By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin
Korean boy
band JYJ and other artists under C-JeS Entertainment have partnered with
humanitarian organization World Vision to extend a helping hand to less
affluent students of Leyte and Batangas in the Philippines.
They did so
by distributing about 20,000 autographed notebooks, which were received
wholeheartedly by schoolchildren from the region.
Each notebook
contains inspiring handwritten messages, including, “You can and you will,”
“Think happy, be happy,” “Believe in yourself” and “Things will get better.”
Apart from
JYJ members Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu, other artists who took part in the
drive were Song Ji-hyo, Choi Minsik, Seol Gyeong-gu, Lee Jung-jae, Park Sung-woong,
Gummy, Kang Hye-jung and Park Yu-wan.
The donation
was made in response to the widespread devastation caused by Typhoon “Yolanda”
in the Philippines, especially in Leyte, last November.
This is not
the first time that C-JeS artists have donated to worthy causes in different
countries.
In 2011, JYJ
donated 30 million won (P1.26 million) for the construction of restroom and
sanitation facilities at elementary schools in Kakanda, Congo.
Song Ji-hyo,
Park Yu-wan and JYJ participated in a mango tree planting campaign to help
children in Sudan.
JYJ is also
involved in Naver’s Happy Bean Campaign for children.
The trio also
donated 600 million won (P25 million) to help make shelters for the victims of
the Japan earthquake some years ago and gave 200 million won (P8.43 million) to
victims of floods in Thailand.
Fans of JYJ
in the Philippines and various countries have also donated to different charity
projects in time for JYJ’s major concerts, birthdays, drama project
presentations and movie previews.
http://www.mb.com.ph/jyj-c-jes-artists-donate-notebooks-to-leyte-batangas-children/
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