NaFFAA Northern CA
regional conference

October 25 to 26, 2003
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Northside Community Center
488 North Sixth Street
San Jose, California

ON OCTOBER 25 and 26, the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) in Northern California, Region 8 will hold its regional conference at the soon-to-opened Northside Community Center in downtown San Jose, 488 North Sixth Street, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The conference theme of "Building Bridges and Dreams" will focus on capacity-building for Filipino non-profit and community organizations. Topics range from building community centers, building media relationships, building economic development projects, building empowerment to impact public policy and bridging the digital divide, best practice in fundraising, bridging Philippine projects to the US, and issues of consumer abuse.

Although the new 16,500 square-foot Northside Community Center does not officially open its doors to the public until the November 8 and 9 grand opening festivities, the conference attendees will be among the first clients of the volunteer-managed community event coordinators from the center's event management and catering services group.

The conference is open to NaFFAA members and non-members. The two-day conference fee includes continental breakfast and lunch: 50 dollars for members, 70 dollars for non-members and 25 dollars for students and seniors.

Discounted hotel rates in the San Jose area are also available through Cheryl Platon, NaFFAA Region 8's youth representative at +408 9774005. The RSVP deadline date is October 23.

For more information, please contact the following: Rodel Rodis, NaFFAA Region 8 chairperson at +415 3347800 or rodel50@aol.com, Marivic Bamba, NaFFAA Region 8 vice chairperson at 415 2397292 or bambavi@yahoo.com, and Cheryl Platon, Northside Community Center youth coordinator at +408 9774005 or cherylplaton@filamnorthside.org.