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8 to Educate Campaign
October 31, 2009
8 to Educate Campaign
Children’s Month draws to a close in the Philippines and we’re reminded of the importance of education in the lives of the country’s children. Virlanie Foundation, Inc and eight high-end restaurants in Serendra and along Bonifacio High Street in Global City, Taguig have partnered on a new campaign to highlight education for those who perhaps need it the most: street children.
From now until December 31st, 2009, eating at any one of the eight participating restaurants will help educate a street child. Arama, Cav, Chelsea, Cupcakes by Sonja, Fu, Healthy Kitchen, Sentro 1771 and Xocolat will make a donation to Virlanie for every designated menu item ordered. Eager to participate in the campaign, the staff of each restaurant has been learning about Virlanie and its eight educational initiatives.
Virlanie and its campaign partners are keen that concern for education extends beyond mealtimes and they’ve made it easy for patrons to support the education of a street child from only PHP800 per month.
Virlanie Foundation is a private non-sectarian child-caring institution in Manila. Its cares for street children who are abandoned, abused, made to work and are found living in the streets. They’re welcomed into its homes. Annually it cares for more than 300 children in its 12 homes and last year cared for 700 more through its outreach programs.
Support for Virlanie’s cause comes from many quarters. For a year already, world famous singer Billy Crawford, has been the foundation’s Goodwill Ambassador. Recruited by founder Dominique Lemay, Billy has seen Virlanie’s work up close: “I visited the homes and it’s really impressive how these kids are being taken care of. It’s all year round, not just for the Christmas season.” Billy freely admits that “I wouldn’t be who I am today if I hadn’t been ‘in need’ at some point in my life… and it’s on those crucial times when any helping hand is always a blessing.” Billy understands the importance of education and backs Virlanie on its newest campaign to come to the aid of the city’s most vulnerable children. #
Virlanie’s benefit dinner to provide long-term assistance to flood victims
October 2, 2009Metro Manila is hard at work cleaning up after devastating tropical storm Ondoy. The flood waters have still not subsided in some areas and hard questions are being asked about what happened last weekend and how the region can better prepare for the next such storm.
Though Ondoy was a week ago, many are still in critical and immediate need of help. Although giving them relief assistance for food, clothing, etc., are important at this point, it is also imperative for us to provide long-term rehabilitation assistance.
The Virlanie Foundation is coming to the aid of street families hit by Ondoy. These Filipinos, already living in desperately difficult circumstances, have lost even what little they had, and with that their chance at improving their miserable existence.
For 17 years Virlanie has worked with street children and families; many of its current beneficiaries caught up in the havoc of Ondoy need extra help now. Almost 50 street families living in Quiapo, Tondo, Paco and Quezon City (Payatas and Brgy. Bagong Silangan) need food, clothing and relocation. Virlanie sponsors the education of their children assuring them a better future. But Ondoy carried away their uniforms, school shoes, school supplies - without these items their education and thereby their future, is in jeopardy. These items must be replaced now as school resumes next week.
In Payatas, two families lost all but the threadbare clothes on their backs as their shacks were washed away in the flood waters. These two families need Virlanie’s help to return to the province and restart their lives in a sustainable way far from the horrors of Metro Manila’s garbage dumps.
Virlanie is helping Ondoy’s victims and we call on you to help too. Exceptional disasters call for exceptional efforts and Virlanie ensures that all your help will reach directly those most badly hit by the flooding.
Join Virlanie at a benefit dinner and silent art auction on Tuesday, October 6th at Chateau 1771 in Greenbelt 5. Call Kiel today to make your reservation: 09103393864, or email her at kfernandez.virlanie@gmail.com.
Send your cash donations to Virlanie Foundation Inc:
VIRLANIE FOUNDATION INC.
Banco De Oro (Vito Cruz- Taft Avenue Branch)
Bankard Bldg., 2422 Taft Avenue, Malate, Manila Philippines
Swift Code: BNORPHMM
Peso Account: 4580002426
US Dollar Account: 4580108577
Euro Account: 4580112833
Please send the copy of the deposit slip thru fax 895 5232 or e-mail virlanie.communication@gmail.com
Your in-kind donations can be dropped off at:
VIRLANIE FOUNDATION HEAD OFFICE
4055 Yague Street
Barangay Singkamas
Makati City
In the name of the most needy of Filipino victims, Virlanie sends you a heartfelt Thank You for your support.