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A mom’s search for a homeless, hungry lolo turns into a huge feeding program.
When a community of mommy bloggers came together to feed disadvantaged families in Tondo, little did they know that their project would turn into a huge food assistance program for hundreds of frontliners fighting COVID-19.
It was the first week of ECQ when Clara Alegria “Gie” Ramos, a PR and influencer management professional and founder of BrandBuzz PH, saw a video of an elderly man who said, “mauuna pa kami mamatay sa gutom bago kami mamatay sa virus.”
That image prompted Gie to send a message to her community of mommy bloggers, asking for any leads on how to help him. Eventually they found out that the man was originally staying at Roxas Boulevard and moved to the Delpan Evacuation Center in Tondo along with many informal settlers.
“I asked the moms if we can contribute P500 each so that we can feed the families at Delpan.
Hindi madaling maglabas ng pera ngayon, pero maraming tumulong,” said Gie.
With the P18,000 they initially raised, the real work began.
JM, a single mother, told Gie, “I can’t contribute financially, but I can help with logistics.”
JM volunteered her home as a storage and dispatch center, coordinating with suppliers, cooks, and delivery riders.
When the blogger community received the photos of the grateful lolos and lolas eating the meals they sent, they were deeply moved. They felt that they needed to – and Can DO – more.
A Bigger Goal
Two of the bloggers who are nurses suggested to help medical frontliners, too. Gie sent out another call for donations, and this time more volunteers responded, as well as corporations. CDO partnered with BrandBuzz PH by donating food products, enabling the moms to cook home-style meals for many frontliners who are far from their families.
Roadblocks and Rewards
With many restrictions under ECQ, there were challenges in the sourcing of ingredients and delivery. But the biggest challenge for the volunteers was physical and emotional exhaustion. Gie shared, “Pinagsasabay mo yung work from home, household chores, homeschooling, at yung feeding progam na full-time din. When my kids told me, you’re here but you don’t talk to us, I realized I was sacrificing my time with my family. But so were the frontliners, that’s why I can’t stop. But things got better once we figured out a system.”
For JM, her 7-year-old daughter also inspires her to keep going. “When I see her writing notes to the frontliners and praying for them nang hindi ko inuutusan – I know we are doing something right.”
What Collaboration Can DO
These moms attribute the success of the project to their supportive blogger community and corporate partners. To date, the group has raised over P1Million worth of donations. With over 50 volunteer cooks and growing, they plan to feed underprivileged families as well.
“The task is much bigger, but with steady partners like CDO who are committed to working with volunteers like us in feeding our brave frontliners, we Can DO this,” said Gie.
Even in the darkest times, with the influence of compassionate individuals and the support of caring communities and companies, there is so much we Can DO together to make the world brighter.
Also Thank You to : Clara Ole, San Remo, Ellie Cooking Oil, StyroTech for Containers and Tupperware PH
Lets Stay Safe and STAY HOME.
Everyone can help, Everybody can contribute..
If you want to help too, you may drop a Message to BrandBuzzPH on INSTAGRAM or FACEBOOK
So happy to read this blogs. Nakaka flatter dahil marami pa din tlga sa ating mga Filipino ang likas na matulungin and nagsasacrifice ng health and responsibility in families and as workers .Salute po
ReplyDeleteSa inyo mga momshies ma nagorganize ng ganitong helpful deed . Pagpalain kayo ni God and truly helping is a voluntary kindness and not expecting antyhing in retur . Godbless pp amd stay safe ๐๐
We are also blessed at marami din po mommy na tumulong to make this possible. Stay Safe po
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Nakakatuwa na sa kabila ng pandemic na ito ay marami pa rin talaga ang handang tumulong,magsakripisyo Saludo po ako sa inyo mga momsh sanay marami pa ang maging katulad nyo..Godbless you more#BbMommas
ReplyDeleteGod bless #BbMommas so happy na marami paring taong mababait despite sa nangyayaring criss ngayon. Hindi nag dadalawang isip na lumabas ng bahay maka tulong sa mga tulad naming mahihirap. May God Bless you always. -KC Boncait
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