Because of the Tragedy which happened midnight of December 17, 2011, Butter (Barkada name) and CDO-ASSET (Cagayan de Oro Alliance of Students Supporting the Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow) organized an outreach.
BUTTER GOES TO BALULANG December 20, 2011
4:00-6:00
My day started early since I still have to attend Simbang Gabi at Xavier University Chapel. After the mass, I immediately went home to change outfit and prepare some stuffs, then immediately headed to Carmen market to meet Cals and to buy stuffs.
6:00-7:00
At Carmen market, we bought ingredients for the food we plan to cook – we planned to give them cooked food and packed water since those were the immediate needs of the victims.
After buying, we cooked the food at Cala-anan – our place.
8:00-1:30
Slice. Cut. Chop. Cook. Pack. We finished preparing everything around 1:30pm. Eph was also there to help us.
We then headed to Nazareth, where we all should meet with Brogy and Ganz. Along the way we picked up Nhaia to assist us.
2:30-4:00
After preparing everything and loading all our goods, we set off to Balulang.
As we enter Balulang, you can already see how devastating the place was. You can see the river side.
Here are some images I got from the net.
I wasn’t able to take note which part of Balulang we gave out the foods we prepared. We were able to give out more than 120 units of packed food and almost 200 units of packed water.
We left the clothes we got by the chapel of Balulang, where there were volunteers. We entrusted our clothes to them that it will reach the victims.
It really feels nice to help others, most specially strangers. You don’t know them, they don’t know you. And it really pays the hard work if they appreciated your act.
I got home, very exhausted. I slept and woke up the next day.
The following day, I realized it was a whole day without eating breakfast, lunch and dinner.
CDO-ASSET GOES TO CONSOLACION December 21, 2011
4:00-6:00
Simbang Gabi then went home.
I waited for Ghai’s message since there was no final coordination the previous night.
9:00-10:00
I had breakfast with Ghai at Tapsi Time, Dvsoria. Went back home to change clothes and get some stuffs, then to Carmen market.
10:00-12:00
Bought more stuffs. Waited for Binz and Romz. Cala-anan. Lunch.
12:30-6:30
Slice. Cut. Chop. Cook. Pack. It was already getting dark so we already lit the candles we had. Good thing my cousin, together with her friend was there to help us.
7:00-8:30
Giving out of goods. We passed by group of victims, lying by the street across Maxi’s – so we stopped to give them food. They even asked for water.
Our second stop was in front UCCP, for the victims staying under the flyover.
We also drove by in Consolacion and under the bridge.
8:45-9:30
Was at Park Café to get some air. Incidentally met some friends – sturya-sturya dayon sa mga stories/experiences.
The experience was very rewarding. The feeling that you were able to help in own simple ways was very fulfilling. I hope somehow the victims had a “little” sense of “merry” Christmas – though I know it wouldn’t be merry after all.
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