FILIPINO CANADIAN COMMUNITY LEADER RECEIVES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
By Jennifer S. MacLean
Scarborough-Canada
February 28, 2019
Long-serving Filipino Canadian community leader and retired Toronto educator, Tony A.San Juan has been honoured with a "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the Filipino Canadian Parents Association in Catholic Education-FCPACE.
With Tony San Juan at JC's Banquet & Catering. ( photo : France Copada Ampioco)
The prestigious award was presented to T. San Juan during the Association's 5th Founding Anniversary event on February 22, 2019, at JCs Banquet Hall, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario.
T. San Juan, a founding member of FCPACE since its formation in 2013, was recognized for "his lifetime achievement and selfless, extraordinary service & dedication to our shared mission and vision". The organization expressed its " appreciation of his enduring commitment of time, support and inspiration for the common good of the parents, students, teachers in Catholic education in the Filipino community and the greater Canadian society."
The plaque presented to San Juan further cited him " your efforts have truly made a world of difference in what we have accomplished." An Ontario-certified & Philippine - registered teacher and recipient of many awards, T. San Juan has taught college & high school in the Philippines, Nigeria, and Canada. He is the founding & current chair of FHMC - Filipino Heritage Month Council -Toronto.
A professional educator, community historian, contributing writer, and radio political commentator, he has been voluntary serving in various capacities as an organizer, convenor, founder, chairman or officer of a number of professional, social and community organizations in the GTA. FCPACE is a faith-focused, voluntary, and non-profit community organization of dedicated Filipino Canadian parents and guardians in the Greater Toronto Area. It is registered with Service Ontario with the mission of providing support, guidance and advice to parents, students, and youth especially to newcomer-immigrant families.
Specifically, it aims to engage and assist various stakeholders within the Catholic community particularly high school and elementary students to achieve success and well-being in their educational endeavours. Being a Christ-centred organization, with a focus on love, devotion and understanding, FCPACE continues to offer well-determined educational & faith-based projects, programs and activities.(Jennifer S. MacLean/ TSJ)