Galing Box Nos. 60, 61 & 62 arrives in Lucban

Galing Box Nos. 60, 61 & 62 arrives in Lucban for distribution. Per Christon Daya, GFI Communications Director, items will be distributed immidiately under the supervision of Velma E. Daya.

Special thanks to the members of Northwest Phil-Am and its president Ms. Esther Wilson.

Filipino kids Eleazar and Empamano of Galing Lucban represents the Philippines at Beijing Olympic Art

Photo: Art by Nico Eleazar





Photo: Toni Daya-Luetgers (GFI), Joann L. Jackson, Linden Longino (IPP) & Rebecca Des Marais (YAC)



Filipino kids Eleazar and Empamano of Galing Lucban represents the Philippines at Beijing Olympic Art





Galing Foundation, Inc. announces that the Beijing Olympic Art Exhibition opened last June 1 at the Millennium Monument Museum. Selected paintings from the Philippines were artworks from children of Galing Lucban, namely Nico C. Eleazar and Cecil Empamano.

The Exhibition will travel from Beijing, to the United Nations gallery in New York and in Atlanta's Youth Art Connection Gallery and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Gallery.

"Thanks to Galing Foundation, Inc. and our other wonderful Paint Pals around the world, we received art from kids in 66 countries -- one-third of the countries in the world on six continents! We plan to produce a book about the exhibition." says Linden Longino, International Paint Pals

IPP asked why GFI finds the Program important. "The importance of the Olympic Art has enabled Filipino indigent children to speak from their heart to the world which they are a great part of, of their definition and vision of what true love, peace and humanity is all about, for the benefit of the current and future generations.

We need to see and create that great future not only for our own children but for the rest of the children all over the world." says Toni Daya-Luetgers, Galing Foundation, Inc.

The artworks can be viewed by visiting International Paint Pals' website: www.paintpals.org

Galing Lucban Products for showcase at "BallOFun"

Galing Lucban Products for showcase at "BallOFun", a sport charity event.



On photo is an "arangya" (Pahiyas Thanksgiving Lamp)

It is a replica of the original kiping (rice leaves). It is used to decorate houses in honor of San Isidro every 15th of May in Lucban, Quezon. This is the farmers' way of giving thanks to God for bountiful harvest and to pray for more blessings to come.

The rice leaves are arranged to form changeliers in a variety of colors callled "arangya". It shines bright and attractive when lighted bringing out its true luminosity and translucency. Having one at home is a reminder to always give thanks and praise to God the way the folks of Lucban do.

From: Lucban Kiping Mfg.

BallOFun will be held on Saturday, June 28 (12-5)
Hembree Park
850 Hembree Road, Roswell, GA
Basketball Exhibition Game by Liga Sa Georgia * Gawad Kalinga vs. Yakiniku (1-3pm)
Volleyball Open Game (3-5pm)
Filipino Food by Mabuhay & I&M Catering
Health Fair by Philippine Nurses of Georgia
Social Security Administration Booth
CareNet Pregnancy Resource Center
Galing Foundation, Inc.
Prize drawings by Gawad Kalinga GA

Performances by:
Soli & Rod
Dance Ministry


Donors:
GFI T-Shirts donated by P.I.N.A.Y. and Sol Jems Massage

For more information, please email: galingfoundation@yahoo.com

Batang "Galing" leads Philippine Children's Book Reading and Discussion

You are invited to "Philippine Harvest Festivals"

a video documentary

"Sandosenang Sapatos", a Philippine Children's book reading & discussion lead by Omar Ragheb, 2007 Galing Youth Leader and Lauren Luetgers, GFI volunteer


Philippine food tasting

Free & Open to the public

Saturday, June 7
2-4 pm
Roswell Public LibraryRSVP: galingfoundation@yahoo.com

A Big Thank You to Shallowford Elementary School

Last May 30, 2008 Ms. Toni Nardiello, a Kindergarten teacher at Shallowford Elementary School collected donations of new and gently used educational materials from students to benefit Tanauan Central School in Batangas, Philippines.

Lauren and Melissa Luetgers, volunteers of Galing Foundation, Inc. received the donation from Ms. Nardiello and her school.

GFI thanks the students of Shallowford Elementary School and Ms. Toni Nardiello.



On May 31, 2008 volunteers of GFI shipped box #71 (Invoice No. 17857) via Monlu Forwarders (www.monluusa1.com) at Manila Mart in Doraville to Genoveva Castillo, principal of Tanauan South Central School in Tanauan, Batangas.

A Big Thank You to Bridgeway Christian Academy for donation of 711 books

A big thank you to Bridgeway Christian Academy for donating gently used children's books and encyclopedia to Galing Foundation, Inc.

GFI has collected a total of 711 books to benefit Filipino indigent children in Lucban, Quezon and Mindanao.

Special thanks to Ms. Becky Rotoloni, Mai & Kaley Hecht




Last May 31, 2008 GFI volunteers shipped box nos. 67, 68, 69 & 70 (invoice no. 17856) via Monlu Forwarders (www.monluusa1.com) at Manila Mart in Doraville to Kipalkuda, Maligo Elementary School and Blaan Delel Christian Academy in Mindanao.

Books and other educational materials were donations from Bridgeway Christian Academy in Alpharetta, Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy and Janet Johnson, Dr. Rosalia Ghaznavi, Mr. & Mrs. Nick and Sarah Hersey, Oakhurst Presbyterian Church thru the efforts of Ms. Soli Nicolson.

Marami pong salamat!

GFI Shipment box nos. 63, 64, 65 & 66 to Quezon & Mindanao

Galing Foundation, Inc. ships boxes no. 63, 64, 65 & 66 via Monlu Forwarders at Manila Mart in Doraville.

The shipment of boxes full of gently used children's books were donated by Queen of Angels Catholic School in Roswell to benefit Lucban, Quezon and Mindanao.

Free Event: Philippines' Harvest Festivals

You are invited to "Philippines' Harvest Festivals" on Saturday, June 7 (2-4pm) at Roswell Public Library located at 115 Norcross Street

* a video documentary
* a Philippine children's book
* a food tasting
* a discussion
and more

For reservations, please email: galingfoundation@yahoo.com

A Big Thank you to Queen of Angels Catholic School in Roswell for the Book Donation

Photo: Melissa and a total of 643 pieces of children's books received on 5/21/08



Year 3: May 21, 2008 Queen of Angels book donation





Year 2: May 31, 2007 book donation



Year 1: May 25, 2006 book donation

A big thank you to Queen of Angels Catholic School in Roswell for the 3rd year of book donation to Filipino indigent children and public libraries Galing Foundation, Inc. Outreach.

Special Thanks to Ms. Sandra Spaeth, Sue Van Rooyen and Maureen Harkins

BallOFun Year 3

Saturday, June 28
12-5
Hembree Park
850 Hembree Road
Roswell, GA

Basketball & Volleyball Open Game * Filipino Food Concessions by I&M Catering & Mabuhay Store * Entertainment * Exhibit & Informational Booths

FREE Admission * Donation of School Supplies

Visit www.galingfoundation.com

"Languages of Love" Benefit Show raised $1,000.00

"Languages of Love" Benefit Show raised $1,000.00 to benefit Filipino indigent children.

Many thanks to the management and staff of Altobeli's Restaurant, Al Bashir and performing artists: Randy Barnes, Kaley Hecht, Christine Villano, Toni Nardiello, Faith Ward, Katie Zimmerman, Soli Nicholson & Rod.

Many thanks to the following donors: R. Buenaventura, J. Nardiello,
E. Vidanes, A. Estacio, N. De Guzman, M. Biester, M. Tan, D. O'Connor, R. Breyer, K. Sherryl, F. Ward, E. Wilson, Northwest Philam members, S. Nicolson, G. Ragheb, M. Hecht and anonymous.

Thank You to M. Yap & family and to Cross of Life Christian Education

Thank you to M. Yap and family and to Cross of Life Christian Education for their donation of books, school supplies and a globe.

Thank you to J. Garrett of Suwanee

GFI would like to thank J. Garret of Suwanee for their book donation.

Mindanao Outreach: Map of Maligo & Mt. Matutum in South Cotabato

"Our school children were very excited to read and play with them. "---Ms. Lorie T. Yayong of Maligo Elementary School

Maligo Elementary School: A Galing Foundation, Inc. Beneficiary in Southern Mindanao


Barangay Maligo is one of the rural communities of the Muncipality of Polomolok in the South Cotabato, Southern Mindanao. It is located at the foot of Mt. Matutum and has a land area of 1, 902 hectares divided into 9 villages. It is 14 kms. away from the town center and accessible by jeepneys, tricycles, and hired motorcycles locally known as “habal-habal”. Maligo Elementary School was established on June 1980 as a Primary School. Currently, it operates as a complete elementary school as the enrollment population grew in 2007. According to the School Principal, Ms. Lorie T. Yayong, the school has 10,000 square meters with 7 classrooms and only 6 teachers. A total number of 144 indigent students are enrolled for the school year 2008-2009 in Maligo Elementary School. Parents of the school children are mostly farmers belonging to different groups such as the Blaan tribe, Muslims, Cebuanos, Ilonggos, and Ilocanos.






“Due to poverty, the parents cannot provide the children the things that they need in their studies. Our school lack school uniforms including shoes and socks. They lack school materials like paper, pencil, ball pens, crayons, notebooks, and even school bags that made them uninterested in going to school. Our school needs dictionaries, globes and maps, science apparatus like microscope and others. I am very thankful that you send us story books and toys. Our school children were very excited to read and play with them. It is of great help on our part to have these things” according to Ms. Lorie T. Yayong in a letter sent to GFI.




In addition, Barangay Captain Roger S. Garmino has expressed his appreciation for the Galing Foundation, Inc. (GFI) for choosing Maligo Elementary School as one of the GFI recipient schools in the Philippines. In his letter, he further stressed that “The school is in need of English Webster dictionaries, globes and maps, science apparatuses, and teaching materials for the teachers; clothing and shoes for the students. The school does not have a library but the books and stuffed toys were distributed per classroom and grade. Each teacher was accountable to manage and handle the books and the stuffed toys. The students were overjoyed in reading the books and playing the toys, for it is their first time to receive such materials from a foundation.”

For our GFI supporters and donors, the Barangay Council of Maligo and the School Principal has expressed this, “We highly appreciated the continual support and sharing your blessings to Maligo Elementary School”. The photos for the turn over of 2007 GFI boxes was a big event in the school that was organized and attended by the Barangay Council Officials, teachers and students.







GFI is also recognizing the efforts of our local GFI volunteers, Mrs. Jocelyn Robles and Mrs. Grace Wanda for facilitating the proper turn over of GFI boxes, coordinating with the school and for sending documentation to GFI.

Filipino Reporter: Books to Quezon

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Many thanks to the generous members of Northwest Phil-am Association, Manila Mart & Monlu Forwarders

WB prez: Poverty level high

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Filipino Reporter: March 14-20, 2008

"The Philipines has the wealth to do it (reducing poverty level), and capability to do it. I just hope you do it," he told reporters.

Wolfensohn said the government should increas its budget on education and health care, so that it will feel more significant improvements in the country's poverty condition.

Compared with other developing nations, the former World Bank chief added that the national government's spending on health and education is only 1/8 to 1/10.

Galing Foundation, Inc. Officers

Galing Foundation, Inc. Officers

Front Row, L-R: Toni Daya-Luetgers, Scott P. Luetgers & Lolita Daya
Back, L-R: Ces Alberto & Arjho C. Turner


Officers:
President: Scott P. Luetgers
Vice President: Lolita Daya
Secretary: Arjho C. Turner
Treasurer: Ces B. Alberto
Exec. Director: Toni Daya-Luetgers

GFI ships box nos. 60, 61 & 62 to Lucban, Quezon

March 22, 2008


GFI ships box nos. 60, 61 & 62 to Lucban, Quezon, the first batch of educational supplies in the year 2008 to benefit the indigent children.

Special thanks to Northwest Philam and its members for donating its first 22 Galing Back to School Packs. The recepients of these GBSP are those children who submitted an artwork for the 2008 Summer Art Olympics in Beijing, representing the Philippines.

"More Galing Back-to-School packs are needed to provide to over 200 children enlisted by Galing Lucban. We are hoping that our Atlanta community could assist us by donating in-kind (back pack with basic school supplies) since GFI has raised money for its shipping."---Toni Daya-Luetgers, Founder & Exec. Dir.

These supplies will be personally distributed by Lolita Daya, GFI's Vice President, who is scheduled to be in the Philippines in May.

"Languages of Love" celebrates the beauty of the human spirit

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http://www.shutterfly.com/pro/tluetgers/Filipino/LanguagesofLove



March 26, 2008

Alpharetta, GA---- Altobeli's owner Al Bashir could not be happier when several guests poured into the restaurant to experience the artistry of some great and generous talents namely, Kaley Hecht, Soli Nicolson and Rod, Toni Nardiello, Katie Zimmerman, Shin Zimmerman, Randy Barnes, Christine Villano and Faith Ward, who are from the local community.

Galing Foundation, Inc.'s "Languages of Love" benefit show raised almost $1,000.00. Toni Daya-Luetgers Founder and Executive Director, could not be more grateful to all their supporters. "Each and every person in the room at the night of the benefit show, demonstrated a very meaningful, worthy and exciting way of caring for the growing number of Filipino children who deperately need help in education."

GFI spends 90% of the monies raised in shipping cost and 10% in supplies and fundraising. The young Foundation is a 100% volunteer but highly driven organization whose mission is to promote the importance of English and functional literacy among indigent Filipino children through practical and effective means.

Guest feedback were:

“ As I sat in the audience marveling at the talents and the spirit of generosity of the performers and the audience I realized that we were there celebrating the beauty of the human spirit. The part of us that were divinely created to show love and support to our fellow man. It is an opportunity to reach across the continent to invest in the lives of others. I am humbled to a small part of Galing’s efforts. “--M. Hecht, Attorney-at-Law


"What a great way to help indigent children and to showcase the young talents we have in Atlanta. It was also nice to relax after a stressful day at work to get together with old friends and sing along to familiar songs." --- Roni Buenaventura, PACCGA past pres.

"It was a pleasurable way of spending an evening with friends, a pleasurable way to unwind after a hard day's work. A little donation to a cause on the side did not hurt any, but made us feel good that while enjoying the evening we were helping and promoting a cause, that of helping children in the rural Philippines. Thanks for the opportunity."--- Didi O'Connor, Harry Norman Realtor and PACCGA past pres.

"It was another night of success, enjoyment and friendship. In my opinion everyone enjoyed the performance and especially the performers. Good job." --- Esther Wilson, Northwest Philam, pres.

Many thanks to the following donors: R. Buenaventura, J. Nardiello,
E. Vidanes, A. Estacio, N. De Guzman, M. Biester, M. Tan, D. O'Connor, R. Breyer, K. Sherryl, F. Ward, E. Wilson, Northwest Philam, S. Nicolson, G. Ragheb and anonymous.

For more information, please visit: www.galingfoundation.com

GFI is a non profit 501 (c)(3) tax exempt organization duly registered in the state of Georgia.