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CORPORATE NEWS
January 8, 2020

Founder’s Message of Gratitude

January 8, 2020

Dear Friends, 

Happy New Year to everyone, and I hope that 2020 is off to a great start for you. 

Earlier last year, I am pleased to inform you of our foundation’s milestones, results, and achievements in which the Mary K. Yap Foundation entered a Memorandum of Understanding in the filmmaking process with Mandalay Productions LLC (MP) for their first-ever movie entitled “Myittar,” a charity film to combat the plight of orphan communities in Myanmar.  

Our organization has worked closely with Mandalay Productions for the shooting process over the past two years.   We sincerely appreciate our dear friends, Edward Thaung, George Rush, and Gabrial Jack, for providing valuable legal guidance to successfully bring foreign artists from Myanmar to the US on a 0-1 Visa.  After nearly three years of planning and preproduction, our film team commenced principal photography on February 17, 2019. Having a huge cast and production team in the United States is challenging. Multiple shooting sites brought Myanmar talents Htun Eindra Bo and Lumin to the United States for the first time on American soil.  Our US team, led by our Director, Graham Streeter, together with Alex Lebosq, Producer and AD, and camera team, Nicholas Burress visited Yangon to complete the Myanmar production in June 2019. 

We thanked Skyline College in San Bruno, California, which permitted us to the theater shooting sites. Thank you for the celebration at Skyline College and for believing in our charity film project.  Additionally, we could not have completed the second half of the production in Myanmar without the unwavering support of our Unit Director, Grace Swe Zin Htike. We are extremely grateful for Grace who facilitated site permit arrangements of B-Roll Myanmar’s culture at the Film Development Center studio in collaborations with the Myanmar Motional Picture Development Office.

We wrap up the year at three orphanages by sponsoring luncheons, desserts, and activity games with orphan children.  Our ambassador volunteers presented the children with one stuffed toy for each child as a present to hold on to at night, especially during the holiday.In the coming year, 2020, together with our partners and church communities, we are looking toward a more exciting year when we have completed our post-production of Myittar, slated at the beginning of 2nd half of 2021.

Yours Sincerely,

Mary K. Yap

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September 6, 2019

#Each1TeachOne for Orphans

Introducing the Mary K Yap Foundation’s: Each1TeachOne: ABCs English for You, Empowering Orphans through the Power of Language.

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Mary K. Yap Foundation believes that language is the primary source of communication. Therefore, learning the English language opens the door to many opportunities as this is the Universal language used by many. As part of the Mary K. Yap Foundation’s ongoing efforts to transform the lives of orphaned children, we organize a year-run program that offers an “#Each1TeachOne: ABCs English for You” course. This program provides teaching assistance to Myanmar disadvantaged children ages 10 – 16 that include Orphaned Children to study English at a young age, aiming to teach them the basics of the language and expose them to its usage and comprehension.

The “#Each1TeachOne: ABCs English for You” program is a quarterly managed course, offering selected children the opportunity to learn basic English lessons. Our goal is for these children to progress and reach the intermediate level by the end of each program. The Mary K. Yap Foundation’s vision is for all orphans in Myanmar to become proficient in the English language, thereby improving their opportunities for academic success and future job prospects. Additionally, teaching English within the comfort of orphanages ensures accessibility and convenience for the children.

Learning English holds immense benefits for orphaned children. It enhances their chances of passing university college exams and opens up a multitude of job opportunities as they grow older. By equipping these children with English language skills early on, we empower them to navigate a globalized world and participate more fully in educational and professional opportunities.

In recent campaign news updates, the “#Each1TeachOne: ABCs English for You” program has seen significant progress, with many participants showing improved language proficiency and confidence. The Foundation continues to work closely with orphanages and educational partners to ensure the success and sustainability of the program. Regular assessments and evaluations are conducted to track the children’s progress and adjust the curriculum as needed, ensuring optimal learning outcomes. Through the “#Each1TeachOne: ABCs English for You” program, Mary K. Yap Foundation remains committed to empowering orphaned children through language education and expanding their horizons for a brighter future.

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CORPORATE NEWS
March 5, 2019

Movie Experience for Orphans

The program “Movie for Charity” net proceeds will benefit the Myanmar orphan community’s advancement.

As part of the Mary K. Yap Foundations’ extended effort to produce new and vibrant fundraising activities, Mary K. Yap Foundation is working on the “Movie for Charity” program, which is in partnership with Mandalay Productions LLC for the first-ever feature film. 

It gives our Board a tremendous appreciation to work closely with a creative film and video production company based in the US and Myanmar to deliver and produce unrivaled films based on their commitment to maintaining and providing the best international filmmaking practices. 

The “Myittar” film will blend well-known artists from Myanmar and individual Burmese American acting community stars.  Mandalay productions are the sole financial partner and the producer of the First Burmese and American feature film ever to be filmed in the United States and Myanmar (Burma).  Our Foundation takes enormous pride in promoting our worldwide non-profit initiative to promote the “Movie-for-Charity” project affiliated with Mandalay Productions LLC.  

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CORPORATE NEWS
March 2, 2019

Music for Charity for Orphans

As part of the foundation’s ongoing efforts to transform the lives of Myanmar Orphans, Mary K. Yap Foundation organized and launched a “Music for Charity” fundraising campaign from 2001 until this day (pre-2020 pandemic), where the foundation offers a free show for everyone to enjoy. Mary K. Yap Foundation rents a theater and convention room yearly for the “Music for Charity” campaign.

The community of passionate volunteers and multiple entertainment contributors sing their favorite traditional Myanmar songs and dance along with them.

To collect charitable funds for the Myanmar orphans, Mary K. Yap Foundation distributes coupons wherein that friends and families from the community will sell to their networks which they can use to purchase traditional Burmese foods prepared and sold by some contributors. In addition, some donors donate food at the event. Financial support and donations are also generously welcome at the Music for Charity event.

 

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The Guests, donors, partners, volunteers, and family members enjoy the performances each year. These are all the efforts made by the staff, volunteers, and the community to help and transform the lives of Myanmar orphans. To show transparency in the donation amount collected, Mary K. Yap Foundation published a financial clearance containing the previous year’s money for everyone to know how much money had been collected and how much money had been donated to Myanmar Orphans.

The foundation desires to make awareness of the everyday need of Orphaned Children.  As more people become aware of the event, more donors and funds are available to achieve the foundation’s mission to empower Orphaned children throughout Myanmar. Mary K. Yap Foundation believes that a bit of effort goes a long way; thus, they encourage everybody to donate or volunteer their time to support the future generation of needy children. 

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August 2, 2018

#H.S.Diploma Program for Orphans

Together with our educational partners, Mary K. Yap Foundation organized a H.S.Diploma: High School Diploma program for Orphans delivers innovative opportunities to every orphaned student from Grade 8 (age 14) to Grade 10 (age 16).

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This program commits to supporting financial assistance to academically inspired orphaned children. In addition, it aims to bring the best attention to those talented orphans going through their last three years of high school curriculum studies in Myanmar.

The H.S.Diploma extends children proper guidance, training, and after-school tuition classes, molding them into better individuals.  The increased accessibility to educational support will provide the opportunity to advance academically and socially during the last three high school years (Grades 8 to 10).  This extra attention will accelerate the requirements needed to keep up with their studies so that they have higher chances of graduating from High School

Grade 10th is the key to opening every opportunity. Mary K. Yap Foundation takes care of all educational support so that the children can concentrate on their studies, pass the exam and be ready to face the university.

The success of the “H.S.Diploma” program will depend on the close partnership between the participating orphanage, the selected orphan students, and the Foundation team. Regular progress reports to keep track of the student’s performances are also available for those participating sponsors and donors who would like to monitor the success.

Please email us at info@marykyapfoundation.org if you would like to recommend an orphanage or an orphan student who can benefit from the H.S.Diploma Program.

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