Songs for Street Children

Special Thanks
Fr. Gerry Creedon
Monica Perz-Waddington
Gail Goodridge
Concert Performers
Jean Sweeney
St. Charles Web Team
C'YA
Arlington Catholic Herald
Clarendon Grill
Kinko's

Sponsors
Louella Armstrong
John & Susie Austin
Pierre & Maricel Bretault
Cathy Buntua
Colin & Connie Buntua
Bob & Tricia Clark
Malcolm & Linda Cook
John & Melissa Crowley
Rob & Kathleen Donovan
Cheryl Eslinger
Gail Goodridge
Grace Holden
Ellen Holloway
Woody & Nancy Hunt
Dr. Rosario Ignacio
Michael & Germaine Leahy
Josephine Lee
Doris Mitchell
Bill & Aurora Murphy
Gilda Ordonez
Lloyd & Carol Poplin
Ed & Karen Rea
Larry & Lila Reinold
Litong & Rachel Roa
Emma Sanchez
Jill Sandor
Elizabeth Staziak
Mark & Amy Stoffel
Jean Sweeney
Juliet Teodosio
Ed & Maricor Tiong
Eleanor & Dr. Milton Werthmann, Jr.

Volunteers and Supporters
Mark Alves
Evelyn Aswad
Nick Baric
Irene Brahmakulam
Cathy Buntua
Dave Calvo
Lloyd Celis
Celia Coronado
Kathleen Cullather
Vanette Lagera
Stacy Lucas
Katie Magnuson
Angie Manuel
Dan Marrin
Kelly Moon
Aurora Murphy
Gilda Ordonez
Ina Ramirez
Marga Ramirez
Rhona Reyes
Anne Rogers
Mabel Sunga
May Sunga
Juliet Teodosio
Nick Tongson
Micheline Toussaint
Peter Villareal
John Woodard

… and everyone else who contributed to the
success of Songs for Street Children

Donors
Aegean Taverna
Clarendon Grill
Common Grounds Coffee and Tea House
Costa Verde
Fiesta Oriental Store
International House of Pancakes (IHOP)
Ireland's Four Courts
Rock Bottom Café
Whitlow's on Wilson

Maricel Bretault
Bill & Peggy Carrington
Vicky Coronado
Rhona Reyes
Nick Tongson

Dan Garcia
Manager, Clarendon Grill

Ande Pittai
Branch Manager
KINKO's 348 Broad Street
Falls Church, VA 22046

Meeting the needs of abused, abandoned and
homeless street girls in Manila, Philippines in
partnership with Childhope Asia Philippines (CHAP)

Philippine Medical Mission (PMM) is a volunteer
organization dedicated to promoting the inherent
right of the underprivileged in the Philippines. To
accomplish its mission, PMM works through
established Filipino organizations to ensure that
programs are directly relevant and delivered
appropriately.

PMM started to support Childhope Asia
Philippines (CHAP) in July, 2002. CHAP is a
non- profit, non- governmental organization
established to address the plight of street children.

To learn more about the Shelter Project, please
download and print the brochure (PDF).

Nick Tongson, Shelter Project co-chair, thanking
attendees for their support of the Mission

Tom Bodine, Monica Perz-Waddington, and Stan Stepnowski
performing a set of contemporary folk music

The Onion Patch Boys performing blue grass tunes

Jandi Arboleda playing a soulful song

Cathy Buntua (center), event coordinator, accepting donations

Fr. Gerry Creedon with Celia Coronado, PMM co-founder, smiling
as the joyful benefit concert draws to a close

Event photos by Katie Magnuson

From Childhope Asia Philippines (CHAP)
May 17, 2004
FR. GERRY CREEDON
Parish Priest
St. Charles Borromeo Parish
Virginia USA

Dear Father Creedon:

Greetings from Childhope Asia!

On behalf of Tahanan Sta. Luisa Crisis
Intervention Center/ Shelter for Exploited Street Girls, I wish to express my deepest gratitude and
thank the Lord Jesus for the generosity, commitment, and support of the parishioners for
our recovery and rehabilitation program.

Through this program, we hope to open the minds, hearts, and spirits of our girls to the loving
care and mercy of Jesus and Blessed Mother Mary, and inspire them to hope and strive for a
new life with dignity and purpose.

The girls of Tahanan Sta. Luisa continue to offer prayers for you and the parishioners of St.
Charles Borromeo, that you may continue to answer Jesus' call "Let the children come to me".

Sincerely yours in Christ,
TERESITA L. SILVA, MSW
Vice- chairperson, Board of Directors
Tahanan Sta. Luisa Foundation, Inc.

From St. Charles Borromeo Church
Pastor's desk …
23-May-04

Dearest Friends of PMM:

I ask and beg you to please support our new
campaign— the Philippine Medical Mission Shelter
Project. This special project will build a shelter, in
Manila, for young girls that have been abandoned
and abused.

Our church and our world are wracked by stories
of abuse and violence. Some bemoan the situation.
Others deny it. Others find someone or an institution
to condemn.

Then comes along a rare group of people, like
those of the Philippine Medical Mission, that respond
through positive action. The only real answer to
violence and abuse is active love.

The Shelter Project will reach out to our sisters
across the oceans. It will tell them we are their family.
It will tell them that we suffer with them. It will assure
them, “with the Spirit, there is always a second
chance.”

One transformed life is worth a great sacrifice.
Let us be generous and be willing to pay the price.

Salamat Po,

Fr. Gerry Creedon
Pastor, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church

Clarendon Grill
1101 North Highland Street
Arlington, VA 22201
(Near Clarendon Metro)

Suggested donation $10. Tickets are available at St. Charles Church, after all the Masses on May 8-9 and May 15-16.

100% of donations go to the Shelter Project for abused, abandoned and homeless street girls in Manila, Philippines, a PMM project in partnership with ChildHope Asia Philippines (CHAP).
ww.childhope.org.ph

All donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Please write check in the name of St. Charles PMM and specify "Shelter Project" on the Memo line.

Contact: Cathy L. Buntua, Cathybuntua@yahoo.com or 703-338-5047

Come hear Monica Perz live!

Rev. Gerry Creedon offers
music and myrth.

Featured Musicians:

Monica Perz-Waddington (vocals / guitar)
www.monicaperz.com
· Children's Music with Rick Thier (drums / percussion)
· Contemporary Folk / Pop with Stan Stepnowski (guitar / bass)
   & Tom Bodine (guitar / vocals)
· Children's Music with Rick Thier (drums / percussion)

Fr. Gerry Creedon (vocals / mandolin / fiddle)
Favorite Irish jigs and ballads

Jandi Arboleda (vocals / guitar)
www.bukaspalad.com
Co-Founder, Bukas Palad
Filipino Praise & Worship Songs

The Onion Patch Boys
Good Old Blue Grass
· Ken Shaw (fiddle)
· Randy Rogers (banjo / guitar)
· Dan Purdy (mandolin)
· Jared Creason (bass)
· Chris Dockins (guitar)