A FOUNDATION dedicated to the noble task of giving assistance to indigents and poorest of the poor has completed its first year of service and now looks forward to working closer with government, civil society, and other stakeholders to pursue its mission of giving direct assistance to Filipinos in need.
For the first of its many projects, Pitmaster Foundation had donated 137 ambulances to local governments and provided five million facemasks and freezers while assisting the vaccination of 9,000 individuals, taking on a role as a staunch partner of the government in times of crisis.
The foundation has also assisted close to 13,000 Filipinos with their dialysis treatments, one of the most financially draining burdens on any family dealing with kidney ailments.
This was on top of the much-needed food assistance the foundation extended to close to 350,000 Filipino families affected by the pandemic lockdowns.
Under the leadership of its chairman, Charlie “Atong” Ang, and Executive Director Atty. Caroline M. Cruz, the foundation has reached thousands of indigent Filipinos from Luzon to Mindanao, living up to its promise to “Provide Indigents Timely Medical Assistance Service and Targeted Emergency Relief.”
The foundation is also making its presence felt in other fronts, supporting the government’s vaccination campaign with a nationwide raffle for vaccinated individuals, putting up prizes worth P20 million.
It is also actively supporting its partners, giving close to P30 million in financial assistance to tricycle drivers and other displaced persons and providing equipment to police to enforce the law. It has also provided 6,300 wheelchairs to persons with disabilities and reforest 250 hectares of mountains in the provinces of Quezon and Laguna.
The noble work has not gone unnoticed as the foundation has been publicly acknowledged by local and community leaders for its efforts to help deal with the pandemic, hunger, poverty, and loss of livelihood that came with it.
