Join the INSTA GRAN Photo Contest

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Open to photographers and aspiring photographers.

Hopefull Magazine is looking for beautiful photographs of people aged 80 and above to feature in its next issue. Your subject could be your parent, grandparent, tito or tita or anyone you know who has the kind of wisdom that only comes with age.

Join The Ruth Foundation as we celebrate living fulfilling lives this November.

THE PHOTO

• Full-color headshot (be creative, think Humans of New York)

• Portrait orientation

• Biggest size and highest resolution your camera can take

• At least 11×17 inches, 300 dpi

Recommended cameras: DSLR, HD digicam, or higher-end phones (12 megapixels and up)

THE WISDOM

The stories are just as important as the photograph. Have your photo subject give an answer in 1-3 sentences, Filipino or English, to any of these three questions:

• What makes you feel most alive?

• What one piece of advice would they give to younger generations?

• What are their hopes and dreams for their loved ones’?

THE REQUIREMENTS

Fill out the Google form below to submit your entry:

https://goo.gl/forms/vjfH62CKkFoCLbRt1

THE HONOR

The best photos will be featured in the next edition of Hopefull and an upcoming photo exhibit, with the best shot on the cover of the magazine.

THE DEADLINE: October 10, 2017

Help spread our message of #caredignityhope.

ELNEC-Core at DLSHSI (August 17-18, 2017)

A great wave in Philippine palliative health care is growing, with the DOH administrative policy and other exciting developments taking shape. We were so glad to have over fifty participants join us for our End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium – Core Course last August 17 & 18. More people need to know how much comfort and peace palliative care offers those with declining health. 

A big thank you again to our partners at the De La Salle Health Sciences Institute & College of Nursing for their invaluable help during this two-day course.

More photos are available at our Facebook page.

From L-R: Speaker Dr. Rumalie Corvera, Executive Director & Founder of The Ruth Foundation; Speaker Dr. Ruth Chi; Guest Speaker Ayda Nambayan, RN, PhD; Speaker Carlo Quilaton, RN

Speaker Dr. DJ Pedro

From L-R: Speaker Lita Bongcaron, RN, PhD; Speaker Dr. Ara Ofina; DLSHSI College of Nursing Dean Resty Tan, RN, PhD; Speaker & Host Carlo Quilaton, RN

Vice Chancellor of Academics at De La Salle Health Sciences Institute, Dr. Juanito Cabanias, gives the closing remarks

Co-organizers from De La Salle Health Sciences Institute College of Nursing and The Ruth Foundation pose for a picture

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ELNEC (Aug 17-18) Special Student Offer

Good news for all students!

The Ruth Foundation is always looking for opportunities to share knowledge and spread our advocacy. When this offer came up, it was hard to pass over. Now, currently enrolled undergraduates may register for ELNEC at a discounted rate!

Students pay just P2,500 for our two-day end-of-life course this coming August 17 & 18 at De La Salle Health Sciences Institute, instead of the regular P4,000 fee. There’s still time to register, so sign up today!

Special Conditions

• Students currently enrolled are eligible to avail of the promo.

• Sign up using either the online or PDF registration forms, but clearly indicate the name of your college/university.

• After registering, email a scan of your school ID to lfh@ruth.ph and virgie.roldan@ruth.ph.

• Food is included, along with a certificate of attendance. Handbooks must be purchased separately.

• CPD units will not be credited to those who register at student rates.

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January 2017 Featured Volunteer: Mamel Vicencio

TRF’s Volunteer of the Month for January 2017 is Carmel “Mamel” Vicencio!

Mamel is a nurse by education but a teacher and a creative at heart. She shares her many talents with TRF, including (but not limited to!) writing, teaching, marketing, & her knowledge and skills as a nurse. We are so grateful for her passion and help.

Q&A with MAMEL

How did you come to volunteer for TRF?

I came to TRF from the suggestion of my then doctor. She knew that, despite the unwillingness of practicing my profession (as a nurse), my heart still cares for the elderly. I saw that TRF brings relief mostly to their age group, so I went.

What were your expectations as a volunteer?

When I answered the online application form, I put a mark on anything I thought I could offer as a service. I was eager to receive a call. In short, I wasn’t as nervous… until the first day of joining the home visit! I cringed each time I thought I wasn’t qualified for any nursing functionality, but the good thing was, I wasn’t treated just as an accessory. I was with Nurse Mitch for my first encounter, and I felt welcomed like a colleague.

Describe the activities you volunteered for. Why did you choose them?

I volunteered for mostly office work. I did marketing, clerical work, anything artistic; and even “happy room”. I chose to volunteer for those because they’re what I love doing… anything except providing nursing care.

The funny thing here is, I actually scrapped nursing as a skill until Ms. Iso (the volunteer coordinator) oriented me. Walang takas! But, look where I am now — feeling fulfilled from my home visits!

How has the experience changed your life? What are your key reflections/lessons?

I will never get tired of learning that happiness comes from the mere action of being kind. Having Bipolar Disorder II, the ratio of good days to bad is 2 or 3 out of 40 — but my number of good days are growing. Days with TRF are happier; I am happier. TRF and their patients may need me, but I am the one who needs their service more!

Thank you Mamel!

10 Popular Father’s Day Sayings

Compiled by Niki Guloy

There are hundreds of internet quotes that try to capture what a father is. We share a few of them here that remind us how a father’s impact shows not just through an inspirational sentence, but through his actions. His love shines in what he does for the people he calls his sons and daughters. A very happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there.

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1. By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong. – Charles Wadsworth

2. Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad. – Anne Geddes

3. A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty.

4. It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was. – Anne Sexton

5. It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father. – Pope John XXIII

6. A father is a banker provided by nature. – French proverb

7. You know, fathers just have a way of putting everything together. – Erika Cosby

8. The greatest gift I ever had came from God: I call him dad!

9. A father carries pictures where his money used to be.

10. Once a father overheard his son pray: “Dear God, make me the kind of man my daddy is.” Later that night, the father prayed: “Dear God, make me the kind of man my son wants me to be.”