COMMUNITY INVITED TO A PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE CELBRATION:

Galing Foundation, Inc.
1050 Wilde Run Court
Roswell, GA 30075
www.galingfoundation.com


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 8, 2007

Toni Daya-Luetgers
Phone: 770 410-7653
tonidaya@tonidaya.com



COMMUNITY INVITED TO A PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE CELBRATION:
“BALL O’ FUN”

A Family Sport & Music Event to Benefit Indigent Children in the Philippines
through a Book and School Supply Drive


The Galing Foundation, Inc. announces “Ball O’ Fun,” a Philippine independence celebration to benefit indigent Filipino children in the Mindanao area. The charitable event will be held on Saturday, June 16 from noon until 4 pm at the Alpharetta Community Center, located at 175 Roswell Street, Alpharetta, GA 30004. Admission is free but attendees are asked to donate new and gently used children’s books, English pocket size dictionaries, and school supplies.

Attendees will enjoy Filipino food by I&M and Mabuhay Catering, volleyball and basketball clinics for kids, face painting and a karaoke showcase. Highlights of the event will include live performances by various Filipino American vocal artists including Asian American Idol Christine Joy, Christian singer songwriter Faith Ward and other local Filipino talents.

“Knowing there are children in other parts of the world who are less fortunate makes you realize how lucky we are to have what we have in the states. We should always give back to our community,” said Joy.

Children attending the event will also get a chance to meet Arjho Carino-Turner, a member of the Blaan Tribe, who will provide an interactive segment about the lives of the Blaan and Tboli tribes, the indigenous people of the island of Mindanao. She will contrast the tribes’ cultural and educational challenges compared with the way of life for most children in Atlanta.

“Students go on foot for approximately two to three hours crossing mountains and several rivers just to get to school. Some students go barefoot because they simply could not afford a pair of flip flops,” said Turner.

The Galing Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit whose mission is to provide books to public libraries and school supplies to indigent children. Toni Daya-Luetgers, a native of the Philippines and an award-winning artist/producer, founded the organization in 2005. For more information about the Galing Foundation, Inc., to sponsor this event or volunteer, please visit www.galingfoundation.com. To learn more about events in the Filipino community, please visit www.accessphilippineatlanta.com.


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