Gifts from Houston bring smiles to 80 Oro kids

SOME Kagay-anons who settled already in other countries for greener pastures won’t still forget doing benevolent acts for their less-privileged kababayan, especially at Christmas time.

And one of them is former Ballpals president Jamewill Jose ‘Baby James’ Abucejo whose family is now based in Houston, USA.

Ever consistent on his yearly outreach program that was held last year in Barangay 24, Abucejo’s young hoop disciples went to Zone 10 along Burgos street to give stuff toys and feed around 80 children with packed food from McDonald’s.

“Happy kaayo among mga silingan ilabi na sa mga apektado sa pandemya ug bag-ohay lang nga bagyo kay gipit ilang budget nga makakaon og lami,” said Joel Go, who led in distributing the foods and give aways in the company of fellow Baby James Camp hoopsters Austine Mutya, Deither Quijada, Charles Abada, KB Ebabacol, Rolito Bardos, Ryan Maghanoy, Noel Montil, Kenneth Macasarte, Ron Tan-awon and Acoy Pailago.

“Lami kaayo ang feeling nga makita nimo ang smile sa mga bata sa kalipay nga ilang nadawat,” added Mutya.

The ‘Good Samaritan’ group, mostly comprised of young and budding basketball talents in the locality, also received a pair of shoes from Abucejo and his Pinoy-led sports organization in Houston.

Abucejo told Gold Star Daily that even in a foreign land, he will always be a Filipino and a true-blue Kagay-anon at heart.

“Sobrang kapobrehon akong naagian. Busa kabalo ko unsa ang sitwasyon sa mga kabos diin ako susama usab kanila kaniadto,” Abucejo said through Facebook’s private messaging.

“Akong dakong pasalamat usab sa atong mga ka Baby James campers nga hangtod karon way paglubad kauban gihapon nato paghatag ginagmay’ng kalipay ilabi karon nga panahon sa pandemya. Mga kapwa Pinoy gihapon sa US ang nagtabang nga makapadala kita’g sapatos nga pandula sa Cagayan de Oro.”