CHRISTMAS TREE, TABLE TOP CONTEST

Rules:

1. Size – not more than 3-foot tall from base to the top of the tree. Can be fresh Christmas tree or made out of any material.

2. Ornaments –ornaments can be hand- made, purchased or of recycled materials.

3. Decorations – to follow theme of “Pasko sa Pilipinas” (Christmas in the Philippines)

4. Application fee – A $5.00 non-refundable fee is required per Christmas tree entry. Write Checks to Fil-Com Center.

5. Entries must be in for judging by 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 14, 2008 at the Filipino Community Center . All entries may be picked up at the end of the mass (7:00 pm) that evening. Winning Christmas Trees (Table Top) will remain property of Fil-Com Center.


Criteria: Points

1. Originality 30

2. Workmanship 40

3. Relevance to Christmas (Pasko) Celebration 20

4. Presentation 10


Prizes:

First (1st) Prize $100 & 1st Place Ribbon

Second (2nd) Prize $75 & 2nd Place Ribbon

Third (3rd) Place $50 & 3rd Place Ribbon

Awards:

All Participants will receive Certificates of Participation.

PASKO SA FIL-COM
Sunday, December 14, 2008, 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Filipino Community Center, Waipahu

CHRISTMAS TREE (TABLE TOP)
CONTEST

PARTICIPATION FORM

ORGANIZATION / BUSINESS NAME: ________________________________

CONTACT PERSON: _____________________ TITLE: ___________________

CONTACT TEL NO. ______________________ CELL: ____________________

MAILING ADDRESS: ____________________________________________

CITY / STATE / ZIP CODE: _______________________________________

Brief description of entry: Attach additional pages if necessary.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

SIGNATURE OF CONTESTANT: _____________________ DATE: ________

See back page for additional guidelines.
Rules:
1. Participation Fee: $5.00 non-refundable (no show will lead to forfeiture) should be submitted
with participation form no later than 5:00 pm December 10, 2008. Write checks to Fil-Com Center.
A donation of 2 or more canned goods for the Hawaii FOODBANK during registration will be most appreciated.
2. CHRISTMAS TREE (TABLE TOP) CONTEST: Only one entry per individual is allowed
3. Send completed participation form and check to:
Filipino Community Center
c/o PAROL & Christmas Tree(Table Top ) Contest Committee
94-428 Mokuola St., Ste. 302
Waipahu, Hawaii 96791
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RECEIVED BY: ________________________ Date: ____________
Signature

PRINT NAME: _____________________ Contact No. __________

“PAROL” CONTEST GUIDELINES

The primary purpose of the Parol contest is to encourage organizations and individuals to perpetuate the creation of the Christmas symbol in the Philippines which graces the windows, doorways and streets during this season. This also provides a venue for artistic expression.

The contest is open to all. Entries for the contest shall be for one of two categories:
TRADITIONAL PAROL
· Five-point star design
· Frame can be bamboo or any bamboo substitute
· Cover can be paper or any material
MODERN PAROL
· Innovative or stylized design
· Any material can be used, including recycled material


Rules:
1. The parol must be hand-made and made in Hawaii . No commercially produced one may be entered in the contest (e.g. made of capiz or other material manufactured in the Philippines ). Entrants must attest to its being created here in Hawaii .

2. The size is no less than a foot in diameter and no greater than three feet across excluding the tassels. It must be capable of being hung or may be propped up on a pole that can be carried. Optional: battery operated lighting (no candles), movable decorations.

3. Entries must be in for judging by 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 14, 2008 at the Filipino Community Center . All entries may be picked up at the end of the mass (7:00 pm) that evening. Winning Parols will remain property of Fil-Com Center.

4. Only 1 (one) entry will be allowed per category.

5. A non-refundable entry fee of $5 will be charged for each parol entry.

Criteria:
1. Originality 30
2. Workmanship 40
3. Relevance to Christmas (Pasko) Celebration 20
4. Presentation 10


Prizes:
First (1st) Prize $100 & !st Place Ribbon
Second (2nd) Prize $75 & 2nd Place Ribbon
Third (3rd) Place $50 & 3rd Place Ribbon

Awards:

All Participants will receive Certificates of Participation.

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PARTICIPATION FORM

PASKO SA FIL-COM
Sunday, December 14, 2008, 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Filipino Community Center, Waipahu

PAROL CONTEST
Categories: Traditional ______ Modern: ______



ORGANIZATION / BUSINESS NAME: ______________________________________

CONTACT PERSON: __________________________ TITLE: ___________________

CONTACT TEL NO. __________________________ CELL: ____________________

MAILING ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________

CITY / STATE / ZIP CODE: _______________________________________________

Brief description of entry: Attach additional pages if necessary.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

SIGNATURE OF CONTESTANT: ___________________________ DATE: ________

Rules:
1. Participation Fee: $5.00 non-refundable (no show will lead to forfeiture) should be submitted with participation form no later than 5:00 pm December 10, 2008. Write checks to Fil-Com Center. A donation of 2 or more canned goods for the Hawaii FOODBANK during registration will be most appreciated.
2. PAROL CONTEST: Categories: a) Traditional; and b) Modern . Only one entry per
individual, per category is allowed
3. Send completed participation form and check to:
Filipino Community Center
c/o PAROL & Christmas Tree(Table Top ) Contest Committee
94-428 Mokuola St., Ste. 302
Waipahu, Hawaii 96791
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RECEIVED BY: ________________________ Date: __________________________
Signature

PRINT NAME:_________________________ Contact No. _____________________

For questions:
Lina Longboy
375-0828

Schedule of Activities

PASKO SA FILCOM ‘08
Sunday, December 14, 2008
3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

The Filipino Community Center, in cooperation with the Philippine Consulate General, the Philippine Celebrations Coordinating Committee of Hawaii (PCCCH), the Filipino Association of University Women (FAUW), the University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA), the Filipino American Historical Society of Hawaii (FAHSOH), the Congress of Visayan Organization (COVO), the Oahu Filipino Community Council (OFCC) and the United Filipino Council of Hawaii (UFCH), will be holding "Pasko sa FilCom" (Christmas at FilCom) on Sunday, December 14, 2008 at the FilCom Center from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

The event showcases Christmas as it is traditionally celebrated in the Philippines. There will be food booths and cooking demonstrations of such Filipino delicacies like "linubian," "puto bumbong," "bibingka," and others. There will be "parol" (Chistmas lantern) making demostration, children's games such as "pabitin" and "palayok"(breaking the pot). There will be Christmas displays and videos and also "parol"(lantern) and Christmas tree making contests.
An entertainment program featuring the Royal Hawaiian Band, Filipino folk dances, the Silangan Singers, and the FilCom Himig at Indak. A "Panunuluyan" (Search for an Inn) will be performed, followed by a mass and musical entertainment featuring a "kulintang" group and a live band.

Chairing the event is Jun Colmenares. Food Vendors and other groups who want to participate in the various events, please call Filipino Community Center office at (808) 680-0451.


PASKO SA FILCOM ‘08
Sunday, December 14, 2008
3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Schedule of Activities:

I. FilCom Parking Lot (3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.)
· Cooking demonstrations: linubian or lubi-lubi (San Nicolas Goodwill Foundation), bibingka (FilCom Center), salabat (KFG Properties), palitaw (FilCom Center), puto bumbong (Bey Lontoc), kinalingking (Bicol Club)
· Children’s games (pabitin, tumbang preso, sipa) – UPAA

II. Consuelo Courtyard (3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)
· Food booths – Loulen’s and Souvaly
· Sorbetero (ice cream cart) – LCC Philippine Studies
· Water and drinks station – PCCCH
· Children’s games (sungka, dama) – UPAA
· Parol-making demonstration – FAHSOH, UH Katipunan
· Educational demonstrations (vinta, jeepney, alibata) – LCC Philippine Studies
· Philippine tourism display – Philippine Consulate General

III. FilCom Conference Room I (3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.)
· Videos on Philippine cultural traditions – FAUW
· Christmas displays – FAUW
· Story-telling – FAUW
· Bunutan – FAUW

IV. Casamina/Flores Ballroom (3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)
· Parol and Table-Top Christmas tree contests – OFCC
· Entertainment program (3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.)
Welcome – Toy Arre
Christmas Carols – Royal Hawaiian Band
Folk Dances – FilCom Center Cultural Group
Dayegon – Silangan Singers
Folk Dances – Himig at Indak
Christmas Carols – Himig at Indak
Christmas Message – Mayor Mufi Hannemann
Christmas Songs – Consul Paul Cortez
Nativity Scene – Radford High School Fil-Am Club
· Mass (6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.) – St. Joseph’s Church priest and choir
· Awarding of Contest Winners - OFCC
· Entertainment (7:15 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)
Christmas Medley by Fani and Marie
Mahalohalo Kulintang Ensemble
Community Singing led by the Silangan Singers

Emcees: Ethel Ward and Raymund Liongson
Stage Managers: J.P. Orias and Jun Colmenares