Act N@W Christmas Outreach Activity

Last December 20, 2008, selected members of Newlyweds@Work (an online community for newlyweds and not so newlyweds) hosted a Jollibee Christmas Party for the urban poor children/teens supported by Concordia Children's Services, an orphanage for abandoned children. A total of 34 urban poor children/teens aged 8-15 years old, a few kids from the orphanage and approximatley 40 adults (including volunteers, suppliers and Concordia staff) attended the said event which was held from 9:00am-12:00nn at the premises of the orphanage in Sta. Mesa, Manila.

It was indeed a half day full of fun and games for everybody. Aside from the games and pinata which the attendees participated in, the children/teens were also treated to an animated story telling session by N@wie Danie.

Jollibee came to provide some entertainment and pose for some souvenir photos.

Everybody enjoyed eating the spaghetti, fries and burger from Jollibee and ice cream & sweets donated by various N@wies.

Volunteer photographers from Olyclub and GSM Photoclub were everywhere to capture the precious moments.

The kids were all smiles as they went home wearing their new slippers from Banana Peel while carrying their backpacks filled with loot, game prizes, candies & other goodies.

One kid even went home with an electric fan (donated by N@wie Abie), which was the grand prize in the raffle.

After the party, some members of N@W went to St. Martin de Porres Hospital, San Juan Municipal Hospital and Barangay Balongbato to distribute the remaining donations from generous N@wies and other donors.

All the N@wies and volunteers who attended the outreach activity were enriched by the experience and have agreed to come up with and participate in more activities like this in the future.

More party pics:

Act N@w (Abie)
Act N@w with N@wies (Mot)
Concordia Children's Services Xmas Party (Oli)
Concordia Party (Rodge)

Related external links:

Act N@W!
Act N@W - My Concordia and San Juan Adventure
Act N@W

Complete List of Donors

The N@W Christmas Outreach activity wouldn't have been possible without the generous support and cooperation of the following sponsors/donors:

1. Enen & Benson - P1,000 cash
2. Joy & Marvin - P1,500 cash
3. Claire Tamayo & Philweb officemates - P1,500 cash
4. Theresa Calderon - P1,200 cash
5. Jhoanne & Mikko - P1,000 cash
6. Meme & Marvin - P4,000 cash
7. Kat & Jerry - P1,000 cash
8. KV & Mark - P1,000 cash
9. Monette Lipana - P500 cash
10. Germaine & Jimmy - P1,000 cash
11. Danie - P500 cash, storytelling
10. Tricia & Suerte - P1,000 cash, old clothes & shoes

11. Marj & Jouie - Jollibee Mascot appearance, 15 packs of cookies

12. Pepel & Mike - Party Decoration Set Up, 12 pcs. Game Prizes, Balloons
13. Velvet - Balloons
14. Apple & Adrian - Party Host, Ice Cream Cart
15. Roche & Denis / Unilab - 36 cans Bright Milk, 36 bottles Nutroplex, 36 bottles Enervon, 36 bottles Ambroxol
16. Momai & Richie- 22 pcs. Cologne & Shampoo
17. Marie & Jude - 34 pcs. crayons, pencils and rulers, Assorted jumbo pencils & crayons
18. Eileen & Matthew - 22 pcs. Game Prizes, Old Clothes, Shoes & Baby Feeding items
19. Abie & Friends - 3 pcs. Electric Fans, Photography Services, 1 box Ambroxol, 2 boxes Amoxicillin, 1 box toilet paper and cotton, 7 pcs. Green Cross Alcohol, 9 packs diapers, 9 boxes Beam toothpaste, 1 pack cotton buds, 2 big bottles of Cherifer Syrup
20. G Brosas - Wrapped gifts
21. Joanne Syjuco - Piñata & Candies
22. Rhea & Nap - 10 boxes of crinkles
23. Zen - 34 pcs. Backpacks with spoons & forks, notebooks, 14 pcs. Loviscol T-shirts, 11 packs Softee tissue, 2 boxes Robitussin liquigel capsules
24. Precious & Rommel - Name Tags, Gift wrappers, Pinata & Candies
25. Leslie & Sherwin - 34 pcs. Personalized towels
26. Chell & Ian - 34 pcs. Pillows
27. Emma Fronda - 17 pcs. Game Prizes
28. Patricia Rodriguez - 19 pcs. Game Prizes
29. Greys & Joel - Pillows and feeding items, crib bed sheets, stuffed toy and horse
30. Melisse & Christian - "Act N@W" Tarpaulin Backdrop, 20 pcs. Game Prizes
31. Judith Tabaquin- "Christmast with the N@Wies" Tarpaulin Backdrop
32. Lala Matibag - Cassava Cake, Yema
33. Myra Rodriguez - 2 cans of biscuits, 1 pack of Marie biscuit, 4 boxes of Cerelac, 15 pcs. of junk foods, 3 packs of Blue Skies biscuits, 4 bottles Carbocisteine, 4 bottles Paracetamol, 2 bottles ascorbic acid, 2 bottles Smarty vitamin syrup, 50 pcs. ascorbic acid tablets, stickers and bookmark
34. Rhea Uyco - 3 boxes of Banana Peel slippers
35. Jenny Ong - Hello Kitty bags/items and gift wrapped prizes
36. Alice M. - 20 pcs. Game Prizes
37. Benz Co-Rana - 1 bag of cotton & hand sanitizers
38. Lissa Ramos - 35 bottles of Ceelin Syrup
39. Rona - 40 pcs. Game Prizes & 4 Gazebo Royale Notebooks
40. Maita Nolledo - Bumblebee & Co. Costumes (for the organizers)

Financial Report

Here's a summary of the source(s) & use(s) of funds for the N@W Christmas Outreach activity:

Cash Donations:

1. Enen & Benson (bank deposit 11-26-08) - P1,000
2. Joy & Marvin (bank deposit 12-04-08) - P1,500
3. Claire Tamayo & Philweb officemates (bank deposit 12-04-08) - P1,500
4. Theresa Calderon (bank deposit 12-05-08) - P1,200
5. Jhoanne & Milko (bank deposit 12-05-08) - P1,000
6. Meme & Marvin (bank deposit 12-09-08) - P4,000
7. Kat & Jerry (bank deposit 12-11-08) - P1,000
8. KV & Mark (bank deposit 12-16-08) - P1,000
9. Monette Lipana (bank deposit 12-16-08) - P500
10. Tricia & Suerte (bank deposit 12-16-08) - P1,000
11. Germaine & Jimmy (bank deposit 12-18-08) - P1,000
12. Danie (cash 12-20-08) - P500

Total Amount of Cash Donations Collected: P15,200
Less: Jollibee (Sta. Mesa) Party Expenses (OR # 5968) P10,455

CASH-ON-HAND P4,745***

***cash on hand is intended to be used as a start-up fund for future N@W outreach activities. =)

Official Receipt from Jollibee:

St Martin de Porres Charity Hospital Donations

St Martin de Porres Charity Hospital
70 A. Bonifacio St, San Juan City, MM
723.0741 to 43

These are the items we donated to St Martin De Porres Charity Hospital as received by their Administrator/Asst Medical Director Dr Mercedita J. Macabulos:

1. 11 packs softee tissue and 2 boxes Robitusin liquigel capsules (Zen Davanes)
2. Wrapped gifts (G Brosas)
3. 1 bag of cotton & hand sanitizers (Benz Co-Rana)
4. 35 bottles Ceelin (120ml) (Lissa)
5. 2 electric fans, 1 box Ambroxol, 2 boxes Amoxicillin , 1 box toilet paper and cotton (Abie Co & Friends)
6. 3 packs of Blue Skies, 4 bottles Carbocisteine, 4 bottles Paracetamol, 2 bottles of Ascorbic Acid, 2 bottles of Smarty Vitamin Syrup, 50pcs. Ascorbic Acid tablets (Myra Rodriguez)
7. 1 bag of clothes (Eileen & Matthew)
8. 2 boxes of Banana Peel slippers (Rhea Uyco)
9. 1 bag of used clothes & 1 bag of used shoes (Tricia Faustino)

Receiving Copy from St. Martin de Porres Hospital:



Note: There were some errors in the receiving copy of St. Martin de Porres Hospital. 1 bag of used clothes and 1 bag of used shoes should have come from Tricia Faustino (not Patricia and Myra); 35 pcs. of Ceelin (120ml) should have come from Lissa not Roche; The hand sanitizers from Benz were also omitted from the list but they were donated there. Apologies for the errors.

Concordia Children's Services Donations

Concordia Children’s Services
4600 Old Sta Mesa St. Sta Mesa, MM
716.0031/ 713.3452

These are the items received by CCS representative Jean Benavidez. These are exclusive of donations given to the urban poor kids (refer to Christmas Party donations).

1. 7 pcs. Green Cross Alcohol, 9 packs diapers, 9 boxes Beam toothpaste, 1 pack cotton buds, 2 big bottles of Cherifer (Abie Co & Friends)
2. 14 pcs. Loviscol T-shirts (Zen)
3. Assorted baby clothes & shoes, feeding items (Eileen & Matthew)
4. 22 pcs. pillows (Chell & Ian)
5. 22 pcs. towels (Leslie)
6. 22 pcs. shampoos and colognes (Momai)
7. 4 boxes Cerelac, 2 cans biscuits, 1 pack Marie biscuits (Myra Rodriguez)
8. Pillows and feeding items, crib bedsheets, stuffed toy and horse (Greys)
9. 36 cans Bright Milk, 36 bottles Nutroplex, 36 bottles Enervon, 36 bottles Ambroxol (Roche/Unilab)
10. 22 pairs of Banana Peel slippers (Rhea Uyco)
11. Assorted jumbo crayons & pencils (Marie)

Receiving Copy of Concordia Children's Services:



Note: The assorted jumbo crayons and pencils donated by Marie were ommited from the receiving copy of CCS because they were given to the orphans directly.

Christmas Party Donations

For the Christmas Party with urban poor kids, we received the following donations:

1. Jollibee Mascot Appearance, 15 packs of cookies (Marj & Jouie)
2. Party Decorations Set Up, 12 pcs. Game Prizes, Balloons (Pepel & Mike)
3. Balloons (Velvet)
4. Party Host, Ice Cream Cart (Apple & Adrian)
5. Crayons, Pencils, Rulers (Marie & Jude)
6. 22 pcs. game prizes (Eileen & Matthew)
7. Pinata & Candies (Joan Syjuco)
8. 10 boxes of crinkles (Rhea & Nap)
9. 34 pcs. backpacks with spoons & forks, notebooks (Zen)
10. Name Tags, Gift Wrappers, Pinata & Candies (Precious & Rommel)
11. 34 pcs. personalized towels (Leslie & Sherwin)
12. 17 pcs. game prizes (Emma Fronda)
13. 19 pcs. game prizes (Patricia Rodriguez)
14. "Act N@W" Tarpaulin Backdrop, 20 pcs. game prizes (Melisse)
15. "Christmas with the N@wies" Tarpaulin Backdrop (Judith Tabaquin)
16. Cassava Cake, Yema (Lala Matibag)
17. 34 pcs. Banana Peel Slippers (Rhea Uyco)
18. 20 pcs. Game Prizes (Alice M.)
19. Stickers & Bookmarks, 15 pcs. junk foods (Myra Rodriguez)
20. 40 pcs. game prizes & 4 pcs. Gazebo Royale Notebooks (Rona)
21. Story Telling (Danie)
22. Photography Services (Abie, Mot, Oli, Rodge, Honey)
23. 1 Electric Fan for the Grand Raffle (Abie)
24. Hello Kitty bags/items and gift wrapped prizes (Jenny Ong)
25. 12 pcs. pillows (Chell & Ian)

Pictures of Donated Items

Here are some pictures of the donations that we received from our generous sponsors/donors for the N@W Christmas Outreach activity:

List of Organizers & N@wies Who Attended the N@W Christmas Outreach Activity

We thank the following people for organizing the event and coordinating all the donations. The N@W Christmas Outreach Activity wouldn't have been possible without your perseverance and deep desire to make the event a success.

Abie (ni Rey)
Eileen (ni Matthew)
Greys (ni Joel)
Marj (ni Jouie)
Momai (ni Richie)
Precious (ni Rommel)
Velvet (ni Adam)
Zen (ni Jun)

We also would like the thank the following for attending the Concordia Party with us. Your presence made the event extra special.

Danie (ni Ramir)
Pepel (ni Mike)
Apple (ni Adrian)
Marie (ni Jude)
G (ni Albert)
Lala Matibag
Joy Bartolome

About Concordia Children's Services