Habitat for Humanity’s International Volunteer Day 2014
By Mommy Donna and Kib - January 19, 2015
I do volunteer activity when there's an opportunity. When I was younger, I teach
kids in our church and when there are outreach programs I also join to be part
of the team. When I was still working in
the bank, I was fortunate to join two volunteer activities as part of the
anniversary activities of the bank. The first one
was a tree-planting activity at La Mesa Dam and the second one was a
house-building activity in one of the sites of Habitat for Humanity.
My one-day experience of building houses at the Pinugay site
Fast forward, I was able to encounter Habitat for Humanity
again during the Blogapalooza event last October 2014. I was so excited to see them since I was also
looking for a volunteer activity that my son and I can do together. Anthony, the Habitat for Humanity representative at that
time, explained that they are really looking for volunteers to help them raise
funds for Yolanda victims. It has
already been a year since the tragedy happened in Western Visayas and people
living there still needs assistance on helping them to get back on their
feet. Anthony said that he will send me
an email for the orientation of the Online Champions (I like the title, haha).
The orientation last October further explained to me their
current fundraising activity which is called Race to 200k. My son
also listened attentively that he even stated his intentions to help. I am so proud of this little boy!
Ready to be a volunteer!
The Online Champions doing the Habitat pose
Last December 2014, I was invited to join the International
Volunteer Day activity of Habitat. It
was originally scheduled last December 6th, but due to the incoming
typhoon Habitat decided to postpone it on a later date. The activity pushed through the following
weekend at the Payatas site (Bistekville 1).
One block at Bistekville 1. Very nice, isn't it?!
This is how the houses in Bistekville look like, loft-type with one T&B and kitchen
Kib and I woke up early as I planned to join the shuttle
service going to Bistekville 1. As we
arrived at Bistekville 1, there were also other volunteers from different
organizations who attended the event.
The homeowners were also there to share their joy on having a house
which they can call their own. Some
of Habitat for Humanity executives were also there in the event.
Kib posing with Habitat for Humanity peeps
The event won’t be complete without the presence of one of
their celebrity ambassadors, Alden Richards.
He mentioned that having a house that we can call our own is very
important for each family.
Photo opportunity with Alden Richards
During the short program, the volunteers were also awarded
with Certificate of Appreciation for all their efforts in raising awareness on
having a decent home for every Filipino family.
We are also Online Champions, wee!
A parol-making activity came in next using recyclable
materials.
The parol that we made...not so creative, eh?!
The activity ended with a boodle fight lunch among
volunteers and homeowners.
Kainan na!
For sure, Kib and I will join the future activities of
Habitat. I also wanted Kib to grow up
with a heart for helping other people and giving back whatever blessings he
will receive.
So glad to be part of this event :)
To donate for Habitat for Humanity, kindly go to their
website at http://www.habitat.org.ph/ . Our fellow citizens in the Western Visayas
region ask for our generosity. Let us
start 2015 by helping those who are in need.
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