The Center for Possibilities (CFP) Foundation is a non-profit organization that aims to be a sanctuary for children with special needs. It supports education plans that gives children with disabilities their right to education, potential economic, social and human development.
And on January 28, the Center for Possibilities Foundation (CFP) will be staging a back-to-back event at the RCBC Plaza in Makati.
“Samantha” Art Auction
Samantha is half-Swiss artist who makes beautiful Flipino-themed artworks. And she has been chosen as one of 8 Filipino artists to present their paintings on piña silk for the Fashion Arts Autism Benefit (FAAB) in New York on April 7. At the said fair, her art will be translated into clothing by featured designers Patis Tesoro and Anthony Legarda. She is set to attend the World Autism Awareness Day at the UN on April 3 as well.
The Center for Possibilities (CFP) Foundation is arranging this auction fundraising event to Samantha raise funds for her trip to New York in time for the Fashion Arts Autism Benefit (FAAB) on April 7, 2017. FAAB is meant to showcase the artistic talents of children with special needs.
“Samantha” will consist of around 40 artworks, some on fabric to be used as fashion accessories and others on canvas for wall hangings. arranging With the proceeds of her auction, . “Samantha uses a wide variety of media for her work and we wanted to show the gamut of her abilities. She works primarily on piña silk using silk paints plus acrylic paint on canvas,” explains Samantha’s mother, Mitzi.
“She has a consistent style with a lot of edges and lines, her artworks can be very linear. She also has this certain way of giving shapes to her images which aren’t necessarily realistic but are more cartoonish,” describes Samantha’s father, Martin.
Concert
The Manila Symphony Orchestra’s “Soundtracks and Symphonies” will be conducted by Prof. Arturo Molina and annotated by Jeffrey Solares. Included in their repertoire is a John Williams tribute as well as pieces from greats such as Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach.
The concert is for the benefit of Special Education (SPED) Centers that have been the focus of the Center for Possibilities’ recent efforts. To act as a venue for learning of indigent persons with special needs, each SPED Center is operated by a teacher trained in the SPED division of Reach International School.
The Sagada SPED Center has been up and running and will be enhanced with a series of livelihood and vocational programs that will be teaching skills for income-generating activities. “Caring for special kids is very taxing because it’s usually just a one-income household so we also need to help the parents improve their finances,” explains CFP founder, Dolores Cheng.
In Norzagaray, what they have right now is just the building itself. A fence, a water tank, and a playground are still needed. “We are also in the process of doing our due diligence by determining the number of special children in all the barangays relevant to Norzagaray. Next will be an orientation for all the parents within the community. We are subsequently planning for the provision of testing, diagnosis, and analysis for the children with special needs,” Cheng adds.
Enrolment in the SPED Centers is free so it helps alleviate the family’s cost of taking care of special children. If you would like to extend assistance, you may reach CFP at http://centerforpossibilities.asia/ or (02) 723-1242 / (0918) 888-1759.
“Samantha” and “Soundtracks and Symphonies” will be on January 28, 2016, 5:30PM at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium of the RCBC Plaza, Makati City.
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