Penny Leon, President & Fanny Martinez, Program Director of Children Sure House Foundation, join Mother Love in studio to share the passion they have for children in Uganda. They are building libraries, schools, clean water well and teaching them how to have sustainable lives.
Penny Leon, President & Fanny Martinez, Program Director of Children Sure House Foundation, join Mother Love in studio to share the passion they have for children in Uganda. They are building libraries, schools, clean water well and teaching them how to have sustainable lives
About Penny
Many people are born humanitarian and to make a difference in the world and Penny Leon is one of them.
Born and raised in Uganda her parents were able to feed them but she saw many kids with no food to eat and clothes to wear.
Inspired by her mother Florence, who raised 20 kids six of her own and fourteen from the neighborhood and family friends. She said to her mother at 9yrs that when she grows up, she will not have children of her own. Instead she will take care of those orphans that need help. After she finished school, she moved to United States. She opened a foundation in 2012 that works with Children Sure House Schools in Uganda of 1500 kids founded by Martin Mpanga providing kids with free education, food and medical care services. She has raised and become a parent to five orphaned girls, which three of them have now finished University.
Penny is a member of Woodland Hills Rotary Club, CA. She joined the Club because she believed in what they stand for, Service Above Self, and what they do in our communities and around the world.
Penny has surrendered her life for others as great calling from our God. She has the qualities of love and Mercy as a gift from God. She has a gift of sensing hurting people and then responding to them in unique way to bring compassionate love. She invites you to join her in this journey of faith and courage.
She has become a voice to the voiceless, and strength to the weak.Praise God that he crowns us with his love and favor!
Penny Leon, President
childrensurehouse@gmail.com
(310) 237-2203
childrensurehousefoundation.org
About Fanny
Fanny was born in Dominican Republic and came to the United States when she was 3 years old with the family. She landed and lived in New York before permanently moving to Jersey City, NJ. She lived there until her teen years. In 1987 Fanny was sent back to her native country to study and live with her grandmother after some hardship. After graduating high school she came back to the Bronx and Jersey City. Shortly after, she began her family by giving birth to a precious girl in 1992, followed quickly by a handsome boy in 1994. To offer her family a better environment, Fanny decided to move west. In Southern California she acquired an abundance of corporate research marketing and administrative management experience throughout the past 20 years. Fanny began her career working in a Marketing environment at Warner Bros. and Disney. Fanny's resume, entrepreneurship goals, and creative design abilities have led her to provide services independently as a business marketing manager and in the non-profit sector seeking restructure, organizing and marketing.
In 2012, Fanny joins Children Sure House Foundation as the Project Director and works diligently to bring awareness and fundraise in support of CSHF's worthy projects. She will be moving to Uganda for a 2 year commitment to facilitate managing the daily functions of the library beginning during the construction phase in 2015.Fanny has worked with several other local organizations where she uses her talents and skills to further their missions and goals in the USA, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Kenya, India, and Uganda so far.
FANNY MARTINEZ, Project Director
(818) 850-3136
Fannymartinez74@gmail.com
childrensurehousefoundation.org