Bundles of Joy is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising worldwide awareness about poverty in the Philippines.  Our mission is to build a global network of supporters dedicated to fighting poverty in the Philippines.   We are committed to helping the poor by providing for their basic needs (i.e. food, clothing, medicine) and by creating a brighter future for their youth through improved education.

Please also visit our website at www.givebundlesofjoy.org

There are several ways you can support our efforts to fight poverty in the Philippines:


1. Make a monetary donation.
Help us provide food, medicine, toys, household items and school supplies to needy families in the Philippines.  Your monetary donation will go directly toward the purchase of these much needed items.  See our fundraising page to find out how to make a donation to one of our projects.


2. Fundraise for us.
Be untraditional this year... instead of asking for birthday gifts, writing a Christmas wish list or setting up a wedding registry, why not ask your friends and family to donate to your favorite charity instead?  Create a fundraising page for Bundles of Joy and send your gifts to the poor.  
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3. Donate your stuff. 
Bundles of Joy collects used clothing, shoes, toys and books.  Donated items are shipped to the Philippines via freight forwarders and are distributed to needy families in various regions of the country.  If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area and would like to make a donation of used goods, we have a collection barrel at The UPS Store, 969-G Edgewater Blvd., Foster City, CA where you can drop them off.

4. Spread the word.
Help us spread the word about Bundles of Joy.  We are a young non-profit organization and need to get our name out.  Please become a Bundles of Joy supporter and tell your family and friends to do the same! 

5. Start a Fundraising Event
Start a fundraising event. It's really easy. Here are some ideas on how you can fundraise:
* Have a bake sale at your school or work.
* Have a party and charge a cover fee of $1 to $5
* Have a garage sale and ask your friends to donate items to sell.
* Hold a fundraiser at a restaurant such as Chevy's or Cold Stone's that will donate a portion of the profits to your charity   of choice.
* Have a car wash.
* Put up a lemonade stand.

Bundles of Joy is a newly formed non-profit in the United States, but has a history that spans over two decades.  It started in the 1980's with Titing and Chary Suazo, an extremely generous couple in the Philippines whose lives were dedicated to helping the poor. 

In their small town of Ormoc City, Leyte, many families lived in poverty.  Titing and Chary reached out to these families every Christmas by asking their friends to distribute tickets to any needy families that they knew.  These tickets entitled the holder to a visit to the Suazo household where they would receive a "bundle of joy." This bundle consisted of a kilo of rice, a bag of sugar and some canned goods. The Suazos distributed more and more bundles each Christmas as word spread about these give-aways and more families came around.  Titing and Chary's children started helping out with donations of food, medicine, clothing and personal hygiene products. Other donors came forward and provided more contributions. Pretty soon the Suazos were able to distribute bundles of joy to about 100 families at Christmas time.
 
In February 2008 Chary passed away. Titing is now 90 years old and no longer able to help the needy families of Ormoc.  But through their children, the legacy of Bundles of Joy lives on.

In January of 2008, we began operations of Bundles of Joy as a non-profit organization in the United States.  We started out with grassroots efforts -- we began by asking friends and family to donate their used clothing, shoes and toys.  These donations were shipped to the Philippines via freight forwarders and were distributed to needy families in Carcar and Manila, Philippines.  This first donation drive garnered more than $12,000 in donations of used clothing, shoes, toys, books and brand-new school supplies and medicines.  We learned that our friends and family are very generous people.

In July 2008 we received our Federal 501(c) Tax Exemption Determination Letter, which enabled us to expand our operations and further our reach in the Philippines.  With the IRS' backing of our nonprofit status, we can now tap into the generosity of the greater public in our efforts to eliminate poverty in the Philippines through aid and improved education.  We are still collecting donations of used items, but can now also collect monetary donations that will go toward the purchase of more items for distribution.  Our long term goals include an educational scholarship program and a program to support provincial schools in the Philippines.  Please support us in these efforts and help us stomp out poverty in the Philippines!

Below is a list of the organizations in the Philippines who are receiving support from Bundles of Joy:

1. Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish (Metro Manila)
2. St. Hannnibal's Elementary School (Metro Manila)
3. Tahanan ni Maria - Home for the Aged (Cavite)
4. Gawad Kalinga - Couples for Christ (Cebu)
5. Bundles of Joy (Cebu)
6. Our Lady of Peace Hospital (Manila)

Donations have been distributed in:
1. Town of Catmon, Cebu
2. Town of Bogo, Cebu
3. Town of Carcar, Cebu
4. Barangay Galisia, Manila
5. Gawad Kalinga Village, Paranaque, Manila
6. Cavite, Luzon

Thank you to all our supporters. All this would not be possible without your support!