“We believe even the slightest positive influence has the potential to change a child’s life.”
For Gumaca Local Health Insurance Office (LHIO), the true act of giving comes from the heart since giving is not about how big or how small do we give, but how precious it will be for those who will receive our acts of giving.
For two years now, Gumaca LHIO has been giving gifts to school children from different levels. This year, various schools have already benefited from this simple gesture. Aside from the school bags and supplies provided to chosen Pre-schoolers and Grade 1students from Barangays Villa Bota, Buensuceso, Sitio Salvacion and Hagakhakin, Gumaca, Quezon, Gumaca LHIO was also able to give hope to teenage girls under the custody of the Regional Center for Women-Quezon Chapter through its back-to-school kit giving activity. These young girls are victims of physical abuse and were abandoned by their families.
Just recently, another gift-giving activity was successfully held through the distribution of 50 hygiene kits to day care students from Barangay Lagyo and Peñafrancia, Gumaca, Quezon. They were also given a brief discussion on the importance of maintaining good hygiene as well as the proper way to care for their teeth. Likewise, parents were reminded to ensure their children's dental hygiene by assisting their children to brush their teeth after every meal.
Gumaca LHIO also seized the opportunity to inform parents about the importance of health insurance and how PhilHealth can assist them in their hospitalization needs.
It was a blessing to be instruments in providing not only material things but most importantly hope, love and kindness to those who need them most. As Lao Tzu said, “Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates LOVE.”(END) (Rheena Bayani, Gumaca LHIO)