Filipino Classifieds July 2010 Issue No 13 Cover

July 2010 Issue No 13 Publisher's Note

Between June Issue and now we went to four different events and it was so much fun despite the growing heat, the best part is always the food right? Met a lot of new friends too! I am very happy and proud of Angels and Creations for the success of Entrepreneur’s Exhibit and Fair last May 16. I was told to expect many more to come!

We have added a couple of things to our website:

FRIENDS OF PINOY Section, for all those businesses and organizations that have supported us and we made friends with along the way and we want to support them back or maybe they just happened to be really awesome!

NEWS & FEATURES will be our most up to date happenings, events and news before they even get published to our newsletter. We will also be featuring in the tab, Filipino-American Business Owners and Organizations from all over America exclusively since the newsletter is only for Sacramento for now.
Please keep giving us your feedback so we can incorporate them on what we could do more !

Melanie A Garcia
Creator and Founder

July 2010 COVER STORY - STEVE'S PIZZA Woodland is Owned and Managed by a Filipino!

Walking into Steve’s Pizza Woodland for lunch one Sunday afternoon, I could just feel the difference. The place was extremely clean and really neat, one signature of a true Filipino! We sat down at one of the booths opposite the baking counter and the sun was beaming from the glass roof and it gave me a very fresh feeling, I felt like I was on vacation somewhere far away. I was just in Woodland!

Steve’s Pizza Woodland is different from the regular pizza parlor that one is used to picture. The place is made of solid wood logs and bricks and they also have a very nice patio at the back which was nicely shaded by trees. Inside, it has 2 rooms and a hallway with booth tables, one of the rooms is big enough it could actually be used for parties and it allows some privacy. My daughter’s favorite part of course is the games section at the back!

Ate Aida (Adelaida Recinto), Kuya Slide (Nemesio Recinto) and Ms. Donna Recinto acquired Steve’s Pizza of Woodland on September 8, 2008. Ate Aida and her husband are now retired while Donna is still studying. She is enrolling at University of Phoenix here in Sacramento to get her degree in Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and at the same time is running Steve’s Pizza. Ate Aida’s family migrated to Reno originally from Lipa, Batangas so she can be with her mother. They have decided to move here in Sacramento when Donna wanted to go to school in the Bay Area.

Donna is planning to add Karaoke Nights on Wednesdays among other fun activities that they do at Steve’s Pizza Woodland just as soon as she can convince her dad (Mr.Recinto) to lend his Karaoke and install it.—MaG
“Steve’s Pizza serves gluten free Pizza and Desserts”

July 2010 LIVING IN AMERICA - Entrepreneur's Exhibit and Fair & Roseville Community Tennis Association(RCTA)

This was by no means the regular and ordinary trade fair that I was used to attend in Philippines, in Japan or even here in America.

As I entered the hall I felt a warmth in the atmosphere it was relaxing and then I realized it was the floral arrangements that sorounded the vicinity that gave me that feeling. Wilna, owner of Angels and Creations had decorated the whole place with her beautiful floral arrangements both fresh cut and silk. The funny thing is I couldn’t differentiate one from the other! There were different arrangements for all types of occassions..

The event’s program started with Meet and Greet and appetizers were served from 3pm-6pm, Raffle drawing, presentation of exhibitors...There was at least a dozen of exhibitors there and several Filipino-American Professionals also came from all over the area and of course friends and family Angel’s and Creations is owned and managed by Wilna Sobrepena.

Angels and Creations just started its business late of last year after encouraged by close friends. Wilna is very passionate about putting together events and always there for her friends. To Wilna of Angels and Creations, congratulations on a very successful event, and to many more to come! Oscar Misola of Wedding Story was the Official Photographer of the event.

--MaG

Roseville Community Tennis Association (RTCA) team won the 2010 Mixed Doubles USTA Northern California District Championship.

RCTA will be representing the Northern California district for the Sectional/State Championship on June 5-6 at Stanford California. RCTA are mostly Filipino team members and headed by a Filipino team captain Gabby Espiritu.

They won the Local USTA tournament and represented Sacramento region at Oakley, California last May 21-23. They brought home the titles of the champions for 2.5 Mixed doubles, 6.0 Mixed Doubles and 7.0 Mixed Doubles against other cities all over Northern California.

The teams competed at each 5 flights and the champion declared at each flights will go to the State Championship. Those who will win at the Sectional or State championship will go to the Nationals. USTA is a huge US Tennis Association all over the country. It is an honor for a Filipino-American group to take home and take pride to be called a champion of the league.
–WS