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PCORE/ JFAV JOINS 4th FILIPINO HISTORICTOWN LANTERN PARADE

Maligayang Pasko! Scores of Filipino World War II Veterans with the Justice for Filipino American Veterans (JFAV) marched along the busy Temple Street sidewalks together with more than a hundred seniors, young students and residents from the Manila Terrace Apartments to Search to Involve The Pilipino Americans (SIPA) compound with lighted lanterns or ” Parols “last Friday, December 19. Meanwhile, the JFAV-San Francisco held their Christmas program with a potluck lunch at the Wolff’s House in downtown San Francisco last Dec. 14. More than 60 veterans and widows attended the Christmas party.
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JFAV Media Advisory
Dec. 23, 2008
Phone: (213) 241-0995
Email: jfav_us [at] yahoo.com

PCORE/ JFAV JOINS 4th FILIPINO HISTORICTOWN LANTERN PARADE

Los Angeles—Maligayang Pasko!

Scores of Filipino World War II Veterans with the Justice for Filipino American Veterans (JFAV) marched along the busy Temple Street sidewalks together with more than a hundred seniors, young students and residents from the Manila Terrace Apartments to Search to Involve The Pilipino Americans (SIPA) compound with lighted lanterns or ” Parols “last Friday, December 19.

The4th Annual Parol parade started at around 5:15 PM Students and parents from Burlington School, Pilipino American Democrats of Los Angeles(PALAD), GEPENC, JFAV, People’s CORE, PANA, TWNDC and SIPA marched up Temple St through the sidewalks.

Called the 4th Annual Holiday Parol Parade, it began as a project of The Historic Filipinotown neighborhood Council (HiFi NC), Temple Westlake Neighborhood Development Corporation (TWNDC) and PANA four years ago. It became a holiday fixture ever since.

PCORE/JFAV Contingent

The JFAV contingent was led by SGS Commander Jack Vergara and Victor Velasco; AWARE leaders Pedro Morante and Arturo P. Garcia of People’s CORE. The veterans and seniors assembled at Bahay Kubo and held lanterns of different shapes and sizes and sung Christmas carols.

Awaiting them were JFAV Steering Committee members Ernest Tamayo and Mike Nailat at SIPA who distributed “holiday bags” from the JFAV food drive to the veterans and their spouses. The gift were bagged by SIPA and JFAV volunteers.

The more than 30 veterans and their spouses all assembled inside the SIPA Community hall for dinner and a Christmas Program. More than 300 people filled the hall.

JFAV San Francisco Christmas Party

Meanwhile, the JFAV-San Francisco held their Christmas program with a potluck lunch at the Wolff’s House in downtown San Francisco last Dec. 14 from 12;00 PM to late afternoon.

More than 60 veterans and widows attended from San Francisco and Daly City attended the year-end party. There was a Karate Exhibition by a daughter of a veteran, songs was rendered from a JFAV volunteer.

There was also group singing and parlor games from diferrent groups. There was also gift giving from JFAV San Francisco. The program ended before 6:00 PM

For more information about JFAV call Arturo P. Garcia@ (213)241-0995 or email at jfav_us [at] yahoo.com.
 
 

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