Pens of Hope in Davao

The Ninth Big Day

2011-12-11T22:14:00.001+08:00

The kits brightened up the kids. The Beneficiary San Isidro Labrador Learning Center San Isidro Labrador Learning Center is located a few meters away from the parish of Lumondao, Marilog District. It has about 45 Kinder 1 and 2 students sharing a ceiling-less bamboo matted classroom. Their teacher, Virginia Dompor, said that most of her students' parents merely get a living from

The Eighth Big Day

2011-09-27T12:53:00.000+08:00

Little pencils, little thank-you notes Much gratefulness, much happiness The Beneficiary Salaysay Elementary School Salaysay Elementary School, part of Marilog district, caters 389 students including kindergarteners. 88% of the entire population belong to T'boli, Matigsalob, Guiangan, Aeta, Manobo and Muslim tribes. Most of their parents earn an average income of P2,000 from

POHD Joins Lapis at Papel, Kulang Pa Project

2011-08-07T12:11:00.000+08:00

On July 30, 2011, about 100 preschoolers gathered at Kadayawan Project Hope Day Care Center, NHA Bangkal, Davao City for the distribution of writing materials. The activity, headed by Lapis at Papel, Kulang Pa project, was supported by the volunteers of Pens of Hope in Davao. The area was greatly affected by the recent flash flood in Davao City. Since the center is located about ten

POHD Supports Lapis at Papel Kulang Pa Project

2011-06-26T10:39:00.000+08:00

POHD shares 200 packs of pencils and 100 sharpeners to Lapis at Papel Kulang Pa project. It's an ongoing program of the Batch 81 Alumni of Holy Cross of Mintal. They intend to help kids learn how to write, read and paint. Their next distribution is scheduled on July 9 in Sitio Quiaoit, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. If you want to support their group, please contact Malinda

UP Mindanao's Box

2011-06-26T09:50:00.000+08:00

We discovered this box of yellow pencils at SICO last week from the Omega Alpha Fraternity and Sorority of University of Philippines Mindanao. Now we have more writing materials to give away in our next distribution. Thanks for supporting our project.

The Seventh Big Day

2011-06-20T12:12:00.000+08:00

Sometimes you have to go farther to discover where the greater need is. The Beneficiary The residents of Purok 3, Barangay Panalum, Paquibato District are called Matigsalob indigenous people. To get to the area, you have to take a 45-60-minute ride from Panabo City by jeepney or habal-habal, a kind of transportation designed for rough, steep and narrow roads in the Philippines. From the

The Sixth Big Day

2011-06-19T22:21:00.000+08:00

What can be more beautiful than natural green and a sincere grin? The Beneficiary For the sixth distribution of the Pens of Hope in Davao, Bankas Elementary School was our school beneficiary. It is a small public school in Barangay Camansi, Toril, Davao City catering about 196 pupils. It can be reached within an hour from city proper through any four-wheeled vehicle. According to the school

Preparation for the Sixth and Seventh Big Days

2011-06-10T23:35:00.000+08:00

Since the takbo.ph running community in Manila sent so many materials last December, we still have a lot to give to our selected beneficiaries as they start the school year. For the next two distributions, we won't be giving only pencils and pens but also crayons, pads of paper, erasers, sharpeners, notebooks, pencil cases and other stationery. “We cannot do great things on this Earth, only

Nursing in a Different Way

2011-05-29T06:13:00.000+08:00

Philippine Nurses Association of Monitoba, Canada supports Pens of Hope in Davao. Thank you for sending us a box of writing materials, colorful sharpeners and crayons through Dante Ragonton and Jeremy Bolo. We are truly grateful for this blessing.

The Fifth Big Day

2011-01-10T16:10:00.000+08:00

The writing materials multiplied. So did happiness.The BeneficiaryThe fifth distribution of Pens of Hope in Davao was held at the barangay hall of Tugbok Proper, about 40 minutes away from the downtown area by jeepney or any mode of land transportation. Since it comprises 17 puroks, about 300 invited children arrived and participated that day. This is the biggest community distribution so

Packing for the 5th Distribution

2010-12-25T15:22:00.000+08:00

Leah, Angie and other volunteers already packed about 6,882 writing materials last December 22 for the 5th distribution. Leah and Angie are two bloggers from Davao City who have always been supportive of this project. POHD is very grateful to have them in the team.Pics by Leah and Angie.

Pinoy Forumers Society Supports POHD

2010-12-25T14:53:00.000+08:00

Thank you Pinoy Forumers Society for supporting Pens of Hope in Davao.Pinoy Forumers Society is an organization of Overseas Filipino Workers and OFW aspirants, formed and organized through the former POEA Message Board in September 2008 with sole objective of extending help to our compatriots and chosen beneficiaries.For more details about this organization, please click here.Here are some

One Pencil. One Runner. One HOPE

2010-12-25T14:31:00.000+08:00

Reposted from this site. Thanks to Maridol, Jen and all the runners who donated. ***“If we could ask 100 runners bring one pencil each, there will be 100 pencils for 100 children.”That was what Que and I had in mind when we first discussed the possibility of having the Takbo.ph community and inviting runner friends to support Pens of Hope in Davao. We were proven wrong though…. BIG time!Give

Buy a Postcard, Pay It Forward Entry

2010-11-04T22:36:00.000+08:00

After the success of Buy a Postcard, Pay It Forward, a fundraising project of Beyond Art’s Sake where photographers volunteered to have their favorite photos printed into postcards and sold to benefit Tsinelas Association, Inc. comes Buy a Christmas Card, Pay It Forward. This time, digital photographers and graphic artists are encouraged to share their photos and artworks in digital format to be

Distribution in December

2010-10-02T05:20:00.000+08:00

Hi guys, we plan to distribute this december. Please keep the pencil donations coming for our beneficiaries. Thank you so much for supporting ^.^. Kit will give advice in terms of who will be our December beneficiary is as she is in charge of that in cooperation with SICO. Update you all soon!

ITF-Davao Supports Pens of Hope-Davao

2010-08-25T11:53:00.000+08:00

Thank you International Taekwan-do Federation - Davao City for supporting Pens of Hope Davao. Also, Congratulations to Mr. Ryan Cordero, ITF 1st Degree Blackbelt, for winning in the Blood Kompak, MMA Division last August 20, 2010.

Thank you Jennifer and Dennis Buckley!

2010-08-24T02:57:00.000+08:00

A couple from Las Vegas, Mr and Mrs. Dennis Buckley, donated tons pencils and eleven (11) boxes of crayons. Thank you so much!Mrs. Jennifer BuckleyPencilsPink PencilsBlue PencilsBarbie Pop Up PencilsPencils and CrayonsPhotography by Angie

Thank you Davao Bloggers and Avatar Media!

2010-08-21T09:00:00.000+08:00

lKadayawan Event of Davao Bloggers and Avatar Media last Aug 20, 2010 held at Jose Rafael Fine Coffee was a success! It was overwhelming how Davao bloggers supported and donated many pencils and art materials for Pens of Hope Davao. Pens of Davao will have two major distributions every year. One in September and another in December.For donations send your pencils and artworks to this address:

Avatar Media and Davao Bloggers Partners with Pens of Hope Davao

2010-08-17T11:18:00.000+08:00

Avatar Media and Davao Bloggers will be holding a Kadayawan Event on August 20, at Jose Rafael Fine Coffee. As a sign on goodwill they will be collecting pencils for Pens of Hope Davao. So if you have donations or pencils and/or artworks, please drop by Jose Rafael Fine Coffee and look for Davao Bloggers President, Ms. Ria Abella Jose. They will be at the venue for their event starting at

PENS OF HOPE 3rd Distribution

2010-08-06T15:03:00.000+08:00

by ANGIE MAESTRADOA recount of her experience on a pencil distribution day ^.^ BeneficiariesPens of Hope in Davao is an outreach program initiated to help address the scarcity of writing materials in the Philippines, particularly in Davao City. The idea, which was originally conceptualized by Nortehanon, a blogger from Northern Samar, is now being implemented by the alumni and existing

DZUP promotes Pens of Hope Davao

2010-08-03T10:39:00.000+08:00

Edge Uyanguren Thank you to Edge Uyanguren for giving me an opportunity to promote Pens of Hope Davao in DZUP last July 27, 2010. DZUP is UP Diliman's official radio station. It's coverage reaches the whole of metro manila and around the world via live streaming on the internet. Edge Uyanguren also expressed his support in helping this campaign and is actively collecting pencils for Pens of

Compass Rose donates108 Pencils to Pens of Hope Davao

2010-07-31T20:20:00.000+08:00

Donated by Compass Rose, NC 108 Pencils were donated last July 26, 2010 by Compass Rose, NC. Three boxes of unsharpened pencils were directly given to Ms. Leah Valle from a supporter in the US. Pens of Hope Davao extends its heartfelt gratitude to Compass Rose, NC for the company's support to this advocacy campaign. After the first activity last July 17, many people have expressed their

Aug 17 Outreach Activity for the benefit of Pens of Hope Davao of TYBS Winners

2010-07-31T08:54:00.000+08:00

We were privileged enough to meet people who are willing to extend not only hopes and dreams but also time and effort, as well as share the same vision of the advocacy campaign of Pens of Hope and Beyond Art's Sake. Last July 17, we held a get-together of people who will play a possible important key role in making this vision a reality. Everybody brought chips and other foods to share as a

Sketches for a Cause

2010-05-07T11:25:00.001+08:00

Beyond Art's Sake Movement, in coordination with Tsinelas Foundation, has contributed a lot to Nortehanon's Pens of Hope project in Samar. Last December, they also donated writing materials for the distribution in Davao. This time, they will be selling sketches for the daycare kids at Barangay Sawang Calero in Cebu City.Help us spread the word. Grab this poster and blog this project!This time,

A Skyscraper of Pencils

2010-04-30T01:58:00.000+08:00

Dennis and Jennifer Buckley, a couple from the USA spelled kindness by donating about 150 writing materials, 4 boxes of crayons and a ream of paper to Pens of Hope project this month. Jennifer is the supportive elder sister of Angie, one of the artists/contributors of Beyond Art's Sake movement. Angie's loyalty to the project has always been heartwarming and inspiring for the other volunteers.

Marahan Community

2010-01-16T00:46:00.000+08:00

Marahan Gawad Kalinga childrenPens of Hope in Davao donated some pencils to the children of Marahan District, Davao City through the Gawad Kalinga project of the Couples for Christ in the said area last December 2009. Though no volunteers were present during the distribution, this simple act of giving never failed to paint a smile on children's faces.More pictures here.

Loving is Sharing

2010-01-10T19:45:00.000+08:00

Pens of Hope in Davao got featured in Sunstar on its January 6th issue. Seth delos Reyes, a photographer/writer of the said publication visited the third distribution last December 28 and thought of helping this cause by coming up with an article about it. It surely was a great way of encouraging people to reach out to others in their own simple ways.Sir Seth, we are very grateful for this big

The Third Big Day

2010-01-07T00:54:00.000+08:00

If you can't imagine how pens and pencils inspire children...just look at their smiles.The BeneficiaryHaving been one of the beneficiaries of the Social Involvement Coordinating Office (SICO) of the Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) in their feeding program, Barangay 31-D was selected as the beneficiary for the third distribution of Pens of Hope in Davao. It is an urban poor community with a

Meet the Packers

2010-01-06T22:45:00.000+08:00

The ASEP 29 alumni volunteers gathered at Liyah's place on December 27, 2009 in Buhangin to pack writing materials for the third distribution the following day. Most of the writing materials arrived from Bahrain, Japan and different regions of the Philippines.Here are some of the pictures:ASEP 29 alumni volunteers (Shugar, Lorna, Kikit, Alfie and Lea), Dan of Beyond Art's Sake and Baby Leo.Adee,

List of Donors for the Third Distribution

2010-01-02T22:56:00.000+08:00

Many thanks to all the donors of writing materials for the Pens of Hope in Davao third distribution.1. Japan Fukushima FamilyRia MitaLania Eding CajesLei NagaiRosemarie PedrosaAngelie LimpagDiane AbellaFe PanerioEngr Rhea LimosneroEngr MArie Fe MiñozaEngr Glory Mae JaoEngr Goldy Mae Jao LamsenEngr Arnold EspinaEngr Ricardo LunaEngr Jay LamsenEngr Denis DensingEngr Cheryl Pelomeras Daryl

Pens from Filipino Engineers in Japan

2009-12-19T22:03:00.000+08:00

On December 13, a package of about 870 pens and pencils was sent to me from Cheryl and her friends who working in Ichinomiya City, Aichi, Japan. Cheryl was my classmate in elementary and high school and when she learned about the project, she initiated to collect writing materials in her own Filipino community.These writing materials will be given to the beneficiaries of the third distribution on

Third Distribution

2009-11-02T20:10:00.000+08:00

Third distribution is scheduled on December 28, 2009 at Baragay 31-D, Boulevard, Davao City. We will post the profile of the community beneficiary soon.

Leaflets

2009-09-23T14:19:00.000+08:00

Do you want to share Pens of Hope in Davao leaflets in Filipino? Just send me an email at kikitavenue@gmail.com and I'll give you a printable copy of what Jenny, another alumni volunteer has written. Or you may download the file here. --------Mundong walang lapis, maiisip mo ba?Papaano isusulatKantang sa buhay nagbigay ng musika?Nilalaman ng isipPapaano isusulat sa isang tula?O

Beyond Art's Sake

2009-09-19T22:38:00.000+08:00

Beyond Art's Sake, a group of artists and art lovers in Cebu, will support the Pens of Hope in Davao outreach program in December. By selling artworks, they supported Pens of Hope in Samar last June and fortunately, they have selected Pens of Hope in Davao for our next distribution.So if you're not sure how to help this project, why don't you take a look at their drawings and buy one that

What Will Your Heart Say?

2009-09-13T11:12:00.000+08:00

If you were to write your wish on a piece of paper, what would it be?For Inday, she wants milk for her sister.During the first and second distribution of writing materials, the beneficiaries were asked to scribble anything they wanted to say on a piece of paper as a way of making them realize that everyone has the right to express. Many wrote about their ambitions or about simple things they'd

The Second Big Day

2009-09-11T22:38:00.000+08:00

After the first distribution, there were still so many packs of writing materials left that the volunteers decided to share them out to another group.Sixth graders with their pensThe BeneficiaryLangub Elementary School is a small public school located in Barangay Langub, Maa, Davao City. It's a clean and well-maintained school because the local officials were able to source out funds from both

PAG Bus Tour 2009

2009-08-26T08:02:00.000+08:00

CPSanti, one of the volunteers of the Pens of Hope in Davao outreach program sent this email to me. If you're in Japan and interested to join, please don't hesitate to call any of the contact numbers.The Philippine Assistance Group (PAG) is inviting everyone to join the PAG Bus Tour 2009. This year, PAG will be going to Yunessun, a large spa resort in Hakone (http://www.yunessun.com/english/

The First Big Day

2009-08-12T21:19:00.000+08:00

After three months of advocating the Pens of Hope in Davao outreach program, we finally had the distribution of writing materials at our community beneficiary in Gaisano Relocation, Matina Pangi, Davao City last August 9, 2009. The available Batch 29 alumni SICO (Social Involvement Coordinating Office) volunteers and the photographer behind the program logo met earlier to prepare everything for

Together We Packed

2009-08-08T17:00:00.000+08:00

On August 5 in the afternoon, while most of the Filipinos were watching the burial of the late Cory Aquino, the SICO alumni and current volunteers gathered together to pack pens and pencils for the distribution on August 9. Thanks to all our donors!Each student will get a pack of 4 pens or pencils. Markers and nice writing materials were reserved as prizes for the games. Some pencils and the

Distribution Day

2009-08-03T10:15:00.000+08:00

On July 31, Mailah and I visited the Social Involvement Coordinating Office of Ateneo de Davao University. We talked with Mr Parcon and agreed to distribute the pens and pencils on August 9, Sunday at our community beneficiary in Matina Pangi, Davao City. We came up with a short program for the children.Writing materials from different collection centers have already arrived at the office and we

Pencils at Jenny's Doorsteps

2009-07-12T22:35:00.001+08:00

Many people really care. That's what I thought when Jenny shared to me she received boxes of pens from a certain Judith Sato of Tokyo, Japan. They were personally delivered to her place but since she wasn't around, they were left at her doorsteps. We want to call her but since no contact numbers were given, we don't know how.Thank you Miss Judith Sato!With the pens Jenny has collected from her

More Pens, More Blessings

2009-07-02T19:42:00.000+08:00

This week, more people have expressed their support to the Pens of Hope in Davao outreach program by sending more donations.CPSanti is a Filipino blogger who initiated collection in her own community in Tokyo. Last Sunday, I was so happy to receive a package of 235 pens, pencils and markers from her. She even helped in the advocacy by forwarding the concept to a few groups and because of that

The Involved

2009-07-01T10:55:00.000+08:00

Below are lists of contributors to the Pens of Hope in Davao outreach program. Please visit this entry once in awhile as it will be updated from time to time. Contributors from Japan:Jorlan DatahanMr HishidaKazuo and Mutsumi OmineDaryl CainglesSatoyo TakedaLemuel PlatonNagato MiyakeNaoko KiriyamaMiyuki SakabeMiss MinouraJowen MacalintalEri YabashiYuko Ueno Bizen Izakaya CustomersWilma

Profile: Community Beneficiary

2009-06-26T22:56:00.000+08:00

The Social Involvement Coordinating Office (SICO) partnered with the non-government organization (NGO) Kabantan-onan Nga Aktibo ug Responsableng Dabawenyo Andam Moalagad sa Syodad (KARDAMS) Inc. in identifying the beneficiaries of the Pens of Hope in Davao project.To come up with a community profile, KARDAMS conducted a survey among 52 female and 6 male residents of the community. 40% of the

Pens from Dubai

2009-06-22T21:31:00.001+08:00

I checked my emails tonight and saw a message from Alfie that I would like to share with you. By the way, Alfie and Lorna are both alumni SICO volunteers. Alfie's based in the UAE and Lorna's currently working in Bahrain.I met with Jaja (Lorna's friend) yesterday and was very overwhelmed to receive 757 pens and pencils!!! I felt like I receive a very nice early birthday present! Now I've got a

More Pens and Pencils From Tokyo

2009-06-11T22:43:00.001+08:00

I talked to one of our Filipino friends over YM today and learned that she has some stock of pencils that she plans to give away to whoever will go home to the Philippines. I was even more delighted when she said that she will give it to Pens Of Hope in Davao instead, after she read about the project in this site.So to Kikit and to all others, know that there are many who cares.Let's continue in

The Beneficiary

2009-06-09T21:10:00.000+08:00

Mailah, my batch mate at Social Involvement Coordinating Office (SICO) visited the community beneficiary of the program in Matina Pangi, Davao City last Saturday with Sir Ian, the SICO Director.As Mailah briefly described to me, the residents of this urban poor community used to earn a living out of garbage and trash. Many of the teenagers were forced to leave school due to lack of food and

The Poster

2009-06-04T19:22:00.000+08:00

Here are two poster designs for Pens Of Hope in Davao. If you want to help and collect pens and pencils yourself in your area, you may download the poster by clicking on the links below for printing and distribution. This is in the hope that it will reach more hands and more people.Download here: Pens Of Hope in Davao 1Download here: Pens of Hope in Davao 2Thank you so much for supporting this

Encountering Kind Souls

2009-06-02T13:30:00.000+08:00

After sending my blog about Pens of Hope in Davao to almost all of my e-mail contacts, I felt a bit disappointed when it seemed like only a few people are supporting it and I was pretty worried if we can meet our target.BUT BLESSINGS COME!This morning, when I arrived at my workplace, I saw about 10 slightly used pens and pencils in my drawer. I think those were from Naoko, the Volunteer English

The Badge

2009-05-21T23:17:00.000+08:00

Another SICO volunteer and also a good friend, Ana K, extended her all out support to the project by blogging about its importance and by making a badge for the program you can freely embed in your site. Here's the code: