HOLY CROSS continues outreach to Sister Parish
By Delcie Runco
Holy Cross Catholic Church in Thornton continues its Sister Parish partnership with San Luis Obispo in Baler, Aurora, Philippines.
In 2008 they funded the following:
Formation retreats for the youth-$500,
Scholarships for 12 students to attend Mount Carmel College-$4,000,
One scholarship for a deaf boy to attend a boarding school for the deaf1, in Laguna-$660,
Provided money to stock three village fish ponds, buy vegetable seeds and animals for the poorest villages and to help fund feeding programs in three areas for undernourished children-$2,148,
Provided children's vitamins for 146 children-$1,185,
Provided an extra $3,000 from private funding for emergency health needs and unforeseen expenses,
Another $2,000 was spent to purchase the new items shipped to them in the boxes.
Making a total of $16,133 spent for the benefit of the poorest villages of San Luis Obispo and San Luis Rey Parishes in the Philippines.
Shipped 33 boxes at a cost of $2,640 (265 total boxes have been shipped since 2001)
THE BOXES CONTAINED:
ROSARIES 738
TOOTHPASTE 238
TOOTHBRUSHES 265
SOAP 213
WHITE UNIFORM T-SHIR
TS - NEW 96
NEW BRIEFS 52
MENS WHITE T-SHIRTS - NEW 19
DRESS T-SHIRTS 15
NEW TOWELS 9
SPIRAL NOTEBOOKS 192
BALLPOINT PENS 110
CRAYOLAS 44
CHILDREN’S VITAMINS 146
CORNED BEEF 54
CANNED CHICKEN 12
HICKORY FARM FOOD ITEMS
ZIPLOCK BAGS 140
PLASTIC BOWLS
SHEETS
TOWELS
NAVY BLUE UNIFORMS
STUFFED ANIMALS 759
WOODEN CARS 1200
USED CLOTHING -Most of the baby clothes were donated by the store "Once Upon A Child"
Editor's Note: Please pray for Delcie's husband, Vince, who has been incapacitated by a freak accident. He is out of danger but he is still wheelchair-bound. Vince and Delcie visit San Luis and Baler regularly since 2003. Because of Vince's condition, Delcie has to postpone her 2009 trip until later.