I have an international family consisting of two Filipino parents,
seven siblings, and 12 nieces and nephews, as
well as an American husband and two daughters. Together, we are
starting the JCAP Fund to provide four-year college scholarships
and expense money for Philippine public high school graduates who
graduate from high school in the top 5% of their class. JCAP scholarships
will cover tuition, books, and incidental expenses such as lab
fees and transportation to and from school. Tuition is expected
to average $1,000 (P55,000) per scholar-year. Books and other school-related
expenses are expected to average $200 (P11,000). The scholarships
will not cover board & lodging; therefore, it is expected that
most JCAP scholars will continue to live at home. Given this constraint,
JCAP Scholars will be free to attend any Philippine college or
university of their choice that accepts them using standard admission
procedures.
JCAP
stands for Jayme-Card-Ayala-Pathways.
Jayme and Card are family names. Our role will be to raise funds
for endowment of these scholarships. Pathways and Ayala are established
Philippine-based organizations that will partner with us in ensuring
the program’s success. Established four years ago by a grant
from the Ford Foundation, Pathways (go
to the Pathways/Ateneo de Manila University web site; read
the Pathways blog; view
an article about Pathways; read
about a Pathways participant; view
another participant's story; read
about a Pathways volunteer) will make sure that JCAP scholarships
are awarded in a fair manner; that JCAP scholars are nurtured and
mentored from their high school junior year through their college
graduation; and that parents and families of JCAP scholars are given
opportunities to make a livelihood. The Ayala Foundation (www.ayalafoundation.org
in the Philippines and www.af-usa.org
in the US) and the Ayala Family of Companies (www.ayala.com.ph)
will manage the JCAP funds and provide JCAP scholars with internship
opportunities in the summer of their junior year and with post-
graduation job possibilities.
Our parents were not rich. They sacrificed a lot to send their eight
children to college. My husband himself was a scholar who could
not have attended college were it not for the generosity of a kind
benefactor. Our lives are better for the sacrifice and generosity
of those who came before us. We know you feel the same way about
your parents and others who paved the way for your success. Let
us all “pay it forward” by giving future generations
of talented but needy Filipinos educational opportunities similar
to the ones we were blessed with. It is said that a good education
opens the doors to a brighter future. We deeply believe this and
hope that you do as well.
SOCIOMETRICS Corporation, a social science research
firm in Los Altos, California, has made JCAP Scholarships the main
beneficiary of its Giving Program. Sociometrics believes in giving
back to the local, national, and international communities that
it serves. The company is the primary driving force behind the birth
of JCAP and remains firmly committed to its growth and success,
donating monthly an amount able to cover one-scholar-year. We hope
that other companies will follow suit.
Become a donor. If you are based in the
Philippines you can help by making a one-time donation of any amount
or a monthly donation of 200, 500, or 1000 pesos to the JCAP Fund
(https://www.socio.com/web2/jcap/jcapdonatephil.htm).
If you are based in the USA you can help by making a one-time donation
of any amount or a monthly MasterCard or Visa credit card donation
of $20, $50, or $100 to the JCAP Fund (https://www.socio.com/web2/jcap/jcapdonateus.htm).
Donations will be processed through myayala.com, which is the name
that will appear on your credit card statement.
Become a champion. If you would like
to help raise money for this Fund by circulating this email to your
class listserve, please do so. Or, download
the JCAP flyer and post it or pass it along to your
classmates or colleagues. Let me know that you are doing so (by
emailing jjcard@socio.com)
so that you can be acknowledged as a JCAP champion.
Become a mentor. If you are based in
the Philippines and can donate time mentoring JCAP scholars with
their schoolwork or helping them find jobs, let me know (by emailing
jjcard@socio.com) and I will
ask Pathways to add your name to their mentor database
Pathways estimates that it will cost, on average, $1,200 (P66,000)
per year to cover one scholar’s tuition, books, lab fees,
and transportation money to and from school. This means that a one-time
donation of $5,000 or more or a four-year monthly pledge of $100
(P5,500) or more will allow you to Adopt-a-Scholar for his/her entire
college career and enter JCAP's Golden Circle of Donors.
Our exclusive Golden Circle of Donors
is specially reserved for persons or institutions that have
donated funds to cover the educational expenses of one or
more JCAP scholars for the entire duration of their college
courses.
When you join our Golden Circle of Donors, we can
name a scholarship after you or a name of your choice (your
parents or your company), if you so decide. If you agree,
we can also mention your name prominently on our website and
all our communication materials as an honored member of our
Golden Circle of Donors.
We
are all in this together so please help by spreading the word to
reach these goals. Forward this message via email to your class,
family, or work listserv. We will have a JCAP donor and champion
party, should the goals be met: one party in the Philippines for
Philippine donors, champions, and mentors; another in the US for
US donors and champions. We will invite the first batch of JCAP
scholars to the Philippine party. It will also be rewarding to watch
the countdown together. Therefore, if you provide your email address
on the attached donor form, Ayala Foundation will provide you with
a semiannual progress report on how close we are to meeting our
fundraising goals. The emailed semiannual report will also include
information on who the JCAP Scholars are and how well they are doing
(hopefully with a couple of video clips), so you get to see up close
the good to which your money is being put.
Thank you and may you be rewarded for your generosity in this life
or the next!
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well as an American husband and two daughters. Together, we are
starting the JCAP Fund to provide four-year college scholarships
and expense money for Philippine public high school graduates who
graduate from high school in the top 5% of their class. JCAP scholarships
will cover tuition, books, and incidental expenses such as lab
fees and transportation to and from school. Tuition is expected
to average $1,000 (P55,000) per scholar-year. Books and other school-related
expenses are expected to average $200 (P11,000). The scholarships
will not cover board & lodging; therefore, it is expected that
most JCAP scholars will continue to live at home. Given this constraint,
JCAP Scholars will be free to attend any Philippine college or
university of their choice that accepts them using standard admission
procedures.
JCAP
stands for Jayme-Card-Ayala-Pathways.
Jayme and Card are family names. Our role will be to raise funds
for endowment of these scholarships. Pathways and Ayala are established
Philippine-based organizations that will partner with us in ensuring
the program’s success. Established four years ago by a grant
from the Ford Foundation, Pathways (
Philippines
Donors: 
We
are all in this together so please help by spreading the word to
reach these goals. Forward this message via email to your class,
family, or work listserv. We will have a JCAP donor and champion
party, should the goals be met: one party in the Philippines for
Philippine donors, champions, and mentors; another in the US for
US donors and champions. We will invite the first batch of JCAP
scholars to the Philippine party. It will also be rewarding to watch
the countdown together. Therefore, if you provide your email address
on the attached donor form, Ayala Foundation will provide you with
a semiannual progress report on how close we are to meeting our
fundraising goals. The emailed semiannual report will also include
information on who the JCAP Scholars are and how well they are doing
(hopefully with a couple of video clips), so you get to see up close
the good to which your money is being put.