Last October 2002, The Wharton-Penn Club of the Philippines reached a milestone as the Board of Trustees officially establishes the Wharton Penn Club Foundation , dedicated to support graduate studies at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, as well as in other schools and universities in the Philippines. It was through Ben Punongbayan’s expertise that the creation of the WPC Foundation was made a reality.
The Foundation’s incorporators and officers are Sandie Poblador (President), Peter Coyiuto (Vice President), David Lim (Treasurer in Trust), Feliza A. Peralta (Corporate Secretary), Benjamin Punongbayan, Tony Andal, James de Jesus, Edwin Villanueva, and Mark Villar.
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David Lim |
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James de Jesus |
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Regina Alvarez |
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Fely Atienza Peter Coyiuto Manny Herbosa |
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Conrad Marty Lindy Theodoropoulos |
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Wharton Penn Club of the Philippines Board of Trustees |
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George Siy |
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Kenneth Uy |
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Trustees: Carlo Antonio Vince Concio Eric Gotuaco Mike de Jesus Conrad Marty Rommel Panganiban Lizette Peralta |
The Wharton Club and Foundation has had many events and activities in the past, but An Evening of Gold was an exceptional one. It was a beautiful evening for a great cause. Thank you to the many of who have helped – the generous sponsors, the organizers, the bidders in the auction and for all those who attended the ball.
The objectives of the Fund Raising Event is for Fellowship for US University & Ivy League Alumni, It aims to enrich US-Philippine Socio-Cultural Ties and to benefit the Bahay Pagasa Project of the PLDT and Smart Foundation.
Entertainment by RJ Jacinto and his band, Playhouse Kids, Regine Velasquez, Bimbo Cerrudo and the Rockin Revival Band.
Congratulations to Wharton Club Foundation President, Sandie Poblador, for always spearheading the activities of the Club and the Foundation. Your leadership and untiring efforts and energy is much to be admired.
Thank you very much to Manny Pangilinan, also a graduate of Wharton and past President of the Club and served in the Wharton Advisory Board for Asia, for his constant support in all the Club and Foundation’s endeavors. His unending kindness and generosity throughout the years is unmatched.
- To establish the BAHAY PAG-ASA YOUTH CENTER as a separate corrective and transformational facility exclusively for convicted youth offenders
- To administer a wholistic formation/transformational program with emphasis on basic education, spiritual formation, life and livelihood skills.
- To provide an interfaced support system for the youth offenders after their release composed of the family, the school or workplace, the church, and the community to ensure successful re-integration.
- To pilot, assess and improve the program so that it may serve as a model for youth rehabilitation which maybe replicated in other areas of the country.
Thank you to the whole team from PLDT and Smart for making this night possible. 
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Congratulations on a very well planned and organized event! Execution was excellent. Thank you to all the sponsors without whom this event would not have been possible. We look forward to the construction of the facility for the Bahay Pag-Asa Youth Center.
On 03 24, 08, at 11:40 AM, Sandie Castro-Poblador wrote:
Dear Wharton Penn Alumni:
Thank you first and foremost to Manuel V. Pangilinan, WG ’68, whose 1M sponsorship by the PLDT Smart Foundation gave us the critical mass and inspiration and GUTS to embark on this major fund raising… to Butch Meily, PLDT Smart Foundation President, and Anthony Pangilinan, EVP, and to Julie Carceller’s Smart Infinity team and Stages (director Freddie Santos and Stella Sison) for the fab production on a shoe string budget…
to Ramon Jacinto for opening the program with
Rockin Revival, and to Regine Velasquez…both of whom performed GRATIS. And to indefatigable Johnny Litton who emceed wonderfully and sweated it out conducting the auction…
To all our Wharton Penn Alumni who gave donations, bought by the tables, came in as sponsors,
attended, sold tickets, participated… I am so proud of your involvement and commitment – we had 2/3 of the tables that evening, and we had 320 confirmed seating! We also had around 45 from other schools, mainly 20 from Cornell, courtesy of Congressman Martin Romualdez.
Our sponsors and donors donated in excess of P1,035,000 worth of items, mainlyP350,000 worth of Breitling watches, and we sold P1,100,000 at auction, mainly due to Ms. Myla Crespo Villanueva’s bid of P500,000 for the Wharton Wonders auction bundle.
She really wanted to make a donation because she told me repeatedly at dinner that evening how tormenting
it was to for her to witness 6-7 year old children being sent to jail, Myla, thank you for your enormous heart of gold…
In the end, many hearts of gold rose to the occasion… Maraming salamat po and God Bless!
SANDIE CASTRO-POBLADOR
President
Wharton Penn Club Foundation, Inc.