Saturday, June 15, 2013

GRATITUDE...Straight from the HEART



I maintain a JOURNAL of GRATITUDE where I write the countless blessings I receive in my life.  I am expressive in terms of my feelings and so,  at this moment po is a deep urge in the very core of my being to write about events and people that I am grateful for. My sense of gratitude has summoned my heart to  EXPRESS the feeling that percolates to every cell in my body.  

I know words will NOT suffice to express how grateful I am to the people and institutions who have made the First Values Education a success. Our gratitude knows no bound to many people and institutions in terms of appreciation for the success of the project. I CAN NEVER THANK YOU ENOUGH Po, but I will try to....

I am genuinely grateful to our generous and helpful DONORS and SPONSORS in PaCEF. Thank you for the financial assistance you have given to the scholars. You have helped them to grab the opportunity for growth and development in terms of knowledge and competencies by teaching the pupils. The exposure they had with the  school children definitely was a life-changing experience. Above all else, with the "experience",  you have helped shape their attitude towards commitment and towards work. Consequently, you have given these students HOPE to reach their goals and dreams in life. I really appreciate your help because I know in my heart that without your financial support to these students some could have stopped in their studies.  Many thanks to all of you po and may God shower you more blessings for your generosity and act of kindness!

Just as importantly, I value and sincerely appreciate Pampanga Children's Education Fund (PaCEF), the foundation.  The Community Development and Extension Office and the PaCEF scholars of Mary the Queen College believe in its advocacy, thus we have committed to render our service and share our knowledge, time and talents to help in achieving the mission of the foundation.  Thank you for the intervention of PaCEF Foundation’s program on Values Education which advocates ethical and moral values and civic responsibility among the learners. This indeed is an advocacy that ca MAKE a DIFFERENCE in the lives of the children.  

Likewise, a meaningful THANK YOU is given to the Principal, teachers and pupils of  Mansgold Elementary School  for welcoming us. Thank you for providing the PaCEF scholars the venue to reach out and touch the lives of the pupils. For  almost a year you have accommodated the scholars, making you as their second family. We are indeed grateful for that and we are delighted for all the help and warm welcome you have accorded us.  

A great relationship among the scholars indeed has contributed to the success of the project. I appreciate your commitment to the project, with the great deal of work involved and the challenges you  have faced, it was not easy.  I know how hard your have worked and sacrificed because of your dream to continue your studies,  but thanks to your patience and determination, you were able to hurdle and face all the challenges. I deeply appreciate your dedication and efforts and for giving your best to the project.

I would like to acknowledge the efforts of  my friends, Sis Agnes Lacap, Sis Elsa Ang and Sis Marlyn Yambao for all the help they have extended. I appreciate your presence and moral support in the past activities of PaCEF. Thank you for sharing your time and effort. I am grateful that there are people like you and how I wish there will be more people like you.

Words of appreciation are also given to Dr. Rouel S. Roque...thank you for always coming out to support us with your ideas in terms of how we are going to go about the project. We appreciate your dedication, passion and zest in your advocacy.  We delight and appreciate your words of wisdom and the inspiration you have given to the team...we remember your words about,  "not changing the world, because we cannot do that, but just making a difference." Your words have immensely helped us in our endeavor. You are the brain, the heart and the soul of the team...Many thanks to your exemplary leadership.

I thank my husband too for allowing me to do this project in spite my busy professional life. He has been a big help by giving me his moral support. He is always an inspiration to me. I appreciate his words of encouragement  whenever I feel down spirited because of  the many things I have to do. "Pa, dakal salamat king suporta ampon king lugud.  Balu ku masaya ka potang masaya ku oneng makasaup ku.kasi ita naman ing buri ng gawan ning pusu ku". You and the Lord know my heart's desire...Dakal SALAMAT!  

Most important of all, with grateful hearts I thank the LORD for nourishing us with strength and wisdom. Thank  you, Lord, because your have given us a venue to answer a call to help the least, the lost and the last...Thank you for the opportunity to share our time, talents and knowledge to others by reaching out and touching the lives of the children. Our hearts deeply appreciate that You have put us under your care...For a year, we had a safe travel and we did not encounter any untoward incident...I know that You were with us in our journey...and so, we offer YOU the success of the project.  Thank you, Lord, and may You always keep us safe from harm as we continue our mission and do things for Your greater Glory. Amen!

With all humility and from the bottom of my heart, my sincerest appreciation for the help and the assistance you have all given to  PaCEF's  first project, the Values Education Program.

CONGRATULATIONS po sa ating lahat and God bless us all as we continue our journey towards this noble endeavor.




Arigatou, Gracias, Danke and Dakal pung dakal a SALAMAT kekayu ngan!