Cradle Cup: A Swing for the Scholars

One thing’s for sure, you have to be a morning person to be a golfer.

Last May 25, forty-nine morning persons woke up not-so-bright-and-early for 18 holes of golf at the Camp Aguinaldo Golf Club for the very 1^st Cradle Cup, a fund-raising project of the school’s PTA.

It was very good day for a round of golf; overcast skies and even a brief rainstorm served as a respite from the summer’s heat. The first flight teed off at 5:30 a.m. while most of the metro denizens were still in peaceful slumber. Freddie Placino, COJ’s very first BOT President, and his daughter and COJ alumna, Selene, made the ceremonial tee-off. Seven hours later (!), the tournament was all over except for the awarding.

Tourney golfers were treated to a much-deserved lunch where trophies and special prizes were awarded and raffle prizes were drawn. (Everyone had their eye on the large LCD TV!) General Larry Lapuz was declared the tournament’s over-all champion and took home a replica of the tournament’s glass perptual cup. The biggest winners though were the school’s scholars, the tournament’s beneficiaries.

The event was such as a success that the PTA is already buzzing about the 2^nd Cradle Cup next year! To the winners and the PTA, “Congratulations!” To our generous sponsors, “Thank you for your support!”

** Cradle Cup will be featured on A Round of Golf on June 21, 8 p.m. on Channel 9 (Solar Sports). Don’t miss it!

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COJ-PTA Cradle Cup

On May 25, 2010, COJ will hold its CRADLE CUP - The 1^st Cradle of Joy Invitational Tournament. Tee-off will be from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. at the Camp Aguinaldo Golf Club in Quezon City. This is a fund-raising event for the benefit of the Cradle of Joy – Parent Teacher Association Scholarship Fund.

To date, nearly 100 players have already confirmed their participation in this tournament – from Parents, Faculty Members, students and other friends of COJ.

The success of this undertaking will enable deserving but disadvantaged students to avail of quality education at COJ, and at the same time, support COJ’s mission of continuously providing high quality Catholic Christian education that will be instrumental in molding children in Christian character and virtues.

Tournament fee is Php 2,500.00. Tickets are available at the COJ Admin Office. For more details, please call Cocoy Bunyi at 09178008039.

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Blessings by the Dozen

An Anniversary Message

By: Teacher Marion Cruz, School Directress

Last February 21, 2010, we celebrated our 12^th birthday as a school. Twelve years ago, Cradle of Joy was but a vision and a burning passion of four women who wanted to brave the odds by putting up a progressive school, initially for the children of our Catholic charismatic community, Ang Ligaya ng Panginoon (LNP). But we soon opened our doors to the neighboring children for them to avail of the quality education we provide. Back then in 1998, we had no money, no place to house the school, no name. All we had was zealous faith in our hearts as we moved forward out of sheer obedience to a God whom we felt had called us for His mission, the mission to shape young hearts and minds for Jesus. Funds poured in and donations in kind filled the once empty rooms. By June of 1998, we were operational. By 2000, we expanded our reach to include grade school children.

Cradle of Joy is the Lord’s. And since it is His, we have seen how He never ever failed to care for His own.

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