Press Release

Ateneo Alumni Association Canada to hold its 20^th Anniversary Scholarship Dinner-Dance on October 24, 2015

By Manuel Papa
Ontario-Canada
August 21, 2015



The Chairman of the Ateneo Alumni Association Canada (AAAC), Ed Doroja, recently announced the holding of the AAAC’s 20th Anniversary Scholarship Dinner-Dance at the Madison Convention Centre at 17 Vinyl Court, Woodbridge, on Saturday, October 24, 2015.

This year marks the milestone 20th year anniversary of the founding of the Ateneo Alumni Association Canada which began after the visit of the late Fr. Raul Bonoan, S.J., the President of the Ateneo de Naga at that time, who informed the group of the plight of deserving students in dire need of financial support in order to pursue a college or university education in fulfillment of their dreams and realization of their potential.

From that first meeting, the AAAC was born, composed of alumni from various Ateneo Universities in the Philippines, banding together to raise funds for deserving scholars. Since 1995, Ateneo Alumni have utilized various fundraising activities, starting with the core Annual Scholarship Fundraising Dinner-Dance, augmented by the Winterlude Dance, the Spring Dance, and for a time, Golf Tournaments and Casino Trips. Special voluntary contributions by members and supporters have also provided a welcome boost to the AAAC’s scholarship funding initiatives.

 These scholarships have been provided at all  Ateneo Universities, providing deserving youth throughout the Philippines a chance to undergo an educational experience which instills in them self-development, spiritual formation, and social awareness, in addition to preparing them to join the country’s very competitive work force. The AAAC is now completing 20 years of organizing fundraisers, funding twenty-two (22) scholars, to date, most of whom have since graduated and have successfully joined the work force.

It is worthwhile to note that this charitable activity has benefited not only the scholars but also its benefactors, its members and supporters, as these activities also serve as a corollary vehicle for Filipino-Canadians to enjoy good fellowship among the local Filipino community, while enabling them to participate in the AAAC’s noble undertakings of helping the less fortunate. 

As its all-important 20th anniversary celebration approaches, the AAAC and its Chairman reiterate a call to all alumni and long-standing and new supporters to support this milestone through participation in the Dinner-Dance to be held at the Madison Convention Centre in Vaughan, Ontario, and/or through the placement of Ads in the 20th anniversary souvenir program. In this connection, the following may be contacted for tickets and souvenir program advertising: Ed Doroja (416-876-3263), Bernie Sychangco (416-857-7551), and Toti Gutierrez (416-751-9437)