January 4, 2009
1.
A meeting composed of Divine Word
College of Urdaneta (DWCU) Alumni from Class
1971 - Class 1974 was held at 5 P.M. on
December 13, 2008, at the residence of Mauro
Mondala, Jr. in Barrio Paurido to discuss
the organization of a “Mini-Grand
Reunion” for Class 1970 - Class 1974.
2. The
following alumni were present and
represented their respective class in the
discussion:
Nieves Murillo-de Guzman 1971
Marilyn Sarga-Mararac 1973
Virginia Callanta 1971
Ofelia Sanchez 1973
Leonora Bergado 1971
Pedro Estrada, Jr. 1973
Norlita
Divina 1971
Grace Geronimo 1974
Johnny S. Soriano 1972
Cirila Gozon-Celeste 1974
Elpidio Angeles 1973
Phillip Villanueva 1974
Ernesto Malbog, Jr. 1973 Mauro
Mondala, Jr. 1974
Elino Revilla 1973 Antonio Ordonez 1974
Isidro Garcia 1973
Ely de Guzman (Guest/UCHS/UNHS 1971)
3.
The following items were discussed
and/or approved by the alumni present:
Event: Class 1970 - 1974 Mini-Grand Reunion
Date: December 12 (Saturday) and 13 (Sunday), 2009.
The month of December was chosen because
of its “festive” climate.
Additionally, the dates were chosen
from two other weekend dates in December.
It is after the town fiesta and
people who’re coming overseas with their
family taking a month vacation could spend
Christmas and New Year with their loved ones
in the Philippines.
The dates are not final and
suggestions are welcome unless the majority
would rather keep the dates above.
Please submit your suggestions to
johnny0825sori@yahoo.com,
or nievesmdeguzman@yahoo.com.ph.
Any other dates received prior to
January 24, 2009, the date of the next
meeting, will be presented and discussed.
If no other dates are submitted, then
December 12 and 13, 2009 will be the dates
of the grand reunion.
Venue:
December 12 – the DWCU gymnasium
unless it is not spacious enough to
accommodate all attending alumni of Class 1970
– 1974 and invited guests.
The Balikbayan Hall in the town
proper will be the alternate venue. This needs research.
December 13 – it will either be at
Urdaneta Garden Resort (located in Barrio
Bayaoas or somewhere toward Asingan) or
Goldland Resort (located in Barrio
Cayambanan) depending on the availability of
the resort and also our budget.
This needs research.
Attire: Casual. For
those class involved in the program,
“retro attire” is allowed just to add
color or artistic impression to the
“dramatization” of their high school
days.
Designated Batch Coordinators:
1970
- Adelaida Serefica Deogracias
1971
- Nieves Murillo-de Guzman
1972 - Anselmo dela Cruz
1973 - Marilyn Sarga-Mararac
1974
- Cirila Guzon-Celeste
Designated Secretary:
Marilyn Sarga-Mararac
Designated Treasurer:
Anselmo dela Cruz
Overall Chairman:
Mauro Mondala, Jr.
Activities for the Mini-Grand
Reunion:
December
12, Morning
- Thanksgiving Mass
-
Medical Mission (depending on the
availability of alumni doctors, nurses and
others in the medical field profession from
batches involved in the grand reunion and
funds for medicine) or Pamaskong Handog.
December 12, Afternoon/Evening
- Dinner Dance and Raffle Drawings
December
13 (Whole Day)
- Family Day
Committees:
Program,
Invitation and Ads - Marilyn Sarga-Mararac
and Class 1973
Raffle
Tickets and Sales - Nieves Murillo-de Guzman
and Class 1971
Streamers,
Venue, Physical Arrangement - Phillip
Villanueva and Class 1974
Donation and Pledges:
Lechon
- Mauro Mondala, Jr.
Seafoods - Cirila Guzon-Celeste
Fruits
and Drinks - Elpidio Angeles and Class 1973
Donations and pledges in the form of
pig, goat, chicken, vegetables and cavans of
rice are still needed to sustain the two day
affair.
Except for the pig, goat, chicken,
vegetables and some of the donated cavans of
rice which will be used for our consumption,
the rest of the donated rice will be raffled
off to our less fortunate classmates.
Per approximation, each class (local)
will have to produce a minimum of P20,000.00
and “may be more” depending upon the
number of attending local alumni to finance
the event.
U.S.-based alumni will contribute
$100.00 each (Make your check payable to
Johnny S. Soriano and mail to P. O. Box
501961, San Diego, CA
92150-1961).
Deadline for submission of donations
will be announced on the next letter.
Any unspent amount after the event
will be used to subsidize the construction
of the Fr. Herbers Memorial Library unless
other “more attainable projects” come
into mind.
Each class is requested to write an
article about their high school days to be
included on the souvenir program.
Each class shall work for the
solicitation of advertisement to generate
more funds for the event.
Streamers to herald the forthcoming
event will be hung in strategic places of
Urdaneta and nearby towns like Asingan,
Villasis, Binalonan and Rosales.
Each class will provide at least four
gifts to the committee-in-charge to be
raffled off to our less fortunate
classmates.
During the registration, an adhesive
identification will be pressed on each
alumnus’s shirt or alumna’s dress which
will include the first name, maiden name
(for females who are married), and last or
married name.
A simple program will be prepared for
the occasion.
Prayer...Current
DWCU President or any former seminarian
National
Anthem...Yogi Diaz 1974/Rhodetto Magat 1974
Raffle
Drawings (2)
Welcome Address...Mrs. Marilyn Laroco
(Principal)
Raffle Drawings (2)
Introduction
of participants...
Raffle Drawings (2)
Presentation
by batch...
Raffle Drawings (2)
Dance, Dance, Dance
Raffle Drawings (2)
Inspirational
Talk....Cesar Ubaldo 1970
Raffle Drawings (2)
Song...Auld
Lang Syne
Raffle
Draws (2)
EMCEEs:
Elpidio Angeles 1973 and Marilyn
Sarga-Mararac 1973
4.
The next meeting will be held at 5
P.M. on January 24, 2009, at Mauro Mondala,
Jr.'s residence.
Sincerely,
Johnny
S. Soriano 1972
