MAKE SURE YOU'RE FIT!

Ending the year with style, energy and fun-filled play moments is such a memorable task. With activities that will enhance not only the special skills and talents but also give one the chance to reap optimum fitness and personality enhancement, it is but a hundred percent sure that one can make sure that he is fit, inside and out.
On the traditional Christmas Festival celebration of the University of Mindanao Fitness & Wellness Centre (UMFWC), special physical education students were ushered to a prolong moment of jaw-dropping experience as performance from their fellow students unfold surprisingly in front of them. The day-filled activity was jampacked with great events such as Cheerdance Competition, Music Video (MTV) Bloppers, Dance Showdown, and the search for Mr. & Ms. Fitness 2009.
Vieing for top awards are six different teams representing different colors, namely: Orange, Blue, Yellow, Green, Pink, and Red. All special physical education students of the UM Fitness & Wellness Centre were assigned to different team colors as they all happily prepared for their respective events to join in.
The Christmas Festival 2009 was also the fitting day to officially launch the latest shoutout of the UM Fitness & Wellness Centre for the new year 2010 in campaigning for healthy lifestyle to all the students in the University of Mindanao: “MAKE SURE YOU’RE FIT!”. “Make Sure You’re Fit!” became a loud shoutout during the festival as students kept shouting them literally in the entire event. This shoutout is in conformity with the vision, missions and goasl of the UMFWC as the prolific fitness and wellness arm of the University of Mindanao.
The cherished bonding moments of the UM Fitness & Wellness Centre during its Christmas Festival 2009 was another record-breaking success as it proved once more that the UM Fitness & Wellness Centre is the home of the physically fit and mentally alert. UMFWC Managing Director, Prof. Espie Chinel Aparis and Assistant Director, Dr. Casilda Aparis, were very happy to have witnessed the awesome display of magnanimous talents of the students.
UMFWC Christmas Festival 2009 expresses heartfelt gratitude to the following Sponsors: Atty. Karlo Nograles and Family, Past Rotary District Governor Billy Parilla, Engr. Bendor Calamba, The Holiday Gym & Spa, Ms. Anne Zapanta, Metrolifestyle Fitness Center & Spa, Ms, Yvonnie Jonelas and Family, Banoks, Villa de Mercedes, Rotary Club of South Davao and WILD 92.3 FM. Likewise, the UMFWC thanks the following gracious individuals who served as judges to the different events: Sir Boie Jamisola, Sir Jappy Fernandez, Prof. Greg Calamba Jr., Machelle Fernandez, Anne Michelle Sevillano, Jabar Umpar, and Alahdin Repollo.
UMFWC Christmas Festival 2009 Working Committee: Overall Chairman-Nino Calamba, Production/Pageant In-Charge – Roy Vencent Miano, Video Presentations – Joffer Aparis, Tabulator – Darling Romero, Technical Coordinator – John Rey Paradanas, Stage Decoration & Physical Set-up – Jigger Balles and company, Documentation – Claire and the Green Team, Program Coordination – Jayzel and the Yellow Team, Logistics – Ronnie and the Red Team, Games – Darwin and the Orange Team, Secretariat – Razel and Rona.

(THIS ARTICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED ON MINDANAO TIMES, THE BEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN DAVAO CITY)