About Us
The Anyway Foundation
A licensed 501-c3 whose mission is to help the less fortunate.
Founded by Ray Shackleford, an American and 3 time Purple Heart recipient; Ray likes to help people and simply ‘give-back’ out of his appreciation for a blessed and fortunate life.
Ray who spends his time between Oregon and Cebu Philippines made his first visit to Cambodia in 1994. He befriended “Mr. Elephant” and immediately built a strong bond which has lead to many beautiful philanthropic developments in Cambodia.
The Anyway Foundation and it’s support group (including, members of my class of 1957 from Forest Grove Oregon, Roger, Joan, Shirley, Carrie, all the people in Texas that have helped, the employees at the Nehalem Bay, Depoe Bay Wineries) have built 3 schools and support an orphanage near the Phnom Penh airport.
The Anyway Foundation is very proud to have donated hundreds and hundreds of mosquito nets, tons of rice, purchase land for schools, built class rooms, built cabins for teachers, drilled water wells, provided annual school supplies and COUNTLESS other small contributions.
You can be 100% sure all donations go 100% to the orphanage, schools and local Khmer staff that run the day to day activities. Not to mention all donations are tax deductible.
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Why Anyway?
LOVE THEM ANYWAY
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives,
DO GOOD ANYWAY
If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies,
SUCCEED ANYWAY
The good you do will be forgotten tomorrow,
DO GOOD ANYWAY
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable,
BE HONEST AND FRANK ANYWAY
What you spent years building may be destroyed overnight,
BUILD ANYWAY
People really need help but may attack you if you help them,
HELP PEOPLE ANYWAY
Give the world the best you have and you may get kicked in the teeth,
GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU’VE GOT ANYWAY.
From a sign on the wall of Shishu Bhavan,
Mother Theresa’s children’s home in Calcutta.
The inspiration for Ray’s “Anyway Foundation”.
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