This year, the Michigan group is the host of the annual conference of Balikatan, an alumni organization of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF) of the Philippines in the United States and Canada. The conference will be held on July 3-5 at the Prince Conference Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The conference affords an opportunity for IVCF alumni to meet and plan for strategies to help the ministry of IVCF Philippines. Thus, it is an important event with long-lasting benefits to the ministry of reaching and training high school and collegiate students for Christ in the Philippines. This year also, IVCARES, the Chicago area group, is helping in the preparations and is in charge of the souvenir program for the conference.

We are seeking your assistance in making this conference a success. You can help us and we can help you! We are publishing a souvenir program for the conference in which we will be offering pages for either personal greetings or advertisement as a fundraising effort to help finance the conference. With your purchase of a “space” (see attached form for details) in our souvenir program, you will be able to advertise your business/organization, or express a personal greeting to your fellow alumni, and/or staff. These pages are 8 ½ X 11 and will be black and white. We reserve the right to edit. However, we will send you a copy of the changes before publication.

The process is simple. Just return the enclosed form with your artwork/photo or copy and payment to: Maribel Mateo 485 Stratford Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016. Make your check out to Balikatan and write on the memo “Souvenir Program.” If you have any questions or need further information, please contact me at (630) 497-8432 (paraynop@yahoo.com) or Maribel Mateo at (847) 299-3114 (mmateo@flairagency.com).

If you do not want to “advertise,” you can become a sponsor by giving a donation. To show our appreciation for this generosity, we will list all sponsors on a page in the souvenir program.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter. We look forward to your response. Please note that the deadline is May 31, 2009.

Sincerely,

Pete Parayno

In behalf of IVCARES and Balikatan 2009 Souvenir Program Committee

Downloads:
Balikatan 2012 Registration Form (67)

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Hello Everyone.

Preparation for the 2009 Balikatan Conference, hosted by the Michigan group, is in full swing and we would like to give everyone the opportunity to be involved.

This year, IVCARES, the Chicago area group, is taking part in the preparation by putting together the souvenir program for the Balikatan Conference.  The project will help raise funds to be used to subsidize the conference.  You can help by posting your own advertisement(s) or greeting(s) or by asking friends, businesses, etc. to post theirs.

You may print as many as you need for distribution.  If you are unable to print or make copies, you may give us the names and addresses of your prospects and we will send the forms and letters to them.

The deadline for submission is May 31, 2009.  Please make checks payable to Balikatan.  Filled out forms and payments should be sent to Maribel Mateo, 485 Stratford Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016.

To get your Souvenir Ad Form and the accompanying cover letter, please email us a request.

Questions?  You may call or email any of the following:

Pete Parayno:  paraynop@yahoo.com (630) 497-8432
Max Bermudez mdberm@hotmail.com (847) 933-8504
Maribel Mateo mmateo@flairagency.com (847) 299-3114
Miriam Cabrera miriam.m.cabrera@questdiagnostics.com  (630) 213-3055

In His Service,

Pete
(In behalf of IVCARES and the Souvenir Program Committee)

Hi Everyone,

This message is sent to formally declare that Registration for the 2009
Balikatan Conference is now open!!

Attached is a copy of the registration form for your use. Everyone must complete this registration form for record purposes. Please feel free to send me your questions, comments or suggestions concerning next year’s conference. I encourage you to start praying, preparing and inviting family & friends to attend the conference.

Check the “Balikatan.org” website for more information and updates next week. Also, please pray with us that we will have a smooth preparation, enough time for volunteers and speakers to prepare/do tasks, total dependence on the Lord for guidance and provision for all our needs.

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving celebration.

In Christ’s Service,

Bethel Trasmonte Skinker
Michigan

Registration Downloads

Balikatan Membership Form (38)

Balikatan Membership Form (46)

Dear IVCF Family and Friends,

Warm greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! Let me share with you again the work of God in IVCF Philippines during the second quarter of this current school year. In the midst of many challenges and crisis, we witnessed transformation in the lives of students and graduates as we ministered to them.

I present to you the summary statistics of IVCF events and people involved in our ministry programs. Read a few regional reports of our staffworkers. More importantly, I share with you stories and testimonies of people who experienced the grace and power of God.

May God be praised as you read this ministry update. And I invite you again to actively participate in our mission: “To disciple students and graduates for Christ in all areas of life and equip them to serve the campuses, churches, and wider community.”

Your servant-leader in Christ,

Erickson M. Velardo
National Director
IVCF Philippines

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