Food, music, dance galore in FACC Summer Picnic

Music, games and food galore are all in abundance in the annual Summer Picnic sponsored by the Filipino-American Community of the Carolinas Inc. (FACC) on Saturday this week, June 8, at the Park Road Park.

The PinoyJamBarkada band are among the headliners for the event, said incumbent FACC president Tonette Asay.  

The PinoyJamBarkada will perform six Filipino songs plus two more from their guest singer Emelyn Burgess, current FACC Auditor.  The band is composed of Gerry Canta,  Adam Yabes,  Glenn Espiritu,  Sain Diaz,  Tarah Hang  and Oliver Rodriguez.

The band used to be known as Tara and the Emojis and their latest gig was during the Charlotte Amore Dance Event in February organized by the Couples for  Christ.  

They used to come from other bands but have since grouped together and are becoming a favorite in the Charlotte area.  The FACC Summer Picnic  carries the theme “Pagbabalik-tanaw sa Mga Larong Pinoy  (Looking back on Filipino Childhood Games).

Jake Miranda, manager of Ancop Foundation Inc’s Southeast Asian Region will lead the invocation while Emelyn Burgess will conduct the National Anthems of the US and Philippines.

President Tonette Asay will welcome guests.  A dance segment to be led by Doreen Reynolds and Emelyn Burgess is also on tap aside from a keyboard performance by Zild Dalton. FACC first VP for 2017 Cip Onia is the chairman of the volleyball event./Susan Palmes-Dennis