Bigayan 2011 Update: Wheelchairs Bought for Kythe
Updates as of December 9, 2011:
1. We already raised PHP 48,800, SGD 300 and USD 25 in cash donations/pledges! From our garage sale, we were able to raise PHP 3,000. All in all, that’s around PHP 62,600! Nalampasan na natin yung PHP 53,400 natin last year! Yey! Congratulations to all of us! We also collected old clothes and stuff toys. We also received plastic toys for our Kythe kids.
2.We already purchased the following:
FOR GOLDEN ACRES:
a. 4 1.8 kg cans of Ensure
b. 10 boxes of Ascorbic Acid 500 mg 100s
c. 30 cans 475 g. sardines (555 and Family Brand)
d. 30 cans 260 g. corned beed (CDO and 555)
e. 30 cans of 379 g. Purefoods Chinese Luncheon Meat
f. 5 large cans/tubs of assorted biscuits (M.Y. San and La Pacita)
FOR KYTHE:
a. 5 TMS nebulizers
b. 2 pedia wheelchairs
c. 2 Inmed standard wheelchairs
d. Assorted children’s storybooks
We bought the wheelchairs and nebulizers from Bambang. To those not familiar with Bambang, it is a popular street in Sta.Cruz, Manila which is considered the haven for affordable medical supplies and equipment. Items are usually 30 to 40% cheaper than in Mercury Drug and other medical supply stores located in malls. We want to make the most out of our funds so we made sure that we buy our gifts at the best prices.
3. We will be buying the following items once we have received all the pledges:
FOR GOLDEN ACRES:
a. 3 sacks of rice
b. 30 boxes Nescafe 3-in-1 decaf 10s
We decided to forego with the chemo meds for Kythe kasi mahirap sila ipurchase.
4. Another good news: we will have two more beneficiary institutions! Malaki kasi na-raise natin so we can afford to give to two more. Based on the survey for preferred beneficiaries, many also wanted to donate to an orphanage and an animal shelter. We then chose CRIBS and PAWS.
CRIBS, or Create Responsive Infants by Sharing, provides an alternative home environment for abandoned, surrendered and neglected children aged days old to two-years old. It is also a residential home for young female survivors of sexual abuse aged 7-17 years. It provides a nurturing and therapeutic environment for the healing and recovery of each child. For more information on CRIBS, please visit www.cribsfoundation.org.
PAWS, or the Philippine Animal Welfare Society, on the other hand,is a volunteer-based non-government organization whose goal is to prevent animal cruelty through education, animal sheltering and advocacy. It serves as a temporary shelter for dogs, cats and other animals rescued from cruelty or neglect with the ultimate goal of rehabilitating them and placing them in loving homes. For more information in PAWS, please visit www.paws.org.ph.
We are thinking of donating infant milk and toiletries to CRIBS and generic dog and cat food and detergent to PAWS.
5. Considering that we have four beneficiaries and some of our gifts are bulky, we will have two delivery dates. For Golden Acres, we will deliver our gifts on December 16. For Kythe, we hope to deliver on December 22. Kythe told us that we can deliver to any of their two affiliate hospitals: AFP Medical Center or Quirino Hospital and a Kythe coordinator will be there receive our gifts. We just chose Quirino Hospital along Katipunan since it is more accessible. We however told Kythe that they can divide our gifts between the two hospitals. We hope to deliver to CRIBS and PAWS also on December 22 since they are located near Quirino Hospital.
Thank you very much for again for making our Christmas project successful. We are really overwhelmed by your generosity.
Merry Christmas!!!
