious day for La Salle since, for the first time in the La Salle-Ateneo Washington DC sportsfest history, La Salle emerged as the new Champion in Volleyball! HOORAY Volleyball Team! After the review of the video footages, the team captain, the coaches, the players and spectators unanimously voted for Corky de Asis as the most valuable player! His powerful and notably unresponded service points that brought the score to 12-0 at the deciding 3rd game clinched the La Salle victory that early! Congratulations to Corky and all the players!
2019-06-08 BOWLING - The La Salle Ateneo Sportsfest
2019-06-08 BOWLING - The La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest Photos
2019-06-08 BOWLING - The La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest Video
2019-06-08 BOWLING - The La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest Video
The La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest at Bowl America in Edsall. It was a sweet sweep! The La Salle Bowling Team remained undefeated with the raining strikes!
2019-06-01 GOLF - The La Salle Ateneo Sportsfest
2019-06-01 GOLF - The La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
The La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest kicked-off with the golf tournament at the Penderbrook Golf Club in Fairfax. Everything around the course was so green, but the blue ruled the game! Congratulations Ateneo Golf Team!
The La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest kicked-off with the golf tournament at the Penderbrook Golf Club in Fairfax. Everything around the course was so green, but the blue ruled the game! Congratulations Ateneo Golf Team!
2019-02-10 LSPAA Day Out in VA
2019-02-10 LSPAA Day Out in VA
Baking with Jeff in Haymarket, wine-tasting at Gray Ghost Winery in Amissville and pub-hopping at Farm Brew Live in Manassas...all in one day!
2019-01-05 LSPAA New Year's Party
2019 Berde Buena Mano Video
2019 Berde Buena Mano Photos
2018-05-31 Happy Birthday Gogi Goduco
Happy Birthday Gogi
Happy Birthday Norie
LSPAA’s tireless sports coordinator celebrated her birthday in the bowling lanes and in the bowling victory party.
Bowling Green 1 ChampionsBaking with Jeff in Haymarket, wine-tasting at Gray Ghost Winery in Amissville and pub-hopping at Farm Brew Live in Manassas...all in one day!
2019-01-05 LSPAA New Year's Party
2019 Berde Buena Mano Video
2019 Berde Buena Mano Photos
The LSPAA 2019 New Year's Party at the Lorton Station Clubhouse.
2018-11-04 to 08 DLSU Model United Nations Delegates
2018 DLSU NMUN
2018-09-15 Ateneo's 30 Shades of Blue
30 Shades of Blue
A group of LSPAA members, led by LSPAA President Gregg Angeles, celebrated with Ateneo on their 30th anniversary dinner-dance gala at the Marriott Fairview Park in VA.
2018-08-04 Tara na sa Tarara
Tara na sa Tarara
2018-07-04 LSPAA Annual Picnic
2018 LSPAA Annual Picnic
2018-06-12 Philippine Independence Day
Independence Day2018-11-04 to 08 DLSU Model United Nations Delegates
2018 DLSU NMUN
The 4th batch of the DLSU Model United Nations Delegates that LSPAA hosted in Washington DC. Huge thanks to Julius and Rachelle Vinluan who hosted all the 11 candidates this year at their residence in Great Falls, VA.
"Congratulations to De La Salle University-Manila and De La Salle-Model United Nations Society (DLS-MUNSoc) for bagging a total of seven (7) awards, including an Honorable Mention Delegation Award, at the 2018 National Model United Nations - Washington, D.C.
DLSU received the following committee awards; two Outstanding Delegates in SC and HRC, and four Outstanding Position Papers in GA1, ECOSOC, IOM, and HRC"
"Congratulations to De La Salle University-Manila and De La Salle-Model United Nations Society (DLS-MUNSoc) for bagging a total of seven (7) awards, including an Honorable Mention Delegation Award, at the 2018 National Model United Nations - Washington, D.C.
DLSU received the following committee awards; two Outstanding Delegates in SC and HRC, and four Outstanding Position Papers in GA1, ECOSOC, IOM, and HRC"
30 Shades of Blue
A group of LSPAA members, led by LSPAA President Gregg Angeles, celebrated with Ateneo on their 30th anniversary dinner-dance gala at the Marriott Fairview Park in VA.
Tara na sa Tarara
LSPAA in wine and dance at the Tarara winery celebrating Pat & Debbie's birthdays. Thanks to organizer Jeff Garcia.
2018 LSPAA Annual Picnic
LSPAA 4th of July annual picnic at Shelter C Burke Lake Park, Virginia.
LSPAA President Gregg Angeles and First Lady Yas Angeles graced the occasion together with Ateneo President Jojo Mendoza and UP President Sarah Bengzon.
Happy Birthday Gogi
It was Gogi’s B-I-G jump to a new decade at a surprise party hosted by Pat Roldan-Goduco at Hokkaido in Falls Church.
2018-05-05 Happy Birthday Cricket Almeda
Happy Birthday Cricket
2018-05-01 Happy Birthday Norie BenedictoHappy Birthday Cricket
Into the night in Ashburn, VA after a bowling tournament in Edsall and a bowling victory party in Vienna. Busy Cinco de Mayo!
Happy Birthday Norie
LSPAA’s tireless sports coordinator celebrated her birthday in the bowling lanes and in the bowling victory party.
Congratulations
Bowling
Green United 1 (BGU1), season champion of the WB Bowling Spring 2018
Tournament! BGU1 Team Captain Norie Benedicto rallied the team to bag
almost all the awards in all categories!
1. Spring League
Season Champions - Bowling Green United 12. 1st Runner-up-One-day Knockdown Championship-Bowling Green United 1
3. Most improved player - Robin Gopiao
4. Very improved player - Norie Rivera Benedicto
5. Very improved player - Bennie B. Benedicto
6. High handicap game (Female) - Libay Espiritu
7. High scratch series (Female) - Norie Rivera Benedicto
8. High scratch game (Male) - Butch Cascarro
9. High handicap series - Bowling Green United 1
10. Most Resilient Team - Bowling Green United 1
2018-04-21 BowlALU Isa Pa Nga!
Photos from Tito Alisuag
Photos from Marvin Opulencia
Photos from Neil Devera
Cheering Squad Pep Rally
Third time’s more than the charm! Each BowlALU tournament gets better than the previous. The 160 playing slots were once again fully filled up. The school colors of blue, green and maroon scatter in the festive display of uniforms and balloons. Friends who have not seen each other for a long time reunite, some online friends met each other for the first time and bowling lane denizens got treated to a different kind of high in the BowlALU excitement that started as early as 11 AM. The Ateneo-La Salle-UP cheering squads pep rallies were a fun hit! The 50-50 raffle reached a record high of $1,350!
2018-03-17 LSPAA at St. Bernadette
At St. Bernadette's
2018-03-10 "Maligayang Bati" Henry Rogando!
2018-02-24 Greenies with the Blue "Again"
Celebrating the birthday of the Ateneo President Jojo Mendoza at his residence in Vienna, VA.
2018-01-31 LSPAA Meets Ambassador Romualdez
Key LSPAA officers and members led by President Gregg Angeles met the new Philippine Ambassador to the US, H.E. Jose Manuel G. Romualdez, at the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC. It was an honor spending an hour with the Ambassador and sharing opportunities of cooperation between LSPAA and the Embassy.
2018-01-20 The Haymarket Connection
The Haymarket Connection
Celebrating Jeff Garcia’s and Yasmin Angeles’ birthdays at Jeff’s residence in Haymarket. Everyone got treated to Jeff’s culinary genius.
2018-01-06 Greenies in the Blue
Greenies in the Blue
Lasallians “coerced” to don the blue in the Ateneo alumni New Year’s party!
2018-01-06 LSPAA New Year's Party
LSPAA New Year's Party
It was one of the coldest nights this winter, but nothing stopped the ANIMO heat that rocked the socks party at the Almeda residence in Ashburn! The Cebu lechon and the great food spread concocted by the LSPAA members at a week’s notice, the booze, the games, the singing and the dancing at the Almeda basement, the non-stop picture-taking that started as early as 4 PM lasted into the night, capped by LSPAA President Gregg’s lechong-paksiw snacks in the wee hours of the morning!
2017-12-03 LSPAA in UAAP 80
LSPAA in UAAP 80
Almusal at 5 AM! Congratulations to our worthy rival Ateneo Blue Eagles! It was a game well played! Congratulations to our DLSU Green Archers for putting up a good fight! It made our first overnight party fun and memorable!
2017-11-20 Happy Hour at Quigleys
Happy Hour at Quigleys
LSPAA President Gregg Angeles and LSPAA First Lady Yas brought young vibes at Quigley’s.
2017-10-28 to 11-02 DLSU MUN 2017
DLSU MUN 2017- Halloween
DLSU MUN 2017 - At the World Bank
LSPAA hosted DLSU’s delegates to the 2017 Model United Nations Conference for the 3rd straight year. Eleven brilliant students from DLSU competed against almost a thousand students from 68 universities from all around the world to simulate solutions to various global issues. Representing Bolivia (a group is not allowed to represent its own country), the DLSU MUN delegates garnered top awards once again! Excerpt from Professor Adviser Allen Surla’s post - “De La Salle University once again won The Outstanding Delegation Award at the 2017 National Model United Nations – Washington DC, Nov 3-5, 2017. This is the 4th time that DLSU bagged an award in NMUN-DC since its first participation in this conference in 2014. This is the 9th straight win of DLSU for participating in NMUN conferences in the US, Europe and Asia. On the Committee-level awards, DLSU got an Outstanding Delegates Award in Commission on Narcotics Drug (CND) and three Outstanding Position Paper Awards in GA1, UNCTAD and Security Council.” Congratulations Czeskah Knicole Eunhyzz, Lizel Manalansan, Sean Hinolan, Franz Li, Jokay Ramos, Nikki Santamaria, Missy Mendoza, Kaycee Guinhawa Valmonte, Ryan Lim, Matt Ang and Cara Angeline Oliver. Huge thanks to this year’s LSPAA MUN hosts: Norie & Bennie Benedicto, Gregg & Yasmin Angeles, Mela & Cricket Almeda, Leony & Elmer Rosario. ANIMO PROUD!
2017-10-27 First 2017-2019 LSPAA Board Meeting
LSPAA Board Meeting
LSPAA President Gregg Angeles and LSPAA Fist Lady Yasmin hosted the first official board meeting of the complete and realigned Board line-up: Gregg Angeles, President; Carmela Almeda, Vice President; Patricia Roldan-Goduco (Treasurer); Leony Gimeno-Rosario (Secretary and Immediate Past President); and Rafael Rivera (PRO). Also present were Aurora “Girlie” Arellano, Immediate Past Treasurer, and the ever-supportive spouses, Elmer Rosario, Gogi Goduco and Cricket Almeda.
2017-09-09 Bowling Green United
Bowling Green United
Members of the Bowling Green United (BGU) proudly wore their new green and white uniforms at the opening of the Fall Tournament of the World Bank Bowling League. In seasons when there are a good number of available LSPAA bowlers, BGU breaks up to BG1 and BG2 (there were as many as 5 BG teams in the past!) In seasons when most are out of the country or with family commitments or with back pains, LSPAA bowlers group into one team. Regardless of the number of teams, BGU is always united as one! One Bowling Green United! One Animo United!
2017-07-08 La Salle-O-Salo & Election of Officers
La Salle-O-Salo
LSPAA Election of Officers
LSPAA summer picnic at Burke Lake Park and election of 2017-2019 officers: Gregg Angeles - President; Patricia Roldan-Goduco-Vice President; Carmela Almeda-Secretary; Leony Gimeno-Rosario-Treasurer; Raffy Rivera-P.R.O.
2017-02-19 The Almedas at Ashburn, Virginia
The Almedas at Ashburn Virginia
The day was too short for friends having a great time. We capped the day with a dinner and sing-along at the Almedas in Ashburn and ended at 11 PM!
2017-02-19 Middleburg Town, Virginia
Middleburg Town, Virginia
An afternoon stroll after the wine and dine at Greenhill winery. Quaint town at the end of Route 50 but quite expensive real estate.
2017-02-19 Greenhill Winery at Middleburg
Greenhill Winery at Middleburg
Great food spread at the Greenhill Vineyard & Winery! Thanks to Cricket and Mela Almeda for providing the venue!
2016-12-10 Pasko Berde - Nightcap
Pasko Berde - Nightcap
Clubhouse cleaning was over at 9:30 but everyone still seemed so hyped up so those who still had room for more booze went on to a post-party nightcap at Elmer & Leony’s in Springfield until 1 AM!
2016-12-10 Pasko Berde Green Tee Grand Raffle
Pasko Berde Green Tee Grand Raffle Draw
Congratulations to all the Green Tee Grand Raffle winners!!!
1st Grand Prize Winner – Jane Gatchalian
Ticket sold
by Johnny & Evelyn Roque, the highest ticket sellers of the Green Tee Grand
Raffle event. Jane Gatchalian is a member of the St. Bernadette
choir and was a member of the caroling group in Pasko Berde 2015.
2nd Grand Prize Winner – Irene
Bernardino
Ticket sold by Marvin Opulencia to his colleague in the clinic
where they are both working. The ticket was from the batch of tickets assigned
to Ron Diokno who cannot believe himself that he was able to sell 7 booklets!
3rd Grand Prize Winner – Dr. Raul
Moran
Dr. Moran won a lot of hats and caps in the Pasko Berde 2015
raffle, won first place in the Green Tee Golf putt-for-dough contest and now the
3rd Grand Prize Winner! The winning ticket came from the 4 booklets
mailed to him that he all bought himself! That is more than 300% ROI!
2016-12-10 Pasko Berde In ActionPasko Berde In Action
Pasko Berde Poses
Lorton Station Community Clubhouse. It was another whole-day Christmas celebration for LSPAA members and friends! It started with the venue set-up at 10 AM, choir practice at 11, mass celebration at 12, potluck lunch at 2:30, impromptu games, dancing and sing-along, dinner at 6, Green Tee Grand Raffle drawing at 6:30, more dancing, singing, picture-taking and venue clean-up at 9 PM. The master of ceremonies, Joey Velilla and Ron Diokno, effectively kept the ball rolling for about 6 hours of unscripted programming. The LSPAA lechon and the members’ potluck dishes provided enough for two meals.
2016-12-10 Pasko Berde - The Songs of the Holy Mass
Pasko Berde - Songs of the Holy Mass
The LSPAA Choir - Jeff Garcia, Bernie Sevilla, Gregg Angeles, Henry Rogando, Tito Alisuag, Norie Benedicto, Mela Almeda and Robin Gopiao on keyboard.
2016-12-10 Pasko Berde - Mary Did You Know?
Pasko Berde - Mary Did You Know?
The LSPAA Choir Tenors - Jeff Garcia, Bernie Sevilla, Gregg Angeles, Henry Rogando.
2016-12-10 Pasko Berde - The Holy Mass
Pasko Berde - The Holy Mass
The Holy Mass, officiated by Msgr. Manny Balbago for 3 years in a row now was an offering of thanks to all members and friends and a commemoration of Niok Karaan’s 2nd death anniversary.
2016-02-14 Bente Berde Little Red Schoolhouse
Bente Berde Little Red Schoolhouse
Bente Berde, the LSPAA 20th anniversary fund-raising event in 2014, has benefited not only the One La Salle Scholarship Program and the La Salle Bahay Pag-asa for boys in Dasmarinas Cavite, it also built two classrooms at the Santo Nino-de la Paz Elementary School in earthquake and Haiyan-ravaged town in Loon, Bohol with another fund sponsor Paul & Lorinda Mola. The construction was a collaboration among Feed the Hungry in Washington DC, Commission on Filipinos Overseas and Clean Makers Construction and Services. LSPAA wholeheartedly thanks all members and friends who participated in the Bente Berde fund raising campaign. ANIMO!
2016-11-11 to 13 DLSU MUN Kids Awards
DLSU MUN Kids Awards
Congratulations MUN delegates 2016 for winning the Distinguished Delegation Award (2nd highest level among all awards), Outstanding Position Paper Award for the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) and Outstanding Position Paper Award for SC (Security Council). LSPAA is very proud of you! Animo La Salle!!!
2016-11-04 to 11 DLSU MUN Kids Everywhere
DLSU MUN Kids Everywhere
DLSU MUN Kids At Work
These kids underwent 4 months of daily training while in Manila. They came one week before the scheduled conference and not a day was left to waste as they explored DC from morning till night, rain or shine! And they continue to do serious reviews in the evening too!
2016-11-04 DLSU MUN Kids Welcome Dinner
DLSU MUN Kids Welcome Dinner
Thirteen DLSU MUN students came and 11 were hosted by 4 LSPAA families in Virginia: Gogi & Patricia Goduco in Lorton; Bennie & Norie Benedicto in Alexandria; Aurora Arellano in Springfield; and Elmer & Leony Rosario in Springfield. Airport pick-up and drop off were also provided by Adjo Gonzalez, Manny Santiago and Raffy Rivera. Welcome to DC Bianca Ruiz, Darleen Viray, Victorino Guillermo, Giancarlo Inacay, Santiago I. Teodoro, Agerico Soriano, Claro Manzano, Nicollo Mondoñedo, Missy Mendoza, Reese Mujer, Annika Carlos, Mikaella Vinluan, and RJ Sotelo.
2016-10-22 Green Tee Golf Winners
Green Tee Golf Winners
More than a dozen trophies, cash prizes and door prizes were awarded to the winners .
2016-10-22 Green Tee Golf Players
Green Tee Golf Players
The Green Tee Tent was buzzing with excitement even before the sun showed up. All the 30 LSPAA volunteer members and friends came, some as easly as before 7 AM! Coffee brews, bagels, pastries, bananas, strawberries and grapes heated up the cold Saturday morning; registration, give-aways, ticket sales, banners and ads set-up kept a steady hum occasionally spiked up with hellos and high 5s from friends who have not seen each other for quite some time; and golf carts came swishing by one after the other, in anticipation of the fun day that was yet to come! It was more than a full 18-hole shotgun tee-off at 9 AM despite the cold blustery winds! All the expected 78 players came, some as early as 7:30 AM!
2016-10-22 Green Tee Golf Volunteers
Green Tee Golf Volunteers
The Green Tee Tent was buzzing with excitement even before the sun showed up. All the 30 LSPAA volunteer members and friends came, some as easly as before 7 AM! Coffee brews, bagels, pastries, bananas, strawberries and grapes heated up the cold Saturday morning; registration, give-aways, ticket sales, banners and ads set-up kept a steady hum occasionally spiked up with hellos and high 5s from friends who have not seen each other for quite some time; and golf carts came swishing by one after the other, in anticipation of the fun day that was yet to come! It was more than a full 18-hole shotgun tee-off at 9 AM despite the cold blustery winds! All the expected 78 players came, some as early as 7:30 AM!
2016-10-01 Green Tee Golf Course Orientation
Green Tee Golf Course Orientation
Most of the LSPAA volunteers do not play golf, but indeed, nothing beats on-the-job training. Hats off to our Golf Director Rolly Saldana who has been patiently explaining the rules of the game, the roles of the hole volunteers, the meaning of the various awards and all the other nuances of the sport. We even had an actual golf course orientation a week before the game.
2016-09-11 Green Tee Meeting
Green Tee Meeting
Most of the LSPAA volunteers do not play golf, but indeed, nothing beats on-the-job training. Hats off to our Golf Director Rolly Saldana who has been patiently explaining the rules of the game, the roles of the hole volunteers, the meaning of the various awards and all the other nuances of the sport. We even had an actual golf course orientation a week before the game.
2016-08-03 LSPAA Visited the Greenbrier Kids
The Greenbrier Kids in West VA
Recall our Greenbrier Kids – the 7 students from the De La Salle-College of St. Benilde who are on internship at the Greenbrier Resorts in White Sulphur Springs in West Virginia. They lost everything, including their passports, when the floods of June 23rd swept away the house that they were living in and left with nothing except the clothes that they were wearing. LSPAA’s Leony Gimeno, Aurora Arellano and Elmer Rosario, together with the Philippine Embassy Assistance-to-Nationals Officer Larry Sumando, visited these kids in West VA who shared their harrowing experiences during the height of the floods, how they managed to survive and how they helped their elderly neighbors climb up the mountain. At very young ages, they got more than a practicum for their culinary course. They underwent a real-life survival adventure, not only during the floods, but more so after when they needed to pick-up the pieces and tried to get back to normalcy, on their own, away from their families. They thought they have escaped the floods in Manila and never expected this could happen to them here in the USA.
2016-07-15 Bro. & Co.at Veramar Winery
Bro. & Co. at Veramar Winery
Two thumbs up to Jeff Garcia, the team host for the day, for this beautiful winery facing the mountains. It was a perfect setting for the Filipino light baon at 3 PM. Jeff's shrimp cocktails and chicken macaroni, Norie's cheese pimiento sandwiches and pakwan and Girlie's fruits and cheeses on a breezy afternoon surely made the instant winery picnic a welcome mid-day respite! What better way to cap a light lunch than a 7-bottle wine tasting?
2016-07-15 Bro. & Co.at Luray Caverns
Bro. & Co. at Luray Caverns
Exploring Virginia's Luray Caverns with DLSU President Bro. Ray Suplido, DLSAA Treasurer Boy Kalaw, DLSU Alumni Relations Director Edwin Reyes and DLSAA President Derrick Yu. It was a one-hour walk through the caverns. We were lucky the line was short on a weekday, non-holiday noontime. Though all of the LSPAA escorts have been down here several times, it had been a fun walk with Bro. & Co.
2016-07-15 Bro. & Co.'s Day Out
Bro. & Co. at Bob Evans in Manassas
LSPAA with DLSU President Bro. Ray Suplido, DLSAA Treasurer Boy Kalaw, DLSU Alumni Relations Director Edwin Reyes and DLSAA President Derrick Yu. The 16-hour day started when the group left Springfield at 8:30 AM for a country breakfast at Bob Evans in Manassas.
2016-07-14 LSPAA General Assembly at Golden Hong Kong
LSPAA General Assembly pictures by Norie, Tito & Dexter
LSPAA General Assembly pictures by Marvin Opulencia
It was indeed a rare honor to be visited by Lasallian leaders from Manila led by DLSU President Bro. Ray Suplido whose daily schedule is always full-packed considering that aside from being the DLSU president, he is also either a chairman or a member of the board of trustees of 9 other De La Salle schools in the Philippines. Bro. Ray was very appreciative of the great attendance by the LSPAA members on a weeknight!
2016-07-14 At the US Capitol
At the US Capitol
So much history to absorb! I learned something - "E pluribus unum!"..."Out of many, one!" - The seal of the United States.
2016-07-14 At Lincoln Memorial
At Lincoln Memorial
This was exactly noontime, very, very hot and humid. The car therm shows 104!!! But our jet-lagged visitors, Br. Ray Suplido, Derrick Yu, Boy Kalaw and Edwin Reyes, were game!
2016-07-14 Brunch at Bistro 7107
Brunch at Bistro 7107
With DLSU President Bro. Ray Suplido, DLSAA Treasurer Boy Kalaw, DLSU Alumni Relations Director Edwin Reyes and DLSAA President Derrick Yu over silogs and crispy pata! Thank you Manny Tagle, food was great!
2016-07-12 Dinner with CSB & Philippine Embassy
Dinner With CSB & Philippine Embassy
Superb tapas and black paella with LSPAA VP Gregg Angeles and friends from the embassy- Consul General Emil Fernandez, Deputy Chief of Mission Patrick A. Chuasoto, Minister and Consul Rosanna Villamor-Voogel, ATN Officer Larry Sumando hosted by friends from the De La Salle-College of St. Benilde Angelo Lacson- Dean of SHRIM and Carmelita Lazatin- VP for Student Affairs.
2016-05-23 Tribu Angeles Thank You Dinner
TribuAngeles Thank You Dinner
Gregg and Yasmin Angeles and kids hosted a farewell-thank you celebration for Ambassador Jose Cuisia and Mrs. Vicky Cuisia in a small family fun-filled dinner at the Angeles residence in Fairfax. Gregg was Amb. Cuisia’s protocol officer at the embassy before he retired from public service in 2014. Gregg, the current LSPAA VP, will be joining the World Bank on June 1st. Congratulations Gregg! We will miss you Ambassador and Mrs. Cuisia!
2016-05-22 Celebrating the Life of Gladys TordilTribuAngeles Thank You Dinner
Gregg and Yasmin Angeles and kids hosted a farewell-thank you celebration for Ambassador Jose Cuisia and Mrs. Vicky Cuisia in a small family fun-filled dinner at the Angeles residence in Fairfax. Gregg was Amb. Cuisia’s protocol officer at the embassy before he retired from public service in 2014. Gregg, the current LSPAA VP, will be joining the World Bank on June 1st. Congratulations Gregg! We will miss you Ambassador and Mrs. Cuisia!
Goodbye Gladys
The LSPAA board participated in celebrating the life of Gladys Tordil, LSPAA Secretary 2013 – 2014 in a wake liturgy in the presence of Gladys’ daughters Nikki and Grace. LSPAA thanks all the generous donors on the fund raising for the funeral services and repatriation of Gladys’ remains to the Philippines. A total of $2,100 was handed over to the Migrant Heritage Commission, through Atty. Arnedo Valera, who coordinated the entire endeavor. Ambassador Jose Cuisia, together with Mrs. Vicky Cuisia, also participated in the services.
2016-05-20 Farewell Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr.
Farewell Ambassador Joey Cuisia
The Philippine Humanitarian Coalition hosted a farewell dinner for Ambassador Cuisia and Mrs. Vicky Cuisia at the Clubhouse Manor in Rockville. It was attended by representatives from 27 Filipino organizations in the East Coast. Amb. Cuisia’s term is ending on June 30, 2016 after 5 years of exemplary diplomatic service for the Filipinos in the USA.
2016-04-30 BowALU Reheat
Pictures from Marvin Opulencia
Pictures from Norie Benedicto
Pictures from Jojo Mendoza
UP Pep Squad Rally
La Salle Pep Squad Rally
Ateneo Pep Squad Rally
BowlALU Reheat was a big hit! Bowl America-Edsall was at full capacity! The sponsoring alumni organizations, Ateneo, La Salle and University of the Philippines, all maxed out their team quota. One-hundred and sixty bowlers playing for the three schools, together with their families and friends filled the lanes with fun and excitement. The pep squad rally opener indeed perked up the mood to capture the championship trophies! Congratulations to the UP Shooters for bagging the champion team trophy, to La Salle-Bowleros for the runner-up team trophy, to Marc Yalong from La Salle-Bowleros as the highest series male bowler and to Hieu Nguyen from UP Shooters as the highest series female bowler. The perfect-300 for a 9-pin no-tap format was persistently elusive that nobody succeeded in capturing the perfect-300 trophies.
2016-03-23 LSPAA Board Welcome Spring Lunch
LSPAA Board Spring Welcome Lunch
The first LSPAA board meeting for 2016 was held over super spicy crispy chicken at the Sichuan Pavilion in Washington DC.
2015-12-05 Pasko Berde 2015 - Smile!
LSPAA - Smile!
Walang katapusang photo ops!
2015-12-05 Pasko Berde 2015 - Dancing & Singing
LSPAA Dancing & Singing
Line dancing, maski pops, anniversaries, serenades by singers Virna, Cecille, Gregg, Lito, Mike...
2015-12-05 Pasko Berde 2015 - Raffle
LSPAA Raffle
The raffle event hosted by the fun tandem of Ron Diokno and Joey Velilla. Thanks to sponsors Sweet City Desserts, Bistro 7107 & RGE USA Corp.
2015-12-05 Pasko Berde 2015 - Caroling
LSPAA Caroling
Caroling by friends from Tulungan and Virna with the St. B Choir.
2015-12-05 Pasko Berde 2015 - Bless This Food!
LSPAA Potluck: Bless This Food!
Potluck food fare with the LSPAA lechon taking center stage under the knife of lechon PRO DanLaO.
2015-12-05 Pasko Berde 2015 - The Holy Mass Songs
LSPAA Choir: The Holy Mass Songs
The songs of praise by the LSPAA Choir with Robin Gopiao on keyboard. It was indeed God’s providence for gathering together more singers for practically only an hour of practice before the mass. Huge thanks for the support of Tulungan.
2015-12-05 Pasko Berde 2015 - The Holy Mass
LSPAA Choir: The Holy Mass
The LSPAA Christmas Party Holy Mass offering officiated by Msgr. Manny Balbago.
2015-11-22 Fun LSPAA Board Meeting at Haymarket
LSPAA Board Meeting at Haymarket
Huge thanks to Jeff Garcia and Mommy for hosting the LSPAA executive board from 10 AM to 7 PM! Now we know why Jeff's kare-kare shouldn't be missed! And the 100% homemade blueberry cheesecake is indeed to die for!
2015-11-21 Bowling Green 2 WB Bowling Tourney Champion
Bowling Green 2 Champion
Bowling Green 2, led by Team Captain Leony Gimeno, bagged the championship trophy in the recently concluded World Bank Fall Bowling Tournament while Bowling Green 1 led by Team Captain Norie Benedicto bagged the 4th place. It was an action-packed knock-down competition when both BG1 & BG2 won in round 1 with Hermie Gonzalez’ non-stop strikes and spares on top of her high handicap and Manny Santiago’s record-high 222. Both teams faced-off in round 2 with a tie score at only one frame left to go between BG1’s Adjo Gonzalez and BG2’s Gogi Goduco. Both made a strike-strike-9, that is how friendly the game was! However, in the end, BG2 won by 10 points courtesy of Gogi’s spare in the 9th frame. BG2 members were Juliette Barredo, Gogi Goduco, Elmer Rosario, Manny Santiago and Gregg Angeles. BG1 members were Jovy Jereza, Hermie Gonzalez, Adjo Gonzalez, Marvin Opulencia and Bennie Benedicto. The BGs sister team, Pintastics, bagged the season championship trophy (total highest points won for the season) with team members from LSPAA, Jenny Orbeta and Butch Cascarro together with Maiko Orbeta (Team Captain) and Mikee Orbeta.
2015-10-24 to Nov 5 DLSU Model United Nations Delegates
DLSU Model UN Delegates
LSPAA welcomed Juss Millete, Kitkat Cuenca, Chesca Maurico, Anna Araneta, Nicola Petilla, Binky Suarez, Natasha Wassmer, Monica Otayza, Pau Rodriguez (and Daphne Mendoza with their Faculty Lead Mr. Allen Surla to follow) who represented the Philippines and DLSU in a competitive multi-country Model UN Forum in DC on Oct 30 - Nov 1st. Special thanks to the host families - Leony Rosario and Elmer Rosario, Johnny & Evelyn Roque, Rolly & Tess Roland Saldana and Ding & Cheryl Madlansacay and to transpo hosts Adjo Gonzalez, Tito Alisuag, Elmer Rosario, Manny Santiago. Huge thanks to Girlie Aurora Guanio Arellano for the feast and to Bing Crisologo and Nanette for never failing to support.
2015-09-27 LSPAA Board Meeting
LSPAA Board Meeting at Lumpiapansitatbp
A lunch exploration at Lumpiapansitatbp in Wheaton Mall, MD for an LSPAA board meeting and Pres, Leony's birthday celebration.
2015-06-27 LSPAA Picnic & Elections
LSPAA Picnic & Elections
Mother nature played her tricks on the LSPAA summer picnic but that did not deter the group to transport Picnic Shelter A of Burke Lake Park to Springfield and keep the party going! The turnout was more than was expected despite the very heavy rain! Though grilling was a challenge, everyone still had fun from the first doorbell at exactly 12 noon up to the 7:00 PM mass at St. Raymond’s for those who lingered. The LSPAA election of officers, chaired by the Founding President Bing Crisologo, went fast and uncontested. Congratulations to the newly-elected LSPAA 2015-2017 set of officers: Leony Gimeno-Rosario, reelected for the second and final term as President; Gregg Angeles, from Secretary to Vice President; Jeff Garcia as the new Secretary; Aurora “Girlie” Arellano, into her 6th & 7th year as Treasurer; and Dan La O as the new PRO. The board of officers will be assisted by Aileen Lozon-Subido as the new Sports Director and Ron Diokno, in his second term as the Communications Director. The outgoing officers, Robin Gopiao, Tito Alisuag and Norie Benedicto joined the existing Board of Advisors. Robin and Norie leave behind a very impressive 2-year performance, capped by a very successful La Salle-Ateneo 2014 sportsfest. Tito, who has been skillfully preserving all LSPAA events through the lenses of his camera, committed to keep on documenting LSPAA’s glorious moments! The next two years will be transition years for the next president who will be coming from Leony’s newly-elected board. To the new set of officers – KEEP ON ENGAGING THAT ANIMO!!!
2015-06-27 La Salle-o-Salo Picnic Plug
2016-03-23 LSPAA Board Welcome Spring Lunch
LSPAA Board Spring Welcome Lunch
The first LSPAA board meeting for 2016 was held over super spicy crispy chicken at the Sichuan Pavilion in Washington DC.
2015-12-05 Pasko Berde 2015 - Smile!
LSPAA - Smile!
Walang katapusang photo ops!
2015-12-05 Pasko Berde 2015 - Dancing & Singing
LSPAA Dancing & Singing
Line dancing, maski pops, anniversaries, serenades by singers Virna, Cecille, Gregg, Lito, Mike...
2015-12-05 Pasko Berde 2015 - Raffle
LSPAA Raffle
The raffle event hosted by the fun tandem of Ron Diokno and Joey Velilla. Thanks to sponsors Sweet City Desserts, Bistro 7107 & RGE USA Corp.
2015-12-05 Pasko Berde 2015 - Caroling
LSPAA Caroling
Caroling by friends from Tulungan and Virna with the St. B Choir.
2015-12-05 Pasko Berde 2015 - Bless This Food!
LSPAA Potluck: Bless This Food!
Potluck food fare with the LSPAA lechon taking center stage under the knife of lechon PRO DanLaO.
2015-12-05 Pasko Berde 2015 - The Holy Mass Songs
LSPAA Choir: The Holy Mass Songs
The songs of praise by the LSPAA Choir with Robin Gopiao on keyboard. It was indeed God’s providence for gathering together more singers for practically only an hour of practice before the mass. Huge thanks for the support of Tulungan.
2015-12-05 Pasko Berde 2015 - The Holy Mass
LSPAA Choir: The Holy Mass
The LSPAA Christmas Party Holy Mass offering officiated by Msgr. Manny Balbago.
2015-11-22 Fun LSPAA Board Meeting at Haymarket
LSPAA Board Meeting at Haymarket
Huge thanks to Jeff Garcia and Mommy for hosting the LSPAA executive board from 10 AM to 7 PM! Now we know why Jeff's kare-kare shouldn't be missed! And the 100% homemade blueberry cheesecake is indeed to die for!
2015-11-21 Bowling Green 2 WB Bowling Tourney Champion
Bowling Green 2 Champion
Bowling Green 2, led by Team Captain Leony Gimeno, bagged the championship trophy in the recently concluded World Bank Fall Bowling Tournament while Bowling Green 1 led by Team Captain Norie Benedicto bagged the 4th place. It was an action-packed knock-down competition when both BG1 & BG2 won in round 1 with Hermie Gonzalez’ non-stop strikes and spares on top of her high handicap and Manny Santiago’s record-high 222. Both teams faced-off in round 2 with a tie score at only one frame left to go between BG1’s Adjo Gonzalez and BG2’s Gogi Goduco. Both made a strike-strike-9, that is how friendly the game was! However, in the end, BG2 won by 10 points courtesy of Gogi’s spare in the 9th frame. BG2 members were Juliette Barredo, Gogi Goduco, Elmer Rosario, Manny Santiago and Gregg Angeles. BG1 members were Jovy Jereza, Hermie Gonzalez, Adjo Gonzalez, Marvin Opulencia and Bennie Benedicto. The BGs sister team, Pintastics, bagged the season championship trophy (total highest points won for the season) with team members from LSPAA, Jenny Orbeta and Butch Cascarro together with Maiko Orbeta (Team Captain) and Mikee Orbeta.
2015-10-24 to Nov 5 DLSU Model United Nations Delegates
DLSU Model UN Delegates
LSPAA welcomed Juss Millete, Kitkat Cuenca, Chesca Maurico, Anna Araneta, Nicola Petilla, Binky Suarez, Natasha Wassmer, Monica Otayza, Pau Rodriguez (and Daphne Mendoza with their Faculty Lead Mr. Allen Surla to follow) who represented the Philippines and DLSU in a competitive multi-country Model UN Forum in DC on Oct 30 - Nov 1st. Special thanks to the host families - Leony Rosario and Elmer Rosario, Johnny & Evelyn Roque, Rolly & Tess Roland Saldana and Ding & Cheryl Madlansacay and to transpo hosts Adjo Gonzalez, Tito Alisuag, Elmer Rosario, Manny Santiago. Huge thanks to Girlie Aurora Guanio Arellano for the feast and to Bing Crisologo and Nanette for never failing to support.
2015-09-27 LSPAA Board Meeting
LSPAA Board Meeting at Lumpiapansitatbp
A lunch exploration at Lumpiapansitatbp in Wheaton Mall, MD for an LSPAA board meeting and Pres, Leony's birthday celebration.
2015-06-27 LSPAA Picnic & Elections
LSPAA Picnic & Elections
Mother nature played her tricks on the LSPAA summer picnic but that did not deter the group to transport Picnic Shelter A of Burke Lake Park to Springfield and keep the party going! The turnout was more than was expected despite the very heavy rain! Though grilling was a challenge, everyone still had fun from the first doorbell at exactly 12 noon up to the 7:00 PM mass at St. Raymond’s for those who lingered. The LSPAA election of officers, chaired by the Founding President Bing Crisologo, went fast and uncontested. Congratulations to the newly-elected LSPAA 2015-2017 set of officers: Leony Gimeno-Rosario, reelected for the second and final term as President; Gregg Angeles, from Secretary to Vice President; Jeff Garcia as the new Secretary; Aurora “Girlie” Arellano, into her 6th & 7th year as Treasurer; and Dan La O as the new PRO. The board of officers will be assisted by Aileen Lozon-Subido as the new Sports Director and Ron Diokno, in his second term as the Communications Director. The outgoing officers, Robin Gopiao, Tito Alisuag and Norie Benedicto joined the existing Board of Advisors. Robin and Norie leave behind a very impressive 2-year performance, capped by a very successful La Salle-Ateneo 2014 sportsfest. Tito, who has been skillfully preserving all LSPAA events through the lenses of his camera, committed to keep on documenting LSPAA’s glorious moments! The next two years will be transition years for the next president who will be coming from Leony’s newly-elected board. To the new set of officers – KEEP ON ENGAGING THAT ANIMO!!!
2015-06-27 La Salle-o-Salo Picnic Plug
La Salle-O-Salo Summer Picnic
Bring your families! Burke Lake Park is one of the most beautiful parks of Fairfax County. Picnic Shelter A is reserved for LSPAA for the whole day. You can come as early as 6:30 AM and enjoy the 4.7-mile trail around the lake for walking, biking, health & fitness station stops and picture-taking. You may also enjoy kayaking, fishing, volleyball, mini-train-ride, ice cream parlor treats, golf and frisbee games. When you get tired and hungry, go to picnic Shelter A and LSPAA will make sure that food is ready starting at 12 noon. Halika na sa picnic!
2015-05-26 At DLSU
Bring your families! Burke Lake Park is one of the most beautiful parks of Fairfax County. Picnic Shelter A is reserved for LSPAA for the whole day. You can come as early as 6:30 AM and enjoy the 4.7-mile trail around the lake for walking, biking, health & fitness station stops and picture-taking. You may also enjoy kayaking, fishing, volleyball, mini-train-ride, ice cream parlor treats, golf and frisbee games. When you get tired and hungry, go to picnic Shelter A and LSPAA will make sure that food is ready starting at 12 noon. Halika na sa picnic!
2015-05-26 At DLSU
At DLSU
Entered the DLSU gates once again after 34 years. The DLSU campus is more beautiful now than ever before! Indeed, the future begins here!
Entered the DLSU gates once again after 34 years. The DLSU campus is more beautiful now than ever before! Indeed, the future begins here!
2015-05-26 At DLSAA Office
At DLSAA
Visiting DLSAA for the first time with a warm welcome by DLSAA President Derrick Yu and staff.
2015-05-23 The 10th DLSAA World Congress
The 10th DLSAA World Congress
LSPAA is proud to receive its special citation award “for establishing a legacy of dynamic social change and service that spans 20 years, thus creating a milestone that is celebrated by its constituency and the Global Lasallian Community as a whole.” Bente Berde, LSPAA’s 20th anniversary fund-raising celebration, has successfully generated funds to help build a classroom in Tacloban devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in coordination with Feed the Hungry and donate scholarship funds to DLSU-Dasmarinas for Bahay Pag-Asa and to the DLSAA Scholarship Endowment Fund (Archersnook October-November 2014 Issue). The award was received by LSPAA President Leony Gimeno from the DLSAA Re-Elected President Derrick Yu during the 10th DLSAA World Congress held at Fontana Leisure Park Convention Center in Clark, Pampanga.
LSPAA Celebrates the Life of Niok Karaan
We have featured quite a number of board members since Archer’s Nook started 18 months ago. But Niok left us even before we got to his turn! To all those who were present during the celebration of his life after the funeral mass, you would have witnessed the many friends who almost filled up the St. Raymond’s Catholic Church on a Monday 11 AM mass. You would have heard the many testimonies of friends whose lives Niok had touched in one way or another.
2014-12-07 Pasko Berde - The Raffle Prizes
Pasko Berde - The Raffle Prizes
The Pasko Berde raffle prizes are gift certificate donations from LBC and Lumpia Pansit Atbp. There were also LSPAA t-shirts and iTunes gift certificates raffled away!
2014-12-07 Pasko Berde - The Games
Pasko Berde - The Games
The Pasko Berde parlor games led by Eileen Nadal & Mayette Velilla was overflowing with prizes and surprises!
2014-12-07 Pasko Berde CFC Youth for Christ Caroling
Pasko Berde CFC Youth for Christ Caroling
The CFC Yourth for Christ accompanied by a Lasallian couple Mike and Nancy Delanoche and Ed Tiong.
2014-12-07 Pasko Berde Party
Pasko Berde Party
The entire afternoon, led by our master of ceremonies, Joey Velilla, was a gastronomic foodfest with an LSPAA lechon and the sumptuous food fares from many, musicfest which included caroling from the CFC kids and the LSPAA choir, parlor games and raffle draws of gift certificates from LBC and Lumpia Pansit Atbp and many more. A smaller group stayed to clean up with a pizza and wine nightcap ending at half past 8:00 PM.
2014-12-07 Pasko Berde - LSPAA Choir
Pasko Berde - LSPAA Choir
We are proud of our LSPAA Choir! Formed barely a week before Pasko Berde and managed to practice during work nights and right before the mass! Special thanks to Robin Gopiao- keyboard, Gregg Angeles, Mela Almeda, Norie Benedicto, Coy Garrido, Henry Rogando, Jeff Garcia, Bernie Sevilla and Tito Alisuag.
2014-12-07 Pasko Berde Mass
Pasko Berde Mass
Pasko Berde was almost a 12-hour Christmas celebration! It started at a little before 9:00 AM with the decorations and sounds teams transforming the venue into a Christmas wonderland over coffee, arrozcaldo and bagels with the LSPAA choir practice in the background. The heart of the celebration was the Pasko Berde mass celebrated by Msgr. Balbago at 12 noon, offering thanks to the Lord for a year well-spent, for the healing of mind and body, for the safety of our Kababayans and for all special intentions of LSPAA members, families and friends.
2014-11-22 Bowling Green 1 Champion in WB Bowling League
BG1 Champions in WB Bowling League
Bowling Green 1, led by Team Captain Norie Benedicto, bagged the season championship trophy of the World Bank Fall 2014 Bowling League. Team members include Manny Santiago, Francis & Sookie Santayana, Bennie Benedicto, Cel Argayoso and Mark Medina. CONGRATULATIONS BG1!
2014-10-18 LSPAA at the UP Red Ball
LSPAA at UP Red Ball
At Marriott Tysons Corner - LSPAA's support to UPAA's 40th anniversary under the leadership of UPAA President Liza Virata-Theimer.
2014-10-17 LSPAA at the Velillas
LSPAA at the Velillas
Celebrating Joey Velilla's birthday (belated Sept. 26th) at the Velilla home. It was a fun-filled night, dancing the night away led by Sam Fadullon and Rick Bombasi.
2014-09-27 LSPAA at the Rosarios
Post Bente Berde Debrief
Celebrating Leony's birthday (advanced Sept 29th). Some post Bente Berde awarding - Tito Alisuag's $800 check for the Bente Berde Gala floor prize and an i-Pad Air to Ron Diokno for a job well-done for the Bente Berde gala programming and magazine, courtesy of Robin Gopiao and Leony Gimeno.
2014-09-13 BENTE BERDE, The LSPAA 20-Year History
The LSPAA 20-Year History
The LSPAA presidents recount of the 20-year history.
2014-09-13 BENTE BERDE, LSPAA 20th Anniversary-The Bente Berde Magazine
Bente Berde Magazine
A 92-carefully laid-out pages of LSPAA’s hard work for the past 7 months. It chronicles LSPAA’s 20-year journey as an alumni organization, showcases all Bente Berde events in the past 12 months leading to the grand celebration night and stamps the great support of LSPAA advertisers and friends who believe in its advocacy on education for the poor and deserving students in the Philippines through classroom rebuilding and scholarship programs.
2014-09-13 BENTE BERDE, LSPAA 20th Anniversary-Suite 1139
Bente Berde-Suite 1139
Still couldn't get enough of the evening's celebration vibes, more than a dozen bottles of wine were emptied, the last group to leave at past 3 AM!
2014-09-13 BENTE BERDE, LSPAA 20th Anniversary-The Happy Dancing Berdes
Bente Berde-Happy Dancing Berdes
Cheers to Norie Benedicto, the Happy Berde leader, Adjo Gonzalez, Bing Crisologo, Francis Santayana, Mayette Velilla, Joy Santiago, Hermie Gonzalez and Elmer Rosario!!! Choreographer - Butch Fadullon.
2014-09-13 BENTE BERDE, LSPAA 20th Anniversary-Dancing
Bente Berde-Dancing
2014-09-13 BENTE BERDE, LSPAA 20th Anniversary-Photo Ops
Bente Berde-Photo Ops
2014-09-13 BENTE BERDE, LSPAA 20th Anniversary-Program
Bente Berde-Program
Esteemed Lasallian and His Excellency Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia and Mrs Vicky Cuisia as honored guests with Ambassador Cuisia as keynote speaker. The master of ceremonies for the evening is past LSPAA President Mr. Joey Velilla and overall Program Director is Ron Diokno.
2014-09-13 BENTE BERDE, LSPAA 20th Anniversary-Dinner
Bente Berde-Dinner
2014-09-13 BENTE BERDE, LSPAA 20th Anniversary-Invocation
Bente Berde-Invocation
Robin Gopiao in the keyboard and son Joseph Gopiao in sax, with the LSPAA presidents in prayer.
2014-09-13 BENTE BERDE, LSPAA 20th Anniversary-Registration
Bente Berde-Registration
At Marriott Crystal City - Sookie Santayana & Coy Garrido at registration, Gregg & Yasmin Angeles at the raffle sales, Bernie & Imee Sevilla at the souvenir mag distribution, and Manny Santiago, Gogi Goduco, Butch Cascarro, Dexter Decena and all LSPAA board and advisors as ushers/usherettes.
2014-08-20 LSPAA General Assembly at GHK
LSPAA General Assembly at GHK
LSPAA members gathered at the Golden Hong Kong in Springfield and unanimously elected Gregg Angeles as new secretary for 2014-2015. The LSPAA bylaws that were ratified by the general membership during the March 31, 2014 general assembly at Luciano’s in Tysons Corner were also signed by the incumbent LSPAA officers.
2014-07-20 Meet and Greet Chino Roque
Meet & Greet Chino Roque, the First Filipino Astronaut
LSPAA and PAFC hosted the Meet & Greet with Chino Roque, the first Filipino astronaut who is also a Lasallian, at the Luciano’s Italian Pizza and Restaurant at the Fair Oaks Mall in Virginia. Chino is the nephew of LSPAA member Johnny & Evelyn Roque and Johnny’s sister, Sookie Santayana, the wife of another LSPAA member and past president, Francis Santayana. Listen to some sharing of Chino
in this Chino Roque Link.
2014-06-22 LSPAA Presidents Meet
LSPAA Presidents Meet
It was truly a rare treat to see almost all the LSPAA presidents gather together for an afternoon of work and fun for the Bente Berde photo-video shoot. There is no question why LSPAA survived for 20 years in the succession of dedicated LSPAA Presidents. We are confident that LSPAA will continue to produce new dedicated leaders as it moves forward to the next 20 years!
2014-06-07 La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest- Picnic and Awarding
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Picnic & Awarding
Congratulations LSPAA for bagging the championship trophy in 2014!
2014-06-07 Basketball Action on the Court! - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Basketball Action on the Court
Big cheers to the LSPAA team!
2014-06-07 Basketball Action on the Side - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Basketball Action on the Side!
Together with the basketball players of the future!
2014-06-07 Volleyball Action - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Volleyball Action
We'll fight to keep your glory bright!
2014-06-01 Bowling Action on the Lanes - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Bowling Action on the Lanes
The winning forms!
2014-06-01 Bowling Action on the Side - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Bowling Action on the Side
Everything outside the lanes.
2014-05-24 Flight E Golf Action in the Greens - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Flight E Golf Action in the Green
Flight E Action - Rolly Saldana (La Salle); Adjo Gonzalez (La Salle); Manny Mangilit (La Salle); Ateneo
2014-05-24 Flight D Golf Action in the Greens - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Flight D Golf Action in the Green
Flight D Action - Joey Franco (La Salle); Tonet Zorrilla (La Salle); Del Lorenzana (Ateneo); Gerry Berdan (Ateneo)
2014-05-24 Flight C Golf Action in the Greens - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Flight C Golf Action in the Green
Flight C Action - Greg Bengzon (La Salle); Francis Santayana (La Salle); Tony Wakefield (Ateneo); Mingging Ordoveza (Ateneo)
2014-05-24 Flight B Golf Action in the Greens - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Flight B Golf Action in the Green
Flight B Action - Carlo Evaristo (La Salle); Manny Santiago (La Salle); Gilbert Sampang (Ateneo); Bong Arpa (Ateneo)
At DLSAA
Visiting DLSAA for the first time with a warm welcome by DLSAA President Derrick Yu and staff.
2015-05-23 The 10th DLSAA World Congress
The 10th DLSAA World Congress
LSPAA is proud to receive its special citation award “for establishing a legacy of dynamic social change and service that spans 20 years, thus creating a milestone that is celebrated by its constituency and the Global Lasallian Community as a whole.” Bente Berde, LSPAA’s 20th anniversary fund-raising celebration, has successfully generated funds to help build a classroom in Tacloban devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in coordination with Feed the Hungry and donate scholarship funds to DLSU-Dasmarinas for Bahay Pag-Asa and to the DLSAA Scholarship Endowment Fund (Archersnook October-November 2014 Issue). The award was received by LSPAA President Leony Gimeno from the DLSAA Re-Elected President Derrick Yu during the 10th DLSAA World Congress held at Fontana Leisure Park Convention Center in Clark, Pampanga.
2015-02-08 An Afternoon with DLSU Chorale Alumni
At Cricket and Mela Almeda's in Ashburn
It was a fun and fruitful potluck afternoon get-together at the beautiful home of Cricket and Mela Almeda in Ashburn on a rare February 2015 weekend without snow! Originally organized as a DVD viewing event of the DLSU Alumni Chorale concert held in DLSU-Manila in August 2014 and participated in by LSPAA members Mela Almeda, Henry Rogando and Jeff Garcia, the afternoon morphed into something bigger. It became a “seeding” afternoon for new initiatives and new aspirations. Initial talks on the possible hosting of the DLSU Chorale Alumni in Washington DC by LSPAA were explored. A new alliance of the next generation LSPAA leaders was forged. Indeed, it was a first step for another big journey for LSPAA!
2014-12-10 LSPAA Celebrates the Life of Niok KaraanAt Cricket and Mela Almeda's in Ashburn
It was a fun and fruitful potluck afternoon get-together at the beautiful home of Cricket and Mela Almeda in Ashburn on a rare February 2015 weekend without snow! Originally organized as a DVD viewing event of the DLSU Alumni Chorale concert held in DLSU-Manila in August 2014 and participated in by LSPAA members Mela Almeda, Henry Rogando and Jeff Garcia, the afternoon morphed into something bigger. It became a “seeding” afternoon for new initiatives and new aspirations. Initial talks on the possible hosting of the DLSU Chorale Alumni in Washington DC by LSPAA were explored. A new alliance of the next generation LSPAA leaders was forged. Indeed, it was a first step for another big journey for LSPAA!
LSPAA Celebrates the Life of Niok Karaan
We have featured quite a number of board members since Archer’s Nook started 18 months ago. But Niok left us even before we got to his turn! To all those who were present during the celebration of his life after the funeral mass, you would have witnessed the many friends who almost filled up the St. Raymond’s Catholic Church on a Monday 11 AM mass. You would have heard the many testimonies of friends whose lives Niok had touched in one way or another.
Niok was a former LSPAA VP and
was an active member of the LSPAA board of advisors upon his demise. Except for his recent absence due to illness,
he was always present in all LSPAA meetings and activities. With his deep,
booming voice that does not need a microphone, he was a favorite master of
ceremonies in most LSPAA events. This picture link shows how deeply
involved Niok was with LSPAA.
2014-12-07 Pasko Berde - The Raffle Prizes
Pasko Berde - The Raffle Prizes
The Pasko Berde raffle prizes are gift certificate donations from LBC and Lumpia Pansit Atbp. There were also LSPAA t-shirts and iTunes gift certificates raffled away!
2014-12-07 Pasko Berde - The Games
Pasko Berde - The Games
The Pasko Berde parlor games led by Eileen Nadal & Mayette Velilla was overflowing with prizes and surprises!
2014-12-07 Pasko Berde CFC Youth for Christ Caroling
Pasko Berde CFC Youth for Christ Caroling
The CFC Yourth for Christ accompanied by a Lasallian couple Mike and Nancy Delanoche and Ed Tiong.
2014-12-07 Pasko Berde Party
Pasko Berde Party
The entire afternoon, led by our master of ceremonies, Joey Velilla, was a gastronomic foodfest with an LSPAA lechon and the sumptuous food fares from many, musicfest which included caroling from the CFC kids and the LSPAA choir, parlor games and raffle draws of gift certificates from LBC and Lumpia Pansit Atbp and many more. A smaller group stayed to clean up with a pizza and wine nightcap ending at half past 8:00 PM.
2014-12-07 Pasko Berde - LSPAA Choir
Pasko Berde - LSPAA Choir
We are proud of our LSPAA Choir! Formed barely a week before Pasko Berde and managed to practice during work nights and right before the mass! Special thanks to Robin Gopiao- keyboard, Gregg Angeles, Mela Almeda, Norie Benedicto, Coy Garrido, Henry Rogando, Jeff Garcia, Bernie Sevilla and Tito Alisuag.
2014-12-07 Pasko Berde Mass
Pasko Berde Mass
Pasko Berde was almost a 12-hour Christmas celebration! It started at a little before 9:00 AM with the decorations and sounds teams transforming the venue into a Christmas wonderland over coffee, arrozcaldo and bagels with the LSPAA choir practice in the background. The heart of the celebration was the Pasko Berde mass celebrated by Msgr. Balbago at 12 noon, offering thanks to the Lord for a year well-spent, for the healing of mind and body, for the safety of our Kababayans and for all special intentions of LSPAA members, families and friends.
2014-11-22 Bowling Green 1 Champion in WB Bowling League
BG1 Champions in WB Bowling League
Bowling Green 1, led by Team Captain Norie Benedicto, bagged the season championship trophy of the World Bank Fall 2014 Bowling League. Team members include Manny Santiago, Francis & Sookie Santayana, Bennie Benedicto, Cel Argayoso and Mark Medina. CONGRATULATIONS BG1!
2014-10-18 LSPAA at the UP Red Ball
LSPAA at UP Red Ball
At Marriott Tysons Corner - LSPAA's support to UPAA's 40th anniversary under the leadership of UPAA President Liza Virata-Theimer.
2014-10-17 LSPAA at the Velillas
LSPAA at the Velillas
Celebrating Joey Velilla's birthday (belated Sept. 26th) at the Velilla home. It was a fun-filled night, dancing the night away led by Sam Fadullon and Rick Bombasi.
2014-09-27 LSPAA at the Rosarios
Post Bente Berde Debrief
Celebrating Leony's birthday (advanced Sept 29th). Some post Bente Berde awarding - Tito Alisuag's $800 check for the Bente Berde Gala floor prize and an i-Pad Air to Ron Diokno for a job well-done for the Bente Berde gala programming and magazine, courtesy of Robin Gopiao and Leony Gimeno.
2014-09-13 BENTE BERDE, The LSPAA 20-Year History
The LSPAA 20-Year History
The LSPAA presidents recount of the 20-year history.
2014-09-13 BENTE BERDE, LSPAA 20th Anniversary-The Bente Berde Magazine
Bente Berde Magazine
A 92-carefully laid-out pages of LSPAA’s hard work for the past 7 months. It chronicles LSPAA’s 20-year journey as an alumni organization, showcases all Bente Berde events in the past 12 months leading to the grand celebration night and stamps the great support of LSPAA advertisers and friends who believe in its advocacy on education for the poor and deserving students in the Philippines through classroom rebuilding and scholarship programs.
2014-09-13 BENTE BERDE, LSPAA 20th Anniversary-Suite 1139
Bente Berde-Suite 1139
Still couldn't get enough of the evening's celebration vibes, more than a dozen bottles of wine were emptied, the last group to leave at past 3 AM!
2014-09-13 BENTE BERDE, LSPAA 20th Anniversary-The Happy Dancing Berdes
Bente Berde-Happy Dancing Berdes
Cheers to Norie Benedicto, the Happy Berde leader, Adjo Gonzalez, Bing Crisologo, Francis Santayana, Mayette Velilla, Joy Santiago, Hermie Gonzalez and Elmer Rosario!!! Choreographer - Butch Fadullon.
2014-09-13 BENTE BERDE, LSPAA 20th Anniversary-Dancing
Bente Berde-Dancing
2014-09-13 BENTE BERDE, LSPAA 20th Anniversary-Photo Ops
Bente Berde-Photo Ops
2014-09-13 BENTE BERDE, LSPAA 20th Anniversary-Program
Bente Berde-Program
Esteemed Lasallian and His Excellency Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia and Mrs Vicky Cuisia as honored guests with Ambassador Cuisia as keynote speaker. The master of ceremonies for the evening is past LSPAA President Mr. Joey Velilla and overall Program Director is Ron Diokno.
2014-09-13 BENTE BERDE, LSPAA 20th Anniversary-Dinner
Bente Berde-Dinner
2014-09-13 BENTE BERDE, LSPAA 20th Anniversary-Invocation
Bente Berde-Invocation
Robin Gopiao in the keyboard and son Joseph Gopiao in sax, with the LSPAA presidents in prayer.
2014-09-13 BENTE BERDE, LSPAA 20th Anniversary-Registration
Bente Berde-Registration
At Marriott Crystal City - Sookie Santayana & Coy Garrido at registration, Gregg & Yasmin Angeles at the raffle sales, Bernie & Imee Sevilla at the souvenir mag distribution, and Manny Santiago, Gogi Goduco, Butch Cascarro, Dexter Decena and all LSPAA board and advisors as ushers/usherettes.
2014-08-20 LSPAA General Assembly at GHK
LSPAA General Assembly at GHK
LSPAA members gathered at the Golden Hong Kong in Springfield and unanimously elected Gregg Angeles as new secretary for 2014-2015. The LSPAA bylaws that were ratified by the general membership during the March 31, 2014 general assembly at Luciano’s in Tysons Corner were also signed by the incumbent LSPAA officers.
2014-07-20 Meet and Greet Chino Roque
Meet & Greet Chino Roque, the First Filipino Astronaut
LSPAA and PAFC hosted the Meet & Greet with Chino Roque, the first Filipino astronaut who is also a Lasallian, at the Luciano’s Italian Pizza and Restaurant at the Fair Oaks Mall in Virginia. Chino is the nephew of LSPAA member Johnny & Evelyn Roque and Johnny’s sister, Sookie Santayana, the wife of another LSPAA member and past president, Francis Santayana. Listen to some sharing of Chino
in this Chino Roque Link.
2014-06-22 LSPAA Presidents Meet
LSPAA Presidents Meet
It was truly a rare treat to see almost all the LSPAA presidents gather together for an afternoon of work and fun for the Bente Berde photo-video shoot. There is no question why LSPAA survived for 20 years in the succession of dedicated LSPAA Presidents. We are confident that LSPAA will continue to produce new dedicated leaders as it moves forward to the next 20 years!
2014-06-07 La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest- Picnic and Awarding
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Picnic & Awarding
Congratulations LSPAA for bagging the championship trophy in 2014!
2014-06-07 Basketball Action on the Court! - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Basketball Action on the Court
Big cheers to the LSPAA team!
2014-06-07 Basketball Action on the Side - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Basketball Action on the Side!
Together with the basketball players of the future!
2014-06-07 Volleyball Action - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Volleyball Action
We'll fight to keep your glory bright!
2014-06-01 Bowling Action on the Lanes - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Bowling Action on the Lanes
The winning forms!
2014-06-01 Bowling Action on the Side - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Bowling Action on the Side
Everything outside the lanes.
2014-05-24 Flight E Golf Action in the Greens - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Flight E Golf Action in the Green
Flight E Action - Rolly Saldana (La Salle); Adjo Gonzalez (La Salle); Manny Mangilit (La Salle); Ateneo
2014-05-24 Flight D Golf Action in the Greens - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Flight D Golf Action in the Green
Flight D Action - Joey Franco (La Salle); Tonet Zorrilla (La Salle); Del Lorenzana (Ateneo); Gerry Berdan (Ateneo)
2014-05-24 Flight C Golf Action in the Greens - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Flight C Golf Action in the Green
Flight C Action - Greg Bengzon (La Salle); Francis Santayana (La Salle); Tony Wakefield (Ateneo); Mingging Ordoveza (Ateneo)
2014-05-24 Flight B Golf Action in the Greens - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Flight B Golf Action in the Green
Flight B Action - Carlo Evaristo (La Salle); Manny Santiago (La Salle); Gilbert Sampang (Ateneo); Bong Arpa (Ateneo)
2014-05-24 Flight A Golf Action in the Greens - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Flight A Golf Action in the Greens
Flight A Action - Dodi Domingo (La Salle); Danny Centeno (La Salle); Joby Bascon (Ateneo); Emil Fernandez (Ateneo)
2014-05-24 Golf Action on the Side - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Golf on the Side
Poses outside the greens.
2014-05-17 Tennis in the Courts - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Tennis in the Courts
LSPAA dominated all the 3 doubles games 6-2/6-4; 6-2/6-3; 6-0/6-2 against Ateneo.
2014-05-17 Tennis on the Side - La Salle-Ateneo Sportsfest
LSPAA-Ateneo Sportsfest - Tennis on the Side
Supporters galore! Mostly Lasallians!
2014-03-08 BowALU -Door Prizes & Awarding
BowlALU-Awarding
Bowl America Edsall
Door prizes donated by members of the three hosting alumni associations were raffled off to registered players and 27 trophies were awarded to all winners!
2014-03-08 BowALU -UP
BowlALU-UP
Bowl America Edsall
Thirteen (13) teams from UP participated.
2014-03-08 BowALU -La Salle
BowlALU-La Salle
Bowl America Edsall
Fifteen (15) teams from La Salle participated.
2014-03-08 BowALU -Ateneo
BowlALU-Ateneo
Bowl America Edsall
Eleven (11) teams from Ateneo participated.
2014-03-08 BowALU Pep Rally
BowlALU Pep Rally
Bowl America Edsall
BOWLALU was hot! Everyone had a taste of fun, camaraderie and good vibes. Bowl America-Shirley was closed out from the general public with all 40 teams from Ateneo, La Salle and UP vying for honor and glory!
2014-02-28 LSPAA Bowlers at Bowl America-Edsall
LSPAA Bowlers
February 28, 2014; Bowl America, Edsall
The LSPAA bowlers showed their mettle in the late night bowling practice at the Bowl America-Edsall.
2014-02-28 LSPAA at Bistro 7107
LSPAA at Bistro 7107
February 28, 2014; Bistro 7107
Sampling the gastronomic delights of Bistro 7107, where Manny Santiago ordered 3 of everything – crispy pata, sisig, pancit, kare-kare, bistek, binagoongan, pinakbet. It was more than enough to heat up a very cold 28 degrees night!
2014-02-22 BOWLALU Meeting
BOWLALU Meeting
February 22, 2014;Springfield, VA
Representatives from La Salle, Ateneo and UP met to fine-tune the details of BOWLALU (Ateneo-La Salle-UP Bowling Tournament) scheduled on March 8, 2014.
2014-02-01 AVE & Bente Berde Board Meeting
Sports Captains & Board Meets
February 1, 2014; Springfield, VA
The LSPAA sports team captains (Rolly Saldana, Russell Casapao, Aileen Lozon, Bernie Sevilla with team mates Art Franco and Bobby Masacayan, Sports Coordinators Norie Benedicto, Carla Intal & Robin Gopiao) and LSPAA board and advisors (Leony Gimeno, Robin Gopiao, Girlie Arellano, Tito Alisuag, Ron Diokno, Norie Benedicto, Bing Crisologo, Rolly Saldana, Adjo Gonzalez, Manny Santiago and Niok Karaan) held a back-to-back meeting in Springfield to discuss the AVE (Archers Vs. Eagles) Summer Games and Bente Berde (The LSPAA 20th Anniversary).
2013-12-23 Simbang Gabi sa DC
Simbang Gabi
December 23, 2013; St. Thomas Apostle Catholic Church; 2665 Woodley Road, N.W., Washington, DC 20008
LSPAA hosted the 8th Simbang Gabi of Christmas 2013 at St. Thomas Apsotle Catholic Church in Washington DC. It was part of the 9 novena masses leading to Christmas day hosted by various Filipino communities in the Metro DC area as organized by the Philippine Embassy. The members of the current LSPAA board and advisors participated in the event. Music was provided by Organist and Tenor Carlos Alberto Ibay. Carlos sang and played the organ at the Basilica of St. Peter at the Vatican during the blessing of the image of San Pedro Calungsod by Pope Francis in November. More on Carlos Ibay at http://carlosibay.com/.
2013-12-23 Meeting Tim Dar Juan
Tim Dar Juan
December 23, 2013; Malaysian Kopitian, M Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20008
LSPAA president Leony Gimeno interviewed Tim Dar Juan, the LSPAA First President after LSPAA was incorporated in September 1994.
2013-12-07 Pasko Berde 2013
Pasko Berde 2013
December 7, 2013; Golden Hong Kong, Springfield Plaza, VA
The
Green saved Christmas when 101 people came! There was no Pacquiao
fight, no ballroom dancing and no parlor games. It was purely a night
of good company, good food and a good cause. Lasallian members,
families and friends came to celebrate the season of sharing and bonding
together to generate funds for the super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)
survivors. Our master of ceremonies, Niok Karaan, ably conducted the
night's proceedings highlighted by the musical intermissions of the
Centeno kids, the Haiyan raffle draws donated by LBC, Bistro 7107, Venus
Nails and Lance Straps, the launch of the new LSPAA banner and the
Bente Berde reveal, a taste of what is to come in 2014.
2013-11-30 Typhoon Haiyan Donation from Sweet City & Bistro 7107
Sweet City Desserts
LSPAA started its fundraising campaign right after Haiyan hit. Members and friends immediately poured out their help and showed solidarity to support the typhoon victims. We especially acknowledge Sweet City Desserts and Bistro 7107 through the CEO, Manny Tagle, for channeling their Haiyan contribution through the LSPAA fundraising campaign. The total initial LSPAA collection of $3,405.20 as of November 30, 2013 has been handed over to Feed the Hungry through Vangie Ganuelas, FTH Executive Director.
2013-11-23 Bowling Green Teams 3rd & 4th Place in WB Bowling
Bowling Green Teams
It was a day of pleasant surprises for the Bowling Green Teams! BOWLING GREEN 1 (Robin Gopiao, Norie & Bennie Benedicto, Manny Santiago, Mark Medina, Rose Marquez and Gary Gavino) beat the unbeatable season first placer IT BOWLAGA (Sisons, Alapides and Bandongs) in round 1 of the Top Eight 3-game knockout championship day. BOWLING GREEN 2 (Adjo & Hermie Gonzalez, Gogi Goduco, Aida Franco, Paolo Gimeno, Elmer and Leony Rosario) also beat the other unbeatable Salvio Family team, the PINTACIOS, in round 1. Both BGs lost in round 2 against Noy Pins and Turkey Hunters so it turned out to be a friendly match for 3rd place in round 3. It was so friendly that both BGs are tied up with only Adjo left to throw a ball and needing only 1 pin to win the game. BG2 took home the 3rd place trophy and BG1 took home the 4th place glory.
2013-10-16 LSPAA Celebrates 2013 UAAP Championship
2013 UAAP Championship Happy Hour
A group of young La Sallians led by Carla Intal celebrated La Salle's championship to the first half of the UAAP 76 which culminated at a very tight basketball match between La Salle and UST at dawn on October 12, 2013, DC time. The young once were joined by the young once to savor the victory over bottles of beer and samosas. It was a clear and pleasant cool night at the bar patio in the corner of 19th and Penn. The young once ended the happy hour at almost 9 PM.
2013-10-05 LSPAA in Ateneo Blue & White Gala
Ateneo Gala
It was glitz and glam for some LSPAA members who participated in the Ateneo Blue & White Gala at the Crystal Marriott Gateway in Crystal City.
2013-09-29 Asian Festival Diary - by Adjo Gonzalez
Springfield, VA 22153;September 14, 2013; starting at 4 PM
2013-07-20 LSPAA Annual Picnic
December 23, 2013; St. Thomas Apostle Catholic Church; 2665 Woodley Road, N.W., Washington, DC 20008
LSPAA hosted the 8th Simbang Gabi of Christmas 2013 at St. Thomas Apsotle Catholic Church in Washington DC. It was part of the 9 novena masses leading to Christmas day hosted by various Filipino communities in the Metro DC area as organized by the Philippine Embassy. The members of the current LSPAA board and advisors participated in the event. Music was provided by Organist and Tenor Carlos Alberto Ibay. Carlos sang and played the organ at the Basilica of St. Peter at the Vatican during the blessing of the image of San Pedro Calungsod by Pope Francis in November. More on Carlos Ibay at http://carlosibay.com/.
2013-12-23 Meeting Tim Dar Juan
Tim Dar Juan
December 23, 2013; Malaysian Kopitian, M Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20008
LSPAA president Leony Gimeno interviewed Tim Dar Juan, the LSPAA First President after LSPAA was incorporated in September 1994.
2013-12-07 Pasko Berde 2013
Pasko Berde 2013
December 7, 2013; Golden Hong Kong, Springfield Plaza, VA
2013-11-30 Typhoon Haiyan Donation from Sweet City & Bistro 7107
Sweet City Desserts
LSPAA started its fundraising campaign right after Haiyan hit. Members and friends immediately poured out their help and showed solidarity to support the typhoon victims. We especially acknowledge Sweet City Desserts and Bistro 7107 through the CEO, Manny Tagle, for channeling their Haiyan contribution through the LSPAA fundraising campaign. The total initial LSPAA collection of $3,405.20 as of November 30, 2013 has been handed over to Feed the Hungry through Vangie Ganuelas, FTH Executive Director.
2013-11-23 Bowling Green Teams 3rd & 4th Place in WB Bowling
Bowling Green Teams
It was a day of pleasant surprises for the Bowling Green Teams! BOWLING GREEN 1 (Robin Gopiao, Norie & Bennie Benedicto, Manny Santiago, Mark Medina, Rose Marquez and Gary Gavino) beat the unbeatable season first placer IT BOWLAGA (Sisons, Alapides and Bandongs) in round 1 of the Top Eight 3-game knockout championship day. BOWLING GREEN 2 (Adjo & Hermie Gonzalez, Gogi Goduco, Aida Franco, Paolo Gimeno, Elmer and Leony Rosario) also beat the other unbeatable Salvio Family team, the PINTACIOS, in round 1. Both BGs lost in round 2 against Noy Pins and Turkey Hunters so it turned out to be a friendly match for 3rd place in round 3. It was so friendly that both BGs are tied up with only Adjo left to throw a ball and needing only 1 pin to win the game. BG2 took home the 3rd place trophy and BG1 took home the 4th place glory.
2013 UAAP Championship Happy Hour
A group of young La Sallians led by Carla Intal celebrated La Salle's championship to the first half of the UAAP 76 which culminated at a very tight basketball match between La Salle and UST at dawn on October 12, 2013, DC time. The young once were joined by the young once to savor the victory over bottles of beer and samosas. It was a clear and pleasant cool night at the bar patio in the corner of 19th and Penn. The young once ended the happy hour at almost 9 PM.
2013-10-05 LSPAA in Ateneo Blue & White Gala
Ateneo Gala
It was glitz and glam for some LSPAA members who participated in the Ateneo Blue & White Gala at the Crystal Marriott Gateway in Crystal City.
2013-09-29 Asian Festival Diary - by Adjo Gonzalez
Asian Festival
The Philippine presence in the recently concluded Asian Festival, coordinated by LSPAA’s own Eileen Nadal, was very much felt by everyone. Hermie and I volunteered to rent and drive a U-Haul truck to pick up various items from the Philippine embassy. We were supported by a dedicated crew from the APO fraternity. We started the set-up on Friday afternoon and were only able to go home at 4:30 AM on the following day.
2013-09-14 LSPAA First General Assembly 2013-2015
2013-2015 First LSPAA General AssemblyThe Philippine presence in the recently concluded Asian Festival, coordinated by LSPAA’s own Eileen Nadal, was very much felt by everyone. Hermie and I volunteered to rent and drive a U-Haul truck to pick up various items from the Philippine embassy. We were supported by a dedicated crew from the APO fraternity. We started the set-up on Friday afternoon and were only able to go home at 4:30 AM on the following day.
2013-09-14 LSPAA First General Assembly 2013-2015
Springfield, VA 22153;September 14, 2013; starting at 4 PM
While
only 25 people came out of the 202 invited, the quality of fun, food and
meeting content more than compensates quantity.
We have elected our new Vice President, Mr. Robin Gopiao. The group did an in-depth review of the
contents of the LSPAA ByLaws that needed revision such as member eligibility,
tenure of officers, election process, filling up vacancies, annual meeting
schedules, board meeting schedules, quorum issues, annual dues, LSPAA minimum
bank account balance, among others. The
proposed changes in the language of some provisions will be sent to the general
membership for review and will be submitted to the table for final vote in the
next general assembly.
2013-07-20 LSPAA Annual Picnic
LSPAA 2013 Annual Picnic
The outgoing LSPAA Board, led by its President, Bing Crisologo, hosted the 2013 Annual LSPAA Picnic at the Pohick Bay Regional Park Arena. There were non-stop grilling, parlor games for the young and the old, friends reconnecting and chilling in the summer heat, and of course, the election of the 2013-2015 LSPAA board members. Elected were Leony Gimeno President, Gladys Tordil Secretary, Aurora Arellano Treasurer and Tito Alisuag PRO.
2013-03-23 LSPAA General Assembly at Fiesta Oriental
2013-02-23 LSPAA-FABA Bowling Tournament - The Awarding
Guest of Honor: Ambassador Jose J. Cuisia
2013-02-23 LSPAA-FABA Bowling Tournament - The Opening
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Guest of Honor: Ambassador Jose J. Cuisia
2013-02-23 LSPAA-FABA Bowling Tournament - The Preparation
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Guest of Honor: Ambassador Jose J. Cuisia
2012-12-08 LSPAA Christmas Party
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About a hundred LSPAA members and friends came to celebrate Christmas and watch the Pacquiao-Marquez fight at the Canton Cafe in Springfield Plaza, VA. Unfortunately, Pacquio lost. But LSPAA won with the presence of long-time friends! More than $700 was also collected for the calamity relief funds for the victims of Typhoon Pablo.
2012-11-02 LSPAA First Friday Bowling Club
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The 1st first Friday bowling event for LSPAA members and friends was held at Bowl America Edsall.
2012-08-09 LSPAA General Assembly at Lucianos
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A meeting of the La Salle Philippines Alumni Association, Washington, DC Chapter was held at Luciano’s Italian Restaurant, Tyson’s Corner I, McLean, VA on August 9, 2012 from 6:30pm-10:00pm. The meeting was attended by a total of 51 members and their spouses. There were 45 LSPAA members present. The meeting was called to order by Virgilio Crisologo, President accompanied by the Board of Directors comprised of Aurora Arellano, Treasurer, Roland Saldana, Secretary & Manuel Santiago, PRO at 7:35pm to discuss the business topics related to LSPAA.
2011-05-14 LSPAA Maki1daan Celebration
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The La Salle Philippines Alumni Association hosted a gala to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of La Salle Education in the Philppines. It was held at the Marriott Tysons Corner with a spirited dinner dance attended by alumni, friends and family. ‘This once-in-a-lifetime celebration, dubbed Maki1Daan Dinner Dance, epitomized the camaraderie and social responsibility of La Salle graduates as they came together to renew their friendship, the Animo spirit and values. Proceeds of the event will benefit scholarships in the Philippines and the Tondo Millinium Challenge. ‘ – Maurice Owens (Philippine American Foundation for Charities). We thank all sponsors, raffle ticket buyers, guests and volunteers who helped make this a very fun evening.
2010-12-12 La Salle Christmas Party
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New members, lots of food, great comaraderie, looking forward to a great 100th year celeb… these are a few of the comments heard during the party. We closed the year with great achievements. We thank everyone who took time to prepare the great food. We thank Tony and Andrea for letting us use their restaurant.
2010-06-05 La Salle Ateneo Picnic
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La Salle picnics are always fun. But who would have thought that Ateneans can be fun to be with too! Maybe part of the reason was winning the last event of the sportsfest. The TUG-o-WAR! Almost 60 people attended the picnic to celebrate the completion of the first Ateneo La Salle DC Sportsfest. We look forward to bigger support and stronger teams next year!
2010-06-05 La Salle Ateneo Basketball Game
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I must tell you. You had to be there. And that is all. We had an awesome team. Kudos to our players and to our coordinator Ricky Magallanes for helping us make this event a reality. Everyone is talking about doing this again. Thank you Johnny Roque for manning the scoreboard for La Salle. And thank you to those on the bleachers for helping me cheer our team. You see that blue padding on the wall under the ring? That was our drums. It was fun and happy but in the end we lost by a few points. It was still fun and happy because we have found new friends and members. We look forward to a better outcome next year.
2010-05-29 La Salle Ateneo Golf Tournament
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Ateneo won by 5 strokes marking the first Ateneo win in the tournament. 3 foursomes tee’ed off at 9:00am. The photographer was wondering why at 8:30am, nobody was there. Well, he went to the wrong golf course. That is why.
2010-05-28 DLSAA President Henry Atayde presents 2011 World Congress
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Henry shared the vision of DLSAA and invited everyone to come and join the 8th DLSAA World Congress in October 2011. A 5 day event that will show the world the wonderfull new facilities around Manila. Lots of cool things planned for the Alumni. Start planning to be there! Come on! Sige na! Sali Na!
2010-05-22 La Salle Ateneo Tennis Match
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Photography gone wild! Lots of practice taking sport shots from our players exhibiting good form. Camera buffs can have a good time taking pictures here. It was a fun day spent with our friends from Ateneo Alumni. We of course won the trophy for the day. We lost our hard fought doubles match with a tiebreaker, but we won the 2 singles matches for the day. Animo La Salle!
2010-05-15 La Salle vs Ateneo Bowling Tournament
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We won! A very close match! Not bad for a 3 game scratch tournament. After the first game La salle was ahead by 2 points. Next Ateneo won by 11 points to lead by 9 pins. In the end, La Salle won by 3 points! Congratulations to players, Robin, Norie, Manny, Tony, Rod and playing coach Obet! And thank you to all those who were there to cheer with us! Kudos to bowling coordinator Obet Virata, President Eileen Nadal and Ateneo counterparts for making this event a success.
2010-04-01 A La Salle Evening with Lani Misalucha
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It was a riot! LSPAA friends and family expeirence up close the wonderful Lani Misalucha and her family! We are so happy to share with you these pictures of our new found friend. Thank you Joey and Mayette for hosting the evening. Kudos to our President Eileen Nadal for yet another successful event! Enjoy!
2010-03-10 Ayala Foundation Business Forum
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LSPAA was tapped by Ayala Foundation to coordinate their first business forum in the DC area. La Salle Alumni in cooperation with Ateneo and UP alumni groups hosted a very successful event entitled “Entrepreneurship and Philantrophy: Filipino-American Profiles of successful entrepreneurs”. Guest speakers included (L-R) Dani Canubas, Winston Damarillo, Ambasador Willy Gaa, Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Denny Roja and Dado Banatao. Meeting chairs were LSPAA President Eileen Nadal and Fernando Manibog. Ayala Foundation USA was represented by Rene Encarnacion.
2009-11-08 La Salle General Meeting at Luciano’s
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The team got together to review recent projects and recent fundraising efforts. Went on to discuss the Jose Rizal Foundation, the Christmas Party, attracting new members, the election process revisions, the world congress plans and a few other concerns. It was a very good meeting with new faces and a few rare appearances. There was a long meeting after the meeting that ensued until we wll had to leave. Many thanks again to Tony and Andrea Zulueta for letting us use a good size chunk of their restaurant on a weekend! And mmmmm free calamari with mozzarella and zucchini sticks!
2009-09-27 Pasiklaban in NJ
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LSPAA president Eileen Nadal was invited by La Salle NY Metro area chapter President Tess Canlas to watch a classic La Salle Ateneo match up. Our green archers beat Ateneo in the volleybal games but we got out shined in the basketball game after leading most of the first half. It was a very successful event with new and younger alumni practicing for several weeks before the event. It was followed afterwards with an after game party at former President Poch Perez de Tagle’s home in Jersey City. Concert producers Mon and Ching Legarda (Mon is also a former President) were there. Also helping out was former president Ed Lago but he had to go before we got there. Familar faces included Ron and Avie ‘#1 Fan’ Cabral were here too!
2009-09-27 Book Mobile Packing day at Lobaton Residence
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After picking up the last batch of books from Pablito Alarcon of PAFC, LSPAA volunteers packed 21 boxes of books destined for Bro. Mawel’s Mobile Libary project in Manila. Several folks contributed time and resources to make this thing possible. Special thanks to Butch Lobaton for offering his home for packing and for preparing a very delicious sit down dinner for the team after all boxes are tucked in. Packing photo’s courtesy of Nats Esteban.
2009-09-25 Meeting on Knowledge Channel with Rina Bautista
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LSPAA hosted fellow alumni Ms. Rina Lopez Bautista for a dinner meeting at the Luciano’s Restaurant in Tyson’s Corner. She shared with us the various activities they do at the Knowledge Channel. She gave us a CD that contains various information about their work. Also on hand was special guest Philantrophist Dr. Bambi Lorica MD from Potomac, MD. It was a very informative evening and we were glad to meet a new friend. Thank you Tony Luciano for hosting the meeting with us.
2009-09-22 Social Mixer at McCormick & Schmick
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LSPAA celebrated the birthday of our Treasurer Joey Velilla. Joey, the natural fashionista of the group, offered a fashion tip of the day for us during the event. Van Heusen shirts are out, Armani is in! I think I’m going to stick with Pacsun.
2009-09-10 Pulong ng Bayan at the Philippine Embassy
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LSPAA was at the embassy to welcome alumni Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro. He gave us a good assessment of he current security situation in the Philippines. We were able to also give him our T-shirt as souvenir. LSPAA VP Ted Aspillera was there to represent the board.
2009-10-13 Misa ng Bayan with Lea Salonga
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The La Salle Alumni team volunteered to usher the Misa ng Bayan, a fund raising effort by the Feed the Hungry and the Philippine Embassy aimed at generating donations for the Typhoon Ondoy victims in Manila. Lea Salonga was present to grace the occasion. Lea was wearing a pink top and black pants but did not have the pink shoes to match. Ambassador Gaa was also there to appreciate Lea’s volunteer efforts to rally the Fil-ams. They both shared that a lot of help was received but a lot more will be needed. We hope and pray our motherland endures the hard times ahead.
2009-08-01 Reston Asian Festival
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These are a few scenes from the recently held Asian Festival at Reston VA. This year the host was India. Next year it will be the Philippines!!! We also won recognition as the best booth. Our booth featured fruit carvings by skilled carvers originally from Paete. We also had Tinikling demo and a sayaw sa banko presentation on stage. We hope to see you there next year! Thank you to a core group of dedicated volunteers who set this up until late in the evening and coming in early in the morning. Thank you to the Embassy staff for supporting this event.
2009-07-29 La Salle Attends Reception Dinner for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
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Current LSPAA President Eileen Nadal and immediate past president were invited by FILUSA and Philippine Embassy to a dinner reception for Head of State Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at the Willard Hotel, Washington DC. We met new member and legislators from La Salle. This was a great honor for our chapter to be included in the guest list.
2009-07-25 LSPAA Annual Picnic
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Our annual picnic was held at the home of our treasurer Joey Velilla. 46 members, 3 guests and 6 kids were in attendance. The great food, gracious hosts and wonderful camaraderie helped make this another successful event.
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We hosted the visit of DLSAA Lipa President Brother Manuel Pajarillo at the home of VP Ted Aspillera. LSPAA also officially launched the support of the Book Mobile Program thru a ceremonial handshake and turnover of a children’s book to Brother Mawel. This program will help Filipinos have access to a transportable library and guided reading program
2009-06-23 June Social Mixer in VA
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Our June Social Mixer was held at Coastal Flats in Virginia. This was a lot of fun with new faces attending. We had members from the 70’s, 80, 90, and 2000’s who attended. We also each had a take home box of pizza from Tony & Andrea Zulueta, owners of Luciano’s Italian Restaurant. We celebrated June birthdays with cake!
2009-05-26 Farewell Party for LSPAA Member Myla & Consul Rico Fos http://share.escrip.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8CZNnDFm3aNBS
Our chapter hosted a despedida for Consul Rico and Myla Fos at Luciano’s, owned by fellow alumni member Tony Zulueta. This was an event also attended by other Fil-Am community leaders and representatives.It was sad to bid the Fos’ farewell, but everyone had a great time.
2009-05-22 LSPAA Participates in 7th World Congress LA, California
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The 7th World Congress was hosted by the Southern California Chapter held in Los Angeles, CA. Our chapter received a Special Citation Honor Chapter Award for our creative monthly activities that promoted a sense of fellowship, participation, camaraderie and a balance of fun, social responsibility and community awareness.
The Congress was a great mix of work, fun and creativity. The plenary session gave me a greater understanding of the One La Salle concept, history of La Salle and the Lasallian brothers. This was a very well-organized event.
2009-04-11 Potomac River Cherry Blossom Cruise
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Being a business owner has some perks. For our April event, Alumni members and their friends chartered a magnificent 64 foot luxury yacht for fun, dinner and fireworks along the Potomac River. This is some serious fun for a very reasonable price.
2009-02-14 Valentines Party
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Lots of good food and lots of casino fun too! To introduce variety to our events, we experimented on a casino type theme. This proved to be fun and participants have requested a repeat.
2008-12-13 La Salle Christmas Party
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This was a very well organized and well participated event. We have never seen little kids for a long time and we have started to see them again as younger alumni started to participate in our activities. We would hope that the next set of officers will be from a younger generation to encourage more new green blood!
2008-10-12 Bro. Gus and Bro. Ricky visits DC
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Before they proceeded to Baltimore we were able to invite Bro Gus and Bro Ricky for lunch at Rolly Saldana’s residence. It was a good time to meet and plan out new activities for 2009.
2008-09-13 Reception for Sonny Ungco and Ed Lago
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Sonny was a recipient of the 2008 Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA). He and Ed was able to spend some good sharing time with us before the gala. Lots of mainstays attended. During the event, we also met another fellow alumni. Bob Dacanay was also a TOFA awardee. He owns a consulting firm.
2008-08-09 First La Salle Mixer in DC
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This event kicked off a series of monthly events to celebrate birthdays and meet new friends. Each month a new event is organized to encourage members to meet others. Each event is well attended and invitation is open to all, not just La Salle alumni. This allowed us to get greater visibility, greater impact to community and a very organized group in the DC area.
2008-07-26 La Salle Annual Picnic and Election of new Board
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We elected a new set of officers: President – Eileen Nadal, Vice President – Ted Aspillera, Treasurer – Joey Veilila, Secretary – Kite Estipular, and PRO Alex Araque. Another well attended event with lots of new members in attendance.
2008-06-01 Philippine Independence Day Parade
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In a very successful (lots of new members!) coming out to the community activity, we participated in the Independence Day Parade. Our highly visible green shirts were able to attract ‘lost’ alumni during the event. We had a huge presence and our Bikers also brought their bikes with them. We were able to invite our newest members to our Picnic.
2008-05-24 Overnight Campout at Shenandoah
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Five families with kids from 2 to 18 braved the chilly mountain air to sleep on tents in the beautiful Shenandoah mountain top. We hiked, we cooked, we ate, we played games, pitched tents, snored, breakfast, and went canoeing with lunch along the river bank. This was our first and will have another in 2009. Our very industrious Eileen Nadal, then a PRO and now the President organized this event that will prove to be a draw for 2009.
2008-03-01 Forever Verde was a blast!
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Yes, it was a blast. I hope everyone was just as excited too! I don’t remember drinking as much beer since we graduated .. I guess the key there is ‘remember’… Being there with your classmates is really the best! You see everybody with a big wide smile on their face. Suddenly you are young again. You were there. Life was easy! We saw old faces … some are hard to recall … some did not change … an a few still look really hot! The touchy feely part was when we went to the second floor of the engineering building. My engbatch (’83) is the last batch with mounted pictures on the wall. We each took a pose pointing to our own picture on the wall. This is something you would not want to miss. Next time you have a chance to visit, make sure you look for your picture! Congratulations to the planning committee and DLSAA-Manila for organizing a very successful homecoming. Entertainers for the evening included Cynthia Patag and Randy Santiago. Both from Batch ‘83. Also our member Ron Diokno was tapped to help by the planning committee!
2008-01-05 Sinigang Night – Launching of Operation Alkansiya
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When Bro. Gus spoke to us in 2007 to discuss the One La Salle Scholarship fund, we were inspired by the far reaching and long term impact of the program. But we were faced with rising cost of fundraising events and the inherent lack of efficiency. Too much money was being spent on venue and services. Also after a very busy 2007, folks were not so interested in another major fund raising event. Economically, lots of members are not able to afford to participate in events that ‘costs’ hard earned money. During our 2007 ‘Tinola Night’, Operation Alkansiya was proposed and approved. It is a good way for almost 100% of money collected, make its way to One La Salle. We also created an ‘installment’ giving process that allowed members to contribute a small amount on a monthly basis and still make a big tax deductible impact at the end of the year.
2007-12-02 Christmas Party
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One of the problems we had in our chapter was the lack of new members. We used the invite to our ‘Free’ Christmas Party to spread the word. We received new members and also invited other friends. This event changed how we measure the success of our activities. We started measuring success by the number of new alumni we would meet.
2007-11-10 Tinola Night
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A great fun evening enjoying Adjo’s attempt to cook tinola. It was a great time to be with great company. We also had a very productive work session where the board shared the activities planned for 2008. Thank you to all those who brought food and drinks and for sharing fun time with us.
2007-10-20 Ateneo Blue Ball
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LSPAA supported our friends from Ateneo Alumni Association by attending their fundraiser. It was a successful event with close around 300 people attending. Kudos to our friends for a job well done!
2007-10-07 Br. Gus Visits LSPAA
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We were fortunate to have Br. Gus break bread with us at the residence of alumni member Max Jalandoni with help of his wife Nadine. He gave us an in depth profile of Bahay Pagasa and the One La Salle scholarship program. My best take away from the meeting was his reassuring words that the brothers are constantly praying for the health and well being of each and every La Salle Alumni! Animo La Salle!
2007-09-23 Baltimore Sto Nino Installation
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Cardinal Keeler has approved installation a statue of the Santo Niño in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Fellow alumni and member Hector Velloso and led the celebrations. He is a former Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus is Baltimore. He invited our chapter to attend and also treated us to a delicious Chinese dinner after the event. Feel free to visit the shrine when you can!
2007-07-21 4th Annual Asian Festival – Reston VA.
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We got invited to attend the Asian Festival in Reston VA. For the first time the Philippines was represented. We had an interactive booth and presented a Tinikling number. You would have been proud to be a Pinoy if you were there. The kids had the liveliest number and got the loudest applause from the crowd. Thank you Migrant Heritage Commission(www.migrantheritage.org) for getting all the logistics in place very quickly. We also got invited to a VIP reception together with the Philippine Association for Charities(www.pafc-inc.org) team. Good food and free beer! I also thank the special friends of LSPAA who attended with us. For future events please check www.asianfestivaldc.com.
2007-07-07 LSPAA Picnic
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Nice cool weather. Lots of food. Good music. Good company and nice covered shelter. Put them all together and what have you got? Another LSPAA Annual Picnic!!!
2007-07-04 Fourth of July Parade in Washington DC
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It was of great honor to be invited to participate in a very important national event. The very lively and very colorful Philippine contingent was put together by Grace Valera of the Migrant Heritage Commission (www.migrantheritage.org). Me and my kids, Joey Gonzalez (the handsome escort to one of the beauty queens) and Isabela Gonzalez (proud to twirl the colorful banner as part of the vinta display). I held the banner in front. We had barongs and ternos all over. We had ati-atihan costumes, we had flag waving line dancers, and a very colorful vinta display at the end.
2007-06-24 LSPAA Biker Club
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A group of alumni headed by Rolly Saldana (rsaldana@gmu.org) regularly plans bike treks all year round. If you want to join, please contact Rolly to get in to his email distro for the next planned trip.
2007-05-24 Toronto World Congress
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Shortly after our gala, we were off to Toronto! Members of our chapter attended and I was able to share our goals during the plenary session. As a Christian school we want to foster camaraderie and friendship among our members, through our three main thrusts, Faith, Health and Wealth were well received. We want activities that glorify the name of God through prayer groups, active participation and organization of the monthly Filipino Mass and retreats. We also want to ensure that our membership is conscious of their health through Health Awareness Seminars and through the formation of our Biker and Hikers club. And finally wealth opportunities were always on our mind. We would like to encourage business ownership to be explored by our members who mostly have a salary based income.
2007-05-19 Atlantic City Bus Trip
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LSPAA regularly sponsors bus trips to Atlantic City. Funds are once again used to support our annual donation to Bahay Pagasa in Bacolod (www.bahaypagasa.org). This was not exactly one of the more successful ones but hey .. we still had fun. I won $55!!
2007-04-12 PACC Happy Hour
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LSPAA attended a Happy hour hosted by the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce (www.pacc-dc.org). PACC is a membership organization that promotes entrepreneurship in the Filipino American Community. We were invited by PACC President Mitzi Picard.
2007-03-24 Green in March
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This was a very successful fundraising event. Various leaders from different area organizations were in attendance including our friends from the Ateneo Alumni Association. La Salle chapters from the East Coast and Toronto were also represented. Lots of volunteer time was donated by mainstay members and a few new members we met. We were able to reach out to a lot of people. We were able to show that in our own limited way we are able to raise serious cash in very creative ways!
2007-03-17 LSPAA attends PAFAI Gala
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A week before our gala, we attended and promoted our event during the gala hosted by the Progressive Alliance of Filipinos and Americans, INC (www.pafai.org). PAFAI is a not for profit, cultural, charitable, civic and social organization based in Washington DC Metro area.
2007-02-03 General Meeting
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This is our photoshoot session for the Green in March Gala souvenir program. Ron Diokno was our artistic director. Eric Lorenzana and Adjo Gonzalez were our photographers. Rolly Saldana took charge of overall packaging. Our host for the meeting was Johnny and Evelyn Roque. They sold the most tickets for the event!
2007-01-03 VP Noli De Castro visit at the Embassy
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The Philippine Embassy staff hosted a reception for the Vice President of the Philippines. He stopped by for a short but inspiring speech about the state of the affairs in our homeland. He was here in the US to represent our country in the burial ceremonies of the late former US President Gerald Ford.
2006-12-16 Bantay Bata Fundraising
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The board members attended the Bantay Bata fundraising event at JW Marriott hotel in Washington DC. VIPs were all over the place! Other schools represented there were UP and Ateneo. Good food, lots of dancing and good company!
2006-12-09 Party at Bing and Nanette Crisologo’s home
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Happy Birthday Bing!
2006-08-19 LSPAA Sponsors Pinoy Mass at St. Bernadette
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Through the efforts of our members who are also part of the Filipino Ministry of Northern Virginia, we sponsored one of the Saturday evening Pinoy Mass.
2006-06-24 LSPAA Picnic and Elections
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It was held in Burke Lake Park VA. It turned out to be a very nice day with pleasant temperatures. The new officers for the 2006-2008 term are Adjo Gonzalez (President), Mike Mayo (Vice President), Joey Velilla (Treasurer), Eileen Nadal (PRO), Paulo Castro (Asst PRO), Vanna Martinez (Secretary).
The outgoing LSPAA Board, led by its President, Bing Crisologo, hosted the 2013 Annual LSPAA Picnic at the Pohick Bay Regional Park Arena. There were non-stop grilling, parlor games for the young and the old, friends reconnecting and chilling in the summer heat, and of course, the election of the 2013-2015 LSPAA board members. Elected were Leony Gimeno President, Gladys Tordil Secretary, Aurora Arellano Treasurer and Tito Alisuag PRO.
2013-03-23 LSPAA General Assembly at Fiesta Oriental
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Leony Gimeno & Norie Benedicto were awarded by LSPAA for a job well done at the recent LSPAA-FABA Bowling Tournament.
Leony Gimeno & Norie Benedicto were awarded by LSPAA for a job well done at the recent LSPAA-FABA Bowling Tournament.
2013-02-23 LSPAA-FABA Bowling Tournament - The Awarding
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2013-02-23 LSPAA-FABA Bowling Tournament - The Winning Forms
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2013-02-23 LSPAA-FABA Bowling Tournament - The Teams
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2013-02-23 LSPAA-FABA Bowling Tournament - The Winning Forms
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2013-02-23 LSPAA-FABA Bowling Tournament - The Teams
Guest of Honor: Ambassador Jose J. Cuisia
2013-02-23 LSPAA-FABA Bowling Tournament - The Opening
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2013-02-23 LSPAA-FABA Bowling Tournament - The Preparation
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Guest of Honor: Ambassador Jose J. Cuisia
2012-12-08 LSPAA Christmas Party
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About a hundred LSPAA members and friends came to celebrate Christmas and watch the Pacquiao-Marquez fight at the Canton Cafe in Springfield Plaza, VA. Unfortunately, Pacquio lost. But LSPAA won with the presence of long-time friends! More than $700 was also collected for the calamity relief funds for the victims of Typhoon Pablo.
2012-11-02 LSPAA First Friday Bowling Club
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The 1st first Friday bowling event for LSPAA members and friends was held at Bowl America Edsall.
2012-08-09 LSPAA General Assembly at Lucianos
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A meeting of the La Salle Philippines Alumni Association, Washington, DC Chapter was held at Luciano’s Italian Restaurant, Tyson’s Corner I, McLean, VA on August 9, 2012 from 6:30pm-10:00pm. The meeting was attended by a total of 51 members and their spouses. There were 45 LSPAA members present. The meeting was called to order by Virgilio Crisologo, President accompanied by the Board of Directors comprised of Aurora Arellano, Treasurer, Roland Saldana, Secretary & Manuel Santiago, PRO at 7:35pm to discuss the business topics related to LSPAA.
2011-05-14 LSPAA Maki1daan Celebration
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The La Salle Philippines Alumni Association hosted a gala to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of La Salle Education in the Philppines. It was held at the Marriott Tysons Corner with a spirited dinner dance attended by alumni, friends and family. ‘This once-in-a-lifetime celebration, dubbed Maki1Daan Dinner Dance, epitomized the camaraderie and social responsibility of La Salle graduates as they came together to renew their friendship, the Animo spirit and values. Proceeds of the event will benefit scholarships in the Philippines and the Tondo Millinium Challenge. ‘ – Maurice Owens (Philippine American Foundation for Charities). We thank all sponsors, raffle ticket buyers, guests and volunteers who helped make this a very fun evening.
2010-12-12 La Salle Christmas Party
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New members, lots of food, great comaraderie, looking forward to a great 100th year celeb… these are a few of the comments heard during the party. We closed the year with great achievements. We thank everyone who took time to prepare the great food. We thank Tony and Andrea for letting us use their restaurant.
2010-06-05 La Salle Ateneo Picnic
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La Salle picnics are always fun. But who would have thought that Ateneans can be fun to be with too! Maybe part of the reason was winning the last event of the sportsfest. The TUG-o-WAR! Almost 60 people attended the picnic to celebrate the completion of the first Ateneo La Salle DC Sportsfest. We look forward to bigger support and stronger teams next year!
2010-06-05 La Salle Ateneo Basketball Game
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I must tell you. You had to be there. And that is all. We had an awesome team. Kudos to our players and to our coordinator Ricky Magallanes for helping us make this event a reality. Everyone is talking about doing this again. Thank you Johnny Roque for manning the scoreboard for La Salle. And thank you to those on the bleachers for helping me cheer our team. You see that blue padding on the wall under the ring? That was our drums. It was fun and happy but in the end we lost by a few points. It was still fun and happy because we have found new friends and members. We look forward to a better outcome next year.
2010-05-29 La Salle Ateneo Golf Tournament
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Ateneo won by 5 strokes marking the first Ateneo win in the tournament. 3 foursomes tee’ed off at 9:00am. The photographer was wondering why at 8:30am, nobody was there. Well, he went to the wrong golf course. That is why.
2010-05-28 DLSAA President Henry Atayde presents 2011 World Congress
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Henry shared the vision of DLSAA and invited everyone to come and join the 8th DLSAA World Congress in October 2011. A 5 day event that will show the world the wonderfull new facilities around Manila. Lots of cool things planned for the Alumni. Start planning to be there! Come on! Sige na! Sali Na!
2010-05-22 La Salle Ateneo Tennis Match
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Photography gone wild! Lots of practice taking sport shots from our players exhibiting good form. Camera buffs can have a good time taking pictures here. It was a fun day spent with our friends from Ateneo Alumni. We of course won the trophy for the day. We lost our hard fought doubles match with a tiebreaker, but we won the 2 singles matches for the day. Animo La Salle!
2010-05-15 La Salle vs Ateneo Bowling Tournament
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We won! A very close match! Not bad for a 3 game scratch tournament. After the first game La salle was ahead by 2 points. Next Ateneo won by 11 points to lead by 9 pins. In the end, La Salle won by 3 points! Congratulations to players, Robin, Norie, Manny, Tony, Rod and playing coach Obet! And thank you to all those who were there to cheer with us! Kudos to bowling coordinator Obet Virata, President Eileen Nadal and Ateneo counterparts for making this event a success.
2010-04-01 A La Salle Evening with Lani Misalucha
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It was a riot! LSPAA friends and family expeirence up close the wonderful Lani Misalucha and her family! We are so happy to share with you these pictures of our new found friend. Thank you Joey and Mayette for hosting the evening. Kudos to our President Eileen Nadal for yet another successful event! Enjoy!
2010-03-10 Ayala Foundation Business Forum
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LSPAA was tapped by Ayala Foundation to coordinate their first business forum in the DC area. La Salle Alumni in cooperation with Ateneo and UP alumni groups hosted a very successful event entitled “Entrepreneurship and Philantrophy: Filipino-American Profiles of successful entrepreneurs”. Guest speakers included (L-R) Dani Canubas, Winston Damarillo, Ambasador Willy Gaa, Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Denny Roja and Dado Banatao. Meeting chairs were LSPAA President Eileen Nadal and Fernando Manibog. Ayala Foundation USA was represented by Rene Encarnacion.
2009-11-08 La Salle General Meeting at Luciano’s
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The team got together to review recent projects and recent fundraising efforts. Went on to discuss the Jose Rizal Foundation, the Christmas Party, attracting new members, the election process revisions, the world congress plans and a few other concerns. It was a very good meeting with new faces and a few rare appearances. There was a long meeting after the meeting that ensued until we wll had to leave. Many thanks again to Tony and Andrea Zulueta for letting us use a good size chunk of their restaurant on a weekend! And mmmmm free calamari with mozzarella and zucchini sticks!
2009-09-27 Pasiklaban in NJ
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LSPAA president Eileen Nadal was invited by La Salle NY Metro area chapter President Tess Canlas to watch a classic La Salle Ateneo match up. Our green archers beat Ateneo in the volleybal games but we got out shined in the basketball game after leading most of the first half. It was a very successful event with new and younger alumni practicing for several weeks before the event. It was followed afterwards with an after game party at former President Poch Perez de Tagle’s home in Jersey City. Concert producers Mon and Ching Legarda (Mon is also a former President) were there. Also helping out was former president Ed Lago but he had to go before we got there. Familar faces included Ron and Avie ‘#1 Fan’ Cabral were here too!
2009-09-27 Book Mobile Packing day at Lobaton Residence
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After picking up the last batch of books from Pablito Alarcon of PAFC, LSPAA volunteers packed 21 boxes of books destined for Bro. Mawel’s Mobile Libary project in Manila. Several folks contributed time and resources to make this thing possible. Special thanks to Butch Lobaton for offering his home for packing and for preparing a very delicious sit down dinner for the team after all boxes are tucked in. Packing photo’s courtesy of Nats Esteban.
2009-09-25 Meeting on Knowledge Channel with Rina Bautista
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LSPAA hosted fellow alumni Ms. Rina Lopez Bautista for a dinner meeting at the Luciano’s Restaurant in Tyson’s Corner. She shared with us the various activities they do at the Knowledge Channel. She gave us a CD that contains various information about their work. Also on hand was special guest Philantrophist Dr. Bambi Lorica MD from Potomac, MD. It was a very informative evening and we were glad to meet a new friend. Thank you Tony Luciano for hosting the meeting with us.
2009-09-22 Social Mixer at McCormick & Schmick
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LSPAA celebrated the birthday of our Treasurer Joey Velilla. Joey, the natural fashionista of the group, offered a fashion tip of the day for us during the event. Van Heusen shirts are out, Armani is in! I think I’m going to stick with Pacsun.
2009-09-10 Pulong ng Bayan at the Philippine Embassy
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LSPAA was at the embassy to welcome alumni Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro. He gave us a good assessment of he current security situation in the Philippines. We were able to also give him our T-shirt as souvenir. LSPAA VP Ted Aspillera was there to represent the board.
2009-10-13 Misa ng Bayan with Lea Salonga
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The La Salle Alumni team volunteered to usher the Misa ng Bayan, a fund raising effort by the Feed the Hungry and the Philippine Embassy aimed at generating donations for the Typhoon Ondoy victims in Manila. Lea Salonga was present to grace the occasion. Lea was wearing a pink top and black pants but did not have the pink shoes to match. Ambassador Gaa was also there to appreciate Lea’s volunteer efforts to rally the Fil-ams. They both shared that a lot of help was received but a lot more will be needed. We hope and pray our motherland endures the hard times ahead.
2009-08-01 Reston Asian Festival
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These are a few scenes from the recently held Asian Festival at Reston VA. This year the host was India. Next year it will be the Philippines!!! We also won recognition as the best booth. Our booth featured fruit carvings by skilled carvers originally from Paete. We also had Tinikling demo and a sayaw sa banko presentation on stage. We hope to see you there next year! Thank you to a core group of dedicated volunteers who set this up until late in the evening and coming in early in the morning. Thank you to the Embassy staff for supporting this event.
2009-07-29 La Salle Attends Reception Dinner for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
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Current LSPAA President Eileen Nadal and immediate past president were invited by FILUSA and Philippine Embassy to a dinner reception for Head of State Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at the Willard Hotel, Washington DC. We met new member and legislators from La Salle. This was a great honor for our chapter to be included in the guest list.
2009-07-25 LSPAA Annual Picnic
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Our annual picnic was held at the home of our treasurer Joey Velilla. 46 members, 3 guests and 6 kids were in attendance. The great food, gracious hosts and wonderful camaraderie helped make this another successful event.
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We hosted the visit of DLSAA Lipa President Brother Manuel Pajarillo at the home of VP Ted Aspillera. LSPAA also officially launched the support of the Book Mobile Program thru a ceremonial handshake and turnover of a children’s book to Brother Mawel. This program will help Filipinos have access to a transportable library and guided reading program
2009-06-23 June Social Mixer in VA
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Our June Social Mixer was held at Coastal Flats in Virginia. This was a lot of fun with new faces attending. We had members from the 70’s, 80, 90, and 2000’s who attended. We also each had a take home box of pizza from Tony & Andrea Zulueta, owners of Luciano’s Italian Restaurant. We celebrated June birthdays with cake!
2009-05-26 Farewell Party for LSPAA Member Myla & Consul Rico Fos http://share.escrip.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8CZNnDFm3aNBS
Our chapter hosted a despedida for Consul Rico and Myla Fos at Luciano’s, owned by fellow alumni member Tony Zulueta. This was an event also attended by other Fil-Am community leaders and representatives.It was sad to bid the Fos’ farewell, but everyone had a great time.
2009-05-22 LSPAA Participates in 7th World Congress LA, California
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The 7th World Congress was hosted by the Southern California Chapter held in Los Angeles, CA. Our chapter received a Special Citation Honor Chapter Award for our creative monthly activities that promoted a sense of fellowship, participation, camaraderie and a balance of fun, social responsibility and community awareness.
The Congress was a great mix of work, fun and creativity. The plenary session gave me a greater understanding of the One La Salle concept, history of La Salle and the Lasallian brothers. This was a very well-organized event.
2009-04-11 Potomac River Cherry Blossom Cruise
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Being a business owner has some perks. For our April event, Alumni members and their friends chartered a magnificent 64 foot luxury yacht for fun, dinner and fireworks along the Potomac River. This is some serious fun for a very reasonable price.
2009-02-14 Valentines Party
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Lots of good food and lots of casino fun too! To introduce variety to our events, we experimented on a casino type theme. This proved to be fun and participants have requested a repeat.
2008-12-13 La Salle Christmas Party
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This was a very well organized and well participated event. We have never seen little kids for a long time and we have started to see them again as younger alumni started to participate in our activities. We would hope that the next set of officers will be from a younger generation to encourage more new green blood!
2008-10-12 Bro. Gus and Bro. Ricky visits DC
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Before they proceeded to Baltimore we were able to invite Bro Gus and Bro Ricky for lunch at Rolly Saldana’s residence. It was a good time to meet and plan out new activities for 2009.
2008-09-13 Reception for Sonny Ungco and Ed Lago
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Sonny was a recipient of the 2008 Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA). He and Ed was able to spend some good sharing time with us before the gala. Lots of mainstays attended. During the event, we also met another fellow alumni. Bob Dacanay was also a TOFA awardee. He owns a consulting firm.
2008-08-09 First La Salle Mixer in DC
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This event kicked off a series of monthly events to celebrate birthdays and meet new friends. Each month a new event is organized to encourage members to meet others. Each event is well attended and invitation is open to all, not just La Salle alumni. This allowed us to get greater visibility, greater impact to community and a very organized group in the DC area.
2008-07-26 La Salle Annual Picnic and Election of new Board
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We elected a new set of officers: President – Eileen Nadal, Vice President – Ted Aspillera, Treasurer – Joey Veilila, Secretary – Kite Estipular, and PRO Alex Araque. Another well attended event with lots of new members in attendance.
2008-06-01 Philippine Independence Day Parade
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In a very successful (lots of new members!) coming out to the community activity, we participated in the Independence Day Parade. Our highly visible green shirts were able to attract ‘lost’ alumni during the event. We had a huge presence and our Bikers also brought their bikes with them. We were able to invite our newest members to our Picnic.
2008-05-24 Overnight Campout at Shenandoah
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Five families with kids from 2 to 18 braved the chilly mountain air to sleep on tents in the beautiful Shenandoah mountain top. We hiked, we cooked, we ate, we played games, pitched tents, snored, breakfast, and went canoeing with lunch along the river bank. This was our first and will have another in 2009. Our very industrious Eileen Nadal, then a PRO and now the President organized this event that will prove to be a draw for 2009.
2008-03-01 Forever Verde was a blast!
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Yes, it was a blast. I hope everyone was just as excited too! I don’t remember drinking as much beer since we graduated .. I guess the key there is ‘remember’… Being there with your classmates is really the best! You see everybody with a big wide smile on their face. Suddenly you are young again. You were there. Life was easy! We saw old faces … some are hard to recall … some did not change … an a few still look really hot! The touchy feely part was when we went to the second floor of the engineering building. My engbatch (’83) is the last batch with mounted pictures on the wall. We each took a pose pointing to our own picture on the wall. This is something you would not want to miss. Next time you have a chance to visit, make sure you look for your picture! Congratulations to the planning committee and DLSAA-Manila for organizing a very successful homecoming. Entertainers for the evening included Cynthia Patag and Randy Santiago. Both from Batch ‘83. Also our member Ron Diokno was tapped to help by the planning committee!
2008-01-05 Sinigang Night – Launching of Operation Alkansiya
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When Bro. Gus spoke to us in 2007 to discuss the One La Salle Scholarship fund, we were inspired by the far reaching and long term impact of the program. But we were faced with rising cost of fundraising events and the inherent lack of efficiency. Too much money was being spent on venue and services. Also after a very busy 2007, folks were not so interested in another major fund raising event. Economically, lots of members are not able to afford to participate in events that ‘costs’ hard earned money. During our 2007 ‘Tinola Night’, Operation Alkansiya was proposed and approved. It is a good way for almost 100% of money collected, make its way to One La Salle. We also created an ‘installment’ giving process that allowed members to contribute a small amount on a monthly basis and still make a big tax deductible impact at the end of the year.
2007-12-02 Christmas Party
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One of the problems we had in our chapter was the lack of new members. We used the invite to our ‘Free’ Christmas Party to spread the word. We received new members and also invited other friends. This event changed how we measure the success of our activities. We started measuring success by the number of new alumni we would meet.
2007-11-10 Tinola Night
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A great fun evening enjoying Adjo’s attempt to cook tinola. It was a great time to be with great company. We also had a very productive work session where the board shared the activities planned for 2008. Thank you to all those who brought food and drinks and for sharing fun time with us.
2007-10-20 Ateneo Blue Ball
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LSPAA supported our friends from Ateneo Alumni Association by attending their fundraiser. It was a successful event with close around 300 people attending. Kudos to our friends for a job well done!
2007-10-07 Br. Gus Visits LSPAA
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We were fortunate to have Br. Gus break bread with us at the residence of alumni member Max Jalandoni with help of his wife Nadine. He gave us an in depth profile of Bahay Pagasa and the One La Salle scholarship program. My best take away from the meeting was his reassuring words that the brothers are constantly praying for the health and well being of each and every La Salle Alumni! Animo La Salle!
2007-09-23 Baltimore Sto Nino Installation
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Cardinal Keeler has approved installation a statue of the Santo Niño in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Fellow alumni and member Hector Velloso and led the celebrations. He is a former Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus is Baltimore. He invited our chapter to attend and also treated us to a delicious Chinese dinner after the event. Feel free to visit the shrine when you can!
2007-07-21 4th Annual Asian Festival – Reston VA.
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We got invited to attend the Asian Festival in Reston VA. For the first time the Philippines was represented. We had an interactive booth and presented a Tinikling number. You would have been proud to be a Pinoy if you were there. The kids had the liveliest number and got the loudest applause from the crowd. Thank you Migrant Heritage Commission(www.migrantheritage.org) for getting all the logistics in place very quickly. We also got invited to a VIP reception together with the Philippine Association for Charities(www.pafc-inc.org) team. Good food and free beer! I also thank the special friends of LSPAA who attended with us. For future events please check www.asianfestivaldc.com.
2007-07-07 LSPAA Picnic
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Nice cool weather. Lots of food. Good music. Good company and nice covered shelter. Put them all together and what have you got? Another LSPAA Annual Picnic!!!
2007-07-04 Fourth of July Parade in Washington DC
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It was of great honor to be invited to participate in a very important national event. The very lively and very colorful Philippine contingent was put together by Grace Valera of the Migrant Heritage Commission (www.migrantheritage.org). Me and my kids, Joey Gonzalez (the handsome escort to one of the beauty queens) and Isabela Gonzalez (proud to twirl the colorful banner as part of the vinta display). I held the banner in front. We had barongs and ternos all over. We had ati-atihan costumes, we had flag waving line dancers, and a very colorful vinta display at the end.
2007-06-24 LSPAA Biker Club
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A group of alumni headed by Rolly Saldana (rsaldana@gmu.org) regularly plans bike treks all year round. If you want to join, please contact Rolly to get in to his email distro for the next planned trip.
2007-05-24 Toronto World Congress
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Shortly after our gala, we were off to Toronto! Members of our chapter attended and I was able to share our goals during the plenary session. As a Christian school we want to foster camaraderie and friendship among our members, through our three main thrusts, Faith, Health and Wealth were well received. We want activities that glorify the name of God through prayer groups, active participation and organization of the monthly Filipino Mass and retreats. We also want to ensure that our membership is conscious of their health through Health Awareness Seminars and through the formation of our Biker and Hikers club. And finally wealth opportunities were always on our mind. We would like to encourage business ownership to be explored by our members who mostly have a salary based income.
2007-05-19 Atlantic City Bus Trip
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LSPAA regularly sponsors bus trips to Atlantic City. Funds are once again used to support our annual donation to Bahay Pagasa in Bacolod (www.bahaypagasa.org). This was not exactly one of the more successful ones but hey .. we still had fun. I won $55!!
2007-04-12 PACC Happy Hour
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LSPAA attended a Happy hour hosted by the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce (www.pacc-dc.org). PACC is a membership organization that promotes entrepreneurship in the Filipino American Community. We were invited by PACC President Mitzi Picard.
2007-03-24 Green in March
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This was a very successful fundraising event. Various leaders from different area organizations were in attendance including our friends from the Ateneo Alumni Association. La Salle chapters from the East Coast and Toronto were also represented. Lots of volunteer time was donated by mainstay members and a few new members we met. We were able to reach out to a lot of people. We were able to show that in our own limited way we are able to raise serious cash in very creative ways!
2007-03-17 LSPAA attends PAFAI Gala
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A week before our gala, we attended and promoted our event during the gala hosted by the Progressive Alliance of Filipinos and Americans, INC (www.pafai.org). PAFAI is a not for profit, cultural, charitable, civic and social organization based in Washington DC Metro area.
2007-02-03 General Meeting
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This is our photoshoot session for the Green in March Gala souvenir program. Ron Diokno was our artistic director. Eric Lorenzana and Adjo Gonzalez were our photographers. Rolly Saldana took charge of overall packaging. Our host for the meeting was Johnny and Evelyn Roque. They sold the most tickets for the event!
2007-01-03 VP Noli De Castro visit at the Embassy
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The Philippine Embassy staff hosted a reception for the Vice President of the Philippines. He stopped by for a short but inspiring speech about the state of the affairs in our homeland. He was here in the US to represent our country in the burial ceremonies of the late former US President Gerald Ford.
2006-12-16 Bantay Bata Fundraising
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The board members attended the Bantay Bata fundraising event at JW Marriott hotel in Washington DC. VIPs were all over the place! Other schools represented there were UP and Ateneo. Good food, lots of dancing and good company!
2006-12-09 Party at Bing and Nanette Crisologo’s home
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Happy Birthday Bing!
2006-08-19 LSPAA Sponsors Pinoy Mass at St. Bernadette
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Through the efforts of our members who are also part of the Filipino Ministry of Northern Virginia, we sponsored one of the Saturday evening Pinoy Mass.
2006-06-24 LSPAA Picnic and Elections
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It was held in Burke Lake Park VA. It turned out to be a very nice day with pleasant temperatures. The new officers for the 2006-2008 term are Adjo Gonzalez (President), Mike Mayo (Vice President), Joey Velilla (Treasurer), Eileen Nadal (PRO), Paulo Castro (Asst PRO), Vanna Martinez (Secretary).
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