Janine Gutierrez. Image: Instagram/@janinegutierrez
Actress Janine Gutierrez is assisting the non-profit organization Tanging Yaman Foundation in looking for 50 kind souls who can pledge P5,000 each for the benefit of Nueva Ecija farmers.
The funds will be used to purchase 50 tons of pumpkins grown by these farmers. In turn, the produce will be given to several communities that will temporarily be under lockdown after May 15. The actress retweeted the foundation’s post via her Twitter account today, May 14.
The actress emphasized that farmers are some of the most affected citizens by the COVID-19 crisis.
“This project aims to help our brothers and sisters from Nueva Ecija as well as underserved communities who need food,” she said.
As you already know, farmers are some of the most affected by the crisis and many have started initiatives to help them sell their produce. This project aims to help our brothers and sisters from Nueva Ecija as well as underserved communities who need food :) https://t.co/OBdbrt6TxD
— nini (@janinegutierrez) May 14, 2020
The foundation also said that a donor’s P5,000 donation is worth one ton of pumpkins, as per Tanging Yaman Foundation’s Twitter post yesterday, May 13.
The donation drive is in participation with the Ateneo De Manila University and the church-based organization, Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan. The foundation also stated how people can donate to their cause in a follow-up post, through several deposit options:
- Metrobank
- Account name: Tanging Yaman Foundation, Inc.
- Peso checking account number: 4487-448009-889
- Branch: Tañong, Marikina
- (For proper acknowledgment of donation, screenshot of donor’s deposit slip must be emailed to tanigngyaman777@gmail.com or sent via Viber 09475659544)
- BPI
- Account name: Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan
- Peso checking account number: 3081-1111-61
- (Screenshots of receipt must be emailed to @slb@affiliate.ateneo.edu)
- GCash
- Mobile number: 09152055770
- Account name: Xavier Roel Alvaran
- BPI
- Account name: Ateneo de Manila University
- Peso savings account number: 3083-7210-56
If you'd like to join, please see photo of details of how you can be part of this. Thank you!
Ad majorem Dei gloriam. 💙 pic.twitter.com/etYmpA3eLA
— Tanging Yaman Foundation (@_TangingYaman) May 13, 2020
Gutierrez has also been busy organizing her personal COVID-19 relief effort called “The Bright Side Project”, which is also in collaboration with the foundation.
The actress raised funds to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to health workers and food for underprivileged communities affected by COVID-19. JB
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