The Rizal U13 Shine at the 2011 Kanga Cup

Since our proposed team did not make it to this years Kanga Cup we had the opportunity to spend some time with the young footballers Coach and Parents from the Philippino Capital City. I brieffly introduced myself during the KC opening Ceremony To Malotte the Teams Manager aranging for us to come watch and provide refreshments for the team at the games and also oragnised a farewell dinner on the 14th at the Deakin Football Club before the match between the Central Coast Mariners and the Canberra FC.

The cold weather was a bit much for the Team on Monday morning they kicked of at 9:30 also the Light UTD was the second best team in the comp so the team lost their first match. The pleasing part was that the team never gave up and kept fighting till the end.

The second match they played at 11 am on Tuesday vs the Local Team Woden Valley which they lost in a close contest with the team getting used to the weather and also the team was more aggressive and could see that the boys started to believe in themselves more with a n improved performance despite the loss.

Wednesday the team played in the afternoon at 2:30 pm and the temperature was more bearable for the boys and from the start they were on the offensive with several chances being created only to find themselves 1 nil down at half time. I said to myself such is Football "It can be brutally unfair" but we still love it. I had to go at half time somewhat depressed but that did not last long as an hour later got the good news via a message from one of the parents with the great news that the team overcame the half time deficit and finally won. Fantastic news as you could see the youngsters grow wings and never looked back by beating the SW Queensland team in their final group match. The team made it past the group stages and had to face in the semis the Mighty PoCheolDong PS football team from Korea which finished on top of their group beating and humiliating every team they played so far

The Koreans eventually did win the match but they had to dig deep as the Rifa Boys defended well and hit fast on the contra attack and being able to score against the Koreans which have only conceded only 1 goal to date. The Rifa boys have to be proud of their achievements and hold their heads high as the tournament is tough and also the cold weather had to be of some influence .

On the 14the we had taken the team out to dinner and after we have watched the match between the Central Coast Mariner and the Local team Canberra FC and after the match we presented the team manager Malotte with the 2 teams Autographed Jerseys and Each player received a ball and Engraved Pen as a memento of their visit. To top the night had the opportunity to introduce the Former Socceroo Captain and Borussia Dortmund UEFA Cup finalist Ned Zelic which kindly gave up some of his time and graced us with his company

Thank you Ned you are a true Champion.

As all good things must come to an end the next night we met at the ground and we have farewell the Team as they were flying out of early in the morning. We are excited to have been able to assist the team and hopefully they enjoyed and learned from this adventure with the hope that someday we may se them wear the Azkal jersey with pride. Farewell and Good Luck to you all the 2011 Rifa U13 Kanga Cup boys.

2011 Kanga Cup Update

On my arrival back to Canberra I have contacted Travel Care Travel Agent to book the tickets for the team and the travel agent has asked me for the exact names as in the Passports as we were going to incur extra charges if the names were incorrect so I have emailed Hans requesting the names and the reply I got was on the 11th of May that he did not have the names and we have to wait till 17th of May when Manfred comes back from Germany. On the 18th of May I managed to get in touch with Manfred via Facebook to find out that the passport applications were not made. I have been told that the person in charge that was suppose to follow that matter whilst he was in Germany and unfortunately nothing happened. I have reminded Manfred that time was running out getting the plane tickets if we leave it too late and also the Australian visa applications take minimum 6 weeks as well so time was running out fast. He assured me that he was going to get a move on .

I have contacted the travel agent to ask the airline to keep the unnamed booked tickets for another week as we did not have the names yet. I have informed Mr Adam Castle from Capital Football of the situation and asked him to try to ask their contact in the emigration department to see if we can shorten the expected minimum 6 weeks to abut 4 weeks as we may not be able to make it in time.

On the 24th of May Manfred told me that it was looking promising and they were going to get the passports by the 20th of June and we got excited again for another day or two only to be told that wasn't the case as there were no Parent release forms and that was going to delay the applications.

The travel agent contacted us on the 27th of may to ask us what was going on as we needed to give the names or we loose the 20 seats the airline was holding for us

As a last ditch attempt on the 28th of June I have contacted a family friend in Cebu Mr. John Li to see if he can use his influence but due to the fact that the new electronic Passports take a minimum 4 weeks to make there was no chance for the passports to be completed in time for the Kanga Cup this year.

Words can't describe our disappointment as we sent the official Kanga Cup invite on the 30th of March and that was more than enough time to get the passports and we feel let down as we were promised by Manfred that he was going to organise the passports and we understand that he was sick and had to go to Germany for treatment and supposedly the person that did not follow that matter as he was instructed whilst Manfred was overseas. Still I believe is important you get the right people to to the job and monitoring is very important part of running an Organisation.

I would like to apologise to Adam Castle from Capital Football for all the inconvenience and thank him for all his support and understanding. Our apologies go to the people of Canberra for not being able to deliver on our promise this year. We'll make sure that won't happen and a team will come to play next year.

Finally this was a good lesson for us , we have learned a lot and next time we will be more vigilant less complacent and try to cover all our bases when it comes to reliance on other peoples assurances.

27-28 April 2011 FCIC Lapu Lapu Visit.

Between 20th to the 3rd of May I was in Philippines to celebrate my daughter Sarah-Nicole's' 18th birthday and also to visit the FCIC Lapu Lapu U14 Team that we are sponsoring to come to Australia to play in the Kanga Cup. On Wednesday me and my wife cought a flight from Nasipit to Lapu Lapu and on our landing been welcomed by the clubs Secretary/Web admin. Mr. Hans Potot and together caught a Taxi to Lo - ok Lapu Lapu National High school where the clubs juniors were training On our arrival at the school we met the teachers and watched the youngsters train under the guidance of Coach Jano. I had also joined the training kicking the ball around and working with the team practicing and improving their corner kick defence marking. At the end of the training I have handed over the promotional Kanga Cup Football goodies that Adam Castle the Capital Footballs Events Manager has kindly given to us to bring over. There were Balls caps Pens, Pins and stickers etc. which have been distributed and shared with the rest of the club juniors. Later that night we met with Hans and Coach Jano at the Lapu Lapu shrine where the Fiesta was in the full swing celebrating the historic battle that took place on the 27th April 1521 years to date between Chieftain Lapu Lapu his Mactan Island Man and the Magellan's Spanish aggressors which were defeated and where the great Magellan himself lost his life. The Lapu Lapu Shrine was packed with people taking part in the festivities that had live battle enactment with performing solo artists, bands singing all day long and finally later in the night culminating with an elaborate and exciting Fireworks dysplay. We had a late dinner were Jano, Hans and me had a lengthy chat and the topic was you guest it... "Football". About midnight we parted company and remained to meet the next day at the School were the teams were training with us saying good bye to the Boys and also to meet the local Barangay Captain and do some more hard Football lobbying. It was exciting to meet the youngsters which were as excited and very much looking forward to come play Football in this years Kanga Cup and we parted company by saying: See you in Australia in July!

23rd of April Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Stall Report

On the 23 of April Easter Saturday manned the allocated Bunnings Sausage Sizzle with perfect weather and ultimately another busy day the final outcome. Would like to thank and acknowledge the following volunteers for their help: Boyong Villar, Laura, Elizabeth Garrett, Rose Hughes, Regie and Lala Nazaro.

12th of March Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Stall Report

On the 9th of March got a call from Reg advising me of the that we have been allocated the the Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Stall Easter Saturday and also due to a late withdrawal the stall was available on the 12th of March as well. As we needed some cash to get back on track we grabbed the oportunity to do it. Despite being short of help we managed to make $2255 gross on the day with 1750 profit to boast with at the end of the day. Would like to thank and Acknowledge the following Volunteers: Rayyan Roslan, Boyong Villar, Adelaide Lopez, Regie and Lala Nazaro, Peter Balaj, Sarah and Sorin Clenci. Great Job despite the tough at times stressful and bussy affair.

5th of March Karaoke Competition and Raffle Draw results and Report

Well Well The Inaugural Pinoy Football Aid Karaoke competition And 2011 Monster Raffle has ended on Saturday and it was an event that I personally expected a lot more return for the expense and all the effort made. As we are sailing in uncharted waters and probably the lack of promotion recognition what ever.... I can speculate all day on it and may never know why and now it is just history. Definitely our next Karaoke competition structure has to be revised and adjusted no doubt or even scrap the event all together from our calendar of events in the future.
The total revenue from the contest door takings and the contestants entry fees was $1721 with total prices of approx $1400-$1500 (with the final sum TBA after the plane ticket will be purchased) so the net profit from all this effort will be about $300.00. Certainly a lot better than loosing money but considering the countless hours spent on the event this is to little.

The crowd was relatively modest as well and with only 136.5 ticket sales with all the free entrances (kids, Contestants and contestants guests and judges) was about 200 strong and far short of the expected 350-400 that I hopped for and expected to get. We had 2 tables reserved for the VIP guests and to my disappointment all but 2 did not RSVP us back and 2 tables at the front were completely empty a real sad moment for me and an eyesore to be honest with you.

Due to 2 of the contestants not showing and couple of late arrivals the show commenced late at about 7:40pm

Also we had major technical Difficulties setting up the sound and the lights and the light show was not fine tuned due to lack of time available therefore the stage lacked in light quality. with all the time spent on the sound problems encountered.

Because of all this technical delays unfortunately out of the 5 contestants that came early to do sound checks 4 unable to do them and I wold like to apologise to Ina Eriquez, Melanie Sto Thomas, Dane Rose Emalay and Marilyn Palma. Sorry to you all.

the contest went on according to plan with 2 delays due to computer freeze problem encountered and I apologise to everyone for that as well.

In relation to the competition entries I am disappointed with the response to be honest I expected a lot more but never the less that was that and all the finalists did very well and I was very satisfied with their effort and musical ability.

I would like to thank all the entrants for their support and Congratulate the Finalists and the winners for shining out on the night and they did a marvelous job as the crowd often went wild.

After the 2 rounds of eliminations and because it was getting late the judges decided that it was not necessary to go to that final round as there was no need as the 2 songs were more than ample to make the final placing decision.

I personally would have liked to see the final round but the judges made that decision and since they were volunteer professionals I had no say in it and could not override their decision in the matter.

So here are the placings:

1st Diane Rose Emalay.
2nd Edyl Salvador
3rd Joana Cabana
4th Marilyn Palma
5th Ina Eriquez
6th Johny Huckle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k4xtPTTD7Q

May I add this; The judges were professionals with extensive experience in the industry and they did not know of any of the contestants. with the exception of Johny Huckle whom is a local performer and not on a personal base.
The judges were as transparent and honest as they can be and did not favour anyone!!!!

On a sour note for the night after the awards were made the mother of one of the contestants went to 1 of the judges and confronted him by saying words of this nature " My daughter sang from the Heart and should have won and the girl that won did not"
Also have had reports from other people with people from the same entourage were claiming that the contest was rigged and they will not support this contest in the future. also may I add that the same mother send a nasty text to "Boyong".

Sorry to say but this behaviour belongs to the gutters and not people that enter in a genuine fund rising event staged by a Aid organisation.

I can assure everyone that I Sorin Clenci and all the Pinoy football Aid and its members are totally transparent accountable and stand for EQUALITY, JUSTICE AND HONESTY and never stage promote dishonest unfair bias activities what so ever. I and all involved are saddened by all this selfish and unsportsmanlike behaviour of the mother and its companions.

Final conclusion and thanks:

This event did not deliver for our organisation the revenue we expected and we encountered many technical difficulties and we also learned a lot with this occasion with the consensus that we have to go back to the drawing board reassess and attempt to fix all this shortcomings. Nevertheless from the majority of the back feed we get the people were generally happy and that is pleasing and motivates us to attempt to better that in the future but we hope to get much better response from the community also.

Would like to acknowledger and thank the following for their contribution to this event: Rayyan Roslan, Boyong Villar, Regie and Lala Nazaro, Peter Peter, Cris Andrei, Nicholas Sirbu, Sara Clenci, Jessica Clenci, Ozan, and finaly our Professional Judges on the night: Jenny Lavett, B.A., Dip Ed., LTCL. Vince Gelonese, Singer songwriter entertainer, Donald Crawford ex kj Owner and Performer.

Thank you all

Raffle draw Report:

The 2011 Monster Raflle was drawn as soon after the 2nd round was completed with the
total revenue of $2152 in ticket sales
Here are the wining Tickets:
1st prize Ticket No: 1253 Nenita D. of Chapman
2nd prize Ticket No: 854 Zosima Mabale of O'Maley
3rd prize Ticket No: 908 Laura Alder of Palmerston

Congratulations to you all and thank you for entering in the raffle.

I want to give a huge THANK YOU Boyong Villar for being the top ticket seller and also being the kind and caring person that he is...

The returns from this activities leaves us somewhat short of our target but we will work diligently to achieve our finalgoal

Thank you all

2011 Karaoke Competition Program and Floor Plan

Please find attached the Floor Plan and the Program for the 5th of march Karaoke Competition

Please Book your Table for better seating to avoid disappointment.

Individual seats can be Booked but initially allocated for tables No: 22, 24, 44 and 46 and moved up the Hall if the full tables will not be booked.

From all the back feed we are getting looks like the tickets will be sold out as soon as the 12 finalists will be announced with maybe 50 standing only at the back of the Hall.

See you there

2011 National Multicultural Festival Stall Report

This event was something we were eagerly looking forward to and also somewhat anxious for it to be a success and fully aware of its significance in order for us to reach our fund rising target. Much the same as our Christmas Pasqua Stall the weather was a major threat to ruin the event but the gods smiled on us again and Saturday (the most important day of the Festival) turned out to be great and we did well

We had a 3 day presence Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Since this was our first NMC event we encountered few teething problems but we managed to turn the event into a very very profitable event and have made a very good profit therefore bringing us a step closer to our fund raising target and we are proud to report that finally we are confident to reach our $15000+ total. Our Bank account is well in excess of $ 9000 and with the pending Raffle and Karaoke Competition Revenue we will definitely get very close and with a bit of luck maybe to exceed it. Now all this would have not been possible without the dedication and commitment of our committee members, members and a handful of volunteers that have chipped in as well.

Here is the full list of our contributors: Rayyan Roslan, Boyong Villar, Annie Nazaro Adelaide Lopez, Regie and Lala Nazaro, Lolita Javier, Peter Peter, Sarah and Sorin Clenci. The experience we all gained and the lessons we learned from taking part in this major event and gave us a great feeling of self worth and belief in our capability to deliver and as to be honest with you ar the beginning when we embarked on this exciting adventure few of our members were doubtful of us being able to achieve our target this year. but that well behind us now I guess. Our next major event is the 5th of March Karaoke Competition. Lets sing It's Party Time!.

Pinoy Football Aid 2011 Monster Raffle Info:

Raffle tickets are available for purchase from this locations:

Canberra Deakin Football Club, Deakin
A & E Asian Grocery Store, Fyshwick Fresh Fruit Markets
Jhay The Cobbler, Dickson Shops
Laser One, Canberra Centre
Saigon Salon, Canberra House Marcus Clarke, CITY

Ticket price $2.00 each

Raffle will be drawn on the 5th of March

Please Click in the image to see all the fabulous prizes to be won!!!



GOOD LUCK

Boxing Day 2010 Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Stall Report

First week of December we got a message from the Bunnings Belconnen Organisers via Reg Lozano our Secretary that there was a late withdrawal and Pinoy Football Aid has the opportunity to hold the Stall on the Boxing Day. We grabbed the opportunity since that was our first of hopefully more to come activity.

We were told that the store was very busy and we should expect to be very busy if the weather was good.

The activity went smoothly and with minor teething problems but that is quiet OK considering that this was our very first sausage sizzle stall activity. The weather was fair but unfortunately the store was not that busy on the day and the traffic was down on last years. Never the less we have raised almost 1 thousand dollars.

I would like to thank and mention the following volunteers that help make the activity a success: Lolit, Paul , Reg and Sarah.