I guess I’ve been quite fortunate to have been associated with relatively enlightened employers over the past several years, where the run-up to Christmas consists not (or not only) of Christmas Parties, Secret Santa’s (a.k.a. Kris Kringle), Spend-Christmas-Bonus-In-One-Day, and other trite, tired, and ultimately meaningless modern traditions of the season.
Instead, or in addition, the companies I have been at have managed to prod their employees to go out of their way and spend the better part of what would have been a regular working day in the first half of December with a charitable institution of the employees’ choice, accompanied by relatively generous company-funded assistance to the institution in cash and in kind.
Several years of doing this sort of thing have enabled me to accumulate a list of favorite charities from my own backyard. I thought that I would now share it with all of you, so that you could be inspired to start your own annual outreach tradition with your hopefully equally-enlightened employer, or barring that, even with your own family members or group of friends.
1. Bahay Ampunan nina Jesus, Maria at Jose
Several years of doing this sort of thing have enabled me to accumulate a list of favorite charities from my own backyard. I thought that I would now share it with all of you, so that you could be inspired to start your own annual outreach tradition with your hopefully equally-enlightened employer, or barring that, even with your own family members or group of friends.
1. Bahay Ampunan nina Jesus, Maria at Jose
Lugam, Malolos, Bulacan
0908 772 0440; 0910 719 4994; (044) 790 9351
2. Bethany House – Sto. Niño Orphanage
Tabe, Guiguinto, Bulacan
(044) 794 0200; (044) 690 2163
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Tabe, Guiguinto, Bulacan
(044) 794 0200; (044) 690 2163
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3. Tahanang Mapagpala ng Immaculada Concepcion
Home for the elderly
43 Malanggam Street
Barangay Bulihan
Malolos, Bulacan
(044) 796 2274; 0917 257 3738
4. Emmaus House of Apostolate
Home for the elderly
Caingin, Malolos, Bulacan
(044) 791 0269
5. Nazareth Home for Street children
Claro Santos Street
Barangay Bonga Menor
Bustos, Bulacan
0922 801 1964; 0909 470 1605; (044) 619 1370
6. Bahay at Yaman ni San Martin
Home for orphans and street children
Bonga Menor, Bustos, Bulacan
(044) 766 4977; 0922 872 1016
7. Galilee Home
Home for recovering drug addicts
Dona Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan
0912 321 1431
8. San Juan de Dios
Hospice for psychiatric patients
Igulot, Bocaue, Bulacan
(044) 893 0631
9. Bethlehem House
Home for orphans and street children
Baliwag, Bulacan
(044) 766 4977; (044) 673 1437
And here's how we spent last Thursday December 10th -- at the Bethany Orphanage in Guiguinto (number 2 in the list):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/28098727@N00/sets/72157623012625478
Originally published 13 December 2009. All text and photos copyright ©2009 by Leo D Cloma. The moral right of Leo D Cloma to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted.
Original comments:
arcastro57 wrote on Dec 17, '09
I didn't know Bulacan has so many of these kinds of charitable institutions. I only know of one in Pampanga--and it's for reformed bar girls. Haha. I have to give you my donation for Mrs. Regala's advocacy when next we meet.
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rally65 wrote on Dec 17, '09
arcastro57 said
I didn't know Bulacan has so many of these kinds of charitable institutions. I only know of one in Pampanga--and it's for reformed bar girls. Haha. I have to give you my donation for Mrs. Regala's advocacy when next we meet.
I think that there should be some charitable institutions of this sort in Pampanga as well -- your parish office might have a list from the archdiocese that they can share.
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firstperson wrote on Dec 18, '09
i am very much impressed with your advocacies - varied, yet with humble objectives. carry on, sir!
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