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I started fundraising then, and it just grew
naturally from there. Over the last 15 years,
I have raised money for a variety of people
in very different circumstances and levels
of need. Supporting and helping others has
always been a part of my heart – always.
As a young girl living in the Philippines, I
saw and witnessed extreme poverty with
many people lacking the very basics of life:
clean water, plumbing, etc. Compassion
and service were ingrained in me at such
a young age that my heart always goes to
“How can I serve”?
to feed your child. I relate to people that
are in times of challenge like we are today,
because I’ve been there. I didn’t have a lot of
support at that time and more importantly, I
didn’t have the ability to love myself enough
to ask for it. I have made it part of my life’s
mission to be a giver and to support those
that are willing to accept the help. Today, I
see that our immediate circumstances have
become stronger than our egos, and many
are willing to ask for and receive help.
How is this project
an evolution of the
work that you’ve done
previously?
In 2003 my cousin’s son was born with
hypoplastic left heart syndrome (born
without the left side of his heart). He faced
three open heart surgeries in the first two
years of his young life. In 2005, I started
the Sunlight Alliance Foundation, a 501c3
non-profit organization to raise money to
help support them in moving to Arizona, to
a lower elevation, where he had a greater
chance of survival.
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In what ways can
individuals support each
other or be supported
through the efforts
of Hearts Helping
Humanity?
The great thing is there’s so many ways to be
able to be of service through Hearts Helping
Humanity. There are plenty of opportunities
to serve people that are in need. We’ve got
these four different pillars of the Hearts
Helping Humanity community, which has
just been phenomenal to watch how people
are coming together and getting their needs
served regardless of who they are or the
circumstances that brought them here.
The Four Pillars of
Hearts Helping Humanity are:
THE RECEIVERS. Receivers are those
in need of, and requesting, basic supplies,
food and household goods.