Philippine Foundation Directors
EyeCare WeCare Foundation Mission Directors: ED DAMILAO and SUSAN DAMILAO
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Ed and his wife Susan have a long history with the EyeCare WeCare Foundation. They were first involved with the annual EyeCare WeCare fundraising golf tournaments in Jacksonville, Florida. Ed and Susan sponsored the Foundation's very first trip to the Luzon in May of 2010 in Macabebe, province of Pampanga. They sponsored their second mission in May of 2012 in Cabuyao and Binan in the Province of Laguna. They acquired a new permanent home for the Mobile Vision Clinic at the Catholic convent Missionaries of the Child Jesus in Makati, Metro Manila. It is in very close proximity to their residence. That is perfect because they can walk there from their condo and keep the bus in tip top shape, inventory the instruments, the donated recycled eyeglasses and prepare for all upcoming medical missions in advance. They coordinate all the missions in the Philippines, choose the venues and choose the sponsors.
PHILIPPINE MISSIONS DIRECTOR: ED DAMILAO
Ed was born and raised in Olongapo City, Philippines. He graduated from Columban High school in 1968, joined the United States Navy the following year and served for over 27 years. After recruit training in San Diego California, he was assigned to US Navy aircraft squadrons in Brunswick, Maine and Jacksonville, Florida. He was also assigned to USS ENTERPRISE in Alameda, California and served on the staff of COMMANDER NAVAL AIR FORCE , ATLANTIC FLEET in Norfolk, Virginia. His last assignment was aboard the USS JOHN F. KENNEDY in Mayport, Florida. During his career in the United States Navy, he traveled extensively throughout the world, His career enabled him to visit numerous countries and cities in Europe and Western Pacific. He was awarded the Navy's "Meritorious Service Medal", and several Navy/Marine Corps Commendations and Achievement Medals. He was promoted to Master Chief Petty Officer in 1985 and retired from the United States Navy in 1996. After retirement from the Navy, he completed his degree in Industrial Management at Florida State College in Jacksonville and worked for L-3 Communications as Senior Logistic Analyst. ED Damilao met and married his wife Susan Jane Bautista from San Rafael, Macabebe, Pampanga in 1973. They have two children, Jennifer and David, blessed with three grandchildren, Joyce, Draven and Reina. He and his wife of forty one years are now retired and currently live in Makati, Philippines...
Ed was born and raised in Olongapo City, Philippines. He graduated from Columban High school in 1968, joined the United States Navy the following year and served for over 27 years. After recruit training in San Diego California, he was assigned to US Navy aircraft squadrons in Brunswick, Maine and Jacksonville, Florida. He was also assigned to USS ENTERPRISE in Alameda, California and served on the staff of COMMANDER NAVAL AIR FORCE , ATLANTIC FLEET in Norfolk, Virginia. His last assignment was aboard the USS JOHN F. KENNEDY in Mayport, Florida. During his career in the United States Navy, he traveled extensively throughout the world, His career enabled him to visit numerous countries and cities in Europe and Western Pacific. He was awarded the Navy's "Meritorious Service Medal", and several Navy/Marine Corps Commendations and Achievement Medals. He was promoted to Master Chief Petty Officer in 1985 and retired from the United States Navy in 1996. After retirement from the Navy, he completed his degree in Industrial Management at Florida State College in Jacksonville and worked for L-3 Communications as Senior Logistic Analyst. ED Damilao met and married his wife Susan Jane Bautista from San Rafael, Macabebe, Pampanga in 1973. They have two children, Jennifer and David, blessed with three grandchildren, Joyce, Draven and Reina. He and his wife of forty one years are now retired and currently live in Makati, Philippines...
PHILIPPINE DIRECTOR: SUSAN BAUTISTA DAMILAO
Susan was born in Pampanga, Philippines and migrated to the United States in 1961. Her father was in the United States Navy and her mother was a school teacher. She returned to the Philippines and earned a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from Centro Escolar University. She then returned to the United States where she met and married husband Ed Damilao. She worked at Kent County Hospital, RI as a Med Tech for 10 yrs. Susan also has 10 years of management as a multi store manager with Sunglass Hut International.
Susan retired as an Optician from Jacksonville Eye Center after 15 yrs and is currently residing in the Philippines. In 2011 she started the Sammy & Dionicia Bautista Saup Program which is a scholarship for indigent students of San Jose and San Rafael, Macabebe, Pampanga. The program to date has 21 high school scholars and 2 college scholars. The program also has a yearly Game Day event, school feedings, and seniors food distribution.
The SAUP Program has partnered with ECWC Foundation and the students will be volunteering to prepare the recycled used eyeglasses for upcoming medical vision mission. They will be reading prescriptions from the eyeglasses, recording the power on a plastic bag, catagorize them by Men, Women or Children and sort them in order of successive powers. This will fulfill their community service requirement for school and may lead to medical careers in the future.
Susan was born in Pampanga, Philippines and migrated to the United States in 1961. Her father was in the United States Navy and her mother was a school teacher. She returned to the Philippines and earned a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from Centro Escolar University. She then returned to the United States where she met and married husband Ed Damilao. She worked at Kent County Hospital, RI as a Med Tech for 10 yrs. Susan also has 10 years of management as a multi store manager with Sunglass Hut International.
Susan retired as an Optician from Jacksonville Eye Center after 15 yrs and is currently residing in the Philippines. In 2011 she started the Sammy & Dionicia Bautista Saup Program which is a scholarship for indigent students of San Jose and San Rafael, Macabebe, Pampanga. The program to date has 21 high school scholars and 2 college scholars. The program also has a yearly Game Day event, school feedings, and seniors food distribution.
The SAUP Program has partnered with ECWC Foundation and the students will be volunteering to prepare the recycled used eyeglasses for upcoming medical vision mission. They will be reading prescriptions from the eyeglasses, recording the power on a plastic bag, catagorize them by Men, Women or Children and sort them in order of successive powers. This will fulfill their community service requirement for school and may lead to medical careers in the future.
Philippine Branch Office has moved to Makati!
2015 has seen a lot of improvements to a well established, well known Foundation in the Philippines that has been bringing free vision services to the poor people there for many years. The Mobile Vision Clinic and the EyeCare WeCare Foundation branch office, has been located on Negros Island for the last 10 years. The last 5 years, every mission has been conducted in the Luzon, a 24 hour ferry boat ride for the Mobile Vision Clinic and it volunteers. This added expenses of $5,000 to $6,000 for every mission. just for transportation. Moving the operation to Luzon will save time, wear and tear, and money that can be better spent in services than on transportation.
The mobile clinic is now in Makati at the “Missionaries for the Child Jesus” convent grounds and they are letting the foundation keep the mobile clinic there and now it is the official branch office for the foundation.
Now that the Mobile clinic has been moved to its new branch office, the bus has now been completely restored and a new bus garage has been constructed on the grounds at The Missionaries of the Child Jesus.
Pictures of the new branch office location, The Missionaries of the Child Jesus with their staff and the EyeCare WeCare Missions Director Ed Damilao (grey T shirt) and the Philippine EyeCare WeCare Director Susan Damilao (pink T Shirt):
The mobile clinic is now in Makati at the “Missionaries for the Child Jesus” convent grounds and they are letting the foundation keep the mobile clinic there and now it is the official branch office for the foundation.
Now that the Mobile clinic has been moved to its new branch office, the bus has now been completely restored and a new bus garage has been constructed on the grounds at The Missionaries of the Child Jesus.
Pictures of the new branch office location, The Missionaries of the Child Jesus with their staff and the EyeCare WeCare Missions Director Ed Damilao (grey T shirt) and the Philippine EyeCare WeCare Director Susan Damilao (pink T Shirt):
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