Seasons Greetings!

To fellow KoolErs and browsers of this site,

Wishing everyone a Happy Christmas and a Spirit-filled and Health-filled New Year!

May we continue to be a blessing to others through our advocacies and community service.

This season, always remember to give all thanksgiving, honor and glory to God who is the source of all our strength, wisdom and good health, so that we may be able to continue to be His instruments of peace, love and unity.

Stay well and Cheers!

The way to celebrate Christmas...

The Kauswagan Youth Movement recently awarded the winners of the Gather Your Trash, Win a Prize contest last December 25, 2010. Together with the efforts from the neighborhood, the event was again another year of success for the community. This time, there were loads of games and surprises, what with the addition of the Ms. Non-Biodegradable Gown contest. KoolErs members - Megs and Clouds Lunn sponsored the prizes and the games during the one day event, while the neighborhoods contributed to the feeding program along Liberation Street, Poblacion, Numancia, Aklan.

Winners of the Gather Your Trash, Win a Prize are the following:

1st Prize - Mrs Glenita Regalado and children - 2-day trip to Boracay and a bottle of wine.
2nd Prize - Engr. Alexis and Cecile Regalado and family - home appliance.
3rd Prize - Mr. and Mrs. Nick/Ening Navarra and family - New Year's noche buena.

Contestants to the gown contests are Little, Cocoi, Marie and Biyong and the judges unanimously approved Cocoi's gown (green sacks, mineral water plastic cover, bottle crowns, black garbage bag, stockings and milo pouches) which was made of several non-biodegradable materials collected. The winner received beauty-products from the sponsor.

WORLD AIDS DAY CELEBRATION

Some of the Kool Earth members are lucky to have joined the Aklan Aids Council on their Health Advocacy Week 2010, 10th Year Province-wide celebration of World Aids Day and the 18th Day Campaign for Women's Health culminating activity last December 7, 2010.

The celebration was in coordination with the Phil. National Red Cross-Aklan, Provincial Health Population Office, Provincial Health Office, Aklan MOVE (Men Oppose to Violence Everywhere), DepEd Aklan, Philippine National Police, all LGU's of the Province of Aklan, Aklan Tri-Media, Provincial Volunteers and the US Peace Corps Volunteers, too.

News Tidbits

It's Christmas time once again. As usual, we will all be very busy doing our own thing, Christmas party here and everywhere, for its the time of sharing, caring and loving.

The Adopt-A-Street member's initiative will commence on December 25, 2010 @ 2PM at Liberation St., Poblacion, Numancia, Aklan. The members of the Kauswagan Youth Movement in the community will be joining the event. Awards committee is now busy preparing for the awarding and grand finale of its project. Some youths will present costumes made of non-biodegradable materials, too. Something to look forward is who will be the family of with most garbage collected (solid waste management).

Prizes at stake are: Trip to Boracay (3D/2N), appliances and noche buena package. More games and surprises are also a yearly cheers for the Kauwagan Youth Movement who adopted Kool Earth's Adopt-A-Street.

The project PISO PARA SA KALIKASAN lata have already been distributed to some bread shops/restaurant/hotel and we thanked all those who adopted the project. To those who are interested to adopt a lata, please call our attention on the above contact details or the KoolEArth Hotline +36 268.5160. Thank you.

On the other hand, St. Gabriel students took time to interview KE Pres. Chita Heap about its goals and objectives and the operation of the organization in the community. Student nurse, Kenan Quimpo is shown in the picture with Ms. Heap.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PEACEFUL NEW YEAR TO ONE AND ALL!!!

KE visits IJA Kalibo Campus

The Infant Jesus Academy Kalibo campus was the first school who responded to our idea of inviting the members of Kool Earth to speak before their elementary and high school pupils/students. Today (December 3, 2010), incidentally is the birthday of our President, Ms. Chita Dela Cruz-Heap.

Significantly, today we also launched our KOOLEARTH CAMPUS TOUR to all the institutions in the province of Aklan who will call our attention to help us spread the word-of-mouth on the advocacy of making our place greener, cleaner and healthier.

Sec. Megs was tasked to explain on the VMG and objectives of our organization, hoping that by doing so, the pupils can help us spread the information about what we do around the community, caring and hoping to fight Climate Change in our little capacity.

We invited them also to join Kool Earth as we also agreed to open the membership FREE to those who are interested to become members.

We would like to thank the teachers and staff, especially their Principal, Sir Bobby Dagohoy for the invitation. Thank you also to the active students who answered our few tidbits and won our little gift items.

THERE IS NO SMALL THING THAT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!