A few weeks after the interview, I heard good news from Alexine. An amazing thing happened! Their family was inspired to organize a community outreach project. Through Alexine's Online Bookstore, Pumpliepie Books & Happiness, they are coordinating with Gawad Kalinga for a Feeding Program in Silay, Negros Occidental.
Below is the project brief. This project is Adriana's 10th birthday celebration party. Feed the body and nourish the mind!
PROJECT : Feed the Children Campaign by Pumplepie Books & Happiness
PARTNERS : Gawad Kalinga and Filipino children’s book publishers
GOAL : To raise P240,000 to feed 100 children for 120 days
COMMUNITY : Sitio Dacutan, Silay City, Negros Occidental
DURATION : October 18 to November 18, 2020
Background
Right after our interview for Ygoal, Adriana
says she realized we were very fortunate and asked, “How come we are not doing
more to help other families?” She said that every day the news reports that
more and more Filipinos are suffering from the pandemic.Since her birthday is
coming up on November 21 and we normally hold promos, I said she could decide
on her 10th birthday project and we would support her all the way. Adriana
immediately decided she wanted to help children who are hungry.
We partnered with Gawad
Kalinga for their ongoing
#BeAHungerWarriorCampaign . Through them we learned that SWS surveys
show that the
number of hungry families between Dec. 2019 and Sept. 2020 have more than
tripled, with the bulk of them in the Visayas and Mindanao. GK is gathering
pledges at P20 per meal per child per day. P2,400 can feed one child 120 meals
over 120 days.
Our hometown is Silay City, Negros Occidental in the
Visayas so we have selected to support a community in Sitio Dacutan in Silay
City. The goal is to raise P240,000 to feed 100 children for 120 days.
Mechanics
- Pumplepie to raffle
off 10 book bundles donated by Filipino children’s book publishers. Value
of each bundle is between P3,000-P5,000 (no final cost yet)
- To join the raffle,
participants must pledge a minimum of P100 (equivalent to 5 meals). P100
Pledge = 1 Raffle entry. A pledge of P2,400 (120 meals for 1 child) is
automatically entitled to 50 raffle entries.
- Promo duration is
October 18 to November 18, 2020. Winners will be electronically drawn on
Adriana’s 10th birthday, November 21, 2020.
- Feeding in the chosen
community will also commence on November 21.
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