WHO
WE ARE
Hello! I’m Kate Begonia, the President of The Alexander Begonia Foundation. The foundation was created in honor of my brother, Alex.
He was born with Down syndrome and because my family and I were so happy with how he was doing in terms of his health and education, we wanted to pay it forward to others by creating this foundation.
My dream was to build 1 playground for the children in Pangasinan, Alaminos City, Philippines (my dad’s hometown). During my first visit to Pangasinan at the age of 12 years old, I wondered why there wasn’t at least 1 playground for the children to enjoy… especially since almost every child’s backyard in my American neighborhood had a playground. I asked my dad if we could build 1 playground and we did with the allowance/babysitting money & of course, generosity of my parents. Over the years, our friends and family would hear about our programs, and would generously donate without us needing to even ask. This is how we were able to expand our programs to help as many people as we could. All we wish to do is help others in need and “pay it forward!”
Thank you for reading a little about how we started!
