Friday is a favorite
day. It is the dawn of the weekend which embodies fun, play and rest. That is
why we have the universal saying "Thank God It’s Friday."
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| Handing over the cash and cheques to Sr. Felicitas |
The Friday that
just passed was a truly special day for me. May 3 is the day I was able to go
to my hometown of Iriga City in Bicol to deliver the money that I have
collected from the generous and kind friends and officemates who made
financial pledges for my successful conquest (more like "survival") of the
Mayon 360 Ultra Marathon last April 3, 2013
(http://www.bicolanopenguin.blogspot.com/2013/04/2013-mayon-360-ultra-running-on-empty.html#more).
The beneficiary
for my fund raising is the Foundation of Our Lady of Fatima Center for Human
Development located at San Agustin, Iriga City.
It is administered by the Daughters of Saint Agustin (DSA) and cares for
125 orphaned and abandoned children. (For more about the orphanage, kindly
refer to my article last year http://www.bicolanopenguin.blogspot.com/2012/06/2012-happy-fathers-day.html#more).
The money (in
cash and bank cheques) that I turned over to orphanage last Friday amounted to
Php 30,800. These monies will help the
Foundation make some improvements on the facility which houses the children. I
still have to collect a few more thousand pesos and when I do I will utilize
them to buy slippers for all 125 kids.
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| Thank You card and official receipt |
I would have
wanted to name all 12 of my friends, classmates and officemates who made the
pledges but a few have requested
anonymity which I am bound to respect. Thank
you very much to all of them for giving me the double joy of "runner’s high" and "helper’s high."
Maraming
salamat. Dios mabalos.
2 comments:
Running for a cause! Good one! God bless you Macky!
Thank you for the kind words.
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