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SN mayor, vice mayor visit townmates in Hawaii

By Dominic B. dela Cruz
Staff Reporter

San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte--San Nicolas Mayor Dr. Melanie Grace Valdez and Vice Mayor Dr. Alfredo Valdez Jr. said their recent visit to Hawaii was very fruitful.

According to the mayor, they were invited by the Annak Iti San Nicolas Hawaii to celebrate their electoral victory in the recent May elections. They also served as crowning guests of the association’s three San NicoleƱo queens.
San Nicolas Mayor Melanie Valdez

Ms Valdez disclosed that different Hawaii-based organizations have invited the couple after the May elections but they were unable to leave immediately as there were many things they had to do.

She said she learned that several San Nicolas natives in Hawaii campaigned for them during the elections, calling their relatives through telephone to vote for them.

In view of this, the Valdez couple thanked their fellow San NicoleƱos now living in Hawaii for their continued support.

Meanwhile, the lady mayor also divulged that the association’s coronation is a fund-raising activity of the San Nicolas natives in Hawaii to help their townmates.

She related that at least 540 San NicoleƱos attended the coronation and a portion of the proceeds, amounting to US$1,500 was given to the Bin-i Foundation of San Nicolas.

Of the US$1,500, the mayor said US$500 will go the Bin-i general fund and the remaining US$1,000 will be used for three scholars in the next school year.

The San Nicolanos of Hawaii also raised US$3,000, which was again donated to the Bin-i Foundation. A certain Mr. and Mrs. Etrata of Ilocos Sur also donated US$500 to the same foundation.

In total, the Valdez couple raised US$5,000 for the foundation.

The mayor thanked all the San Nicolanos of Hawaii for their continued support to their fellow San Nicolanos here in the Philippines.

The couples also invited all of them to come home and participate in the forthcoming Damili Festival 2013 this December.

As a result, two of the crowned queens promised to come home for another crowning during the Balikbayan Night and hoped that the other queen could also join.

Due to hectic schedules, the mayor said that they were not able to go to the other islands but they also called their friends and relatives to invite them to the coming fiesta.

The mayor also hopes that they could also invite personally their friends and the San Nicolanos in the mainland USA for the fiesta.

Vice Mayor Valdez, for his part, also thanked all the Ilocanos in Hawaii particularly those San Nicolanos for the warm welcome they extended to them.

The vice mayor hopes that they would continue supporting all the programs and projects for the betterment of San Nicolas.


Mr. Valdez also revealed that he is set to leave for Hong Kong on October 13 after he was invited by the San Nicolanos of Hong Kong. He said he would also invite them to attend the San Nicolas fiesta.

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