tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24728854057315896512024-03-14T12:59:02.445+08:00Pens of Hope in DavaoPens of Hope in DavaoKikithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15443700017435144681noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-79944406057248039092016-12-03T17:21:00.000+08:002016-12-03T17:21:17.659+08:00How Far Can Your 100 Pesos Go This Christmas? Looking for a special way to celebrate Christmas this year? Thinking of how to express gratefulness for all the blessings you received in 2016? Planning for an outreach program with your friends this season of giving?
Come and join Pens of Hope in Davao in our outreach program in Barangay Panalum, Paquibato District on December 18, 2016.
Here are specific ways to support us:
1. Donate Kikithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15443700017435144681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-52624204189808504332016-11-23T12:43:00.004+08:002016-11-23T12:44:42.276+08:00Pre-Wedding Activity: Gift-Giving in Mahe, SeychellesNovember 2016.
A day before their much-awaited beach wedding, Witek Suchy and Eirene Napuli spent some time giving-out pens, writing materials and treats to kids of Grand Anse Primary School, in Mahe, Seychelles along with fellow travelers Ping Pata and Lim Ah Soon. The Pens of Hope beneficiary school was identified with the assistance of Avani Seychelles Barbarons Resort & Spa.
SylvetteKikithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15443700017435144681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-47711312539708664582016-09-28T00:16:00.001+08:002016-09-28T00:27:51.482+08:00Gift-Giving in Zanzibar: First International Event of POHD“While traveling is admittedly a selfish endeavor, it doesn’t have to be only that. You can have plenty of adventure and at the same time leave a positive impact on the place you’re visiting. There are little ways to wander aimlessly and find a purpose while doing so. One thing I believe in is the power of pens in making dreams come true. By writing them down, we make dreams achievable. By Kikithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15443700017435144681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-74623867422885872782016-05-05T21:18:00.000+08:002016-05-05T21:18:41.590+08:00Gift-giving for School Year 2016 - 2017
Pens of Hope in Davao is planning to share some school supplies with our community partner in Baragay Panalum, Paquibato District this May, before the school year 2016-2017 starts. We invite everyone to support our cause!
School Kits
This year, we are reaching out to 103 students of different grade levels. These are the materials we intend to give the school supplies below. Kikithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15443700017435144681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-30447633561307400942015-06-20T11:48:00.005+08:002015-06-20T12:19:13.188+08:0017th Big Day: Seven Years and CountingSometimes I find it unebelievable that Pens of Hope in Davao has been around for seven years, and that we had our 17th big day last June 6, 2015 at Purok 3, Brgy Panalum, Paquibato District.
The obligatory groupie
The volunteers gathered early in the morning at Matina Crossing, Davao City. After loading boxes of school kits and snacks, we headed to our community partner with a chartered Pens of Hope in Davaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14460291597721803937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-87279072896565652712015-05-15T14:39:00.000+08:002015-05-28T22:20:53.141+08:00June Is Coming, It's Time for Another Gift-Giving
This June, we are going back to our community partner in Baragay Panalum, Paquibato District for another distribution of school supplies. Would you like to help us?
We intend to give the following:
Pencils and pens
Notebooks
Paper
Big drawing or coloring book
Crayons
Eraser
Sharpener
Plastic folder
If you want to know what specificKikithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15443700017435144681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-17276586064215479462014-12-20T14:18:00.001+08:002015-06-20T12:18:02.453+08:0016th Big Day - Another Successful Gift-GivingWe, 15 adults and 4 kids, left Davao City downtown area to Brgy Panalum at 6:30 a.m. We were thrilled to see our community partner and share some blessings we received from different sponsors. Many of the volunteers were first-timers, which made the trip more exciting.
We arrived at the area at around 9:00 a.m. After the courtesy call with the barangay captain, we climbed the small hill to the Kikithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15443700017435144681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-35361386570480281552014-12-07T21:23:00.001+08:002014-12-20T14:47:03.970+08:00Operation Gupit on December 13 2013Pens of Hope in Davao will be going back to Brgy Panalum, Paquibato District on December 13. Last year we conducted an art workshop, but this time we are bringing a couple of hairdressers to give free haircuts for the kids.
We will be bringing gifts from Davao Arts, Integreon KPO firm and other kind souls. Please come back for updates of our event this coming weekend.Kikithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15443700017435144681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-73421436971334277902014-07-13T23:08:00.000+08:002014-12-20T14:46:49.804+08:00Gift-Giving at Panlabuhan Floating Village, Agusan Marsh
Pens of Hope had a mini gift-giving activity at Panlabuhan floating village, an ancestral domain of Manobo indigenous people in the heart of Agusan Marsh on July 5, 2014. Agusan Marsh is popular for being the natural home of Philippine crocodiles. It’s where Lolong, the world’s largest croc in captivity used to live.
School Profile
The floating Sikat Panlabuhan Primary School
The Pens of Hope in Davaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14460291597721803937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-89976839653916216402014-07-12T23:29:00.000+08:002014-12-20T14:47:30.984+08:00Blessings, Blessings!Pens of Hope in Davao would like to thank our supporters for sending us blessings.
1. Integreon KPO firm based in Barbican, London held a stationary drive to support our campaign. They sent us writing and coloring materials with an inspiring postcard.
2. We received another pack from an anonymous angel still in the UK. The pack contains writing materials and paper pads.
Pens of Hope in Davaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14460291597721803937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-17680130595025000102014-06-12T13:00:00.000+08:002014-06-12T13:01:07.927+08:00The 15th Big Day
June 7, 2014 was a hot but good day.
Pens of Hope in Davao went back to Brgy Panalum to share some school supplies to students from Daycare to Grade 6. For our 15th distribution, we also included the students from the adjacent community, Brgy Kibalatong, as we have received enough pledges from our program supporters.
Before we gave the school supplies, Nicole, the youngest Kikithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15443700017435144681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-66951730548151851132013-12-22T14:18:00.002+08:002014-06-12T13:00:42.324+08:0014th Big Day: Art Workshop in Lumad School, PaquibatoPens of Hope in Davao conducted an art workshop on December 7, 2013 at Assumption College of Davao Grade School Extension for Lumad Children or popularly known in Brgy. Panalum, Paquibato District, Davao City as “Lumad School.” There was a change in the venue and participants because the activity was in conflict with the Pasko Pista, a Christmas event initiated by the city government in the area.Kikithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15443700017435144681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-30121167698393780422013-12-02T23:31:00.001+08:002013-12-02T23:31:58.074+08:00Buy a Smartphone Case and Help Typhoon Haiyan VictimsWhen Typhoon Yolanda brought destruction to hundreds of communities in central Philippines, we were at a loss for words. The havoc was (still is) just so heartbreaking it made us ponder, "In what way can we help the victims?"
Not long after videos and media reports were published, help came pouring in in different forms not only from Filipinos but also from other parts of the world. Private Kikithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15443700017435144681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-34499690122875737922013-10-16T08:07:00.000+08:002013-11-09T17:09:08.417+08:00What's up for the 14th Big Day?Pens of Hope in Davao will go back to Brgy. Panalum, Paquibato District on December 7, 2013 for an arts and crafts workshop with the indigenous kids in the community. For our 5th visit, the volunteers will conduct the following:
Workshop 1
Activity: Handpainting activity
Facilitator: Anj Nacorda
Participants: Daycare to Grade 1 pupils
Workshop 2
Activity: Christmas decor cuttingKikithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15443700017435144681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-77116944759121969242013-06-25T23:01:00.000+08:002013-06-26T23:07:26.754+08:00Art Therapy Workshop for the Kids of Cateel
Jayvie, the official photographer of the Art Therapy Workshop wrote this post about the activity. This was originally published on his blog, Tibing Lakawero.
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The wrath of typhoon BOPHA (Pablo) who hit the Philippines last December 04, 2012, leaves nothing but wrecked homes, bald forests, hundreds of fatalities, thousands of families homeless and a heartbreaking picture of a muddledPens of Hope in Davaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14460291597721803937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-21739988674964754432013-06-12T21:07:00.002+08:002013-06-13T07:37:40.226+08:00The Amihan Bayanihan Spirit
By Jen Aguinaldo
Bayanihan. It’s that nice breeze that regularly sweeps the Amihan sa Dahican community. That air they breathe every day- Infectious. Contagious. Inspiring.
Kuya Jun and kids picking up trash
The skim-skate-surf group, Amihan sa Dahican Team, is gaining attention not only because of their excellent “board and balance” skills but also because of the inspiring “bayanihanPens of Hope in Davaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14460291597721803937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-1298415634143708052013-06-01T22:45:00.000+08:002013-08-25T20:22:17.998+08:00The 13th Big Day
Pens of Hope in Davao went back to Paquibato community on May 29, 2013 to deliver 94 lootbags to the children. Here are some of the photos that were taken:
These are the 94 lootbags prepared the night before the distribution.
Preschoolers received coloring books, pencils, eraser, glue, sharpeners and crayons.
Elementary students received five notebooks, pencils, Pens of Hope in Davaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14460291597721803937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-42469944751284695372013-05-10T07:04:00.000+08:002013-05-21T07:08:23.026+08:00Catalyst Launched for Social Change
Be the start. Lead the change.
This is what Cat@lyst, a Tattoo-branded corporate social responsibility initiative in partnership with the Global Shapers Manila Hub, envisions today’s youth to do – cause a chain reaction of positive action to make a difference in society using modern technology.
Tattoo, the most reliable mobile broadband powered by Globe, takes the advocacy of Global ShapersPens of Hope in Davaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14460291597721803937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-48690941732308682592013-05-07T19:10:00.000+08:002013-05-24T18:46:25.429+08:00Art Therapy Workshop for Cateel Typhoon Victims
Pens of Hope in Davao partners with Help Cateel Movement and Davao Bloggers Society to organize an art therapy workshop for 50 eleven-year-old children on June 8 and 9, 2013 in Cateel Central Elementary School, Cateel, Davao Oriental. When Typhoon Pablo hit Mindanao in December 2012, these kids suffered not only from financial loss and physical pain but emotional turmoil as well.
Olan (Kikithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15443700017435144681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-63742374611882760912013-05-06T07:37:00.001+08:002013-05-07T14:47:02.503+08:00Community Visit in Amihan, Mati, Davao Oriental
Who would have thought that the best skimmers and surfers in the Philippines, if not the world, need some educational assistance?
Dahican beach
The Community Partner
Travelers and water sports enthusiasts love the way Amihan Skim and Surf Team members gracefully dance with the big waves of Mati, Davao Oriental. As the fruit of their rigid training, interest in sports, teamwork, Pens of Hope in Davaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14460291597721803937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-6216848752974612462013-01-27T00:30:00.001+08:002013-01-27T00:30:09.613+08:00Donations for Pablo Victims
POHD supports groups who organize relief operations for Pablo typhoon victims. Here are some of the blessings we've gathered.
Medicines from Jan and Anony
Writing materials from Angie and DK
Notebooks, paper, pencils and other school supplies from Che and Nono
Matches and candles from Teresa and Sammy
Old clothes from Nookie, Kate, Jade, April and Kaye in Dubai
If you wish to Pens of Hope in Davaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14460291597721803937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-83500400280297823892012-12-09T20:41:00.000+08:002013-01-27T00:44:02.850+08:00The 12th Big Day
While most people were glued on Manny Pacquiao's match against Manuel Marquez, 12 volunteers assembled at 6:30 a.m and proceeded to Barangay Panalum, Paquibato District, Davao City. It's POHD's third visit to the area and fortunately, we went back to the community with more blessings from people who truly care.
community profile here
We called our 12th giving, "The 100 Project" Pens of Hope in Davaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14460291597721803937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-41341419824606914822012-12-08T23:19:00.000+08:002013-01-26T23:19:35.524+08:00Donations for the 12th Big DayHere's what we received from our blessing-sharers for the 12th distribution:
Toys, shirts and footwear from Christine
Toys from Positiv Shop. Thanks Presy and Virlyn :)
Toys from Sycil
Biscuits from Wilma
Shirts, storybooks and pencils from Anna and Lovely. Thanks to Crislin for the cash gift, too.
Clothes and footwear from Ishi
Slippers from Ping
Bears from Anne
Pens of Hope in Davaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14460291597721803937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-72520369614736998832012-11-03T23:04:00.001+08:002012-11-28T19:42:56.578+08:00Twelfth Big Day: The 100 Project
For our next gift giving on December 9, 2012 in Barangay Panalum, Paquibato District, we aim to gather
one hundred pairs of slippers;
one hundred t-shirts (new or preloved);
one hundred toys (new or preloved);
one hundred cupcakes;
one hundred pieces of ready-to-drink fruit juice;
one hundred children’s storybooks (new or preloved); and
one hundred kilos of rice.
This will be our third Kikithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15443700017435144681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472885405731589651.post-34143310814315827062012-06-18T13:06:00.002+08:002012-06-18T13:06:57.691+08:00Solidarity of Matigsalug People for the Development of the Ancestral Land
Here's a letter from the coordinator of Solidarity of Matigsalug People for the Development of the Ancestral Land. Inserted in between paragraphs are pictures of the community and its residents. Should you wish to help the organization in any way, please feel free to email pensofhopeindavao@gmail.com or contact Mark Brazil at kramlizarb@gmail.com.
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