Hello everyone!
A month ago (😯 time flies so fast when you're procrastinating!), I made an update on the donation drives that I have been personally involved with (Moalboal Dog Rescue and Aftermath of Super Typhoon Odette) to give you an idea of where your donations have been used. In that post, I promised that I will do a second update to provide a full report on where the remaining balance has been spent. Again, this is necessary to establish full transparency and accountability.
Apologies for the delay. I got so busy with other things on top of being sick for a week. Anyway, let's pick from the last transparency report. As I noted in that report, I sent PHP 22,000.00 to my sister to be used to buy groceries for 30 families, but I didn't share the receipt. So, here it is:
A total of PHP 20,703.80 (please click on the photo above if it's not too clear) was used for the groceries. There should be a remaining balance of PHP 1,296.20, but it was used as the rent of the multicab (PHP 600.00) and payment of the two people who helped in carrying the goods (PHP 700.00). Since I couldn't provide a receipt or proof of those transactions, I decided to shoulder those costs. Let's add the remaining balances later.
Since I was not at home during that time, I entrusted my family to do the repacking and distribution of the relief goods. These are inclusions of the relief goods:
1. 5 kgs of rice
2. Spaghetti pack
3. Canned goods
4. Noodles
5. Biscuits
6. Coffee packs
7. Sweets
8. Bath soap
If you're asking why those are chosen, we were anticipating the New Year celebration so we added something that could be used by the recipients to celebrate the New Year aside from the basic necessities like rice and canned goods. I just let my mother decide on the contents because she's the one in charge of the whole operation.
Recipients
I already noted that this relief operation is for my neighbours, but it has been extended to the people who we thought would need it the most. Here are the full recipients aside from the 8 neighbours in the thumbnail photo:
The recipients are so thankful that they receive something for the New Year. Some even said that we're better than the government because we gave them something. They haven't received any relief from the government. I remembered while I was in college when our organization was active in donation drives and relief operations, someone said that it's not in the amount of help extended but in the idea that people remembered to help them. That's why I'm still active in helping those in need.
All of these would not be possible without all your help. Thank you so much for your trust and donations!
After the expenses in Moalboal (PHP 10,050.50) and this donation for my neighbours (PHP 20,703.80), I was a beneficiary of @chillwithshanna's post, so the funds were increased.
Remaining Balance: 62.290 HBD + 36.499 HIVE + PHP 10,405.01
I converted the HBD to HIVE and then sent all the HIVE to Binance for conversion:
Conversion of 73.052 HIVE or 122.68 USDT yielded PHP 6,125.62 at that time. Added to the balance of PHP 10,405.01, the total remaining balance in PHP is 16,530.72. I had difficulty on what to do with the remaining money, but when @chillwithshanna said her friend will do a relief operation in Olango Island, we decided to send her PHP 15,200. The remaining money on me right now is PHP 1,330.72.
I was supposed to go with them to Olango Island, but that's the time I got sick. I will just let @chillwithshanna continue with the update on this one. When I posted that first transparency report, @sirenahippie sent 10 HBD to me so that will be added to the remaining money.
Remaining Balance: 10 HBD + PHP 1,330.72
I will just convert the remaining PHP to HBD and send the remaining balance to @hiveph or @romeskie to serve as an emergency fund.
This has been a fulfilling journey for me. Thank you all for your help! Despite what happened to us here in Cebu, we were still able to help and that's because of you! Thank you so much!
Kim Ybañez
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