Bernardo Capili Memorial Fund
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Update: Our beloved Mr. Bernardo Capili passed away on September 3, 2018. The funds collected here will now help finance his hospital bills and and ease the hardship of his surviving family members.
The Grade 6 class of OWS 90-91 Section Champaca may cringe and wince in remembrance of this one, but our homeroom adviser and math teacher once put the lot of us (maybe thirty?) in a very large room, closed the door, and told us to imagine we were trapped in a cave, there was no way out, and we only had each other. We thought this was a little weird and laughed, but then Mr. Bernardo Capili ordered us to put on our blindfolds and turned off the lights, plunging the room into darkness.
With his well-modulated storyteller's voice, he began to set the scene and atmosphere, telling us to imagine that we've been gone for days and our families and friends must be really worried, so that's why we all have to stay strong, take care of each other, and somehow find a way out. A girl said in a little voice that she was scared and someone else echoed it. Soon, two more people announced it. We were on the floor, crawling around blind and clutching at each other for comfort. A lot of us began to cry and this seemed to go on forever. But Mr. Capili stayed resolute and firm. He told us to power through it and find our way out of the dark together.
When everything was at its fever-pitch, he suddenly turned on the lights. Confused, we all took off our blindfolds, blinking against the harsh fluorescent tubes. We looked around and found that everyone of us had cried. Embarrassed, all we could do was laugh at each other.
Mr. Bernardo Capili told us this was a lesson in empathy and sympathy. He was trying to instill in us a readiness to help and comfort one another in times of strife and distress. As we huddled together like wet puppies in the rain, we all realized the point of the exercise and we all grew up a little bit in that moment. Because of Mr. Capili, we are Good People. This man is one of the reasons that we are the people that we are now.
Guys, it's time we paid back that kindness and generosity of soul. Mr. Capili is currently in very poor health and has limited means to take care of himself. He only has his brother to look after him and they don't have a lot of money. Mr. Capili recently suffered a massive stroke and is confined at the James L. Gordon General Hospital in Olongapo City.
I am aware that financial circumstances are not the best for everyone at the moment, but every little bit helps a long way. Give what you can. If you can't, send your fervent prayers and thoughts.
Mr. Capili deserves nothing less because he taught us how to be better humans. Let's show him what kind of good people we turned out to be. Please help.
The Grade 6 class of OWS 90-91 Section Champaca may cringe and wince in remembrance of this one, but our homeroom adviser and math teacher once put the lot of us (maybe thirty?) in a very large room, closed the door, and told us to imagine we were trapped in a cave, there was no way out, and we only had each other. We thought this was a little weird and laughed, but then Mr. Bernardo Capili ordered us to put on our blindfolds and turned off the lights, plunging the room into darkness.
With his well-modulated storyteller's voice, he began to set the scene and atmosphere, telling us to imagine that we've been gone for days and our families and friends must be really worried, so that's why we all have to stay strong, take care of each other, and somehow find a way out. A girl said in a little voice that she was scared and someone else echoed it. Soon, two more people announced it. We were on the floor, crawling around blind and clutching at each other for comfort. A lot of us began to cry and this seemed to go on forever. But Mr. Capili stayed resolute and firm. He told us to power through it and find our way out of the dark together.
When everything was at its fever-pitch, he suddenly turned on the lights. Confused, we all took off our blindfolds, blinking against the harsh fluorescent tubes. We looked around and found that everyone of us had cried. Embarrassed, all we could do was laugh at each other.
Mr. Bernardo Capili told us this was a lesson in empathy and sympathy. He was trying to instill in us a readiness to help and comfort one another in times of strife and distress. As we huddled together like wet puppies in the rain, we all realized the point of the exercise and we all grew up a little bit in that moment. Because of Mr. Capili, we are Good People. This man is one of the reasons that we are the people that we are now.
Guys, it's time we paid back that kindness and generosity of soul. Mr. Capili is currently in very poor health and has limited means to take care of himself. He only has his brother to look after him and they don't have a lot of money. Mr. Capili recently suffered a massive stroke and is confined at the James L. Gordon General Hospital in Olongapo City.
I am aware that financial circumstances are not the best for everyone at the moment, but every little bit helps a long way. Give what you can. If you can't, send your fervent prayers and thoughts.
Mr. Capili deserves nothing less because he taught us how to be better humans. Let's show him what kind of good people we turned out to be. Please help.
Co-organizers (2)
Dionne Galace London
Organizer
San Diego, CA
Manuel Rosapapan
Co-organizer