UP-PGH Hope Bags Project

A few months ago in September, my friend Jun Evaristo invited me to celebrate his birthday in Wards 9 & 11 of the Charity Pediatric Department of UP-PGH. There were poor kids with leukemia, meningitis, and all sorts of other conditions. I was touched by his gesture to help these kids on his special day. What moved me most was when I saw this two-day old baby, born premature with an exposed stomach. He was inside a non-working incubator and being heated with two light bulbs from two reading lamps. Her teenage mom felt helpless for her son, who needed medicines she could hardly afford. One vial of albumin, a protein found inside a mother's womb (very similar to egg white), costs P3,450.00. He needs four vials per day. Back then, all my friends and I could give was a prayer and a vow to find a way to help the kids in whatever way we could.

My friend, Lelet Volfango, and I decided to collaborate and make these Hope Bags to raise funds for the kids in PGH. From a seed money of P10k, and with the help of family, friends, strangers & twitter followers, we were able to raise about P102,500.00! Do read about our UP-PGH Christmas Special - First installment at www.wewanthope.posterous.com.
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UP-PGH Hope Bags Project

A few months ago in September, my friend Jun Evaristo invited me to celebrate his birthday in Wards 9 & 11 of the Charity Pediatric Department of UP-PGH. There were poor kids with leukemia, meningitis, and all sorts of other conditions. I was touched by his gesture to help these kids on his special day. What moved me most was when I saw this two-day old baby, born premature with an exposed stomach. He was inside a non-working incubator and being heated with two light bulbs frm two reading lamps. Her teenage mom felt helpless for her son, who needed medicines she could hardly afford. One vial of albumin, a protein found inside a mother's womb (very similar to egg white), costs P3,450.00. He needs four vials per day. Back then, all my friends and I could give was a prayer and a vow to find a way to help the kids in whatever way we could.

My friend, Lelet Volfango, and I decided to collaborate and make these Hope Bags to raise funds for the kids in PGH. From a seed money of P10k, and with the help of family, friends, strangers & twitter followers, we were able to raise about P102,500.00! Do read about our UP-PGH Christmas Special - First installment at www.wewanthope.posterous.com.
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MiriamQ on Money Sense Magazine Dec 2010 Issue

Many of you have been going through my blogs and giving feedback that you have been inspired by the Magic Jars I have shared. Money Sense magazine has featured my story in this month's issue and I was able to share some of my thoughts on how I manage my finances as well as my attitudes about money. I hope you will be inspired about how God's has worked in my life and how he has turned around my finances from being deep in debt to one of success. Indeed, God is a God of abundance and prosperity and He has blessed me in many ways. I hope you too will be inspired and turn to Him for your concerns for according to your faith, he too will bless you exceedingly and abundantly!

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be the glory in the church and in Christ jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever. Amen!" Ephesians 3:20

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