Filipino American Library GALA is COMING Oct. 20!! - PRESS RELEASE

THE FILIPINO AMERICAN LIBRARY CELEBRATES ITS 7TH SPIRIT AWARDS AND GALA WITH HONOREES MARIA QUIBAN AND JANNELLE SO AND PERFORMANCES BY CHARMAINE CLAMOR, ANGELO “GELO” FRANCISCO, AND JOANNIE FELICIANO.


LOS ANGELES (August 2007) – My 13 News’ Maria Quiban will join Jannelle So (LA-18’s “Kababayan LA”), Xavier Becerra (U.S. Congressman of California’s 31st District), and many popular entertainers in a star-studded affair to celebrate the Filipino American Library’s (FAL) 7th Annual Gala on Saturday, October 20 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel (506 S. Grand Ave.) in downtown Los Angeles.

“We greatly appreciate the continuous support FAL receives from the community every year through our Gala,” said Roselyn E. Ibanez, Chair of the FAL Board of Directors. “The generous contributions from individuals and organizations enable us to advance our mission to preserve Filipino history, culture, and traditions for future generations.”

Ms. Quiban will be honored with FAL’s Role Model Award. The Community-Building Journalism Award will be given to Ms. So by Raffy Lopez, President of ABS-CBN Global and recipient of last year’s Journalism Award. Rep. Becerra will receive the Public Service Award. Other awardees include FilAm ARTS – Association for the Advancement of Philippine Arts & Culture (Community Service Award) and Bank of America (Corporate Philanthropy Award). Cheryl Burke has also been invited as an honoree.

Cocktails will begin at 6:00 pm followed by the dinner and program at 7:00 pm. Guests will be treated to an elegant night of entertainment with a grand silent auction. More than 450 people are expected to attend the 7th Annual Gala to benefit the first and largest Filipino library in the country. Numerous sponsorship and advertisement opportunities are still available. Pre-sale dinner tickets are $125 each and $150 at the door.

Founded in October 1985 by “Auntie Helen” Agcaoili Summers Brown, FAL is one of the most comprehensive repositories of Filipino and Filipino American works with a collection of more than 6,000 titles. Its mission is to actively promote the history, culture, and professional achievements of Filipinos and Filipino Americans through the book collection, leadership development, and cultural programming, thereby contributing to the achievement of a culturally dynamic, multiethnic America.

The sponsors of the Filipino American Library’s 7th Annual Gala include Burger King (Platinum), Bank of America (Gold), Van Gerard Dichoso, CPA (Silver), and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (Silver). For more information, contact Jonathan Lorenzo at 213-382-0488, filamlibrary@sbcglobal.net, or online at www.filipinoamericanlibrary.org or www.myspace.com/filamlibrary.