Little ladies with their red backpacks:) I must say they know how to pose for pics too! Super adorable:)

100% of the funds collected from Expo Kid entrance fees last February, plus donations and some funds from our other Mommy Mundo events went to our MomShare fund and this was used to purchase 400 colorful backpacks filled with school supplies for the children in the grade 2 level.

Love the colorful backpacks! We had these custom-made by another mompreneur, Emilene, my fave bag maker. Emilene also makes our Mommy Mundo totebags:)

The Betty Go Belmonte school principal, Ms. Thelma Villamor, organized the kids to come on a Saturday for the distribution and we were assisted by the Catholic Womens League (CWL) ladies spearheaded by Dr. Cris Villanueva (my mom in law).

Ms. Villamor (left) of Betty Go Belmonte School and CWL's Dr. Villanueva aka my beloved mom in law:)

I’m also so proud of my kids who also spent time helping us give out the backpacks. They had fun giving out the blue and green backpacks to the boys while the red and yellow ones went to the girls. (Orange is a bit neutral so it went to both girls and boys:P )

Special mention goes out to our mompreneur friend, Grace de Guia-Profeta, who generously pledged a portion of her Little Red Shoe sales from Expo Kid to this project. Thank you so much, Grace! (Grace is the 4th from left on the top row in the photo below. We are with the wonderful ladies of CWL who helped us with this project)

Here I am with CWL ladies and Grace of the Little Red Shoe

THANK YOU again, mommies for your support for our MomShare projects. Please remember, we regularly post announcements on our Mommy Mundo Facebook wall to invite volunteers to come with us. We would be so happy to have you and your kids join us as volunteers at the next event! MomShare is a concrete way by which we can teach our kids to share their blessings with the less fortunate:) Do join us next time!:)

Me & my family (my mom in law at the center). It's fun to share:)

-Janice

For more info on Baby Job, check this page.

*Update: Baby Job is set to leave this April for Taiwan for his operation!:-)

OUR LATEST PROJECT!!! As we approach the second half of summer and we prepare for our own kids’ school materials, we also try to think of our fellow mommies who might be worrying about how they can get the budgets for their kids’ uniforms and school materials. So for this coming EXPO MOM, we pledge all entrance fees to purchase and put together uniforms and school supplies for these children in need.

Again, we need your support, mommies!! Here are ways you can help:-):

1) DONATE USED OR UNUSED OR NEW ITEMS. You may wish to pledge donations of the actual items. Just email us at info@mommymundo.com and tell us how many items and which ones you are willing to donate. We can pick up the items from you or you may bring it to Expo Mom on May 7 or to our office at Fun Ranch. Here are items you can donate!
a. School bags
b. School uniforms, shoes
c. School books/ storybooks
d. Pencil cases
e. Pens, pencils, crayons, art materials
f. Pad paper, Notebooks

2) Come to Expo Mom and simply pay the P25 entrance fee as 100% of this goes to the kids too! We will also be accepting donations in cash and kind at the MomShare table.

3) VOLUNTEER your time! Once we have all the donations collected, we will be needing help preparing and packing the items for distribution. If you would like to come and help us pack and/or distribute, please email us! If you would like your kids to come and join us, they are by all means welcome!

MomShare! is Mommy Mundo’s YOUR outreach arm. Our goal is to provide opportunities for all of us (including our kids and our families) to be able to help other moms and families who are in need. THANK YOU in advance for your continued support and generosity!:)

With YOUR generosity we have been able to be of help to several causes since 2009. Here are some of our beneficiaries and projects in 2010:

*Fundraising for Baby Seb’s heart surgery – read more here

Update: Baby Seb had his heart surgery and is now doing well!:-) See his latest photos here

Then in October, we were joined by mommy volunteers in organizing an art class for the children of the House of Refuge. We met up at McDonald’s in Araneta Center, and with the guidance of our good friend, former Good Housekeeping editor, current Urban Mom and Mommy Pages editor, and crafty mom, Jing Lejano, enjoyed cardmaking and bag painting activities with the kids. Here are photos from our activity:

First activity was cardmaking


Then we prepared the paint and art supplies for the next activity


Mommy volunteers helping out the kids

The Creative Juice and Mommy Mundo team with their little helper


It was an activity which the kids enjoyed


as well as the adults too:-)


Thank you mommies, for your time and your love!


Our group pic before heading to our next stop

After the art class and some snacks, we walked over to Araneta Coliseum where the kids were in for a big treat! Free seats to a PBA game courtesy of PBA correspondent, active mom of 2, and philanthropist Patricia Bermudez-Hizon.

The Kids at the PBA game


They had a blast! Thank you Patricia!

We had a blast too! Thank you also to Jing Lejano (extreme right in photo)

In December, we guested the rondalla group of the Children’s Joy Foundation at the Expo Mom Bazaar. As we enjoyed their talent and music at the bazaar, we were also able to extend to them a humble donation to help out the musician children:-).

By January 2011, Mommy Mundo hosted a fun day at Fun Ranch for kids from Silong Tanglaw. The kids had a day of unlimited rides in the haven of fun, Fun Ranch. After spending hours going around the rides and games, the kids were treated to yummy snacks at the Big Red Barn. Here are some photos from the activity:

Thank you also to Dr. Crisanta Villanueva of the Catholic Women’s League for facilitating this fun event!

The funds used for these projects were raised through your support for our Mommy Mundo events. We pledge 100% of entrance fees from all Expos to go to our MomShare! projects. That means, everytime you go to an event and pay the 25 peso entrance fee, you HELP someone in need or put a smile on another kid’s face. In addition, MomShare! has also supported other causes:

• Your pledges and donations from last year’s Expo Mom Bazaar’s gift and Christmas tree drive are going to CRIBS foundation.

This toy and gift drive was also supported by GYMBOREE families. Ann Tan of Gymboree generously offered to conduct gift drives in various Gymboree Centers in Manila and the families were more than happy to contribute. Thank you so much for your time and effort, Ann and thank you also to all Gymboree families who helped out!

• Book Drive for the Bahay Kalipay Library – We were able to solicit some book donations from friends and family for the Bahay Kalipay Library in Puerto Princesa. (They are still open to donations. For interested parties, please contact Daniw at
09081391139 or check out their FB page.)

Seb's mommy, Shiela and Janice of Mommy Mundo at the recent Mommy Milkshake run

Shiela is mom to a very special baby boy named Sebastian Aramis.  Seb, who is now 1 year and 4 months of age was born premature, and at 3 months was diagnosed to have congenital heart disease.  Since the diagnosis, Shiela and her husband has been on a mission to raise funds for the much-needed operation.  The only treatment for congenital heart disease is open heart surgery, THE SOONER THE BETTER, and Seb’s parents need to raise P400,000. for this procedure.

Support Seb through FB: A Healthy Heart for Seb

To do this, they set up a Facebook page, A HEALTHY HEART FOR SEB and through the page they sell special shirts which saw “I HEART A CHILD WITH CHD” (See photo above of Shiela wearing the tee) at P 250@.  All proceeds from shirt sales go to the operation.  Get a shirt now and help a fellow mommy!  You can message Shiela through FB if you are interested in helping Seb get his operation!

A Healthy Heart for Seb will also be our MomShare! beneficiary at the upcoming Expo Kid on October 2, at the Rockwell Tent.  100% of the proceeds from registration will help fund Seb’s surgery.