Tomasa: Cheska moves to Dublin

It is hard to imagine having an clan reunion without a souvenir program. This is one item which a lot of clan members look forward to receiving because it updates all of us with what is happening to others in different part of the world. Each year, the program get thicker as the clan gets bigger and more families share their snapshots.

This year, it was quite a challenge to produce a 112 page program within a 2 month timeframe. It was a feat that my dad, Nitong Ona, could not do on his own. Thankfully, we were able to tap the talents of other members of the clan. One of them was Cheska Tanada of the Tomasa branch. She was able to create a cover page which visually conveyed the message we wanted to make for the 2006 Clan reunion. It shows "the six branches of the clan in different colors soaring in an endless juxtaposition within each other as they eventually land together".

Cheska shines a bright light on those around her. A active member of the Regnum Christi Movement, she has chosen education as her vocation. I found out a few days ago that she'll be going to Ireland for 2 years to work as Coordinator of Trips and Clinics in Woodlands Academy, a boarding school for girls which is 35 minutes away from Dublin.

If you would like to know more about the program or would like to wish her all the best, you may email Cheska at francescatanada@yahoo.com. Dublin is a long way from home and I'm sure she'd love to hear from relatives in the area.

Genealogy: Joanna Francesca "Cheska" Tanada hails from the Tomasa Branch. She is the granddaughter of Mariano de Villa II & Julianita Sales and is the daughter of Rhodora de Villa & Renato Tanada, Jr.