Saturday, January 25, 2014

Help Brighten a Child's Future


Greetings Volunteer!
 
 
We want to share with you the good news that we have new materials
for our tutoring sessions care of Lorie Francisco yey *applause*!!!
Thanks Lorie!  These are arranged by grade level so all we have to
do is work with the children on these English and Math worksheets.
 
 
We will aid you in how to use them during the orientation.
 
 
Last Saturday's tutoring session, we had a good attendance from the
children and a lot of first timers.  We hope you come back if you haven't
in a long while.  Remember that the more the children see you come back,
the more they feel the love!!!
 
 
Helping a child to love learning is surely a step towards a brighter
future.  Please know that you don't have to be a teacher to join us.  You never
know how much of an impact you will make on a child from the streets. 
Even for a short while you can touch a life.  You can touch the future!
 
 
Come this Saturday?
 
 
You don't have to be a whiz at Math and English, we just need you to listen
to the children and to help them read books (provided) and maybe understand
their lessons (if you need assistance, other tutors may be asked).  Don't be
apprehensive about forgetting the basics from gradeschool, we've forgotten
too.  It's a team and we help each other remember.  What's most important
is that these children make a friend who encourages them to go on.
 
 
Just 2 hours to encourage them that learning can be enjoyable (or that it is
possible to understand) is more than enough. Seeing people who care is enough.
 
 
Please join us on:
 
February 1, 2013 (Saturday)
1 to 3 pm
3rd floor, Brgy. Bungad
*near Baler St. and West Ave. QC 
 
Schedule:
1-2 pm is for First timers orientation, asking questions
and setting up the venue (arranging chairs, putting books and materials
on the tables etc)
2-3 tutoring proper
 
 
*PLEASE ask for directions before Saturday because sometimes, we are
already doing the orientation and some volunteers are lost because we
are already busy and were not able to answer the calls.
 
 
If you cannot be there but want to help, we need:
+ scratch paper
+ offer to photocopy exercise sheets
+ lesson plans / activity sheets (grades 1 to 2nd yr high)
 
 
This Saturday is coming and we pray that:
 
1. We will have a good attendance of both volunteers and children.
2. That that children will be able to learn and excel in school.
3. That the tutors will enjoy their session with the children and take home wonderful memories.
 
Here are the latest schedules for future sessions.
 
(1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month)
February 15
March 1 and 15
April 5 and 19
May 3 and 17
June 7 and 21
July 5 and 19
August 2 and 16
September 6 and 20
October 4 and 18
November 15 (possibly another on 29)
December 6 (christmas party)
 
This Saturday:
 
We are calling for more volunteers!  Everyone is invited. 
You don't have to be a tutor.  You just need to have a
heart of compassion for these young ones.
 
What will we teach?  Primarily English and Math.  If you
are able to teach other subjects that is great but we don't
require professional tutors.  What we need are people
who are encouraging and positive for the children to
emulate.
 
How?  Come and the children will ask you about their
homework or you can tell them a story or do some simple
arithmetic with them. 
 
Please consider coming.  When we lack tutors, we cannot give
the attention they badly need since we have to tutor 2 or 3 or
4 students at a time.  We aim to have one child to one tutor.
 
If you have more questions please feel free to reply to me.
Please confirm if you are coming so we can assign you a child
to Shannon at shannon_capati@yahoo.com.
 
Blessings!
 
Christina Alejandro
Volunteer Coordinator
0919-2234936
 
P.S.  If you cannot come this Saturday, please come next time!
 

*Please feel free to pass this e-mail invite to anyone who may be interested to join us!

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Be Involved in Someone's Future



Greetings Volunteer!
A blessed new year to all of you!
We hope you've had a wonderful vacation with your loved ones and
are all geared up to go out and volunteer!
Every day we hear news of crime happening in the metropolis.
The perpetrators are usually desperately poor.  Contrast that with
the children who have persevered in school despite all the odds,
getting good jobs and taking their family out of the slums to go to
their new home in a better environment.
We can help them take one more step towards that future.  The more
we volunteer, the more steps we can help them take.  The more we
encourage them to stay in school and keep at it, the more they leave
a future with a life on the streets.  A positive change that can help 
generations. 
This Saturday marks our first time to tutor this year and we will
be announcing new developments there - good news!  In a nutshell
we have a plan so that more children will have the help they urgently
need!  Can you come?
Please know that you don't have to be a teacher to join us.  You never
know how much of an impact you will make on a child from the streets. 
Even for a short while you can touch a life.  You can touch the future!
Last time we had a fun session, not just with the children but with getting to know
the new volunteers.  We are blessed to get to know a lot of folks with golden hearts!
Come this Saturday?
You don't have to be a whiz at Math and English, we just need you to listen
to the children and to help them read books (provided) and maybe understand
their lessons (if you need assistance, other tutors may be asked).  Don't be
apprehensive about forgetting the basics from gradeschool, we've forgotten
too.  It's a team and we help each other remember.  What's most important
is that these children make a friend who encourages them to go on.
Just 2 hours to encourage them that learning can be enjoyable (or that it is
possible to understand) is more than enough. Seeing people who care is enough.
Please join us on:
January 18, 2013 (Saturday)
1 to 3 pm
3rd floor, Brgy. Bungad
Schedule:
1-2 pm is for First timers orientation, asking questions
and setting up the venue (arranging chairs, putting books and materials
on the tables etc)
2-3 tutoring proper
If you cannot be there but want to help, we need:
+ scratch paper
+ lesson plans / activity sheets (grades 1 to 2nd yr high)
This Saturday is coming and we pray that:
1. We will have a good number of tutors for the children coming.
2. That that children will be able to learn and excel in school.
3. That the tutors will enjoy their session with the children and take home wonderful memories.
Here are the latest schedules for future sessions.
(1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month)

February 1 and 15
March 1 and 15
April 5 and 19
May 3 and 17
June 7 and 21
July 5 and 19
August 2 and 16
September 6 and 20
October 4 and 18
November 15 (possibly another on 29)
December 6
(christmas party)
This Saturday:
We are calling for more volunteers!  Everyone is invited. 
You don't have to be a tutor.  You just need to have a
heart of compassion for these young ones.
What will we teach?  Primarily English and Math.  If you
are able to teach other subjects that is great but we don't
require professional tutors.  What we need are people
who are encouraging and positive for the children to
emulate.
How?  Come and the children will ask you about their
homework or you can tell them a story or do some simple
arithmetic with them. 
Please consider coming.  When we lack tutors, we cannot give
the attention they badly need since we have to tutor 2 or 3 or
4 students at a time.  We aim to have one child to one tutor.
If you have more questions please feel free to reply to me.
Please confirm if you are coming so we can assign you a child
to Shannon at shannon_capati@yahoo.com.
Blessings!
Christina Alejandro
Volunteer Coordinator
0919-2234936
P.S.  If you cannot come this Saturday, please come next time!
*Please feel free to pass this e-mail invite to anyone who may be interested to join us!

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God is able to do far more abundantly beyond all we ask or think. - Ephesians 3:20

Monday, January 6, 2014

Join the OYOTT project!


We want to wish you a most blessed new year!
You've been for us this past 2014 with your time, talent, thoughts and treasures and we really do appreciate it!

So what's the OYOTT project?

We know that you know (that we know that you know) about the help we give the children from He Cares foundation.  These children live on the streets, a very challenging environment to flourish in.  The support they get from the short times of chatting and talking about school and homework brings a load of difference in their lives!

BUT sometimes our BUSY SCHEDULES get in the way of our trying to spend time with them.
Now we thought of a way to help YOU and help the CHILDREN more effectively and that is to have OYOTT ... On Your Own Time Tutoring.


You get to tell us when you wish to help a child with his studies and we coordinate with the children.  You will get 1 child to help (or let us know if you want more children to help).  You may tell us which grade level you prefer (usually Grades 1 to 6).  The child will bring his own books and you will just need to bring scratch paper and a pen.  You may bring a book to read together if you like.  Take note that English is the subject they need help with the most and Math comes in second.

Venue will be in the He Cares Foundation center at #9 Mines St., Project 6, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

To join send an e-mail to us at tina@papemelroti.com

We look forward to hearing from you!

**** An important reminder:  You don't have to be a teacher.  We appreciate everyone from all walks of life.  We encourage you to practice conversational English if ever their studies are not familiar to you.