By Cecil Artates, Hands On Manila “Sherpa”
If Music can truly heal, then I am lucky to have met people who don’t need an MD degree to cure a hurting soul.
Last November 07, Friday, residents from Pangarap Foundation, a temporary shelter for boys located along the market area of Libertad in Pasay, got a visit, no, not from the usual white-garbed doctors we see and sometimes despised creatures, but from musicians who have a common interest on percussions and world music.
How did this come about? As most of you guys probably know by now, I have been a volunteer for Hands On Manila, and I handle a sports enrichment project (Scoring Points) on one of their partner organizations, which is Pangarap Shelter. Though my project focuses on sports, volunteering in the shelter for close to five years now proved that I can widen my abilities and “horizons.” I was even dubbed as a “networker’” by the shelter’s Program Manager, since I continuously bring volunteers to the shelter. I have also helped them organize and facilitate different kinds of project, including Art Therapy, painting contests, fund-raising, even mock-up job interviews.
