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| Behind the Scenes with Ivy Visitacion |
The Negros Occidental Garden Club put on a grand show during their Christmas party, held recently at the ballroom of the Bacolod Pavillon Hotel. Weeks before the event, club members had been rehearsing diligently with songs and dances for their own presentation. And all their efforts paid off on the night itself as the audience showered them with cheers and rousing applause.
The scene of the party was absolute enchantment with Christmas decors magically transforming the ballroom into a Christmas wonderland. The club members and guests looked so posh and elegant in their fabulous attires filled with glitz, sparkle and glamour.
The show opened with a processional of past club presidents, incoming officers, guest speaker and finally, NOGC president Carissa Maalat, looking so elegant in her bewitching evening gown. May Hanlon performed the doxology with her interpretive dancing of My Prayer. An inspiring invocation was delivered by PP Fe Remitio while Ilde Guerrero gave the welcome remarks.
Everyone enjoyed the festive buffet dinner of epicurean delights specially prepared for the occasion. A young tenor, Ralph Kalvin Dajao, stole the show with his magnificent voice as he sang beautiful arias which held the audience spellbound.
The club officers were inducted by Wilfred Ramon Peñalosa, Provincial Environment Management Officer of Negros Occidental, who impressed the audience with his speech which made us all realize how important it was to take care of the environment and what a wonderful job the club was doing in this regard.
The presentation of each of the six club groups was brilliant and the audience marveled at the spectacular show the groups presented, complete with fabulous costumes and props. Their performance was worth the thundering applause the audience gave. No wonder Maalat was all smiles as she gave her Christmas message, thanking everyone for their superb performance.
Christmas songs ended the program which was followed by door prizes and exchange gifts. Then, it was dance, dance, dance till you dropped!
