The Block Rosary Crusaders of Toronto held their election of Officers recently. Ms Madeleine Ong, was re-elected to be the Chairperson the year 2012. Others Elected were:  Lita Leano, Vice Chairperson; Lady Dolly Poblete, Treasurer; Anna Sabia and Angela Fields, Secretaries; Sir Jaime Marasigan as Communications Director ; and Sir George R. Poblete as Adviser.





 
Block Rosary Crusaders 30th Anniversary  Celebration  plans started
 
The Block Rosary Crusaders of Toronto, started in Scarborough on October 2, 1982, by Jun & Carm Salvador, Manolo & Gloria Pascual and Leo & Tini Limgenco, with a number of families. During this early days, Dolly and George Poblete  invited their neighbours and were able to gather  52 families and formed the BR Group 1. These families prayed the Rosary and Novena for the Blessed Virgin with their family members daily.  The Coordinators made sure that the statues of the  Blessed Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus are brought from family to family every weekend.
Through the years, the number of BR group increased, to 12 groups x 52 families. These families are  located mainly in Metro Toronto: to Whitby in the east and Newmarket and Stouffville in the north. It was reported that this is the largest organized and active Block Rosary Group in Canada.
The Block Rosary Crusaders will celebrate their 30th Anniversary this October 2012. Sir George R. Poblete started organizing the working committee for this celebration, with the support of the Coordinators from the 12 groups. The BR plan to celebrate with a Mass in the each parish were the groups are located, and a Dinner Dance in a banquet Hall for 500 guests in October.
 
Block Rosary Crusaders donated to the Mindanao Disaster
 
The Block Rosary Crusaders of Toronto,  which is composed mainly of Filipino - Canadians, responded immediately to the  request of the AFCM (Archdiocesan Filipino Catholic Mission)  and donated $ 1,500.00 for this Fund Raising Campaign. Chairman Madeleine Ong presented the cheque to  Fr. Bienvenido Ebcas, Spiritual Adviser of AFCM, who sent the funds raised through the PCCF.  (Donations to the Block Rosary by their members are ongoing. Thank you to the Members for their financial and moral support to thevictims of this disaster.)
 


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