We had a little difficulty finding the venue because our ‘road expert’ Aldrin wasn’t with us at that time but we did ask around for directions. We finally got to the venue, a housing project by NHA for the illegal settlers from Manila. The program started with games hosted by clown as the delighted kids participated actively. CCF gave away freebies, even the students and one volunteer also have something for the poor kids. Thank you to S. Anchi for the additional refreshments and also to Aral Pinoy volunteers.

You can add SMF in Facebook so you would be able to check out the different services that they offer for the poor.

We received an email from Ms. Melisa asking us to find her a beneficiary whom she can share her blessings with and we chose Alay ng Puso because we thought they are the ones that needed donations the most. CCF Team arrived early at the venue to set up and assist the donors. This time, the kids requested for milk, fresh meat, fish and vegetables which the donors gladly obliged, along with 1 kalderong sopas for lunch. The sopas was so abundant that they get to share it for the feeding program for seniors on that day.

CCF is open to everyone that wants to have an outreach program even if they have a tight budget. Those are the groups that we wanted to encourage because even though they’re not well-off, they willing share what little they have, for the poor and we are here to assist them. They started it with worship activity afterwards, they played parlor games with clowns as hosts. The kids actively participated and after Chummy Chum’s dance number, we started giving gifts and snacks to the children.

The event was held at the covered court to accommodate an expected 900 poor families (2000 people) who were there to avail of the free medical service such as ECG, Xray, CBC, Urinalysis, Dental Service, etc. But due to ongoing classes, only half of the expected number showed up for the medical mission.

When we arrived at the venue, there was already a long queue of people at the registration area. The venue was small and cramped but nevertheless the mission pushed through for the benefit of the poor people who availed of the free medical checkup. CCF distributed treats to children after their checkups.

When we got to the venue, there were large banners of politicians of both opposing political parties, so both SMF & CCF were having second thoughts of continuing the medical mission because it may just be used for politicking. During these times, the urge to help the poor families especially children, always prevails so we continued with the mission. The program started with a lecture regarding oral health care for the children. After the lecture, the children lined up for popcorn and CCF gave them freebies such as coloring books for older kids because they are the ones who knows how to color. Based on what we saw, we think that it is better to give said things to poor children because they value whatever you give them.

The hospital’s admin became stricter with accepting donors and holding charity events at their hospital so most donors opted not to hold activities there. The Pedia Office was regretting the said policy because they lost a number of donors. So they requested CCF to hold a charity activity at their ward and they will be the one to coordinate everything with the admin office for it to push through. On this day, we arrived early at Ward 9 of PGH and set up our popcorn booth. We also gave the children patients snacks and CCF freebies as well as toys courtesy of Ms. Ahne.

CCF headed to San Lorenzo Ruiz Women’s Hospital to donate 1 unit of brand new incubators with {hoto Therapy Light.

Ms. Ahne startd by only volunteering in CCF charity activities and now it has been 6 years of partnership with her, and counting. On this day it is the cancer kid patients of NCH who are the beneficiaries of Ms Ahne. Last year she also spent her birthday with kids of NCH, though a different set. It just saddens us to know that some of the kids who were with us last year were no longer here now. To those parents who likes to feed their children with processed food such as hotdog, longanisa, tocino, hamburger, frues, etc., we advise you to refrain from giving them such, as those foods can cause cancer. hildren should be encouraged to eat more fruits and vegetables and less meat.

This is the first time that we had a charity activity at a private school. They invited poor children for their feeding program. IHMA students finally met Chummy Chum which gave cheer to every child, rich and poor.

OSTON is one of our favorite hospitals to visit because the staff is super accommodating to us. On this day, the children were lucky because they not only have free checkup, they also get to receive snacks and freebies courtesy of Chummy Chum. Big thanks to Ms. Khat and friends for the additional refreshments.