No ray of sunshine is ever lost,

but the green which it wakes into existence needs time to sprout,

and it is not always granted to the sowerto live to see the harvest.

All work that is worth anything is done in faith. 

- Albert Schweitzer

It was a

GreenChristm

as In the Philippines…

20093 SUCCESSFULL CHRISTMAS

PARTIES

MANY HAPPY PEOPLE

LOTS OF NICE CHRISTMAS GIFTSAnd an unexpected

blessing on Christmas Day

How could that happen?

??

 It all started with the…

December 5,2009

 International Volunteer‘s Day

Tree planting with the children

in Siit

…when METRO POST readers read about

Nice people decided to donate christmas gifts to them

boxes of clothes, shoes, and bags arrived at the One Candle Schoolhouse

in Tambobo..

So, 9

…where student Volunteers helped

to divide everything.

Why first in Tambobo?

As enrollment demand grew, OCS offered to help

communities establish their own

Learning Centers.

Well, from 2002-08 the One Candle Schoolhouse (OCS) offered a highly successful

extra-curricular learning program for local children.

communities liked that,so they became

Siit

&

The Bright Lights Community Learning Centers

(BLCLC)

two

Bonbonon

What are the Learning Centers about?

Where they learn critical thinking skills through the use of arts, computer literacy, books, math games, ...and more!

     The Learning Centers are a Saturday school for indigent children

Now Christmas can come…

December 22, 2009

Siit

to

Starting with games…

...more games

singing…

dancing…

…then getting Christmas gifts!

new shoes for everybody!

Including…

Thank you, Jiji Cornelia-Lim & family

-Anthony

Thank you,

Maebelle Chiu-Siao

and Michael-Mae Ann

Thank you, Edo & Anabelle Adriano and Suyen

-Kaycee

Our 2nd Christmas Party

Bonbonon‘sBright Lights Community

Learning Center

Dec. 23, 2009

was also the Grand Opening for

let us

celebrate!

With

competitiongames...

newspa

perdances

…and dancing with tomatoes!

…then eating...

..now it‘s time to get christmas gifts

Lets start to distribute them…

lining up…

anxious hands…

happy faces…

last one..

Thank you,

Mendieta family -

Steve

Thank you, Mayette Diaz & family -Jeremias

Thank you, Jacqueline Veloso -Antonio

-Angelica

Thank you, Atty. Pristine Martinez-Reymond, Roy

Villacora, Marilou Bautista and Cora Martinez

-Fatima

but there are still more gifts to deliver…

…to the truly poorest of the poor living along Bondo

Road

let‘s give them clothes and books!

Thank you!

what is this?  so sad.. 

It’s Christmas Day and their house has just burned down. They have nothing left but

what they wear…

…until clothes, books, candy and pesos find their way into their hands 

Daghang

salamat,

MetroPost

readers!

next stop:

Siit students on their wayto GP Rehab Center

Dec. 26, 2009

DUMAGUETE

To share gifts, a Christmas meal, and entertainment with the children of Sto. Niño, Casa Esperanza & 

GP Rehabilitation

...but two weeks before the party

… to get them familiar with people who

have disabilities

Siit students wanted some sensitivty training

They practiced activities with

…blindness

…deafness

…and physical disabilities

So, how did you feel?

Oh , it‘s so hard to have a disability!

SO NOW WE ARE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT CHRISTMAS PARTY…

December 26, 2009 at GP REHAB

The Siit BLCLC student‘s Christmas party for the children of Casa Esperanza,Santo Niño, andGP Rehab

Siit students started by asking their guests to face them-whether standing,

sitting in a wheelchair, or being held-everyone danced and

sang in unison..

“nobody, nobody, but YOU!“

let‘s show them more dances…

having fun with games…

… Flour blowing game

…

music chairs

then handing over gifts

Thank you, Bryan and Joseph Tonimbong

-Jiezel

Thank you, Chedette Mascarde

-Hamuel

Thank you, Apet Academia & Bon

and Lilli -Jessa

Thank you, Gilbert Arbon

-Mark Anthony

Thank you, Raman &

Miren Maciano -Cherry Ann

Thank you,

Jojo & Myrish

Cadapan- Antonio with

Miggy and Marcky-

Roselyn

getting drinks…

Thank you, Robert & Nanette

Sanglay with Nikka and Gio

-Jeric

Thank

you,

Janos, Tre and Pia Gravador

-Rea Mae

for donating 4000 Pesos in addition to more toys.

Thank you, John & Genelyn Carson

Thank you,

Joseph & Tift

Regalado

-Chonna

Thank you, Bercenly Renscia -Medasto

more donations:

Thank you,Vanessa Teves and your

son Vito for the distribution of bags with

candy

time to go home…

Thank you,Olga Lucia Alinas-Uy and Abby

-Cherry Anne

Thank you,

Dr. Beverly Renacia & family

-Wilson

Thank you, Wilan

& Karen Bigay and

Bianca - Mel Clarish

Thank you, Jorge Sebastian & Eña Ponce de Leon -Ann Mae

Thank you,

Judge Arlene Dato

-Arthur

to Family Pal (from Metro Post)for organizing everything

It wouldn‘t have happened withouth you!

And a special

THANK YOU

Made for all of you by:

Design: Leoni Ocker Pictures: Diane Pool Animations: Diane Pool Leoni Ocker Music: Vince Geraldi, A Charlie Brown

Christmas

ONE CANDLE SCHOOLHOUSE

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Dumaguete 6200Negros Oriental, Philippines