#bayanihan2020

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I can still remember how I would tell my mom, “Ma, pag nanalo ako sa singing contest, tutulungan ko yung taong shokoy ha.” But I wasn’t able to do so because I was afraid of competitions. Several times, I’ve also asked my friends if I could join them in charity works. But I wasn’t able to join because I had no enough time. Maybe this is the reason why I am determined to help and continue helping. There’s this guilt that I feel because I wasn’t able to do what I’ve always wanted. The current situation finally allows me to grab this opportunity to give to those who are more in need.

I started my donation drive last 11th of April. I was really hesitant at first, thinking that no one will support or donate. But after posting some donation drive ads, some friends started donating. I was able to collect ₱12,900.00 for the first day and I already bought 4 sacks of rice and sardines the next day. When I already had enough money, I added coffee and noodles. I know God lent more instruments because my cousin and his wife as well as my highschool teacher donated takoyaki and empanada, which I distributed to the frontliners of Fabella and at checkpoints and all those that we saw at the streets. 

Days passed by and we increased the funds to  ₱70,998.00. Unbelievable! So I bought PPEs and masks for my Fabellan colleagues. 

Here are some of the most unforgettable moments that I experienced hosting this donation drive and fundraising:

• Upon looking for gloves on a facebook group, I saw this post from a girl asking for a low price of PPE because his lolo is an ambulance driver and she wanted to buy some for him.  I sent a message to the girl that I am willing to give sets of PPE to lolo. I contacted the supplier where I bought the PPEs I donated to Fabella (since she gave me a really low price for it; another instrument). The next morning, I received a message from the supplier that I do not need to pay for those and that they will just donate to lolo those 5 PPEs I ordered. God is so good. The supplier has a really good heart! See the picture above of an old man in front of the ambulance? That’s him, Lolo Robert. 😊

• I booked grab for an order nights ago. I gave the rider a pack of relief goods and he was surprised. A few minutes later, my dad said somebody’s looking for me. When I looked outside the window, it was the grab driver. He gave me some green mangoes as thank you to the relief goods I handed him. 

I hope we won’t stop helping each other as long as there are people who are in need. We’re all in this together.

[kirbyaraullo]

🍡👩🏻🍢 Atching Rizalina is a #StreetFood vendor from Angeles City 🇵🇭 terribly impacted by COVID-19. Like many #StreetVendors, she hasn’t been able to make a living to feed her family due to the lockdown. I befriended and interviewed her for my #vlog during my last trip to the Philippines. She is now reaching out for help to get milk for her younger grandchildren. Let us help the most vulnerable like Atching Rizalina! For people in the area please let me know if you wanna help or send me info on any local resources that could help our cabalen in need. Dacal pung Salámat! ❤️💛💚 _ Many people, our kababayans in the motherland, are more worried about hunger than the virus itself. If you are in the U.S. and would like to get involved in our efforts to help the most vulnerable both in the Philippines and in the United States, message me for more info on how to be part of our nationwide Bayanihan Response to COVID-19. Salámat! _ Like & follow @nafconusa for more action-oriented campaigns and programs to help our communities 😊❤️💛💙 _ #magkaisaatkumilos #bayanihan #CovidResponse #Covid19 #nafconusa #nafcontayo #bayanihan2020 (at Philippines) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-8UlTFjYWz/?igshid=1seeua9ruuflb

[kirbyaraullo]

Stay tuned! We’ll be relaunching our best selling “One Rise, We All Rise!” shirts to raise funds for our @nafconusa’s BAYANIHAN Response to COVID-19. ❤️💛💙 . We first designed this shirt as part of @riseupyolo’s contribution to NAFCON’s Bayanihan Relief & Rehabilitation Program for the communities impacted by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. . Let’s continue to work together to support each other, especially the most vulnerable members of our community! Get involved! DM me or contact us at info@nafconusa.org for more info! . #magkaisaatkumilos #bayanihan #CovidResponse #Covid19 #nafconusa #nafcontayo #bayanihan2020 #riseupyolo . 📸: @rednowoman | #DenimDay 2019 (at Yolo County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_BTtTXD-fn/?igshid=allvuybi4jn