
Fun fact: I wanted to become a teacher when I was a kid. I grew up in an academically inclined family, my maternal grandparents were teachers in Masbate, my paternal grandmother was a college librarian, and P.E. teacher, my grandfather worked in the University of the Philippines Cebu College, and my dad was an aeronautical instructor and engineer. I remember receiving lesson planners when I was about 7. Ahahaha! š
I will always be thankful for my parents who worked very hard to give me and my sister the opportunity to study in schools that has made all the difference in our lives because of the quality of education, the classmates we have who have turned into friends who we also now consider family, and he overall experience that has shaped us into lean, mean, hustling machines. š

Today, I hope to pay it forward by grabbing the opportunity to help other children have a fantastic educational experience.

I came across a Facebook post of a friend asking for help for public school elementary teachers requesting for donations for bondpapers to be used for printing student modules and decided to ask for help from my batchmates and officemates. I thought, if we reach 10 reams of bondpaper, that would be great! Less than two hours later, my friends came through and we were ate 30 reams! This morning I woke up to donations of more than 70 reams of bondpaper! Bless your kind hearts.Ā š„° Amazing how collective effort can make a bigger difference!

The focus of of the first virtual Brigada Eskwela is the continued childrenās education despite the pandemic we are experiencing. Since many students donāt have gadgets and donāt have access to internet connection, the schools will provide them printed Modules.
One module per student and per subject will be distributed each week and some modules contain 10 to 20 pages each.

One ream of short bondpaper (containing around 500 sheets) costs around 177 Philippine Pesos or around three (3) U.S. dollars.
We all know the government and the schools have budget allocations for these, but wouldnāt we rather actively participate than just sit back and watch? š Iāve always been a believer that a little help goes a long way. I hope you share my sentiments of giving these in good faith and momentarily setting aside our pandemic-induced politicizing. Hahaha. Letās pay it forward! š
Your donations will be distributed to four (4) teachers from different schools in Cebu. Rest assured, your donations will be properly documented.
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