We delivered the clothes to Raymond's family before we left the Philippines. His mother was very happy for receiving the food and clothes. ...
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The Clothing Boxes Have Arrived
The two balikbayan boxes of cloths have arrived from Pennsylvania. The large Five Star box truck arrived around 7 am. We sent the two boxes on May 28 th ...
A Rice Donation
The SPCS donated one large sack of rice, some fish and some bread to Raymond's family. Pictured here is Raymond, his mom and dad and younger brother and sister. His other brother and sisters were not at home yet. We spoke with Raymond's parents and they agreed to help make sure that Raymond and the ...
A New Light
We have donated a portable light to Romnick’s family as they have no electricity. We are also building them a table so the children have a place to complete their homework. Also, Romnick’s grandmother came to us and said we should concentrate helping her ...
SPCS comes to Raymond
We have come across a young boy that lives nearby and needs much help. His name is Romnick and he lives in Digos, Mindanao with nine other family members. We will make him the focus of our nonprofit as we attempt to help him overcome crushing poverty. Romnick is 14 years old and is the oldest ...
A Summertime Visit Home
We are heading back to the Philippines to visit the family. While there, I hope to look for a small place to rent so that we have a home for the Shelter. We'll be there for two months. School is just completed and with some time off, I hope to reflect on where we've been ...
We sent the boxes
Our friend, Tom, who works for Five Star Shipping came over last night and took the two boxes. Each weighs about 100 pounds and they are both filled to the top with good quality children's clothing and child shoes and sneakers. He said they will be brought to the shipping facility in New York ...
Still Collecting Clothes
We are still collecting clothes for the clothing drive. We now have taken in enough to fill one balikbayan box and we will start packing another. Balikbayan is Filipino for "back to the Philippines" We can pack the boxes with as much as we can stuff in as the weight doesn't matter. We hope to ...
We are collecting clothes
My duties as a MathCounts and Science Olympiad coach at school are completed. Both of these had competition in March. The MathCounts team did very well and placed in the top half of the competition at the state level. I'll now have a little more time to work on some other projects here at the ...
Our second food drive
We are now seeking donations for the June 2008 food drive. Our goal is $1,000.00. We hope to feed more than two hundred children. We will distribute rice, fish, and some sugar and can goods. Like our last food drive in December, 2007, the food will be distributed in plastic bags. Check out the ...