2013 - A New Hope

Its 2013 another year to look forward to and another year to be hopeful as to what it could bring to us. I, myself is really hoping that 2013 is a brighter year for everyone. I am not saying that 2012 is a bad year in fact it was a very good year. Though for me 2012 is such a roller coaster year. I had my ups and definitely had my downs.

My best month though is October. It is the the birth month of "The Project Mountain Alphabet", an adopt a school library which aims to helping its beneficiary elementary school. This also became a bridge for me to be given the chance to start working with people who had pure hearts to helping people. The feeling is totally magnificent because they responded to my plea even though I am a total stranger to them. They gave up their old books, old encyclopedia, old magazines (readers digest and National Geographic Magazines), story books and old encyclopedia. I am also thankful to my colleagues because of their undying support to this project.

I started posting about it in Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites and there were people who actually responded to my plea. People whom I actually don't know, a total stranger with a pure hearts. I was able to collect an ample amount of old books. This March we intend to bring these books to Colalo Elementary School, our first recipient to the said project. Hoping to get more and more pupils to engaged into reading. Hoping that these books would be damaged not because of carelessness but because it is being read by many.

The reason why despite the challenges of this project because I always believer that a person who reads books would never be ignorant. A book for me is an instrument for youngster to dream big and soar high. Book reading is an integral part of education. How could a teacher teach their students on somethings if they don't have the resources to use. This is the main reason why we put "The Project Mountain Alphabet" to help the school teachers and students expand their knowledge through reading.

Be part of our campaign. I worked at night but I devote all my weekend collecting books. Who knows the child you helped today might be your children's doctor tomorrow, or a policeman, fireman, a politician. Let us give them a chance.

Our group is not limiting our donors to books we can collect anything you want to share. I am sure there will always be a place for every donations we received. Anything your heart wishes to share to these students.

We started it in 2012 now we will continue the quest to build or adopt a school libraries this 2013. Your help is greatly appreciated:

We are accepting:

• All kinds of books (encyclopedia, dictionary, books to be used as a reading materials, science books,  story books, etc)
• School Supplies (bags, shoes, pencil, elementary pad papers, intermediate pad papers, ball pens, bond papers, crayons, etc)
• Slippers, used clothes for children

For those interested parties you can leave a comment with your mobile phone number or email address or you can contact me directly like our facebook fan page:

 https://www.facebook.com/groups/297797517001459/

Its Christmas: Why not give a book for Colalo Elementary School

This month marks the season of gift giving. A season where we give fancy gifts to our family members, friends or to our God-Children. Am sure you have bought and wrap all your gifts already. I myself had wrapped and some of it has been delivered already to its recipient.

However, I appeal to your heart to give out your old books for a school in Benguet. I am organizing an adopt a school library program. I am thankful to all the people who had helped me in one way or  the other. I am most thankful to those who are still helping me collect books or cash.

Colalo Elementary School is located at the Municipality of Mankayan. Barangay Colalo where the school stands is located at the tip of Mankayan and near Cervantes Ilocos Sur. Gardening is the major means of livelihood of the said community.

The school used to have a mini-school library when it was established. However, the school sank last July 2009 and so are the books in the library. My mother was then teaching in that school when this tragedy happened. The teachers have to unearth some of the books in order for them to have something to use. Luckily they were able to save a total of 209 books and after so many years after the tragedy with their new school these books are now being used by the new generation of students.

Today, my brother Jan Irvin Kis-ing is teaching there. I rarely see my siblings since I am miles away from them. I went home when he and his wife got married. When everyone is celebrating he asked me if I could donate a book because he is planning to have the school library grow and to have a new sets of books. Of course I agreed. In my mind, my brother is really a teacher, he still thinks about his students even though it is his big day.

I suddenly remembered a quote by Louis L'Amour:  “For one who reads, there is no limit to the number of lives that may be lived, for fiction, biography, and history offer an inexhaustible number of lives in many parts of the world, in all periods of time.” I totally agree.

You might be donating an old fiction, biography, history or encyclopedia but the information within these old books could be used by these kids to learn new things and to explore the wonders of their imaginations. Remember knowledge is power, lets give these kids the power the books can create.

Together, we can help build a library. A room where the minds of these little kids be sharpened, a place for these kids to gain knowledge, and a  place where our could jump start their quest of knowledge their weapon to face their future.

"Ako po ay namamasko sa inyong lahat para sa mga mag-aaral ng Colalo Elementary School!" Panoorin po natin ang aking ihinandang video.

To help please email me at wsa.charlton@gmail.com. We are accepting any form of donations.

Do Schools Really Need a Library!

I remember growing up that books are so essential in studying and that is the reason why we go to library to look for books for my homework and research papers. It is important for us way back then but it is really important nowadays?

Having a traditional library at school is expensive. It is expensive because you need to have a room to store the books, we need to hire a librarian, we need to have a storage process to make sure that we are storing the books properly.

Whereas it is cheaper to just have a computer room, where school children would just go online and start researching from their. Everything is found their. The updates happens in a split of seconds. However, this is not advisable for elementary and high school.

For me, traditional libraries is more essential. It is a most a school should have. The library teaches so many things to our children. It teaches our school to be patient, to look for the proper reference for their school research. It teaches them to read and understand what they are reading.

That is why "The Project Mountain Alphabet" is born. We simply wanted to share your old and new books to schools who doesn't have a library. To challenge the teachers to bring their students to library once a week to train them how to use the library and above all to make sure these children understand what they are reading.

The Project Mountain Alphabet - Make it Viral!

OUR APPEAL!

We then appeal to your kind heart to help us! We need your pledge. We hope to give them other school materials as well like world map, globe, and also school supplies. If we all shell out a hundred bucks out of our pocket then it would be very helpful. Imagine, if we all combine our resources, then we can go the distance. We can buy so many things.

Project Mountain Alphabet: A Donate a/for a Book Campaign

Together we can make a difference!

We always need someone to help us achieve what we want or what we dream. Sometimes all we need to do is pat someone else’s shoulder and let them know what you want. Sometimes we simply just need to open our eyes and see what’s going on in our community.

It has been a month since I started asking around for their help to help me in my project which we call it “Project Mountain Alphabets”.

What’s with the name?

The Project Mountain Alphabet aims to give pupils studying in the mountains have their own library. This is a chance for them to have a wide selection of reading materials to feed their curious mind. A project wanting these kids to give them books to prepare them for a bigger and brighter future.

What’s the on-going project?

Our first project is to provide an ample amount of book to Colalo Elementary School. So I started tapping almost everyone that I encounter. I am thankful and felt so blessed because there are many who are responding positively and so the quest continues to collect books.

What else do they need?

Upon reviewing the pictures my brother sent me, I happen to notice one of the captions that says they are planting Baguio Beans and collecting used sando bags to be sold at the market for them to buy school supplies for their students. My colleague suggested bringing school supplies there as well.

Up to date, we have collected an ample amount of old National Geographic Magazines, Old Encyclopedia, Old Text Books, etc. We still need new story books as well. We are looking for children science magazine and or any informative materials for them to use as a reference.

OUR APPEAL!

We then appeal to your kind heart to help us! We need your pledge. We hope to give them other school materials as well like world map, globe, and also school supplies. If we all shell out a hundred bucks out of our pocket then it would be very helpful. Imagine, if we all combine our resources, then we can go the distance. We can buy so many things.

Contact me now for details:
Charlton Kis-ing
BPI Account Number: 0443715177
Email: wsa.charlton@gmail.com

Donate A Book Campaign

Its gift giving season again.

The season that every kids are waiting.

The time where they are expecting what Santa would give them.

"We Need Books Help Us!"

One school in Benguet had a Christmas wish. They wished for a book to be placed in their library. They wanted to have a book to read. They want to read something different, something educational.

This is their library. That's the book they read.

So why not unclutter your house and donate those books to this children who wants to have something to read. Lets give them the books they wished for. Lets make their Christmas Season. Or shell out a few hundred bucks from your wallet so we could buy them new books, electric fan, school supplies.

The School where your books will finally settle.

Donate a Book Campaign

It was such a nice and fulfilling when we look back to our childhood days. For now you might miss your dear friends that you haven't seen for so many years. You might be remembering the games you played.

When I went back to my hometown I realized that I have grown big literary big. I gained weight hahaha kidding aside. My brother Jan Irvin actually ask me to help in his on going project in building a library in the school where he is working. I suddenly realized that it was the same school where my mother work when I was studying and I remembered they never had a library and so that was the birth of this campaign to help them build the library that was long overdue.

So I am appealing to my dear readers to help donate a book. We are also accepting cash so we could buy some books they need. I strongly believe that when we all work together we can help educate every children who are willing not just to read but also willing to gain knowledge. I also believe that the knowledge they gained by reading lots and lots of books is their weapon as they grow. Together, through books or cash we share, we solve literacy problem. Together, through these books, we are helping these children to dream more and dream big.

I remember when I was being thought by my parents on how to read, we use old story books. I thought then that I am unlucky because I am using an old book, the pages is definitely tearing apart. However I was wrong. I am actually lucky because I have a book that I was able to use. I am lucky because of that book I was able to dream and to succeed.

After this project we would like to continue searching for schools to build their library. Our first beneficiary is Colalo Elementary School located at Barangay Colalo Mankayan Benguet. Colalo is actually near the boundary of Mankayan Benguet and Cervantes Ilocos Sur.

For our donors within Metro Manila, I can meet you at any MRT or LRT stations.

To all interested parties (local and international) who would like to share their books and or donate a cash please email me at wsa.charlton@gmail.com