Become a Partner
Step #3: Host Gatherings
Making a Difference by Hosting Gatherings!
“By hosting private gatherings at family events or annual company celebrations, our partners add meaningful purpose to these occasions by fundraising for children in need of special care and attention.”
Angela Harty
Orphanage Ambassador, South Africa

Our partners play a powerful role in making a lasting difference by organizing private gatherings that directly support our fundraising mission to uplift orphaned children. Whether through family reunions, birthday parties, weddings, or annual company events, these occasions can be transformed into meaningful platforms for giving. By choosing to host with purpose, our partners not only bring people together but also create an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges faced by orphaned and vulnerable children. These gatherings become more than just celebrations—they become catalysts for change.
Hosting with Heart: One Gathering at a Time
At the heart of each event is the spirit of giving. Partners can incorporate various fundraising elements tailored to their audience, such as themed donation drives, pledge walls, auction tables, raffles, or “sponsor-a-child” moments. Company events may include matching gift opportunities, branded merchandise sales, or showcasing a short film or testimonial highlighting the Foundation’s impact. Family-centered gatherings can involve storytelling segments, interactive giving jars for children, or dedicating a portion of gifts or proceeds toward a specific cause, such as education, food security, or wellness. The Foundation provides optional toolkits, digital assets, and staff guidance to help make each gathering not only successful but also mission-aligned.
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#Throughout every event, our partners remain ambassadors of the Foundation’s values—compassion, dignity, equity, and accountability. They serve as bridges between their personal or professional communities and the children we serve, helping ensure that each act of kindness is rooted in respect and integrity. By upholding our core mission while engaging guests in meaningful action, these gatherings become powerful reflections of collective responsibility. Together, we move one step closer to creating a world where orphaned children are not only cared for—but truly given the chance to thrive.
Make a Difference for the Children
These gatherings create a ripple effect of compassion by raising both awareness and vital funds for orphaned children in need. Each event directly supports programs that provide essentials like education, nutrition, and social emotional care—offering children hope and a chance to thrive.

Making a Difference
Charity Film Premieres in California at SVAPFF with Support from the Burmese American Community Santa Clara, CA, USA – In a moving display of unity and compassion Read More+

Mary K. Yap (Honorary)
EMERITUS BOARDFrom Los Angeles to Yangon: A Heartwarming Holiday Visit with Myanmar’s Orphaned Girls Hwabi, Yangon, Myanmar – Just three days before the most celebrated holiday Read More+

Gin Mung
LEAD ACTORA Homecoming of the Heart: Serenitee Yap’s Christmas Visit to the Orphanage Hwabi, Yangon, Myanmar – We are overjoyed to share the heartfelt visit of Serenitee Read More+

Serenitee Yap
STUDENT INTERNKKIFF 2024 Asian Premiere of Unbroken Ties Inspires Global Support for Orphaned Children Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia – As part of the 15th anniversary celebration of Read More+

Peter K. Yap
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORLighting the Way: Supporting Orphaned Youth at the Home of the Beacon Mingalar Don, Yangon, Myanmar – The Mary K. Yap Foundation is pleased to share highlights from our Read More+
