Eugene Infante President KCCC

By: Ryan Tejero

 

Kabankalan Club of Chicago brags of its long history in existence. It is traced back in the 1980s, which was later re-named to Kabankalan City Club of Chicago (KCCC). The other Kabankalanon groups are based in New Jersey/New York, West Coast and in Toronto, Canada. Each organization has independent projects that benefi t their hometown, Kabankalan. Their projects include supporting volunteer nurses, midwives and other health workers in the Kabankalan District Hospital They also support the senior citizens, and the deaf and mute children of Kabankalan. They have other projects that include giving medicines to indigent hospital patients, Feeding Program for schoolchildren and fi nancial assistance to their deserving kasimanwas. Since there are other Kabankalanons who are scattered all over the world, and their number is growing, the group organizes annual reunions to bring each other closer to one another.

It’s most recent project is helping young children who are going back to school on 8/24/2020. There are about 106 school children in Camugao who will benefi t from this face mask project. KCCC is soliciting donations of up to $200 to purchase masks to benefi t the children. KCCC is targeting a purchase of 250 masks so each student will have at least 2 masks to use. These masks are custom-made to include a KCCC logo on it, and designed by KCCC member Johanna Mae Cana. Donations are accepted when you contact the following: Venmo: nmaevidal709@gmail.com; Zelle/ QuickPay: nmaevidal709@gmail. com; PayPal: nmvhoward; cash app: $nmvhoward.

Currently heading KCCC is Eugene Infante. He is born and raised in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. He completed his college at the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City. He emigrated to the US in December 2002. After a year of residing in Chicago, he got employed as a Surgical Technician at the Holy Cross Hospital up to 2008. In 2007, he became a Registered Nurse. He then found his way to other healthcare facilities which include the Alden Estates of Orland Park, IL, and Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he is currently working as an Operating Room nurse. Eugene is married to the former Stephanie Balenia, who is also a Registered Nurse at the Advocate South Suburban Hospital. They are both blessed with a son, Brenden, who is a Sophomore at Oak Forest High School. Please contact Eugene at dj_euge2003@yahoo.com, if you want to support KCCC’s projects.

Eugene, with his son Brenden and wife, Stephanie.

Th e children of Camugao Elementary School in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental are the benefi ciary
of KCCC’s face mask project this year.