HISTORY
OUR BLESSINGS-THEIR HOPE FOUNDATION, INC. was conceptualized by Danniboy P. Cero, who was born in San Ricardo, Leyte and went to Manila for college education. To be able to provide for both education and daily living expenses, he had to work and study at the same time. After acquiring a degree in Accountancy and a license to practice as a Certified Public Accountant, he was blessed to be hired by Pilipinas Shell, formerly Philippine Petroleum Corporation. At about the same time, he was starting his own family with wife Nenita V. Cero. Since then, their lives were presented with difficult challenges and struggles but more importantly, by blessings in many shapes and forms that allowed the family to survive the trials of daily living. The rest they say is history. He was always on the lookout for ways to give something back, to be able to share the blessings that he and the family has been receiving for the longest time. This has become a lifelong dream, to be able to provide hope for other people through the blessings that the family has been receiving.
Our Blessings - Their Hope Foundation's founders Danniboy P. Cero and his wife Nenita V. Cero
In December 2009, an opportunity presented itself when both resources and manpower became available thus, the start of Our Blessings – Their Hope Foundation. The foundation was formally established in January 2010. Just like their humble beginning, the incorporators plan to start small scale. Efforts were made to coordinate with TESDA centers in Leyte where two to three chosen students from San Ricardo, Leyte can be sent for technical and skills development. The knowledge and skills acquired by this people can be used for employment.
VISION
OUR BLESSINGS-THEIR HOPE FOUNDATION, INC. envisions itself as an organization that extends a helping hand to financially-challenged but deserving students to acquire education and skills training that will enable them to qualify for employment.
The foundation also envisions itself as a medium that provides free medical and legal services to those who cannot afford them.
MISSION
To help deserving students acquire education that can help them improve their quality of life in the future.
To provide free medical and legal services to the marginalized sector.
PURPOSES
To establish, maintain, operate, administer, and manage a non-stock, non-profit charitable foundation; to engage in philanthropic, humanitarian and charitable purposes, all for the public welfare; to produce radio and television shows and programs for charitable, educational and cultural purposes; to solicit aid, donations and contributions, through radio broadcasting and telecasting and other forms of media, as to assist, help, aid and alleviate the plight of the sick, the poor and needy by airing the condition or situation of these in dire need of help, which conditions are occasioned by or are the result of the occurrence of diseases, natural calamities such as typhoons, floods, earthquake and the like.
Target beneficiaries of the foundation are the old and young, the poor and the sick, indigenous peoples and/or a whole community. Specific programs and services include:
- To engage in philanthropic, humanitarian and charitable purposes, all for public welfare by way of scholarship grants to poor but deserving students in the elementary, secondary and tertiary levels and medical assistance to sick individuals through free medicines and referrals.
- To alleviate the plight of the sick by extending to them free medical and dental services.
- To distribute and allocate medicines and other relief goods to victims of natural calamities and disasters, in accordance with planned schedules and programs.
- To distribute vitamins and medicines to adopted areas.
- To solicit aid, donations and contributions, through radio broadcasting and telecasting and other forms of media.