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The “no man is an island” saying definitely holds true with planning a huge event like a Filipino family reunion. So yes, you will definitely need all the help you can get. The good thing about Pinoy extended families is we are usually close-knit and surely family members (especially those who are in the same age group as yours) will be more than w...

Before you can even roll out anything with the plan, you’re going to need funds. With this, it all boils down to how many donations you’ll be able to collect from willing sponsors. You can either ask donations from rich relatives (in money or in kind) and/or you can plan a fundraising activity to cover some of the expenses at the reunion. Once you ...

Make sure the activities you planned are inclusive for everyone — from the lolos and lolas to the apos.. It’s best that you do a bit of background check of the attendees to know their hobbies and inclinations and find a venue that would provide amenities they might need. Alta Vista de Boracay, for instance, has all the things one would need to ente...

As mentioned above, finding a venue that not only offers great deals, but can also provide all the facilities for a perfect family reunion is key to your success as this year’s organizer. But aside from that, one should also consider if a location is easily accessible by most (if not all) of your family members. Boracay, for instance, is a perfect ...

To make the event more exciting for each and every one of the attendees, start the reunion with a bang by setting up a welcoming booth, complete with welcome banners and with volunteers who would greet participants and hand out giveaways as they enter the venue. This also allows you to ask for each relative and family members who came to sign at th...

As with all planning, you should always have a backup plan for each and every activity you have set up, especially if some of the activities plannedare outdoors in case the weather turned sour. Also, it’s best that the venue you have picked can accommodate emergency requests should the original plan didn’t go well.

For such a huge family event, it’s best to document everything for future reminiscing. And what better way to do that than to capture precious moments in videos and stills. For this, you can either hire a professional photographer and videographer, or, to cut down costs, you can ask for volunteers to take pictures and/or videos in their cameras or ...