BIG BROTHER BIG SISTER
As the first rays of sun caught his eyes, Jose awoke and sat up on his wooden cot. Through the window, he could see majestic Mt. Halcon amid the morning mist and it promises to be a warm sunny day. However, he wants to feign illness and stay home today.
Teacher Emma reminded him yesterday that he needs to take down notes in order to review for the exams. What he didn’t tell his teacher was he didn’t have any notebooks in his plastic bag, which serves as his school bag this year. He knew that if he asked his father for notebooks, he would be told to stop going to school and help in the fields instead.
Through the Big Brother Big Sister (BBBS) Community Outreach Program, children in such families get a chance to go to school without adding to their parents’ burden of putting food on the table. Each year, BBBS big brothers and sisters carry school supplies on their backs, trek through mountain trails and distribute them to the children in need. On May 12 – 13 this year, BBBS will benefit children in the Mangyan communities of Dulangan and Lantuyan, Municiplity of Baco, Oriental Mindoro.
BBBS invites you to be a big brother or big sister to FIVE HUNDRED children! How?:
- Pledge to sponsor one child for P300 (USD 7.00) - Email to helpbbbs@gmail.com or contact Sherryl Gumban +639216012154 or Tina Palestina +639223393353.
- Come and meet the kids yourself, sign up as a BBBS volunteer
- Send this message to your friends, relatives or colleagues who might wish to help
Visit: http://bbbs2005.multiply.com or Facebook: BigBrother BigSister for more information.
Let’s keep Jose in school while his father tends to the crops ...
BIG BROTHER BIG SISTER
Big dreams begin with small steps!
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