A Leader’s Heartfelt Dream for Outreach

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MEDICAL MISSION 2018 | A photo of Genes and GK volunteers during the closing program of Medical Mission 2018 spearheaded by the Outreach Committee of GeneSoc 

By: Angelica Robles (Cybrid)

She wanted to join the organization and finally, she is now in GeneSoc. But joining it still came as a surprise to her. Much more, she was elected to spearhead the outreach committee on its 35th year. She admits that she is new in the organization and has not yet witnessed all the outreach activities. However, this did not become a reason for her to be less motivated.

This is what Angelica Robles, the current Outreach Committee Head, has to say on how she sees Genesoc’s outreach committee this year.

I cannot deny that I am pressured to be handling this responsibility but it is definitely more of a pleasure to be given this opportunity. I am proud and my heart is filled with joy to know that this organization is actively involved in the community through its outreach programs within and outside the university.

The projects of the outreach committee inside the university are Adopt-A-Room and Adopt-A-Wing. It aims to encourage the members to put into practice and promote the importance of maintaining the facilities of the institution in good condition by cleaning a selected room and maintaining its properties like wall clocks.

On the other hand, One Gene: One Child and Medical Mission are annually conducted as the organization’s outside campus outreach activities. Visiting the developmentally challenged children of HOPE Intervention Center during One Gene: One Child is done every first semester. In this program, collected toy and book donations from other organizations or companies are given and fun activities such as painting, storytelling and mini games are facilitated. General Check-up, Dental Check-up and circumcision are all part of the free services offered during medical mission held every 2nd semester. These medical missions were made possible with the help of other kind sponsors in providing medicines, and volunteer doctors and medical students who are most of them are members of Genesoc as well.

Besides these regular outreach activities, the organization may hold other projects according to the call of situation. An example of this was the book-giving conducted last year for the children of Putho by the previous Outreach Committee Head, Michelia Merrill Linne D. Malabrigo.

The organization has been doing these activities for a couple of years and it is undeniable that the organization has touched a lot of lives in the simplest way through these. The material things or service that they have received might mean more than what it seems to us. However, I would like to think and hope that these activities mean much more to us. This is my open-letter to my fellow Genes:

To my dear Genes:

For every Adopt-A-Room or Adopt-A-Wing, I hope that it may remind you of the love and care for every corner of this university (most especially the Institute of Biological Sciences) that molded you to be the person you are right now.

For every One Gene: One Child, I hope you see how each one of you is blessed with abilities, and at the extent of what you can do, may you want to help hone others’ abilities too.

For every Medical Mission, I hope your eyes were opened to see the great need of others and your desire to serve the people was strengthened whatever career path you may take; and

For every new Outreach Activity, I hope that it is instilled in you that an opportunity to help is something that is always present and something you don’t need to wait for. I hope that you would find a way to make an opportunity to help with what you have.

Most of all, even as you reach the end of your stay in this university, I hope your heart for the organization would deepen. I would love to see that you will be left with wonderful memories and inspiration with the projects of this committee that it becomes a reason for you to keep coming back to our beloved GeneSoc.

As one organization with one goal, we can extend our hands and go beyond what is within reach right now.

Love,

Outreach <3

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