P.U.S.O. has established its first branch at BLD Newark (Catholic Youth Group) and is currently working on establishing branches at BLD Trenton, Union High School, Union NJ and Hudson Catholic High School, Jersey City NJ. I have finished organizing & outlining the logistics of the effort. I am currently working on networking and getting P.U.S.O. known throughout New Jersey. Here are some events/activities that the community can expect from P.U.S.O. in the future:

  1. Fundraiser Events
    1. Filipino Food Sales
    2. Snack Sales
    3. PUSO T-shirt Sales
    4. Car Washes
    5. Athletic / Dance Competitions
    6. Filipino Fair
    7. Concerts
  2. General Donation Collections
  3. Oversea Trips to the PI
  4. & MUCH MORE!!! (once we think of new ideas)

P.U.S.O. will soon have a domain set-up to eliminate the annoying GeoCities pop-ups. Setting up a domain is quite cheap -- $7.95/yr at GoDaddy.com. Administration will have their own E-mail addresses, which is pretty cool.

Becoming a 501(c)(3) organization requires a LOT of paper-pushing. However, in order to gain reputability and to assure people that the money isn't being pocketed, P.U.S.O. will eventually have to become 501(c)(3). If you're wondering what 501(c)(3) is, essentially it means that the organization is non-profit, and thus tax-exempt. I'll probably need my guidance counselor's assistance or even my prinicipal in regards to this matter.

P.U.S.O. plans to expand & branch out to all states in the US as well as all the provinces of the Philippines within the coming years. Since it is a very new organization, P.U.S.O. will be concentrated in the NJ-NY-PA area and serve parts Iloilo and other Visaya provinces. However, once communities all over the country get word of P.U.S.O.'s efforts, thousands of teenagers in the US will unite together in collaboration with teenagers in the Philippines to help put an end to poverty in the Philippines. P.U.S.O. will surely create new purpose-driven leaders that strive to attain a greater good in the world. I'm very confident that within the next few years, P.U.S.O. will have helped thousands of students acquire an excellent education, as well as give tens of thousands of teenagers the opportunity to help mold the future leaders of the Philippines.

Here is general outline of the steps required to establish PUSO:

  1. Pitch proposal to a number of community members, such as youth groups, schools, etc
  2. Catch members' interest; forward idea to other members
  3. Pitch proposal to the head coordinators or administrators of the community
  4. Arrange meeting with head coordinators/administrators
  5. Discuss PUSO with coordinators/admin. face to face
  6. Get approval of head coordinators/admin.
  7. Create proposal for youth community members
  8. Arrange a proposal pitch date
  9. Present PUSO to youth community members
  10. Ask members to volunteer their services; sign up sheets for PUSO leader positions
  11. Q&A session about PUSO
  12. Collaborate with selected subdivision leaders; brainstorm fundraiser ideas
  13. Issue each subdivision leader a box
  14. Initiate fundraiser/donation events
  15. Contact balikbayan box service; request for discount if available
  16. Ask for any volunteers to sponsor a box
  17. Once box is filled, subdivision leaders contact branch leaders
  18. Get inventory of box contents; contact balikbayan box service
  19. Get in touch with Philippine contacts; collaborate & determine the box's destination
  20. Ship the balikbayan box
  21. Within 1-2 months, PI will receive box
    1. PUSO coordinators overseas will receives box
    2. PI PUSO coordinators will go to school & distribute goods
    3. Head coordinators overseas will write a reflection on experience (positives, negatives, conflicts)
  22. Coordinators in NJ will receive feedback; relay feedback to community.
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