Largest Filipino American Festival nationwide scheduled for June 2003

For immediate release

4/30/03 11:00 p.m. EDT

Largest Filipino American Festival nationwide scheduled for June 2003

To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor

PFC contacts: Overall Philippine Festival Chair M. Remy Cabrera 301-654-4522; Press Relations Officer: Augustus Alzona 301-530-8883, e-mail: augustus@alzona.com

PAFC contacts: President Mary Anne Fadul 703-927-6521; Press Relations Officer: Bing Branigan (703) 715-8879

News Advisory

WHAT:

Beginning with a one month art exhibit "Brown Strokes on a White Canvas" and ending with a huge community picnic and sports festival, the Philippine Festival Committee 2003 (PFC), in cooperation with the Philippine American Foundation for Charities, Inc. (PAFC), will launch a series of major community events during the month of June 2003. Net proceeds from many of these events will be contributed to worthy charitable causes.

WHO:

Philippine American Foundation for Charities, Inc. (PAFC) is a private, non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization that undertakes charitable, educational and cultural projects. The Philippine Festival Committee 2003 (PFC) is an ad-hoc organization of volunteers from the various Filipino, Filipino American and others from the mainstream community at large.

WHY:

One of the major purposes of this month long festival is to continue the valuable charitable work that the Filipino American community is well known for. Also, the current global "war on terrorism", joint mutual defense treaties between the Philippines and the United States, plus other sensitive matters have precipitated the need for better understanding regarding the cultural contributions and diversity of Filipinos and Filipino Americans. This festival serves that purpose. (Note: Filipino-Americans continue to be the fastest growing Asian Pacific American group of naturalized citizens in the U.S.).

WHEN:

Various events scheduled throughout the month of June (see attached flier).

WHERE:

Various venues throughout the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area (see attached flier).

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