ADHIKA Inc & Miss Earth Australia handed giveaways for COVID-19 Assistance
videos & photos by: Marilie Bomediano
Sydney-Australia
July 23, 2020
ADHIKA Inc President Josie Musa was grateful to all the aforesaid sponsors and the Filipino Press Group Sydney (FILPRESSYD) members Violi Calvert, Marilie Bomediano & Michelle Baltazar who covered the event. Lower left: Miss Earth Australia’s National pageant director Julieta Custodio De Leon has helped distribute the ‘How to Keep Yourself and Others Well’ COVID-19 sanitation & awareness brochures, masks and gloves giveaways to the Pinoy and multicultural International students.
Sydney: COVID-19 Assistance through free grocery giveaways were administered by Adhika Inc & Miss Earth Australia, partnering for the "Lend A Hand" food drive for Pinoy and multicultural International students recently at Marayong, NSW.
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Adhika Inc, aimed to ‘Aspire, Advocate and Achieve’, is a network of Filipino community broadcaster-producers and community media associates, a non-profit association for the Filipino-Australian and multicultural community.
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Yummy pinoy cooked food giveaways (Palabok, Siopao, Cookies) were handed to the 52 registered students along with toiletries plus $20 cash & Adhika Inc’s Wish Gift Cards worth $20-$50-$100 dollars
The food packs distribution was held at 3 Shedworth St. near Marayong station, closely following the social distancing rulings.
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The Church of Scientology Sydney volunteer ministers were the cloth masks, gloves and the inclusive ‘How to Keep Yourself and Others Well’ COVID-19 sanitation & awareness brochure giveaways printing donors for the Pinoy and multicultural International Students’ support.
Sponsored by Adhika Inc spearheaded by President Pines Josie Musa: members Violi Calvert, Michelle Baltazar and Marilie Bomediano alongside Miss Earth Australia initiative headed by National pageant director Julieta Custodio De Leon, Susana Danielle Downes and team.
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The Church of Scientology Sydney volunteer ministers were the cloth masks, gloves and the inclusive ‘How to Keep Yourself and Others Well’ COVID-19 sanitation & awareness brochure giveaways printing donors for the Pinoy and multicultural International Students’ support.
University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Educator Josie Musa commented on the result of the project:
“three core ideas has emerged: anxiety, insecurity and gratitude, when I spoke to international students who were present during the food drive, Josie said.
On anxiety and the norm:
“Many students reflected on how they are coping with feeling overwhelmed and frustrated as they adapt to the new normal.
“As classes moved online causing anxiety for some, the monotonous routines and being homebound has led to struggles with self-regulation, keeping up with content and feeling isolated from fellow students or others.
“Difficulties in studying while dealing with other COVID-19 stresses like dreadful world updates, panic-buying and fear of what would happen to themselves, as well as their family and friends.
“One student commented that the routines of life that had been suddenly disrupted, everyone seemed to be at a loss as to how to continue about their daily life, others are worried about where to go if they can’t pay their rentand whether to return home.
The food and grocery packs distribution with cash and ADHIKA wish gifts cards of $20,$50 and $100 vouchers giveaways was held at Marayong, following the COVID-19 social distancing rulings.
Risky or indefensible feeling:
“Financial risk was discussed particularly the loss of casual and part-time work, with its knock-on effect to housing instability, paying rent and their future housing situations.
“One student said “A friend had to unexpectedly return to Australia and couldn’t find anywhere to stay for the 14 days of self-isolation on a low budget. My two housemates and I gave him our lounge room to help both him and us with rent as we’d all lost our jobs, Ms Musa recalls.
Focus on gratitude:
“Despite the circumstances, gratitude is a recurring theme throughout the day, many students were in tears showing an ‘overwhelming gratitude’ at the layers upon layers of support from the community groups, friends and families that they don’t even know at all. Time gained through job loss was spent on these families as well as friends, pets and nature.
“Giving assistance to others despite physical distancing has created a new sense of social inclusion for me and many students were so grateful that they are being reach via social media and word of mouth, Ms. Musa added.
The food drive was also supported by Blacktown Cr Linda Geronimo-Santos, Filoz Restaurant, Teresa Siopao and Catering, Kentwell Bakery, XMS Properties Geffin Gerard Musa, Marcus & Michelle Show Mumuy Mal.
Special thanks to the Villoni Boutique and Australasia Official CEO Mary Salubre, also the CEO Salubre Models and Villoni Boutique’s fashion designer-atelier Churlya Wurfel for the beautiful gown donations that were auctioned towards raising the funds to buy cloth washable masks
This was in conjunction with the International Association of Scientology (IAS) and the Church of Scientology Sydney volunteer ministers who were cloth masks and the printing-distributors’ donors of the inclusive COVID-19 How to Keep Yourself and Others Well sanitation & awareness brochure giveaways for Pinoy and multicultural International Students’ support.
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