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WORK PROGRAM STATUS REPORT From October 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008 By Willie “Tatang” Vergara
It has been six months since we set out to undertake certain projects/programs. Below please see status of each item written in our Work Program. With the ever-growing number of “champions” among our ranks, we have done much more than our promise. It is a long account of what has been a dizzying six months, but I’m sure you will realize that as you read through, you will discover that all these are DONE BY ALL OF US.
1) Membership Campaign – 75 New Members by the end of July 2009 (from a current base of 125 Active members)
Already, we have gone way beyond our target of 50. With eight more months to go before our campaign ends on November 30, 2008, we now have 80 new International members.
a) Board of Directors Recruitment Program – Each BOD member to recruit at
Fourteen members of the Board of Directors have participated so far, as follows: Ike Araneta, Norman Bituin, Raffy Hidalgo, Judz Rey, Noli Nolasco, Manolo Banzon, Johnny Regadio, Jopet Laraya, Bong Beredo, Brandy Ancheta, Edsel Arceo, Ollie Jumao-as, Dan Galoso and myself. The deadline was adjusted to November 30, 2008, which means the rest of the Board Directors still have a chance to participate in this Program.
b) New Member Recruitment Contest – Open to everybody; up to end
Aside from Brod Ike Araneta, Brod Kiko Delmendo also offered a prize for the Second Place – A Weekend At Lake Tahoe, California. Current frontrunners in this contest are Brods Raffy Hidalgo, Bong Beredo, Noli Nolasco and Judz Rey, in that order. Other Brods who have brought in/ or are helping bring in new recruits under Part B include Ding Navarro, Efren Alvarez, Caloy Las Marias, Ari Valdecanas, Willy Quejada, Yay Topacio, Rolly Zubiri, Rey Carandang, Gerry Abenes, Gene Samson, Lem Michelena, Anthony Subijano, Benild Pires, Pogs Gaspay, Willie Quejada, Val Palattao, Freddy Fajardo, Edsel Arceo, Norman Bituin, Jopet Laraya, Brandy Ancheta, Ike Araneta and Dutch Aragones.
2) Constitutional Amendments/Ratification – Timetable below
a) Consultation with the general membership – up to end of November
Consultation was extended until mid-January 2008.
b) Ratification of New Constitution – January 26, 2008
New Constitution Ratified on January 26, 2008. Main man was Nong Fred Aquino, Acting Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments. Support came from his members Brods Brandy Ancheta, Ed Quisumbing and myself. Brod Gabby had to take a leave due to more pressing matters, including a trip to the Philippines at the height of the preparations. Major contributions outside of the Committee to the enrichment of this all-important document came from the following: Johnny Regadio, Sluggo Rigor, Rolly Zubiri, Norman Bituin, Ollie Jumao-as, Ike Araneta, and Dan Lachica. The draft underwent 9 passes/revisions before it was ratified.
c) Registration with US Government – April 30, 2008
Will probably meet deadline.
3) Directory of UP Beta Sigmans in North America – Timetable below
a) Research by Brandy Ancheta, Dutch Aragones, and all Area/Country Directors – up to end of December 2007
In addition to the above-mentioned, the others who helped are: Sis Vilma Battad (for BC Canada Brods), Brod GP Lem Michelena (for the MidWest), Brod James Madduma (for New York), Noli Nolasco (for Canada), Anthony Subijano (for Australia) and Brod Johnny Regadio (for Forestry Brods).
b) Layouting by Ago Romero – 1st week of Jan 2008
Done on time.
c) Printing by Ago Romero – 2nd and 3rd week of Jan 2008
Done on time.
d) Distribution of New Directory – January 26, 2008
Done on time, in a full-color booklet, with a new twist -- A personalized Compact Disk is also available upon order with Brod Ago Romero. (email: agograffx@adelphia.net)
4) Collection Target – Average of 80% all Members for the period 2008 – 2009 (up from 53% in 2006-2007)
Financial Statements of both Treasurers (USA and Philippines) will show we have collected only 37%, still a far cry from our 80% target for 2008.
5) Fund-Raising Campaign – International Golf Tournament jointly sponsored by UPBSFI and Makati Chapter (specific proposal to be submitted in a separate document)
Conceived by Brod Yay Topacio (UP NorCal), with the assistance of his batchmate Roy Antonio (UP SoCal) and Brod Ross Fernando (Makati Chapter) as early as September 2007 as a fund-raiser to finance recruitment activities in UP campuses, this tournament was supposed to be via a tripartite agreement/undertaking between UPBSFI, OBBF and the Makati Chapter. When the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was about to be signed, this time with the inclusion of the Jesus Jayme Foundation, UPBSFAA wanted to be “in” this project, too. By an overwhelming vote of 23 to zero (with only two brods not able to vote), the Board approved the proposal of Brod/Project Manager Yay Topacio’s proposal to indefinitely postpone the golf tournament. This was accompanied by a note by the President to give way “in line of solidarity with UPBSFAA” the opportunity to raise their funds for their operational requirements. Options are being studied, including the holding of the same tourney next year in the USA, in time with another Grand Reunion.
6) Sports & Health Programs/Projects
a) JC/SOMA and Tetada Kalimasada – Continuing; and still acknowledged to
b) Betan Nerve Treatment – Continuing
c) Pismo Golf Tournament – January 27, 2008 – postponed due to heavy
d) International Bowling Tournament – Manila (tentative) – will do it in
the
7) Environmentalism (This is UPBSFI’s social involvement)
a) Awareness Programs (2008) – Monthly Advisory on Environmental
Started in January 2008, this monthly publication is on its 4th month this April. Three of four issues have been written by Environmental Awareness Editor Brod Gerry Abenes, Ph.D. Pool of resource persons now include Brod Popoy Castaneda, who wrote the March issue on aquatic resources, and Brod Rene de Rueda, former Undersecretary of Environment and Natural Resources.
b) Beyond Awareness Environmental Program (2009) – for approval of the
8) Intellectual/Cultural/Aesthetic Activities
a) Ikebana – scheduled on January 27 a.m., Pismo Beach, c/o Lleva Abenes
Wives and Brods participated in the seminar.
b) Seminar on Six Sigma management systems – c/o Danny Lachica, Ph.D., Six
Brod Dan Lachica traveled all the way to Pismo to conduct the lecture. An after-lecture hootenanny lasted up to 2:00 a.m. – courtesy of Musicians Joe Lalas, Babes Ignacio (who drove alone through bad weather just for the occasion), Dutch Aragones, and Vee de Vera (who composed a “Pismo” song).
c) Photographic Seminars
A new discovery, Brod Bernie Bacosa, has some of his photographs published in our website and currently raising funds for UPBSFI through his photos.
9) New Betan Immigrant Handbook (c/o Tatang in consulation with volunteers)
a) Outline and Table of Contents – April 2008 – On time
b) Inside pages, first draft - September 2008 - Started
c) Final copy and printing – March 2009
10) Meetings/Conferences
a) Pismo Beach – January 26-27, 2008
Including members of the family, an unprecedented total of sixty-four (64)
and a few others backing out.
b) Labor Day weekend 2008 (one-two hours only) – Southern California
Fratball organizers have allotted one hour on August 31, 2008 for a UPBSFI, Inc. meeting.
c) Veteran’s Day weekend 2009 – (one-two hours only) Northern California
Tentative (for discussion towards end of the year)
d) Pismo Beach – sometime after July 2009 (turnover to new BOD)
Tentative venue
11) Resident Membership Targets (Double our Membership in 2009) – As stated in our statement of vision, the residents will be at the forefront. UPBSFI will serve merely as Secretariat (specifically, records-keeping and orchestrating) efforts of all partners in mission and vision, specifically JC-SOMA, OBBF, BBB, UP Beta Sigma Northern California, UP Beta Sigma Southern California, our concerned Working Committees e.g. Scholarship Committee, and other groups that may be organized/revived e.g. Fine Arts Revival Group (or equivalent); Padre Faura chapter revival program
OTHERS NOT MENTIONED IN OUR WORK PROGRAM (most major ones only)
Our major contributors here are: · Prez Norman, who started the ball rolling by contributing the initial materials for the Mementos and Memory Lane portion of our website and has spent countless hours updating the website; · Brod Waly Rodriguez, who shared and continues to share his lifetime work/collection which he has, for many years, been marshalling the submission of old photographs, including directing home visits to memorabilia collector Brod Bobby “Ahas” Manansala; as well as Ely Santiago’s works and Jess Abrera’s lampoons of Brods published in the Philippine Inquirer; and innumerable other contributions related to his previous production of “Photographs and Memories”, “4606 – A Slide Show in commemoration of our Diamond Anniversary”, and his “JC Tribute”. · Brod Benild Pires, who has lovingly shared precious Ely Santiago caricatures, Malmon Treasures, Waly Rodriguez sketches during their days at the Collegian; · Brod Vic Ramos, whose efforts at securing hard documents relative to our past are providing answers to questions relative to our history. · Brods Freddy Fajardo and Dutch Aragones, for most of the UP Los Banos Memory Lane photos. · Brod Anthony Subijano, with his collection of photographs of Brods in the 70s. · Brod Raffy Hidalgo, with his collection of photographs of Brods in the 80s and 90s. · Brod Judz, through his contribution of photographs during his recent visits with Brods around the world and among different groups of Brods in the Philippines, including a memorable stop at the Vinzons Tambayan.
2. Brod Bong Beredo’s GOOGLEGROUPS namely:
· UP-Beta-Sigma-Fraternity-International-@googlegroups.com which made it easy for all of us to communicate with each other using a common address. Some form of restraint have to be re-emphasized though in order to avoid clogging the email boxes of Brods who are (1) still technically challenged, (2) sharing their email addresses with their spouses, (3) too busy to read emails everyday. · Tambayan-ni-Malmon@googlegroups.com which allows Brods an almost unlimited latitude for self-expression; a borderless venue where the Tambayan during our salad days could be re-lived, embarrassing stories narrated; a venue where a brod against brod can be pitted against each other in a one-on-one debate where everybody is the audience. There are no rules except for “Ang pikon ay … matanda na”), no holds barred, no moderator (or maybe all of us could moderate each other when things go out of hand). Registration is at one’s risk. To join, please contact Brod Bong Beredo. · These googlegroups, which is being participated by countless Brods, have allowed us to know more about each other and about the generations before and after us. Very importantly, these have allowed us to tap the photographic memory of Brod Pogs’ Gaspay and, to some extent, Brod Willy Quejada (although he tends to give too much info), but much of them are very useful to the writing of our history. It is the hope that these snippets of our past will soon find themselves in a single History of UP Beta Sigma as written by everybody.
3. A growing number of writers and contributors to our website –Ollie
5. Donations to beef up a Trust Fund started by Brod Narcing Lapus. Just
for the
This is also a chance for Brods living in far-away places where face-to-face
7. Although not part of the regular program, UPBSFI, Inc. (through the efforts
of
Ding Navarro, Mando Enrico; Angie Ouano; Art Martin; Noli Nolasco, Edsel
9. It is also worth mentioning that everybody has cooperated in our call to
remain
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