A Dedication ...
Many happy returns of the day
To my dear friend with the Jaycee
ZAMNAI and would-be members would say
As a founding leader, you should be.
In August nineteen eighty-nine
An idea was mulled over
By a man who felt good and fine
To new immigrants who were sincere.
On relationship and engagement;
The strength and power of unity,
Vision and purpose of assignment;
Activity in society.
Our group from Zamboanga del Norte
Made a compact for togetherness
Anchored on the sea of honesty
And minding just our own business.
The sea was rough, yet the sky was blue
And we glimpsed our destination
Blessed with grace and mercy so true
Onward we went; no explanation.
( Note:) ZAMNAI is an acronym for Zamboanga del Norte Association in Illinois.
(Beresimo Refugio, a Civil Engineer, was the prime mover and the initial president of
the then-fledgling association. I was one of the pioneers of that group that made a chapter in the
wonderful history of ZAMNAI.
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