A Las Vegas-based non-profit organization that partnered with Manny Pacquiao’s foundation sent eight tons of humanitarian aid to the Philippines in late September for children in need.
Another Joy Foundation, which partnered with Emmanuel and Jinkee’s Heart Foundation in February, delivered 10,000 toys, one million vitamin pills, 10,000 books, 2,000 slippers and a number of education materials to the Philippines using a Boeing 737.
An unloading ceremony took place on Sept. 24, where Pacquiao, his wife Jinkee, and former Illocos Sur Gov. Chavit Singson, among others, were present.
The mission of Another Joy is to deliver joy and hope to children and families in need through clothes, new school supplies and toys. Its founder, Alden Crowley, is the CEO and president of a company that purchases, refurbishes and sells or leases airplanes. He established the organization after delivering an empty Boeing 737 commercial aircraft to Cambodia in 2006.
The plane he flew was empty, and he learned afterward that it could hold up to six tons of weight.
“Right then it hit me that I needed to start an organization to utilize these resources available to me,” Crowley told Asian Journal in May.
Another Joy and Pacquiao’s foundation officially became partners in February. The aircraft used to deliver the aid was an airplane purchased by Singson.
Crowley, who is one-quarter Filipino, is planning to continue giving to the Philippines in the future by transporting 40-foot containers containing approximately $2.5 million or more worth of humanitarian aid to the country from Las Vegas. He hopes to eventually be able to boost shipments to once each month.
In giving back to the Philippines, the foundation is focused on providing prenatal vitamins, as Crowley was informed that mothers often receive insufficient nutrition during pregnancy, resulting in children being born with deficiencies.
Since it was founded, Another Joy has donated more than $60 million worth of aid worldwide.
