JFAV JOINS 4th HISTORIC FILIPINOTOWN PAROL PARADE

Media Advisory

Justice for Filipino American Veterans (JFAV)

Dec. 19, 2008

Phone: (213) 241-0995

Email: jfav_us@yahoo.com

JFAV/PEOPLE”S CORE PARTICIPATES IN 4th HISTORIC FILIPINOTOWN LANTERN PARADE

Los Angeles—Maligayang Pasko!

Scores of Filipino World War II Veterans with the Justice for Filipino American Veterans (JFAV) marched along the busy Temple Street sidewalks together with more than a hundred seniors, young students and residents from the Manila Terrace Apartments to Search to Involve The Pilipino Americans (SIPA) compound with lighted lanterns or ” Parols “last Friday, December 19.

The Parol parade started at around 5:15 PM. Filipino American organizations like People’s CORE, veterans, students and parents from Burlington School, Pilipino American Democrats of Los Angeles(PALAD), Filipino Christian Church( FCC), Lord of Harvest Ministry, GEPENC, JFAV, PANA, TWNDC and SIPA marched up Temple St through the sidewalks.

Called the 4th Annual Holiday Parol Parade, it began as a project of The Historic Filipinotown neighborhood Council (HiFi NC), Temple Westlake Neighborhood Development Corporation (TWNDC) and PANA four years ago. It became a holiday fixture ever since.

The JFAV contingent was led by SGS Commander Jack Vergara and Victor Velasco and AWARE leaders Pedro Morante and Arturo P. Garcia of People’s CORE. The veterans and seniors held lanterns of different shapes and sizes and sung Christmas carols.

Awaiting them were JFAV Steering Committee members Ernest Tamayo and Mike Nailat at SIPA who distributed “holiday bags” from the JFAV food drive to the veterans and their spouses.

The parade participants assembled inside the SIPA Community hall for dinner and a Christmas Program. More than 300 people filled the hall.

For more information about JFAV call Arturo P. Garcia@ (213)241-0995 or email at jfav_us@yahoo.com.