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Caritas Manila scholars under the Youth Servant Leadership and Education Program(YSLEP) will gather on May 28, 2016 at San Carlos Seminary Auditorium,Guadalupe, Makati City for the 7th Annual Recognition.
YSLEP helps poor but deserving youth not only in terms of academic excellence but also molds them to become servant leaders in their communities. 216 Youth Servant Leaders will be recognized for their academic and leadership excellence.
Sen. Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino, youngest senator of the 16th Congress, multi-awarded youth leader and social entrepreneur, will be the keynote speaker. As an active supporter of YSLEP, he will inspire the graduates on how they can contribute in nation building as servant leaders.
Actress, celebrity and Your Face Sounds Familiar season 2 winner Denise Laurel, will also take part of the event. Laurel donated half of her winning to Caritas Manila.
625 scholars from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao graduated for AY 2015-2016. Two Magna Cum Laudes and 2 Cum Laudes will share their stories and experiences as a Youth Servant Leader.
After the recognition program, a Eucharistic Celebration will be presided by His Excellency Most Rev. Bishop Honesto Ongtioco, DD, STL, Bishop of Cubao.
YSLEP is the flagship program of Caritas Manila that provides educational assistance, values formation workshops, and leadership trainings to almost 5,000 students nationwide. To know more about YSLEP and other programs of Caritas Manila, visit www.caritasmanila.org.ph or call (632) 563-9311, 564-0205, 0999-7943455, 0905-4285001, or 0929-8343857.
