YAPPasko Na, Sinta Ko…
Nope, I didn’t screw up the lyrics, and neither am I in a singing mood, but Christmas is just around the corner and for all the YAPpers out there, this means another year of YAPPasko! YAPPasko is the title of the YAPPers’ Christmas Party and Community Outreach they conducted for street children last year. YAPper Lai (or more popularly known in Answers as kahlan nynaeve) shares to us her experience at last year’s YAPPasko:
Last Christmas 2007, Yahoo! Answers Pinoy users more popularly known as YAPpers organized a Christmas Party for street kids. Nearly 400 children benefited from the said event with each child going home with a gift and a smile in their face. Aside from the gifts, the kids enjoyed playing games and eating delicious party food from Jollibee. Much to their delight, the appearance of Santa Claus and Jollibee in YAPPasko all the more made the event memorable!
Nothing can indeed be as fulfilling as making others, especially children, happier during the Yuletide season. Seeing these kids faces wreathed with smiles and hearing their joyful laughter was simply made YAPPasko 2007 for theYAPpers a truly memorable and meaningful one.
Thanks to Lai for writing that post, and of course to all the YAPpers who contributed and participated in last year’s YAPPasko. It’s such a blessing to see this act of kindness and generosity by the Answers community in giving back to another community who is in need.
This year, the YAPpers will be organizing another YAPPasko in an orphanage this December and we’ll be there to support them. They plan to do a repeat of last year where they gave gifts to the kids, played some games with them and fed them with delicious party food. I’ll be sharing the details in succeeding posts but right now, I’m calling on all YAPpers, old and new, to spread the word around. We need people to support this in cash and in kind (preferably toys, clothes and children’s books) and the more participants to the event, the better. Any offer of help will be very much appreciated.
If you’re interested to support this activity, please feel free to leave a comment or email me at jonasdelosreyes [at] yahoo [dot] com. We only have a month to prepare for this event but we can certainly make it a reality. In the end, we’ll all experience how giving back to people in need doesn’t actually cost, but it pays. Many thanks everyone!
hi jonas. thanks for posting this. count me in.
i hope to see more YAPpers in this year’s event.
i like wat ur doin keep it up and count me in
i like wat ur doin keep it up and count me in.whats your plan this xmas
nice posting its really yappasko na nga, its sad to say lang ang layo ko sa family ko.i mis philippines na !
That is awesome. You are a kind person. Ang saya ng mga bata.
Jollibee!
can’t wait to help
keep up the good work guys!GOD will bless you!i’m wiling to help,may account ba ang foundation nyu?
Hey Jonas!
I have spoken with Lai. I’ll be coming too!!!:-D
Thanks!
we would love to participate in this event again…count us in…
Wonderful! this will brighten Christmas not only for me.. ^_^
Count me in!!!!
@lai - Many thanks again Lai, I’m hoping to see and meet more YAPpers in this year’s YAPPasko!
@guacrut - Hi Guacrut, actually it’s the YAPpers who are doing it, and yes I like it as well.
More updates to follow in my suceeding posts! 
@maya - Super thanks Maya! Sayang you’re not in the Philippines pero don’t be sad, regardless of the distance Christmas can still be meaningful for and your family. Hope you can help out sa YAPPasko.
@Joan - Many thanks Joan, I’m just glad I can be part of it this year. The YAPPers got to do this last year and yes, it really made the kids happy.
Kapag dating sa mga bata, you can’t go wrong with Jollibee, hehehe.
@Pao - Thanks so much Pao, looking forward to working with you.
@Randall - Many thanks Randall! The YAPPers this time will be holding a Christmas party for the children at Cottolengo Orphanage (more info to follow in my next posts). They are not a foundation but a community of Pinoy Yahoo! Answers users who have met online and bonded together offline and now plan to help out others in need (specifically the orphanage) as a way of giving back to others in need this coming Christmas season. If you’re willing to help, I’ll be contacting you soon on how you can send your support to this worthy endeavor.
@Jaimee Harmony - Super thanks Jaimee, Lai mentioned it to me. Looking forward to meeting you and working with you sa YAPPasko!
@tisya - Great, thanks so much tisya! We definitely need all the help we can get.
@ruth valerie baltazar - Many thanks Ruth, I’m sure your participation will help brighten the Christmas of the kids at the orphanage.
Am looking forward to once again being part of YapPasko.
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That was great sharing the blessing to others is a very fulfilling to us and its really fun at the same time.