Press Release:
The landfill in Payatas, The Philippines, is notoriously known the world over as Smokey Mountain. For over 35 years, the smoking dump site has grown to become a stark and heart-tugging reminder of the desperate onditions of humanity.
On a daily basis, children pick through newly arrived garbage to
collect material to sell. The earnings made by one child are not enough to even buy food for the day. Hence, entire families are forced to climb the mountain each day, hoping to earn enough to feed everyone. Children as young as four years old are forced to work in this daily struggle for survival.
In response to the plight of these children, Totedaddy.com is working with Lighthouse Center For Children Foundation to bring a little cheer to the children this Christmas.
Totedaddy.com has kicked off with a cash sponsorship of USD 10,000 to enable the children to celebrate Christmas. FusionExcel International has also pitched in a USD 5,000 in cash sponsorship. The money raised
will help fund the projects already in place, and help fund additional projects aimed at providing better housing, and a means of livelihood for the Payatas community.
It is hoped that by creating better awareness to the plight of these children, more support can be garnered towards their betterment. Together we can bury poverty!
My post:
Even though we may think that Christmas is a synonym of gifts and amazing moments for everyone in the family, the truth is that there is an increasing number of children living in Payatas, Philippines, who are just too far away from having the possibility of experiencing the Christmas that we will have!
Keeping this in mind, it’s mandatory that we do something about this situation and make a donation for the Christmas For Payatas. As a matter of fact, the charity appeal that you will find on the website above is already being supported by famous actors and other celebrities who are already supporting this cause too…
So, why should we let these children continue to work around the dump site without the possibility of knowing what Christmas is all about? It’s about time that we all do something about it, right?
