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Philippine Mount Everest Expedition 2007 at the Chapel of San Lorenzo Ruiz, New York, January 6, 5 p.m.
Philippine Mount Everest Expedition 2007 at the Chapel of San Lorenzo Ruiz, New York, January 6, 5 p.m.
Philippine Mount Everest Expedition 2007 at the Chapel of San Lorenzo Ruiz, New York, January 6, 5 p.m.
Pastour Emata at the summit of Mt. Everest, Carina Dayondon, Janet Belarmino and Noelle Wenceslao aiming to be the first Pinays and ASEAN women at Mt. Everest, Leo Oracion at the summit of Mt. Everest,
(Reporter7.com 2007-01-01) The First Philippine Mt. Everest Expedition is touring the United States to meet with Filipino communities and spread the message of Filipino pride. They want Filipinos here, especially young Fil-Ams to realize that they should be proud of their heritage and that everyone can achieve their goals through hard work and dedication.
The First Philippine Mt. Everest Expedition, conceptualized and lead by Arturo 'Art- T. Valdez was launched in 2004. It is composed of a diverse group of Filipinos from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Some members hail from the Cordillera highlands in the north of the Philippines and the Muslim tribal communities in the south. The team is therefore representative of the microcosm of Philippine society. The team also aims to inspire the
nation through mountaineering, its members' greatest passion, and to be living examples of the Filipinos 'can-do- spirit. Comparable to the Jamaican Olympic bobsled team (from the film "Cool Runnings"), the team hopes to demonstrate that despite all difficulties, it can accomplish anything if everyone just puts their act together.

This spirit was embodied in action when on May 17 and 18, 2006, Leo Oracion (Quezon Province and Cebu) and Pastour Emata (Davao) proudly planted the Philippine flag on the summit of Mt. Everest. In 2007, the team hopes, with your support, to put the first Southeast Asian women on the highest point on earth. Groups in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore have also formed women's teams in order for their country to be the first to claim this honor. Carina Dayondon (Bukidnon) will climb from Tibet and traverse to Nepal; Noelle Wenceslao (Metro Manila) will climb from Nepal and descend in Tibet. If they are successful, Filipinos will again claim distinction in the peaks of the Himalayas.

The team will be attending the 5:00 p.m. anticipated mass on Saturday, January 6, 2007, where they will join the members of the Chapel of San Lorenzo Ruiz community to pray and offer the mass for their success. At the end of the mass, Art Valdez will address the congregation and talk briefly about their mission. All are highly encouraged to attend this event.

For more information contact:

Fr. Erno Diaz
ERNODIAZ@aol.com
Voice (212) 966-1019
Fax (212) 966-1024

Chapel of San Lorenzo Ruiz
378 Broome Street,
New York, NY 10013

www.chapelofsanlorenzoruiz.org


Chapel of San Lorenzo Ruiz
Contact
Rev Fr. Erno Diaz
Director / Filipino Apostolate Archdiocese of New York
Phone: Voice (212) 966-1019, Fax (212) 966-1024

WEB: http://www.chapelofsanlorenzoruiz.org
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