TWENTY-FIVE
86% funded, 15 days left.
It was nearly impossible to fight back tears seeing the updates on their crowdfunding page. Along with donations and pledges were touching messages of support from friends, family, and fellow educators around the country. The spirit of bayanihan was indeed alive, and Kalila felt it in every email and text message from virtual strangers who asked how else they could help keep Bahay Munti running. One of her favorite inquiries was from a small hardware store owner in Manila, who said he wanted to help but could only donate scraps of wood and cans of paint.
She remembered being all teary-eyed as she typed, “That’s more than enough, thank you,” and promised to get in touch when renovations to the new property began.
They had less than two weeks left be
