Thursday, December 22, 2016

PASKOokum 2016 - Maraming salamat po!

Paskookum 2016 is a new high for the Skookum Mountaineers. We are elated to have created more than 400 smiles (we also gave simple gifts to parents, friends, the teachers, and kids who are not actually students of the three schools that we visited but just happened to be there). Though it was really tiring to try and beat the clock (with all the traveling and activities that we scheduled to do in a day), every effort that we shared was really meaningful. Ultimately, the smiles that we received, the warm reception that everyone extended, the friendships that we have created, the friendly banter that we have had with the kids, the laughter that we had together, much less, the magnifient view in the mountains, took all our troubles away and energized our weary souls.



Of course, we could not have given everything so much more without the genuine concern and generosity of our kindhearted sponsors. We share to you our pride and the unending heartfelt gratitude of all the students of Mt. Pulag Elementary School, Duacan Primary School, and Tinaleb Elementary School, including their parents, friends, teachers, and families.





To those whose names were inadvertently omitted from the list below, please accept our utmost apologies and we will surely update the list once we have confirmed the appropriate information:

Vanessa Cunanan & Family Matimco Inc. Friends
St. Theresa's College Batch 97 friends Mapet Caralde & Family
Aliah Travel and Tours Martina Bontongon and Family
MJ Mallari Rocamora Family
Sharon Firme Mendez Daphne Maravilla
Dheck Vega Jek Lambino
Arguelles Family Glen Beason
ACMI Office Systems Phils., Inc. - Family Percival Datayan
Amy Cruz Maria Carol Saplala
Paragua Family Maria Louella Lusong
Samonte Family Verlie Gatchalian
Ray-Ryan Garduque RJ Santiago
Zenaida Garduque Tony and Team E1
Amado Garduque Jr. Reppin Camanava Chapter
Aliza Kohata Aloha Nietes Valdez
Angela Yazaki Jocelyn Castro
Josette Marasigan Chris Sabat
Maribel Asuncion Manaois Family
Rose Salva Quintin Beltran Jr.
Mary Grace Bibal Marigil Santos
AIM Global Uplines Angelo Matthew Santos
Loida Locsin Orlando Cariaga
Edgardo Garduque Rosalie Aiza Dela Cruz
Ericka Amrel Willy Jimenez
Joy Naverra Senen Quizon
Guia Sigua Phil John Gil Wycoco
Pauline Soriano Lucho Boom Boom
Marvin Dimarucut Bryan Bognot & Friends
Nova Pascual Lennon del Socorro
Jacie Jacinto Yu Lorevie Mariano
Alvin Christian Madriaga Geovanni Tacla
Catherine Santos Nelson Apostol
Hendrix Calura Charmaine Sarmiento


We likewise wish to acknowledge our anonymous donors, the teachers, benefactors, and parents at the three schools where we had our outreach activity, most especially to our guides, Mr. Santiago Ballagan and Mang Rudy, and our tireless and efficient driver who surprisingly still had the energy to drive us all the way back to Manila.



Lastly, the Skookum Mountaineers similarly acknowledges with utmost gratitude the priceless contributions of those who participated and joined us for #Paskookum 2016. This outreach climb would not have been a success if not for the assistance and support of the following kind, generous, thoughtful, and compassionate individuals. We look forward to you joining us again in our advocacy.

JR Arambulo Ayn Arriola Allan Calura
Tony Marquez Denise Manahan Jaime De Leon
Rome Tongohan Johna Pascual Isagani Dagdag
Sydney Reluya Jhen Cordets Bette Beltran
Sunshine Caralde Gener De Guzman Oliver Beltran
Jaime Joson Jr. Eniv Belle
Andrie Samilo JejomarCalura



















***Credits to the real owners of the photos used in this post. Thanks a lot!

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