Monday, July 11, 2011

Baisanons of the World (BOW)

Conceived less than a year ago by Vivian Villanueva and Elvie Abilla-Kaelin (both relatives of ours). Baisanons of the World (BOW) had its first tapok-tapok in Las Vegas last week. It was a success on two levels: first and foremost, it raised awareness ( a long with a lot of funds), of the need for expat Baisanons to help Baisanons in Bais; and second and perhaps just as important, it united Baisanons from all across the USA.
In the words of Elvie:
Hello Baisanons of the World!!! It has been a hectic week for me and I finally got a time to sit down and open my mind for all of you. The "Tapok Baisanons" was a success! Praise the Lord! This is because of you guys. You all did this for me and for Vivian for the Baisanons. It took us a year to get this reunion going and finally it went through with lots of fun, ang kasadya sa aning adlawa wala joy makalupig. Everybody was all smile and help get things together with fun. I was still receiving calls from Califonia that day, that yes...it's not too late to come!!! And they showed up at the door. I felt the wamness of being in Bais during piesta..."Sulod, panulod mo!!!ahhhh what a great feeling! For those of you that missed...make sure you will join us. It's gonna be during Memorial Weekend, Las Vegas as always. The Entertainment Capital of the World, unless someone out there will volunteer to have our "Tapok" in your State. Vivian and I will always be there. Thank you so much to all who came and brought school supplies, joined the silent auction and above all the cash donations...God Bless us all!


We need to see more initiatives like BOW. It really does take very little to make a difference!
(You can find BOW on Facebook under Groups: Baisanons of the World)

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