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Valentine's 2012 Event for TFG: Visit to Virlanie Foundation on February 18, 2012

I will also be giving a very good children's Bible that I bought yesterday sa isang Christian bookstore. Ang ganda at may aside information pa from history. I hope the children from the orphanage will like it. :)


I have these:
Vernon God Little, DBC Pierre (Peter Finlay)
The Secret Life of Bees, Susan Monk Kid
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
I'll look for books na pangteens that I can give away.

KD
The Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Lumayo Ka Nga sa Akin ni Bob Ong
The Curious Incident of the Dog at Nighttime by Mark Haddon
A Far Country by Daniel Masson
Miss Ronnie
Rick Riordan books
Po
Holy Bible
Charles
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Angus
The Orange Girl by Jostein Gaarder
Through a Glass, Darkly by Jostein Gaarder
The Ringmaster's Daughter by Jostein Gaarder
(Kung walang magbibigay ng To Kill a Mockingbird, I'll get one)
Ayban
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
White Fang by Jack London
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Tina
Sweet Valley High series
Alanna series
Jzhun
The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Illustrated Children's Bible
Rowell
Bob Ong books
Sheryl
The BFG by Roald Dahl
Baby Sitters' Club books
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Atty. Monique
Sweet Dreams books
C.S. Lewis books
Nancy Drew books
Hardy Boys books
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Rollie
I Am the Cheese by Robert Cormier
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Ellie
Scottish/Celtic folk and fairy tale books
Ruby
Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer
Emir
Mister God, This is Anna by Fynn (not sure)
Alona
Sweet Valley High series
Love Stories series
Tricia
Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre
The Secret Life of Bees by Susan Monk Kid
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
***
For those who want to send their books to Manila, you can address it to:
NTI Shell Quezon Avenue
(c/o Ronnie Mastrile)
68 Quezon Avenue cor. Victory Avenue
Brgy. Tatalon, Quezon City 1113
Tel. No. 743-1739 (some couriers require it)
Pls. send Veronica (aka Ronnie) a PM with the courier's name and tracking number so that we can monitor it. We'll post all deliveries received on this thread.
ah, papano naman yung sa contribution for food, etc? Do we send the money to you guys na rin, or what?

1. Libcom (library committee)- in-charge of tracking the books to be given. This includes safekeeping the books prior to the event and updating the datalist here in this thread
2. Eventscom- in-charge of the program on the day of the visit. includes documentation, registration materials (nameplates/cards/stickers) (pictures maybe) of the event and the food (of course it is still best that the group decides if we cater).
3. Fincom- in-charge of handling the money. Bank transfers, on the day donations. basta lahat ng kelangan sa kaperahan at tungkol sa kaperahan. basta in the end, may financial report para open. Sa nahihiyang ipalandakan ang name, Mr or Ms Anonymous donor na lang name nya sa finance report.
Heto yung pinaka-core grouping na naisip ko para di tayo naman magulo sa mismong event. Committees yan so kahit ilan ang members. Volunteers na lang ang kelangan. Sa Eventscom ako.
Other stuff:
A. Transpo: We need people to volunteer their vehicles for: 1)books and 2)carpooling.
- We need to set up meeting places for members. Best landmark would be the nearest MRT station (probably a foodchain near that station where we can make "tambay").
- A map, para sa mga hahabol at sa mga naisipang dumiretso doon.
B. Publicity- i guess this is the best time to actually put up that website we are planning. It will help us get more pledges from nonmembers who are willing to donate money and attract big companies. Siguro make sponsorship packages in exchange for an ad maybe? (di ako sure sa feasibility ng ganitong set-up ng ad sponsorship sa website)

Kapag ganito, kelangan may bank account kung saan pwedeng magdeposit ang mga nagpledge. sino ang signatories? Kung kulang ang nakapag-pledge, sino mag-aabono? Di natin masasabi kasi kung biglang maisipang magpakasal ng isang member na nagpledge, syempre ma-didivert ang income nya sa family, or nagresign sa trabaho, nagpaka-bum or gustong magaral, kaya allowance lang meron,or biglang nag inactive sa group/deleted member/na-purge for whatever reason, di magiging continuous ang pledge nila. Kelangan may income-generating schemes ang TFG kung nagkaganun. Ewan, mahaba-habang usapan ito. toxic!

kasi naisip ko lang, baka may gusto mag-donate ng isang volume ng encyclopedia? yung tipong di na gagamitin sa bahay ninyo at nag o-occupy lang ng space ng bookshelves? just in case ala silang encyclopedia pa. Pero please, yung medyo updated ng konti, wag namang 1970's edition, baka iba pa descriptions ng iba doon.

Ellie: If it is okay to everyone, pledge-pledge na lang. Send your pledge through PM kay Dra. Rannie for the food and if you want to also contribute to our cash or in-kind donation. I think Tina has done that. I will do it this morning. Iba-iba kasi ang capacity to contribute ng mga members. Ayaw ko namang mag-impose. Ibang usapan yong monthly coffee (discussion) event. Doon talaga, equal distribution.
Is this okay with everyone? Kayo na lang ni Ranee ang magusap kung paano pupunta sa kanya ang pera. Ako, I can drop by St. Luke's as it can be my way home :)
Ranee (ulit): I nominate:
Libcom: Veronica (Shell station na ang bagsak ng lahat ng books). Members: Po, Ayban, K.D.
Eventscom: Jzhun (nametags, book stickers, may discussion kami ni Josephine sa PM this morning. She will be joining with us and she will bring copies of her books. She doubts though if one of them is really appropriate. Her mother says parang scary. So, why not have a sticker with some warning?) Members: Aaron (busy?)
Publicity: Tina. Members: Shiela, etc.
Finance: Ranee. Members: Ariel (busy?),
Okay ba sa lahat? Just volunteer in the committee(s) where you want to part of.
Re: Sponsorship. Let's discuss this first with Kristen. I think it is easy. I have to show you their newsletter. Parang complicated sa mind natin. Parang Worldvision style din sila, basta nagbibigay ka ng amount tapos di naman dumidiretso yong pera to the child. Pooled together lahat tapos tinutulungan nila ang lahat. Parang may isang child lang na parang "symbol" ng monthly donation mo na pede mong bisitahin at magpa-picture kayo. In fact, kasi nga parang gusto kong magdagdag sa Worldvision (P600 per child per month), at may 2 lang ako. Matagal na. So, baka dito ko na lang gagawin. Overwhelming lang ang P2,000 (ito siguro sa college. Not sure) kasi my daughter will start college this year. Kaya why not have other willing members and we can name our donation from TFG so we can "claim" the child as the adopted or sponsored child of the group. Tapos pag nag-default ang member(s) ng pagbibigay sa akin ng share nya, I will just have to work hard. Render more overtime? Joke har har. God will provide especially for those who believe in Him. Ganoon lagi ang feeling ko. Nagpaka-positive ba. :)

Ranee: Encyclopedia! Yes! Yan ang request ni Angelo. Mahilig daw syang magbasa ng encyclopedia. Dyan nga pumasok ang computer. Kasi biglang nag-flash sa mind ko while talking to him na di na uso ang encyclopedia pero di ko sinabi sa kanya. Kung may luma kayong encyclopedia, I think it is okay. However, we need to donate a bookshelf. Sayang di namin nakunan ng picture. Isang bookshelf nila na half-filled: some nursery books na sinasabi ni Veronica na inappropriate (I agree) at mga lumang textbooks. Ilang small copies ng C.S. Lewis' Narnia. Wala na.

As of today, January 18th
1. K.D.
2. Veronica
3. Angus
4. Po
5. Jzhunagev
6. Ranee
7. Rowell Mendoza*
8. Tina
9. Sheila
10. Ruby
11. Ayban
12. Sheryl
13. Chicbee*
14. Josephine*
15. Dhamschen*
16. Ellie*
17. Tricia
* - first time to join our activities. Please confirm your attendance. Please let us know if you have questions. Don't hesitate to voice your opinion in this thread. (For us naman, let's be gentle to them harhar)
Jzhun: Onga pala. Tricia sent me a PM. Pede ka bang gumawa ng letter to Coke Phils (send through her) to ask for sponsorship? Or kay Tina na ito bilang sya ang head ng Publicity?

Paging J.L.! har har

I'll try to make a design for the book sticker this weekend.
I think we have to pool all the books that are going to be donated to gauge if it's appropriate for this age or that.


Shiela: Trip! I like how you put it. But this is only in Makati near Pasong Tamo. When you say trip, parang liblib na lugar har har. Joke lang.

And after that, we can discuss what to do next. :D

KD
The Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Lumayo Ka Nga sa Akin ni Bob Ong
The Curious Incident of the Dog at Nighttime by Mark Haddon
A Far Country by Daniel Masson
Miss Ronnie
Rick Riordan books
Po
Holy Bible
Charles
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Angus
The Orange Girl by Jostein Gaarder
Through a Glass, Darkly by Jostein Gaarder
The Ringmaster's Daughter by Jostein Gaarder
(Kung walang magbibigay ng To Kill a Mockingbird, I'll get one)
Ayban
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
White Fang by Jack London
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Tina
Sweet Valley High series
Alanna series
Jzhun
The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Illustrated Children's Bible
Rowell
Bob Ong books
Sheryl
The BFG by Roald Dahl
Baby Sitters' Club books
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Atty. Monique
Sweet Dreams books
C.S. Lewis books
Nancy Drew books
Hardy Boys books
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Rollie
I Am the Cheese by Robert Cormier
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Ellie
Scottish/Celtic folk and fairy tale books
Ruby
Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer
Emir
Mister God, This is Anna by Fynn (not sure)
Alona
Sweet Valley High series
Love Stories series
Tricia
Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre
The Secret Life of Bees by Susan Monk Kid
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Shiela
Prep by Curtis Sittenfield
***
For those who want to send their books to Manila, you can address it to:
NTI Shell Quezon Avenue
(c/o Ronnie Mastrile)
68 Quezon Avenue cor. Victory Avenue
Brgy. Tatalon, Quezon City 1113
Tel. No. 743-1739 (some couriers require it)
Pls. send Veronica (aka Ronnie) a PM with the courier's name and tracking number so that we can monitor it. We'll post all deliveries received on this thread.

Angus, sali ka sa Libcom?


I'll keep myself updated na lang sa developments ng event, and keep the asterisk after my name as reference to : "She's complicated." :)

Angus, sali ka sa Libcom?"
Yep, sige. I was going to join pero inuna ko pa ang pagkatak, hahaha. :D

I have a set of encyclopedia at home in Cavite. I'll ask kung pwede i-donate and still unsure kasi paano ko bibitbitin yun! hehe!
Kelan po ba talaga ang visit natin dun? Pardon me, medyo naguluhan ako. lol. Saturday or Sunday? :D

Angus: Hmmm. Sanay kasi ako ng multi-tasking har har. Di naman ako naguguluhan.
Regarding Christmas Party, alam kong magiging magulo yon. Kasi di naman talaga "formal" dahil tayo-tayo lang. Noong mag-join ka ng April last year o doon sa July event, hindi magulo di ba? Kasi formal-formalan tayo roon. May mga newbies na medyo matindi ang dating har har. (like you). Seriously, may guests tayo sa El Pueblo kaya may function room tayo. We can't always do that. Ang basis ng Eton ay yong previous year, huntahan hanggang hatinggabi lang. Tutal Christmas, relax at huwag mag-impose at huwag maging repressive.
In my mind, simple lang ang Virlanie:
1) Visit: Contribute for food. Bring books. Spend time. Be positive. Be generous.
2) Organize: See where you can help. Do your best to make it a success.
3) Future: Think what else you can do to help. Computer? More books? Allow them to deduct from your bank account on a monthly basis? Another visit to sustain? etc.
Ganyan lang akong mag-isip. Sa mind ko, naka-enumerate yan. Mas marami akong iniisip sa office at sa bahay bukod dito. Natatambakan na rin ako ng ire-review na books har har! Hindi yan nangyayari before har har.
Hmmm. Siguro, meeting tayo this week or next before the Jan 28 event (Orwell's 1984)?

Of course, we need to hold a meeting regarding this, after 1984.

Todo support lang ako kay Charles kasi Virlanie is open naman if we make it on a Sunday eh. Kaso, parang majority are still okay with Saturday. Gusto ko pa rin ang Saturday as mentioned earlier. Family man kasi ako har har.
Pero di pa rin talaga ako naguguluhan. Siguro nga kasi matanda na ako at mas marami akong life roles. Kaya nga merong mga committees na pinropose si Ranee para may division of labor.
Visit to Virlanie Team Composition
OVERALL CHAIRMAN: Ranee
LIBCOM:
Chair: Veronica
Members: Angus, Po, Ayban, K.D.
EVENTSCOM:
Chair: Jzhunagev
Members: Tricia, Ellie, Chicbee (tentative)
PUBLICITY:
Chair: Tina
Members: Shiela, Ellie, Aaron(?)
FINANCE/DONATION:
Chair: Ranee
Members: Ariel(?)
TRANSPORTATION:
Chair: K.D.
Members: Veronica, J.L.(?)
Let me know if there are other committees we need to put up. Also, volunteer your name. This is for a good cause! :)
lol. Thanks sa pag-verify :D
I'll join the EventsCom po and sa publicity na rin. :)
I'll join the EventsCom po and sa publicity na rin. :)



*Naiisip ko ito dahil pulos walang balot ng libro ko >.<
@Angus- Dadala ako ng Oliver Twist at Tom Sawyer


We can edit/customize it using a template na nakita ko online here

Joyzi: I suggest you list them down and let's determine as a group. Kasi kung marami na, we need to consider buying a bookshelf for them. They have a lot of space but only one wooden 5-layer half-stocked bookshelf.

Angus, kaya ako naglagay ng mga committees para hindi isng tao ang nagiisip para sa lahat. Group effort ika nga. inespecify ko na rin ang work/tasks ng bawat committee para madali.
KD, allergic ako sa moneyhandling (kaya ako nagmed, malayo sa numero). Sabi ko, eventscom ako, pero dahil andyan na na sa fincom din ako, kelangan panindigan, hahaha. Love din kita KD eh. harhar
Jzhun, since sa eventscom naka-toka ang food din, bahala na kayo ng committee mo sa paghanap naman ng possible caterers for the event and options for food. post na lang sa thread.
Naniniwala ako sa donor fatigue, kaya kelangang magkaroon ng income generating schemes ang TFG.
Ang iniisip ko naman ay pang long term ang computer and ang scholarship. Di enough ang oras natin hanggang Feb.18 para makalikom ng ganung kalaking halaga para mapondohan ang mismong event at ang pagbili ng computer. So focus muna tayo sa gastusin ng event natin. Afterwhich, kunin natin ang output ng group kung how much of a commitment and dedication we can give para ma-execute ang long term goals natin.
Kung simple ka mag-isip KD, sa akin multiplot. May long term and short term, and each with a scenario one that could lead to this tapos may scenario 2 etc. Kaya nagiisip pa lang ako, napapagod na ako.

Option 1- asa St. Luke's-QC lang ako,late ako minsan umuwi, pwede niyo i-drop dito sa ospital ang pera.
Option 2- I can meet you somewhere. Tell me when and where it is most convenient.
Ala akong official receipt. Reseta na lang na naka-indicate na natanggap ko pera niyo pwede na ba yun? hehehe.
Magtatatanong-tanong din ako regarding sa pera padala through lbc/etc or bank transfers. Ewan ko kung kelangan ko mag-open ng account for TFG, most likely ito solution for the long term goals, dahil di naman maganda na sa personal savings account ko ito nakalagay.

Sorry busy lang, even I am not done yet with the TFG sticker designs, eh.
Your help will be highly appreciated.
Thanks! :)

KD
The Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Lumayo Ka Nga sa Akin ni Bob Ong
The Curious Incident of the Dog at Nighttime by Mark Haddon
A Far Country by Daniel Masson
Miss Ronnie
Rick Riordan books
Po
Holy Bible
Charles
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Angus
The Orange Girl by Jostein Gaarder
Through a Glass, Darkly by Jostein Gaarder
The Ringmaster's Daughter by Jostein Gaarder
(Kung walang magbibigay ng To Kill a Mockingbird, I'll get one)
Ayban
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
White Fang by Jack London
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Tina
Sweet Valley High series
Alanna series
Jzhun
The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Illustrated Children's Bible
Rowell
Bob Ong books
Sheryl
The BFG by Roald Dahl
Baby Sitters' Club books
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Atty. Monique
Sweet Dreams books
C.S. Lewis books
Nancy Drew books
Hardy Boys books
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Rollie
I Am the Cheese by Robert Cormier
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Ellie
Scottish/Celtic folk and fairy tale books
Ruby
Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer
Emir
Mister God, This is Anna by Fynn (not sure)
Alona
Sweet Valley High series
Love Stories series
Tricia
Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre
The Secret Life of Bees by Susan Monk Kid
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Set of encyclopedia (waiting for permission)
Shiela
Prep by Curtis Sittenfield
Joyzi
Academic textbooks
***
For those who want to send their books to Manila, you can address it to:
NTI Shell Quezon Avenue
(c/o Ronnie Mastrile)
68 Quezon Avenue cor. Victory Avenue
Brgy. Tatalon, Quezon City 1113
Tel. No. 743-1739 (some couriers require it)
Pls. send Veronica (aka Ronnie) a PM with the courier's name and tracking number so that we can monitor it. We'll post all deliveries received on this thread.


Hindi naman celebration ito like wedding, baptism or birthday. Di ko tuloy alam kung alin ang uunahin as basis: ang recommendation ng caterer, ang pledges na pera or magiisip na talaga tayo ng budget?
Kung magtanong ka kaya muna sa caterer? Yong may kasamang plastic tables and chairs? Buffet snacks ang gusto nila eh (specified nila). Una inisip ko styrofoam individual packs (tipid, convenient) pero sana sabi nila (hindi na sila nahiya and I felt good about it), sana sila ang kukuha.
Mayroon kaming ginamit na caterer para sa bday ng nanay ko noong last year pero sa QC yon eh. Parang baka mapamahal tayo. Sana yong caterer nasa Makati para malapit at di tayo ma-charge ng transpo.

So, kanino ko na ba ipapadala ang pledged money ko?
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As of today, January 17th
1. K.D.
2. Veronica
3. Angus
4. Po
5. Jzhunagev
6. Ranee
7. Rowell Mendoza*
8. Tina
9. George Kariotis*
10. Sheila
11. Ruby
12. Ayban
13. Sheryl
So, what do you suggest? Pledge-pledge na lang kay Ranee ng amount? Then yong amount eh tingnan natin kung ano ang mabibiling food? Tapos kung may sobra then we will buy something for the kids?
Or may iba kayong suggestion? Like fixed contribution for each? Parang ayaw ko rin kasi dapat maluwag sa dibdib.
Yong mga MAYBE na feeling ko di tayo matitiis:
1) Cary
2) Rollie
3) Kwesi
4) Ace
5) Joyzi
6) Charles
7) Emir
Pede rin kayong magpadala in kind or in cash har har
Those who asked for my address and/or said that they will ship books:
1) Laura Stucker (US)
2) Nancy Cudis (Cebu)
3) Caz Edmunds
4) Patrick
5) Ace
So, kung around 20 tayo, shall we tell Virlanie to just send 20-30 kids? Then we can group into 4:
GROUP 1
Veronica
Jzhunagev
Ruby
GROUP 2
Ranee
Angus
Sheryl
GROUP 3
K.D.
Shiela
Ayban
Dhamschen
GROUP 4
Tina
Po
Rowell
Ellie
Kung kakasya ang pera natin say P8,000 parang meron na makakapag-cater for 50 people tapos kasama na ang chairs and tables. Party atmosphere na. We can dub it as Valentine's at Virlanie or something. Mas convenient pa. Nag-party kasi ang nanay ko noong last year. Parang ganito ang gastos. May 2 waiters na yon for 4 hours.
What do you think?