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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: red; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: #ffcc00; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Vrinda">Fourth Annual Filipino Festival 2009<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #002060; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Mangal; mso-themecolor: background1">The fourth annual </SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Mangal; mso-themecolor: background1">Filipino Festival</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Mangal; mso-themecolor: background1"> will be held on<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #002060; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Mangal; mso-themecolor: background1"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Sunday, June 21<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #002060; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Mangal; mso-themecolor: background1"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Philippine Cultural and Civic Center<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #002060; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Mangal; mso-themecolor: background1"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Filipino vendors | cultural dances |<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #002060; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Mangal; mso-themecolor: background1"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This event is <U>free</U> and open to the public.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #002060; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Mangal; mso-themecolor: background1"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Festival highlights include:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #002060; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Mangal; mso-themecolor: background1"><o:p><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #002060; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Mangal; mso-themecolor: background1"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">-Featured performer the Retome Rondalla Group from Mentor, Ohio, performing Filipino music using an indigenous Rondalla instrument<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #002060; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Mangal; mso-themecolor: background1"><o:p><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #002060; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Mangal; mso-themecolor: background1"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">-Filipino delicacies such as lechon, menudo, delicious pastries, desserts such as halo-halo, and many more from Kainan, a special Filipino food store in Parma, Ohio<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #002060; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Mangal; mso-themecolor: background1"><o:p><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #002060; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Mangal; mso-themecolor: background1"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This year, the event will showcase Filipino talent as an entrepreneur and a member of the Northeast Ohio community.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The event is sponsored by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce, with co-sponsors from USBank and the Philippine American Society of Ohio.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #002060; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Mangal; mso-themecolor: background1"><o:p><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #002060; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Mangal; mso-themecolor: background1"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Philippine Consul General will open the festival with a welcome address.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Philippine passport and citizenship renewals will also be available.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #002060; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Mangal; mso-themecolor: background1"><o:p><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #002060; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Mangal; mso-themecolor: background1"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">For more information, please contact Lakeland Community College Professor of economics Dr. Rolando A. Santos at </FONT><A href="mailto:rsantos@lakelandcc.edu"><SPAN style="COLOR: white; mso-themecolor: background1"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">rsantos@lakelandcc.edu</FONT></SPAN></A><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> or 216-321-0774.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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