Grade school kids give to typhoon aid
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Grade school kids give to typhoon aid

Two young donors who brought their savings to the NVC Foundation office and made a contribution to the Mingo Meals drive for the typhoon-stricken residents of Aurora Province, and they made it to the news! Thank you, Jerry Marshal and Ella Jane Candido of University of St La Salle for setting an example of civic spirit to other...

October 21, 2015January 7, 2019by
An NVC corporate donor shares her experience
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An NVC corporate donor shares her experience

We were so happy to see post on Facebook by Abigail Ho, Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Executive at British American Tobacco. BAT is global tobacco group founded in 1902, with brands sold in more than 200 markets. The company understands that the tobacco industry is a controversial one, and takes care to act responsibly from local to global level. British...

August 17, 2015January 7, 2019by
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Manila Bulletin: MB readers write a happy ending to a fisherman’s story

Original story at: http://www.mb.com.ph/mb-readers-write-a-happy-ending-to-a-fishermans-story/ by Pinky Concha – Colmenares A happy ending has been written by several good people, all strangers, to the story of a poor fisherman struggling with many unfortunate events. Most of the “writers of the happy ending” are Manila Bulletin readers who were touched by the story of Jonathan Buenafe, 47, a...

Volunteers from Google help NVC
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Volunteers from Google help NVC

For the second year in a row, Google partnered with NVC Foundation for its Google Reach program, which lets Google staff from their offices all over the world to share their time and talent with NGOs in developing countries. From June 24 to July 7, 2015, coming all the way from the United States, Ireland, Switzerland, and Canada, Cece Choi,...

Pay It Forward for Nepal
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Pay It Forward for Nepal

Fundraising efforts for those stricken by the Nepal earthquake from those who understand hardship most: survivors of Typhoon Yolanda and other NVC beneficiaries. See the full story here

Yolanda survivors pay it forward for Nepal
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Yolanda survivors pay it forward for Nepal

On April 29, 2015, Rolando Pamplona and his fellow fishermen came back from a day of fishing in the waters off Palo, Leyte. Rolando brought in his catch using his banca, a native Philippine boat, named Comunita ‘di Piansano for the Italian town that donated the vessel via NVC’s Peter Project. A day’s work earns...

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Philippine Daily Inquirer: Hope floats for Yolanda survivors

Original story at: http://business.inquirer.net/188513/hope-floats-for-yolanda-survivors#ixzz3YsBqtDrJ Many of them lost their homes when Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) crept up on them one night in November 2013 while they were sleeping. Most of them lost their means of livelihood: fishing boats, sari-sari stores, tricycles, and beasts of burden. Many of them lost family members and loved ones—some...

UP Travel Society Los Baños holds party for the benefit of Peter Project
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UP Travel Society Los Baños holds party for the benefit of Peter Project

UP Travel Society Los Baños presents NAUTILUS 2015, the ultimate pool party in Luzon this April 8, 2015 at Trace College Los Baños! This event is a benefit party for the Peter Project. Help us donate more motorboats for the fishermen who lost their jobs during typhoon Haiyan by partying with us! See you there!...