PUSONG PINOY'S FOOD & SCHOOL SUPPLIES TURNOVER AT DAMASCUS

UPDATE: On June 19, 2010, food items collected from the PP Food Drive held in March 2010 and school supplies collected from PP's School Supplies Project "Alay Mula Sa Puso" in May 2010 were turned over to Damascus Foundation by our Philippines Core Team - CTL JOCEL ESTOQUE, TL BENG DIZON, TL SUSAN CHUA, and TL VANGIE CRUZ REYES. Thanks to all our wonderful heroes for making this project a success! Please scroll down to see the list of food items collected.

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On March 20, 2010, Pusong Pinoy launched a second food drive for one of our recipients, DAMASCUS FOUNDATION, a non-stock, non-profit organization located in Dona Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan in the Philippines. The foundation provides a home for recovering drug dependents, street children, and individuals with behavioral problems. It caters to charity cases and youth who have been victimized by the drug menace in the Philippines. Its holistic approach to rehabilitation gives hope and provides opportunities for a normal and functional life by providing these kids with physical, mental, and spiritual development.

PHOTO CREDIT: JOEY RICO/PHOTO KALYE

Apart from its rehabilitation center, Damascus opened a preschool (Kindergarten and Preparatory level) for the children of indigent families of the town. Its mission is to nurture health and educate undernourished children in the town by way of the Damascus Learning Center (DLC). The children come from far-away barrios who do not have access to preschool or kindergarten education. DLC provides school supplies, uniform, and food to these children.

Pusong Pinoy launched this food drive to help Damascus continue this worthwhile mission. We need to feed these children to nourish their mind. We are asking Pusong Pinoy heroes to rise to the occasion and help complete the following list of basic food items for Damascus:

Items	Price/Item	# More Needed
Rice-25 sacks	P1600/$35	COMPLETED
Luncheon Meat-50 cans		COMPLETED
Sardines(555 Brand)-50 large cans	P30/$.67	COMPLETED
Cooking Oil-6 gallons	P260/$5.78	COMPLETED
White Sugar-50 kilos	P55/$1.22	COMPLETED
Powdered Milk-50 kilos	P285/$6.33	COMPLETED
Chocolate Powdered Milk - 50 kilos	P195/$4.33	COMPLETED
Ramen Noodles-200 pcs	P6/$.13	COMPLETED

* 5 sacks of rice from the list above will be donated to EPHESUS, HOME OF ABUSED CHILDREN c/o Damascus Foundation.

*US Dollar Conversion is based on $1 to P45

Thanks to the following donors:
1. 1 sack rice - Dubai Team Leader Cherry Tanedo
2. 1 sack rice & 12 kilos white sugar - Leah Ramos-Guintu
3. 1 sack rice - USA-Orange County Team Leader Herbert Wenceslao
4. 1 sack rice - USA-Seattle Team Leader Dong Mamaril
5. 4 gallons of cooking oil - USA-West Covina TL Dan Pasamonte
6. 3 kilos chocomilk powder - USA-Seattle JTL Jai Mamaril
7. 1 sack rice, 6 kilos of choco milk & 3 kilos sugar - Phils-QC Team Leader Lance Bucoy & Vice-Team Leader Sharon Barrios
8. 5 kilos chocomilk powder & 2 kilos of sugar - Jay Almoneda
9. 3 sacks rice - Tony Velbis (USA-Torrance)
10. 3 sacks of rice & 3 kilos of sugar - Mari Tomioka
11. 1 sack of rice - USA-Corona Team Leader Annali Ancheta
12. 1 sack of rice - USA-Newport Beach Team Leader Carl Bernardo
13. 2 sacks of rice- Don Crisostomo (Spain)
14. 1 sack of rice - Anonymous donor from Team Seattle
15. 2 sacks of rice & 7 kilos of sugar - Wendy Wong (USA-New York)
16. 3 sacks of rice - Ladera Ranch TL Joanne & VTL Victory Bermudez
17. 1 sack of rice - Arnel & Chinky Francisco
18. 2 gallons of cooking oil & 10 kilos of sugar - Baguio-Benguet Team Leader Adi Lappao
19. 50 large cans of sardines - Phils-Rizal TL Villanueva
20. 8 kilos of chocomilk & 2 kilos of sugar - Dubai VTL Christina Carlos
21. 2 sacks of rice - USA-Alaska TL Winnie Domingo-Cichosz
22. 11 kilos of chocomilk - USA-East Coast CTL Ivy Antonio
23. 200 pieces of ramen - HongKong VTL Wys Vas-Villalobos
24. 5 kilos of chocomilk - Manette Quiroz
25. 1 kilo of powdered milk & 11 kilos of sugar - Conqui Bernardo
26. 50 cans of luncheon meat - USA-Newport Beach TL Carl Bernardo
27. 3 kilos of powdered milk - USA-Corona TL Annali Ancheta
28. 5 kilos of powdered milk - Hong Kong VTL Dang Rapio
29. 5 kilos of chocomilk - Roby Eserio Chan
30. 10 kilos powdered milk - Angelina Endozo
31. 4 kilos of powdered milk - Maria Lovella Mendoza
32. 1 kilo of powdered milk & 1 kilo milo - Jenny Oliva
33. 1 sack of rice - Phils-Pampanga Team Leader Neri Lozano
34. 6 kilos of chocomilk & 7 kilos of powdered milk - Team Hong Kong: CTL Angel "Jay" Martinez, Team Leader Jinky Sonsalla, Vice Team Leaders: Wys Vas-Villalobos, Kaz Soriano, and Carol Vega
35. 7 kilos of powdered milk - Planet Pansit (West Covina, California)
36. 12 kilos of powdered milk - Rey Quirimit (Qatar)