Alabang Ladies International Group
ALIG - Getting involved in the local community
Looking for ways to contribute this Christmas Season?
- Donate toiletries which will be packaged and given as gifts to the 200+ girls of Marillac.
- Donate any of your unwanted items to the Garage Sale
- Sponsor a Christmas Hamper or two.
- Buy ALIG Charity Calendars for Christmas gifts for your friends, family and colleagues.
- Volunteer to help out at one of the many Christmas Parties taking place.
"To do something, however small, to make others happier and better, is the highest ambition, the most elevating hope, which can inspire a human being."
John Lubbock
- Basic rice supplies for desperately deprived children
- Christmas hampers for just one simple, celebratory meal for struggling families at a time when it seems everyone else is feasting
- Fun learning activities and materials for street children
- Essential medical equipment for premature babies…
…these are just some of the ways ALIG members make our commitment to our charities a reality.
Every year we raise funds to relieve poverty, provide education and health programs and bring a little cheer into the lives of people whose daily lives are defined by the least resources and the harshest realities in the area. Every week groups of ALIG volunteers help teach, encourage and support children and their families as they struggle to survive and hope to thrive against overwhelming odds.
Our social events, plus others such as garage sales, social gatherings, print sales and profits from our regular meetings mean that we can continue to support the people who need it most.
The following are some of the key charities we support.
Tunasan Drop in Centre
Drop in centre for street children. This centre provides washing facilities, meals and education support for up 50 children a day. A group of women visits there every Thursday afternoon to do a craft or play games. We provide Php6,000 a month for food, (mostly rice).
Marillac Hills
Residential home for abused or exploited girls. The home caters for up to 250 girls while they wait for their court hearings. This is a government funded facility. A group of ladies visit every first and third Monday of the month. We provide Php7,200 for baking ingredients for the bakery.
Birthright Foundation School
This school provides education for physically handicapped children and their siblings.
Little Sisters of Assumption
This organization is run by a small group of European nuns offering community assistance by way of a health clinic, livelihood project and a preschool.
Pacita Residential Centre
This is a residential home for homeless children and caters for approx 60 children aged seven – 18yrs. Last year we instigated a rice sponsorship programme to help supply the home with much needed staples.
Philippine General Hospital
A public hospital in Manila. We have supported the NICU ward in the past.
SOS Children's Village
This home is for orphaned or homeless children. It is inside AAV, near the Mindanao gate.
Rigodon Sponsors
Our annual big charity bash was held on February 8th this year and raised a record sum for ALIG. We'd like to thank all 270 guests who came and particularly the generous sponsors, without whom this event would not have been possible.
How Can You Help?
A little goes a long way here, so you'd be surprised at how easy it is to contribute and make a difference. Some of the many ways ALIG members pitched in last year were:
- Donated old and unwanted items for our Garage Sales.
- Added coins to our coin collection at Monthly Meetings
- Buy toiletries for our collection to Monthly Meetings
- Sponsored rice every month
- Sponsored school children
- Bought Christmas Hampers
- Donated used clothing and books
- Visited Children taking crafts and snacksContact us to find out how you can get involved.
