Posted by Steven Egay
For Gigaquit Civic Club
May 22, 2012
The Gigaquit Civic Club will be 5 years old this coming May 23, 2012! On this date, there will be a simple gathering at Bo's Coffee, Glorietta 5 in Makati City from 6pm to 10pm. Interested Gigaquitnons may join.
Design by Emil Canda
GCC MILESTONES:
October 2006 - First organizational meeting in Makati City
May 23, 2007 - Formally registered at the Securities and Exchange Commission
August 19, 2007 - Gigaquit Online formally launched
December 2007 - GCC began discussions on education projects including scholarship
March 24, 2008 - Jinawa revival and Gakit Amazing Race discussed by GCC with then Municipal Tourism Officer Buboy Pingal at the Mall of Asia
September 8, 2008 - Jinawa Festival formally discussed with Gigaquit LGU at the Municipal Hall in Gigaquit
November 1, 2008 - First Jinawa Festival held in Gigaquit
December 2008 - Gakit Amazing Race modified to Gakit Festival and was scheduled on January 25, 2009
January 2009 - Gakit Festival postponed as Doot Beach damaged by water surge
February 2009 - very first screening for GCC Tabang Paeskuyla (GCC Scholarship) was held at the GNSHI
March 13, 2009 - First Gakit Festival was finally held at Doot Beach
April 2009 - First GCC Scholar chosen
May 2011 - Scholar # 2, #3 and #4 selected
April 2012 - Scholar # 5, # 6 and # 7 selected
April 9, 2012 - Tree planting project discussed by GCC representative Steven Egay with Gigaquit LGU, Surigao Economic Dev't Foundation, Barangay Poniente Officials and Poniente-Camboayon (Poncam) Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Barangay Poniente Poncam office
May 2012 - Gigaquitnon Service and Multi-Purpose Cooperative spinned off from GCC to pursue business-related discussions
May 2012 - GCC advocacies on Gigaquit heritage where transferred to Gigaquit Historical Society. From thereon GCC will focus on education, environment and wildlife conservation.
