A Day at the Cribs Foundation

Last Saturday we visited the Crib Foundation located in Marikina City. It was an outreach program by my hubby's car club the MitsulancerPh, Inc. They held it every Christmas season wherein old clothes and toys and other stuff that their members can give will be donated to the foundation. It was my first time to went there so I have no idea on what to expect. I just thought that I will visit some orphan and that't it. We arrived at around 10 in the morning and few of their members were already there. My hubby gave Tyreese's old things and then we proceeded. We entered a room full of babies ages 1 year and below. As we entered, a baby boy approached me and hugged me and just stayed with me. It was awkward at first but as I get along with them it went alright. We played and played and you can feel that the babies all longed for attention. One baby even called me "Mama" and it just touched my heart. On the other hand, Tyreese ran and played with them and I can tell that he too was enjoying the moment. One baby giggled at his laughter while the other one was following him trying to slap him with a toy. Taking of photos is prohibited and you have to seek their permission first. The volunteer baby sitter told me that it was for the protection of the children and I totally understood. Came 11 am and the play time was finished because they will took a nap. It was hard when we told them that we have to go. In that small span of time, they have touched my heart and it was one humbling experience for me and my son. I will never forget their faces all smiling at that mere short encounter. This will definitely not our last visit and I said to myself that I will make something to help them and to have more people donate things for them. By the way, they are open for adoption provided that you are married and you have a stable job to be able to raise them well. They said that the DSWD will be the ones who will have a say on that matter.




Aside from those babies that I have the chance to know, they also have infants (as young as 3 days old), toddlers and teenagers in the foundation.

But if you want to help them now, you can visit them at:

CRIBS FOUNDATION INC.
15 Major Dizon St., IVC, Marikina City
1802 Philippines
Telefax (632) 647-1329
Telephone 9632) 681-8078, 681-5921, 681-9705
e-mail cribsnet@info.com.ph
http://www.cribsfoundation.org
More information about the foundation will be found on their website.