SPLAT: The Official Newsletter of the Ateneo Special Education Society Sept. 2013 | Page 26

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By Justine Gumaru
SpCaroling is a fund-raising effort for the benefit of Ateneo SPEED’s Wishlist Project. Justine Gumaru, the project head for this year, shares to you what SpCaroling can bring.

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“Why don’t you give love On Christmas day” It’s the time of the year where joy is shared to everyone through gifts. Even in its simplest form, gifts symbolize the value we put in our relationships. There would be something distinct we see in the people we consider special in our lives. Uniqueness can come in different forms. People with special needs may be deemed as someone “not normal” but this kind of uniqueness made other people to put them in a special place in their hearts. Singing is seen as an ordinary activity but singing your heart out for a good cause isn’t. When the month of December starts, it marks the beginning

of granting a wish of a special someone. Slowly, these special wishes will come true through visiting different houses and offices and serenading people with the sweet melodies of Christmas songs. This wouldn’t be possible through the voices of the members. A month before this blissful event, members would gather and practice various Christmas songs. Every session is a pleasurable experience because every effort given will eventually make a kid smile.

“Never get tired of doing little things for others, sometimes those little things occupy the biggest parts of their hearts.” - Anonymous

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