Philippine Centre Canada's Annual General Meeting

 The day PCC's Annual General Meeting was held, February 26, wasn't exactly a-walk-in-the- park.  It was a bone-chilling, windy cold day, but to those who were interested enough to come did not let the weather deter them from coming.  The meeting started at exactly 2pm, and unlike previous  meetings, the presentations was done the high-tech way.  A powerpoint presentation of the reports in bullet-point form kept the members in-sync with what was being presented by the different committee chairs.  Reports were well-documented and organized.  It was unified and continuity was ever present, some may find it repetitive, but the whole point was just that – to constantly remind the members the purpose and importance of having a centre. 
 The most gratifying part of the presentation was the report by the Treasurer.  With renewed commitment and determination, the community under the guidance and leadership of the current Board, had almost doubled the amount of money that were raised in the last 5 years.  In 2005,  the community was able to raise $31,921.00!! By way of fund-raisings and monetary donations by individuals and different organizations.
 No centre yet in sight, this minuscule detail has not stopped the current volunteer Board of Directors from implementing the different Community Program Services.  These services are by way of  Information Sessions - Income Tax and Immigration Policies, and thru Training Services - Computer Courses.  Eventually other sessions geared towards our Seniors, Youth Children will follow, such as Healthy Aging, Sports Injury Prevention and Safety Awareness, just to name a few.  All the committee chairs had stressed the importance of volunteering, either on a project-to-project basis or assist on any of the committees.
 The attendees were also given a chance to hear from other oranizations, both oral and visual, Ron Baird of ANCOP, Louella Cairns of Pinoyitoeh.com and the Philippine International Language Program(PILP), who had an information booth set up showcasing the different activities of the students and lesson plans of the teachers. 
 Feedback from the members were very positive – impressive and well presented.  Keeping this in mind for future presentations, we do hope that more people will come to attend, not only to listen but to give their input, opinions and suggestions.  If 2005 was full of activities and projects, the year 2006 has even more lined-up!!
 Lastly, we invite one and all to contact us, by way of the following:
1) Philippine Centre Canada
P.O. Box 5202   Station F
Ottawa, ON       K2C 3H5
1) PhilippineCentreCanada
@yahoogroups.com
2) Sonia del Rosario – 567-9700 ext. 250       Danny Arriola – 745-6027
John Lay – 837-9576    Emie/Richard Fairweather – 643-1555
Tessie Morin – 561-2894   Wes de Belen – 523-8816
Jo Laquian – 836-6858   Amy Pfeiffer – 238-4115
Nora Côté – 568-0071   Lydia Walker – 837-1806
Maya Flores-Lyons – 228-9325

By: Maya Flores-Lyons, PCC Communications Officer
  

Looking for an exciting and rewarding career?

The Ottawa Police Force is currently recruiting new officers. There will be an information session scheduled on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 6 pm. It will be held at Algonquin College, P Building. You would have to RSVP to 613-236-1222 ext. 5480 if you wish to attend.

Tinig Pinoy interviewed the Ottawa Police Outreach Recruitment officer, Maria Keen on March 6, 2006. Ms. Keen emphasized the need for 200 police officers for the next two years and they are looking for people to represent the diversity of our community.

Pinoy Eh! featured Maria Keen in the 2005 issue. This resulted to seven applicants from the Filipino community. As of now, Maria is the first and the only Filipino-Canadian Police Officer in Ottawa. They are also looking for some individuals that are connected or active with their respective community. As a police officer, you will be working with the community.

This is a great opportunity for our ‘‘Kababayans’’ who are interested in working as a police officer or any of the dozens of career choices at the Ottawa Police Service - from Patrol Constable to IT specialist to 911 dispatcher.

Some of the qualifications are:

 Immigrant (landed immigrant)
 18 years and older,
 Ontario Secondary Diploma,

For additional information, contact the Human Resources Section between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (EST), Monday to Friday (except on statutory holidays):

• by phone at (613) 236-1222, extension 5808;
• by e-mail at humanresources@ottawapolice.ca; or
• by mail to the attention of Human Resources at P.O. Box 9634, Station T, Ottawa, Ontario K1G 6H5.