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We have 13
current volunteers for program year 2008-2009. THEY ARE :
Emmanuel
Gerard O. Afable graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Consular and Diplomatic
Affairs from De La Salle University.
He is 28 years old and has worked in the Department of Foreign
Affairs since 2001, helping distressed OFWs. In college, he had received a Dean’s
List 2nd Honors Certificate, a Student Leadership Award, and a
Certificate of Meritorious Recognition.
He joins the JVP to “seek further growth as a person and to find a
more meaningful purpose in my work.”
In preparation for his application to JVP, he involved himself in
his neighborhood’s Parish Social Service Ministry. “I hope to come out of JVP a better
person, to translate my ideas into action, and to fuel my drive to
succeed not only for myself, but for others as well.”
Angelica
Polinar Alcober is a graduate of AB in Development
Communications from Ateneo de Naga University.
She has received University Honors and College Honors and has
worked as a student broadcaster in school. She thinks that the JVP is a
vehicle for her to share her skills and be of service to other people.
Her dream is to help improve the lives of people. “I wish to belong to a community where
people have a goal of being of service to others… wherein people are
living out a vision of service.”
She believes that it is a must for all
people, if they are to become sons and daughter of God, to be “companions
to each other.” “With our efforts combined, sure we will make a change.”
Jodel Pierre
P. Ampil graduated from Ateneo de Manila University very
recently. “I perceive JVP as an
opportunity to create change in society that is rooted in social
justice.”
He has learned about JVP in his Theology 121 class. One of the group reports was about JVP,
with guest speakers to share their volunteering experiences.
He would like to gain more experience in social development
work. He intends to obtain a
masters degree and plans to join an international organization focused on
social development.
According to his friends, he exudes a positive energy that can be
quite inspiring and contagious, as he is able to motivate even the most
passive members of the organization.
He thinks out of the box and he gives projects a touch of
creativity. Among other traits he has, JVP counts on his honesty and
conscientiousness to serve beneficiaries in his area of assignment.
Diana Mari
Bonafe is a graduate of BS Psychology.
Before entering college, she had planned to enter into BS Social
work, but it was not available at Ateneo de Naga, where planned to study.
She never thought that her passion of serving other people would
become more significant, but she soon discovered that when engaging in
her school activities, her main motivation always was to be able to help
others.
Her first plan after graduation was to volunteer for JVP, and
only if she would not qualify would she start looking for a job. Even then, she still hoped that if she
would look for a job, it would have to involve community service or counseling.
“I like being with my family and friends because they bring a lot
of happiness in me. I also like
serving other people and love seeing them happy with what I have done for
them.”
Nana seeks a deeper understanding of differently-abled persons and
the opportunity to serve them in the future.
READ ABOUT OTHER VOLUNTEERS HERE
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