Help Them Soar this January 24!

Greetings Volunteer,

We had fun seeing regular volunteers and meeting new faces last Saturday!

The children just came from a Medical Mission at the center and some of them even just had their teeth pulled but they still knew that it was important they come and experience the joy of learning!

We had just the right number of volunteers as they matched the number of children almost one is to one! 

*WE ARE SORRY this e-mail comes late as we just got the approval of the foundation to tutor today.

Come this Saturday?

We will need 25 volunteers.  Please be sure to alert me if you plan to come so
you can be informed of any last minute announcements.

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 an hour 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 10, 2015 (Saturday)
1 to 3 pm
1st or 3rd floor, Brgy. Bungad 
*near Baler St. and West Ave. QC 
map http://voluntutoring.blogspot.com/2013/09/map-to-tutoring-location.html 

*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.


THINGS TO BRING:
- bring water, you might get thirsty!
- snacks to share with kids and volunteers (optional)
- ballpen and scratch paper
- just some enthusiasm!!!
- OPTIONAL: If you have wifi that would help a lot for questions we can't
answer but someone else's can be borrowed in case you don't have :)


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 enjoy the session and be better at school.
3. That the volunteers will enjoy their session with the children.

Here are the latest schedules for future sessions.

(Usually 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month)

January 10 and 24
February 7 and 21
March 7 and 21
April 11 and 18 (consecutive Saturdays to give way to Holy Week)
May 2 and 16
June 6 and 20
July 4 and 18
August 1 and 15
September 5 and 19
October 3 and 17
November 7 and 21
December 5 (Christmas Party)

Schedule:
1-1:30 pm is for First timers orientation, asking questions
        and setting up the venue (arranging chairs, putting books and materials
        on the tables etc)
1:30 or 2 to 3 pm tutoring proper
        *when the volunteers come earlier,we can start tutoring earlier


*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:
+ offer to photocopy exercise sheets
+ lesson plans / activity sheets (grades 1 to 6)
+ urgent need: filing cabinet or locked cabinet for the books


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.

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 

Lastly do tell us if you are coming!!!  Sometimes there are last minute
changes with the venue so we need your confirmation.

Blessings!

Christina Alejandro
Volunteer Coordinator

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

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