Message from the PAAD President: See You on the Exciting Basketball and Volleyball Games this Saturday, July 16

Dear All,

Please join us and have fun on Saturday, July 16 for exciting basketball and volleyball games at the PAL Center, located at 7259 Hockessin, Delaware. Admission is free of charge. Gate opens at 10:15 AM.

Also, please enjoy the delicious Filipino food such as the empanada, rice and surprise dish, spaghetti, sandwiches, cool drinks and more at the PAAD refreshment area. Also take home one or more souvenir PAAD Palaro T-shirts or golf shirts. Proceeds of the sales will all go the PAAD's cultural, charitable and social projects. Thank you very much for your patronage and also to our food and drinks donors.

Opening game winners Dynamic Physical Therapy and Team Wedge will clash in the first game of the Open Division at Court No. 2 at 10:30 AM in Court No. 2. Both teams came out with impressive wins in the opening day and this game is expected to be a fast tempo and exciting game. Dynamic, with playing coach Mike Sanchez, is a veteran team in Delaware while Team Wedge, with last year's best coach Paul Micarsos, is a combination of the KOP/ Noway and Red Bull teams with players from Pennsylvania and Maryland.

In the second game newcomers Ballersville Open Team with playing coach Herb Monsalud and Global Cargo Movers bannered by team captain Jet Abellar, will try to notch their first win of the tournament. It will be interesting to see the adjustments in the strategy of these teams as they try to improve on their standings in the tournament. This game between two Delaware teams is expected to be close and the team coming up with the big plays down the stretch of the second half of the game may well emerged as the winner.

The 35 and Over Years Old Teams will make their debut in Court No. 1. It will be newcomers New York Life of Pennsylvania with playing coach Ferdie Santa Ana and the Ballersville 35+Team of Delaware in the first game at 10:30 AM. In the second game, New York Life plays the veteran and crowd favorite Delaware Titans team. Physical fitness and stamina will be a big factor in the outcome of these games which promise to be thrilling and to go down the wire. The Titans, with solid players such as Luis Alvarez, Ed Ortega, Eggie Alafriz and Kal Ebron are looking to improve from their runner up finish last year. But Ballersville 35+ with playing coach Monsalud and reliable players Lex Vergara, Sonny De La Torre, Carl Saquing and Doc Mel Madarang, and the New York Life Team are out to thwart the Titans bid.

The Volleyball Teams make their debut in Court No. 3. The Couples for Christ Team will battle the Delaware Dabarkads in Court No. 3 at 10:30 AM. With the intense preparations of these two teams last week, the Volleyball game is expected to produce an entertaining game which will draw cheers from the screaming fans. The third team of the volleyball tournament, Healing Water Bible Church has a bye and is invited to practice in Court No. 3 after the game.

Magkitakita po tayo, magenjoy po tayo sa Sabado sa Palaro. See you all and let's enjoy on Saturday for Day 2 of the 2011 PAAD Palaro. Maraming salamat po. Thank you very much.

Bumabati (Cheers),
Jun Rana
PAAD President