ShareThisSKOKIE, IL: Skokie Plan Commissioner and active Filipino American community leader, Angeles “Jelly” Carandang accepted the “Mission HOPE Award” from the Houston Royal Oaks Lions Club (HROLC) during its 6th Gala and Masquerade Ball last October 4, 2014 in Houston, TX. The award is given to those who helped others excel through service.
Jelly has started a biennial humanitarian mission in 2005 and since that time, HROLC has provided consistent help and support as a co-sponsor, together with the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA), and other organizations based in Illinois. Jelly is the current chair of NaFFAA Region 3 West, consisting of Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wisconsin and the immediate past NaFFAA Illinois chair. The Humanitarian Mission provides free medical, dental, and optical services to selected areas in the Philippines, in partnership with the beneficiary municipalities. In addition, they also provide free medicines, supplies, eyeglasses and medical equipment. The next mission is scheduled for February 2 to 6, 2015, with 3 towns in Batangas and Lubang, Mindoro as beneficiaries. Volunteers from Illinois, California, Kentucky, and Texas will join and assist the local volunteers from these municipalities.
The photo above shows Jelly (7th from left) with Ms. Maria Theresa Mendoza (5th from left), immediate past president of HROLC and a consistent volunteer at the mission, the Lions District Governor, and other awardees for different categories. Also accepting the plaque for the Philippine Chamber of Commerce of Houston is Anthony Guevara (1st from left), NaFFAA Region 6 chair. The plaque she received is also shown below. Jelly is also the recipient of the 2008 Philippine Presidential Banaag Award and the University of Santo Tomas College of Commerce Most Outstanding Alumni of 2013.
If interested in helping the mission either through monetary or in-kind donations, or volunteering, please contact
Jelly Carandang at 847-679-7058 or email: msjellybeans@aol.com.