“Meal for a Cause Program”: a Cause Worth Supporting

Rationale:

How does God's love abide in anyone who has the world's goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses to help? …
let us love not in word or speech but in truth and action. 1 John 3: 17-18

“We too can make a difference.”

SSC-R Manila and Canlubang as a community of big heart would like to make a difference in the lives of the people especially those who are in need. As a Catholic community we have a goal: To Walk Our Talk. We believe that faith and love mean nothing if they do not benefit others. We try to move beyond navel gazing. We want to be channels of God's love for the world. So we involve ourselves in the needs of our adopted communities.
It is in this perspective that this program on “Meals for a Cause: A Cause worth Supporting” is conceptualized. We would like to tell to the world its message of reaching out to those in need by sponsoring and supporting outreach programs to its immediate community.
As school administrators, we believe that this program helps us to express our individual ministries and enables us to recognize the ministries where we can best serve.

Objectives of the Program

The following are the objectives of the program

1. To celebrate the birthday of Mary, the mother of Jesus and the birthday of Fr. Garnica (one of the oldest members of the OAR fathers)
2. To raise funds through “Meal for a Cause Program” to finance SOFI’s outreach programs
3. To conduct an outreach program sponsored and spearheaded by the Administrators, Area Chairs and Coordinators
4. To implement the PAASCU recommendation on the community involvement of the administrators (PAASCU Self-Survey Form A, Community Involvement, No. 4 & No. 6, f)
5. To enhance our sense of charity rooted in love by sharing our blessings to the needy
6. To conduct a monthly Administrators’ get-together  and conference 
7. To enhance good relationship with the other members of the Sebastinian community and stakeholders

Target Audience

For A.Y. 2011-2012, this semi-annual “Meal for a Cause” program will be sponsored and attended primarily by the SSC-R Manila and Canlubang Administrators (religious and lay), Area Chairs, Coordinators and SOFI personnel. Other attendees will be by invitation like the members of the San Sebastian Convent OAR community, Alumni Officers, PTS (High School) Officers, ELFACO (Grade School) officers and other persons as may be determined by the Administrators.

We will also solicit from the attendees (aside from the per plate fee) dishes that they will cook as their specialties. This will lessen the intended expenses for the food and increase the amount which can be raised from the program.

Sponsorship for the succeeding “Meal for a Cause” program will also be extended to the following members of the SSC-R community:

1. Faculty members
2. Staff and Maintenance
3. Alumni and friends
4. Students

Target Beneficiaries and Outreach Programs

            The target beneficiaries of this program will be the members of our adopted communities. The following are possible outreach programs to be benefited from this “Meals for a cause” program:

1. Scholarship program
2. Training programs for the community leaders
3. Books for the Learning Center
4. Additional Livelihood programs

Logistics Information

The following are the details of the “Meal for a Cause Program”