CORE Special Lighting Ceremony

June 23, 2004
6:30 p.m.
Philippine Consulate
Kalayaan Hall, 556 Fifth Avenue
(between 45th and 46th Streets)
New York City

FOR the very first time on June 23 and 24, the Empire State Building will dazzle the Manhattan skyline with the colors of the Philippine flag. Yellow, blue and red lights will brightly illuminate the tower of the Empire State Building in honor of the Filipino community.

Spearheaded by Collaborative Opportunities for Raising Empowerment Inc. (CORE), a New York City-based not-for-profit organization of young Filipino professionals, this year's lighting will be the beginning of an annual event on the evenings of June 23 and 24 that will celebrate the contributions and accomplishments of the Filipino community. Although June 12, the official Philippine Independence Day, has already been reserved, CORE successfully vied for the two dates to continue the celebration of this important day.

To mark the inception of this momentous occasion, a special lighting ceremony will be held on June 23, 6:30 p.m., at the Philippine Consulate, Kalayaan Hall, 556 Fifth Avenue (between 45th and 46th Streets). Leaders and prominent members of the community, including the officials of the Philippine Consulate General in New York, led by the Honorable Cecilia B. Rebong, Philippine Consul General, will participate in this groundbreaking event.

For more information regarding this event, or other CORE events and programs, please contact Lara M.B. Manjares, vice chairperson of membership services, at core_vcmember@yahoo.com.

CORE Inc. is a not-for-profit organization composed of a volunteer group of young Filipino professionals in the New York Tri-State area. CORE's primary vision is to empower young Filipino professionals as a collective body in the United States. CORE also seeks to provide an avenue for socio-economic involvement to build a stronger Filipino American professional community. To find out more about CORE, please visit www.core-nyc.org.

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