Battle against children’s cancer goes on for KKK and Three Doves Foundation
KKK PIO Kathy Villalon, KKK President Dr. Socorro Martinez, Councilor Lex Tupas, Mayor Jerry Trenas, Councilor Julienne Baronda, Three Doves Foundation's Jason dela Cruz and KKK Vice President Dr. Ruben Ramirez during the turnover of check of Three Doves Foundation to KKK last Sept. 2, 2009.In unity there is strength. With children’s cancer on the rise nowadays, the battle against this menace becomes more challenging for the individuals and organizations who advocate on extending or saving the lives of children.
Three Doves Foundation is one organization that raises money for cancer research and help the homeless children of the Philippines. Its formation was inspired by Dolores Delarmente Weber, who succumbed to breast cancer.
Three Doves Foundation is based in the United States and it educates the people there about the problems of the poor children in our country. They reach out to varied professionals, businesspersons and Filipino-Americans in order to get funding. Their fund-raising activities include charity events, sponsorships and benefit concerts. They also ask talented people to lend out their God-given talents and skills during these events.
Last Sept. 2, 2009, Three Doves Foundation, through Jason dela Cruz, donated three thousand dollars ($3,000) to KKK or Mga Kaibigan ng Mga Kabataang May Kanser. KKK is a two-year-old organization that funds the chemotherapy treatments of selected impoverished Ilonggo children. The group was formed by Dr. Socorro Martinez, who lost her loved ones through cancer, and Sol Fernandez, a cancer survivor. Later they were joined by doctors, a nurse, a priest, a teacher, a journalist and a student to make up a stronger KKK. This SEC-registered non-profit organization engages in charity events in order to raise money for the treatment of the children. Many talented individuals had also volunteered their skills and talents during different charity events.
Presently, it has 11 children under its care.
The turnover of the donation from Three Doves Foundation to KKK was witnessed by Mayor Jerry Trenas and Councilors Julienne Baronda and Lex Tupas.
“In the Philippines, about 3,500 children fall victim to cancer every year. The most common pediatric cancer is acute lymphoblastic Leukemia with its classic symptoms of fatigue and paleness, fever and bruising or bleeding. It is a reminder for everyone that children can have cancer. Metro Manila cancer registry records in three hospitals, show that eight kids/one every 3 hours, die everyday. Many more cases and deaths remain unreported,” stated the Three Doves Foundation website. Further, “In developed countries, childhood cancer survival rate is as high as 95%. In the Philippines, sadly, it is only 10 to 30%. Of ten who are diagnosed, only two/three will most likely survive. They die because they are poor, unable to afford the high costs of medication and treatment.”
KKK’s website is www.iloilokanserkids.com.