Kick for a Cause

Futsal Sports Clinic and Catechism class held by Industrial Engineering students of the University of Asia and the Pacific.

Group photo!!
April 29, 2017: Futsal Clinic and Catechism class for kids held at Caniogan Elementary School

Event assessment and evaluation. Afterwards was clean up and closure with the team. Just want to give it to this group - so proud of us guys! Sure did score so much working with such a diverse and hardworking group dynamic! Great job everybody ❤️💯

Awarding of certificates and giveaways! 😍💯

Our day summed up ❤️ So grateful that we were able to impart valuable lessons and futsal skills to the kids of Caniogan!

I think we're more than ready! How about you? Let's get kickin'

Dry run and final preps for tomorrow's event! ⚽️

The project organizers got a chance to meet with some of the participants earlier today. They gave an overview of what's going to happen tomorrow, and Shawn Haosen, the best futsal player in UA&P, even taught basic passing and controlling, and dribbling to the kids.

The project organizers as well as the UA&P Men's Futsal Varsity are super excited to teach values and futsal to the kids of UA&P's adopted community, Brgy. Caniogan, tomorrow!

See you all tomorrow!!! ⚽️💕

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"I decided to help out Kick for a Cause since I do believe in their advocacy — to inspire children to rise from poverty by teaching them new and positive ways to be better people and stay away from all the temptations of the streets. Being a business owner it was really a no brainer for me to help out and donate. I think, a thing as simple as a bag will go a long way for them and hopefully inspire them as well. We are too blessed not to share, and the greatest legacy we can leave is the kindness in our hearts." - Michael Angeles, UA&P Entrepreneurial Management and HaverSack CEO

We're beyond glad to have HaverSack as our major sponsor as they provide high quality and water resistant string bags to the kids of Brgy. Caniogan. These will greatly help them in their studies since these bags can last for years to come.

Their HaverSack 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 bags are currently available at Co. Lab, Just Things, To the Nines, Hat Society, and Strings Manila. For orders and inquiries, feel free to contact (+63)915-502-4489. You can also follow them on Instagram .

Thank you very much, HaverSack and Mr. Angeles! 😊⚽️

"Football plays a massive part in my life. It is more than just a sport to me. It is, with no exaggeration, my life. In fact, I was a bit hesitant to go to UA&P in the beginning since they didn't offer a football program. Although I have no regrets in choosing my university, I definitely won't deny the fact that I have a longing to play football competitively again.

I started playing football in the 1st grade. Back then, I was never really any good...I'd always end up playing for the 4th team of my school in my age group. It never really bothered me though since my dad told me to just have fun. My team would even celebrate our losses with ice cream! One time, we celebrated with pizza since we actually scored a goal in a match (note: our team never score) with the game ending 8-1. This went on for most of my elementary years, and it was only when I reached Grade 5 when I started taking football seriously.

Not long after, high school came. I ended up playing for four years as a varsity player. Needless to say, those were some of the best years of my life...especially my senior year. Our team would go on to win various championships in local, regional, and national levels.

In total, I played football for a good 11 years, and I do not regret a single second of it.

You can definitely learn a lot from playing football.

You learn how to be committed.
You learn how to deal with failure.
You learn how to better relate with people.

This is where my reason for joining Kick For a Cause comes from.

I want to be able to teach kids what I have learned from playing football through futsal, focusing on the virtues that make a great football player/athlete.

Hopefully, I'll be able to leave an impact on the kids that I teach. Nothing would satisfy me more than seeing a kid I have taught come to share the same amount of passion as I do for the sport."

— Dominic Ganas, Industrial Engineering, UA&P Men's Futsal Varsity

Dominic, and the entire Futsal Varsity, will be mentoring and coaching kids from Brgy. Caniogan. Apart from teaching the basics of futsal, they will also do character training and moral education through a series of talks and Catechism classes. 😊 Don't forget to invite your friends to share our page so they can also get event updates! Feel free to follow us on Instagram and on Twitter ! ⚽️

"Well I learned this idea of catechism back when I was still in seminary. I was so young back then, I was only 12 when I actually decided to pursue priesthood and had to learn to live on my own. One of the programs/activities that we had to do was doing catechism to kids especially the ones who are less fortunate. Tbh, I didn't really see the significance of it, before I felt like I was just doing it because I was obliged to do so. However, when I got to UA&P, my elder brother who's part of the Work invited me to teach catechism to the kids in public schools. Teaching catechism while they're young is a crucial part of formation. Kids are more malleable than adults. It's important to start them young to instill the virtues that they need to go through life. From then on, I experienced something that I have never felt before. In the catechism classes, I'd get to talk to some of kids and they would make kwento about their lives.

The kids helped me see the bigger picture in life. This isn’t to be hypocritical or anything, but merely to share an opinion I feel strongly about. The catechism classes opened my eyes to realize that we millennials may not like being preached to but it is also important for us to see that there is something significant that we have been neglecting more and more over the years, and that is the virtue of magnanimity: having a big heart for everyone.

When I taught catechism to the kids I was surprised that they explicitly said they were grateful to have us visit them—that our presence alone left such a great impact. It surprised me even more when I realized that just by listening to the kids, we in some way managed to alleviate their burdens and mitigate their sufferings, thus serving as beacons of light in the midst of their tribulations. Knowing this made me feel kilig; not just the simple or fleeting kind of kilig, but the kilig that approximated the feeling of genuine happiness. This kind of happiness however is becoming increasingly more difficult to find given the kind of environment we live in today.

At times, we (myself included) tend to live in a world wherein our primary concerns revolve around how many people like our Facebook posts or how many followers we have on Instagram. Moreover, social networking sites are meant to connect us with other people, but the more we try to connect ourselves virtually, the more we tend to disconnect ourselves from relationships with REAL people, even the people closest to us. It creates disparity, which is paradoxical. We may not realize it but this “me generation” has made it incredibly difficult to be magnanimous people -- to see the things that truly matter. Nevertheless, teaching catechism is something because it opened my eyes to see the truth in the statement that it is only when you give yourself that you are able to find yourself."

— Joshua Lloyd Arciaga, Industrial Economics Program Student, UA&P Men's Basketball Varsity Player, UA&P Chorale Member and Amberjive Member

While the Futsal Varsity players mentor and coach kids from Brgy. Caniogan, Josh will be one of the people who will do character training and moral education through a series of talks and Catechism classes. 😊

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