Edwardian orgs boost volunteerism, servanthood amid disasters, pandemic

Christmas is indeed a season of giving for St. Edward School (SES) as its students, teachers, and the stakeholders held and participated in donation drives for the benefit of the needy in time of typhoons and pandemic.

The Student Affairs Council (SAC) of Imus and Faith campus partnered with the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Galing LNC through the “Edwardian Cares: Salbar Catanduanes.” SAC was able to collect 345 food packs, 7 sacks of rice, 200 packs of toiletries, 56 boxes of face masks, and a box of medicines from the families of SES.

These in-kind donations were turned over to the OVP under the Angat Buhay Foundation last December 1 which were distributed to the victims of Typhoon Rolly in Catanduanes.

In a Facebook post, the SAC reminded the community to “use our privileges well, and help in our own ways.”

Meanwhile, the Outreach Program Committee of SES together with the Galing LNC conducted an outreach activity to 120 families of Lapreza B in Barangay Navarro, General Trias City, Cavite. The organization donated grocery supplies and Covid- 19 essentials with the aid of the faculty members and staff of SES.

The committee conducted the outreach activity last December 19 together with the teachers of SES and Galing LNC staff.

“In this season of giving, we aimed to deliver hope and joy through these supplies and essentials to the residents who were greatly affected by the pandemic,” Arabel Belmonte, Outreach Program Committee member said in a statement.

On the other hand, the campus journalists participated in “Project Ripple 2.0” and “Ma-Linao na Bukas,” two donation drives conducted by the volunteers from the Department of Education.

The campus journalists donated money for the victims of Typhoon Rolly in Linao, Tuguegarao. In exchange for their donations, they attended three-Saturday webinars in campus journalism.

Photos by: Ghericho Nazaire, Mr. Kiel de Guzman