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Summer 2025: Message from the VP of Sponsorship
ByBrittany Foster July 3, 2025
Mabuhay LCW Sponsors and College Donors, It is my great honor and privilege to represent you on the Philippine side. Meeting your sponsored children and college students and conveying your warm greetings fills my heart with joy! Thank you for the opportunity to serve both you and your sponsored children. As we return from a…
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A Helping Hand Success: Aphrodite
ByBrittany Foster June 23, 2025
Aphrodite was born to a very poor family of farmers in the far-reaching parts of the mountains well outside the city. Their small homemade of dilapidated light materials like bamboo and traditional nipa could only be reached after climbing a steep incline and was close to a rugged cliff. She had many odds stacked against…
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The Race to 1000 Sponsored Children
ByBrittany Foster June 18, 2025
1000 sponsored children. This is a goal we have dreamed about for many years. From our foundation with just 8 little boys from the streets, we have helped one child at a time escape poverty and abuse. 1000 once felt outlandish and unattainable, but God has been good for nearly 40 years. Now, we are…
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Top Notch Advocates
ByBrittany Foster June 4, 2025
We are blessed with wonderful supporters and volunteers. Every now and then, some stand out among the rest because of their commitment to the organization and the advocacy for the mission. Tommy and Sheila Amy were the Volunteers of the Year in 2024, but they have not let up. They have been to the Philippines…
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A Hand Up to a Better Future: Grades, SWAP, and Participation
ByBrittany Foster May 30, 2025
We aways say sponsorship and college scholarship are a “Hand Up” to a better and brighter future or a “Helping Hand.” These are not just taglines or slogans, but they are important tenants of our mission and all the work we do. Giving a Hand Up to a better future means we are empowering people…
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Making the Most of Your Contribution
ByBrittany Foster May 20, 2025
You may have noticed we are being more intentional about requesting credit card fees on credit card contributions. This may look like a preselected checkbox on an online form or a verbal request from one of our staff over the phone. This is a strategic initiative to cover overhead expenses so we can be sure…
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Central Illinois Filipinos Give Back
ByJake June 28, 2024
Central Illinois Filipinos Give Back Filipino communities are strong and supportive! Filipinos in the greater Peoria, Illinois area are giving back and supporting 15 sponsored children through LCW! Groups like the Filipino American Society of Central Illinois (FASCI) help us reach Filipinos in the US who want to give back to help children in the…
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Summer 2024 Announcements and Reminders
ByJake June 25, 2024
Summer 2024 Announcements and Reminders Summer 2024 is here! We have so much happening throughout the rest of this year. Thank you sponsors and college donors for all you do to change lives! Please keep an eye on our social media and website for more updates throughout the year! -The multi-program $30,000 matching funds campaign…
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Ruben Morano Jr., Geologist
ByJake June 12, 2024
“Life was not easy growing up in a poor family where I was raised by a carpenter father. We sometimes cannot eat 3 times a day. When I was four years old, my mom and I started coming to LCP. My mom hoped that I will get a sponsor and that it will help us…
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Summer 2024 Message from the VP of Sponsorship
ByJake June 7, 2024
Summer 2024 Message from the VP of Sponsorship Mabuhay LCW Sponsors and College Donors, I am honored to extend greetings on behalf of the sponsored children and college students you support. We are tremendously grateful for your generosity and consider you a true blessing. As we celebrate 37 years of LCW’s dedicated service to the…
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