PUSONG PINOY DONATIONS AT LITTLE LIGHTS

Pusong Pinoy Heroes along with Team Injury donated pancake ingredients and juice at Little Lights Ministry. This is a great life skills for these kids.  

A message from Jeanette Casaje of Little Lights: "Thank you to all Pusong Pinoy and Team Injury Donors for the donations of flour, pancake mixes, sugar, oil, and juices. The Little Lights kids had a grand time learning how to make pancakes and enjoying the snacks! Above all, Praise Christ Jesus!" 

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Little Lights Ministry planted its humble beginnings in February 2010 at Sitio Tawi-Tawi along the riverbanks of the Pasig-Cainta boundary where drug dealing, drinking sprees, gambling, and street brawls are a way of life. Out of this concern, Little Lights was born. As the ministry continued its mission, they came across out-of-school and never-schooled children, which led them to start "Learning Lessons," a progressive Montessori-type learning system for ages 2 to 15 years. Little Lights currently serves more than 1,000 underprivileged Filipino children and their love ones to have a better way of life.  Deeply inspired and motivated by the works of Little Lights Ministry, Pusong Pinoy has been a Pusong Pinoy recipient since 2010.

LITTLE LIGHTS' MESSAGE TO PUSONG PINOY

 

 

 

Little Lights shared these photos to Pusong Pinoy with this message:

"Thank you so much, Pusong Pinoy, for all the educational materials! This meant a lot to our ministry work for these children. God bless you for all that you do to help our marginalized children in the Philippines!" 

Little Lights Ministry has been a Pusong Pinoy recipient since 2010.  It planted its humble beginnings in February 2010 at Sitio Tawi-Tawi along the riverbanks of the Pasig-Cainta boundary where drug dealing, drinking sprees, gambling, and street brawls are a way of life. Out of this concern, Little Lights was born. As the ministry continued its mission, they came across out-of-school and never-schooled children, which led them to start "Learning Lessons," a progressive Montessori-type learning system for ages 2 to 15 years. Little Lights currently serves more than 1,000 underprivileged Filipino children and their love ones to have a better way of life. 

Deeply inspired and motivated by the works of Little Lights Ministry, Pusong Pinoy has been sponsoring their feeding and learning program since 2010. Click HERE to read about other PP projects for Little Lights Ministry.

PP HERO PAT KEDSLIE'S BIRTHDAY BLOWOUT AT LITTLE LIGHTS

PAT KEDSLIE of Newton Mearns in Scotland, celebrated her birthday the Pusong Pinoy way! It was such a great day as 100 children from the Little Lights Ministry in Pasig gathered for an afternoon of fun, games, storytelling and treats.

 

Pastor Joseph Casaje and his wife, Sister Jeanette of Little Lights, along with volunteers organized Pat's birthday celebration at the Rovihas Covered Court, Tramo St., Barangay Rosario, Pasig City. Our very own PP Team Leaders Douglas Inness, Florence Temporal and Marty Goitia also joined and helped in the celebration. Rey Bufi and Mary Grace Soriano of The Storytelling Project also attended the event for an interactive storytelling and warm-up fun.

 

The party started with fun songs organized by master storyteller, Rey Bufi, followed by an interactive story.  It was a wonderful activity which kept the children enthralled as it unfolded. The children had so much fun - singing, listening and laughing.  They also played games.  Happy faces all around. The egg and spoon race proved to be popular.  The children had an opportunity to thank Pat by signing her birthday banner.  They were also treated with delicious meal - spaghetti, chicken kebab, cake, donuts, juice and treats. It was a fun-packed day for children and adults alike.

We are truly grateful to Pat for celebrating her birthday with the children from Little Lights.  Thanks to Little Lights and The Storytelling Project for their untiring efforts to make Pat's birthday blowout  a success.  Such an event only works with teamwork and commitment.

 

If you would like to celebrate your birthday the Pusong Pinoy way, bringing smiles to children as they share your celebration, please email us at pusongpinoyorg@gmail.com.

 

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ABOUT LITTLE LIGHTS

Little Lights Ministry planted its humble beginnings in February 2010, at Sitio Tawi-Tawi along the riverbanks of the Pasig-Cainta boundary where drug dealing, drinking sprees, gambling, and street brawls are a way of life. Out of this concern, Little Lights was born. As the ministry continued its mission, they came across out-of-school and never-schooled children, which led them to start "Learning Lessons," a progressive Montessori-type learning system for ages 2 to 15 years.

 

Little Lights currently serves more than 1,000 underprivileged Filipino children and their love ones to have a better way of life.  Deeply inspired and motivated by the works of Little Lights Ministry, Pusong Pinoy has been sponsoring their feeding and learning program since 2010.

PP SUPERHERO DOUGLAS INNESS'BIRTHDAY DELIGHTS WITH LITTLE LIGHTS

Little Lights Ministry is one of the organizations supported by Pusong Pinoy. Pastor Joseph Casaje and his wife, Jeannette, along with volunteers, have tirelessly supported communities in the Pasig area, by providing meals and basic education for underprivileged children.

 

Pusong Pinoy Team Leader DOUGLAS INNESS flew in from Scotland to participate in the event. After a long flight, three alarm clocks guaranteed he was ready for the Fair! His first day in Manila began with a tour around the Little Lights communities of Santos Compound and the three communities of Barangay Sta. Lucia, Pasig City which are: Tawi, Tramo and Hugo Compound.

 

During the tour through the densely-populated communities, and winding narrow streets, TL Douglas saw first-hand the struggles that families have to face on a daily basis as they feed and care for their children. He even helped cooked the pansit (Filipino noodles) for the event! It was wonderful to see the children full of happy anticipation for the afternoon fair. Clean white t-shirts, smiling faces and new hair braids.

The highlight of the day was the “birthday blow-out” to celebrate TL Douglas’ birthday.  About 100 children and 50 volunteers from various Little Lights communities converged at the Ynares Court, Village East Executive Homes in Cainta, Rizal.

 

PP Team leaders LHAI SIMON, FLORENCE O. TEMPORAL and MARTY GOITIA joined in the fun and games. It was a great Pusong Pinoy and Little Lights team effort.  It was a day the little lights and big lights will always remember!

 

If you would like to celebrate your birthday the Pusong Pinoy way, please email us at pusongpinoyorg@gmail.com.

 

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ABOUT LITTLE LIGHTS

Little Lights Ministry planted its humble beginnings in February 2010, at Sitio Tawi-Tawi along the riverbanks of the Pasig-Cainta boundary where drug dealing, drinking sprees, gambling, and street brawls are a way of life. Out of this concern, Little Lights was born. As the ministry continued its mission, they came across out-of-school and never-schooled children, which led them to start "Learning Lessons," a progressive Montessori-type learning system for ages 2 to 15 years.

 

Little Lights currently serves more than 1,000 underprivileged Filipino children and their love ones to have a better way of life.  Deeply inspired and motivated by the works of Little Lights Ministry, Pusong Pinoy has been sponsoring their feeding and learning program since 2010.

PP HERO JUDITH'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AT LITTLE LIGHTS

PP Hero JUDITH MILANO-MADAMBA of Los Angeles, California celebrated her birthday with the kids of Little Lights Ministry in Pasig during her visit to the Philippines.  RUSSELL RUFINO and his dad along with CHASTA NECHVATAL who are also from California joined her at Little Lights in this special occasion.  A hundred kids attended the celebration and they were surprised by Chasta with a tahiti dance performance.  Pusong Pinoy would like to thank Judith for sharing her blessings with the kids of Little Lights Ministry! 

Pastor Joseph and his wife, Jeanette, were very grateful to Judith for sharing her birthday to the kids of Little Lights.  They stated, "Judith, Chasta, Rusell Rufino and Dad, you have given so much delight to this humble community and surely they will never forget the love you have extended to them. Our heartfelt thanks to all of you who came - to Ms. Chasta who made the children happy with her surprise tahiti dance presentation and most specially to you "Judith" for lovingly sharing your blessed day. Happy Birthday and wishing you God's wonderful blessings!  To Pusong Pinoy - Thank you for keeping Little Lights in your mind and hearts.  We love you all!"

Little Lights Ministry planted its humble beginnings at Sitio Tawi-Tawi along the riverbanks of the Pasig-Cainta boundary where drug dealing, drinking sprees, gambling, and street brawls are a way of life. Out of this concern, Little Lights was born. As the ministry continued its mission, they came across out-of-school and never-schooled children, which led them to start "Learning Lessons," a progressive Montessori-type learning system for ages 2 to 15 years.  Little Lights currently serves to more than 1,000 underprivileged Filipino children and their love ones to have a better way of life.  Deeply inspired and motivated by the works of Little Lights Ministry, Pusong Pinoy has been sponsoring their feeding and learning program since 2010.

PUSONG PINOY'S CHRISTMAS DONATION TO LITTLE LIGHTS MINISTRY

On December 18, 2012. Pusong Pinoy team led by PP Core Team Leader JOCEL TANEDO ESTOQUE and Team Leaders CLAUDETTE TANEDO, JENNY SORIANO OLIVA, and LANCE ROMEL BUCOY traveled to Pasig City to bring Christmas donations to the children of Little Lights Ministry.  Little Lights currently serves more than 1,000 underprivileged Filipino children, which includes out-of-school and never-schooled children.  Since 2010, Pusong Pinoy has been supporting Little Lights Ministry's literacy and feeding programs. 

During this Christmas celebration, the children and their families were treated with a nice meal (fried chicken, rice, macaroni salad, and dessert) donated by ICONS, a long-time supporter of Pusong Pinoy.   It was a fun-filled event with singing and gift distributions. We are truly grateful to all Pusong Pinoy Heroes who stepped up once again and donated the following items to make sure that the children and their families of Little Lights Ministry enjoy the holidays:

250 apples

500 ramen noodles

250 kilos of rice (5 sacks of rice)

250 cans of sardines

Each child received

1 apple

2 ramen noodles

1 kilo of rice

1 can of sardines

Pusong Pinoy believes that good nutrition is important for good learning.  The following items were also donated to Little Lights Ministry for their feeding program. 

5 sacks of rice (50 kilos/sack)

300 Pusong Pinoy notebooks

20 pails of biscuits

50 cans of evaporated milk

200 coloring notebooks

25 kilos of macaroni

25 kilos of bihon

20 kilos of powdered juice drink

A message from Pastor Joseph and his wife, Jeanette:"At this point we would like to bless highly those who endeavor to make our Little Lights happy and for all the wonderful support extended to our Ministry for the furtherance of our missions.  Thanks to PUSONG PINOY for being such a great partner and for steadfastly laboring to seek ways and means that the advocacy for our less priviledge brethren here in the Philippines be a continious work.  Special thanks to ICONS for sponsoring the food and for your steadfast support to our ministry and PRIME

Your commitment and concern to this ministry will cause God's face to shine upon you. As it is written; He hath disperse to the poor, your light will shine like noonday, your horn will be exalted with honor.  May the Lord Christ Jesus daily load you all with His graces, benefits and favors!

Maraming Salamat Po!"

Click HERE to read more about at our projects at Little Lights Ministry.

PP HERO TRISTAN BERNARDO'S BIRTHDAY AT LITTLE LIGHTS

Last month, Pusong Pinoy hero TRISTAN BERNARDO celebrated his birthday by sponsoring a PP Birthday Blowout with the kids and staff of Little Lights Ministry in Pasig.  They all enjoyed a wonderful meal which includes spaghetti, hotdog with marshmallow on a stick, and cheeseburger.  Thank you so much, Tristan, for touching the hearts of these kids with your generosity!  Upon seeing the photos of his birthday celebration, Tristan wrote, "Thank you for celebrating with me! I miss the Philippines so much!"

Little Lights Ministry planted its humble beginnings at Sitio Tawi-Tawi along the riverbanks of the Pasig-Cainta boundary where drug dealing, drinking sprees, gambling, and street brawls are a way of life. Out of this concern, Little Lights was born. As the ministry continued its mission, they came across out-of-school and never-schooled children, which led them to start "Learning Lessons," a progressive Montessori-type learning system for ages 2 to 15 years.  Deeply inspired and motivated by the works of Little Lights Ministry, Pusong Pinoy sponsors their feeding and learning program.

Special thanks to Pastor Joseph Casaje, his wife, Jeanette Casaje, and the entire staff of Little Lights Ministry for organizing this party.  Pastor Joseph extends his warm wishes to the birthday celebrant and Pusong Pinoy -  "Happy Birthday Tristan! May the Lord bless you - body, mind and soul.  Thank you for sharing your blessed day with Little Lights! Thank you, Pusong Pinoy, for keeping us in your hearts! " 

If you would like to celebrate your birthday the Pusong Pinoy way, please contact CTL Jay at tl.tinytony@ymail.com or VTL Carol Vega at vegacarol79@gmail.com. 

PROJECT LITTLE BITES FOR LITTLE LIGHTS II

Once again, Pusong Pinoy had a food drive benefiting the children of Little Lights Ministry - "LITTLE BITES FOR LITTLE LIGHTS II".  Part of the donation received from ICONS was used to purchase food items for this project. We are truly grateful to all the ICONS heroes for making this possible!

On April 15, 2011, our Philippines Team Leaders SUSAN CHUA, BENG DIZON, and LANCE BUCOY turned over the following food items to Pastor JOSEPH and JEANETTE CASAJE of Little Lights Ministry:

5 sacks RICE

30 kilos RICE NOODLES (Bihon)

20 kilos BEANS (Munggo)

2 sacks STICKY RICE

50 cans EVAPORATED MILK

40 kilos SPAGHETTI

40 kilos MACARONI

50 pkgs POWDERED JUICE DRINK

50 packs COCOA POWDER

25 kilos SUGAR

35 pails of BISCUIT

25 kilos OVALTINE

25 packs POWDERED MILK

25 kilos TOMATO SAUCE

50 sachets TOMATO PASTE

2 kilos KNORR CHICKEN SEASONING

2 kilos KNORR BEEF SEASONING

TOTAL CASH VALUE: PHP50,680

Little Lights Ministry, as part of Kerygma Asia, planted its humble beginnings in February 2010, at Sitio Tawi-Tawi along the riverbanks of the Pasig-Cainta boundary where drug dealing, drinking sprees, gambling, and street brawls are a way of life. Out of this concern, Little Lights was born. As the ministry continued its mission, they came across out-of-school and never-schooled children, which led them to start "Learning Lessons," a progressive Montessori-type learning system for ages 2 to 15 years. Deeply inspired and motivated by the works of Little Lights Ministry, Pusong Pinoy took on this project to help them continue their mission which is in line with ours - to promote literacy to eradicate poverty.  Click HERE to read about other PP projects for Little Lights Ministry. 

JR PP HERO VIVIENNE JACLYN SOLOMON'S BIRTHDAY & PROJECT PPP II TURNOVER AT LITTLE LIGHTS MINISTRY

On December 4, 2010, Junior Pusong Pinoy Hero VIVIENNE JACLYN SOLOMON celebrated her birthday to coincide with our Christmas Gift-Giving Project (PPP II) at Little Lights Ministry in Santos Compound, Pasig City. The children of Little Lights were treated with fun, games, and delicious meal.

Pusong Pinoy Philippines Team (CTL JOCEL ESTOQUE, TL SUSAN CHUA, TL BENG DIZON, TL CLAUDETTE LAGMAN, TL EVANGELINE CRUZ REYES, and TL ADI LAPPAO) also joined in the celebration and gave christmas gift bags to 100 kids of Little Lights Ministry.  Our utmost thnks to our PP Heroes for donating the following items, which were sorted, repacked, and distributed to the kids: 

100 pairs of slippers
100 chocolates
100 cans of sardines
100 star margarine
2 sacks of rice 
2 large bags of toys

A message from Pastor JOSEPH CASAJE of Little Lights Ministry:

"Happy Birthday to “Beautiful Vivienne Jaclyn Solomon”! The Little Lights Team of Tawi Tawi and Santos Compound express our hearfelt thanks to you and family for showering the kids with your love. Thank you for choosing our communities to be the venue for your birthday celebration. We and all the kids were truly blessed that day. May the Lord Jesus Christ continue His work in you that you will always find in your hearts the faces of our less priviledged brethren.

To you, Vivienne Jaclyn, we pray that you be blessed abundantly in mind, body and soul, growing up to be a fine and spiritual lady as you are now and as you are fashioned by Christ to be. To Mr. Ian & Ms. Cherryann Alix Solomon, parents of Jaclyn, our congratulations for a beautiful and awesome daughter and for making her grow up with love to her neighbor! Mabuhay po kayo!

Pusong Pinoy, the heart of every Filipino, once again blesses the 100 “LITTLE LIGHTS” of Santos Compound with gifts of slippers and bags of food items . Our thanks from the depths of our hearts for continually supporting our ministry and cause for the less privileged children. Thank you also for endorsing our communities to be the venue for your Heroes’ birthday celebrations. We rejoice and give glory to the Lord Jesus Christ for all your great efforts to touch the lives of our brethren."

Click HERE to read more about Little Lights Ministry.

List of HEROES/SUPERHEROES who made this possible:

100 PAIRS OF SLIPPERS
- 40 pairs - Ian Solomon (Hong Kong)
- 15 pairs - Winnie Jovita (Meycauayan, Bulacan)
- 2 pairs - Nicole Ann dela Cruz (Meycauayan, Bulacan)
- 12 pairs - Jake Solomon (Hong Kong)
- 12 pairs - Jacklyn Solomon (Hong Kong)
- 19 pairs - Vince Baldo (San Jose, California)
100 CHOCOLATES - Douglas & Jean Inness (Scotland)
2 SACKS OF RICE
- 1 sack - Restauro Family (Corona, California)
- 1 sack - TL Ochi Tanedo (San Diego, California)
200 PACKS OF RAMEN NOODLES
- 100 pks - Andy Ng (Singapore
- 23 pks - Jenny Oliva (Pasig)
- 77 pks - Veegee Garcia (Quezon City)
100 CANS OF SARDINES
- 67 cans - Regina Bondoc (Union City, California
- 33 cans - Nelda Paligar of Capital Holdings Inc (Ontario, CA)
100 STAR MARGARINE - Anonymous donor
2 LARGE BAG OF TOYS - donated by Team Dubai

PP HERO TERRY ADEVA'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AT LITTLE LIGHTS MINISTRY

Last month, Pusong Pinoy hero TERRY ADEVA of West Covina, California celebrated her birthday by sponsoring a PP Birthday Blowout with 100 kids and 10 staff of Little Lights Ministry in Sitio Tawi Tawi in Pasig. The kids and staff were treated with cake and lunch from Mang Inasal. Terry also gave them goodie bags and backpacks. Thank you so much, Terry, for touching the hearts of these kids with your generosity! May God continue to bless you and your family! Special thanks to Pastor Joseph Casaje and the entire staff of Little Lights Ministry for the warm reception given to Terry and company.

Terry has been a supporter of Pusong Pinoy. She was one of the organizers of "Cosmic Bowling for A Cause", a PP fundraising event, held in August 2010 and she is organizing another event next year to support future PP projects. Terry, you truly are a hero!

If you would like to celebrate your birthday the Pusong Pinoy way, please contact our Hong Kong Charter Team Leader Jay Martinez at tl.tinytony@ymail.com or HK Vice-Team Leader Carol Vega at vegacarol@mac.com. Click HERE to see past Pusong Pinoy's birthday celebrations.

PUSONG PINOY SHINES ANOTHER LIGHT

Last month, Pusong Pinoy launched a major project - LITTLE BITES FOR LITTLE LIGHTS. We collected food items and books for the benefit of the children of Little Lights Ministry. Thanks to our wonderful heroes, we completed this project in only five days!

Little Lights Ministry, as part of Kerygma Asia, planted its humble beginnings in February 2010, at Sitio Tawi-Tawi along the riverbanks of the Pasig-Cainta boundary where drug dealing, drinking sprees, gambling, and street brawls are a way of life. Out of this concern, Little Lights was born. As the ministry continued its mission, they came across out-of-school and never-schooled children, which led them to start "Learning Lessons," a progressive Montessori-type learning system for ages 2 to 15 years. Deeply inspired and motivated by the works of Little Lights Ministry, Pusong Pinoy took on this project to help them continue their mission which is in line with ours - to promote literacy to eradicate poverty.

On September 25, 2010, our Philippines Core Team Leaders SUSAN CHUA and VANGIE CRUZ REYES gave the following donated items to Little Lights Ministry:

2 SACKS of STICKY RICE
50 CANS of EVAPORATED MILK
30 KILOS OF SPAGHETTI
50 PACKS OF POWDERED JUICE DRINK
25 PACKS OF COCOA POWDER
5 SACKS OF RICE/50 KILOS PER SACK
25 KILOS OF SUGAR
30 KILOS OF ELBOW MACARONI
50 LARGE PAILS OF BISCUIT
500 CHILDREN'S BOOKS
200 NOTEBOOKS
412 PENCILS

The next day, the rest of the Philippines Core Team (CTL Leader JOCEL ESTOQUE, TL BENG DIZON, and TL CLAUDETTE LAGMAN) visited the children of Little Lights Ministry and distributed children's books. The children also enjoyed delicious snacks from donations of this project - biscuits and champorado (chocolate porridge). Our thanks go to Pastor JOSEPH CASAJE and his ministry for their dedication to these kids. Once again, thanks to all our wonderful heroes for making this project a success!

PROJECT LITTLE BITES FOR LITTLE LIGHTS

On August 8, 2010, Pusong Pinoy launched Project "LITTLE BITES FOR LITTLE LIGHTS" benefiting the children of Little Lights Ministry led by Pastor Joseph Quila Casaje of Kerygma Asia.

Kerygma Asia planted its humble beginnings in February 2010 at Sitio Tawi-Tawi along the riverbanks of the Pasig-Cainta boundary where drug dealing, drinking sprees, gambling, and street brawls is a way of life. Out of this concern, Little Lights was born. As the ministry continued its mission, they came across out-of-school and never-schooled children which led them to start "Learning Lessons," a progressive Montessori-type learning system for 2 to 15 years old. They also provide feeding and hygiene programs.

Deeply inspired and greatly motivated by the works of Ptr. Joseph and his brethren, Pusong Pinoy launched this project to help them continue their mission which is in line with ours - to promote literacy to eradicate poverty. In addition to the 500 children's books we are giving them, we are also asking for donation of school supplies and food items. We need to feed these children to nourish their mind.

We are calling on all our kind-hearted HEROES to put your hearts into this wonderful cause. Here is a list of items most needed by Little Lights and the community they serve:

Biscuits - 50 pails (P230/$5.20) – COMPLETED
Sugar - 25 kilos (P51/$1.16) - COMPLETED
Evaporated Milk - 50 cans (P25/$.56) - COMPLETED
Rice - 5 sacks (P1,500/$35) - COMPLETED
Sticky Rice - 2 sacks (P2,500/$56.82) - COMPLETED
Juice Drive - 50 packs (P60/$1.36) - COMPLETED
Elbow Macaroni - 30 kilos – (P62/$1.40) - COMPLETED
Spaghetti - 30 kilos – (P97/$2.20) - COMPLETED
Cocoa Powder - 25 packs – (P72/$1.64) - COMPLETED
Pencils – 412 - COMPLETED
Notebooks – 200 - COMPLETED
Books – 500 - COMPLETED

Every little bit helps. Make your contribution count. Please consider making a donation today.

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We completed this project in FIVE days! Thanks to the following heroes who made this possible:

10 large pails of biscuits - Newport Beach TL CARL BERNARDO
19 large pails of biscuits - Texas TL DANA MARTY GALI
100 notebooks - CONQUI BERNARDO (Ontario, CA)
550 children's books - MIKE HAYES (London)
14 kilos of elbow macaroni - Orange County TL HERBERT WENCESLAO
21 large pails of biscuits - PROJECT PEARLS (San Francisco, CA)
16 kilos of elbow macaroni & 5 kilos of spaghetti - NYLESOR TADEO (Israel)
25 kilos of sugar - West Covina TL DAN PASAMONTE
15 kilos of spaghetti - Fairfield TL ARNEL FRANCISCO & VTL CHINKY FRANCISCO
9 kilos of spaghetti - PAULA & ADRIA GALI (Texas)
5 sacks of rice - SEAN & JADA ENCINA, kids of Sara & Jowee Encina (Manila)
50 packs of powdered juice - SEAN & JADA ENCINA (Manila)
7 packs of cocoa powder - SEAN & JADA ENCINA(Manila)
1 sack of sticky rice - TONY VELBIS (Torrance, CA)
18 packs of cocoa powder - TONY VELBIS (Torrance, CA)
1 kilo of spaghetti - TONY VELBIS (Torrance, CA)
100 notebooks - TONY VELBIS (Torrance, CA)
412 pencils - HEROES from Dubai
1 sack of sticky rice(malagkit) - PP Team HK