ANCOP’s Walk for the Poor, August 25, 2013
ANCOP’s Walk for the Poor, August 25, 2013
From left: Ricky Cuenca, Chairman of the Couples for Christ (CFC) – Global Mission; Sen. Tobias Enverga, Jr. and Mrs. Rosemer Enverga; Eric de Los Reyes, President, CFC ANCOP Foundation; Temi Pangilinan, President of ANCOP International Canada Inc.; and Greg Parillas, National Director, CFC. During their meeting, Sen. Enverga, Jr. and his wife assured the ANCOP Canada and CFC (founders of ANCOP) officers that they would continue to support vigorously the projects and objectives of the Canadian-registered charity ANCOP (acronym for Answering the Cry of the Poor), among others the latter’s annual fundraiser ANCOP Walk, held in major cities in the country. According to Pangilinan, the Philippine Canadian Charitable Foundation (PCCF), which was founded by Sen. Enverga, Jr., has so far deposited with ANCOP Canada a total of $18,500 since last year to fund an undertaking to build 20 houses for the poor in an ANCOP village site in Paranaque City in the Philippines. So far, the amount donated by the PCCF represents a cost for six houses at $3,000 per unit. Sen. Enverga, Jr. said ANCOP continues to be his favorite charity. In the past, Sen. Enverga, Jr. spearheaded several fundraisers for ANCOP homes for the poor, through the community organizations he headed, among others, the Lucena City Association of Ontario and the PIDC. The ANCOP Walk for this year is on Sunday, August 25. Please join this 10th ANCOP Walk. To register, visit www.ancopwalk,ca or call (905) 564-8539. (ANCOP Canada PR)
On Sunday, August 25, 2013, WALK FOR A CAUSE! Join the 5-kilometer ANCOP Walk in the downtown core of Toronto.
This will be the 10th year for ANCOP International Canada’s major fundraiser, aimed at helping the poor in the Philippines and other third world countries by providing shelter, housing and child education programs for the poor living in slums and abject poverty.
Temi Pangilinan, President of ANCOP International Canada, said, “Five kilometers is nothing really for the athletic-type among us. For the “not-so-atheltic type”, look at it this way”: spend the time walking chatting with your best friend, and/or a long-lost friend whom you may chance upon to see also participating in the walk, and in no time – without noticing it, you have completed the walk.”
Pangilinan reiterated that the ANCOP approach is comprehensive, integrated and sustainable, encompassing the many aspects that are essential to combat poverty in the Philippines and third world countries. Among others the housing (formed into communities) for the marginalized members of those societies provide also child education, values formation, livelihood and community empowerment.
Since 2004, ANCOP International Canada – together with its partners, has built over 3,000 homes and over 1,800 children have received education sponsorships from generous donors.
Pangilinan stressed that the Canadian-registered charity works on the philosophy that everyone deserves a decent life with dignity and hope, such that the organization, with its partners and volunteers, work hard to help the poor.
Early registration fee is $20. Please join and help the poor of the poorest from among our brothers and sisters. Visit www.ancop.ca to register.
In Toronto, the ANCOP Walk on Sunday, August 25, 2013, starts at 12 P.M., Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario. (ANCOP Canada, Inc.)
(PRESS RELEASE)
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