There is an estimated 1.5 million
children that live on the streets in the Philippines. With your help we can
liberate these children from the streets with the upcoming Mac Café Formal
Dinner and Silent Auction in support of Streetlight, a
Philippines based non-profit organization that helps eradicate child poverty. Since
2006, Streetlight has been working with children living on the streets of
Tacloban, Philippines. Their goal is to give these children a loving and caring
childhood, education and regained faith in a family life.
The
University of Alberta Philippine Students’ Association is working together with
volunteers and substantial benefactors to make this event possible. The money
raised from this event will be used for the development of educational and
medical institutions for these street children to help prevent the use of
drugs, human trafficking, child prostitution and starvation. With your help we can assist these children have a
better future and make a difference along with our prominent sponsors that
support us for this cause.
With the assistance of kindhearted sponsors, there
will be substantial items at the silent auction including an Automotive Care
Package by Mayfield Toyota, Hotel Accommodations by Fantasyland Hotel, a Night
At The Ranch package, concert tickets, on-demand restaurants gift cards, gift
packages, sports and local attraction passes, and much more. It is an all ages event, with guest speakers starring
Jonathan Rivero of Balikbayan Project, along with some of the best talent
Edmonton has to offer with Angelique Bebe, Marc Daigle, the University of
Alberta MOD Contemporary Dance Group, traditional Filipino renditions, and many
more. Some of the finest Filipino dishes will be served with delectable and
traditional desserts prepared by Mac Cafe & Juice Bar and other local
Filipino restaurants.
The Mac Café Formal Dinner & Silent Auction will be
held on Saturday, May 5th, 2012 at 6 pm
at ‘The Palace’ located at 3223 Parsons Road (99st). Tickets are $30 per
person.
Please contact Hrislie at 780-710-0856 to book your table or via
email at philsa.intvp@gmail.com.
Press Contacts: University of
Alberta Philippine Students’ Association
Website: www.philsa.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/uofa.philsa
Email: uofa.philsa@gmail.com
