Filipinos in Kansas City to hold ‘September Affair’ fundraiser

KANSAS CITY, Missouri – The Filipino Association of Greater Kansas City will host “2014 September Affair,” its grand autumn hallmark, on September 13 at The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center (1 E Pershing Road).

It is traditionally the organization’s most anticipated social event and largest fundraising gala of the year. Nearly 500 guests are expected to attend this extravagant evening, themed “Under a Harvest Moon,” beginning with a cocktail reception and multicourse dinner.

Live cultural entertainment by the Association’s Sinag-Tala Dance Troupe and San Francisco-based Parangal Dance Company follow; then guests are free to dance the night away to the sounds of MultiPhonic.

Tickets are $90 per person (based on availability).  Seats may be reserved online at www.filipino-association.org/septemberaffair.  In addition to tickets, information is available online for sponsorship, underwriting, table hosting, and advertising opportunities.  Proceeds benefit the Filipino Cultural Center and the many activities of the Filipino Association.

The Filipino Association is a not-for-profit, non-political, and non-sectarian organization established to preserve, promote, and enhance Filipino culture through education and cultural arts, and to provide service to the community at-large through its projects and programs.