Dear Friend in the Community:

The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) Region 3-East (R3E) is pleased to invite you to its 2017 R3E Empowerment Conference (EC)! Attendees of this event will be community leaders and guests coming mainly from the five R3E member states, which include Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. NaFFAA Ohio will host this three-day event, which will focus on the theme, “Redefining the Future: Leadership – Mentoring – Partnership,” at the Hilton Columbus/Polaris in Columbus, Ohio, on July 28-30, 2017.

The 2017 R3E EC will provide an opportunity for NaFFAA to develop strategies to address the many concerns within the Filipino American community. We will conduct multiple workshops to focus on best practices in community leadership, engaging the community to achieve heightened awareness on issues, involving the youth through culture and education, and reaching out to other organizations for support in building a stronger Filipino American community. More specifically, we will include workshops discussing immigration reform, health care and aging, voter participation, business development, and youth inclusion, to name a few.

NaFFAA is a private, non-profit, non-partisan tax-exempt organization established in 1997 to promote the active participation of Filipino Americans in civic and national affairs. It is recognized by Washington policy makers, national advocacy groups, and private industry as the Voice of Filipinos and Filipino Americans throughout the United States. NaFFAA partners with local affiliate organizations and national coalitions in advocating for issues of common concern to Filipino Americans. Please help NaFFAA realize its goals through your generous support by attending the workshops, gala dinner and dance, placing an ad in our souvenir program, and/or becoming a sponsor. Feel free to contact us if you have questions regarding this empowerment conference!

We hope that you join us, and thank you for your consideration!