Streets to School Ilocos Chapter and Bliss Scholarship Foundation collaborated today at Balogo Pandel, Binmaley, Pangasinan. A day filled with so much fun for all the kids and volunteers. I have mentioned this event before and it warms my heart that it’s done and was a success. Some of our Bliss scholars volunteered and some […]
It’s wonderful to get to see Laura again. It’s been over two years since the first time we met in person. She went to the Philippines to interview girls for her girl empowerment platform, She Is The Universe.
Make Shopping Fulfilling! Did you know that you can help support nonprofits just by shopping? It may sound funky but you sure can! If you currently don’t have the money to donate, nor the time and effort to volunteer, you can just shop as usual and feel great about it. If you are in the
Today, I went out for a hike as a “celebration” of all the actions I took for my dreams for Bliss Scholarship Foundation sharing this moment with an energizing and inspiring person, Rukshana. I haven’t hiked enough for me to say that I am totally in love with it or the other way around so when Rukshana said it’s a way for her to celebrate her wins, it’s a new perspective that I am now introduced to.
I’ve heard of “kindred spirits” before but it never bothered me enough to actually find out what it means. I just assumed that 1) it holds a positive meaning, 2) maybe the root word is “kind”? and 3) it sure sounds cool. Today, I finally feel like I’m starting to get all caught up on
After a meeting with Arianne and Cess online on May 14, I finally got to meet Cess in Dagupan. Yaay! She was with another Streets to Schools volunteer, Samantha. These two dynamic young women are taking on college head-on and community work concomitantly. Tagging along with me are Clyde and Jess whom I also met
May 22nd was the day I was coming home to my hometown in Pangasinan. I arrived at 4:20 in the morning and excitedly updated my family, friends and Bliss students of my arrival in Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2. It was already pre-planned to have some of our Bliss students over in that afternoon to
This is the moment everyone has been waiting for! We are very excited to announce our new Bliss scholars for 2022. But first, we’d like to express our sincerest gratitude for your patience especially because our announcement got delayed. Not so long ago, supporting students’ college education on my own was one of the things
