AdU students attend FV400 in Italy
Date Posted: December 5, 2018 at 03:05 PM
Nine Adamsonian students were invited by the organizers of Finding Vince 400 (FV400) to join the event held in Castel Gandolfo, Italy last October 18-21, 2018. The students (selected by the organizers of FV400) were participants in the on-the-spot painting contest held last March 14, 2018 in Adamson University that had for its theme #VincentianYouth: Inspiring Service for the Poor. Their paintings were exhibited at the event venue.
The students under 18 years old were Jiwani Lou R. Gulinao, Grade 8, whose painting was titled Hope in Poverty; Elisa Anne B. Espique, Grade 9, with her work Bread of Service; Kimverly Mae A. Tomagan, Grade 8, and her work Peace, Unity and Charity; Shawn Rusell A. Valerio, Grade 9, with his work The Poor's Last Supper. Those above18 were Richmond Tolibas, BS Industrial Engineering, whose work was Adamsonian, One Heart for the Poor; Romina Mae Anastacio, BS Chemical Engineering, with Embracing of the Poor; Luthgarda Beltran, BS Psychology, and her work Holy Influence; John Angelo Gan, BS Architecture, with his painting Caritas Et Misericordia; and Remark P. Bartolome, BSBA Financial Management, whose painting was titled Volatile Characteristics of St. Vincent de Paul. Fr. Rafael K. Eloriaga, CM, VP Finance, and AdU softball team head coach Ana Santiago accompanied them.
Finding Vince 400 is a competition and festival for people of all voices. It is inspired by the 400th anniversary of the birth of St Vincent de Paul's charism of service to the poor. As one element of the Vincentian Family’s celebration of this event, FV400 is part of the Vincentian Family’s initiative to globalize charity. The FV400 brochure read in part: “Our mission: to champion 21st-century storytellers and challenge audiences with films that change our perspective on poverty in our communities. We spark our imaginations by sharing our charism through a creativity that is inspired by the Vincentian mission to globalize charity.”
