DAPITHAPON - A 5-part documentary which features the lives of elderlies in the Philippines

Filipino families are known for having a nuclear or joint family system where all the members live with their elderly. Although many of them have many financial problems and space constraints in their homes, they still manage to accommodate their grandparents with them when they are no longer able to take care of themselves. They feel morally obligated to fulfill their duties as sons and daughters by taking care of their parents in their old age.

Dapithapon which also means the day's end, documents the lives of Lola Lydia and Lola Anching - just two of more than half a million Filipino elderly who are still working because of poverty despite their old age. The documentary also brings us to the Golden Acres Home for the Aged where parents who were abandoned and neglected by their children share their stories of frustrations and hope while waiting their last remaining days.

People probably need to recognize the fact that they too would become old in a few years and probably go through the same situation that their old parents are going through now. This might make them take a better care of their parents so that their own children would see their example and take good care of them when they are old.

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Source: youtube.com - holyupload channel

Help Us Help The Elderly

Dear Chaster,

We understand that you have been interacting with our fellow Chasters for a long time now to discuss the love and admiration we have for Charice; however, we also understand that most of these interactions occur online. In our desire to bond more and fully share a Chaster’s love and warmth, some of us would reach out and decide to finally meet up with fellow Chasters in real life. Those meet-ups / gatherings usually happen before, during and after Charice’s gigs. And if schedules permit, Chasters organize a meet-up where we can party and have fun.

Recently, a lot of Chasters have been saying that our gatherings should not be just about partying and having fun. Instead, we can channel our energies and enthusiasm to more productive and community-conscious endeavors. And so it was suggested that we undertake a charity project. We call it the “Chasters’ Voice of Love” – because Charice’s deep and powerful voice binds us as Chasters and moves us to share our love.

On Sunday, 31 July 2011, we will be visiting the Golden Acres Home for the Aged to spend time with their elderly residents and hand over our donations in the hopes that we will be able to bring a smile to the faces of our lonely and abandoned elderly. In one of our communications with the Golden Acres staff, it was mentioned that they currently have more than a hundred residents. We hope to be able to spend time with all of them and would like to invite you to join us on that day.

How You Can Help:

• Be At The Event – Join us on Sunday, 31 July 2011 1:00-5:00 PM at Golden Acres Home for the Aged in Misamis St. Bago Bantay, Quezon City (Location Map) and help in:

1.     Entertaining the elderly.

2.     Preparing for the program.

3.     Distributing food to the elderly and volunteers .

4.     Clean-up.

• Donate – If you wish to send in / bring your donations, we recommend the following:

1.     Refer to the Wish List provided by Golden Acres.

2.     For cash donations, please coordinate with the Donation Committee members.

3.     You may also donate food / snacks for volunteers.

• Promote – You may provide the following to the appropriate committees:

1.     Your suggestions / ideas on how we can spread the word to the rest of the Chasters ( Promotion / Communication / Documentation Committees). Your ideas will be posted/linked on this blog.

2.     Your feedback on the conversations you’ll have with the elderly (Documentation Committee). We will collate your thoughts, learnings, recommendations and/or reactions to the experience you’ll have with the elderly in order to submit a comprehensive report / analysis to the Golden Acres, the organizers and to any Chaster who wish to be updated. Your insights will be a great help in gauging the success of our project and in pushing us to do more.

For your reference, we have listed below the blog sites where we will be giving you updates on and the different committee members and their respective emails:

Blogs:

• Chasters United
• For Quality Purposes,...

Committees:

• Communication: 
• ab.bonita - eybhiebonita@gmail.com
• beda026 - beda026@gmail.com
• kenji - kenji_jetrhow@yahoo.com
• Facilities & Physical Arrangement:
• Divina - dcolumbano@yahoo.com
• Carol - carol23_82@yahoo.com
• Registration:
• Leah - larubin23@yahoo.com
• Chastin - aluv_dolphins@yahoo.com
• Documentations: 
• Gemma - gemma_accounting@yahoo.com
• Ate Pin
• Tita Glo - ladygloveritas@yahoo.com
• Program:
• Carl10
• Tintol
• Promotion:
• Tita Glo - ladygloveritas@yahoo.com
• Food:
• Mena S. Calderon
• Donation:
• Divina - dcolumbano@yahoo.com
• Carol - carol23_82@yahoo.com
• Write-Ups:
• urdujalinea - urdujalinea@yahoo.com
• ab.bonita - eybhiebonita@gmail.com
• Video & Camera:
• Gemma - gemma_accounting@yahoo.com
• Ate Pin

Please don’t hesitate to contact any of us if you have any queries. We’ll be happy to help.

We hope to hear from you soon and look forward to your support.

Golden Acres Location Map

This is the map going to Golden Acres. It is located behind SM City North Edsa Complex.

View Larger Map

You can zoom in (+) and zoom out (-) the map in order to see the streets and land marks.  Just click the arrows on the upper left side to move over the map or click and drag the hand mouse pointer to your desired location.




- ab.bonita

Home for the Aged Wish List

Here is the list of needs we got from Golden Acres.

HOME LIFE SUPPLIES:

1.      Lysol, zonrox, cleanser

2.      Toilet brush

3.      Brush with long handle

4.      Stick groom

5.      Mop handle

6.      Scotch brite

7.      Apron

8.      Laundry Gloves

9.      Alcohol

10.  Detergent/soaps

11.  Mop head

12.  Washing machine dryer – 1pc

13.  Water container for water dispenser – 12 pcs

14.  Big drum – 3 pcs

15.  Roof cleaner – pang agiw

16.  Under pads/diapers

FOOD

1.      Rice

2.      Canned goods

3.      Noodles

4.      Coffee – decaf 3 in 1

5.      Sugar

6.      Milk (powdered)

7.      Ensure milk

8.      Oatmeal

9.      Milo

10.  Biscuits

11.  Anlene

12.  Fruits

GARDEN TOOLS

1.      Baretta – 3pcs

2.      Axe (palakol) – 3pcs

3.      Pala – 12 pcs

4.      Bolo – 6 pcs

5.      Kalaykay – 6pcs

6.      Wheel barrow – 3 pcs

7.      Grass Cutter – heavy duty

KITCHEN SUPPLIES

1.      Rice cooker (35 cups) – 3 pcs

DOCUMENTION USE

1.      Tape recorder – 1 pc

2.      Camera slr/digicam – 1pc

OTHER NEEDS

1.      Shaver/blade

2.      Roll on deodorant

3.      Lotion

4.      Shampoo

5.      Bath soap/toothpaste

6.      Cologne

7.      Paste powder

8.      Panties and briefs

9.      Sandals/ slippers

10.  Towels

 OLDER MEDICINES PURCHASED AT MERCURY DRUGSTORE

1.      Akineton 2 mg – 10 boxes

2.      Haloperidol – 7 boxes

3.      Laractyl 100 mg – 2 boxes

4.      Roseridon (aspidon or zysta) 2 mg – 2 boxes

5.      Defakot fer 250 mg – 1 box

6.      Nozinan 25 mg – 4 boxes

7.      Diamicron 30 mg – 4 boxes

8.      Pletaal 50 mg – 2 boxes

9.      Inivasc – 7.5 mg – 1 box

10.  Aldezide 25 mg – 1 box

11.  PTU – 6 boxes

12.  Kwell lotion – 10 boxes

13.  One touch ultra (strip) – 3 boxes

14.  Mefenamic Acid – 3 boxes

15.  Benadryl – 10 bottles

16.  Isordil 5 mg (subtingual) – 6 boxes

17.  Bonamine – 1 box

18.  Losartan 100 mg – 2 boxes

19.  Amlodipine 10 mg – 2 boxes

20.  Analapril 10 mg – 2 boxes

21.  Multivitamins and minerals – 10 bottles

22.  Ascorbic acid – 10 bottles

23.  B1, B3 complex – 10 bottles

24.  Ferrous Sulfate – 10 bottles

25.  Simvastatin – 3 boxes

26.  Clopidrogel – 3 boxes

27.  Neozep – 5 boxes

28.  Nifedipine 50 mg – 10 boxes

29.  Myrin tab – 10 boxes

30.  Myrin P tab – 10 boxes

31.  Petroleum jelly – 20 pcs

32.  Bactorban – 20 tubes

33.  Glibeclamide – 4 boxes

34.  Face mask – 10 boxes

35.  Gloves – 10 boxes

If you want to donate a particular item, pls. send an email to the contact persons below.
ab.bonita - eybhiebonita@gmail.com  and
bev dayo (beda chaster) - beda026@gmail.com

kenji - kenji_jetrhow@yahoo.com

Thank you to all the people who have extended their support to this endeavor. 

Be Blessed! :)

Chasters' Voice of Love Project

We live in a world where everything and everyone is interconnected. By love. What we do, or what we do not do, affects all things and all beings. And if we know that we can make a difference, however small that difference is, shouldn't we do it? Especially if making that difference only entails a small portion of our resources?

The Chasters believe in making a difference. And so this month, we have decided to pool in our resources in order to bring a smile to those who have come before us, to those whose only companions are their memories - some of them no longer even have the luxury of remembering - our elderly.

For most of us younger Chasters, we fear the thought of being old and lonely. Some of us do not even entertain the thought. But for the hundreds of people residing at Golden Acres Home for the Aged, being old and lonely is their reality.

It is not uncommon for them to go for an entire month without speaking to family - or to anyone for that matter. On the other hand, we are able to interact with our loved ones on a daily basis that we sometimes take it for granted. We have been blessed to listen to the voice that unites us. The only voice they hear is their own.

I have learned that there is no substitute for human warmth. Something as simple as listening to an older person's fond memories or just by sitting with them for a moment can have a lasting effect. We hope that this project will ensure that our elderly will no longer feel abandoned by society.

We are appealing to all the Chasters out there to join us in our "Chasters' Voice of Love" project on 31 July 2011 at Golden Acres Home for the Aged. Your support is greatly appreciated.

For details on how you can help, please contact:

ab.bonita - eybhiebonita@gmail.com

beda026 - beda026@gmail.com

kenji - kenji_jetrhow@yahoo.com

Written by Erlyn Alinea (chaster username: Urdujalinea)

Source:  http://urdujalinea.blogspot.com

CHASTERS' CHARITY EVENT

WHAT:    CHASTERS' CHARITY EVENT
WHEN:          July 31, 2011, 1:00-5:00pm
WHERE: Golden Acres Home for the Aged at Bago Bantay, Quezon City
THEME:  CHASTERS' VOICE OF LOVE

"The manner of giving is worth more than the gift."

Overview: 

       Chasters are devoted fans of Charice who goes BEYOND for a mission to care for others. It's not always Partying for us. This time WE, Chasters, will try to add a smile to the faces of abandoned and neglected elderlies in Golden Acres Home for the Aged. We will feed them, exchange stories and donate daily necessities for the elders such as medicines, hygiene kit, kitchen supplies etc. A Thanksgiving Mass will be offered at the end of the program.


Sign up with your name and email on the comments section below if you want to be inlcluded in this event. 

Donations in-kind are most welcome. (Cash donations are now accepted... It will be used to provide food for the 185 elderlies and the staff members of the Golden Acres).

Click here to see the list of needs we got from Golden Acres.

Pls. wear BLUE shirt. Registration is extended til July 25, 10pm (Philippine time).


For more details, you can contact:
ab.bonita - eybhiebonita@gmail.com  and
bev dayo (beda chaster) - beda026@gmail.com

kenji - kenji_jetrhow@yahoo.com

***Organizers, pls check this site regularly for update. The list of needs sent by the elders of Golden Acres  will be posted soon.