Hi, I'm Charitable Charlize

Since I was a child, I liked involving myself in charitable and fund raising activities. Probably because I studied in a Catholic School which taught me to extend charity to the unfortunate ones. The cliche "I am lucky because I am not like them" is an elitist statement for me but I guess the reason I do this is because I just wanted to and I feel that I have a social responsibility in my community and most especially to my country. With the rampant social injustices that are happening in this world, being apathetic will not help anyone.

Others would argue that social injustices serve a function in society, without them, then life will be so boring. On the other hand, hardcore Marxists want to achieve a classless society wherein everybody will be equal and there's no need for material things anymore. These are both extremes of theoretical ideas but I guess we all have our own perspectives that we can't really label of. There is a part of me says that I am for functionalism while there is also a part of me that says that Marxist ideas are correct. There is only one thing I am sure of, there is no one social theory that can absolutely describe how I think and why I do charitable works. Maybe I am a pragmatist. This works for me now and previously, that is why I do this.

I have lots of experiences in fund raising and outreach events. I experienced teaching young children every Saturday in a slum community in Manila. During the Ondoy operations, I also extended a helping hand in the relief operations. I've also organized fund raising concerts and parties for different beneficiaries. All of them were time consuming but believe me, doing it was an adrenaline high.

Sorry for keeping you boring with my intellectualization of my thoughts here but I just wanted to point out on how I arrived in being the person I am right now. I am glad to have been part of outreach in St. Scho, NGOs and Companies that have Corporate Social Responsibility activities. Most especially, I am grateful for my friends who support me in my fund raising events in the past. I love you guys!