CONNECTING TO “WOMEN’S HEART NETWORK” OF WFWP PHILIPPINES

WFWP Arizona Chapter celebrated International Women's Month and we were honored to have Mrs. Merly Barette-Barlaan visiting Arizona from the Philippines. She was our guest speaker and she inspired our guests with her projects and the vision of WFWP in the Philippines, the "Women's Heart Network."

Some Japanese women joined us and prepared delicious sushi, while some Filipina women contributed a wonderful dessert. The American women were in charge of registration, drinks, and the photo booth. Everyone helped as the welcoming committee and in the physical arrangement of the venue. It was a team effort and all our Arizona ladies and their friends came together to make this event a success.

Mrs. Merly Barlaan

WFWP Arizona honored some outstanding women in the community, especially an 84-year-old lady who has been volunteering at the Veterans Administration Hospital for 15 years. She and her daughter and granddaughter were so grateful to be recognized, that her daughter donated $200 to both WFWP Philippines and WFWP Arizona. After the event, we received a thank you card from her, as she was so happy for her plaque. She and her daughter said that the WFWP ladies are the best group of women they had known and wanted to be a part of the next event!

The event was so heart-warming and exemplified the spirit of living by the logic of love, that we are looking forward to doing this again next year. We would like to do this annually so that we can find women who have done exemplary things and recognize their service and honor them in the spirit of the founders of WFWP.