Fiesta and Fun Time - Picnic

After the heights of COVID 19 pandemic, FFRGOC resumed meeting in person to enjoy the weather and have fun and what better way to do it is practice the tradition of having a fiesta. Our chapter directors did a great job of distributing these flyers ( cut out the names with their phone numbers for privacy purposes in the internet ) and following through to all our members through the area chairpersons and officers and had a good turnout!

Indeed, FFRGOC members, guests and board of directors really had fun participating in games, food and sharing their jokes and stories about our different activities in life as friends and families. RSVP was required to properly plan the food ordered and paid for by FFRGOC.

I tried to capture moments worth remembering but missed taking pictures of the yummy food ordered from the Filipino restaurant and other activities.

As a standard operating procedure (SOP) of our FFRGOC organization, we had a committee and people assigned with different responsibilities including food donations from volunteers to have a smooth operation. A program of activities was also scheduled and followed during the day.

Decor was also using the theme of a fiesta, thanks to the husband and wife team, Social Director, Chat Agbayani and Marlon Agbayani, Special Projects and their team and had banner flags common on most fiestas in the Philippines as shown below.

Typical picture of decor of Fiestas in the Philippines

Different colors of banners were hanged on the shelter where we had the picnic

For easy visibility, the big banner of FFRGOC was used

Attendees found Shelter 1 and FFRGOC banner with the registration table ready to all

Mary Ann, our previous Social Director and now First Vp of FFRGOC helped in the decor

Preparation of food donated to be served on the table:

Home made desserts donated by sisters Auring Reyes and Rica Werner on the assembly line

Now fully assembled and were ready to be served.

Attendees donated watermelons and were cut by the team

Preparation of cucumber pickles Japanese style at home

Green Salad ready for transport from home

Cooked rice in a big pot guarded by Lorraine (lol)

After the ordered food from the restaurant were in place we started the event with a prayer:

Walter Bayubay led the prayer using our new Prayer Book

Everyone were ready to eat after consuming donated chips and salsa

Everyone happy to be in line to eat

Lorraine, our Master of the Ceremony, announcing activities to follow

Helen distributed the novena prayer to the chapter director/area chairpersons

Children and later adults played the chair game and participants were really happy

Some moments worth remembering:

Grandson of Wally and Fely Claudio

Promoting our Mardi Gras Event

Bonding time for us

Bonding with people we miss and don't see often

Last but not least bonding of Cora with grandson of Fely and Wally

What better way to remember our events where we were all together enjoying life and sharing our faith and joy and thankful for all our blessings.

Hope you like the blog. Till next blog.