{"id":1260,"date":"2025-05-26T19:37:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T23:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pacaofunion.org\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T15:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:15:14","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pacaofunion.org\/pt\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Who We Are?<\/h1>\n<h2>P.A.C.A. MissioN<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Promote and develop the culture of Portugal;<\/li>\n<li>Expand greater interest among our partners and others in the state of New Jersey<br \/>\ncivic, good citizenship and awareness of the importance of community development working to achieve common goals; and<\/li>\n<li>Promote fraternal relationships and communication between the Portuguese community of Union and other communities, Portuguese or not.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>t<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pacaofunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pexels-photo-208722-208722-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pacaofunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pexels-photo-208722-208722-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/pacaofunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pexels-photo-208722-208722-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pacaofunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pexels-photo-208722-208722-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pacaofunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pexels-photo-208722-208722-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pacaofunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pexels-photo-208722-208722-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pacaofunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pexels-photo-208722-208722-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pacaofunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pexels-photo-208722-208722-18x12.jpg 18w\" alt=\"White marble statues of explorers at Lisbon's iconic Monument of Discoveries, Portugal.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>How to Become a P.A.C.A Partner<\/h4>\n<p><strong>This Association has 4 types of members:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regular members \u2013 Portuguese or Portuguese descendants by birth, inheritance or marriage;<\/li>\n<li>Beneficial Members \u2013 people who, being regular members, have made a significant contribution to the Association, either monetarily or providing relevant services;<\/li>\n<li>Honorary Members \u2013 people who, not being regular members, have contributed significantly to the Association, either monetarily or providing relevant services;<\/li>\n<li>Senior Members \u2013 members over 70 years of age and 10 years of continuous association.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Shares:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Currently, the annual membership fee is $ 50.00 PP and $80.00 for family .<\/li>\n<li>Payments are received at the Headquarters bar or by post.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Membership Benefits and Privileges<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Right to participate in meetings of the General Assembly, formulate proposals and vote;<\/li>\n<li>Right to run for any position in the Board, after one year of membership;<\/li>\n<li>Receive the monthly newsletter of the P.A.C.A. ;<\/li>\n<li>Attend the Association\u2019s Headquarters and participate in activities developed there;<\/li>\n<li>Benefit from certain discounts on monthly meetings;<\/li>\n<li>Participate free of charge in the annual lunch offered to members;<\/li>\n<li>To be able to use the (partial) salon for own use, at an established price;<\/li>\n<li>Enroll your children in Rancho Folcl\u00f3rico;<\/li>\n<li>Other benefits established by the P.A.C.A.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/Prime79.quickconnect.to\/d\/s\/621980213701556278\/F0G0SHxGyEOWrjXAxUm603A134x_4JCA-sbRgILZbVQw\"><br \/>\nDocuments<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>PACA\u2019s Board of Directors 2026\/2027<\/h4>\n<p>President \u2013 Trish Gomes<br \/>\nVice President \u2013 Nuno Silva<br \/>\nSecretary \u2013 Natercia Lopes<br \/>\nAss\u2019t Secretary &#8211; Cristina Oliveira<br \/>\nTreasurer \u2013 Paulo Correia<br \/>\nAsst Treasurer \u2013 Val Reis<br \/>\nVogais: Phil DeMatos, Maria<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<h2>History of P.A.C.A.<\/h2>\n<p>When the Portuguese families started to settle in Union in greater numbers, the idea was born to create an Association that could represent our ethnicity and serve as a link between the Portuguese-speaking community. So it happened in 1982 when a group of 14 people got together and started to form what was then called PORTUGUESE AMERICAN CIVIC ASSOCIATION (P.A.C.A.).<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pacaofunion.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fundadores.png?w=1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pacaofunion.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fundadores.png?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/pacaofunion.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fundadores.png?w=150 150w, https:\/\/pacaofunion.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fundadores.png?w=300 300w, https:\/\/pacaofunion.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fundadores.png?w=768 768w, https:\/\/pacaofunion.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fundadores.png 1399w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"811\" data-attachment-id=\"87\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pacaofunion.wordpress.com\/fundadores\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/pacaofunion.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fundadores.png\" data-orig-size=\"1399,1109\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fundadores\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/pacaofunion.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fundadores.png?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/pacaofunion.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fundadores.png?w=750\" \/><\/figure>\n<h3>The Founders<\/h3>\n<p>Jos\u00e9 e Margarida Pinho Alberto e Ana Maria Albuquerque Manuel e Odete Lu\u00eds Alfredo e Nat\u00e9rcia Rendeiro Paulo e Maria Jos\u00e9 Nunes Alexandre e Ana Maria Sequeira Ant\u00f3nio e Guilhermina Guarda<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/15D9RxhQsd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nFacebook<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nTwitter<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nYoutube<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who We Are? 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MissioN Promote and develop the culture of Portugal; Expand greater interest among our partners and others in the state of New Jersey civic, good citizenship and awareness of the importance of community development working to achieve common goals; and Promote fraternal relationships and communication between the Portuguese community of Union and [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"enabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1260","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacaofunion.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacaofunion.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacaofunion.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacaofunion.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacaofunion.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1260"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pacaofunion.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1534,"href":"https:\/\/pacaofunion.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1260\/revisions\/1534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacaofunion.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}