we spent the whole day today at the C.H.I.L.D. Haus on a charity program organized by our friend eco. now this guy, instead of the usual birthday party opts to spend it on an outreach program. that is indeed very noble of him and he deserves props for it.
the thing about outreach programs is that it sure breaks your heart and this (CHILD Haus) being a home for kids with cancer was a sure tearjerker. when i saw the kids as we got there, i had to hold back tears seeing how difficult it is for these kids. i looked at all of the children, but i couldn't see deformity, or of cancer eating at them. i looked at them and all i saw were very beautiful children, exactly how God wanted them. These beautiful children are loved and despite everything, you can see genuine joy in their eyes. it was a treat to be able to make them happy, to see them smile as we went through the program. there were games and there were dances and there were songs. we had excellent hosts who were all so funny people were just rolling with laughter. i couldn't see any bored faces in the crowd the whole time we were there.
what's great about charity is that it brings together people who care, people who want to be part of something special. when i heard about this charity event, i really wanted to help out. its not everyday we get to do this - to try and make a difference. i texted and e-mailed everybody like crazy, followed up whenever possible it almost felt like i was stalking them. everybody wanted to help out and i'm going to take this space to thank everybody.
- to my generous friends from & off intel, you all know who you are. thank you for the generous cash donations, for taking time to deposit them into my account. thank you to lea for the shirts, they were great prizes for the games. i'm glad i had super dami meal stubs, those helped me buy food from the cooperative.
- to my generous friends from MBA, thank you for chipping in. i'm still amazed how supportive all of you are - isang text lang and you were all willing to help out.
- to my college friends. thank you gummi for donating two boxes of C2. and to heidi for donating toys, books & clothes.
- to good friends malou for buying all of those boxes of goodies from monde (ok, kahit sa SM mo na binili hahaha) and em for buying 50 spaghetti meals from mcdo.
i have to say after today, it felt very good to have shared this day with everybody. it was tiring. it was hot. and yet everyone shared the warm and fuzzy feeling of being part of something worthwhile. Thank you Eco for letting us be part of this wonderful, wonderful project of yours.
here's a video of the children from CHILD Haus giving everybody a treat.
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