"The non-profit organization we chose this year is Our Next Generation, Inc. (ONG), a non-profit organization whose mission is helping children achieve their full potential, envision a better tomorrow and grow into well-adjusted and successful adults. ONG has served Milwaukee children for 17 years, giving them a positive and safe environment during after-school hours. They offer many programs, including a homework club with tutors and mentors, and an after-school program for high-school students with social activities, support groups and tutoring."

FSC's: Vincent Dang, Arielle Ordonez, & Amanda Wong

"This year, we will be celebrating our 15th Annual Fall Fashion Show, entitled “Cabaret Meets the Catwalk”. We are honored to be teaming up with Repairers of the Breach, a non-profit organization, whose mission is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of homeless and near-homeless people by offering them advocacy, daytime shelter, and resources. Repairers of the Breach offers its members: a safe haven, legal services, job services, free telephone use, a permanent address, a free health clinic, literacy services, a clothing bank, and leadership development."

FSC's: Kamille Bustos, TJ Bowden, & Eleni Victoria 

"This year we will be teaming up with the Youth Development for Change (YDC), a private non-profit organization whose mission is to provide underprivileged youth in rough environments with necessary tools to thrive as confident, educated and self-sufficient adults. They offer career workshops, as well as college visits to prepare the children for furthering their post-high school education."

FSC's: Joseph Martinez II, Andrew Tran, & Brandon Dorsey

"Tonight’s proceeds will be going towards the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON), a national multi-issue alliance of Filipino organizations and individuals in the United States. NAFCON is partnering with Philippine grassroots organizations to ensure donations go directly to those most in need of help, information, and basic necessities. For years, NAFCON has carried out its overseas relief and rehabilitation efforts with partners that maintain a proven track of serving Filipino communities with integrity and trust."

FSC's: Sydney Valero & Francis Landoy

"The non-profit organization we chose this year is Artworks for Milwaukee, a non-profit organization whose mission is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of teens who face barriers to employment. Artworks for Milwaukee offers paid internships for these teenagers to collaborate with lead artists to create community based art projects. The students gain a genuine work ethic and necessary skills to succeed no matter what career direction they choose to pursue."

FSC's: Jasmine Alipio, William Nguyen, & Riane Taday

"This year, we will be teaming up with Best Buddies Wisconsin, non-profit organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)."

$5,000 raised for Best Buddies Wisconsin

FSC's: Samantha Dayon, A.J. Giron, &  Kiko Ramos

"This year, we will be teaming up with The Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation, a Philippine based charity dedicated to improving children’s access to education and make it easier for them to go to school and stay in school."

$6,000 raised for Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation

FSC's: Heather Belingon, Sushil Patel, & Alyssa Sanchez

"Tonight’s event is dedicated to 2KK: Tulong Sa Kapwa Kapatid, which translates to “Help at Kapwa Kapwatid: Togetherness in Brotherhood,”. This Philippine based non-profit organization’s mission is to promote education and moral formation in order to keep children and teens in school, in effort to break the cycle of poverty. "

FSC's: Emily Balentine, Isa Ramos, & Leng Yang

"For this year’s fashion show, all proceeds will go toward the World Surgical Foundation Philippines (WSFP), which works to provide free surgeries to marginalized areas of the Philippines. This foundation organizes several medical missions within the year to bring volunteer surgeons to rural areas of the country, carrying out around 200-300 life-saving surgeries in the span of 3-4 days. This year alone, the WSFP has 9 missions planned to help those in need. With these surgeries, more opportunities for a better life are made available for patients, so we hope you’ll join us in recognizing the valuable work this charity carries out."

FSC's: Cindy Son, Luis Martinez, & Renee Seguban

"Teach for the Philippines is a non-profit organization that works to provide all Filipino children access to inclusive, relevant, and excellent education. Founded in 2012, TFP focuses its efforts on improving teacher quality and addressing education challenges at the system-level. Through its three core programs, the organization creates a pipeline of teachers who can significantly improve student learning outcomes, catalysts who can spark change in the community, and leaders who can set reforms in motion to transform our public schools to become that which the children deserve, and that which our country needs."

$5,162 raised for Teach for Philippines

FSC's: Michelle Batad, Alyssa Sugay, Stephanie Villaceran

Logo Design by Gianna Candelmo

"This year we are proud to partner with the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children or FIMRC for short. FIMRC is a non-profit organization on a mission to bring healthcare to medically underserved communities around the world. One of FIMRC’s sites in the Philippines focuses on a particular province, Cavite and this year’s fashion show proceeds will go towards Project Cavite. We immediately gravitated towards this project’s mission of reaching out to the Cavite community through medical support, health education, and special initiatives. We were also interested in their partnership with the University of the Philippines as they work in collaboration to provide a long-term impact on rural medicine through consistent training and guidance to medical students."

$2,000 raised for Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children

FSC's: Ryan Lascano, Tori Montinola, & Nyah Tolentino

"FundLife is a non-profit organization that was formed in 2014 as psychological support for children in response to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. They have since changed their focuses to broader problems such as educating young women for protection and teaching them skills for employability, and more recently creating an academy with learning spaces and modules while complying with COVID-19 restrictions in order to offer those without resources to receive the education needed."

$2,000 raised for FundLife

FSC's: Michelle Cruz, Sean Francis De Asis, & Gillianne Savella

Logo Design by Juls Lanzar

"Waves For Water (W4W) is a global humanitarian aid organization that implements clean water solutions with remote communities through filtration systems and rainwater harvesting. Founded by Jon Rose in 2009, the organization has implemented 155 clean water programs in over 45 countries, and has responded to 33 major natural disasters impacting an estimated 3,750,000 individuals. In the Philippines, W4W has worked with local communities across 56 provinces, built 66 rainwater catchment systems, and helped improve the lives of a million Filipinos with access to clean water."

$3,775 raised for Waves 4 Water

FSC's: Brandon Castro, Gabe Del Rosario, Jasmine Tanada

Logo Design by Juls Lanzar

"Project PEARLS is an organization that caters to the underprivileged children of the Philippines. PEARLS stand for: Peace, Education, Aspiration, Respect, Love and Smiles through nutrition, education, and healthcare. They envision a world where no child at no time should go hungry. With your help we hope to make this dream a reality. So we thank all of you for supporting us and Project PEARLS tonight. "

$5,100 raised for Project PEARLS

FSC's: Kristina Chen, Clare Fitzgerald, and Evan Tatsui

Logo Design: Evan Tatsui

"Rise Against Hunger Philippines is at the forefront of the fight against hunger and food insecurity, working to create sustainable solutions for communities in need across the Philippines. By addressing both immediate needs and long-term challenges, they ensure youth have the nutrition and opportunities to build strong futures, providing families the resources to break the cycle of poverty."

FSC's: Rachel Tran, Kerry Tran, and Sydney Escoto

Logo Design: Jessica Yu