NEWS WEEK FEBRUARY WEEK 2

Early Birds: KASAFI Report

Kalibo - Sto. Niño Ati-atihan Foundation Inc., (KASAFI) conducted a Cocktail Meeting and Press Conference on January 26, 2011, at the KASAFI Office, Second Floor of the Captain Gil M. Mijares Building, corner XIX Martyrs and Rizal Street, Kalibo, Aklan. Its goal is to maintain transparency of the  activities and expenses of KASAFI, and  to  express their gratitude to all their supporters.  

They particularly thanked their sponsors and the Aklan Media for their untiring  support, as partners and benefactors, to which attributed to the success of the recent Kalibo Sto. Niño Ati-atihan Festival.

The meeting was attended by members of the Aklan Media, Local Government Unit of Kalibo, KASAFI honorary members, the three winners of the Miss Ati-atihan 2011, and other  guests.

The program started with an opening remark made by Kalibo Vice Mayor Madeline Ang Regalado, followed by words of thanks and appreciation by Mr. Albert Meñez, Chairperson of KASAFI. There was the giving of Certificates of Appreciation to individual supporters and organizations that had helped them. 

The certificates were given out by Vice Mayor Regalado and Lilibeth Goboy, the Vice Chairman of Internal Affair and  owner of Hernani’s Mix and Match.  Mr. Raffy Leyson, Treasurer of KASAFI and the Bank Manager of the Bank of the Philippine Islands, produced the financial statement of KASAFI to the media and the guests, recounting all the expenses and income made by the KASAFI during this year’s Ati-atihan festival. The  Questions and Answers portion were answered by KASAFI members  to  clear up inquiries given to them by the media, as well as providing the guests with snacks and treats./TE