One for Children
World Vision Newsletter for Corporate Partnerships July 2020
TRASH TO TREASURE Writing contest for children conducted to promote recycling and waste management On July 6, 2020, an essay writing contest was conducted online, participated by students from various schools in Mandaue City, Cebu. This was a part of the Trash to Treasure Project, sponsored by Coca-Cola Foundation, to promote and establish solid waste collection and recycling systems in Metro Cebu. The theme of the writing contest asked the question: Knowing what really happens to the plastic you throw away, how will you practice recycling plastic bottles and containers while being at home during this pandemic? And how would you explain the benefits of recycling plastic bottles and containers to someone who thinks it is not important? The following are the winning entries from the elementary and high school categories:
Elementary
High School
Saving our nature is very important. Discipline should always start from us. During this Pandemic we can practice recycling by making some decorations for our home not only we can make our house beautiful we can also help our environment by making things that are useful during this pandemic and sell things through the internet. We can also help people and frontliners we can also make gifts for our beloved front liners so they can relieve their stress and make them happy. Today, the trend for teenagers us Tiktok making be beautiful for your videos. One recyclable can make a big help to our beloved mother earth.
Xy-za Cuna
Paknaan Elementary School
During this pandemic, it is really important to practice recycling. And as a student, I can practice it at home by saving it or putting aside used plastic bottles. I can clean it and saved it while at home for the incoming first day of class for the school year 20202021. In this way, I can help the environment, the school and for this project to be possible. I can also benefit from this because I can receive snacks and school supplies which can be very helpful for me and to my parents to avoid usage of money intended for school supplies most especially that my father doesn’t have a stable job especially in this pandemic plus my mother is just a housewife. As a leader, I can explain the benefits of recycling plastic bottles and containers to someone who think it’ s not important by touching his/her heart and to influence his/ her heart. I will make them realize that their micro effort can create a macro impact to himself/herself, to the environment and to everyone today and in the near future.
Jillian Mae Agus
Labogon National High School
Students raise funds for COVID-19 Emergency Response
Students across the Philippines responded to the call to support fellow children and their families affected by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, by actively participating in World Vision’s 5K Campaign Challenge, a fundraising initiative for the benefit of the child-focused organization’s COVID-19 Emergency Response. The 5K Campaign Challenge aimed to encourage students to raise funds for a timely cause, by engaging their peers and relatives to uplift the affected families’ capacity to meet basic needs during the pandemic. Eager students, who joined the challenge accomplished and even exceeded their respective fundraising goals to support at least 5 families. Some were able to assist as many as 50 families. Participating schools, including Singapore School Cebu, Enderun Colleges, De La Salle University of Manila, De La Salle Zobel, and Noah’s Ark Angel Learning Center, jointly raised a total amount of PHP 280,000 from May 1 to June 30, 2020. All these proceeds will be used to support over 280 COVID-19 affected families. In the Virtual Congratulatory Event, World Vision recognized students who reached the largest contribution to make the initiative a resounding success. The Top Advocates or students, who encouraged others to join the campaign, are Gabbie Ecito (Noah’s Ark Angel Learning Center), Reese San Juan (Singapore School Cebu) and Maegan Yap (Singapore School Cebu). The First Achievers or students, who first achieved the target goal of 5 families and above, are Justine Romero (Singapore School Cebu), Marianne Laciste (De La Salle University of Manila), and Kyle Villapando (De La Salle Zobel). The Top Fundraisers of the 5K Campaign Challenge are Chloe Suarez (Singapore School Cebu), Bede Capulong (Singapore School Cebu), and Chelsea Abcede (Enderun Colleges).
“I’m extending my gratitude to World Vision for giving young people like us the trust in what we can do. To those who are interested in joining a child-focused advocacy like 5K Campaign Challenge or the other initiatives by World Vision, just try it. You will learn a lot of things from it, you can be better, and help many along the way,” said Chloe Suarez, the Top Fundraiser from Singapore School Cebu who was able to raise PHP 50,000 for the initiative. World Vision Celebrity Ambassadors Gretchen Ho and Janina Vela led the 5K Campaign Challenge, by inspiring everyone to unite and become #OneForChildren especially during this challenging period. Gretchen Ho delightly commended the students for stepping up to give what they have for those in need. “Through this campaign, young people are given an opportunity to bless others,” said Gretchen. Meanwhile, Janina Vela emphasized about what really counts in helping others at a time such as this. “It really does not matter how big your bank account is. What matters is how big your heart is,” shared Janina. Also supporting the 5K Campaign Challenge are World Vision’s corporate partners Promate and Urbanize. “On behalf of World Vision, we would like to thank and congratulate those, who participated in the 5K Campaign Challenge, especially to our young students for going the extra mile. We are very humbled by everyone’s commitment to serve during this time despite of COVID-19,” said Rommel Fuerte, National Director of World Vision. “We are happy to announce that throughout the start of our COVID-19 Emergency Response, we were able to support over 5.2 million people, and that the 1.2 million from the total number are children, thanks to the help of our donors and partners,” expressed Fuerte.
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