President’s
Message (October
2nd, Pacific Beach
Hotel, Honolulu, HI)
With
humility and pride, I welcome you
all to the 17th
Anniversary and Installation
Banquet of the Filipino American
League of Engineers &
Architects (FALEA) and the FALEA
Foundation.
We are here to celebrate
and reflect on our past
achievements, and sharpen our
focus on the challenges ahead.
Tonight
is indeed a celebration as we
honor outstanding professionals
who have demonstrated excellence
in their chosen careers.
These men and women
exemplify FALEA’s tradition of
professional merit, integrity,
service to the community, and
unwavering support to the
organization.
Moreover,
tonight we extend our
congratulations to this year’s
eleven scholarship recipients.
Scholars, we salute you for
pursuing the rigorous environment
of engineering and architecture.
Your intellect and discipline,
along with your creativity and
imagination, indicate that you
want to collaborate with the
world’s most skilled innovators.
FALEA supports and encourages you
to become the leaders of your
generation - to pursue
opportunities and overcome
challenges that will bring you
closer to achieving your dreams.
To
our fellow colleagues in this
profession, we
sincerely appreciate your
dynamic presence and guidance as
we maintain our commitment to the
FALEA mission. To
our fellow members in the
organization, we enjoin you to
renew your membership; let us be
more proactive and together,
continue to make a difference in
our community. With faith and confidence, we move boldly into the future
toward greater heights as we
continue the legacy of our
predecessors.
On
behalf of the newly elected
officers and board of directors, I wish to thank our special guests, our
sponsors, the event committees,
our entertainers, our benefactors
and friends.
God bless you all !
Aloha
and Mabuhay !
Elvi
Pineda
President,
2010-2012