SATELLITE CITY CHAPTERS IN NEW JERSEY

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After completing a year-long prayer condition, praying in threes on conference calls, the WFWP New Jersey ladies were inspired to work in local cities so that WFWP's activities and influence can expand and grow. One of the difficulties for the New Jersey members had been the distance between them. So they decided to create satellite chapters in Elizabeth, Hackensack, Paterson, and Newark to augment the work of the primary New Jersey Chapter in Clifton, New Jersey.

With the approval and encouragement of WFWP national President Mrs. Angelika Selle, the membership and guests convened on November 8 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, at the local YWCA, to induct the ladies into their new roles as satellite chairwomen. Some of them volunteered to serve and others were voted in to their new positions. The new leaders are Christine Rapada (Elizabeth Chapter), Juna Okon (Newark Global Women's Peace Network), Hiroko Nitro (Clifton Chapter), and Cynthia Nakai (Hackensack Chapter).

It was a beautiful and dignified event that catered to families as well. The keynote speaker was President Selle, and national Vice President Juanita Pierre-Louis was the inducting officer. The mayor of Elizabeth, New Jersey, Chris Bollwage, and the national president of WFWP Philippines, Mrs. Merly Barlaan, gave congratulatory remarks.

The developments and the event were possible only based on the unity of heart of WFWP New Jersey.