Archuleta Philippines Gives Back (David Archuleta's 27th Birthday Celebration)

It's that time of the year again where we set a day off our holiday vacation to gather together, give back and celebrate David Archuleta's birthday here in the Philippines. It's been a tradition of sorts for years and still high from the comeback concert that has happened last October (in which you could revisit here), off to party the Archies way we go!

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The celebration is in two parts: One, is a gift-sharing event in the morning in which the group will visit a chosen charity to share the blessings and happiness and two, the actual get-together party in the afternoon with freebies, fun games and prizes that are up for grabs.

A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY!

For this year, the team has decided to go to Asilo de San Vicente de Paul, an orphanage in Manila,   run by the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. Armed with food, games and gifts gathered from donations by the AP Elders and Archies across the country/international Archies, the children and adults definitely had  a half-day of fun!

It was such a nice experience to see them have the best time and to be able to give back. Personally, it is my first time to join in this AP event and I am grateful to be a part of it. Seeing their happy faces as we played some games has definitely lifted the mood from the busy side of being an adult (OMG). Some Archies even went straight from work/had little rest prior to the event and that inspiration drives you to be better and be more compassionate towards people, also to be more appreciative of the life that you have. Not everyone has been lucky and they may have experienced hardships but we could help lift each others spirits up and that's a nice thing.

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(From the games and activities)

Part two is more of a fun bonding among the Archies, endless recollection of the morning shenanigans and catching up with each others' lives filled with laughter, games, inside jokes and a whole lot of chaos (the good kind).