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FREE TO BE A TRUE - CALAMBEÑO.
As our association's charter states, "anyone who loves CALAMBA and everything it stands for, and willing to advance the goals of our association can be a member." We could therefore surmise that a true CALAMBEÑO is someone who LOVES and WELCOMES. What a WONDERFUL Definition!
Until you can say THAT TRULY in your heart, true to the aspirations of our national hero, and as open as our Lord welcomed the Gentiles, can one one say and answer:
OPO, AKO AY ISANG TUNAY NA CALAMBEÑO.
As the term of office I am privileged to hold comes to a close tonight, I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you, to all of you, for giving me the trust, confidence and support, especially to:
Mr. Lito Mendoza for being my partner and sounding board in planning all of this.
To Mr. Tom Lazaro, for his invaluable advise that he gives us.
To Atty. Manny Carreon for his courage in assuming the association's Chairmanship.
To Chito Manayon for pointing out the details that we might have forgotten.
To Don Alcasid for time and time again proving to us that his hind sight is really a lot better that our foresight. (Just kidding Don). But I would like to say thank you for bringing all the people and for the lobsters you bring during our meetings. I guess they didn't know that, that is how we get good attendance!
To Mrs. Cora Remigio, whose sharp eyes ensures our newsletter goes out with only a hundred errors. Just kidding, maybe around 10 or 20. She was my teacher in High School.
To Malou Mendoza for taking on jobs she is not even assigned to do and handling all of our admin jobs.
To Arlene Alcasid, who is always out in front getting everybody to dance, except her husband,
To Dr. Rudy Lim, without whose help our goals would have not been achieved.
To Adrian Robles Angeles, for doing the leg work for us.
And of course to All of you, because without you, all of these would be without meaning, but most especially to my wife who had been tolerant enough to allow me to work until wee hours in the morning, and because she is a light sleeper, she gets disturbed when I come to bed.
I promise you Hon, after this party, I will come to bed early. A lot earlier and I won't even need Viagra!
As president during the past year, I have learned that GOOD LEADERS are not BORN, but are MADE by the trust and confidence of GOOD supporters! I now know that only way to have good leaders is to have good supporters, and I am confident that you will give the same support to our incoming and most able and deserving president, Mr. Lito Mendoza.
LET US GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE!!!
As I close, allow me to leave these words:
"Buildings and streets do not make a town, people do." And when people are FREE to Love Calamba and BRAVE enough to welcome those who do; truly, our little "Hometown Northeast USA" will be the
LAND OF THE FREE and HOME OF THE BRAVE!
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