some stout-hearted men

nakakataba naman ng puso, sa ilang araw na inumpisahan ko 'tong blog, ilang tao na ang nagbasa at nag-email. at galing sa iba't ibang sulok ng mundo pa. may galing pinas (syempre), may galing california, new york, wyoming, illinois, boston, canada, hong kong, malaysia at kung san san pa. sa mga sumusubaybay, nag-email at eventually may tulong na ibibigay, salamat. special thanks to ray guinoo '97, dave ingles '78, brain zialcita '94, kyle baizas '96 , bryan atienza '00, at von totanes '91.

pero tama na muna ang shout-outs, business muna—

with the help of atty bernardo ('97), i got a copy of the most recent minutes of the sibol foundation board meeting. from it i learned that the benificiaries of the foundation are the UP PGH children's ward and the Laura Vicuña foundation. and due to the recent nosedive of the economy some of the funds and investments of the DS foundation came tumbling down as well. also, due to a very hectic schedule, the current batch wasn't able to go carolling this past holiday. nevertheless the foundation is still able to donate a total of PhP 100,000 to be paid out this month.

so what does this all mean for us? there's help that can be done. and that the help goes to the causes mentioned above and to sibol-hesus school.

i'm sure kating-kati na kayong tumulong. hinay hinay lang. mahina ang kalaban. i'll setup the paypal account soon.

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in the meantime kung gusto niyo ng palaisipan:

1. What is the value/ importance of forming a Sibol 'alumni group?'
2. What do you perceive as the needs of Sibol alumni?
3. What services to the alumni should the Sibol 'alumni group' make available so that alumni needs will be addressed and you'll want to be part of such a group?
4. What activities for the alumni should the Sibol 'alumni group' provide so that alumni needs will be addressed and you'll want to be part of such a group?
5. What role/s can the Sibol 'alumni group' play in relation to the performing group and other Sibol activities (such as the operations of the foundations, annual homecoming, etc.)?
6. Imagine a Sibol 'alumni group' that has been active for 10 years: what do you want to see the group has achieved in that time?

email niyo sa kin ang sagot nyu_jason[at]yahoo.com. at ibabahagi ko sa manila dulaang sibol foundation team na magpupulong sa sabado. ang mahuli, eh di hindi aabot. salamat.