GIFT THAT CONTINUES TO GIVE

Dear Friends abroad and in the Philippines:

     

      All of us have memories, they are among our treasures.  We dream of having them written treasures we can keep, share with others, our relations, and friends, and bequeath them to our heirs.  I therefore invite you to pen your memoir now, your autobiography, a memoir of a turning moment in your life, recollection of your college days, express love and gratitude to special people, create a poem,  share an important message or lesson learned in writing. With your donations, they will be published in a distinguished hard cover, glossy paged, art designed book for our children to keep and treasure.  Welcoming the new challenges for Philippine education in the 21st Century and with the New Charter, the premier university of the Philippines needs our help through our "written treasures" bound as a coffee table book which will be produced by nominal donation of benevolent benefactors like you.  The book will be dedicated to Dr. Emerlinda R. Roman (right) who made the new charter possible after years of trying by previous presidents, a legacy she will leave to the university as 19th and First Woman UP President.

Memoirs of UP Alumni Abroad (described in  earlier blog) netted a donation to UP of a total of $50,000.  For this all-inclusive project to produce Memories...a Legacy Gift which welcomes all who wish to donate, the goal is $100,000 , also an endowment fund which will award only interest earned by the fund...a GIFT THAT CONTINUES TO GIVE, now and in generations to come, to our children's children and beyond.

       May I count on you to reserve  early?  Space is limited, it will be first come, first served and a book will be no more than 400 pages.  Are we going to have several volumes?  It's expensive to produce even one. Hesitant to write after all these year?  Let me help you.  Still unwilling to write?  Your tax-deductible is welcome, there will be a donors list in the book. Send your reservation form now and you have till August to submit your pre-approved manuscript. Let's not put off till tomorrow what we can do today... tomorrow may never come.   And remember, it's in giving that we receive...the more we give, the more we receive.

Just call/email me...Menchee

Dr. Carmencita C. Quesada Fulgado    AA '60  AB '61 cum laude

Editor and Publisher: MEMOIRS (2008) MEMORIES (2010)

UPAAA National President 1995-99  UPAA-NY Pres 2004-2008

Commissioner Abroad, UP Centennial Celebration 2008

UPAA Diliman Philippine Centennial Awardee for Service 1998

UPAAA Most Distinguished and Outstanding Alumna 1989

       

" MEMOIRS" GIVES BIRTH TO "MEMORIES"

   New York City. Feb 2 2008.  Dr. Carmencita C. Quesada Fulgado, "Menchee" to her friends, has always had an eye in fundraising for endowed scholarships.  Personally,  on her 25th wedding anniversary, she suggested to her guests, in lieu of a gift, to make a tax-deductible contribution to St. John's University where she was working.  This created the Quesada-Fulgado Anniversary Scholarship for students of Philippine heritage.  During her presidency in the National UPAAA (UP Alumni Association in America) 1995-1999 she raised it's first Scholarship Fund ($10,000), signed the deed of donation in 2000.  In 2006, as prelude to the Centennial, the UPAAA Scholarship II ($20,000) was signed in New York atthe reception held for Chancellor Cao in April, and the UPAA-NY Adopt-a-Scholar Scholarship ($10,000) at the reception held for President Roman in June.  Both were earmarked as part of the Centennial Celebration initiatives of both alumni chapters.

    It is not surprising that when Dr. Fulgado was appointed UP Centennial Commissioner Abroad, she took at heart her advisory role and invited fellow alumni abroad in making contributions toward the publication of Memoirs of UP Alumni Abroad.  With their contribution, donors were given a page or more to write their autobiography, express their gratitude,  recollection of thier UP days and beyond.  This endeavor produced the landmark, limited edition, soon-to-be collectors' item.  After deducting the costs of publication, it netted $50,000 which was presented at the June 2008 Centennial Celebration.  $30,000 created the Centennial Memoirs Scholarship Fund and the $20,000 created the Centennial Memoirs Carillon Support Fund for its continuous maintenance and that of the intended park.  Both are endowment funds now managed by UP Foundation.

       Interesting and delightful outcome of the Memoirs book is a new project to produce the Memoirs sequel, now an all-inclusive Memories...a Legacy Gift of Filipinos and Friends, abroad and in the Philippines commemorating the New Charter just signed with the goal of $100,000 scholarship fund for eligible students in all campuses of the UP.  The book will be dedicated to the 19 and First Woman President, Dr. Emerlinda R. Roman.

 

Who Can Contribute and How

Memories project welcomes participation of anyone wishing to contribute to the University of the Philippines in fulfilling its mission.  Filipinos and their friends, having attended UP or not are invited to join in this project. With your tax-deductible contribution from $50-150-1000 or PhP 1500-5,000-35,000,memoir, expression of gratitude,anecdote, poetry, business ad will be in a hard-cover art designed distinctive coffee table book in the standard of the Memoirs of UP Alumni Abroad (2008).  Sponsors ($1000) endorsement letters will be in the beginning pages of the book.

Members of families, groups, association with their individual member entries may have their own chapter. The net proceed from the donations after deducting the cost of publication will be given to UP Foundation to create an endowment scholarship fund for eligible students in all the seven campuses of UP. Donations as indicated above apply up to Sept 30th or until space allows.  Reserve now, space is limited.  Only one book of no more than 400 pages is planned. One may reserve up to 10 pages. The reservation form has a checklist of ideas on what to write. Call 718 658-2106 or email: memoriesbyfulgadophd@gmail.com