Ksk Newsletter 09

P R OJE C TS F OR 2 0 0 9 1 . C ho w k i ng F ra nc hi se 2 . Jul i e ’ s B a k e sho p F ra nc hi se 3 . K sK L i ve l i ho o d P ro j e c t ( K a l a k a l a n sa K a unl a ra n) C a ri c a Wo rl d w i d e 4 . E uro C re d i t R ura l B a nk ( und e r ne g o ti a ti o n) 5 . R e g ul a r Ho ng K o ng Ac ti vi ti e s - f i na nc i a l l i te ra c y se mi na rs, me mb e rshi p se mi na rs, q ua rte rl y F JC vi d e o ( w e b ) c ha t 6 . Y a n a ng P i no y ( Y AP ) P ro j e c t - a b ra i nc hi l d o f Arma nd B e ng c o w he re w e w i l l c o me up w i th t- shi rts w i th uni q ue d e si g ns to up l i f t the mo ra l e a nd sp i ri ts o f e ve ry OF W w ho w o ul d w e a r i t a nd w o ul d ma k e the m p ro ud to b e F i l i p i no . 7 . Jo na ’ s F o o d S ta l l s i s a no the r l i ve l i ho o d p ro j e c t to b e p ut up a l l o ve r S M ma l l s. We a re a l re a d y c o nd uc ti ng a surve y to k no w w ho a re i nte re ste d to o p e ra te the se f o o d sta l l s i n ma l l s. P ri o ri ty w i l l b e g i ve n to K S K S M P C OOP me mb e rs.

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CH R IS TMA S PA R TY S A BA G O NG TA H A NA N Ang at i ng Ks K SMP C oop ay nag d i wang ng C hri s t mas Party noong nakaraang Dec emb er 28, 2008 s a op i s i na ng c oop s a Room 804 ng Wah Y i ng C heong C ent ral Bl d g ., 158 Q ueens Road , C ent ral , H K. Marami ng kas ap i ng ks k c oop Ma ang naki b ahag i s a amb ag an na d i nag d ag an ng c oop up ang makab i l i at makap ag p al ut o ng p ag kai ng mas arap na p i nag s as al uhan s a nat urang p arty. N ag - enj oy ang l ahat s a mg a p arl or g ames , t awanan at kuw ent uhan na d i nal uhan d i n ng Vi c e- C hai rman ng Ks K na s i Mi ke Benares at Jun “ T i t a Kerry” Parag as . Marami ng p ag kai n na s umap at s a g ut om ng mg a d umal o . E xc i t ed na kami p ara s a s us unod ul i na C hri s t mas p arty ng ks k c oop s a 2009. Yummy!

ME E T O U R NE W H K S TA F F : NE L IS A TA G U D

A True Bl ue Fi l i p i na, Li s a i s b orn on Sep t . 6, 1986 at Loc t ob, Val enc i a, Bohol . She i s s i ng l e, a d evout Roman C at hol i c and has b een a H ong Kong res i d ent for t w o years now.

G E TTING TO K NO W YO U R K S K CO O P A D MINIS TR A TO R & H K S TA F F R onal d C ort ez Vi l l anueva, b orn on Dec emb er 01, 1968 at St . Luke’s H os p i t al i n Q uezon C i ty. H e i s of d es c ent from t he Vi l l anueva c l an from t he t ow n of Tayt ay, R i z al . St ud i ed at St . C at heri ne’s Ac ad emy now Si ena C ol l eg e of Tayt ay from G rad es 1 t o 3, Tayt ay E l ement ary Sc hool from G rad es 4 t o 6, High Sc hool from Juan Sumul ong Memori al Jr. C ol l eg e, t ook up B. Int eri or Des i g n & Arc hi t ec t ure at Uni vers i ty of t he P hi l i p p i nes , Di l i man, BS C ommerc e at t he Ins t i t ut e of C reat i ve C omp ut er Tec hnol og y, C ai nt a and BS N urs i ng at St . Domi ni c Savi S o C ol l eg e, C al ooc an C i ty. H e i s an ent rep reneur, an emp l oyee, a s p ort s man, and everyt hi ng i n b et w een. H ad t ravel l ed ext ens i vel y t hroug hout t he c ount ry d uri ng hi s p revi ous j ob s and mos t of t he t i me is i nvol ved in c oop erat i ve w ork, c oop erat i ve t rai ni ng and ed uc at i on. H e s t art ed w i t h Tayt ay Devel op ment C oop erat i ve as a memb er De

in 1997, b ec ame a Sup ervi s ory C ommi t t ee memb er and Sup ervi s ory C ommi t t ee c hai rman for t w o years , t hen moved up t o b ec ome a Board of Di rec t or and Vi c e- C hai rman of t he Board for anot her t w o years , d uri ng w hi c h t i me has at t end ed numerous s emi nars and forums for t he c oop as an i ns t i t ut i on rep res ent at i ve, b efore b ei ng emp l oyed as P rog ram Di rec t or for mi c ro- fi nanc i ng at t he s ame c oop. Aft er t hree years i n t he p rog ram, t he mi c ro- fi nanc i ng p rog ram was c anc el l ed by t he b oard d ue t o very s t i ff c omp et i t i on. H e w orked for a year as c amp ai g n s t aff for a C ong res s i onal c and i d at e, now C ong res s man of Pas i g C i ty b efore c omi ng b ac k as Vi c e- c hai rman and event ual l y b ec ame C hai rman of TADE C O unt i l t od ay. Bei ng a c oop man at heart , he al s o hel p ed org ani ze t he Tayt ay Fed erat i on of C oop erat i ves ( TAFE C O ) , a fed erat i on of many p ri mary c oop s i n Tayt ay w hi c h i s now t he op erat or of t he SM Tayt ay – Bayan Mul t i c ab Trans p ort Servi c e.

She g rad uat ed from t he Uni vers i ty of Bohol i n 2006 w i t h a d eg ree i n BS C omp ut er Sc i enc e. H er p revi ous w ork exp eri enc e here i n H ong Kong was w i t h JVP Market i ng of T i t a Kerry and s o s he c ame i n hi g hl y rec ommend ed .

Mr. Vi l l anueva i s now t he Ad mi ni s t rat or of t he Kap at i ran s a Kas ag anaan Servi c e & Mul t i - P urp os e C oop erat i ve. T he foremos t c oop erat i ve t arg et ed t o hel p O FW’s b ui l d w eal t h t og et her. T he c oop erat i ve i s b ei ng manag ed by t he C ol ayc o Found at i on for E d uc at i on, a found at i on d ed i c at ed t o t he ad voc ac y of Fi nanc i al l i t erac y. T he found at i on c ond uc t s Fi nanc i al Li t erac y s emi nars for c omp ani es , c oop erat i ves , p ub l i c s emi nars and s c hool s , and i s al s o i nt o p ub l i s hi ng b ooks and ot her med i a. H i s vi s i on for t he fut ure of c oop erat i ves i s b ri g ht and hop es t hat mos t , i f not al l p eop l e, w oul d t ake i nt eres t i n c oop s for t hi s i s t he b es t eq ual i zer and mos t op p ort une way t o g row t hei r w eal t h muc h l i ke how c oop s i n Fi rs t w orl d c ount ri es l i ke C anad a, Jap an, N et herl and s , Sw i t zerl and , N ew Zeal and and many ot her c ount ry d oes .