Please mark the date: November 5, Wednesday, 12 noon. BP Company Room Turnover.
The past couple of months were a frenzy of activities for everyone at BP.
As the current company hosted hundreds of dancers—all members of the growing BP family—and then embarked on a month-long North American Tour, the Alumni Steering Committee got to work on the Company Room Makeover.
This renovation was truly a labor of love. Alice Reyes was at the forefront of fundraising, endlessly writing all the alumni she could get in touch with, while Annette Cruz-Mariano and Teen-teen Maranan-Novales did the ground work from purchasing all the requirements to supervising the laborers. Gina Katigbak-Garcia and Nina Anonas did the hairsplitting accounting and paperwork. Bettina Escano-PB, Judell de Guzman-Sicam and Verna Fajilan-Brazil were instrumental in collecting the checks and making sure they got here. Special thanks to Lynley Teng for getting her team to work on this at cost and helping us get the materials at to-the-trade prices, and to Rachelle Medina of Real Living Magazine for giving us the initial drawings and sketches, and making us dream about how nice it could be.
So finally, on Wednesday November 5, we will be turning over the Company Room to the current BP members! We hope you can all come to this momentous occasion.
Here, we would like to acknowledge all the people who have generously given to the Company Room Makeover Project. We still have several pledges that are coming in, and if you are still about to hand in your donation, it’s not too late yet! You can still give your donations via BP, the Steering Committee, or your Batch Coordinators.
If you want to see the in-progress photos, keep reading after the list of donors.
The Zumbathon Event c/o Toni Lopez-Gonzalez
Kristin Jackson
Mica Bernas
Rico Labayen
Malu Rivera-Peoples
Maribeth Roxas-Dobrish
Tina Fargas
Kira Fargas Mabaquiao
Rey Dizon
Alice Reyes
In Memory of Benjie Toledo
Romy Go
Zenaida Halili
In Memory of Tony Fabella
Arnold Inocentes
Alan Hineline
Maricar Drilon
Juliet Molina
Ester Rimpos
Whinnie Nacional-Rodriguez
Chiqui Tongko-Toguchi
Carla Escoda
Tina Escoda
Chris Upton
Hanedy Sala-Albarico
Razel Estrella
Gil Khan Ravago
Irish Abejero
Candice Adea
Verna Fajilan-Brazil
Anna Agawa-Senase
Jaime Lim
Franklin Bobadilla
Gina Mariano
Bettina Escaño-Papoli Barawati
Emellie Rigonan-Vogelbacher
Sonny Locsin
Gaye Galiluyo
Cindy Espinas-Valdez
Brando Miranda
Annie Divinagracia-Sartorio
Suzanne Reyes
Gabriela Locsin-Abaya
Judell de Guzman-Sicam
Georgette Sanchez
Ela Rodriguez
Camille Ordinario-Joson
Gianna Panajon-Corpus
Mr. & Mrs. Federico Tolome
Gina Katigbak Garcia
Katsy Garcia
Richard C. Upton
Luther Perez
Rhea Dumdum-Bautista
Perry Sevidal
Jojo Mamangun
Kris-Belle Paclibar-Mamangun
Marian Faustino
Ardee Dionisio
Ernest Mandap
Isabel Gregorio
Janice Troesch
Joanne Ko-Dela Calzada
Joji Santos-Ferrer
Menchu De Jesus-Tiglao
Naomi Tolome-Jaena
Romeo Roxas
Sofia Zobel-Elizalde
Thank you all very much!
Really? A bicycle in the bathroom?
The sinks that need to be changed!
The Common Area… with matching broken linoleum and kalat
Teen-teen and Annette with Lynley Teng (former scholar and now interior designer who supervised and donated the contractors fees at cost)
Tile shopping (and a whole lot more) at Wilcon
Gutting the bathroom
Finally, varifold doors to give each locker room proper privacy
The Ladies’ locker room. Finally a fresh coat of paint!
Are those new tiles and fixtures in the bathroom?!
They finally separated the CR!
The men’s locker room. Powder blue for a powder fresh scent.
This is the common area/lounge. On the left is the new door to the Ladies’ CR. Between that will be a kitchenette replete with sink so dancers can now properly wash their utensils.
What will the finished product look like? There’s only one way to find out. Come visit!
See you on Wednesday, Nov 5, 12 noon for the turnover!
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