Raise Your Hands Up and VOLUNTEER (to get FREE Harry Potter tickets, free FULFILLMENT plus FREE ticket to HEAVEN)!

Part of my to-do list  this year is to participate in volunteer activities. I want to give back to the community, especially, the Christian community. This is one act of service (to God and my “neighbors”) that I want to pursue. Last January, I participated in a volunteer activity in Tahanan ng Pagmamahal, a small orphanage for children, located at St. Francis St., Valle Verde, Oranbo, Pasig City, where I had my extended birthday celebration. Then, I went to Virlanie Foundation (which I forgot to blog about because it was overshadowed by my LiveAids watching), which is a partner of our company. This shelter, which is located  at Yague St., Brgy. Singkamas, Makati City, houses streetchildren who are “in need of special protection: abandoned, abused, exploited, neglected, orphaned, poor.” And then, I’ll have another one on May 22, Sunday, at Grace to be Born, a shelter for unwed pregnant mothers and abandoned babies. This is located at 53 Dr. Sixto Antonio Avenue, Kapasigan, Pasig City. For those who have a kind heart and who are interested to help, you can donate in kind, cash, or any form of help. The shelter currently needs diapers, milk, feeding bottles, old maternity or baby dresses, mittens and booties, toiletries, etc. Plus, the shelter needs money for the delivery of the pregnant women, which really costs an arm and a leg. (For inquiries and donations, you may call or email Mr. Rey Ortega at rortega_corinthians@yahoo.com, 09228597035/Ms. Myrna Ortegaat myrna.ortega@gmail.co, 09178039139. You can check their site by clicking the link here. Or you can post here in my blog and I’ll pass it on our church group.)  Then, I got an e-mail from my team manager just this morning about a volunteer activity of British Alumni Association for Brigada Eskwela, in CUMBA-QUEZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located at Cumba, Lipa City, on May 29. Here’s the e-mail:

Dear BAA Members,

May we interest you, your friends and networks to join us and the British Alumni Association (BAA) for this year’s Brigada Eskwela. 

Brigada Eskwela is the Department of Education’s (DepED) annual program to prepare all public schools nationwide for the opening of classes in June.  As part of its commitment to assist in the plight of disadvantaged children, BAA shall once again participate in this undertaking.  We would like to invite to take part in this cause as a volunteer your time and/or to provide support in cash or in kind.

This year, the BAA have identified the CUMBA-QUEZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL located at Cumba, Lipa City as the recipient of its assistance.  We recently visited the school to assess their requirements and identified the cluster of classrooms for which the assistance we will provide will be utilized.  We’ve also coordinated the effort with the school administration as well as the education managers in-charge of the school. We are scheduled to participate in the Brigada Eskwela on 29 May 2011.

Each of those who volunteer or provide a donation in cash or kind will get 50% off the price of ONE (1) ticket for our Special Screening of the latest Harry Potter (the 2nd part of the last book) scheduled on July 15, 2011-7:00PM at the Cinema of EDSA Shangri-la Mall.  Each of those who volunteer and provide a donation in cash or kind will get a FREE ticket.

We look forward to your partnership with us this year.  For more information, please get in touch with me or the BAA Secretariat via:

+63 (2) 6388304, + 63 (921) 7323646, +63 (927) 8780166, sarah15_grecia@yahoo.com.ph/baa.secretariat@gmail.com.

 Thanks so much for your continuing support.

 Best regards,

 ELCID C PANGILINAN

Executive Director

British Alumni Association

These volunteering activities are fulfilling. Not only you get to help other people, but you also get some freebies, like that of the Harry Potter tickets (and a free ticket to Heaven). These activities do not cost much. You only have to spend some time with other people, like you do with your special someone, family, friends, co-workers, and other people. So why not extend a helping hand, especially to those who are needy? So, my dear friends, I encourage you to raise your hands up, sign up, and volunteer! 😉