Mr Lee Posted September 2, 2011 Posted September 2, 2011 So a person with a good heart can make a difference. A street sign in Manila shows an American businesswoman and Sept. 11 victim smiling down on a community whose transformation would have warmed her heart: Children frolicking on tidy brick alleys near brightly colored houses.Unlike many victims of the 2001 attacks who are remembered mostly by their family and friends, Marie Rose Abad's legacy lives on half-way around the world in a once-notorious Manila slum now turned into an orderly village that carries her name. Her Philippine-born American husband had the community of about 50 one-story houses built in her memory in 2004 as a tribute to their 26 years of marriage and her unfulfilled desire to help the poor in the Philippines. The neighborhood used to be a shantytown rife with garbage, human waste and crime.But residents now see Marie Rose Abad Village as a bright spot spun out of the disaster thousand of miles away at Ground Zero.The rest of the story HERE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted September 2, 2011 Posted September 2, 2011 Thank you Kuya for the timely reminder to keep the flame of hope for the victim's familywhich had their life devastated on Sept 11. Mr. Rudy Abad's heart is still heavy with theloss of his wife but in spite of that, he transformed this shanty community to reflect hiswife's love and devotion to help the poor and needy. Respectfully -- Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygoodfellow Posted September 3, 2011 Posted September 3, 2011 The neighborhood used to be a shantytown rife with garbage, human waste and crime. That might blow away Bruce's theory ? Things can change where there is a will and not just genes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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