A huge success! FAPAC Southwest Golf Tournament and Networking Event: 1 August 2009

(I-Newswire) August 3, 2009 - The first FAPAC Southwest Golf Tournament and Networking event, held on 1 August 2009 at Admiral Baker Golf Course and clubhouse, was a huge success. Participants reached over 100 golf players and members coming from various activities such as: Amphibious Construction Battalion One, Black Mountain Lodge, Commander Naval Air Forces, Helicopter Strike Maritime Wing Pacific, CSS TS San Diego, Engineering Partners Inc., Epsilon Systems, IAGC, Navy Medical Center San Diego, NRD San Diego, Navy Safety Center San Diego, NSWC Corona, MALS 16, Philippine Nursing Association of San Diego, SWRMC, and SPAWAR.
FAPAC Southwest sponsors for the golf tournament event were: CyberAir Technologies Inc., Engineering Partners Inc., Epsilon Systems, Integrity Management Enterprises, Just Frame it, Truth in Lending Real Estate Co, World Class Realty and MediaDirect.com.
IAGC group bagged the First Place Trophy while SWRMC and CSS TS took the second place and third place trophies respectively. Other winners of the tournament were: Andy Kurup, Putting Contest Winner; Fil-Am pride and junior golfer Joei Ducot (13 y.o) took the Longest Drive Trophy; and closest to the pin winners were: Jun Javier, George David, and Matt Patience.
During the luncheon, FAPAC SW CEO, JB Baluyot, handed recognitions to CAPT Myles Esmele, Asian Military Heritage Award Military Recipient three years in row; RADM(Ret) Will Rodriguez, for his continued support of FAPAC SW and also a big advocate of mentoring and promoting diversity in the workplace; Mike Vasquez of 98.1 KIFM, for his support and promotion on air and on 98.1 website of non-profit organizations' golf tournaments; ITC Gary McDonald of NRD San Diego, for providing a wealth of information about NROTC scholarship program; and finally to the event guest speaker, SPC Joseph Hudson, Prisoner of War during Operation Iraqi Freedom. SPC Joseph Hudson shared his experiences of fight for life, captivity, and rescue giving everyone an important reminder that "freedom is something that mostly everyone takes for granted and you will not really appreciate freedom until you lost it." SPC Joseph Hudson received a warm welcome and standing ovation from everyone.
Supporting FAPAC Southwest makes a difference. Donations generated from events like this would help subsidize for the organization's various programs. Examples of FAPAC Southwest programs are: One day leadership seminar, luncheon speaking engagements, and networking/job opportunities event. The next scheduled event is the Leadership Seminar to be held on September 12 in CSS TS Auditorium, Dry Side Naval Station San Diego. Interested participants should email events@fapacsw.org to be included in FAPAC SW events listings or visit their website at http://www.fapacsw.org for up-to-date information.
FAPAC Southwest mission statement is "To grow, to develop, to educate, to improve, to serve: FAPAC Southwest - the Frontier of Diversity and Inclusion." The primary purpose of FAPAC Southwest is to serve as an interagency association within the Southwest United States, providing a focus for over thirty ethnically distinct groups originating from Asian and Pacific regions as recognized by the United States Bureau of the Census. Membership spans as far away as Japan, the Kingdom of Bahrain, Guam and Korea. Membership is open to federal and military employees (voting members) as well as non-federal/military (non-voting members).

Company Contact Information
JB Baluyot, CEO FAPAC Southwest