TO: ALL PVGMA ALUMNI (Batches 1946 to 2011)
SUBJECT: 65th Anniversary and Grand Alumni Homecoming
The agreements reached during the meeting are as follows:
1. Date and Venue. The Grand Alumni Homecoming and 65th Anniversary Celebration will be held on 30 April 2011 (Saturday) at the PVGMA campus. This event is open to all Alumni batches from 1946 to 2011 and their families.
2. Program of Activities. The activities lined for the day consist of the following:
· Morning Parade
· Thanksgiving Mass
· “Kumustahan, Sama-sama, Salo-salo” for Alumni and their Families
· Grand Party Celebration (Evening to Dawn). The program will include presentation numbers from batches per decade: 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and 2000’s.
3. Planning and Programs. Batch 85-86 (represented by Fernan Barbosa, Kno-kno Barbosa, Andy Barbosa, Bong Evangelio, Harmony Trivinio-Arias) is in-charge of the planning and programs.
4. Food and Refreshments. Batch 73-74 (represented by Noel ‘Bong’ Joves) will tap several fast-food outlets (e.g. Andoks, Jollibee, PVGMA concessionaires, etc.) for the food booths inside the campus, where the alumni and/or their families can buy.
5. Information Campaign and Awareness Drive. For the information dissemination, the following medium will be used:
a. Electronic mails, internet and social networking websites such as Facebook, and text messaging. All batches are enjoined to contact their batch mates and organize themselves if they have not yet done so.
b. Through PVGMA students with alumni parents. Faculty members are responsible for informing their respective students regarding the event.
c. Print and Broadcast Media. Mr. Nonie Arias is in-charge of contacting his friends in the media for info dissemination and invitation.
d. Through organizations and other institutions such as churches and public market. This will be handled by concerned alumni members who are active in the respective churches, local governments and public markets, among others.
6. Registration Fee. A registration fee of PhP 100.00 per alumnus will be collected in advance upon confirmation by the alumnus of his/her attendance. This will be used to finance the preparatory activities for the event.
7. Souvenir Program/Alumni Book. PVGMA Faculty is in-charge.
8. Souvenir Shirts and/or Memorabilia Items. To mark this event, it was proposed that there should be souvenir t-shirts and other memorabilia items. The Planning and Programs Committee will assign a group who will handle this. Advance orders are encouraged to fund preparatory activities.
9. Solicitation, Ad-Placement, Voluntary Contributions. The batch in-charge is Batch 75-76 (represented by Engr. Reynaldo Gonzales).
10. Alumni Association and Initial Project and Funding. The PVGMA Alumni Association is proposed to be formally organized for this event and the formal launch of the first Alumni Project, which is the construction of the “Bahay Alumni” inside the campus. The Bahay Alumni shall serve as an office for the alumni association and link between the alumni and the school. A membership fee of PhP 50.00 will be collected during the celebration to initially fund the construction of the Bahay Alumni.
11. Excess Funds. Should there be excess funds from the registration fees, souvenir programs, souvenir shirts, solicitation, ad placement, voluntary contributions and fees for the food booths, these will go to the construction of the Bahay Alumni and other projects that may be agreed upon between the school and Alumni association. All alumni are encouraged to help in anyway they can.
12. Schedule of Next Meeting. For the next meeting on 13 June 2010, 2:00 pm at the PVGMA campus for the status of above mentioned activities, representative/s from all batches are earnestly requested to attend.
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For and behalf of the Planning and Program Committee:
FERNAN BARBOSA
Source: Facebook Group PAVIGAMEANS post dated May 24, 2010.
