Updates

Dear Team,

I hope you all are enjoying the summer so far! The weather has been more or less quite nice here in NYC. I hope it's been good to you guys over there in Seattle, D.C., Philly and Manila!

Just some updates for you--

We're pretty much on track regarding our 501(c)(3) process. I just submitted the paperwork for the NY State Department of Education, which is a pre requisite for the full incorporation with NY State. After that process, we will then submit all paperwork to the IRS for the 501(c)(3) accreditation. Jay, our lawyer here in AIG, has been very helpful and I cannot thank him enough.

I've been receiving some news from each of you separately, and let me just go through them and share with everyone else. Here goes:

Mon's meetings with our non-profit partners in Manila are going quite well. He's been going with Will and they both have met with 5 organizations, I believe, all in all.

I briefly spoke with Ainee, and I believe they were all meeting up for dinner in Manila July 29th, with Flem, Grethel and possibly our strategists from McCann. It will be hard to gather all of them at the same time with their crazy ad agency schedules but I hope they're able to do so!

Pao's happy to report that the Tech team seems to be doing quite well with their timeline. You guys at the Tech team have been really wonderful and I cannot be prouder to be working on this project with you.

Anna and Ria are closely working together in seeking out grants for our foundation. They've been looking at a couple that could potentially provide a large sum of resource that can help us scale and increase the capabilities of our non-profit. If we do end up with a pretty hefty and solid war chest, these two ladies will have made it possible!

Nicole and I will be meeting with Mumbuso Zamchiya this Friday to formally introduce our organization to him and explore how we can work together in Africa.

Greg is trying to build a committee that can help plan and execute fund raisers, and events. Cricket Limlingan and Anna Coloma both expressed their interest in helping out, and this committee has been trying to figure out potential opportunities for fund raising activities. I'll be speaking with a friend tomorrow who owns a bar on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and explore the possibility of holding a fundraiser there. Stay tuned for that.

Seng mentioned to me that the partnership in Kenya is doing pretty well. Jo-Ann found an audience of potential donors and would be telling them about the $10.

Camille has prepared the financial projection and 3-year budget of the organization. If any of you is interested in checking it out, let me know!

Thank you everyone for being part of this wonderful process. It's been a great ride so far.

See you all soon at the launch! Stay tuned for more updates.