On May 4th, 2012, ICM will be hosting our 2nd annual HK “Detention” event. 40-50 bankers & lawyers will be pitted against each other in a Quiz Game covering a variety of topics including Philippines trivia. The “catch” is that the losers have to “sit in detention” in front of their friends and family while a...
Thursday, March 29th, 2012 at 12:32 pm
Ireneo Polison Jr. lives with his wife and three kids in a wooden house surrounded by coconut trees. Although he has suffered for years from rheumatoid arthritis, it did not stop him from working hard for his family as a part-time tailor, earning approximately Php500 (US$11.64) per week. Determined to earn more income, Ireneo accepted...
Thursday, March 8th, 2012 at 4:43 pm
Ava (5) and Isabella (7) raised HK1,000 for poor children in the Philippines by running their own booths in the playground at their apartment building. Isabella ran a nail salon for ladies and a tattoo parlor for boys while Ava baked cookies and made lemonade. Thank you Ava and Isabella for this awesome effort, you...
Friday, February 17th, 2012 at 6:27 pm
Dear ICM Friends, Sorry to say that another natural disaster has struck the Philippines and this one also hit ICM’s target provinces. You may have heard in the news that a 6.9 magnitude earthquake shook the central island provinces of the Philippines yesterday morning, triggering landslides. There have been hundreds of aftershocks. At least 43 bodies have already been...
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 at 6:17 pm
Pam Riordan is a teacher from HK’s Kennedy School. She recently joined a group of parents and kids on an ICM vision trip to Bacolod, where she participated in building homes for slum residents. “I didn’t know what to expect but was extremely excited. On day one of visiting the slum, I realized exactly how...
Sunday, January 29th, 2012 at 6:15 pm
It looked just like any other Christmas Party in the Philippines – women and children playing games, eating sweets and singing songs. But for the women of Red Rope, this was a very meaningful party. This was the first Christmas Party they had ever thrown at their own expense! And second, this month Red Rope...
Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 8:55 pm
Three ICM staff members, Annie Tapuz and Laila Natapol from the Bacolod office, and Heather Elliott, from ICM’s HK office, got into the spirit of celebration this Christmas by hosting several celebrations for different groups in Bacolod City. In the Philippines, celebrations are an important part of the culture, creating unity and a sense of...
Story from Helen Turner; ICM COO When Wilma shared the news with the ICM Manila Office, they immediately took action. Wilma is ICM Manila’s accounting assistant. A fire had broken out in her neighborhood the night before that overtook 12 buildings and impacted 26 families. While her family was spared, one of her close neighbors...
Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at 3:52 pm
UPCOMING EVENT: SATURDAY, MARCH 3 We are kicking off the year with a celebration concert on Saturday, March 3rd and we hope you can come. The evening will include a media reflection of the past 20 years and the ICM Children’s Choir will share their Kennedy Center Performance. Kids are invited and welcome. Please come – bring along your...
Thursday, January 19th, 2012 at 4:44 pm
Eyewitness; Words and Photos by ICM COO, Helen Turner Tropical Storm Washi has left a devastating mark on the Northern part of Mindanao, Philippines. The effected areas reached farther north to the city of Dumaguete on the Island of Negros, where one of our bases is located. ICM COO, Helen Turner, was in Dumaguete attending...
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 at 1:24 pm