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2009-06-06 00:00:00

Philippine Faire 2009

Westfield Plaza Bonita in National City

3030 Plaza Bonita Road
National City, CA

Event details: Philippine Faire 2009

Description

PHILIPPINE FAIRE 2009 to be held at the Westfield Plaza Bonita in National City on June 6th

NATIONAL CITY, CA. COPAO – San Diego and Westfield Plaza Bonita entered into an agreement to hold Philippine Faire 2009 featuring the 111th Celebration of Philippine Independence with the theme Embracing Diversity, Unity and Change! on Saturday, June 6, 2009 from 9am – 5:00pm at the grounds of the Westfield Plaza Bonita Mall in National City.

Preparations are in full gear for a bigger and fun for all festival. Philippine Faire 2009 Over-all Chairman Benjie Podschun and Co-Chair AP/Chief Cesar Solis jumpstarted all sub-committees of the project to meet and start with the implementation of the strategic plan in helping to deliver a successful event on June 6th.

The Coronation Gala for the Philippine Faire 2009 Queens has also been set to Saturday, May 23rd at the Town & Country Hotel in San Diego. Sub-Committee Chairman Alice Podschun, a PF Queen herself and President of the City of San Diego Filipino American Employees Association, with the help of all past Philippine Faire Queens are busy with the forthcoming canvassing of this popularity contest. Interested candidates are encouraged to please contact (619) 477-4090 and become one of the Philippine Faire Queens. (Little Miss Philippine Faire – 3-12 years old ; Miss Teen Philippine Faire – 13-16 years old ; Miss Philippine Faire – 17-25 years old ; Mrs. Philippine Faire – married women) Hurry! call now to register, it’ll be a rewarding experience of your life!

“We look forward to showcasing once again the history, arts and culture of the Philippines to the community of San Diego County, we are proud to share these to the younger generation for a better understanding of our heritage”, said COPAO President Merly Ferrer.

Philippine Faire 2009 is one of the programs and projects of COPAO – San Diego in fulfilling its mission to promote quality of life. For more information about the event and for sponsorship opportunities, please call COPAO Executive Director Ditas Yamane @ (619) 474-2500 or COPAO Secretariat @ (619) 477-4090.

COPAO is a nonprofit 501c(3) organization - a collaborative of organizations united by a common concern for the economic, social and political empowerment of its members through developmental programs and projects.

Cost

Free.

06-06-2009

 

 

8534 Commerce Ave

San Diego CA 92121

 

FreeGas.com Free Throw Contest Rules

 NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING.

A. Entries

No advance entry is necessary-enter on site.

B. Equipment

FREEGAS.COM may provide basketballs and/or the Hoop.

C.  General Rules

1. Participants are given two practice attempts before the start of the qualifying round.

2. The participant must let the checker know when she/he is ready to begin.

3. The count begins when the first free throw is made.

4. All free throws must be attempted from behind the free throw line (15 feet)

5. A free throw is considered out when it touches any support or standard above the

backboard or rim or nothing through the rim.

6. Participants who make 25 free throws in 60 seconds will be awarded One Year FreeGas cards, $40/Month for 12 Months, total prize winning of $480 (5 available)

D. Eligibility

MUST BE 18 YEARS OLD TO PLAY AND RESIDENTS OF 48 U.S. STATES ARE ONLY ALLOWED.

1. ELIGIBILITY: The Promotion is offered and opens only to legal residents of the 48 contiguous states of the United States excluding NY and FL and District of Columbia. Winners must be at least of 18 years old at the time of participation. Employees, officers and directors of FreeGas.com, "Sponsor," and/or any participating promotional companies and prize providers, their respective parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies, advertising and promotional agencies, web masters and web suppliers, and entities involved in the creation of Promotion materials, and members of the immediate family (spouse, children, siblings, parents) or persons living in the same household (whether or not related) of such employees, officers and directors are not eligible. Groups, clubs, organizations, commercial entities, and businesses cannot participate. By participating, you agree to these Official Rules and to all decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. Void in Florida, New York, Puerto Rico and where prohibited.

2. PROMOTION PERIOD: Promotion period begins on June 6th, 2009 at 9.00am Pacific Time (PT)} and ends on June 6th, 2009, at 04:59:59 p.m. (PT). All Entries must be on site at

Westfield Plaza Bonita in National City

3030 Plaza Bonita Road
National City, CA
no later than June 6th, 2009.

3. ENTRY: To enter, be present to shoot 25 Free Throws in 60 seconds at the time and address specified above. Limit one entry per person. Limit one entry per household.

4. CONTESTANT SELECTION: Contestants must be present to win.

5. WINNING: Each contestant will be allowed one attempt each.

6. PRIZE/ODDS/LIMITS ON PRIZES AVAILABLE: Prize: One Year FreeGas card payable at $40/month for 12 months total prize winning of $480 (5 available). Prizes are not transferable and may not be given, bartered, sold, or exchanged for another prize. If no Contestant succeeds no prize will be awarded. All taxes on any prize awarded are the sole responsibility of the winner.

7. GENERAL CONDITIONS: Potential winner, if any, will be required to complete, execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and where lawful, a Publicity Release within fourteen (14) days of the date of the win. In the event winner fails to timely return documents, or prize is returned as non-deliverable, or if potential winner is found not to be eligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules, disqualification may result. No alternate winner will be selected. By accepting a prize, where permitted by law, potential winner grants to Sponsor and Sponsor’s designee, (which grant will be confirmed in writing upon request of Sponsor), its parents, subsidiaries and related companies, and those acting pursuant to the direction of Sponsor, the right to print, publish, broadcast and use, worldwide in any media now known or hereafter developed, including but not limited to the World Wide Web, at any time or times, the winner's full name, photo, picture, portrait, or other likeness, voice and indicia of persona, and biographical information as news or information, and for advertising, trade, and promotional purposes without additional compensation or consideration, and without notification, review or approval.

Each participant, as a condition of participating, releases and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor, the prize provider, their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, related companies, advertising and promotion agencies and all of their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives, agents, successors and assigns from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to person(s), including death, and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prize or participation in any Promotion related activity, or participation in this Promotion. The winner shall bear all risk of loss or damage to his/her prize after it has been delivered.

Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual from the Promotion that it finds, in its sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry process, or the operation of the Promotion, to be acting, or be, in violation of the Official Rules; or to be acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person or interfere in any manner with any aspect or portion of this Promotion. Any use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed, copied, or like entry methods, will void all such entries by any such methods, and will disqualify any participant using such methods.

8. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY:

a) Any attempted participation by means other than those permitted by these Rules, is void. Sponsor and any participating promotion agencies or prize providers will not be responsible for lost, late, incomplete, stolen, misdirected, illegible or postage-due entries; or any technical error or failure, or unauthorized human intervention, or for the inaccurate capture of entry or other information, or the failure to capture any such information. Sponsor is not responsible for contacting any participant if that participant has changed contact information and failed to provide Sponsor with the proper contact information when such information is required.

b) Neither Sponsor nor any participating promotion agencies or prize providers are responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information or for any faulty or failed electronic data transmissions, lost, late, damaged, misdirected entries, incomplete or inaccurate capture of entry information (regardless of cause). If, for any reason, the Promotion is not capable of running as planned for any reason which Sponsor, in its sole opinion, deems could corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Promotion, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, modify or suspend this Promotion, in whole or in part, and if possible, to select the Contestants from entries received prior to the action taken or as otherwise may be deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion; or to be acting in any manner deemed by Sponsor to be in violation of the Official Rules; or to be acting in any manner deemed by Sponsor to be unsportsmanlike or disruptive, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds, in its sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion.

IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR, ANY PARTICIPATING PROMOTIONAL COMPANIES OR PRIZE PROVIDERS, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENTS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES AND RELATED COMPANIES, THEIR ADVERTISING OR PROMOTION AGENCIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

9. MISCELLANEOUS: This Promotion is subject only to the laws of The State of California in the United States. Prizes will be awarded and/or delivered only to addresses within the United States. Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded. Additionally, Sponsor reserves the right to prosecute any fraudulent activities to the full extent of the law. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

10. ARBITRATION/CHOICE OF LAW: Except where prohibited, participants in the Promotion agree that: (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion, or any prizes awarded, or the administration of the Promotion or the determination of winners, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by arbitration, to take place in the State of California, U.S.A. pursuant to the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, then effective, (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Promotion but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will a participant be permitted to obtain awards for and participants hereby waive all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. Except where prohibited, all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of participant(s) and Sponsor in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflicts of law doctrine.

11. WINNERS LIST: For the name of the winners, if any, send a self-addressed first class stamped envelope to: FreeGas.com, 8534 Commerce Ave San Diego CA 92121, for receipt by June 21st, 2009. 

Sponsored by: FreeGas.com,

Available at 8534 Commerce Ave San Diego CA 92121.