FILIPINO-AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF YAKIMA VALLEY

FILIPINO-AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF YAKIMA VALLEY

FILIPINO-AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF YAKIMA VALLEY

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 298
Wapato, WA 98951

211 West 2nd Street
Wapato, Washington

The Following Are Excerpts
from The Articles of Incorporation of the Filipino American Community of Yakima Valley:

WHO ARE WE?

    " We, Filipinos, Filipino-American and others, being citizens of the United States of America, and residents of the State of Washington, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a non-profit corporation in order to protect our mutual interests, preserve and promote our national, historical and cultural heritage, improve and strengthen our social and economic well-being and to achieve better understanding, coordination and support among ourselves and with other nationalities, do hereby promulgate these Articles of Incorporation."

        ARTICLE II.    DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES

SECTION 1.   WE BELIEVE THAT MAN CANNOT LIVE IN ISOLATION FROM HIS FELLOW-MEN; THAT HE MUST BECOME AN ACTIVE PART OF THE SOCIETY IN WHICH HE LIVES.

SECTION 2. WE BELIEVE THAT THE SURVIVAL, STRENGTH, AND PROGRESS OF ANY ORGANIZED SOCIETY DEPENDS UPON THE SURVIVAL, STRENGTH, AND PROGRESS OF ITS' INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS.

SECTION 3. WE BELIEVE THAT PEACE AND HARMONY AMONG MEN CAN BE ATTAINED ONLY BY THE STRICT ADHERANCE OF THE UNIVERSAL PRECEPTS OF CHRISTIAN MORALITY AND BY RESPECT AND OBEDIENCE TO THE LAWS AND LEGAL ORDERS OF DULY CONSTITUTED AUTHORITIES.

SECTION 4. WE BELIEVE IN THE WISDOM, JUSTICE, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF DEMOCRATIC PROCESES AND ADHERE TO THE DEMOCRATIC WAY OF LIFE.

ARTICLE 111.   GENERAL PURPOSES

SECTION 1. THIS ORGANIZATIN MUST ENDEAVOR TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE LEGITIMATE INTERESTS OF FILIPINO-AMERICANS.

SECTION 2. THIS ORGANIZATION MUST ENCOURAGE ACTIVE PARTICIAPTION IN ANY AND ALL LAUDABLE CIVIC, SOCIAL, AND CHARITABLE PROJECTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

SECTION 3. IN ORDER TO GAIN THE RESPECT AND RECOGNITION FROM THE GENERAL COMMUNITY, THIS ORGANIZATION SHOULD DEVELOP A PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL MAKE THE FILIPINO-AMERICAN USEFUL AND LAW-ABIDING RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

SECTION 4. THE ORGANIZATION MAY UNDERTAKE PROJECTS AND ENTERPRISES WHICH WOULD IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC AS WELL AS THE SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF ALL ITS' MEMBERS.

SECTION 5. TO PROMOTE BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND MORE HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIPS AMONG FILIPINOS AND AMERICANS AND ALL OTHER NATIONALITIES.

Regular Scheduled Events:

THURSDAY TAKE OUT AND SENIOR MEAL PROGRAM

TAKEOUT:
LUNCH: 11:30-1:30
DINNER: 4:30-6:30

SENIOR MEAL PROGRAM:
4:30-6:30 PM

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