Never lose Hope

Posted on April 14, 2007 - Filed Under Punch Forum |

Rafael L. Oriel, Jr.
14 April 2007

 

Ms. Ric, don’t lose hope that somewhere in Ms. Kimi Cojuangco’s speech she also asked the kids to start doing something with their lives. I totally agree with you, to encourage them to just dream would be doing them disservice.

Well, Ms. Ric, you can keep on hoping or dreaming. You can also start doing by asking Ms.Visperas or Ms. Kimi Cojuangco or Mrs. Gina de Venecia for more information about The Haven, Home for Street children in Bonuan Binloc, Dagupan City. I have strong feeling that the kids will be guided accordingly at The Haven not just to dream but to do something for their future.

At least, there is one thing sure, the kids are much better with somebody helping them than no help at all. The kids are lucky to have The Haven for Street children, one of the noble projects put up by the Congressional Spouses Foundation Inc. led by Mrs. Gina de Venecia, with the full backing from her husband, House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. and the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

In one of my previous post, I talked about our worldwide organization and some of the projects that we have done. I like to add that members of our Cebu Chapter planted hundreds of tree seedlings on August 20, 2006, at a considerable area along the Trancentral Highway in Cebu, as part of their project called PLANT A TREE OF HOPE. That meaningful slogan, which embodies our members’ faith and hope, has also served as their rallying point towards contributing to the realization of a better Philippines.

Another project that was done by our Cebu Chapter is to visit Hospicio De San Jose De Barili to plant HOPE not by way of trees this time but by planting it in the hearts of needy old people. Hospicio De San Jose De Barili in Cebu is a home for the care and support, free of charge, of indigent invalids and incapacitated and helpless persons.

Maybe someday, we can also organize our Pangasinan Chapter. If there are some of my Kabaleyans, most especially the youths, who are interested to help, please let me know. Organization of our Bohol Chapter is now in progress. Our chapters in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, Cebu and Catanduanes are in the process of establishing cooperatives for the benefit of members and non-members.

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