On May 18-20, 2023, MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands is privileged to host the 11th Igorot Cordillera BIMAAK-Europe Conference. The nearly 3-day gathering is also a celebration of solidarity in keeping our Igorot heritage and indigenous roots sustainable and alive all throughout the years.
It’s no secret that though many self-organized and non-for-profit initiatives are all headed towards a noble cause and/or betterment of societies, one of the biggest challenges is still financial limitations. Apparently, gone were the days when abundance of government subsidies or funding were easily made available to charitable institutions, volunteer organizations, and other non-profits. This situation, however, shouldn’t stop us from doing what we are ought to do. It’s time to roll our sleeves up, work our way out, and help ourselves find a way!
Hence, here we are holding a raffle draw lottery (tombola) to help ourselves cover administrative and manpower costs that are necessary to efficiently and effectively hold the 11th ICBE conference as well as other unexpected expenses that were not factored in during the budget planning for the ICBE. The rest of what’s left from the proceeds shall be used to fund upcoming MABIKAs projects, including initiatives that are geared towards cultural learning, skills trainings, research & documentation, among others.
GET YOUR CHANCE TO WIN CASH PRIZES!
First Prize: €300
Second Prize: €200
Third Prize: €100
Plus! 10 Consolation Prizes of €20 each!
Our BIG & SPECIAL THANK YOU to our generous donors for sponsoring the cash prizes: Marjorie Abeya-Soaygan, Lorena Domanog-Clerc, Christine Moncado, Renijune Abaya, Dennis Althena & Tessie Gayao, Luniza Taoil, Yvonne Belen & Cesar Taguba, and Myra Zymelka-Colis.
Get yourself a chance to win for only €1 per raffle ticket. For purchase, you can opt for any of the following options:
1. Thanks to the support and cooperation of many individuals and Igorot organizations in Europe, you can now purchase tickets from your respective organizations or country of residence. Please see below list of contact persons per country/ organization:
- Austria: Igorot Austria (Annie Hruska)
- Czech Republic: Igorot Community in Czech (Cecily Ann Poleceo)
- France: Igorot in France Association (Julia Geston)
- Germany: Cordillera Germany Organization (Clint Bangwa)
- Greece: Igorot Cooperative in Greece (Joy Oloan- Ramirez)
- Ireland: BIBAK Ireland (James Leroy Quintin)
- Spain: BIBAK Barcelona (Glenn Yamoyam)
- Switzerland: BIBAK Switzerland (Airen Ruettimann)
- United Kingdom: Igorot UK (Averil ‘Wendy’ Pooten-Watan & Evangeline Martinez)
2. If you live in the Netherlands, you can buy your tickets from any of the following MABIKAs constituents.
- Renijune Abaya (Den Haag, Harlem)
- Yvonne Belen (Amersfoort)
- Tessie Gayao (Roosendaal)
- Aurora Pacio-Pascual (Zaandam)
- Myra Zymelka-Colis (Alphen a/d Rijn)
3. If you have no access to above mentioned organizations and/or contact persons, email us now at mabikasfoundation@gmail.com, and we’ll directly get in touch with you.
VERY IMPORTANT REMINDERS
1. To those who have purchased tickets, please make sure you have filled up the blanks on the raffle ticket stubs with your full name, email, phone number, and name of organization or country of residence. This is important for us to get in touch with you without any problem when your ticket number wins the raffle draw.
2. The cash prizes will also be sent to the winners via bank transfer.
3. Designated contact persons per organization or per country shall submit all sold ticket stubs and payments to below MABIKAs bank account by May 15, 2023 (Monday).
Bank account number: NL79 INGB 0009 1208 66
Bank Account Name: Stichting MABIKAS, De Filipijnse Cordillera Verbinding in Nederland
Bank name: ING Bank N.V. (NL)
BIC/ Swift Code: INGBNL2A
In your transaction, please write ‘Raffle Ticket Payments‘ followed by your full name and name of organization or country of residence.
FOR MORE INFORMATION & FURTHER CLARIFICATIONS, YOU CAN ALWAYS CONTACT US VIA EMAIL: mabikasfoundation@gmail.com.
