July
22, 2012
Two
days ago, we visited RAC and I already made a journal entry about it however, I
just simply wanted to post our program flow for the entire day.
12:00-1:30
Journey to the Venue
1:30-1:40
Set-up of place and introduction
1:40-2:40
Pastillas Making
2:40-3:00
Pastillas eating and discussion
3:00-3:30
Break time and interaction with the kids
3:30-3:45
Intro of next activity and set-up
3:45-4:45
Egg painting
4:45
-5:15 Awarding of Best eggs and discussion
5:15-5:35
Clean Up
5:35-6:15
Talk with personnel and kids, review of today’s events and the kids’ reactions;
discussion of plans for next meeting
I can
honestly say that those 6 hours spent at Reception and Action Center made me
realize how lucky I am to be in this state of life. Before we conducted this service, my group already
decided that we will conduct activities that will cater to improving the living
conditions of these unfortunate Filipino citizens. We were extremely touched upon seeing the
smiling faces of the children at the center, and seeing how much they are
enjoying while learning value-added activities from us. I can say that we were able interact with
these less fortunate individuals and create a lasting relationship and memories
with them.
Our
project objectives are as follows and I will explain how we were able to
achieve each of these through our visit at RAC:
•
To interact with and learn from the children
in Reception and Action Center
o
All of the activities we prepared for the
children at RAC allowed us to fully interact with them and create a good
relationship with them to make them happy.
As we spoke to them, we were able to learn how difficult their lives are
and how they cope with their daily life.
•
To be able to impart knowledge and offer
Lasallian service to the people living in Reception and Action Center through
tutorial sessions
o
We were not able to hold tutorial sessions
during our visit, however, as much as possible, we integrated everything that
we have learned in school in the activities we held for them.
•
To be exposed with the realities of our
country and truly understand the importance of helping our society
o
Having a mini discussion with the children
opened up our eyes towards the realities of our country. It is through their life stories wherein I
realized how unfortunate these people are and how much they need my help to at
least, improve their state of living.
•
To enhance the living conditions of the
individuals living in RAC through donated clothing and toiletries to impose
good personal hygiene
o
We donated some toiletries and clothing to
the children in RAC.
•
To teach the children value-added activities
that can be their source of income in the future
o
We were actually commended by the
administration of RAC because they saw that our activities were actually
value-added. It does not only provide fun and laughter among the kids but they
have important lessons to be learned, as well.
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