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April 17, 2014 Minutes of the Meeting

Minutes of the Meeting 
Officer's Meeting


April 17, 2014
10:00am,

Bamboohut, Kirayan Sur


Attendees: Grace, Janice, Anne Marie, Lilibeth, Ralyn, Felma, Zenaida

Agenda:


• Reconciliation of Financial Reports


• Evaluation of Previous activities

(Sakolets Jollibee Party and Sako Batch Reunion)

Reports of collections and expenses made during the previous batch activities were individually presented and reported by Grace, Anne and your's truly. The said reports were reconciled and summarized including that of Roy's collections and expenses. Roy submitted his financial report even he was not present during the meeting. All the remaining petty cash handled were turned over to Madam President for bank deposit. The complete financial collections and updates will be posted soon after our batch auditor has received the report and is done with the auditing. Karen Dequina who handled some pledge collections and shirt orders in Manila failed to submit her report because of her own personal reasons however, we will be using her initial lists as basis of her report.

Meanwhile, we will be posting in advance the collections and pledges received so you can help us correct and clarify things if we made mistakes on our entries. For those who still want to share your blessings, pledge, pay your contributions or pay your ordered shirts, you can still do so by depositing it in our bank account or by paying it to our treasurer/ asst. treasurer.

There are still available sakolets shirts (for kids) undistributed. We apologize on this matter since we do not have yet the resources and the time to do this. For all Luzon/ Manila orders, we will be sending your kids shirts in bulk through Anne or Roy when they travel to Manila. You can meet with the in- charge person there to get your shirts. Probably Diane, Margarita, Che or Hazel Mae can receive the shirts. For the rest, please ask/request someone from your relatives or friends to get your child's sakolet shirt at the cultural hall (Roy’s Office) or at Bamboohut store in Kirayan Sur. All sakolet's shirts are for free so please claim your child's souvenir shirt.

For the SAKO batch shirts and key chains, we still have the ff available:
16 keychains available @ 65 pesos each. 
SAKO Bacth 96 shirts available (in Miagao)- size XS-3pcs; S-2pcs; L-1pc
For those interested with these sizes, please pm me.

We apologized for those who ordered the BATCH shirt after the reunion because the printing office here in Iloilo will only cater bulk orders and so far we have not reach the required orders. For those who ordered in Manila (with Karen), you can pm her on how you can claim your BATCH shirt.

The group also discussed and evaluated the previous activities. The problems encountered, challenges, weaknesses and strengths were tackled and acknowledged. It is not easy to handle the 2 -day activities with limited manpower and volunteers but we understood and we are hoping for you to understand us because of the growing responsibilities everyone has. We are all hopeful that in the next reunion we can get more volunteers to get things done perfectly as we planned. We also hope to see and meet more batchmates on our next reunion and more blessings to share with everyone.

The sakolets Jollibee party and the Sako batch reunion get together were both successful and unforgettable. Our heartfelt gratitude to all our batchmates, donors, volunteers, organizers, officers and to those in one way or the other contributed to its success. Salamat gid ti raku sa tanan.

Please feel free to comment/suggest.

Prepared by: JMMingels

Approved by: MGPAraneta

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From the Notes of F Jerand Fenis

F Jerand Fenis

Prayer of Generosity (St. Ignatius of Loyola)

Lord teach me to be generous


Teach me to serve you as you deserve


To give and not to count the cost


To fight and not to heed the wounds


To toil and not to seek for rest


To labor and not to seek reward 


Save that knowing that I die
Your most holy will.

From the notes of Zenaida Funclara

Happy 18th Anniversary, Sako Batch 96!

HAPPY 18 YEARS! 

Sako Batch at 10 years.

@15 years. 

@ 18 years. And getting larger families. 

I attended the 1/4 SAKO Reunion 2013

I must admit, I am really obssessed with Sako Batch reunion. I "invite" myself even if I know I wouldn´t get any chance of attending any grand feast of the batch. But finally, after some loooong years of hoping I would drop by to be on the occasion, I had a little moment spent on the Sako reunion last December 28, 2013 at Jack and Cel resort.

I couldn´t really contain my happiness seeing some of the old acquaintances. I know, I get to talk to a few avid friends online, but it was really different feeling saying hello to Ka-Sako friends and hug them. As what we used to call them in HS, "boys and girls"…. most of us have really grown.  Really adults. There were times it might seemed a little bit awkward--- maybe because it turned many years after we could bring up a conversation or so.  Or maybe, some didn´t come on the same class, they didn´t manage to build up a little- something- to- talk- about- just- like- the- old- times. But whatever, just by "seeing them again" would cover it. I was already more than happy. 

I´ve got a few biases inside me though but those weren´t important anymore. I was just glad I get to meet some long lost friends. Well, I knew one person there whom I wanted to hug, but he was really afraid of a skin-to-skin encounter that his girlfriend would kill him. Aha! I was thinking, I could have given him a stolen kiss instead, would that kill him at once? Haha! I felt bad I haven´t spent so much time and enjoyed the whole party, for some reasons. But really, we had GOOOODDDD FOOOOODDDDD and company. I met a few of my bff´s though sooooo limited time to talk. 

But looking at the pictures during the dinner, Sako friends really had a good, quality time during the reunion. It was very cozy, casual, laid-back, no pressure, just hanging-out. I think I liked it that way. 

We can be whoever we are. I can be wearing slippers and not being critizised where in the world I came from. I still respect indifferences, though.  I know that most of us have gone to different directions, but it didn´t mean somebody is on top of another. I believe, everybody is equal. In some class gatherings where people looked at each other from head to toe--- it didn´t seem comfortable. But what really does reunion mean? Anyway, I get really sentimental writing about Sako. I am always vulnerable about Batch 96 because this is the group where I felt I really belong… and still. I really hope that Ka-Sako will be more open, more friendly to others and move on as adults. I always say, we´re not High School students anymore--- we are all people with sentiments. 

It had been 18 years since HS graduation. Wow, that´s a big number already!

Just like old times. Badz, Gra & Zheing

18 years and counting. 

Tinadz, we miss you here! (The Simp)

BFF----> Best Food Forever! 

Quite entertained. 

by: HTP 

Jollibee Sakolets Party a Huge Success!!!!!

 Above is the photo of Sakolets and Sako Mommies, Daddies, Titas and Titos. It was a very good attendance, we could hardly fit on the frame of this photo.

 Thanks to all the clothes donations, everything was sold out!

Tita Janice and Tita Gracie breaking their legs for making this event successful! And it really was!!!!! 

 Before anything else, PICTORIALS! And the Miss Universe crown goes to……….
You know who……!!!!!

 "Bring the most beautiful mommy!!!!!"

Daddy Ronald on his daily daddy duty. He run towards a photo selfie with Jollibee realizing he forgot his baby Slater. Well yes, he was on the first Jollibee picture without his son. Perfect Daddy! 

 Sakolets enjoying the company of Jollibee. They were very happy and excited to touch him. All the mommies were busy taking pictures of their kids, yes!

 And of course, Mommies too!

 They were mooooorrreeeeee excited about Jollibee. Talk about "we- didn´t- have- that- when- we- were- growing- up.."

 Mommy Gracie posing with her 2 goddaughters. They were even taller than her.

Couldn´t get enough of Jollibee. 

Just like having a huge crush on him. 

2nd hand clothes being distributed to the Sakolets. Daddies were enjoying the Ukay-ukay here. 

Wowww a lot of gifts!!!!! Thank you, Santa Claus! 

BY:  HTP

Reuniting with Sako friends in Hong Kong

I haven´t met some of the Ka-Sako since graduation from HS. To think, it had almost been 18 years. I was also been looking forward to meet the Sakolets and this was one of my christmas wishes-- to see the kids enjoying Jollibee. But first, the long-awaited meet-up in Hongkong with Anthony Bito-onas, Ma. Luz Lemoncito and Charlyn Roque. I have been sending FB messages to them, arranging a little coffee time-- never mind the "lagaw", as long as we could have a few hours talking about what we´ve been up to since 1996.  How time flew so fast, it had really been a strong 18 years.

I first met Charlyn, Snoop (as I call Anthony) and his wife Mary Joy in one of the epic photo opp sceneries in town. Charlyn was still the same person I knew from HS. The same face--- only age is the number. I hugged her really tight, I couldn´t believe I would meet her outside PH. And Snoop.  His long manly hair blown by the wind-- I was really overjoyed seeing him and his wife. I´ve only seen their update photos in facebook, touching them was wayyyy better. I didn´t really know where to start talking. I was really overwhelmed seeing them.

Ma. Luz came after a few hours.  We had our heavy dinner and we spared her a bowl of famous chinese noodles. I got really excited meeting her as well, I didn´t remember the time I spoke to her in HS. That was my chance to finally talk to her in person and ask her how she was. All of them were pretty nice-- still HS in hearts but pretty much mature in their being. (Charlyn also tried to contact Mary Joy Fantillan but without any luck) I couldn´t explain how proud I was for them, for how they survived the challenges working abroad away from their families--- earning a living, that is. Truly, I am really happy for them. I give them my biggest respect.

Snoop, Haze and Cha at the Avenue of the Stars. Excited for Bruce Lee. 

Charlyn blowing a candle on her 35th birthday. 

No space for more. Peking duck is the specialty, Charlyn and Snoop liked it even more. 

Extra Pulutan time. Finally, MaLuz arrived. Meeting new friends and enjoying each others´ company. (my husband got drunk here) :-) 

I can´t explain how happy I am hugging them again! 18 years. (I think I was in love with them at first sight)

It was one of the nicest holidays I had so far. We only met for a few hours and I didn´t really want to end the day. But more importantly, the best part of the meet-up was to experience love from these people, their stories, awed by their strengths. I hope they´ll remain as nice, mature people-- I really loved their being, true! 

(More pictures posted in one of the Sako Batch facebook photo albums)  :-)

Contributed by,

Haze.