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Fun day for OFWs in NMI set tomorrow
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Posted on Mar 17 2006
The CNMI is all set for tomorrow’s big event, the first-ever “Family Fun Day” at the American Memorial Park, and all Filipino nonresident workers in the Commonwealth are invited to participate in this event.
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration welfare officer Mary Dait said everyone could bring their family members and all their friends to a whole day of fun and games.
The event aims to give Filipino workers a chance to meet their fellow workers on the islands during the event that will be held from 7am to 5pm.
Dait said in an earlier interview that the “Family Fun Day 2006” is in coordination with all leaders of various Filipino organizations in the CNMI.
The day would start with a simple ceremony and presentation of Filipino talents from different organizations and individuals.
There will also be a song and dance competition for children with ages seven to 12. The afternoon will be for various Filipino organizations to facilitate indoor and outdoor games for kids, adults and families like obstacle course, sack race, family goes to market, paper dance, bring me contest, egg relay, longest line, and many more.
An hourly fundraising raffle will also be a part of this fun day. Dait said proceeds of the event would be donated to the Tuloy-Aral Project of OWWA.
“The project aims to help children of former OFWs by providing them $100 each for their miscellaneous school expenses like notebooks, pencils, uniforms, etc, she said.”
All winners in the various fun games and raffle will receive their prizes during the closing ceremony.
“We invite all OFWs, their families and friends to participate and have fun on March 19, 2006,” the organizing committee said.
The OFW Support Group is composed of individual volunteers that share their generosity in providing assistance to Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and Philippine Overseas Labor Office in planning and implementing common community projects and activities that will provide unity and foster friendship among the Overseas Filipino Workers in the CNMI.
For more details, contact Marie Caamic at 287-7908, Dang Bernabe at 235-8922, James Ignacio at 285-7132 or OWWA Office at 235-6992.
