Jan. 3rd was our 2nd day at the ANCOP build site. After yesterday, we were eager to get rolling. Like yesterday, we were greeted by a crowd as we entered the build site and the kids performed another dance for us......sooooo cute!! Our work yesterday allows us to paint the concrete walls today. This is... Continue Reading →
Today is Jan 2nd, 2013 and it's our first day at the ANCOP Avanai build site. First stop is the ANCOP head office for a brief orientation. Now back to work in the PM as we prep (scrape, sand, neutralize) the outside of each home for painting tomorrow. In the afternoon, we also got... Continue Reading →
Today is the first day of 2013! A perfect day to go sight-seeing since the roads are clear of any traffic. It kinda felt weird driving around. We've grown so accustomed to bumper to bumper traffic with constant horn honking but today it literally felt like a ghost town - no cars, no people, no... Continue Reading →
Today we were super excited to get back into service mode by visiting a community called El Dorado. The plan is scheduled as follows. 10:00 am - Arrive at El Dorado GK village 10:30 am - Opening Ceremonies & large group activities 11:00 am - Small group games and distribution of Christmas gifts 12:00 pm... Continue Reading →
On this day we met for breakfast @ 6:15 am and journeyed on a 2 hour drive to the beautiful Tagaytay. First stop was the Mary Mother of God church. People from everywhere come here to pray and show their devotion. Before heading to Picnic Grove Park, students tried taho, a traditional Filipino snack made... Continue Reading →
Today our team drove 1.5 hours to Butos Bulakan to visit the St. Martin de Porres Orphanage We entered the beautiful dining hall for a brief orientation. The St. Martin de Porres Orphanage moved to its current location in 2005 onto donated land 7 hectares in size. There are currently 127 kids at the orphanage... Continue Reading →
Our group of leaders meet at Toronto Pearson Airport at 9:30 pm on Boxing Day, Dec. 26. Prior to leaving, Greg Rogers told us a story of Blessed Mother Teresa as we all took the Vow of Pleasant Disposition. Our 1:30am flight was delayed because of snow, but sure enough, we took off ready to embark... Continue Reading →
Our next E-CSLIT online meeting is happening THIS NOW To add some fun and get into the Christmas Spirit, we're asking all participants to wear their PAJAMAS!!! And if they have a Christmas or winter them or pattern, even better!! To log on, click HERE on NOW. Pre-show starts at 3:00 pm, official meeting beings at... Continue Reading →
Every month we have an E-CSLIT challenge. In the spirit of Christmas, our challenge for November is to create individual Christmas gifts for homeless youth in the GTA. Each E-CSLIT member is asked to bag or wrap a personal Christmas gift with your choice of the items listed below. **It's your choice what to include... Continue Reading →
Our next E-CSLIT online meeting is happening THIS Thursday, Nov. 22. To log on, click here on Thursday. Pre-show starts at 3:00 pm, official meeting beings at 3:45 pm. Cut and past the URL below if the link is in active. http://connect.tcdsb.org/onlineminga/ Ways to participate: 1. Gather as a class/group around one computer or project on... Continue Reading →
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