My former boss and publisher, Irene Martel Francisco, has gladly shared with us the good news that the recent dinner of the Childhood Protection Network, which she has steered through the years with utmost dedication and commitment, turned out to be another successful fundraiser for a worthy cause. 

Upon my request, Irene furnished us with interesting details of the event which I am most honored to share with you. 

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In her own words (taken from her Facebook post): "We at the Child Protection Network (CPN) are endlessly grateful to our friends for making the annual CPN Dinner such a success! We raised Php 7,300,000, all of which will go to the cause! 🎉🎉🎉🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Our dinner was not large, in fact, it was intimate in size compared to larger fundraising events. But we had 85 guests who were committed to helping abused children and women continue to get medical, psychological, and legal help.

Thank you to everyone who joined our dinner, who graciously bid at our auction as well as to those we invited but could not attend yet sent their donations in! Super thanks to Finesta at Solaire, Ricky and Lizzy S. Razon and David Batchelor!

On behalf of our founders, David and Katherine Bradley, CPN board members and staff…. we so appreciate your generosity ❤️❤️❤️"