March 5, 2012
Dear Fellow Alumni,
Greetings to all!
I’m back to California and to work, but still suffering from jet lag. I posted the pictures of the reunion on Facebook so I can share with you the detailed account of the happenings of the four day event , from February 12 to February 15.
The Second Grand Reunion of AULCNAI and the Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Class of 1972, the Pioneers was a great success. The more than a year of planning this event was a real challenge but the outcome is well worth the time and effort spent. These couldn’t have been accomplished without the support of Menchu Calisin, Maria Llamas Rubino, Chato Romano Buitizon and Dean Vic Peralta. I also would like to acknowledge the AUL College of Nursing Planning Committee and Dr. Ampy Binamira. Thank you to all the alumni that came from abroad and likewise to those that are based in the Philippines.
I believe we’ve accomplished our objectives for this reunion – to Rekindle the Fire of Nursing Commitment, and to serve as Role Models to the Nursing Students. Thanks to Dean Vic Peralta for allowing the junior and senior nursing students to attend the Feb. 13 event, Panel Discussion with Nursing Students and Symposium. The Nursing Students learned invaluable information from the expertise of their predecessors.
I acknowledge the Doctors, AUL Clinical Instructors and Nursing Students who volunteered their services to the Medical Mission in Brgy. Fidel Surtida, Sto. Domingo, Albay. Kudos to Class of 1972 for making the medical mission their special project. Despite of the inclementweather there was a huge turn out of patients. I was walking back and forth taking pictures, to the building where medical and dental patients are cared of and to the little building where medications are dispensed, in the heavy rain. It was fun.
Thank you to all the international alumni, for their generous monetary donation to the medical mission. Their donation allowed us to buy and provide medicines to the patients. We donated the surplus medicines to the community of Fidel Surtida.
AULCNAI donated $3,000 to AUL and AULCN, $500 to the Medical Mission and $200 worth of adult and children’s multi vitamins. From the $3,000 donation, AULCNAI gave $500 to the AUL Nursing Students who are competing in Iriga City for the PNSA, ( Philippine Nursing Student Association),Meet last Feb. 17. The Nursing Students were short of fund. I stil have to find out from Dean Peralta how the students fared the competition. From same $3,000 donation, AULCNAI gave $500 to the Feeding Project of AUL College of Nursing
The Class of 1972 donated P100,000 to buy the Bell for St. Pius V Hall. What a memorable gift, everytime the Bell rings everybody will remember the Pioneers of the College of Nursing.
February 15 was the day to celebrate all our accomplishments, with an evening soiree. Rev. Fr. Ernesto Arceo , Rector and President of AUL grace the event.
The four day program of activities was so organized. We all should give ourselves a pat in the back, Team Work is very effective.
I can proudly say that we all GAVE and SHARED. This is what makes us an AQUINIAN NURSE – A GLOBAL PROFESSIONAL WITH BRAIN AND HEART.
Class of 1977
Outgoing President AULCNAI
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