Saturday, January 16, 2010

PUSONG PINOY TOUCHED BY THE NARIS FAMILY

Pusong Pinoy focuses on families such as the Naris Family of Banay-Banay, Lipa City.

Ten siblings...battle to survive a life without a mother who died a few months ago. Their father, Domeng, can barely work as a carpenter due to a previous debilitating knee injury and problems with his eyesight.

The kids help support the family by selling bottles, newspaper, and scrap. The Naris family is only one of many families receiving assistance from PSAC, a Pusong Pinoy recipient.

On September 12, 2009, Pusong Pinoy Seattle Team Leader Dong Mamaril along with PP Philippines Team Jocel Estoque, Susan Chua, Tracy Jimenez, Beng Dizon, Liza De Jesus, and Ning Doble took the kids to Robinsons Mall and Jollibee which was a first for these kids. The kids had fun playing at the mall and they had a great time eating at Jollibee.

Special thanks to TL Susan Chua for donating P1,600 worth of groceries, slippers donated by Jocel Estoque, and Liza de Jesus for paying for the carousel and car rides. TL Dong Mamaril also donated a sack of rice, biscuits, and other food items; and treated the family, including the PP team and PSAC volunteers, to Jollibee.

In December 2009, the Naris family received a sack of rice and toys as part of our Project Pamasko ng Pusong-Pinoy (Christmas Gift-Giving). A balikbayan box of clothes and canned goods from donors in the United States was also given to the family in January 2010.

Pusong Pinoy thanks the generosity of our team leaders and donors towards the Naris family. Thanks also to all the volunteers who make up Parish Social Action Committee of San Vicente Ferrer Parish Church in Lipa City for their tireless acts of kindness and generosity towards less privileged families around their area.

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