UST ABCD: In Time Of Need: Contribution of the Artlets Student Council and the Artlets Community for the Victims of the Taal Volcano Eruption Through Tulong Tomasino

Last January 12, the Taal Volcano in Batangas, erupted spewing ashes across Calabarzon, Metro Manila, and parts of Central Luzon and Ilocos Region. As a result, many families have evacuated from their homes due to the unlivable conditions of their areas. The University, with its influence and power wishes to extend its hands to the victims of the Taal Volcano Eruption through the Tulong Tomasino Donation Drive. Tulong Tomasino is a donation drive of the University of Santo Tomas led by the UST Simbahayan Community Development Office and conducted by the Thomasian students.

Considering the urgency of these donations, the Artlets Student Council, alongside the Central and other Local Student Councils, after getting the green light by the University and being guided by the AB Community Development (ABCD) Office, right away conducted the Tulong Tomasino Donation Drive whereby instructs the Artlets community to prepare a Tulong Tomasino box which comprises of food items, and hygiene and medical kits while the monetary donations will immediately proceed to the Lipa Archdiocese Social Action Center (LASAC). Items must be properly labelled with the donor’s year, section and major. To hasten the process of collecting donations, the Artlets Student Council advised the Societies to delegate tasks to their officers in order to accomplish them efficiently. With this set up, the Council was able to receive all donations from the Artlets community by January 24. When all the Tulong Tomasino boxes have been dropped off at the lobby of St. Raymund’s building, the Council, alongside the ABCD, then sends it off to the Simbahayan office to finally be given to the Lipa Archdiocese Social Action Center.

"It is in times of crisis that good leaders emerge." -Rudolph W. Giuliani