A blessed greetings to NYSL (National Youth for Servant Leadership) for the successful launching of its Official Handbook. From a small seed, you have grown into a large tree where various kinds of birds roost, symbolizing the different talents and skills of its members who collectively advance the organization’s goals.

God planted this small seed in the heart of one NYSL leader who was then serving as Bayanihan Savings Facilitator. He asked me if the youth in Bagong Silang, Caloocan can be given training in order to help them become God-centered, generous, and prosperous entrepreneurs. VEDCOR readily responded to this request through its Executive Director, si Kuya Jojo Padilla, who designed and implemented the Youth Leadership and Entrepreneurship Course (YLEC) in 2006. Thanks to the funding support of On Eagle’s Wings Foundation (OEWF), around 130 youth from Bagong Silang registered for YLEC and attended the training modules.

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(from left: Kuya Ben, Ptr. Angelo, Joan, Ivy, Joel, Jaylord, Lolo Larry Norton, Thomas Grime, Lola Ruthie, Ptr. Jonathan, Ptr. Mike, Sharon and Barbie)

On Eagle’s Wings Foundation founders Lolo Larry Norton, Lola Ruthie Vega-Norton, Thomas Grime and Ben Quinones give P10, 000 check as seed money to National Youth for Servant Leadership Inc. (NYSL) during the Bayanihan Supply Chain Conference & Trade Exhibit on November 14-15, 2008 at the College of Social Work and Community Development, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon city. During this activity OEWF founders and NYSL core group and members conducted a meeting with over 100 youth which resulted in the formation of 4 Bayanihan Centers (BC) in Caloocan (Carmelite-Tala BC, Jesus Generation BC, University of Caloocan BC, and Jesus Calvary BC). The seed money is used in financing microenterprises of NYSL members.

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