Archive for November, 2007

Peacock to do fund raising project

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

The JCI Puerto Princesa Peacock, Inc. is set to implement it’s annual street party fund raising on November 30,  2007 dubbed as “Siete PaSaCalle sa Centro” at the Centro de Benito Y Aliva Shopping and Dining Compound along J.   P. Rizal Avenue. This year’s project chairperson is JCI Mem. Siony Pilapil.

     Tickets
for PaSaCalle will be sold at PhP100.00. It entitles ticket holders to
join a raffle draw where a digital camera can be won. There will also
be a stand up comedian who will come from Metro Manila to entertain the
crowd with fun and laughter. A dancing competition is already being
prepared for local talents in a bid to showcase their skills to
residents of the Puerto Princesa.

     Last year, PaSaCalle was held at Backyard Girl, also along J.   P. Rizal Avenue. The street party was able to raise enough funds for Share-A-Home-Adopt-A-Child which was held the following month, on December 25, 2006 at the People’s Amphitheater, Mendoza Park.

     San
Miguel Beer Corporation will again sponsor the fund raising project
along with the business establishments in the Centro de Benito Y Aliva
Shopping and Dining Compound being managed by Clink Hagedorn.

     JCI
Mem. Siony said she is honored to chair this year’s biggest flagship
project for the benefit of many indigent children in the City of Puerto Princesa.
“I am really looking forward to this event, and I hope that with the
help of my colleagues, this year’s PaSaCalle would be able to raise
enough funds once again.”

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Peacock Jaycees to receive award from Marine Corps

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

The JCI Puerto
Princesa Peacock, Inc. (Peacock Jaycees) is receiving an award on
November 7, 2007 from the Philippine Marine Corps in Manila for “Tulong
Kalusugan: A Medical, Dental and Healthcare Mission for the Tagbanua
Indigenous People of Napsan” — a project implemented in partnership
with the Marine Battalion Landing Team 10 in Puerto Princesa in July.

     The
awarding will be personally attended by President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo in a still tentative venue, according to JCI Mem.
Emilyn R. Bayna, president of the Peacock Jaycees.

     Pres. Emilyn said it was Lt. Col. Ramon Mabalot, commanding officer of MBLT 10, who informed her about the award.

    “We
are thankful that our Marine friends thought of us and is giving us
this award. This only proves that civic organizations can make
successful partnerships with the Marines. Providing support to improve
the health of the Tagbanuas and other indigent residents in Napsan was
a goal we never thought possible with their support,” she said.

     Pres. Emilyn will fly to Manila
a day before the awarding to receive the award. She will be joined by
incoming president, JCI Mem. Gemma B. Medina and JCI Mem. Siony
Pilapil, Peacock Jaycees, VP for Internal.

     On
July 28, the Peacock Jaycees and MBLT 10 went to Napsan to provide free
medical, dental and healthcare services to 1,244 Tagbanuas and indigent
residents of Sitio Labtay. The services provided free were milk
feeding, medical checkup, tooth extraction, eye glasses, lectures on
several health topics, circumcision, sugar testing, blood pressure
check and others.

     Free
medicine were also given, courtesy of several sponsors of the Peacock
Jaycees, such as ABS-CBN Bantay Bata, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes
Office, Western Command Headquarters through Commodore Ruperto Rico C.
Borromeo, 6th Civil Relations Group, 570th Composite Tactical Wing
through Gen. Lino Horacio Lapinid, City Health Office, Mayor Edward S.
Hagedorn and others.

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Peacock Jaycees campaigns against breast cancer

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

THE all female
organization JCI Puerto Princesa Peacock, Inc. (also known as Peacock
Jaycees) implemented on Sunday, October 28, the project Dibdibang
Kilos: Kababaihan Laban sa Breast Cancer (Women Against Breast Cancer)
in the City through the distribution of brochures that contain
information about early detection of the ailment and pink ribbons that
symbolize support to the worldwide campaign to save many women.

    Now
on its third year, outgoing and incoming presidents JCI members Emilyn
R. Bayna and Gemma B. Batongbakal led the implementation of Dibdibang
Kilos first at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, to Valencia   Street and public market, ending outside in front of the New City Commercial Center located at Lacao Street.

    Around
600 pink ribbons and 1,000 brochures were distributed by the LOM joined
by more than a dozen of its regular members who were not busy during
the weekend.

    “The
implementation of this project is an opportunity for us women in the
Peacock Jaycees to reach out and touch women’s lives in Puerto Princesa
because many of them are not aware about how to detect breast cancer
early. Early prevention, as they say, is always better than cure,” JCI
Mem. Gemma said.

    Dibdibang
Kilos is chaired by Baby JC May P. Pedrezuela, incoming regular member
of the Peacock Jaycees, whose mother is a breast cancer survivor. “I
feel honored to be chairing this project because my mother is a breast
cancer survivor. We, women, should take care of our health. In breast
cancer, early detection can save lives,” Baby JC May said.

    Dibdibang
Kilos is a project introduced to the LOM by U.S. Peace Corps volunteer
Kathryn Brashears whose mother is also a survivor. A parade around the
City and a gathering at the Capitol Park Square was held in 2005 under the term of past president Celeste Anna R. Formoso to dream beat the start of a long term project.

    Every
year, thousands of women around the world die because of breast cancer
on a late stage. This means that their death were due to the late
discovery of their ailment. Experts advised that if a lump is found on
the breasts, examination should be done immediately.

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