CPFA Outreach Event, June 5, 2011
For the past 26 years the Chubu Philippine Friendship Association (CPFA) has been celebrating Fiesta sa Nagoya, an event highlighting cultural exchange between the Philippines and Japan.
This year CPFA again planned for this event, and as early as January 2011, have been conducting planning sessions specifically for the upcoming Fiesta sa Nagoya.
However, in the light of recent events, the start of which was the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, CPFA saw fit to change the original plan for the Fiesta, and instead to have a gathering more appropriate to the situation.
So this year, instead of our usual Fiesta, we will organize something different.
On CPFA’s 27th year, we will be holding the 27th PHILIPPINE INTERNATIONAL EVENT IN NAGOYA, PAGTULONG SA KAPWA: HEARTFELT OUTREACH FOR EAST JAPAN. This event will be for the benefit of those affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. This will be a day of gathering together and encouraging each other to give what they can to help the people affected by the calamity.
CPFA Pagtulong sa Kapwa: Heartfelt Outreach for East Japan will be held on June 5, 2011 (Sunday) at the Nagoya International Center, Annex Hall. This event will have similar activities as the previous events, like the Turo-Turo (Philippine Food Bazaar), presentations and a movie showing. This year, there will also be a Panel Discussion on Disaster Management with Prof. Tomohide Atsumi and a Memorial for Fr. Nishimoto, who passed away August 2010.
For this year, entrance will be free of charge, however raffle tickets will be sold for 1,000yen each. The proceeds will go to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami.
CPFA believes in the ability of the Japanese people to pick themselves up from this disaster and believes also that cooperation will help speed up the relief operations. In this light, CPFA would also like to lend a helping hand through this event.
We all hope and pray for the quick recovery of the affected areas, and we hope to help in our small way.
Please join the 27th Philippine International Event in Nagoya, Pagtulong sa Kapwa: Heartfelt Outreach Event for East Japan, and let us work together to help those in need.
For inquiries please email: cpfa.nagoya@gmail.com
