Jeannie Yap-Tanlimco (葉蓁蓁) of CKS high school batch 1985 has not been going out of her residence since the enhanced community quarantine was enforced. But that does not stop her from doing her share to help the frontliners and her less-privileged countrymen during these trying times.

It all started when Jeannie received a call last March 10 to help the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) as supplies were running low. Jeannie and husband Albert decided to purchase gallons of alcohol and initially donated them to PGH and other government hospitals in Tondo, Manila. To-date though, the Tanlimco family has already donated hundreds of gallons of alcohol, reaching as far as Romblon and Ilocos provinces.

That was just the start. A few days after the enforcement of ECQ, the family came up with the idea of a feeding program for our less-fortunate countrymen, knowing that with the loss of jobs, looting and other crimes may happen. So far, more than 500 grocery packs were distributed by the Tanlimco family, with each pack enough to feed an average-sized family for at least a week.

A few days ago, the family also started making face shields using their company's plastic materials, APET, with the assistance of their

stay-in workers. This was the result of the family's assessment of the needs of frontliners, coordinated through COVID19 Help Exchange PH.

When asked why she decided to reach out, Jeannie said: "We can't just sit down and do nothing. We have to do our part in making sure that we can win over this Virus. Our family is blessed with the means to help, and we believe that it doesn't take too much to initiate something."

"What we are doing is nothing compared to what our frontliners are doing for us. And for that, we are truly grateful.", she added.

Jeannie is also appreciative of her many friends who trust and believe in her cause. They, too, contribute and donate to fight hunger. Her pastor friends distribute the grocery packs to the poor, while her doctor friends advise them which hospitals need more help.

Proud of being an alumna, Jeannie credits her former CKS grade school and high school teachers in molding her to be compassionate and giving. She has this to say to her fellow CKSians: "We should consider ourselves lucky to be at the giving end. I urge my fellow alumni to share and reach out to our fellow Filipinos. What better time to show the CKSC Spirit than in times like this."

To Albert, Jeannie, and son Ethan Jason Tanlimco, thank you and continue helping our needy kababayans.