Saturday, Nov. 13^th, USC TROY PHILIPPINES held its 4th annual Mabuhay Festival at the USC McCarthy Quad. This year the benefit concert raised money for WE International Philippines.

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Glam-o-Mamas Amanda Jacob and Nicole Jacinto selected WE International Philippines as the beneficiary of their first event, The Stork Exchange- an innovative Mommy Market driven by the need to recycle and re-use. At the first Stork Exchange event, held on Saturday afternoon, September 18 at the M Cafe in Greenbelt, Makati, mommies and mommies-to-be had the opportunity to swap brand new and barely used childrens' and maternity items with one another and even have their toddlers cared for in an upstairs play area while they swapped and shopped. The event, which is the first of it's type in Manila, was a big success and was both fun and eye-opening for all of the participants. At the end of the event, even after all of the swapping had been done, there were many wonderful items still remaining, including baby bottles, blankets, clothing, toys and baby books.

ALL of these remaining items Glam-o-Mamas generously donated to WE International Philippines for the work that WE does with the children in Smokey Mountain. Generous Glam-o-Mamas Amanda and Nicole also donated a portion of the cash proceeds from the event to WE International Philippines to go towards funding the programs that WE runs in the Smokey Mountain Community. WE are very excited to be part of  such a green, eco-conscious event and WE applaud Glam-o-Mamas for bringing such innovative and socially conscious events to Manila. WE thank Glam-o-Mamas for selecting WE International Philippines as a partner!

Officers of the Missionary Society, the School’s student service organization, are helping residents of the Philippines – one slice at a time.  The officers – Amanda Dominguez ‘10, Emily Summit ‘10, Cam Parker ‘11, Will Schoder ‘10, Calla Chase ‘10, and Deane Schofield ’10 – as well as other student volunteers, held a pizza fundraiser at the Freeman Center during lunch on Tuesday, October 20, raising close to $400 for WE International Philippines (WEIP), an organization dedicated to raising awareness of and providing ways to respond to poverty in the Philippines. WEIP is currently working to help the victims of the most recent typhoon in the Philippines.

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For Reservations please contact

Frank Auto

Intercare Makati - Clinic Manager

Phone Number +639228136997

Email Address: falxcerebellum@yahoo.com

Intercare specializes in making clients feel better by helping them return to a state of natural balance, empowering then to live a pain-free life.  Intercare services offered on October 10 are at a 30% discounted rate. We have a visiting Chiropractic Specialist from Norway joining us - Dr Jimmy Boharfa, D.C.

All the proceeds will go directly to WE HELP for the Typhoon Ondoy Victims....

SERVICES AVAILABLE:

Myotherapy
Medical Massage therapy designed specifically to address both chronic pain and injuries. It is aimed an isolating and fixing individual problem areas for the particular patient that typical massage therapist are not trained to do. It is a form of deep tissue body-work, which can be both relaxing and invigorating.

Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy
Rehabilitative Medicine is a highly specialized field that integrates the wisdom of several scientific disciplines and employs complimentary techniques such as heat, Myotherapy, and monitored exercise programs to enhance performance or heal injuries.

Chiropractic Treatment
Chiropractic is over a 100-year old profession which specializes in the natural, drugless and Non-surgical treatment of conditions that affect our bones, muscles, ligaments and nerves. We employ scientific manual medical procedures that are recognized by the World Health Organization to treat conditions such as Low back pan, Neck and Shoulder Pain, Scoliosis, Sports Injuries and others

ISMART- Graston Technique
ISMART and GT makes use of patented stainless-steel instruments that aid the clinician in detecting and treating soft-tissue dysfunction commonly seen in Chronic and Acute Pain and Injuries.

I-Stretching
I-Stretch is a Clinical Stretch that is designed to restore proper length and function to shortened and contracted muscles. Its immediate effects are an improvement in general flexibility and range of motion. You can do daily activities without difficulty or pain.

COST: Only $10 at the door. Please donate more if you would like to and if you can....

FYI - This is what a little over $10 can do according to dear friend and Director of Development for WE INTL. PHILIPPINES, Geni Psinakis :
A little over $10 = one LARGE relief bag with:

4 kilos rice 
10 assorted canned goods 
8 bottled water (500mL each) 
8 packs of noodles 
4 cans milk (317m

L per can) 
1 bar of soap 
4 packs of crackers 

A relief bag of this size will last one family of 4-5 members for 2 days! Think of what $20 or more can do!

For those who cannot make it but would like to donate, please go to:

http://www.weinternational.org.ph/typhoon-ondoy/

Also, the seriousness of Climate Change will be addressed. Most know what it is, but many still do not realize its severity...especially in developing countries wherein there is a lack of understanding due to the lack of educational support for the poor and language gaps of understanding. This lack of awareness needs to change today. Help make green education and proper sustainable urban planning and design development a reality in developing countries to enable adapting to the climate changes that the earth has already begun to experience.

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WHO: Every one who wants to know how they can help the typhoon victims and support a global cause...

WHERE: Temple Nightclub, 540 Howard St. @ 2nd st., San Francisco, CA (www.templesf.com)

WHY:
To be socially responsible and conscious and to come as one, unite and give unselfishly

WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 14th from 7 pm-1 am

So far these are the DJ's who are donating their time and talent:

PAUL HEMMING (TMG)
http://www.templesf.com/residents

DJ M3 (Green gorilla Lounge)
http://www.greengorillalounge.com/artists.php

DJ MFR (Transport Recordings)
http://www.myspace.com/djmfr

JULIUS PAPP (NeoDisco Music)
http://www.juliuspapp.com/

BRIAN SALAZAR (Temple, Meow, End Up, Lifesf)
http://www.myspace.com/djbriansalazar

FRANKY BOISSY
http://www.myspace.com/frankyboissy

ROUZBEH
http://www.back2basics-sf.com/index.swf

MEI-LWUN
http://www.mei-lwun.com/

PLAYDOUGHBOY (Freaks Culture Records, Mizumo Music)
http://www.myspace.com/playdoughboymusic

MICHAEL ANTHONY (Supperclub SF)
www.supperclub.com

DJ D-SHARP
www.therealdjdsharp.com

JERRY ROSS......and more!

Guest speakers on Climate Change and Global Warming

Guest speaker for WE International Philippines Efforts - Dave Lippiat, Founder and Director of WE International

JOIN IN ON THIS SPECIAL EVENING OF MUSIC, ART & COMMUNITY AND MAKE A LIFE-CHANGING DIFFERENCE WHILE YOU'RE AT IT!!

Hosts: Isabel Lozano, Rissa Artadi, Michelle Mari, Chris Pamintuan, Kris Gonzalez, Rachel Blanco, Nestle Lapena, Kollol, Richard Habib, Sarah Atkinson, Paul Hemming and Charleston Pierce :)

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More than three thousand people braved the strong rains and winds in the Mall of Asia on September 13, 2009 to join Crocs' Prepare to Run!  The Limjucos had very generously offered to make WE International Philippines and official beneficiary of the run, and despite WE International Philippines' worries about the day's less-than-perfect weather, the people came - determined, it seemed, to make the Crocs Run a success in further helping the Smokey Mountain community.

By 5:00am, participants were signed-up and ready for their 3K, 5K and 10K runs and at exactly 6am, the 10K runners took their leave, followed shortly by the 5K and 3K runners.

The energy - not only of the running participants, but of the spectators and supporters as well -  was contagious and uplifting.  There were runners of all ages, and running groups comprised of work-colleagues, friends and families, some with very young kids!  It was a truly enjoyable event that helped raise P50,000.00 for WE's developmental projects for the Smokey Mountain community.

On Sunday, August 23rd, the doctors, physical therapists and myotherapists at Intercare Clinic in Makati generously donated their time and skills and opened up their clinic for WE Help - a fundraiser to benefit WE International Philippines and the children of Smokey Mountain.

The concept of WE Help came from the daughter of Intercare's Founding Partner, Dr. Martin Camara, 7-year old Elle Camara - a little girl with a compassionate heart who has been an inspiration to us all.  This on going project was sparked by Elle’s simple idea to use the tools available to us to help those less privileged and reminds us that it is never too early to start making a difference.

Thank you to everyone who supported this event and thank you to Elle Camara, Martin Camara and all of the Intercare staff for making this event possible and for giving so much of yourselves. It is through partnerships such as these that WE can all truly make a difference!