ENTRANCE OF THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRANTS.

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE! WELCOME TO A CELEBRATION OF WONDERFUL LIFE OF A GIRL WHO IS

NOW TURNING INTO A LOVELY WOMAN. ALL OF YOU WHO ARE HERE HAVE WATCHED HER GROW OVER
THE YEARS INTO THE WONDERFUL PERSON SHE IS NOW.

AS A JUMPSTART, LET US ALL ACKNOWLEDGE THE EVER SUPPORTIVE AND LOVING FAMILY OF OUR
BIRTHDAY DEBUTANT. IN THEIR GRAND ENTRANCE. WE HAVE THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY MR. FREDDIE T.
CABATINGAN AND THE MOST LOVING MOTHER OF OUR CELEBRANT MRS. MINNIE S CABATINGAN AND
THE LOVELY SIBLINGS MS. FRANCES RIHANNA S. CABATINGAN AND FRED ANDREY S. CABATINGAN.
LET’S GIVE THEM A HAND!

THIS AFTERNOON IS A CELEBRATION OF ADULTHOOD AND A THANKSGIVING OF THE LIFE GOD HAS
GIVEN TO OUR CELEBRANT. LET US PUT OUR HANDS TOGETHER, AS WE WELCOME THE MAIN
HIGHLIGHT OF THIS CELEBRATION, AND AS SHE STEPPED INTO A HIGHER LEVEL OF HER LIFE, LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN, OUR BIRTHDAY DEBUTANT, MS. FRITCHIE MAE S. CABATINGAN! A HAND PLEASE.

WOW, LOVELY AND CHARMING KIDS, INDEED! SAANNGA BA SILA NAGMANA? KAY MOMMY BA? OR KAY
DADDY? OR BAKA BOTH? EVIDENTLY, BEFORE TONIGHT, THEY HAD HAPPY YEARS IN THEIR VERY HAPPY
HOMES. THE LOVE OF A FAMILY WILL ALWAYS BE GOD’S GREATEST BLESSING. AS THEY SAY, IN LIFE WE
CAN HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS, CLASSMATES, AND SOCIAL CIRCLES, BUT THERE IS ONLY ONE FAMILY
WHO IS ALWAYS WILLING AND READY TO WELCOMES NO MATTER WHAT.

OPENING PRAYER:
BEFORE WE START OUR PROGRAM PROPER MAY I REQUEST EVERYONE TO PLEASE RAISE FOR OUR
OPENING PRAYER AND WILL BE LED BY ONE OF THE FAMILY MEMBER __________________________.
HOW ARE YOU EVERYONE? WE ARE SO MUCH GRATEFUL THAT YOU ARE WITH US THIS AFTERNOON.
DESPITE THIS GLOOMY WEATHER.

18 SYMBOLIC GIFTS
NOW, LET US CONTINUE THIS EVENT BY HAVING THE 18 SYMBOLIC GIFTS OF OUR DEBUTANT. THESE
GIFTS MUST HAVE A SYMBOLISM THAT MAY PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE TO THE DEBUTANTE’S LIFE. A
SPECIAL TOKEN THAT WILL BRING JOY AND WILL MAKE OUR DEBUTANTE FEEL HOW IMPORTANT SHE IS.
AFTER YOU OFFER YOUR GIFTS, WE WOULD REQUEST YOU TO SAY A SHORT MESSAGE TO OUR
CELEBRANT IT MIGHT BE CONNECTED TO PREPARED GIFT OR ANY WISHES YOU CAN OFFER TO OUR
CELEBRANT. LET US START WITH.
PRAYER BEFORE MEAL:
AS REQUESTED BY THE FAMILY, THERE WILL BE A TWIST BEFORE WE GO AND APPROACH OUR
DINNER. I WILL ASK SET OF QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE. EACH TABLE SHOULD HAVE A
REPRESENTATIVE. THE FIRST TABLE WHO WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
CORRECTLY WILL GO FIRST TO THE AREA WHERE OUR FOOD IS SERVE. THE ONE WHO
APPROACH ME AND GIVE THE CORRECT CORRESPONDING ANSWER WINS. SO YOU WILL BE
ABLE WHEN IS YOUR TURN TO GO TO THE FOOD AREA.
(GAME STARTS)
WE WILL RESUME OUR ACTIVITIES AND EXCITING GAMES LATER. WE WILL HAVE OUR DINNER FIRST.
MAY I REQUEST MRS. _______ TO BLESS THE FOOD. DURING OUR DINNER, THERE WILL BE A PHOTO OPS
PER TABLE.
WHILE YOU ARE ENJOYING YOUR DINNER, WE WILL SHOW A SHORT VIDEO PRESENTATION OF OUR
DEBUTANT’S GROWING UP TRANSFORMATION. ROLL VTR!
ARE WE ALL GOOD? THAT’S GOOD! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ONCE AGAIN WE ARE BACK WITH THIS
VERY IMPORTANT CELEBRATION.

18 CANDLES
CANDLE SERVES AS A GUIDE OR A LIGHT AS WE GO ON A JOURNEY IN THIS LIFETIME. TO SHARE THEIR
BEST WISHES TO OUR DEBUTANTE MS. FRETCHIE MAE S. CABATINGAN, LET US CALL ON OUR WELL-
WISHERS.
MAY I REQUEST THE BEAUTIFUL LADIES WHO ARE HOLDING THEIR CANDLES TO LIGHT IT UP. WHEN YOU
ARE CALLED PLEASE BE HERE IN FRONT AND STATE A SHORT MESSAGE TO OUR BIRTHDAY
CELEBRANT.
THANK YOU WELL-WISHERS. FOR SURE, YOU MADE OUR DEBUTANT FEEL SPECIAL. THEY SAY FOR
WOMAN, WHEN YOU REACH THE AGE OF 18 YOU ARE MORE THAN READY AND CAPABLE TO FACE
TRIUMPH THE CHALLENGES IN LIFE.

INTERMESSION NUMBER
TO LIGHT UP THE MOOD OF THIS MOMENTOUS EVENT, THE CLOSED FRIENDS AND COUSINS OF OUR
DEBUTANT PREPARED AND INTERMESSION NUMBER. MAY I REQUEST THE COUSINS AND FRIENDS OF
OUR DEBUTANT FOR THEIR INTERMESSION NUMBER. A BIG HAND PLEASE!

GAMES (OPTIONAL):
BRING ME GAME.
1. KEYPAD CELLPHONE.
2. OLD PHOTO SELFIE WITH OF OUR BIRTHDAY CELEBRANT IN THEIR CELLPHONE.
 3. WHAT IS THE FIRST CHOICE COURSE OF OUR DEBUTANT?

18 BILLS
THE 18 BLUE BILLS SYMBOLIZE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE. SINCE, OUR DEBUTANTE
TURNS 18 TODAY SHE SHOULD NOW HOW TO HANDLE HER FINANCES WELL. I AM PRETTY SHE A GOOD
MENTOR OUR FORMER PTA TREASURER HER MOTHER MRS. MINNIE CABATINGAN. LET’S CALL THE
PEOPL WHO WILL HAND IN OR PIN THEIR BILLS TO OUR DEBUTANTE. PLEASE PREPARE A BRIEF
MESSAGE.

18 ROSES
THE 18 ROSES IS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE DEBUT PROGRAM. IT REPRESENTS A GIRL'S READINESS IN THE
AREA OF ROMANCE, AS WAS THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF THE DEBUT. THE FIRST ROSE IS USUALLY
GIVEN BY THE DEBUTANTE'S FATHER TO SYMBOLIZE SOMETHING THAT IS BOTH BEAUTIFUL AND
“THORNY”. FOR THE REASON, THAT SHE COULD SEE THE HAPPY MOMENTS THEY SPEND TOGETHER
WITH HER FAMILY AND THE SACRIFICES HER FATHER DOES FOR THE.

SPEECH FROM PARENTS

MRS. MINNIE S. CABATINGAN
MR. FREDDIE T. CABATINGAN

DEBUTANTE’S THANK YOU SPEECH.

I AM NOW GIVING THE FLOOR TO OUR DEBUTANTE TO GIVE US HIS MESSAGE.
WE THANK EVERYONE FOR WITNESSING THIS VERY SPECIAL EVENT OF THE BARRITA FAMILY. ON
BEHALF OF THE FAMILY WE THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY. ONCE AGAIN THIS IS YOUR HOST. MR.
JOEY C. LIRASAN JR. GOD BLESS US ALL!