Due to insistent popular demand (haha!), we would like to share the video that we presented during our fundraiser. We present this home video with much pride and a bit of hesitation. Hey it's not easy to watch yourself on film!
Monday, September 22, 2008
Our Home Video
Thursday, September 18, 2008
It just gets better every year!
The Babes of Bacolod hosted what many considered their best fundraiser last September 13, 2008 in Brentwood, California. Done in true Hollywood fashion, about 130 guests walked down the red carpet and posed in front of a backdrop that featured the logos of the Tapulanga Foundation and the Babes of Bacolod. We were especially thrilled with our guests of honor this year, Carmela "MicMic" Golez, director of St. Francis of Assisi School, and Robin Abello, president of the Tapulanga Foundation. Both presented the Babes with a special plaque of recognition for our hard work and dedication.
The jazz trio, Evolution, provided a classy ambiance with their rendition of standards and jazz music. The silent auction items were a big hit this year with donations such as freshwater pearl jewelry from Iridesse and November 27, a crystal ornament from Tiffany, eyelash extensions from D'Lashes, custom-made cupcakes from Dessert Fusion, a clutch from Rafe New York and many, many more. We were once again commended for our delicious buffet dinner especially prepared by the Babes. Overall, It was a job well done for a cause that continues to touch the hearts of many. Thank you for supporting us through the years. It would not have been possible without you!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Silent Auction Items
Looking forward to the fundraiser? So are we! Here are a few more things to get excited about...the fabulous items for sale at our silent auction!
Rafe New York silver metallic snakeskin clutch bag.
Minimum bid: $100
iPod Nano 8 GB.
Minimum bid: $50 
Also up for grabs are jewelry items from Tiffany, Iridesse and November 27, Batman and Scooby-Doo toys and clothing, tennis lessons at Riviera Country Club, eyelash extensions courtesy of D'Lashes and many, many more!
See you soon!
Friday, August 15, 2008
You are cordially invited...
It's that time of the year again!
Please join the Babes of Bacolod as they host their fifth annual fundraiser on September 13, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at the Herd residence in Brentwood. Entitled "A Celebration Under The Stars," this year's event will have a photography corner and a jazz band. We will be serving mouth-watering hors d'oeuvres such as lumpias, shrimp scampis, empanadas and more. And don't dare miss our silent auction! Items will be posted on this blog soon.
If you have not received your invitation and are interested in coming, please send an email to joyherd@roadrunner.com. SEE YOU THERE!!!
Monday, November 12, 2007
All she wanted was to go to school
Poverty drives girl to commit suicide
By Edith Regalado, The Philippine Star
Thursday, November 8, 2007
DAVAO CITY – Extreme poverty apparently drove a 12-year-old girl to commit suicide here last Nov. 2.
Marianeth Amper, second to the youngest of seven children of Isabelo and Magdalena Amper of Yniguez Subdivision in Sitio Bugac, Barangay Ma-a this city, used a rope to hang herself inside their shanty. Amper, a Grade 5 pupil of the Ma-a Elementary School, expressed her depression through entries in her diary, lamenting how she wanted to continue with her studies but her parents could not afford to send her to school.
Her classmates said Amper had been depressed in the past months and was said to have also told everyone in class that she was looking forward to the coming All Saints’ Day. She even wrote in her diary on Oct. 21: “Thank you, malapit na ang araw ng mga patay.” Her teachers described the victim as an intelligent pupil who could share her thoughts and input on various subjects, including religion.
She however sometimes did not go to school for days, weeks and even a month, because she did not have money for fare and school allowance.
The victim also wanted to work at the undong and pancit factory in the neighborhood where her mother works but children were not allowed to work there.
The young Amper also noted in her diary her plan to write a letter to the popular program “Wish Ko Lang” of GMA Channel 7. She also wanted to request the program’s host to visit their house and witness the poverty that her family is suffering from. She also planned to ask Wish Ko Lang to give her a new pair of shoes, toys and a bicycle that she could use to go to school.
Wish Ko Lang producers usually give away cash or kind to lucky letter senders.
Amper’s classmates said that in the past days, the victim was always crying in a corner in school, and she told her classmates not to come near her as she had a very big problem that they would never understand.
And the final count is...
$12,000!!! Yup - that's how much money we made from this year's fundraiser. Thank you to our friends, family and coworkers who have made this happen. We have exceeded our goal because of you! Special thanks go out to Lisa Kudrow who is our biggest contributor and our very first celebrity donor. Thanks Miss Kudrow! You will always be our favorite f r i e n d.
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