Tuesday, 29 December 2015

Donation program for physically impaired


Donation program for physically impaired: Lembaga Daya Dharma Keuskupan Agung

Christmas is fast approaching. Our school is organizing a Christmas event together with the disabled children. As we continue our yearly practice of the true meaning of Christmas, “LOVE OF SHARING”, we students like to share our blessings.

Gifts and Donation to the disabled children
On November 27, 2015 we, the grade 11 and 12 collaborated and started announcing and students were given a letter to be informed about bringing unwanted things that can still be used to be donated to the foundation of “Lembaga Daya Dharma Keuskupan Agung” which helps two hundred physically impaired and their families. This donation event really runs well which we could not do it without the help of our CAS teacher, Mrs. Sheryl.
Goods/Commodities to be donated

Class
Goods/Commodities per student basis
Grade 6
Biscuits (1 box or more)
Grade 7
Sugar (2 kg or more)
Grade 8
Coffee and tea (20 sachets and 50 tea bags)
Grade 9
Condensed milk (2 cans or more)
Grade 10
Rice (2 kg or more)
Grade 11
Cooking oil (2 packs, 1 L each)
Grade 12
Others
Used yet still in good condition
·         Clothes (adults and children)
·         Toys
·         Stationeries
·         Shoes
·         Slippers
·         Bag


Contributions are voluntary. We asked students to bring what is needed. Surprisingly, they donated more of what is being asked. How kind hearted they are. These donations then are categorize, which took approximately 2 hours for every 3 days from December 2 – 4, 2015 before we donated it to them during our Christmas celebration on December 7, 2015.


I supposedly donated 2 L of oils but instead I donated 4 L. I also donated story books, novel, papers, stationeries, bag and all goods/ commodities that are written in the list. Basically I donated everything from grade 6 to 12 lists. I felt good in giving those items that I can share with them if it would make them happy, it would make me happy as well.





The main objectives that we would like to achieve are:

 (1)  To develop efficient work methods

 (2)  To avoid shutting it off our humanity of helping those in need
 (3)  To inspire those who feel useless because of their disabilities

 (4)  strengthen the links between the affordable one with those in need

 (5)  Promote a positive image of those who have disability


Learning outcomes: 

  • Increased your awareness of your own strengths and areas for growth 
  • Undertaken new challenges 
  • Planned and initiated activities 
  • Worked collaboratively with others 
  • Shown perseverance and commitment in your activities 
  • Developed new skills

Preparing the Christmas celebration sure needs a lot of efforts because we need to organize from the games to the performance. We need to involve all the students to participate in these activities. Also making the event we really do need our teachers help. We couldn’t done it without our teachers who always been there when we need them. We divided our task. Grade 11 and 12 are in charge in the game division and the donation.  


 
3 days before Christmas Celebration, we work together hand in hand and divided each tasks. We divided our tasks with our friends in wrapping the gifts for the disabled children, categorizing things (tea with tea, sugar with sugar etc), categorizing the unwanted clothes according to their gender and age and put it into specified box, putting different kind of goods in a plastic for 200 people and the last but not the least is preparing the things for the games.

Everything went according to our plan. We couldn’t have done it without an effective collaboration, and a pure heart of the willingness to help those people out there who are in need. I was very proud of the students in my school who donated a lot from shelters to clothing. Everyone worked collaboratively and took accountability in their roles. I hope through this service we had actually helped to ease their economic problems and pushing the children to have a greater dreams as well as pursuing them. Never stop hoping and believing. Have faith in it.

The event was so exhausting but fun. It was a whole new stressing joyful experience. I have learnt to have more faith in me and never stop believing in yourself no matter what happens even though people keep on pulling you down, fight for it. If disabled children can do an incredible thing such as talents to play music instruments, we should be better than them because we have everything we need.

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