June 5, 2016, Washington DC – The Humanist Alliance Philippines, International, the only international society from the Philippines that joined the Reason Rally, received the Humanist Innovator Award from the Foundation Beyond Belief Network (FBBN).
By Christopher Michael Barredo
Mr. Lyle Villahermosa receiving the award on behalf of Ms. Jennifer Gutierrez |
Our Members attended and mixed it up with the crowd wearing their HAPI shirts as they showed support and patronage to the HAPI organization and our fellow humanists who attended the said event.
Lyle Villahermosa, with well renowned theoretical physicist/activist Professor Lawrence Krauss |
HAPI is truly grateful to have dedicated members and ebullient officers who do a lot in realizing our mission and vision for humanity and the organization.
source https://foundationbeyondbelief.org/2015-heart-humanism-award-winners/
Our 2015 Heart of Humanism Award winners
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Jennifer Gutierrez of Humanist Alliance Philippines, International (HAPI)
HAPI is a not for profit community of progressive secular humanists from all over the world, united together with common goals for the greater good of humanity, working on an international basis but with primary focus on the Philippines as the beneficiary of its services. They are also a member of the BBN. Jennifer has been the HAPI Executive Director since June 2015, however she has been a HAPI Core Officer since June 2014 holding the title Director of Environment and Climate Advocacy as her specialization. In a very short time, Jennifer has contributed a lot of her time and attention to making HAPI better and stronger. Lyle Villahermosa accepted the award at Reason Rally on behalf of Jennifer C. Gutierrez, his friend and colleague in Humanist Alliance Philippines, International (HAPI) since she was unable to attend the ceremony.
Dale McGowan
Dale is an author, speaker, musician, and, not least of all, the founding executive director of Foundation Beyond Belief. Under his leadership, FBB raised over $2 million for charities around the world, launched a network of more than 100 humanist volunteer teams in the U.S., and created groundbreaking disaster recovery and international service programs. Dale has spoken on a range of subjects in more than 40 cities and in 2008 was honored as Humanist of the Year by the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard University in recognition for his work in nonreligious parenting education. He is currently the managing editor of the Patheos Atheist Channel.