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(Angel) Riley Cecilia Mears

Dear Friends and Family,

I am participating in the Santa Cruzan event with the FAAP (The Filipino-American Association of Pittsburgh). I need your support to be included as one of the "Reynas" during the pageant, or as an angel (ages 10 and below). Angels need to raise only $50.00, but any other extra sponsorship funds would be appreciated.

Any amount is acceptable, my goal is to raise funds for the FAAP Charity & Cultural Committee and for the Philippine Center

The "sagala" (pageant) will be held at the Philippine Center in Pittsburgh on May 19, 2019. The deadline for sponsorship is May 13, 2019.

Thank you for your support.

About this fundraiser:

The Santacruzan (from the Spanish santa cruz, "holy cross") is the ritual pageant held on the last day of the Flores de Mayo. It honors the finding of the True Cross by Helena of Constantinople (known as Reyna Elena) and Constantine the Great.

The procession includes the Reynas, Sagalas (muses), Flower Girls, Angels, their Escorts and a display of biblical figures, characters of beauty, purity and fancy, and symbols of attributes to the Virgin Mary.

The FAAP is a non-profit, 501c-3 organization in Pittsburgh. We are hosting a Santa Cruzan in Pittsburgh on May 19, 2019 at the Philippine Center.

This is a fundraising event. We are asking members and friends to sponsor our candidates for "Reynas" and angel participants. The candidate with the most funds raised will be crowned as "Reyna Elena". Angels need only to raise $50.00, but any extra sponsorships are welcome. The proceeds for this fundraising will go towards the FAAP Cultural &Charity committees and the Philippine Center