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2022-04-05
PR-2022-11
Toronto, 04 April – The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto joined the members of Filipino community dance club —- Let’s Dance, Live & Enjoy Life —- during their line dancing event at the FV Foods restaurant in Lawrence Avenue East in Scarborough, Ontario. Around 32 of the dance club’s 68 regular members were present at the event and began their line dancing at 3:30 in the afternoon, which they enjoyed until 8:30 in the evening.
Consul General Orontes V. Castro joined the group during their midway break to greet the Filipino community members and thank them for their support of the Filipino Restaurant Month (FRM) 2022 celebration, underscoring the importance of their patronage of FV Foods restaurant and the other participating restaurants in the FRM 2022 as their contribution in supporting the continued flourishing of Philippine food businesses in Canada and the steady employment of the Filipinos working in these establishments. He added that the economic stability of Filipinos in Canada ensures that they can better contribute to the Philippine economy through the remittances they send and the investments they make back in the Philippines.
During their dance break, Toronto PCG joined the participants in partaking of FV Foods’ FRM 2022 prix fixe meal offerings consisting of deliciously cooked lechon kawali served with rice and a side of crispy chicken skin and lumpiang shanghai garnished with tomatoes and cucumber. FV Foods also served participants of the special event with pancit bihon and sinigang na hipon. The prix fixe meal was capped with a special halo-halo and a serving of carioca and turon, which brought to diners fond memories of their childhood in the Philippines.
The Let’s Dance, Live & Enjoy Life dance club was established to keep Filipinos connected, engender friendship among Filipinos and locals, and give people a community where they can experience fun and enjoy the gift of life. During the pandemic, their activities were very important in maintaining their members’ good health through their participation in ZOOM events for Line dance which were coordinated by Ms. Mercy Flores and documented by Mr. Edgardo Resulto. END—