A New Year Update

In an effort to keep this blog alive, I'm writing a new post. This is just an update on the book drive we wrote about last year. We were successful in collecting lots of books, and we were able to send them all in box to the Philippines. We decided to send it to Pathways Philippines, mainly because we have a contact there, and we really like what they are doing.

Here's the brief overview of an email we received from Pathways....

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Hi Ms. Valerie!

On behalf of our entire Pathways team, I would like to thank you very much for collecting those books and sending them over to us. The task of getting together people to pitch in this cause may not have been easy for you so all the more we appreciate your efforts.

The selection of books you have donated are just amazing! And most of them are hard-bound so we know that these are the real editions. They have safely placed in our resource center where our students can use them for reference and even for leisurely reading.

Again, thank you from very much for your generosity! Indeed, you are a shining example that young people can do something very significant and hoepfully, effect change in our world. =) Thank you for giving us more hope! =)

Sincerely,
Carissa Villanueva

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To find out more about their program and/or find out how you can help, visit their website at www.pathwaysphilippines.org