Quezonians, Going Home In 2003!!

by: Efren Catalla

posted 1/1/2003

Vernon Hills, IL - In 2003, various organizations from Quezon headquarters in the USA will continue its commitment to public service in our communities. Number of volunteers will go home to perform public services to their respective towns. Here are some scheduled in our 2003.

February 2003: Baler Association of the Midwest and the Quezonian Foundation, Inc. will Co-Sponsor Medical Mission in Baler, province of Aurora. Clinics will be set up in Angara Hall on February 20 through 22, 2003. The mission will provide consultation and dispersal of Medication as needed to those who are most in need from the town of Baler. Practicing Physicians, nurses and other volunteer from the United States and their counter parts in the Philippines will serve the community of Baler during this Medical Mission.

Its president, Mr. Sonny De Los Santos heads the mission.

March 2003: Pagbilao Medical Association in America (PMAA) will formally donate 40 plus computers and 4 printers to Pagbilao Public School System. Coregis' Inc, employer of the association's Vice President Manny Batocabe, donated the computers to PMAA. The School systems in Pagbilao and PMAA agreed that students and young adults from the town of Pagbilao would use the computers as learning tools to use computers, its programs and applications.

Formal turnover will be made by it's President, Gene Gudani, Vice-President Manny Batocabe, Business Manager Lucy Lorezca and Trustees Dr. Ferna Ayala and Ted
Lorezca.

Instructions how to use the computers and its programs will be provided by some volunteers from the United States to teachers and others who will teach the students just after the turnover.

June 2003: Lucena Association of the Midwest (LAM) and Quezonian Foundation, Inc. (QFI) will co-sponsor Medical, Dental and minor surgeries in Lucena City. The clinics and services will be set up at the Outpatient facility of Quezon Memorial Hospital in Lucena City on June 5 through 7, 2003.

The associations already lined up volunteers from the United States and the Philippines who will serve during the three-day mission. The mission will provide consultation, dispersal of Medications, as needed, extraction of teeth to those who are most in need from Lucena and all of its Barangay's.

Its president, Mr. Bolet Dela Rosa heads the Medical and Dental missions.

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