"Give love and I pay for your flight!" With 1 week left and 16 kids short of our target, GK volunteer Brian Mo poses this challenge to all givers for a chance to visit and experience our Kusina ng Kalinga in action: "Give love and I pay for your flight!" - Brian Mo VIEW THE VIDEO and mechanics of Brian's 143 Challenge for givers Be their lunch date this Valentine’s: Give PHP 6,600 to fill the hearts and stomachs of 2 kids for 1 year Give any amount for Kusina ng Kalinga * To give via bank deposit, click HERE. For the gift that you have shared, we will send your loved ones a Valentine e-postcard on your behalf. Please fill in their emails in the donation page. Go out on a date with your loved ones at our partner restaurants and share the warmth of a meal to kids served by our kitchens: Feb 14 6:30 PM Mabuhay Restop South Drive, Area II Rizal Park, Ermita, Manila Call 353-8752 / 0917 810 8194 for reservations Feb 14 & 15 All day Purple Nest Bistro 139 Banlat Rd, Tandang Sora, Quezon City Call 950-6279 for reservations Feb 16-27 2 weeks BoodleBox Call 09236792089 / 09178360863 for deliveries Restaurants who wish to participate in the campaign may contact juy@gawadkalinga.com. *"Children’s Paradise" Make children’s hearts happy by spending Saturday morning with them. We’ve lined up Valentine card-making, parlor games in pairs, and of course, lunch to end the date! Volunteers are requested to bring a Php100 contribution for your lunch date with the kids. To register, please text your full name, email address, schedule, and school/company to the assigned contact person. Click HERE for more details. LUZON Feb 14 Metro Manila: GK Century Properties Village, Barangka Drive, Mandaluyong CONTACT: Andrea Bendijo – 09266793739 Metro Manila: GK Napindan Village, Brgy. Napindan, Taguig City CONTACT: Ronalyn – 09178718132; Shyne - 09362422142 Feb 28 Metro Manila: GK Mandaluyong CONTACT: Andrea Bendijo – 09266793739 Metro Manila: Ateneo de Manila Grade School Field, Quezon City CONTACT: Roxanne Ibasco – 09175330827 NOTE: QC Volunteers are requested to bring a Php300 contribution for the activity. Proceeds will go to Kusina ng Kalinga. Mar 7 Nueva Vizcaya: GK Aritao, Brgy. Banganan, Aritao CONTACT: Willy Delizo – 09275476537 VISAYAS Feb 21 Antique: GK Arch Angel Village, Brgy. Aningalan, San Remigio CONTACT: Sheila Abella – 09052674207 Feb 28 Capiz: GK Milibili, Brgy. Milibili, Roxas City CONTACT: Myk Tolbo – 09178572292 Cebu: GK Lorega, Brgy. Budlaan, Cebu City CONTACT: Charlotte Maque – 09222890853 Mar 7 Capiz: GK Buntod, Panay CONTACT: Myk Tolbo – 09178572292 Mar 14 Capiz: Handumanan GK Village, Brgy. Cabugao Oeste, Panay CONTACT: Myk Tolbo – 09178572292 MINDANAO Feb 14 Davao: Pueblo Antonio GK Village, Brgy. Catigan, Toril Feb 21 Bukidnon: GK Paglaum Village, Brgy. San Isidro, Kitaotao CONTACT: Bogzie Mondia – 09174347621 Lanao del Norte: Bayanihan sa Iligan Village, Brgy. Sta. Elena, Iligan City CONTACT: Ingrid Raposala – 09169664697 Feb 28 Surigao del Norte: GK Looc, Brgy. Luna, Surigao City CONTACT: Karen Butcon – 09065287508 *"Care Kitchen" Prepare hearty meals for the children at a Kusina ng Kalinga kitchen near you: Feb 4 onwards: Alang-Alang Central School, Leyte CONTACT: Christian Servande – 0905344546 / 09195392508 Feb 16 onwards: San Isidro Central School, Leyte CONTACT: Angelica Sabarillo – 09293468763 / 09772102730 Mar 2 onwards: GK Espirito Santo, Sitio Pajo, Quezon City CONTACT: Rush Papa – 09168291485 Guidelines for Volunteers: Please text your full name, email address, schedule, and school/company to the assigned contact person Kitchens will accept volunteers from 5AM – 11AM Please come in proper attire: white t-shirt, jeans, hairnet, apron, face towel, extra change of clothes Observe proper personal hygiene for cooking: trimmed nails, shaved beard, tied hair

Help us with our goal of caring for 143 kids by inspiring 3 of your loved ones to give/volunteer every time you do! Post your most kilig moment with the kids in social media using hashtag #lovemeanswalangiwanan. Then tag 3 of your friends and challenge them to give/volunteer too. The best posts will make it to official FB account, website, and the Thank You video that we will be releasing mid-March. Check out what others have already posted HERE.

Hunger is a condition that goes beyond empty stomachs. Among our young, it threatens their dreams, futures, and takes away their confidence to have a fair chance at a better life. Recent statistics show that 15 Million Filipino children are consistently hungry, and that our country ranks 9th in the world with the most number of stunted children. Though the problem is massive, we at Gawad Kalinga believe that ending hunger is possible.

Kusina ng Kalinga is GK’s campaign to end child hunger by caring together. Our kitchens - powered by the bayanihan work of parents, volunteers, teachers, school and community administrators, LGUs, private individuals, organizations, and corporate partners, are hubs for preparing a whole year round of daily nutritious lunch meals to (K to 6) public schoolchildren. This program is a comprehensive and scalable approach to empowering our young and improving their quality of life as it indirectly impacts their performance in school, their home and community environment.

Our kitchens are currently operating in Alang-Alang, Leyte (3,800 kids), San Isidro, Leyte (5,125 kids), Quezon City, Metro Manila (2,000 kids), and Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat (2,000 kids). Whatever we raise from this campaign will be used to sustain these kitchens, open new ones, and reach 50,000 kids by June 2015.