Lara writes: Ginge Pagulayan-Salud, Mitch Lazaro, Raquel Maloles-Aldaba, Rina Azcuna and myself met at The Podium to discuss the name to be used in incorporation. Mitch suggested incorporation rather than foundation status would better serve our needs since reportorial requirements for the latter are more stringent and requires a higher paid-up capital that we cannot afford. Special thanks to Mitch for facilitating the filing of these papers and getting us incorporated.
The name of the corporation is decided; It’s “St Scholastica’s Manila HS 1985, Inc.” Something brief and straight to the point. The primary purpose of the group, as stated in the articles of incorporation, is: “to organize members of Batch ’85 in preparation for their homecoming in 2010 and subsequent jubilee celebrations while undertaking fundraising projects as a means of giving back to the school and fostering camaraderie among the 1985 graduates.”
The officers are:
Lara Parpan, president
Ginge Pagulayan-Salud, VP external
Raquel Maloles-Aldaba, VP internal
Rina Azcuna, treasurer
Mitch Lazaro, corporate secretary
If you want to see a copy of the articles of incorporation, please email Mitch at mitch18@pldtdsl.net.
I would like to reiterate that the board came together by default, since we work and live in the same area and wanted to get the ball rolling on fundraising efforts. The positions were allocated amongst ourselves, but this was for the purpose of filing the incorporation papers and thus being able to solicit funds as soon as possible, while accounting for monies received appropriately. None of us are power-hungry, stage-grabbing players! I, Lara, may have been the ID-confiscating, “no-eats in class”, HSCB president and disciple of Ms Salazar, while Mitch was lording it over the athletic teams 23 years ago, but that sure isn’t the case now. (LOL!)
A footnote: a group of us met last July 2007 at the Manila Polo Club (thanks again to Mitch!) to lay the initial groundwork for the homecoming committees and introduce what had to be accomplished in the next few years. The focus for the rest of 2007 was to complete as best as possible a batch directory that was started by Raquel Maloles-Aldaba. Thank you, Raquel! I really think that if it wasn’t for her, we’d still be scrambling to get classmates onboard.
Please email Raquel at raldaba@adb.org if you wish to be added to the list, or have revisions to make regarding your contact details.
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Welcome to the blog of the high school class of 1985 of St. Scholastica’s College, Manila!
Calling all Scholasticans of HS’85! This official site will host updates on plans to celebrate our Silver Jubilee on February 2010, and keep you in the loop on what’s going on with each of us (you’d really like to know, wouldn’t you?). We’ve got a core group up and running, planning fun activities and fundraising projects. Whether you’re in the Philippines or abroad, this blog is one way to stay connected to long-lost friends and participate as best as you can in preparations for the homecoming.
From now until August 2009, the focus is on raising funds for the beneficiary (a St. Scho-affiliated one which will be determined by next year), and the homecoming event itself. The goal is to raise a total of P1 million, and with your help, we can do it! Preparations for the homecoming event will begin in July 2009.
We’re all aware of how difficult the economy’s been in recent years and even days—high oil prices and the resulting inflation, job cuts, a credit crunch following the US financial crisis; you’ve got kids to send to school, bills to pay—but we’re still better off than most people on this planet. And who we are today has been shaped in part by the Scholastican education we received more than 20 years ago. These times are calling on all of us to give the best of time, money, effort and talent that we can spare.
Thanks to the Internet, we’ve been able to keep together a loose network of Batch ’85, from Manila to Washington, D.C. We’ve got over 100 members on the Facebook group. Remember how excited you’d get when we’d have a soiree with the Ateneo or La Salle boys? How you cheered your class to victory at intramurals? Yelled your self hoarse when Martin Nievera and Miguel Rodriguez visited the campus? Now’s the time to channel that energy and enthusiasm into planning Homecoming 2010! Let’s go, St Scho!
Calling all Scholasticans of HS’85! This official site will host updates on plans to celebrate our Silver Jubilee on February 2010, and keep you in the loop on what’s going on with each of us (you’d really like to know, wouldn’t you?). We’ve got a core group up and running, planning fun activities and fundraising projects. Whether you’re in the Philippines or abroad, this blog is one way to stay connected to long-lost friends and participate as best as you can in preparations for the homecoming.
From now until August 2009, the focus is on raising funds for the beneficiary (a St. Scho-affiliated one which will be determined by next year), and the homecoming event itself. The goal is to raise a total of P1 million, and with your help, we can do it! Preparations for the homecoming event will begin in July 2009.
We’re all aware of how difficult the economy’s been in recent years and even days—high oil prices and the resulting inflation, job cuts, a credit crunch following the US financial crisis; you’ve got kids to send to school, bills to pay—but we’re still better off than most people on this planet. And who we are today has been shaped in part by the Scholastican education we received more than 20 years ago. These times are calling on all of us to give the best of time, money, effort and talent that we can spare.
Thanks to the Internet, we’ve been able to keep together a loose network of Batch ’85, from Manila to Washington, D.C. We’ve got over 100 members on the Facebook group. Remember how excited you’d get when we’d have a soiree with the Ateneo or La Salle boys? How you cheered your class to victory at intramurals? Yelled your self hoarse when Martin Nievera and Miguel Rodriguez visited the campus? Now’s the time to channel that energy and enthusiasm into planning Homecoming 2010! Let’s go, St Scho!
GET INVOLVED!
If you’re in Manila, we need YOU! Sign up for any of the homecoming committees and help make our gift back to the school a significant legacy, and our reunion a memorable one!
Pre-homecoming:
Fundraising Committees
Projects
--bazaar
--movie premiere
--dance party
--Gawad Kalinga
--others
Homecoming Event:
Committee recruitment (for program, secretariat, logistics, etc.) to begin July 2009.
Pre-homecoming:
Fundraising Committees
Projects
--bazaar
--movie premiere
--dance party
--Gawad Kalinga
--others
Homecoming Event:
Committee recruitment (for program, secretariat, logistics, etc.) to begin July 2009.
PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT
A little goes a long way! No pledge is too small or big for the intended beneficiary. The more we give, the more lasting our impact will be on those we help. A portion of your pledge will also be used as cost-efficiently as possible for expenses related to preparations for the homecoming event. Since we are incorporated and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, official receipts will be issued for donations and an accounting will be made of monies received.
To donate:
1) Download and fill out the pledge form here. Once we receive this from you, we will coordinate how we can pick up or how you can deposit your pledge.
Cheques should be made out to “St Scholastica’s Manila HS 1985 Inc.”
2) File an automatic debit with your bank account to the St Scholastica’s Manila HS 1985, Inc bank account.
Banco de Oro (Pioneer Highlands)
Current Acct # 4850 114 450
3) Click on the Paypal Donate or Subscribe buttons on this webpage. It’s easy and secure. Donations are charged to your credit card via Paypal's secure online system.
To donate:
1) Download and fill out the pledge form here. Once we receive this from you, we will coordinate how we can pick up or how you can deposit your pledge.
Cheques should be made out to “St Scholastica’s Manila HS 1985 Inc.”
2) File an automatic debit with your bank account to the St Scholastica’s Manila HS 1985, Inc bank account.
Banco de Oro (Pioneer Highlands)
Current Acct # 4850 114 450
3) Click on the Paypal Donate or Subscribe buttons on this webpage. It’s easy and secure. Donations are charged to your credit card via Paypal's secure online system.
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