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During the induction ceremony, the officers were sworn in by reading from a script that, among others, pledged that:.. "I will do honor and bring glory to the Organization, I will work very hard towards the financial stability of this organization, I will exert all efforts to the betterment of Tanjay, and I will profess loyalty to my native land, Philippines my Philippines." The dance hall was huge, and could easily accommodate all the guests, who numbered 109, arranged in 14 tables around the dance floor. That exact count was because we were sitting at the table of Chapter president and organizer Perla Labe-Pinzon, and her husband Dr Manny was doing all the head counting. The magic break-even number was 65, and by all counts, the Association made a handsome sum. LA Tanjayanons take note:
 Christmas party at Florie & Fatima Aguilar’s residence. Ladies, First row: Charito Concepcion, Diosa Flores, Charrie Cabahug, Ines Aguilar, Fatima Aguilar. Second row, Angie Aguilar, Malda Gomez, Marietta Aguilar, Perla Pinzon, & Emma Girasol. |
the cover charge was only $30
perperson, and the buffet cost was less than half of that, while the
cost of the DJ and the DIs were already covered by individual donations
and pledges from generous members, who had succumbed to Perla’s
fund-raising collective ability and charm.
There also was a raffle, with donated prizes from some members, and part of the cash proceeds were plowed back as the first prize. The lucky winner who got the $100 prize was none other than Anita Olis, who had earlier been relating her wonderful experiences with the LA Tanjayanons a few weeks earlier. Much honor was given to the Aguilar family, whose membership made up almost a quarter of the group. Last month, the last and 11th sibling of the family arrived from Tanjay. Guests came in from as far as Pennsylvania. We were disappointed when Dr Batiancilla, Luding Alvarez, and Basilia Ramirez couldn’t make it after all. It was a day of fun and camaraderie, and when compared to LA’s founding organization, the relatively new Chapter also has relatively younger membership. Kudos for the other organizers, Malda Gomez, Baby Villanueva, Menchu Diago, Diosa Flores, and others. Via Señor Santiago!
reported by Danny Gil
 The officers being inducted by
Dr Manny Pinzon. See left inset.
 The boys at the same party:
First row: Bebot Cabahug, Florie Aguilar, Nilo Torres, Danny Gil.
Second row:
Dodo Señeris, Rudy Girasol, Reynald Aguilar, Manny Pinzon,
Nanding
Aguilar, Magencio Aguilar, Junior Aguilar, Raul Catacutan. Kids in the
center:
Regine Aguilar and Justice Pinzon.
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