By: Cherry Moriones-Doromal
Mahatma Gandhi International School (MGIS), Manila
Philippines -- I was walking by the corridor one day when I heard the sound of
what I thought were hundreds of angels singing the French Christmas carol “ IL
EST NÉ LE DIVIN ENFANT” ( He is born the Divine Child). I peeped by the door
and checked where the music was coming from.
Oh, it’s our MGIS PYP Chorale where kids from 1st
to 5th Grade are spiritedly rehearsing for their scheduled performance on November 15, December 17, 18 and 19, 2012 at the Dusit Thani
Hotel in Makati, Philippines.
Not only that MGIS will serenade the hotel guests as slated, the
school will also erect at Dusit Thani’s lobby a meaningful Christmas tree, christened
“The Giving Tree”.
The Giving Tree is a 10 ft. tall by 6 ft. wide Christmas tree
made up of shoe boxes covered in green and red wrappers, individually and
creatively designed by the Primary Years Programme (PYP) kids, and piled up to
the shape of a triangular tree. Inside each box is a special gift by the pupil
for a chosen beneficiary.
Our Yule tree design has sprung out of the realization that
international school MGIS being an inter-cultural community with students of
different backgrounds and religions, acknowledges that the Christian concept of
Christmas is all about the universal values of love and giving. In general, Christmas in MGIS is being
observed all-year round.
Sample gifts inside our shoe boxes |
Sample gifts inside our shoe boxes |
Sample gifts inside our shoe boxes |
What’s more, our tree is ecologically friendly since nothing in the tree (from top to bottom) will be wasted. Everything will be purposely utilized for a worthy cause. For instance, the round base will be transformed into a table, and donated to the Barangay Day Care afterwards. The aluminum tabs and aluminum soda cans will be donated to the Tahanang Walang Hagdan where they are being used in making canes, wheelchairs etc.
Soda aluminum tabs collected by the students are being made into Christmas tree ornaments, which will eventually be donated to the Tahanang Walang Hagdan, to be used in making canes and wheelchairs |
We hope that you’ll find time to visit The Giving Tree in
Dusit at any time between November 15th and December 28th.
Help us win in this contest by clicking on
the LIKE button on the Fan Page of Dusit Thani Manila, then click LIKE on the
photo of MGIS’ “The Giving Tree”. By the way, every P500 spent in Dusit will
also entitle you to a ballot to be used for voting. Should MGIS win, the cash
prize we will be receiving will be donated to the Tahanang Walang Hagdan and
Hospicio de San Jose.
Preview of THE GIVING TREE (pointing to the left)--I took this video during the tree ingress on Nov. 13th midnight. Sorry,at the moment, there's no way for me to rotate the video to the right.
Let’s give love
and share joy this Christmas. Together, we can make a difference!
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