Fil-Ams Tee Off for GILAS
Fil-Ams Tee Off for GILAS
The Fil-Am Portland Golf Association invites everyone to the Ambassador Open Charity Golf Tournament on August 9, 2008 at the Glendoveer Golf Course on 14015 N.E. Glisan St. , Portland Oregon . None other than the Philippine Ambassador to the United States , Honorable Willy Gaa will be gracing this golf tournament that will benefit the GILAS program. Ambassador Gaa, himself an avid golfer, will be in Portland as a special guest speaker for the annual Council of Filipino American Association convention which will be held at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas , Oregon on Aug. 9, 2008 at 7 am. For more information about the CFAA convention, please visit www.filam.org.
Whether you're an ardent golfer, a golf fan, or whether you simply just want to have fun, network with other Fil-Ams and give back to the country all at the same time, join the Ambassador Open Charity Golf Tournament! The maximum number of players is 48, so register now while slots last. To register, please contact Jonathan Unlayao at 360-989-6185 or myunlayao@comcast.net. The tournament fee is only $60.00. That already includes green fees, awards, and food and drinks after the event. So come in your best collared shirts and Bermuda shorts and prepare to golf away.
All proceeds will be coursed through Ayala Foundation USA and will go directly to GILAS or Gearing Up Internet Literacy and Access for Students. GILAS is a multi-sectoral consortium that aims to provide computers and Internet access to all public high schools in the Philippines . Since it began in 2005, GILAS has already wired 1,849 schools to the information superhighway. For more information on the GILAS program, please contact Jet Pizarro at j.p@comcast.net or 503-516-4756 or Letty Quizon at letty@af-usa.org. You may also visit www.gilas.org.