3rd Kimpo International Reunion a Success
By Phillip Jr. • Jan 31st, 2008 • Category: Lead StoryMore than a hundred members of the Kimpo Clan flocked to Aklan last January 21, Monday, to celebrate the family’s 3rd international reunion. Many Kimpos partook in several days of Ati-Atihan revelry (”sadsad”) leading up to Reunion day, and for some, the vacation didn’t stop there and the fun rolled ashore the white beaches of Boracay.
Coming soon to this website are detailed summaries of the day-to-day action from Saturday, January 19, to Monday, January 21. In the meantime, here’s the schedule of activities:
Saturday, January 19
- 2:30 PM — Sadsad (Attire: Blue Kimpo shirt), meeting place at Lolo Mading’s ancestral home
- 7:00 PM — Dinner at Letty Venus Residence
Sunday, January 20
- 9:00 AM — Sadsad (Attire: Pink Kimpo shirt), meeting place at Lolo Mading’s ancestral home
- 12:00 NN — Lunch at Nenette’s Garden; launching ceremony of the Jones and Agnes Castillo Memorial Mission, Inc.
- 7:00 PM — Dinner at Lolo Mading’s ancestral home
Monday, January 21
- Morning — Mass at Numancia Church, followed by the visit to Numancia Cemetery for the flower offering at the tomb of Lolo Juan and Lola Ganday
- 11:00 AM — Registration at the Aklan Training Center for the Reunion
- Noon up to Dinner — Kimpo Reunion proper
You can view lots of photos from the Reunion at Bing Kimpo’s Picasa web album. For those who are looking to contribute more pics (whether taken by a digicam or a cellphone cam), please drop a comment after the end of this post and we’ll tell you how. Here are some teaser pics:
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Remember, you can view all the pics of the Kimpo Reunion at Bing Kimpo’s Picasa gallery.
Phillip Jr. is a published bilingual writer and poet who earns his dough as a freelance writer, editor, and website manager. Visit his main site at PhillipKimpo.com and his Kimpo.ph page.
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This is Kimpo.ph, the online portal for all members of the Kimpo Clan.
The years have witnessed the Kimpo families spread all over the Philippines, and as part of the Filipino diaspora, the whole world. May this website help the descendants of Juan Kimpo and Maria Lutgarda Escalona reconnect with their roots and with each other.
On this site, you will find various accounts of the Clan's history, an extensive family tree for the descendants of the seven children of Lolo Juan and Lola Ganday, info and pictures of all the Kimpo international reunions, webpages of various Kimpos, and more.