Happy Valentines Day from the Philippine​s!

Dear Sponsors,


Greetings from the Philippines!


We hope that you’ve had a great start for this year. Time is really flying so fast and we are on the 2nd month of this year. I know that there are a lot of exciting things that will happen this year. We are so glad that you have been with us all this time.  Valentine’s Day is coming and we hope that this day will be filled with love and that you will always find happiness with your families.


Our Meals at School program has been doing so good. We still continue to feed the children in Sua Elementary School in Camarines Sur and in Pototan Elementary School in Iloilo. That is more than 600 children we are feeding every day.

There have been a lot of significant changes in the lives of the children and the families who benefit from our program. The parents say their children have increased in weight and they are more active in school and more motivated to study.

The children want to wish you a happy New Year and they are handing letters to us expressing their gratitude. Here are some of the words from these children.

“I am Adrian Bautista, a grade 4 student in Sua Elementary School. My favorite meal in the feeding is macaroni soup. Thank you friends for giving us the meals in school everyday.”

“I am Ken, grade 1 student from Sua Elementary School. I love the feeding every day and my mother volunteers to cook. My mother is so happy to tell me that I have gained weight from 15 kilos to 25 kilos since I participated in the feeding. Thank you for helping us!”

“Hello, I am Joemarie Lique, 12 years old. My father is a laborer in a construction site and my mother stays at home, the feeding program helps us a lot because most of the time, my parents cannot buy food for us. Thank you for your help”

“How are you? I am Sherelle, I love to study and I love to learn things in school. Life in the Philippines is hard but we are happy. Thank you so much for the help that you have been giving us.”

These are just some of the message of thanks that we always get from the children. They all love to be in school and the help that you have been extending to finance the Meals at School Program of Give Children Hope makes a great difference in their lives.

We thank you for all your help. We hope that we could continue to support and change the lives of these children for the better.

Please visit our facebook and blogspot (Give Children Hope) page to see pictures of our everyday Meals at School Program

May you all have a blessed February!  Our love for all of you!

For the sponsored children,

Kristina Sunico

Happy New Years

Dear Sponsors,

Happy New Year to all of you and to your wonderful families. We hope that you've had a wonderful New Year's celebration.  Ours was a blast with all the fireworks and all the people so happy.

We are all excited for this New Year, especially for all the possible advancements that we could do for the Meals at School Program of Give Children Hope. Our 2011 was so good and so blessed.  With your help, we have fed the students in Sua Elementary School in Camarines Sur, as well as in Pototan Elementary School in Iloilo. That is about 600 children that are being fed on a daily basis!  I had the opportunity to attend the feeding in Camarines Sur and it was really a heartwarming experience. I find it wonderful that the parents are so hands-on in doing their voluntary work for their children.

 

They know these feedings have been a blessing in their children's life and that it is possible to provide good meals for their children with your sponsorship donations to help them. Their children are being fed with different healthy meals everyday and there have been positive results considering their weight gain and their happy attitude. I love to see those children so happy and I know that it would melt your heart too.

We are looking forward to a happy 2012 with you and with the children.  You can see updates on our facebook account and our Give Children Hope website. Your continued support will continue to feed these children in Sua Elementary Schools and in Pototan Elementary School. We hope that we can give them a very wonderful 2012.
The goal of Give Children Hope will never be materialized without the help of the good people like you.  We know that we are helping the lives of these children and that motivates us to continue our efforts.

Thank you for all the work that you do for these children. May you continue to be blessed with all the things necessary for you and our family. We love you!

For the sponsored children,
Kristina Lou Sunico

Thank You

Dear Sponsors and Friends,

Thank you so much for your gifts to Give Children Hope this year. With your love and financial support, Give Children Hope has had a truly remarkable year.

Never before has any child sponsorship organization, anywhere, done so much to help further the cause of children devastated by hunger and poverty.

During the year 2011:

- Give Children Hope served daily meals to over 700 elementary school children living in some of the most devastated areas of the world

-During the year a total of more than 140,000 meals were served to  these impoverished children through our  Meals at School program.

You have blessed the lives of these children with your gifts to them.      

In behalf of your sponsored children and us at Give Children Hope, we wish you a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Don Cooper, 
Give Children Hope,

Chief Operations Officer

Family Day at Sua Elementary School

December 15th, 2011 marked the day of celebration for the student's families.  We are so happy that the families were able to meet together and enjoy themselves this special day.  There was great food available, presents for those attending, and a great production put on by the talented children and their families.  Happy Family Day Sua Elementary School!

2nd Place Winners of the Family Singing Contest

The set up for the show

Showing their Appreciation

Getting the presents ready for the families

Musical Contest

Great dancing performances

Merry Christmas

Dear Sponsors,

Time has gone so fast and we are now on our last month for this year. How is your country and families preparing for the coming Christmas?

Our families are blessed by your kind and loving hearts. The Meals at School Program continues to feed the children at Maravilla and Sua Schools  We see a lot of noticeable changes in terms of the children’s physical appearance and their study habits. Many parents notice that their children have gained weight that makes them look a lot better than their previous frail looks.

 Philippines is now so busy with all the Christmas bazaars, lights, Christmas caroling, and all the traditional things that we usually do as the Christmas day approaches. We love this feeling, no matter how busy everyone may be.  This is because they are preparing for this season to be celebrated with their families. It is really wonderful when families are together.

 

 The children have been very excited to go to school and they study their lessons well, since hunger is no longer a worry for them. The parents want to send their messages to all of you that you are saving their children from hunger. They want so much to thank you in person.  Here's a short note of thanks from Helen Grace, Meals at School coordinator, by two of the mothers with children at Sua School:  

    Norma Buena approached me and said that she and many Sua people are so grateful for the Meals @School given everyday to their children. They hope that someday they can see you all in person so they could show their gratitude.

   She also made mention of a mother who told her, that the Meals at School are SAVING her children from hunger .... everyday.  This is how they value the help you are all giving. Your help means so much to them.

  Thank you for all the support  you have been giving the children.  You have made the life of these children so happy . The children value their education so much and I know that they don’t want to miss a single day in school.

May you have wonderful Christmas and may you all feel our love for you through the many miles and waters.

For the Give Children Hope
Sponsored children

 

Kristina Lou C. Sunico

Family Day at Sua Elementary School

This letter was forwarded to us by Helen, our Sua Elementary School representative.  We have been asked to fund the cost of a Family Day held at the school.  We feel this is an important celebration because families are of key importance, and we especially want our sponsored children to enjoy the blessing of having loved ones that care.  Thank you for all of your support in making this happen.

Monthly Update

Dear Sponsors,

We hope that you are in high spirits as you read this letter.

It is semestral break for the children here in the Philippines. It's the time when students of all levels have a week off from school. Also, everybody here is so excited for the long weekend we have to enjoy next week. It's a National holiday from October 31st until November 1st. It’s our Memorial Day here and a time for people to spend time with their family and pay respect to their dead loved ones as one of the traditions that we follow. It is really such a wonderful few days to be with our family despite all the worries and stresses of everyday life.


The Meals at School programs for the past month have been so great. We thank all the parents who volunteer to prepare food for the more than 700 students in Sua and Maravilla Elementary Schools.  For the parents, this is one way of thanking the people who feed their children. They feel a sense of responsibility that even though their life in the countryside is difficult, with your help, they can still do something to provide food for their dear children. 

The parents, together with the Give Children Hope volunteers, are there every day, checking every detail to ensure that every child will be fed well. I've never heard of any organization that gives your dollar donations direct to the children and lets parents be a part of the program. Your every dollar donation goes directly to feed more than 700 elementary school children in the desperate areas of Camarines Sur and Pototan, Iloilo.

The Sua Elementary School in particular, feeds more than 300 elementary students every day. They serve the meal every morning as the schedule of the classes takes the whole day for the schools in the country-side. The parents prepare different menus everyday so that the kids could get a taste of what different foods taste like.

The students don’t get to eat these foods at home, so it makes them really happy and excited every day for the  Meals at School program. There is a pre-school meals program at the schools for the children in the morning and afternoon shifts.

Your dollar donations have been creating a great difference for the children in these areas. We are all so grateful for all the help that you have been extending for their benefit. Thank you for the opportunity that you’ve been giving them to enjoy school and be fed well.

We hope you have a wonderful falls season. Enjoy it as much as we will.

Please see latest pictures of the children and the Meals at School Program at Sua School and Maravilla Schools and other places we serve children on our Give Children Hope blog at: givechildrenhope.blogspot.com/  and our Facebook at: www.facebook.com/givechildrenhope

For the Sponsored Children,

Kristina Sunico