MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 2010

Hello Kababayan!

Thank you to all who helped with the success of our recent annual June event. Trying to name all of those who helped would be risky for me as I might forget someone. So to all the volunteers, members and all the officers of the event ,I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Words are not enough to express how grateful I am to have such generous and able-bodied people in this association. All of our events would not be possible without your help.

2010 is quickly coming to an end, and what a better way to celebrate the closing of the year with "Parties". I am really excited for the upcoming Annual Picnic on Sept. 26th (Saturday) from 1:00PM to 5:00PM at the Luiseno Park in Oceanside. We expect lots of great games, entertainment and door prizes throughout the day; also we will have our membership drive to remind members to renew their membership and encourage our new "Kababayan" in the area that Fil-Am Cultural Association does exist. Please bring your friends, family and acquaintances to the picnic. Your membership renewal to this association is very important to the continuity of our community and group mission. I am encouraging you to attend, so you can exercise your right as a member and vote. The members are the foundation of the association. I would like to extend my deepest gratitude for your undying support and hope that we can continue the same enthusiasm and support into 2011. This year is our election of officers and board members for the year 2011-2012. And if you think you could be an asset to the association, you are welcome to step in and let us nominate you as one of the representatives of the Fil-Am Cultural Association of North San Diego County!

Again, thank you so much to all!!

Rica Derosier
President
Fil-Am Cultural Assn Of North San Diego County
www.filamsandiegonorthcounty.com
760-207-6410

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 2009

Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to our 2009 Miss Fil-Am Cultural Association of North San Diego Pageant competition. I would like to take a moment to extend my deepest gratitude to all the officers, members, volunteers and participants– who, without them this evening would not be possible. I also want to give a very special welcome to our courageous pageant candidates, their families, Guest Performers and our very special Guest of Honor this evening Mayor Jim Wood.

Candidates, we salute you for your great effort, hard work and sacrifices. You are all winners in the truest sense of word. Although only one gets crowned, I want you to know that you are individually unique and beautiful and have filled a purpose in life that to someone else you are a Queen.

Parents, we admire you for raising these fine candidates. Long after tonight’s event is over, after one person is declared the new 2009 Miss Fil-Am Cultural Association of North San Diego County, we will all remember you as the instrument in making this event a major success. We could attest on how difficult it is to raise Filipinos in this foreign land we all learned to love.
Tonight your daughters are here to proudly assert their Filipino identities, and to project our admirable Filipino traits and qualities, sharing our unique culture and traditions. This pageant competition will hopefully remind us of the Filipino culture that we do not want our children to forget.

Judges, we thank you for your patience. You have an enormous task ahead of you; we hope and pray that your wisdom will guide you in making the right decisions tonight and when the night is over, they would have chosen the new Miss Fil-Am who is best able to represent the whole Fil-Am community with pride.

Lastly, I would like to thanks Pat De La Rosa Pageant Chairman, Belle Limoge co- chair, Pam Pahnke Pageant Coordinator, Carmina Barker assistant coordinator, Efren Abiera Jr. our choreographer, Mrs Fil-Am 2009 and her court, Cultural Dancers, Little Miss Fil-Am and her court, Pre-Teen Miss Fil-Am and her court, Executive Directors, Board of Directors, Officers, Members, Volunteers, Guest Performers, our Special guest Beverly Pestano, Our Donors, Ted Lintan, our emcee for his undying support to the Fil-Am and of course GySgt Galin Oliver and his marines. To everyone in this room , thank you so much for all the support.

MARAMING SALAMAT PO AT MABUHAY!!!!!

Rica Derosier
President
Fil-Am Cultural Assn Of North San Diego County
www.filamsandiegonorthcounty.com
760-207-6410

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 2009

Thank you again for giving me the opportunity to serve another term.

It was truly an honor working with all of you and serving you. I have waited this far to do this message because I wanted to cover a lot of what’s going on in the community. We have been blessed with a lot of good and successful things like our Valentine's Day Dinner Dance, Mother's Day’s Mardi Gras, “Car Wash", Bowl-A-Thon and most of all, our 8th Annual Fil-Am event with this year's theme “Express Your Culture”. Let me please extend my gratitude to everyone who graced the occassion, young and old, who were delighted to visit the vendor’s booth and food stands, while others stayed on provided chairs, with no shade, just enjoying the overture, the opening and welcome address for the morning crowd. Local public Officials were present to offer their support of the Fil-Am community; such as, Oceanside Mayor Jim Wood, council members namely, Rocky Chavez, Jack Feller, Jerome Fern and Esther Sanchez, and the Oceanside Library Dir. Deborah Polich. A very special thanks to the Staff of Oceanside Public Library for their support and generosity - as the venue contributed to the huge success of the event .l am most grateful to our sponsoring Partner, Vendors and Donors of the event, for without them, it will not be the same. I hope that we show them our support by patronizing their products and services. Congratulations to the Winners ,Chairpersons, Board of Directors, Officers, Committees, Emcees, Hosts, Candidates, Volunteers, Performers, Models, Participants of the Mrs Fil-Am, Pre-Teen Fil-Am, Little Miss Fil-Am 2009 pageant, Traditional Fashion show, Showcase UR talent, and FIL-AM Scholars. Special thanks should go to the parents of Little Miss and Pre-teen candidates, and cultural dancers, for giving up their weekends with undying efforts and support to drive and be there for their siblings during rehearsals.

I salute Enri, Belle and the cultural dancers, for even with only minimal weeks of practices, had realized my goal this year to have Filipino Cultural Dances become a part of the 8th annual event, Thank you so much!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you, officers and members, from the bottom of my heart, for all the support - commitment to service - and love for community that you possess - all of which helped in making the 8th Annual Fil-Am Celebration a success. Without all of you, these will not take place.

Lastly, I would like to announce our another upcoming event which will be on August 08, 2009, the “ MISS TEEN FIL-AM 2009" and "MISS FIL-AM 2009" pageant and the venue will be at the Grand Ballroom of South Mesa Club located at MCCS Camp Pendleton, CA . For more details, please visit our website: www.filamsandiegonorthcounty.com

MARAMING SALAMAT PO AT MABUHAY!!!!!

Rica Derosier
President
Fil-Am Cultural Assn Of North San Diego County
www.filamsandiegonorthcounty.com
760-207-6410

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 2008

It is my pleasure to extend a heartfelt gratitude to all the help and support to make this association success. I take this opportunity to praise the officers, board members, committees and all the volunteer who have demonstrated their commitment and rendering us their undying support for making every event a success. With your focues on cultural awareness, family values, higher education, leadership, and role models, you make all Filipinos proud.

Once and for all, my special thanks to all the Parent's, for generously donating their tireless energy and efforts supporting the candidates and association during the pageant. I, salute the Mrs Fil-Am candidates for all the effort and support in raising funds to make the event a success one more. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS, JUDGES, EMCEESS, COMMITTEES, PARTICIPANTS, PARENTS AND OUR FRIENDS AT THE OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY, WE MADE IT A SUCCESS....

Candidates see you all next year and we will make it better and more enjoyable.

And don't forget to watch the Freemdom Parade June 28, 2008, Saturday at South Coast Highway, Oceanside, C.A. It starts at 10;00AM, anyone joining the parade be there by 9:00am. Volunteers, decorators and officers be there by 8:00AM.

Thank you, on behalf of the Fil-Am, I am looking to moving the association forward, with visions of greater unity among our Kababayan, and more recognition of our culture in Oceanside, San Diego County.

Maraming Salamat Po,

RICA DEROSIER
President

Maraming Salamat sa inyong Lahat!

It is my pleasure to extend a heartfelt gratitude to you all, Mayor Jim Wood of Oceanside & counsel members, Deborah Polich and Staff of Oceanside Library, KOCT director , production staff, Chef Larry Banares for making the June 9th 2007 event a success. I take this opportunity to praise the officers, board members, committees and all the volunteers who have demonstrated their commitment and rendering us their support for making this event another success. With your focus on cultural awareness, family values, higher education, leadership, and role models, you make all Filipinos proud.

All the pageant candidates put me in tears as I watched them on stage, for the fact that, at this young age, they had shown professionalism. I salute these girls and Alex Tuazon for all their long hard work at the rehearsals, and to me, they are all winners!

And last but not the least, a feeling of mixed excitement and anxiety, I am excited to take over from my predecessor, Marilou Hruby, who left the Fil-Am presidency with great legacy. She led the fledgling association and proved that it is a legitimate group, ultimately capping her successful term with an election of officers. Thank you, on behalf of the Fil-Am group! I am looking forward to moving the association forward, with visions of greater unity among our Kababayan, and more recognition of our culture in San Diego County.