philippine girl scout volunteer, 2009

we have to find our way in this world by volunteering some of our time in organizations which you know you can help because you have been there, and done that. i was a gsp member during my younger years, and attended a lot of activities in and out of our school. this was in the days when environmental issues was not even discussed, no traffic, no pollution, and one of the things we did were to continue to plant tree seedlings, or have a vegetable garden. what a time that was. we often sing girl scout songs around a camp fire. im sure most of us have gone thru this during their schooldays. i even started as a Brownie, remember this?

what a good day it was for me when i got a call from Mrs Susan Locsin, Programme Committee Chairperson of the GSP National Hq when she invited me to become a volunteer for the GSP under her own committee. I don't know Susan well not until my friend Olive Villafuerte (another GSP volunteer for 9 years) told me about the projects they have been doing for the girls. They now have this Reproductive Health Textbook which the young girls are talking about, and you know when its about "s" ____ word, everyone says "shhh"? remember that?
anyway, before that time, i went to GSP really to offer my new board game, PINOY ECOLOGY GAME, as an educational tool for the girls. Inasmuch as GSP, the green color they carry, is environment and green earth, I might as well ask if i can help thru this game and have it part of their fund raising! Neat eh?
Anyway, Ms Susan Locsin liked the game and told me that later it will become a part of their education agenda.
So, when the call came for me to be an honorary volunteer, i can't say no.
Here I am, photos and all of that day when, I became a one.

disaster is the focus/ and being a Girl Scout volunteer

HELLO READERS, SORRY FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO PUT ANY NEW NEWS IN MY BLOG.

It has been a while since we had the devastating floods in Metro Manila and Luzon, which made a lot of problems in our daily lives.
So what seems to be the cause? Oh a lot , I presume you have read about it too. Garbage, garbage, garbage as well as pollution, air, noise, water...it affects everyone, and everyone is the culprit, correct?

You know, as a board game creator, I realized too that we should not only continue being aware of our environment, we should also be ready when disaster strikes. Most of us took the disaster for granted, like "its only rain water"...but we didnt realize that it will be damaging to our homes, our way of life, our economy, our government.
That's why I created a new board game again!!!
Together with a friend, illustrator, Waldee Oasan, who works in BPI, started to make this GAME OF SURVIVAL AND RESPONSE (gsr)...

We intend to have this available soon, and we are waiting for interested investors to help us out,
its not easy to manufacture but the ending is an educational tool to learn more about Disasters and First Aid. Calling NGO's and other interested parties to join us in this endeavor. email us soon to have something new to learn....
Hope to hear from you soon.


Being a Girl Scout volunteer is next in my blog....