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A pair of take home swimming goggles brings big smiles to the kids faces at last weeks main event swimming activity.
We put a call out to business friends the day before the main event looking for a event day special gift sponsor.
Bryden Halloway and his awesome team at Compliant Business Processing answered the call to fund the purchase of 35 pairs of goggles 👍
Compliant Business Processing is a leading BPO operating out of Manila. They provide cost efficient streamlined back office services to freight forwarders in Australia and New Zealand.
Thank you for your support and hope to see you one day in Tacloban too.
And to all of the generous project sponsors, salamat 🙏
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Great documentary from good friend with a heart of gold that I met in Tacloban.
Please take the time out to watch & understand why we do what we do.....
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Walking Amadeus
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Walking Amadeus
"Better Leyte than never," they say! Taking you back to spring of 2015, as I finally made it from Manila to Tacloban in the Philippines to go volunteer after Typhoon Yolanda. As you may know, this was my introduction to a place that would have me returning for travel, friends, and other projects in the years to follow.
Please enjoy, at long last, Walking Amadeus - Episode 3 "Leyte Arrival."
A huge united team effort equals many happy smiles at the main event end-of-school-year swimming activity this week.
Thank you Nanay Vacion & the volunteer team for cooking, preparing and serving the food to the hungry swimming event children.
And to all of the generous project sponsors, salamat 🙏
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Swimming update -The main event Food preparation.
Today we are trying something new with regards to the lunch catering.
The local community is preparing lunch and we will take it on our long journey this morning.
Catering for 50 today equals a big united team effort.
Many thanks for Nanay Vacion for cooking plus Jeremy and Mano-John for sleeping overnight at VFV HQ so that cooking could start when the roosters woke up 👍
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Philippines Nutrition project update
Healthy eating, good nutrition helps to build smart minds with young children.
A perfect example of this is a young girl from our preschool feeding program.
Miss Tzuchai is a gold medal honor student for the region.
Congratulations Tzuchai and thank you for the invitation to attend the graduation ceremony today.
Your father and mother are very proud. I witnessed this firsthand today.
Les Treacy
Little Things, Big Things Continue To Grow…….
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Afternoon update.
Smiles and the kids do all of the talking this time......
PS: Huge thanks to Michelle from Scotland & all of the local volunteers for your valuable event day help today 🙏
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Afternoon update.
Smiles and the kids do all of the talking this time......
PS: Huge thanks to Michelle from Scotland & all of the local volunteers for your valuable event day help today 🙏
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Update:
Thanks to the UAP and VFV crew, volunteers and parents for keeping the kids safe while they are having fun 🙏🏊♂️😊
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Febi Rebibis
Morning snack time!
End-of-school-year swimming is hungry activity.
Many thanks to all of the generous sponsors for snack time...
Fun swimming will continue after our break.
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Swimming event has commenced....
Let the fun begin!
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I woke up this morning 2hrs before event assembly time to the sound of many excited children waiting for day 1 of the swimming activities.
I'm sure some of these kids hardly slept last night because of the excitement.
This is why we do what we do....
Les Treacy
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"Summer School Break Swimming Event"
(Tacloban, Tanauan & Palo) - April 2019
Update:
Today is the start of the 2-day End-of-School-year swimming activity excursions for all 50 kids from the previous United Aid Projects (UAP) swim school event in October 2018. This is another perfect opportunity of giving back and to make a real difference to the lives of children.
We could not accomplish our goals without the involvement and enthusiasm of all our committed supporters and one of them is our current major sponsor
A2B Solution Group, a consulting company providing services and assisting clients in achieving the most from CargoWise One System. The wonderful co-sponsorship cover some of the cost from the "Give Love Project" of Volunteer for the Visayans (VFV) in partnership of UAP last February 14, 2019 and also this month's end-of-school-year swimming activity.
Again, we appreciate your very generous sponsorship Anthony Brennan and the team at A2B Solution Group; also to all our kind supporters, we very much value the donations received.
United together, we can “Make a Difference”!
Febi Rebibis
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Friends of the Special Needs School Koh Samui. Amazing team doing inspirational things helping children in Thailand.
Certainly a huge pleasure to help out the volunteer crew during the week. Short video from the day below.
On another long journey now. Next stop... Tacloban, Philippines. For the end-of-school-year swimming events:- www.mycause.com.au/page/198548/philippines-kids-summer-school-break-swimming-events-tacloban-tana...
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A second memorable day in Thailand assisting a group of kind hearted volunteers making a huge difference in the lives of 20 young Samui children.
The group is called Friends of the Special Needs School Koh Samui.
Gary Sparkes, it was a pleasure for Debbie Curtin and I to help your amazing team yesterday.
The kids laughter and smiles are a credit to your hard work and dedication to help these kids.
Also many thanks to On Street Bar Scooters for your continued support by donating 50% of your scooter rental to our aid projects in Thailand and the Philippines. Your generous donation will help Gary's volunteer team to cover the weekly venue hire fee for another 4 weeks.
See you all again soon
Les Treacy
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#FromLittleThingsBigThingsContinueToGrowHow to manage 3 children when you only have 2 hands? Watch Leanne Moran-Roulent in action 🙂 Big respect also to Debbie Curtin and Les Treacy for their hands on help and financial support. From one swim program to another they are an inspiration to us all with their United Aid Projects
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Many thanks to On Street Bar Scooters and friends.
Your support continues to make a difference to the kids at Friends of the Special Needs School Koh Samui
Thank you Jim, Mor, Tan, Debbie Curtin, Lara Boeddnr, Julie and Stuart for your event day help.
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We visited the school of Samui Special Needs Foundation ( Friends of the Special Needs School Koh Samui ).
M...
4 years ago to almost the day we delivered our first aid project in Tacloban
18 young children from 18 families attended this special event project held over 4 days.
Most of these families today are still trying to recover from the devastation caused by Super Typhoon Yolanda (aka Haiyan)
Let's rewind the clock and look back at the first UAP project 4 years ago.....
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In our 5th year now and we still continue to deliver successful projects, thanks to our kind sponsors and followers.
Help us to continue by getting involved. Find out more & help us make this another UAP successful project for the kids, simply click the link below:-
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#FromLittleThingsBigThingsContinueToGrowPhilippines Project: Tacloban Swimming Program (March 2015)
Thank you to all of those who assisted Deb & I with the 4 day swim school program held over 2 weekends in March 2015. By all reports the event was a big success. We witnessed first hand how the children were at first still apprehensive about the water but by the 4th day the kids were more confident and actually began to enjoy swimming like kids should.
Some of kids could still be carrying dark memories of Typhoon Yolanda which devastated the area in 2014. A few of them needed a comforting cuddle at times. Hopefully though we have assisted in making those thoughts a thing of the past. Their new swimming skills will help them journey through life.
Special recognition
Firstly a big thank you to the awesome team at Volunteer For the Visayans in assisting us (with a special mention to Crisel who organised the children, jeepney and found the swimming venue).
A sincere thank you goes out to the other international volunteers who gave up their much needed recharge on the weekends - your assistance was very much appreciated.
We very much appreciated the kind donation of 20 pairs of swimming goggles by Elite Swimming in Ascot Vale. These are being stored at VFV headquarters in Tacloban City for future swimming lessons.
North Melbourne Football Club (AFL) also donated 20 members caps. These were distributed upon the conclusion of the 4 day event to the sponsored kids who attended the swim program. All the kids were very excited and proud to wear their new North Melbourne Kangaroos caps.
Participants
VFV carefully selected 18 of their younger sponsored Tacloban children to attend the swim program . Some of the VFV team not only assisted in and around the pool but also participated in a special adults class during each snack break. Also the other sponsored children that missed out this time will hopefully have a chance when we return in October 2015 & April 2016.
Venue
Choosing a venue to hold the swimming classes isn't an easy task in Tacloban City. VFV negotiated with a local hotel (Leyte
Park Resort) for use of their guest swimming pool for the 4 days. The cost was per head and came to a total of 12,000 peso
(A$355). VFV initially secured special funding to cover this cost but we decided that the 12,000 peso could be distributed in
other ways within the wonderful VFV projects (i.e. nutrition program). We decided to cover the venue cost this time and
will attempt to secure some international sponsors for next time.
Group structure
The children were split into groups of 6. When it was their turn for a lesson they were all eager to learn. We discovered
some really good natural swimmers. Some of our local Tacloban friends even commented that one day it would be great to
see some water sport champions (maybe they will even get that local water polo team to take on the Americans one day).
Oh, almost forgot to mention the fun times when the kids didn't have lessons - it was all about having fun and being safe in
the water. Fun games kept everyone entertained!
After swimming snack time
At the end of each day the kids were treated to some peanut butter sandwiches and sweet snacks. The two loaves of bread
turned into four by the end of the program. The cost of these snacks were ultimately covered by the $55 raised at work
(Clemenger International Freight Port Melbourne office) during the February healthy snacks pilot program. Actually the $55
stretched further to also allow us to supply sunscreen protection for the kids. Many thanks to the majority of CIF staff that
participated in the CIF Healthy Snacks pilot program.
Transportation
The jeepney ride back to VFV headquarters was always full of exhausted sleeping kids. If only we could tap into those
dreams....
Where to next?
Next step is to return back to Tacloban City this October to continue with some further lessons. During this visit we ideally
would like to train a local VFV team member to become a support instructor. This support will become invaluable when we return next April for a week long summer vacation swim program for the sponsored children which will be incorporated in the school holidays. This will enable the children to benefit with a 5 consecutive day program. Our next visit will concentrate on smaller groups with more emphasis on stroke techniques and a more intense water safety element will also be included.
Like to help somehow?
Feel free to contact us if you would like to offer support of any kind. Ideally we would like to remove all swimming lesson project costs for VFV so that they can focus on another great job of pre-event coordinating. We aim to cover not only the venue, equipment & lunch costs but also the transportation if we can.
Any support will be greatly appreciated as Deb & I can’t do it all alone.
Les Treacy
April 5 marks the end of another busy school year for most children in the Philippines.
The first week of the summer holidays we will be bringing 2 special swimming events to the Tacloban region.
This is whilst we take a break from our regular 6 month swimming lessons program.
We will be providing 2 fun end-of-school-year swimming activity excursions to all 50 VFV kids from the previous UAP swim school event in October 2018.
To find out more & help us make this another UAP successful project for the kids, simply click the link below:-
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Thank you
Les, UAP Volunteer Crew & Volunteer for the Visayans 🙏
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Thank you for viewing our latest project for Tacloban, Philippines. This project will be once again personally delivered by the awesome UAP Volunteer Team. We will be providing 2 fun end-of-schoolExactly one week ago today when Les Treacy surprised his sponsored child, Marla.
There's nothing really more satisfying than seeing the warm smile on her face, as well as the excitement and happiness of her classmates.
We had a good and fun interaction with everyone and the school supplies given to them were greatly appreciated.
Indeed, it is among the highlights of this trip.
If any of you would also like to sponsor a child in Tacloban region, you may send a direct message here or please feel free to visit the Volunteer for the Visayans website for more info:
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- Febi Rebibis
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The School Supplies Smiles Project continues in a special way for Les Treacy and his Volunteer for the Visayans Sponsored Child Miss Marla....
There were many highlights from my 5 days in Tacloban but making a surprise visit to Miss Marla during school was one of my perso...
GIVE LOVE PROJECT 2019
"Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes. How do you measure a year in the life".
As this year's VFV Valentines chosen song "Seasons of Love" says, it gives us an inspiring message on how to measure the amount of time and life in love.
The song and this year's Give Love program also reminds that love is important in Life and it is important to love others.
By giving of yourself, your time, your heart to people that you know and you don’t, who aren't that fortunate by making them feel that they are cared for too.
Last February 14, we had an opportunity to extend help, allot time and give love to 85 families from Brgy. Lapay-Tanauan, Leyte and 58 beneficiaries from Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY).
In collaboration with Volunteer for the Visayans (VFV), we were able to deliver pre-loved clothes, hygiene kits, rose plants and rice to our brothers and sisters.
Clearly, every family, every child deserves basic necessities and attention. Regardless of the season or weather, what matters is "now" and how to get involved.
Again, on behalf of Les Treacy & United Aid Projects (UAP), I would like to sincerely thank our friends, families, donors, co-sponsors for your kind support and for all your help which made this project possible.
Let us continue to spread Love, have impact to someone's Life and most importantly, to make a difference.
🖋️&🎬: Febi Rebibis
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Our "Give Love" Valentine's Day song from the Volunteer for the Visayans project yesterday.
Join in and share the love.....
"Seasons Of Love"
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Moments so dear
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure-measure a year
In daylights- in sunsets
In midnights- in cups of coffee
In inches- in miles
In laughter- in strife
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure a year in the life
How about love
How about love
How about love
Measure in love
Seasons of love
Seasons of love
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Journeys to plan
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure the life
Of a woman or a man
In truth that she learns
Or in times that he cried
In bridges he burned
Or the way that she dies
Its time now to sing out
Though the story never ends
Lets celebrate
Remember a year in the life of friends
Remember the love
Remember the love
Remember the love
Measure in love
Seasons of love
Seasons of love
Les Treacy
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Bliss - Day Care Nutrition Project Update:
Proper nutrition for the kids will help them grow healthy and smart.
When we feed them well, we don’t only nourish their body, but the mind as well.
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02/13/19
Everyday we are pleasantly surprised about the overwhelming support for these upcoming special event Philippines community projects.
This time in relation to financial support through a generous co-sponsor donation. Wishing to remain anonymous at this stage, we thank you in advance on behalf of the 500+ project beneficiaries.
The unexpected wonderful co-sponsorship donation will cover one third of the cost to purchase the local community supplies and the international logistics needs of the student items from Australia.
This kindness will certainly ensure we successfully deliver these two community projects next week.
Thank you our friend we call anonymous for now 😉
Les Treacy
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Teamwork is the key factor for successful delivery of all of our collaborated aid projects.
But before delivery comes the project scoping, event day planning, consultation with communities, gaining event day volunteer interest, budgeting, supplies purchasing, sorting & packaging of donations, logistics and safety.
Many thanks to Mayen for her wonderful pre-delivery effort on our upcoming student supplies project. Awesome passion to help others!
And the always cool, calm & collected Jude from Volunteer for the Visayans for your ongoing hard work on this years "Give Love" project on Valentine's Day.
Not only will all of the 500+ beneficiaries thank you both very soon but so do I.
Without your hard work, these projects would be just a great idea.
Salamat 🙏
Les Treacy
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Thank you so much for having me in your projects.. May Almighty God guide and bless us more so we could continue to help those in need! 🙏🙏
No matter how big or small, acts of kindness really do make a difference in this world....
With the first 2 United Aid Projects special community event projects for 2019 only 14 days away, we know your unconditional generosity will make a difference in the lives of another 500+ people in need.
Thank you for the overwhelming support for these first 2 projects of 2019.
"We give to others through our physical presence,
We give to others through offerings of material aid donations,
But more importantly we give to others through our continued prayers & blessings..."
Les Treacy
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"Give Love" 2019 - Project Update
With most of the pre-project plans finalised, we are putting a call out to those that can help us.... How?
We have reached our numbers for on-ground volunteers but now it's perfect timing to put a call-out for anyone that can kindly donate material aid (such as pre-loved clothing, toys, ect...).
I'm leaving Melbourne, Australia on Saturday 2nd February & have thankfully secured a generous 55kg luggage allowance through Singapore Airlines. I would love to fly out to the Philippines totally maxed out with your "Give Love" donations...
Also like previous larger aid donations, we can utilise the discounted services of DHL Express.
Furthermore any financial support, even a small amount will go a long way to cover the supplies we will need to purchase for this project locally in Tacloban (rice, milk powder, nappies, ect).
Please contact me if you can kindly help out in anyway.
I personally thank my family and friends that have already donated items for this special annual project.
Alone we can only do a little, together we can do so much more....
Les
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🎥📸 Volunteer for the Visayans (From "Give Love" 2018)
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Hi to Lilibelle Fernandez Arong. Sorry I can't come to Melbourne to see you. Besides, I am busy every day in Sydney. I go anywhere without plan with my bf.
Les thank you so much for your sincere commitment to the Visayas especially my hometown, Tacloban City.
God bless with good health, endurance and enjoyment and to your dear love ones wife, children & grand children.
Philippines Project Update - "Give Love" 2019
With one of our first projects for 2019 less than 4 weeks away, we look back on last years successful "Give Love" project.
Valentine's Day 2018. A special one day community project delivered in collaboration with Volunteer for the Visayans.
Last year's event at one stage looked like unfortunately it couldn't go ahead due to terrible typhoon conditions and flooding.
Through the strong determination of everyone involved, we pushed ahead. United together we successfully shared a little unique love & happiness to 170+ children and young adults that would have gone without on that international day of sharing love.
This year we do it all again....
Les
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Give Love Activity
Volunteer for the Visayans and United Aid Projects giving and spreading love for the residents of our partner institutions. We would like to say " a big thank you" to all of our donors for making this activity successful. Looking forward for another Give Love activity next year.
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Update: Melbourne University Medical Aid Donations.....
Thankfully the latest medical aid donations from MUHI Material Aid Program in Australia have successfully reached Tacloban without any unnecessary delays with the Manila Customs clearance process. Some of the items were hand carried by Les last month and the balance were couriered by DHL Express this week.
These much needed medical supplies will be used during the upcoming Volunteer for the Visayans Annual Medical Mission in April.
Another excellent example of a successful collaboration between people & organisations with passion to help others.... Many sincere thanks to Renee (MUHI), Jude (VFV) & our Les.
From Little Things, Big Things Continue to Grow.....
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Fantastic performance from the @ClownerutanGränser
(Clowns without Borders -Sweden)
We had a wonderful time as you brought so much laughter and joy to everyone, in all ages, most especially to children’s faces. You encourage and lift their spirits, allow them to forget their troubles and unimaginable circumstances for a while to simply be "children". Your borderless heart creates a space for others to open their hearts too and be compassionate by sharing fun and laughter. No borders. No bounderies.
Keep clowning guys! 🤡
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"There is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving.”
We are happy that in our own little way, we were able to make Christmas for this children extra special.
Giving warmth, love and hope.
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Christmas Gift- Giving 2018
“Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God." (Hebrews 13:16)
It was a thrilling experience to personally deliver some happiness and make a difference to children's lives this holiday season. More than any material things it's the love, care and personal time we give to them that makes their Christmas more meaningful.
Thanks to the amazing crew of VFV who successfully brought the event together, along with other sponsors and volunteers. We are blessed and overjoyed as we make Christmas a little brighter and merrier for the children.
This may just be a 2-day event, but the generous and touching act of kindness has a huge and positive impact to us and to their lives.
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*School Supplies Project Interim Update*
How acts of kindness can create positive change in this world, one child at a time.....
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Les, Mayen, Febi & July
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Salamat Mayen Mercado Obero. The kids were very excited and will hopefully benefit greatly now and in the future from our visit. It was nice to part of the event and it was certainly a team effort by everyone involved. 🙏
Hi Les! Thank you so much for everything! You bring joy to the Children of Nauguisan Primary School,Capoocan Leyte! 😍😍🙏🙏
*Upcoming VFV Christmas Gift Giving 2018 Event*
Taking a look back at the 2017 Volunteer for the Visayans Event, there were many very grateful recipients.
Les is looking forward to helping VFV again this year with the 2 day special Gift Giving event this Tuesday and Wednesday.
For those friends and family that have supplied many wonderful donations over the last 6 months we say thank you.
Some of your donations will also be distributed to the 3rd annual Gift Giving event called "Give Love" in February on Valentine's Day.
The "Give Love" event is a collaboration between United Aid Projects and Volunteer for the Visayans Further donations are always gratefully accepted & new sponsorship partners are most welcome to join us to make that special event in the New Year successful too.
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Christmas Gift Giving - Tacloban, Philippines - December 2017
My album of wonderful lifetime memories of Tacloban experiences has grown once more.
Helping Volunteer for the Visayans (VFV) on their annual Christmas Gift Giving projects early this month was a full of many happy emotions.....
Thank you to all of my kind family and friends that gave donations for this recent Tacloban project. Many of the sensitive sites we visited there were no cameras allowed, but I can assure you that your gifts made many of the kids and young adults smile.
To the staff and international volunteers that work so hard pre-event & during the event, you are all amazing people. I am glad I had the opportunity to participate in the community project that really did make a big difference in the lives of so many people this Christmas.
Salamat...
Les Treacy
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School Supplies Project Update
This expanded project will see Les Treacy visiting another small regional school in the Philippines next week.
Love the support with this wonderful project. When launching these it's always on our minds whether we will reach our fundraising goal and be able to successfully deliver the base project.
Many thanks to all the kind project sponsors so far.
It's very exciting to announce that as a direct result of the generous support, next week we will provide additional much needed school supplies to 77 students in regional Philippines. These school supplies will help them greatly with their studies.
Further updates to follow....
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Feeding Centre Update
Short project update from our friends at VFV.
Little Things, Big Things Continue To Grow…….
We would like this project to continue into 2019 if possible, please click here if you would like to help;-
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Update for our Bliss Day Care Nutrition Project with one of our sponsored child.
Many thanks to United Aid Projects for the support you provide to our Filipino students.
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Question for all of our Aussie friends:-
Who remembers how much fun the school bus journeys were to your swimming lessons?
Our regular jeepney journeys in the Philippines top them all....
🎂 Les Treacy
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No words can describe the happiness and excitement of your beneficiaries! God will bless you more!
Nutrition project update
The kitchen could be considered small but it is always a busy place when it's food preparation time!
Les & Debbie recently helped out local parents Aida & Margarita in the kitchen. It was great to share some time with the kids. They are always appreciative for the nutritious meal. Their parents pass on their sincere thanks to the sponsors.
Also the day gave us a chance to talk to teacher Ms Joan about further ways to help the school. Hopefully Les will be able to provide a few preloved educational toys and books when he returns to Tacloban in December.
This school year have managed to provide many meals to the young children in this community with the generous support so far from the following sponsors:-
1) Staff from Clemenger International Freight (Melbourne, Australia)
2) Friends Keith & Tricia (Aberdeen, Scotland)
3) Lovely folk from Darebin North West Uniting Church
Your generous donations go a long way towards our goal of providing 10,000 meals to children this Philippines school year.
Thank you for joining us on this journey. United together with all of our kind friends, we can make a difference!
From Little Things, Big Things Continue To Grow…….
For those that would like to support the preschool kids feeding centre project & help the kitchen to continue into 2019, please click here:-
www.mycause.com.au/page/185957/preschool-kids-nutrition-program-tacloban-philippines
Everyone had a blast ending the October 2018 Swimschool Program with Kuya Les' Birthday Pool Party for the kids.
From your UAP family, happy birthday.
You are making a difference and a blessing to many. Great years ahead and may God continue to shower you with so many blessings that you truly deserve, we hope you enjoyed your Birthday celebration with our Tacloban Kids and friends.
Salamat Kuya Les!
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Everyone had a blast ending the October 2018 Swimschool Program with Kuya Les' Birthday Pool Party for the kids.
From your UAP family, happy birthday.
You are making a difference and a blessing to many. Great years ahead and may God continue to shower you with so many blessings that you truly deserve, we hope you enjoyed your Birthday celebration with our Tacloban Kids and friends.
Salamat Kuya Les!
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Everyone had a blast ending the October 2018 Swimschool Program with Kuya Les Treacy' Birthday Pool Party for the kids.
From your UAP family, happy birthday.
You are making a difference and a blessing to many. Great years ahead and may God continue to shower you with so many blessings that you truly deserve, we hope you enjoyed your Birthday celebration with our Tacloban Kids and friends.
Salamat Kuya Les!
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#poolparty #50thbirthday
#Oct252018Everyone had a blast ending the October 2018 Swimschool Program with Kuya Les' Birthday Pool Party for the kids.
From your UAP family, happy birthday.
You are making a difference and a blessing to many. Great years ahead and may God continue to shower you with so many blessings that you truly deserve, we hope you enjoyed your Birthday celebration with our Tacloban Kids and friends.
Salamat Kuya Les!
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Another swimming lesson activity that has given the children plenty of fun yesterday.
Learning some basic techniques from blowing bubbles, how to be safe in the water, and getting them feel confident.
Such a funtastic opportunity and the kids really enjoyed it!
Thanks to our amazing teachers,
Ate Debbie and Ate EsTer , Kuya Les.
Also to our UAP and VFV staff for helping out yesterday.
"From little things, big things continue to grow"
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Update: 700 Sets of School Supplies Project....
Yes we have revised our original target of assisting 600 school children in the Philippines to now 700. This is due to the wonderful support of our individual sponsors and our new major business sponsor for this project - Innovative Dental.
Jeanette, Naser and the awesome dental crew at Innovative Dental have very generously covered international courier costs of the school supplies for the latest distribution to 200 children.
On Friday we visited Villa Sofia Elementary School in Tagpuro, Northern Tacloban, Philippines. We were greeted by 200 young children very excited to see the United Aid Projects & Volunteer for the Visayans teams. Even though it was end of semester exam day, all of the kids were extremely excited to greet our jeepney when it arrived.
The kids were sincerely thankful for their school supplies. One child had tears of happiness when he saw his new pencils in the stationary case. We understood why when he showed us his small well used pencil stub that was only a inch long.
This is just one of many stories we could share about the happiness that the new school supplies brought to these children.
Thank you Fran and the fellow teaching staff at the school for your warm hospitality.
Also thank you EsTer, Jude, & July for helping with distribution. And Catherine, Lilibelle and Rico for helping with the pencil upgrade preparation the previous day.
From little things, big things continue to grow......
Les & Debbie
PS: Innovative Dental are in Les's local community and have been following United Aid Projects growing aid reach for many years.
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Another 200 sets of our school supplies from Australia have safely arrived in Tacloban....
Many thanks to the kind project sponsors!
Look out for further updates on the distribution in the coming weeks.
From Little Things, Big Things Continue To Grow.....
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📸 Les Treacy / Ju Debde
Darebin North West Uniting Church - "High Tea" International Aid Projects Presentation.
We very much appreciated the opportunity to provide the church an insight into our International Aid Projects.
Thank you Rev. Leonie, Sally & the wonderful church congregation for your generous donation to our latest Philippines preschool kids feeding project. It will go a long way towards our goal of providing 10,000 meals to children this Philippines school year.
We hope you all enjoyed listening to the Les & Debbie volunteering story as much as we enjoyed your warm hospitality.
Thank you for joining us on this journey. United together with all of our kind friends, we can make a difference!
From Little Things, Big Things Continue To Grow…….
For those that would like to support the 10,000 meals for kids project, click here;- www.mycause.com.au/page/185957/preschool-kids-nutrition-program-tacloban-philippines
Tacloban Nutrition Centre Fundraising Event (Clemenger International Freight) - 27th September 2018....
An amazing $262 was raised throughout the day at this Clemenger office event. Awesome fundraising effort!
With our current feeding centre project budget that's a huge 580+ meals covered from the goal of 10,000 this Philippines School Year (18/19).
The young kids & their parents will be delighted!
Thank you to all of the Clemenger crew that organised lunch, prepared the food, volunteered cooking and the hungry staff that kindly donated.
Special thanks to Clemenger owners Michael & Stephen for sponsoring event food and drinks.
For those that would like to support the 10,000 meals for kids project, click the link below.
We are just two individuals giving it a crack to make a difference in this world, with the amazing united support from other kind souls like you.
Les & Debbie
From Little Things, Big Things Continue To Grow……
www.mycause.com.au/page/185957/preschool-kids-nutrition-program-tacloban-philippinesAn amazing $262 was raised throughout the day at this Clemenger office event. Awesome fundraising effort! With our current feeding centre project budget that...
Meet one of the volunteers working hard behind the scenes to bring one of our current project together for 600 children (and 600 young grateful smiles) in the Philippines. Our lovely friend EsTer.
Ester is the much loved Volunteer Coordinator at Volunteer for the Visayans. Back in 2014, we met Ester for the first time at VFV Tacloban HQ. Main reason for the meeting was to explore both volunteer and UAP project opportunities within the Tacloban community.
Over the last 4 years we have formed a strong volunteer partnership and respected bond with Ester that has successfully delivered a number of successful projects.
The Tacloban project earlier this year on Valentine's Day called "Give Love" was very successful for all of grateful beneficiaries. Mother Nature certainly challenged the Project crew with an expected late February typhoon but the project was successfully delivered on the day.
Ester, with your upcoming departure from VFV at the end of this week we will greatly miss you.
We appreciate your commitment, tenacity and the love for lending a helping hand to those that need it.
We wish you all the very best with your exciting future endeavours.
Salamat po & see you again soon 🙏
Les & Debbie
Video credit: Febi Rebibis
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Damo nga salamat United Aid Projects for the opportunity to be of service, in my own little way. P.S. I love volunteering for the Swim Class. 🙂
I will miss you Ester and good luck with your new endeavors xxx
A quick update:-
Next month the United Aid Projects crew will be once again back in the Philippines. The focus in Tacloban City will be the October Swim School, Nutrition Centre, School Supplies & a few other surprises.
This upcoming week will be the start to the busy pre-trip period...
Monday meeting with Melbourne University Health Initiative (MUHI) to review the recent medical aid project & discuss potentially another consignment of medical aid donations for Volunteer for the Visayans.
A fundraising event at Clemenger International Freight on Thursday to raise some much needed donations for our 10,000 meals for kids Nutrition Centre project.
On Friday Les is very excited & honoured to be the guest speaker sharing the United Aid Projects story at the Darebin North West Uniting Church High Tea event. Very exciting indeed.
And donations packing time on the weekend...
What a week ahead! Fun hectic times.....
Fun times where also enjoyed this weekend. Les & Debbie will help out again in the Bliss Feeding Centre next month so it was time to practice!
Little Man Cooper offered to help Lolo Les with a Funday Sunday afternoon baking session. Enjoy the fun video.
For more information about our 10,000 nutritious meals for kids project click on the secure link below:-
www.mycause.com.au/page/185957/preschool-kids-nutrition-program-tacloban-philippines
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Preparation of 10,000 meals for the children this Philippines school year will not be an easy project to successfully complete.
However our local "Mother-in-charge", Aida makes it look easy with the support of volunteer parents on a rotation schedule.
It's our 3rd year of running this nutrition project & whilst we have other challenges behind the scenes such as ongoing sponsorship funding, the hungry young kids smiles are what keeps us going with this community project.....
Salamat Aida, parents & Volunteer for the Visayans for keeping this dream a reality!
Les 🙏
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www.facebook.com/395269208760/posts/10157813158188761/Today's lunch at the Bliss Day Care Center Nutrition Project @unitedaidprojects . Salamat!😊❤💪 @ Brgy. 64 Bliss
