CEBU CITY, Philippines – “Very fulfilling!” This is what the University of Cebu athletic director Jessica Jawad-Honoridez said as she finished distributing the first batch of relief goods to some of their student-athletes.Mindful that not all of their student-athletes belong to families who are well-equipped to deal with the Enhanced Community Quarantine , a measure put in place amidst the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic, Honoridez said that she decided to raise funds to buy them relief goods.
Not wanting to bother the school knowing that they are already contending with a lot of things, Honoridez said that she decided to solicit from the school’s alumni and her friends. As she has no social media accounts, Honoridez asked one of her former players, Jennifer Jacalan, to disseminate information using her social media accounts.
To Honoridez’s delight, they were able to raise P60,000 which she used to buy 10 kilos of rice and three bars of soap for handwashing for each student-athlete.