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A Successful Gala on December 9

We raised close to $50,000 for our new community center for people suffering from HIV and poverty in Siem Reap, Cambodia at our first ever gala event in the Grand Room at the Open Center on 30th Street and Madison Avenue. F2F’s board of directors, staff, and a valuable team of volunteers hosted around 100 people at the event, which included an open bar, homemade hors d’oeuvres, a continuous loop slide show, a stunning depiction of the community center and the people who’ll benefit from it, presentations, and announcements of donations received throughout the night.

December 13, 2011
by Ken Wong
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Volunteer’s Blog – November 22: Invisible Community

Last week my work with SCC brought me to Siem Reap, home to the breathtaking Angkor temples. Although Siem Reap appears to be a tourist’s paradise, the outskirt of the city is populated with impoverished families who are often unseen by foreign visitors. These vulnerable families are often neglected because 1. The vast amount of income generated by tourism attributes to the misconception that the revenues are being distributed fairly, 2. The multitude of NGO-based businesses suggests that aid is being given to the needy, 3. Tourists are often blinded by the smiling faces and cheerful greeting; they’re given the impression that this is the land of happy people . . . after all, seeing is believing right? Or do we simply see what we want to believe?

November 22, 2011
by Tao Li
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Making It Happen: A Fundraiser on December 9

On December 9, Face-to-Face AIDS Project will be hosting a special fundraiser to help raise $125,000 to build a community center in Siem Riep. The center will house a wealth of exciting programs, including a school for impoverished children, arts and culture clubs, vocational training for adults, and test plots and ponds for organic gardens and fish farming.