Gitnang Barrio Day Care

July 19, 2010

On June 10, 2010, Gitnang Barrio Day Care received our gifts also.
     *School Supplies
     *Army of Angels pencil cases

The teacher, Ma'am Ma. Dolores A. Forbes picked up the gifts in our home. "Mariz" as what
they call her, has a husband who has a prostate cancer. According to her, teaching is a sort
of therapy for her. I know the feeling. I used to play with children a lot when I was still
strong physically to carry four kids in my back. Children has pure energies. No limiting belief
system yet, no contempt, no deep seated anger, and other stuff that most of us adults have.
They are crystal clear that's why God's Divine love flows through them rapidly. No matter how
naughty they are, at the end of the day, they still tickles your heart with joy without any reason.


Posted by Aileen.

 

Villa Victoria Day Care

July 19, 2010
On June 10, 2010, Villa Victoria Day Care received our gifts.
     * Blackboard
     *Waterjug
     *School Supplies
     *Army of Angels pencil case

The gifts were picked up by the teacher, Ma'am Merly Vinas (in red shirt) who has been
teaching for 15 years in her area. She is receiving a salary of 2000 pesos / $ 44 every three
months. I have high respect for human being such as her. I could feel a profound energy
of selflessness in them. This was taken in front of our house where our covered garden is
with my mom handing over the gifts.

Posted by Aileen.

 

Batongdalig Day Care

July 11, 2010
On June 12, 2010, Batongdalig Day Care received the following gifts
     *Blackboard
     *White and Colored Chalks
     *Army of Angels pencil cases
     *School Supplies

Here is the way to the school.

Here is the school classroom beside the Barangay Hall

The students waited here for us together with their parents.

Our gifts, gifts gifts....

Gift giving by my mom.

Children with their gifts. Thank you God. Thank you angels. More little lives have
felt hope and hapiness.  Something they can remember when they grow up. Something
that will encourage them to do goodwill to others because it is done unto them.

Posted by Aileen.

 

San Isidro Kanluran Day Care

June 28, 2010
June 2, 2010, Wednesday, the same day that we went to Tumayan Day Care School, we have
 given the following gifts to San Isidro Kanluran Day Care School
*Blackboard
*Blackboard Eraser + White and Colored Chalks
* School Supplies
* Army of Angel Bags and Pencil Case

As usual, this is the way to the school which is very near to Tumayan. Just so you have a clue
of where the energy of compassion reaches.

Our active team of Army of Angels working their way to deliver our intent of loving kindnes
towards our brothers and sisters in remote areas where I found out not so many people
have a clue of their real situation.

This is the classroom, as usual, located just beside the barangay Hall. I'm sorry the picture
is quite dark because there is only one lightbulb which is located in the barangay hall area.
So just a little bit of a diffused light from the same bulb reaches the classroom.The students 
are not here because the angels are in Tumayan School in the morning and when they
reached San Isidro, the children have already gone to their homes.
I remember when I was younger, we had lights, snacks and encyclopedias and all and I
would just eat all my snacks (promising myself to study after that) and I will just be glued to the
tv or sleep afterwards, not finishing even a single page of reading. Maybe a paragraph or two.
How ungrateful of me.

Well, to shed some light to their kind of dark situation, we have brought our gifts.
I'm sure when the kids return to school and see their gifts, they'll be delighted. Some
parents wouldn't let their children go to school because they cannot afford to buy even
a piece of notebook. So what we're doing is a huge help for them already. Be proud of
yourselves angels. We're almost reaching the highest of heavens. (lolx)

Posted by Aileen.

 

Tumayan Day Care

June 19, 2010
On June 2, Wednesday, Tumayan Day Care Center received the following gifts from us:

     * School Supplies
     * Water Jug
     * Chalks

This is the way to reach the school. The angels have to cross the river which is now dry
because of the drought (el nina). And then there is a thin feeder road. During rainy
seasons when the water level rises, the teacher would carry the students across the river
one by one to get them dry and safe to the other side.

Here is a typical dwelling/house of the locals. I slept once in a house like this eons ago and
I find it very relaxing as one can smell the natural scent of nature passing through the slits
between the wooden flooring and walls. The elevated flooring is their natural airconditioning
system by the way.

These are the children around the neighborhood. I'm guessing some of them don't go
to school, some do. It depends if the parents can afford.

Our angels traversing the remote areas in order to reach the school. My cousin, Myka is
wearing our Army of Angels bag. :)

Here is the Tumayan Day Care Classroom attached to the Barangay Hall.

Here is how the inside looks like. The teacher, although receiving very very small
salary still manage to produce the Visual aids by herself.

Students with their teacher in blue shirt. Could you imagine this thin lady carrying each
of the students across the river one by one? You would have thought, she's just a high
school student.

Here are our gifts. School supplies inside the Army of Angels bags and a water jug so they
can store clean drinking water.Remember its not like the city where you can just call the 
grocery store to have your water delivered right at your doorstep or if you have a purifier
machine that makes it easy to get your edible water straight from your faucet.

Giving away of gifts by Anakin. It's a good idea as well to introduce to your children the
concept of giving and sharing at an early age. Imagine when they all grow up embedded
within them the idea that we all deserve to receive and give abundance, then the leaders
of the next generation can make heaven seem possible to attain while here on earth. I personally
believe that we do not have the right to even think that we are superior of inferior than anybody
else. This, in an accumulative level, is what causes wars amongst nations, destroying his own
brothers and sisters on earth, forgetting the love that we have for each other.

Posted by Aileen.

 

Malabtog Day Care-Welcomes Us

June 7, 2010
On May 13, 2010, Thursday, Malabtog received the following gifts from us.

     *Blackboard
     *Chalks
     *School Supplies
     *Army of Angels Bags and pencil case
     *Dish Dryer
     *Water Jug

The school supplies were packed the same day before we went to Labnig and Malabtog.


Malabtog and Labnig have the same way initially if coming from the uptown area. But at the
later part, they will separate by a fork in the road. This is the end part going to Labnig Day
Care Center. 

Here is the classroom. The temporary walls were built upon a stage/platform of the
Barangay hall.

The students, just like Labnig Day Care School have anticipated our coming so they are
here waiting for our gifts. Remember, the teacher in Labnig, Ma'am Aletha Calvelo who is
teaching two classes at the same day receiving only 800 pesos/ 66 dirhams/ 17 dollars per
month? This is the second class she is teaching. I love their smiles.




This class doens't have a blackboard at all. Here is a new one from us. Is that an Orb of light
at the upper right?

As usual, each student received school supplies contained inside the Army of Angels bags
and pencil cases. Pink for the girls. Blue for the boys. I'd like to have one pink bag also :)

The teacher (in red shirt) together with the students and parents. Yes, they were so thankful
for receiving such wonderful gifts. This doesn't come very often in their lives. But we did it.
Our sharing of love and compassion is growing ang growing. That's an achievement no
amount of money can equal with. We deserve to have Army of Angels Medals (for fun)
don't we?

Posted by Aileen.

 

LABNIG Day Care-Welcomes Us

May 24, 2010
On May 13, 2010, Thursday, Labnig Day Care School received the following gifts from us
  • Blackboard
  • Chalks
  • School Supplies
  • Army of Angels Bags and Pencil Case
  • Dish Dryer
  • Water Jug

As usual, we packed the school supplies the day before

This is the way to the School. It is similar to the way to Soliyao, rough roads passing
through the ricefields and hills.

This is the classroom. Seems like they ran out of hollow blocks and cement to finish
a portion of the wall. I heard, they are being careful not to lean on the wall because
it might trigger the cracks to break down.

Unlike other day cares that we have been to, Labnig prepared for our coming so almost
all of the children are gathered here to welcome Army of Angels eventhough it is still
summer vacation. Notice the blackboard on the wall. It is not theirs. We delivered one
new blackboard for this classroom so they can return this to the barangay hall.

Here is the new blacboard. The woman in red is their teacher. Her name is Ma'am
Aletha Calvelo. She teaches two day cares in one day. 3 hours in Labnig and 3 hours
in Malabtong. She is receiving a salary of 800 pesos/ 17 dollars per month
for teaching at both classes. This is how much we pay for single meal in a fancy
restaurant. I think she deserves a lovely gift one day from us.

Giving of School Supplies and Bags which we printed with Army of Angels logo.
Blue for boys. Pink for girls. How cute.

Here are some of the parents of the children, waiting outside.

Labnig Day Care Students with the teacher. Thank you Angels for making them happy this
schoolyear. Well, this is the fourth school now. How many little lives have we touched so far?
Couldn't count them and there's more...:)

Posted by Aileen.

 

MANLAYAAN Day Care-Grateful to Us

May 13, 2010
Last Saturday, May 8, 2010, Manlayaan Day Care Center was so grateful for the ff: gifts:
  • Blackboard
  • White and Colored Chalks
  • Blackboard Eraser
  • School Supplies
  • Tote bag and pencil cases
  • Dish Dryer
The day before, we packed the school supplies for each children. This is my cousin, Merry.



Our family has a small bag manufacturing business so we made some tote bags and pencil
cases which we printed with "Army of Angels" logo. This is our family's personal gift for each
children.


This is the way to the school. Not really something which you would consider a mountainous
area. I have been there once, and its a very typical provincial setting.Humble but lush with
greeneries.


If you go further, you will pass by the neighborhood. This is where they live. See the child
of about 10-12 years old taking care of her baby brother. Ten years earlier for someone to
understand motherhood while in childhood. This is a very old pattern that have been
prevalent for so long. Maybe next time, one of our angel tasks would be to bring awareness
on family planning and other concerns that would help our society elevate into a higher
consciousness so that we can minimize the basic problems like hunger, poverty, theft and
others and move on easily to enjoy more fulfilling areas of life such as learning the creative
arts,music, sports, science and technology and others.


This is the community hall which we call in Philippines "Barangay Multi Purpose Hall". Inside
this is the small area for the Day Care School


Here is the multi-purpose hall. Behind it is the Day Care Classroom. During this time the
barangay officials are busily preparing for the coming election.


Day Care Classroom. Only a handful of students are here because its still summer vacation.


Our Gifts to them with the teacher Ma'am Arlene P. Noves. See the cute army of angel bags.
Each one contains notebooks, pencils, erasers, crayons, and paper surely to surprise the kids
this coming school year on June. Now that they receive their own blackboard, they don't have
to borrow one from the barangay hall.



These are some of the young students. These are the faces of the future of our nation. Well,
the future looks clueless! But we are here, Army of Angels who are guided by wisdom
and intelligence. We can make the future become clear, abundant and heavenly,if we
choose to.

Posted by Aileen.

 

PROGRESO Day Care Thanks Us

May 2, 2010
     Last friday, April 30, 2010, Progreso Day Care Center was grateful for the Gifts we gave:
  • 1 Blackboard
  • 1 Blackboard Eraser
  • 1 box Mixed White and Colored Chalk
  • 1 dvd / tv rack
  • 4 pcs Educational DVD's

     Here, we hired someone to do the carpentry & painting works to produce 10 pcs. black
boards, one of which will go to Progreso Day Care Center

     Here is the Classroom. Notice the blackboard(greenboard) at the center. When I visited
them a long time ago, the teacher is writing big alphabet letters on the blackboard. I
looked at them with difficulty because the images are barely recognizable.
     The board is too old and chipped. I thought I should replace that when I get back. 
     It is very important especially in the first seven years of a child to maximize his learning
because this is the time when the brain is like a sponge, very rapid in absorbing information.
After that, it slows down like an outdated Pentium 1 computer as one ages. 
     So if this old blackboard only blurs the vision instead of presenting a crisp clear, 
colorful, fun looking Alphabet, then how many more tiny individuals will find learning as
boring, and confusing leading to ignorance and diversion of interest to drugs, alcohol,
early marriage and so on.

     But of course, Army of Angels wouldn't let that happen. Here is a new blackboard with
colored and white chalks along with educational cds and tv rack. The teacher stands at
the side with her grandson. She's so so thankful to us.

     Here is the exterior of the day care center. This school is quite near to our home in
Philippines. We decided not to distribute school supplies here because there are poorer
students in the mountains and our budget is not enough for all. My mom,cousins and other
help are preparing to go up this week to bring more gifts. I'm really excited. 

Posted by Aileen.

 

SOLIYAO Received Our Gifts

April 22, 2010

Today April 22, 2010. The Lower Soliyao Elementary School in Pitogo,
Quezon, Philippines received the following:

  • 3 Orbit Ceiling Fans
  • School Supplies (Notebooks,Pencils,Ballpens,Erasers,Crayons,Papers)                                         These will be distributed at the start of school around first week of June
  • Trash can for Nursery
  • Drying Plate for Nursery
  • Aquarium for Science Class

        (Books will arrive to Philippines around third week of May)

My mom, my cousins and some help packed the school supplies for
each student in our garden at home.

The teachers received the 3 Orbit Ceiling Fans. Now they won't be too
exhausted by heat. Body Energy/Calorie will be conserved mostly for
studying only. Cool!

This year, they finally get some painting done for all classrooms.
The nursery now has wall ang floor finishing, unlike the first time I have seen it.
However, the drop ceiling in nursery has'nt been fixed as you can see.
The third fan will be installed after the electricity wire is connected.
Let’s give a big big hand of applause to the teachers and principal.
Each teacher, except nursery, handles 3 grade levels in just one room,
all in one day. I bet their skills are way superior than Microsoft
Windows multitasking.

 These are some of the students and parents who lives in the mountain 
We'll receive a thank you letter from the school. And the children might have
a little surprise for you later on...but that's a secret for now.  Wait till June. :-)

     Eventhough school is still a month away, I'm quite relieved knowing that
they can surely take their tests because each one of them will receive papers
and stuff.
     These are the children who help their parents take care of their little
baby sister or brother eventhough they're only six or seven. They carry gallons
of water from the river to their homes for drinking and washing. Walks 30
minutes to an hour twice a day just to reach school. They're lucky if it doesn't
rain or else they can slide down the hill. But they got expert at it.
     Surely, they're stronger than all of us who find the arrogance to complain why our
expensive dinner in a fancy restaurant sucks, or why we think our dreams are never
met when we already have a job that can make us buy ice cream and such anytime we want,
while we have a strong roof over our head or a car or a whole wardrobe that we can 
change anytime just because we changed our mood. 
    These are the children who see papers as diamonds. God bless the humble in
spirit for they shall inherit the earth.

Posted by Aileen.

 
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