Blue Ridge B. Homeowners Association Inc. Bulletin - Circular 008

• BLUE RIDGE B HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION, INC. MOONLIGHT LOOP, BLUE RIDGE B, QUEZON CITY BULLETINTHEBLUERIDGEB BRBHAI BOARD YEAR 2021 • DECEMBER ISSUE • COVID-19-EDITION - CIRCULAR-008 ONWARD! THE KALESA RIDE BY GEL GEPUELA AND PRINCESS ORNOPIA INSIDE G ALAXY TOUR, the most awaited event at BRBHAI the Blue Ridge B Community started its INTERNSHIP: ride last December 2, 2021, from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm. A Story of Inspiration This is the second year of celebrating the and Gratitude Christmas season by offering kalesa rides to the whole community. features Message by the The Homeowners Association (HOA) HOA President prepared an exciting event to let the residents feel the Christmas vibe despite the Announcement pandemic. Page After riding the kalesa, the residents can The kids can even enjoy their little candy Photo Gallery enjoy the bibingka and puto bumbong as canes as treats for their courageous attempts complimentary gifts prepared through the at riding. Turn to page 3 02-8-296-8630 collaboration of the HOA Board and our one [email protected] and only, Tita Maucie Cuna. www.blueridgeb.com disney within reach While most of us might have already been BY JAYMIE SADILI - TABASON, PARENT coping well with this new normal, the young First-ever Disney-inspired preschool in the ones are still adjusting to it. Toddlers' first Philippines by Positive Thinker Learning school encounter usually involves parents Center, Inc. (PTLC) continues to offer an dropping them off, teachers welcoming imaginative learning journey for little them, and being physically present in school. children despite the limitations brought by Being homeschooled is entirely a different the COVID-19 pandemic. setup and even for parents, this is new. Turn to page 3 Feliz Navidad: Testimonials Celebrating the Season for by Interns - October Giving Batch

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT JAMES “BUGSY” DE LOS REYES P r e s i d e n t Dear Neighbors, During these past 2 years, our community navigated through the HANS BENEDICT \"BAMBI\" N. CUNA challenges and disruptions brought about by the health crisis V i c e - P r e s i d e n t affecting our families, businesses and our way of life. We continue to hope and pray that we overcome this and finally go on with H e a d - L i v e l i h o o d C o m m i t t e e our normal routines. Although it may appear that we are approaching the end of this  DIANA JOANNE D. LIWANAG COVID-19 pandemic, the HOA Board continues to remind the T r e a s u r e r community to abide by the health and safety protocols imposed by the QC-LGU, and do our part as responsible residents. MANUEL D. ARGEL III It was particularly challenging to be with the HOA during this C o r p o r a t e S e c r e t a r y time. As private citizens, looking out for our families and maintaining our businesses or occupations was already more than a handful. Then, add our HOA obligations that included the LAWRENCE \"LARRY\" S. UY many activities initiated by this group of volunteer board of P u b l i c R e l a t i o n s O f f i c e r directors and street coordinators, all while trying to maintain the exclusivity of our neighborhood. H e a d - G r i e v a n c e & A d j u d i c a t i o n C o m m i t t e e Our BRBHAI Board thanks the residents who participated, contributed and supported in the HOA activities, the QC-LGU and ANNA YASMINE C. CERVANTES our Blue Ridge B Barangay. H e a d - M e m b e r s h i p & E d u c a t i o n C o m m i t t e e As we enter 2022, we look forward to more projects and Head - Health Committee participation from our member residents. The HOA is not only the officers, board of directors and street coordinators. The HOA is composed of all of us, the members of the Blue Ridge B ANTHONY \"TON\" O. VIRAY Homeowners’ Association – organized to look after the interests H e a d - I n f r a s t r u c t u r e C o m m i t t e e of the community and maintain the peace and tranquility of our neighborhood. Let us work together to preserve this. MARIE ANGELICA \"GEL\" M. GEPUELA We pray that the Lord continually guides and protects our H e a d – B e a u t i f i c a t i o n & M a i n t e n a n c e C o m m i t t e e community this 2022 and beyond. \"The steadfast love of the LORD RAUL B. ABAD SANTOS never ceases; his mercies never come to an H e a d - S e c u r i t y C o m m i t t e e end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.\" JAIME \"JIMMY\" M. TEOTICO Lamentations 3:22-23 H e a d - S o c i a l , S p o r t s & C u l t u r a l A f f a i r s C o m m i t t e e BUGSY DE LOS REYES HOA President DIANE F. ANDIN L e g a l A d v i s o r ANDREA DEANNA HARRISON P a s t P r e s i d e n t ( 2 0 1 8 - 2 0 1 9 ) THOMAS DE CASTRO Past President (2016-2017) C h a i r p e r s o n - F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e JOEY DOLENDO A s s i s t a n t T r e a s u r e r ROBELYN \"BICBIC\" BRAULIO O f f i c e S e c r e t a r y STREET COORDINATORS ANA DOLENDO A r e a 1 : T w i n P e a k s S o u t h E v e n i n g Glow, Milky way North MALU TUASON  A r e a 2 : T w i n P e a k s - N o r t h MAUCIE CUNA A r e a 3 : C o m e t ’ s L o o p LILIAN CASTRO  A r e a 4 : M o o n l i g h t L o o p H i l l s i d e L o o p / H i l l s i d e L a n e DEANNA HARRISON A r e a 5 : S t a r l i n e R o a d ELLEN REYES A r e a 6 : M i l k y w a y D r i v e S o u t h MONA ESTRADA A r e a 7 : P r o m e n a d e L a n e R i v e r v i e w D r i v e , B o n i S e r r a n o

BLUE RIDGE B BULLETINAPRIL 2022 ISSUE 3 COVID-19 EDITION - CIRCULAR 008 ONWARD! THE KALESA RIDE From page 1 On Union Lane, various stalls are lined up, where are free to showcase their talents in singing or dancing. everyone can indulge in a variety of food options, from Have your ears serenaded by guests who performed and the famous street foods such as kwek-kwek, fishball, danced to the beat of JLos' Let's Get Loud! chicken ball, siomai, kikiam, popcorn, and noodles to Thanks to our beloved community members who several drink refreshments like sago gulaman, melon, followed the protocols, this commemorative event was and more. They even offer something new! Have you ever conducted safely. heard of tocino barbeque? If not, you better rush over to It is a simple gathering that can make the residents enjoy Union Lane and try some! the company of everyone and get to relax and laugh with With the assistance of Mr. Jimmy Teotico, the residents their friends and loved ones. are free to showcase their talents in singing or dancing. Have your ears serenaded by guests who performed and danced to the beat of JLos' Let's Get Loud! Thanks to our beloved community members who followed the protocols, this commemorative event was conducted safely. It is a simple gathering that can make the residents enjoy the company of everyone and get to relax and laugh with their friends and loved ones. On Union Lane, various stalls are lined up, where everyone can indulge in a variety of food options, from the famous street foods such as kwek-kwek, fishball, chicken ball, siomai, kikiam, popcorn, and noodles to several drink refreshments like sago gulaman, melon, and more. They even offer something new! Have you ever heard of tocino barbeque? If not, you better rush over to Union Lane and try some! With the assistance of Mr. Jimmy Teotico, the residents DISNEY WITHIN REACH! From page 1 Considering this, PTLC took a more mindful approach to Still banking on their core expertise, stimulating and make learning a nourishing experience for them rather encouraging children's imagination, they have realigned than a confining one. their objectives and strategies to make it suitable as we Directress Ina Estrada-Tulio, together with her faculty, shift to the digital era. aimed to adapt to the uniqueness of each child through With a positive take on this \"virtually becoming reality\", individualized teaching, believing that each child is PLTC intends to continue educating children through unique and deserves to learn at their own pace, based on their best efforts and virtually witnessing children's their progress and not by their age nor even according to magical moments upon realizing their abilities and their peers. potential. PLTC aspires to make children experience they are at their happiest place while learning, may it be in a physical setting or online platform. One day, when everything is better and safer, we will see kids again, on their way to this school that happens to be just within our neighborhood. KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM Positive Thinker Learning Center, Inc. DepEd School ID: 407797 Address: 32 Riverview Drive, Blue Ridge B, Quezon City, 1109 Contact Numbers: (02)8 687 5475 / 0917 880 8847 Email: [email protected]

BLUE RIDGE B BULLETINAPRIL 2022 ISSUE 4 COVID-19 EDITION - CIRCULAR 008 BRBHAI INTERNSHIP: A Story of Inspiration and Gratitude BY AIZEL EJERCITO & SOPHIA ALCANTARA Aizel E Hesitation, confusion, uncertainty, curiosity, and jercito pressure were what we, interns, felt right after our first interview with the Blue Ridge B Sophia Alcantara Corporate Secretary. Hesitant and confused not just because we know that we will not be doing purely accounting tasks but also because we know nothing of Homeowners Associations. Pressured because we will be working with highly respectable Directors and people. Little did we know that these emotions will soon be feelings of excitement, fulfillment, eagerness, and motivation given to us by everyone on the Board and the community. We can still vividly remember each of the tasks It offers more than just an internship, it offers a given to us - encoding of RFID, Finance Report, great deal of opportunity of learning skills and preparation of Minutes of the Meeting, assisting knowledge necessary for the students, who will in the Vaccinations, different tasks related to the soon be facing the real world and who will soon Directors’ different businesses, recruitment of be venturing out through our chosen paths. We, creative team, and many more other tasks that interns, found a home, a group of respectable helped us improve and gain knowledge aside mentors, and a wide circle of friends. Our from accounting. We were allowed to attend experiences with HOA have inspired us and made monthly board meetings and other important our fires burn brighter. The 400 hours spent meetings concerning the welfare of the whole working with the Directors and with Blue Ridge Blue Ridge B community. We were granted the B Homeowners Association Inc. made us more chance to voice out and present our opinions hopeful for a successful, peaceful, and happy life and ideas for certain aspects of the community - in the future. Indeed, our time spent with the be it a solution to a problem, a suggestion on Blue Ridge B community and the Directors is a improving the exposure of Blue Ridge B online, time well spent. As our internship ends, we or improving the internship program flow. One of would like to express our sincerest gratitude to the Directors gave us the chance to work on the everyone in HOA for giving us such valuable Finance Report of the HOA, which for us being internship experiences, knowledge, and the accountancy students, is one of the most chance to prove ourselves and show our skills. valuable and exciting experiences to us. We were We thank you for all the life lessons and even allowed to learn how to trade by our dear inspiration you have given us. We sincerely pray manager which gave us the chance to make our and hope for the best for the whole community own money and be profitable. and everyone. We hope that this organization continues to be a place where students like us Throughout our internship with Blue Ridge B can learn and be allowed to prove themselves. Homeowners Association Inc., we were always Godspeed, Blue Ridge B! treated with utmost respect and gratitude by the Directors. These experiences gave us a valuable understanding of how leadership and effective management work. The Homeowners Association (HOA) internship program does not just offer on-the-job training for students to only fulfill their OJT requirements.

BLUE RIDGE B BULLETINAPRIL 2022 ISSUE 5 COVID-19 EDITION - CIRCULAR 008 BYTestimonials INTERNS - OCTOBER BATCH LAUREFEL BOLO VIANA GABAYNO Financial Management Intern Financial Management Intern Polytechnic University of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Manila Philippines - Manila Joining the BRBHAI Family was As someone who lives far from the city definitely the right decision that will of Manila, I never thought that 400 forever be a memorable and joyful hours’ worth of virtual on-the-job experience in my senior year. I was training would be this meaningful. able to grow and be confident in Thankful for sir Manuel, for his delivering my works. To Sir Manuel, I guidance, time and patience in would like to express my sincere training us to be ready to face the gratitude for this opportunity and for “corporate world” and also and to all being a great mentor in training us BRB HOA directors. I gathered much both in management and in trading knowledge that exceeded my before we take the next steps in the expectations, lessons I will bring corporate world. I am also grateful to everywhere I will go, and life stories I our directors, who have been a good will look back when I need some role model to us. All the advices and motivation. learnings the BRBHAI taught us, I will surely keep it all in mind. BERNARD BEÑALES LOUISE LIMBO Financial Management Intern Financial Management Intern Polytechnic University of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Manila Philippines - Manila Being an intern in BRBHAI has enabled me to improve in various Having my OJT in BRB is definitely a aspects such as my leadership skills new experience to me. I didn't know and interpersonal communication what to expect at first but as time which further proved that my goes by, I get the hang of it. It was experience here as an intern is hard but it was something I can bring beneficial for me. I am very grateful to as I carry on with my life. I get to our supervisor, Mr. Manuel, and also to experience and scratch the surface of our esteemed Directors which gave us working in the real world. I definitely the opportunity to grow as individuals. learn a lot of things and hopefully I Thank you to the BRBHAI Community! can gain more knowledge from the people in the community. Sir Argel, our mentor, is one of the kindest and patient person I've met. will definitely use his teachings in the future.

BLUE RIDGE B BULLETINAPRIL 2022 ISSUE 6 COVID-19 EDITION - CIRCULAR 008 BYTestimonials INTERNS - OCTOBER BATCH MELLAH OANDASAN PRINCESS ORNOPIA Financial Management Intern Financial Management Intern Polytechnic University of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Manila Philippines - Manila Joining the BRBHAI Family was As someone who lives far from the city definitely the right decision that will of Manila, I never thought that 400 forever be a memorable and joyful hours’ worth of virtual on-the-job experience in my senior year. I was training would be this meaningful. able to grow and be confident in Thankful for sir Manuel, for his delivering my works. To Sir Manuel, I guidance, time and patience in would like to express my sincere training us to be ready to face the gratitude for this opportunity and for “corporate world” and also and to all being a great mentor in training us BRB HOA directors. I gathered much both in management and in trading knowledge that exceeded my before we take the next steps in the expectations, lessons I will bring corporate world. I am also grateful to everywhere I will go, and life stories I our directors, who have been a good will look back when I need some role model to us. All the advices and motivation. learnings the BRBHAI taught us, I will surely keep it all in mind. PEARLY BRUNO ALEX LLORENTE Creative Intern Creative Intern City College of Angeles University of the Philippines - Being an intern in BRBHAI has enabled me to improve in various Diliman aspects such as my leadership skills and interpersonal communication Having my OJT in BRB is definitely a which further proved that my new experience to me. I didn't know experience here as an intern is what to expect at first but as time beneficial for me. I am very grateful to goes by, I get the hang of it. It was our supervisor, Mr. Manuel, and also to hard but it was something I can bring our esteemed Directors which gave us as I carry on with my life. I get to the opportunity to grow as individuals. experience and scratch the surface of Thank you to the BRBHAI Community! working in the real world. I definitely learn a lot of things and hopefully I can gain more knowledge from the people in the community. Sir Argel, our mentor, is one of the kindest and patient person I've met. will definitely use his teachings in the future.

BLUE RIDGE B BULLETINAPRIL 2022 ISSUE 7 COVID-19 EDITION - CIRCULAR 008 FELIZ NAVIDAD: Celebrating the Season for Giving Margaretha Home for the Blind Girls & Young Women Our holiday season for the past two years was The HOA sourced out suppliers and received filled with grief over the loss incurred due to the orders for the Christmas parols, which were pandemic, but no matter the struggle, the kind supported by the residents through ordering. nature of the people is especially strong in the Initially, there was an order for 50 pieces of parol season of giving. until it went up to 160 for the first batch. The proceeds were donated to the Margaretha Home Gift-giving, in a literal translation, is the act of for the Blind Girls and Young Women to support giving gifts voluntarily without expecting their basic living. anything in return. It's not only comprised of tangible things but also intangible acts of love The organization received laundry soap bars and and kindness. some powder as per their request. The girls do their laundry as part of their training to be This year, the Margaretha Home for the Blind independent of other people. wanted to give their most heartfelt thanks to the Blue Ridge B community for the blessings they The generosity of the community reached the have received during the holidays. Our dear HOA hearts of these wonderful ladies, and rest directors wanted to provide a significant act of assured that they are praying for the well-being charity. of everyone in Blue Ridge B. \"Be a curator of your life. Slowly cut things out until you're left only with what you love, what's necessary and what makes you happy\" - collected by your next door neighbor

BLUE RIDGE B BULLETINAPRIL 2022 ISSUE 8 COVID-19 EDITION - CIRCULAR 008 ADVISORY eARLY BIRD FEE 10% OFF FOR 2022 HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION DUES How Much Do I Pay? Payment Options Year Month / Description Monthly Amount Total ONLINE / BANK UNION BANK C/A 000-53-000-5074 DEPOSIT Blue Ridge B Homeowners Association Inc. 2022 January - December Php 1,200.00 Php 14,400.00 ( x 12 months) 1,400.00 CHECK Blue Ridge B Homeowners Association Inc. Less 10% PAYMENT Total Amount: Php 12,960.00 CASH BRBHAI Office c/o Robelyn \"Bicbic\" Braulio Php 1,200.00 / month for single detached houses due on Feb 28, 2022 Php 1,100.00 / month for townhouses or duplexes Php 750.00 / month for each studio/apartment unit. Dues and fees collected help the homeowners association sustain the Please email screenshot of payment to [email protected] necessary services for health, safety and security of our neighborhood. HOA Committee For comments, suggestions and inquiries kindly Follow us contact Robelyn Braulio (+63 956 451 2501) @blueridgeb

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