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FilAm Council of San
Francisco 35th anniversary
February 7, 2004
Grand Ballroom
Clarion Hotel
Millbrae, California
THE FILIPINO AMERICAN Council of San Francisco, one of the
oldest Filipino community-based non-profit organizations in
the US, will celebrate its 35th anniversary with a fundraiser
and dinner dance on February 7 at the Grand Ballroom of Clarion
Hotel at Millbrae, California. Circe Sola McLeod, council
president, together with the board members and staff, takes
pride in this milestone of uninterrupted service to the underserved
Filipino immigrant community.
Founded in 1969 as an umbrella organization for several Filipino
associations, the FilAm Council is now a service organization
focused on providing educational, socio-cultural, health and
nutrition support to newly arrived immigrants, disadvantaged
seniors, Filipino-American residents, and other multi-ethnic
residents of San Francisco.
The council's Senior Opportunities Services Program provides
older members of the Filipino community and other disadvantaged
seniors with subsidized nutritious meals daily during lunchtime
on weekdays. It also provides senior citizen resource accessing,
referral services to hospitals and other medical agencies.
Social activities include bingo, dancing, Tai Chi and light
aerobics. When possible, there are guided tours to museums,
parks and other activities. Free health care services are
also offered once a month, as well as free legal consultancy
when requested.
The organization's Filipino American Employment Training
Center provides a venue for job readiness skills; computer
literacy; résumé preparation and writing; job
search and resources; and self-awareness and leadership skills.
Survival skills are also taught to newly arrived Filipino
youths, such as Immigration 101 (an orientation on local community
resources and introduction to their new homeland), after-school
programs and ESL classes. To those with an entrepreneurial
bent, the council offers training and consultancy classes
for start-up businesses.
The dinner and dance entrance fee is 50 dollars, 100-percent
tax deductible. For more information, please call +415 6260773
and +415 6261608.
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