MINUTES OF THE MEETING

August 17, 2008

1.  A second potluck meeting was held on the 2^nd of August 2008, at Nicasio and Edita Sison’s residence in Temecula, California

2.  The following core committee members were present:

Manuel Ballesteros

Edita Bergado-Sison                  

Rolando Egipto

Fe Gonzales-Sepulveda        

Isidro Lapena 

Cynthia Manangan-Cortez 

Eva Mateo                    

Mario Mateo 

Letecia Nigalan-Llanes                       

Nicasio Sison

Johnny Soriano

3.  The meeting started at 3:00 P.M.

4.  The following items were discussed and/or approved:

a.  Venue and time/date of the dinner dance

1)  The dinner dance will be on Saturday, October 10, 2009, at Monte Carlo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada

2)  The registration will be from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.

3)  Dinner will start promptly at 7:30 P.M.

b.  Hotel Room Arrangements

1)  Number of hotel rooms for guests planning to stay at Monte Carlo will be blocked-off for a discounted price.  It will be on a “first come first served” basis so reserve your room early.

2)  Other attendees and guests who are not planning to stay at the hotel have to make their own lodging arrangements.

c.  Payments/Registrations/Schedules

1)  Registration fee will be $100 per person (dinner dance and family picnic).

2)  If additional fee for the picnic is needed, it will be discussed at the next meeting.

3)  All Class Reps will make an advance payment of $100 to cover the initial expenses.

4)  The last day to register is three months prior to the actual event.  The exact date will be finalized on the next meeting.

5)  Only paid attendees and guests will be allowed to attend the dinner dance.  Payments will not be accepted on the day of the registration.

d.  Picnic/family day and/or other activities

1)  The picnic/family day is scheduled on Sunday, October 11, 2009.  Venue will be announced later.

e.  Tickets/Souvenir Program

1)  Each raffle ticket will be sold for $1.00.

2)  More prizes like “round trip” tickets to the Philippines, will be discussed at the next meeting.

3)  $100 for outside back cover page.

4)  $75 for inside cover page.

5)  $50 for the whole page.

6)  $25 for the half page.

f.  Committees

1)  Committees will be formed on the next meeting.

  g.  Other matters

 1) Seating arrangements will be by batch.

5.  The next meeting will be at Cynthia’s house.  Directions and the exact date will be announced on a later date.

6.  The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 P.M.

Sincerely,

Johnny S. Soriano