The Philippine Star

Poor children’s ‘theme park’ dream comes true

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poor child can only dream of spending a day in a theme par

He can only imagine what it is li e ride a erris wheel, to buy an e tralarge popcorn or ice cream and or to see his favorite cartoon characters for real ut when amusement par s charge for a single tic et, the dream, alas, remains a dream and as he grows up, becomes nothing more than a wishful thought ut for , children in indanao, amazingly, the wish has come true

n pril , astor pollo uiboloy, a nown television evangelist, opened his -ha compound in avao ity to children from different welfare groups, shelters, orphanages and indigent communitie­s all over the island, to en oy a theme par he calls “ onshine and pparently, this theme par has been opening once a year for the past nine years to celebrate astor uiboloy s birthday, but he has given the day to indigent children as their very own birthday celebratio­n he par s slogan reads, “ he happiest children s birthday party ever uiboloy s onshine and has all the elements of a trueblue theme par without the e orbitant entrance fee

uiboloy also currently supports more than a thousand academic scholars in avao ity through the pollo uiboloy s ift of ducation rogram He initially built the ose aria ollege in honor of his late parents ose uiboloy and aria arreon to provide uality education for poor children regardless of culture and religious belief ogether with his army of volunteers, the pastor has been uietly doing these good wor s for almost two decades His goal is simple give oy to every child

nd for the thousands of children who loo forward to the th of pril every year, summer brings the merriest birthday party ever, where everything is free and unlimited, and where love nows no bounds

 ??  ?? Around 20,000 children taste of the ‘happiest children’s party ever.’
Around 20,000 children taste of the ‘happiest children’s party ever.’
 ??  ?? Quiboloy
Quiboloy

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