A Letter from the Founder of Pag-Asa ng Pamilya Foundation

Just checked my email today and I'll be glad to share this to everyone. As you may know, we'll be holding an event entitled "A Dinner For A Cause" which will benefit the "Redemptorist Parish Cebu Scholarship Program" and the   "Pag-asa ng Pamilya Scholarship Foundation". Just the other day, I contacted the founder of the  latter and it feels so great to receive helpful data from him. Wouldn't you be all fired up knowing that you'll be able to help many people? Well, I might just let you see it for yourself to find out what I'm saying and read the letter below from Mr. Rey Ortiga.

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Dear Bro. Jeffrey,

Thank you for your kindness in reaching out to our financially poor but persevering scholars of Pag-asa ng Pamilya Scholarship Foundation.

We are honored to be one of your event's beneficiaries.

Here are some data about our foundation that you can use:

Founded in September 1979, the foundation had produced more than a hundred college graduates and several hundreds of high school graduates.

8 of our graduates had obtained Cum Laude honors while 2 others graduated Magna Cum Laude. Quite an achievement, considering that these graduates were children of lavanderas, jeepney drivers, construction workers, farmers, Tingguian tribe in Abra, etc.

Last March-april 2013, we had produced 21 college graduates, 2 of whom graduated Cum Laude.

this year we are helping about 120 scholars, most of whom are in college. Among our scholars this year is a totally blind scholar in Iloilo, 3 scholars from the Talaandig tribe of Miarayon, Bukidnon; 5 scholars from Dumagat tribe in Sierra madre, and about a hundred scholars in Metro manila and nearby provinces who are all very poor but persevering.

We have a general meeting of metro manila-based college scholars on June 12 in LOJ office in Cubao. Bro. Obet Cabrillas is our guest speaker. We will send you pictures on June 13. (Weng/Cherry: please send pictures to bro Jeffrey).

I will also try to look for old pictures taken in the past years and send/scan them to you thru our friends Weng and Cherry.

God bless.

Rey

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Nothing can be better reading a letter as such in an early morning, knowing that I will be able to help many persevering and determined children in building their dreams. Now, I am more determined to promote the "Dinner for a Cause" to benefit more of these deserving children.

P.S You can also help these poor but deserving children in achieving their dreams as well as in helping themselves by joining us in a "Dinner for a Cause". Click here for more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/577792572265761/

May you be the Light and Hope of the ones who are in need.

God Bless,
Jeffrey