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THE MESSAGE. BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA
www.kalatas.com.au | Volume 6 Number 2 | NOVEMBER 2015
WHAT'S ON
LADIES CHRISTMAS CHARITY NIGHT
PAK Sydney Pond to support poor children
The Pagong Ako Kuyang (PAK) Sydney
Pond will hold a Ladies Christmas Charity
Night on November 29 at 53 Raymond Street
in Bankstown.
The event is aimed at supporting the Father
Didaco Bessi Foundation Inc. – an organisation
helping needy children in Marikina, Philippines.
Father Didaco Bessi Foundation, Inc as a
charity recipient, is a Social Welfare and
Development Agency (SWADA) under the
auspices of the Dominican Sisters of Santa
Maria of the Rosary,
The supporters, PAK Sydney Pond was
founded in 2013 with the goal in mind and
that is to help the less privileged children
here and in the Philippines. Their members
are predominantly Pinoy Freemasons but the
group is open to all Masons regardless of
cultural background. Current president of the
group is Emmanuel Konitopoulos.
PAK Pilipinas has been supporting Bantay
Bata 163 since its conception. In 2013, PAK
Sydney Pond released a Christmas Album all
done by the Masons conceptualised by Oliver
Gadista who is the current Vice President.
$10,000 was raised from the cd sales and by
the help of the Masonic Care who matched
the proceeds from the album sales dollar per
dollar. All of the funds raised went to NSW
Down Sydrome.
PAK Sydney Pond’s chosen charity for this
year is the foundation’s learning centre for less
privileged kids.
This year PAK Pinoy Freemasons’ charity
dance dinner cost is $70 which includes food,
non-alcoholic drinks and a lucky door price
to be won. There will be entertainment and
dancing.
The Gala Dinner is going to be a
spectacular night with lots of entertainment,
silent auctions and lucky door prizes. Contact
0411 065 682 Oliver Gadista.
For all those who cannot attend the event,
please support them in raising money for those
kids in need by inviting friends to the charity
dance gala dinner.
PHILIPPINE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
OF NEW SOUTH WALES Inc.
YE
YE
AR
Since 1990
Friday, 13 November 2015 at 6:30pm
The Grand Ballroom, Bankstown Sports Club, 8 Greenfield Parade, Bankstown
Contact: Bobby Lastica 0487 262 441 Evelyn Beed 0437 572 636 Noel Bernardo 0412 922 181