Building Futures Together, Inc. | Eradicating Poverty One Community At A Time!

The 12th Walk Against Poverty, an annual fund-raiser by Building Futures Together (“BFT”), takes place on Saturday, September 17, 2011.

The 5K (3.5mile) Walk will be in Manhattan for the first time – on Central Park West! Assembly and registration of Foot Soldiers (walkers) will be on the east side of Central Park West on 61st Street.

Registration starts at 9:00a.m. and the Walk begins at 10:00a.m. There is a registration fee of $20 for each Foot Soldier (walker) which is not tax deductible.

Foot Soldiers (walkers) are encouraged early on, way before the Walk, to begin to seek pledges or donations from friends, family and colleagues. Form a team of 3-4 and have them do the same. Ask your supporters to be generous (their pledges/donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law)

The Walk’s purpose is to raise awareness that poverty is the most vile illness inflicting the provinces of Samar Island, long considered one of the poorest if not the poorest provinces in the Philippines; they are the designated beneficiaries of this Walk Against Poverty.

BFT runs a three-prong, interlinking community based programs: livelihood, health management and education/environment, applied simultaneously, one community at a time to battle conditions and problems of poverty that exists NOW and continues as an ongoing crisis.

Funds raised from this 12th Walk will go toward a livelihood project and obtaining a mobile medical unit.

Building Futures Together is a NYS registered, IRS recognized 501(c)3 charitable organization devoted entirely to fighting and eradicating poverty in the Philippines, starting in the provinces of Samar Island.

Over the years Building Futures Together has established over 60 mini libraries in as many communities in the three provinces of Samar Island; built 2-classrooms with a toilet (San Joaquin High School); taught mothers to sew and set up a sewing center with 4 industrial sewing machines where these mothers and anyone who wants to learn and earn might simply do so ; built an outdoor staircase to connect small school children to their school (the community is atop a mountain and the school at the very bottom and children had no way to navigate to and from school except by sliding, walking down); etc.

Building Futures Together PRESENTS --

SAMAR* Time... and the Music is Easy

(an evening of music and fashion to benefit the

provinces of Samar Island*)

Produced by Dave Brodsky

Directed by Bobby Yalong

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Featuring the music of Manila-based saxophonist Michael Young, and a fashion show featuring the "Premier Collection" of noted Filipino designer Robin Tomas, and the Barong Tagalogs of award-winning designer Bobby Yalong.